Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Alan Wake PC Profitable in less than 48 Hours; Remedy happy with the game’s sales

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

So, you’ve been wondering about Alan Wake’s PC sales, right? Well, everything seems to be going great for Remedy’s little gem. The game is currently at the second place of Steam’s weekly Charts and has managed to hit #1 on Steam at launch day. Remedy has stated a few days ago that they were happy with … Continue reading Alan Wake PC Profitable in less than 48 Hours; Remedy happy with the game’s sales →

Hayssam Keilany will develop iCEnhancer Skyrim after all; new screenshot released

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

Earlier last week, Hayssam Keilany revealed his intentions to stop the work on his iCEnhancer mod for Skyrim. Keilany believed that there were a lot of ENBSeries mods for Bethesda’s RPG and that there was no reason for him to create one. Fast forward a few days and here we are today, with Keilany announcing … Continue reading Hayssam Keilany will develop iCEnhancer Skyrim after all; new screenshot released →

First Screenshots and Footage from Arcane Worlds, a re-imagine of the classic Magic Carpet

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

Ranmantaru Games have revealed the first screenshots and video for their upcoming indie game that is inspired by the classic Magic Carpet, Arcane Worlds. Arcane Worlds will feature simulated water and lava, swarms of creatures, and generated worlds. Players will take the roll of a sorcerer, exploring mysterious worlds, changing them, discovering ancient secrets, creating new … Continue reading First Screenshots and Footage from Arcane Worlds, a re-imagine of the classic Magic Carpet →

Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [February 12th – 18th]

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

The UK PC Charts have just been revealed and as we can see, Football Manager 2012 is once again at the top place, followed by The Sims 3: Pets and The Sims 3. Star Wars: The Old Republic is losing places each and every week, whereas Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning has lost eight places. This week’s … Continue reading Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [February 12th – 18th] →

Mass Effect 3: ‘Take Earth Back’ Full Trailer

Posted on: 20 Feb 2012

BioWare and Electronic Arts have released the full version of the CGI ‘Take Earth Back’ trailer for Mass Effect 3. As with all CGI trailers, it will make you wish we had this kind of visuals in our games. Perhaps sometime we will. Perhaps not. Either way, take a look at this trailer below and … Continue reading Mass Effect 3: ‘Take Earth Back’ Full Trailer →

Alan Wake PC – Exploring Bright Falls Walkthrough Video

Posted on: 19 Feb 2012

Now this is really interesting. YouTube’s member ‘xKyleN’ uploaded an amazing video walkthrough of Alan Wake’s Bright Fall. Players could not explore this town and what’s really interesting here is that this town is actually detailed and polished. Remedy has stated that Alan Wake was never meant to be an open-world game but this walkthrough … Continue reading Alan Wake PC – Exploring Bright Falls Walkthrough Video →

Dear Esther Comparison – 2008 Mod version vs 2011 Commercial version

Posted on: 19 Feb 2012

YouTube’s member ‘SirCrest’ has created an interesting comparison video between the original mod project and the fully fledged commercial remake of Dear Esther. Developed by The Chinese Room and the talented Robert Briscoe, Dear Esther is a ghost story, told using first-person gaming technologies. Rather than traditional gameplay, the focus here is on exploration, uncovering the mystery … Continue reading Dear Esther Comparison – 2008 Mod version vs 2011 Commercial version →

Hilarious take on Prince of Persia; Real Prince of Persia Parody

Posted on: 19 Feb 2012

Prince of Persia was such a classic title but who can forget that awful stopping animation, right? Or the fact that you could die so easily from a fall. Therefore, it comes as no surprise to see a parody about it. Karahat is a new Israeli comedy group that went ahead and created the following real-life … Continue reading Hilarious take on Prince of Persia; Real Prince of Persia Parody →

Alan Wake PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 19 Feb 2012

Alan Wake is a game that a lot of PC gamers have been waiting for. Some people think that the game changed from an open-world title to a linear horror action adventure due to X360’s exclusivity, but that is not true. First,  we’ve seen open-world titles in X360 so Remedy wouldn’t have any – technical … Continue reading Alan Wake PC Performance Analysis →

Starbreeze admits that it wanted more time with Syndicate, still proud of the end result

Posted on: 19 Feb 2012

If there is one thing we hate in the gaming industry, that’s definitely when publishers are pushing developers hard to hit their deadlines. Publishers should give developers the freedom to create whatever they have in mind, otherwise the end result could turn out to be mediocre, unpolished and horribly rushed out. And it seems that … Continue reading Starbreeze admits that it wanted more time with Syndicate, still proud of the end result →