Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Thief Gold is now available on Good Old Games

Posted on: 31 Jan 2012

Remember when we predicted that Thief would be coming on Good Old Games? And it’s true that we were kind of disappointed when we found out that the hidden hero that was hinted in GoG’s announcement was not Garrett, but we knew that he would find his way to CD Projekt’s distribution service. After all, this … Continue reading Thief Gold is now available on Good Old Games →

Ed Boon comments on Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection PC

Posted on: 31 Jan 2012

PC gamers have been waiting patiently for the PC version of Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection, though most of them have been disappointed by the fact that it’s delayed for almost half a year. A few months ago, we contacted Warner Bros, who told us that Mortal Kombat: Arcade Kollection is coming to the PC, although … Continue reading Ed Boon comments on Mortal Kombat Arcade Kollection PC →

Man vs Machine breaks world record with 1000 players fighting simultaneously on a single battlefield

Posted on: 31 Jan 2012

This is amazing. You thought that PlanetSide’s ‘600 players’ fight was awesome? Wait till you see this new, 1K fight from Man vs Machine, a browser-based FPS that is created by the Swedish developer MuchDifferent. Contrary to other MMO’s, Man vs Machine has managed to support 1000 players in the same game session as they … Continue reading Man vs Machine breaks world record with 1000 players fighting simultaneously on a single battlefield →

EverQuest Goes Free to Play This March

Posted on: 31 Jan 2012

Following the example of, pretty much every other MMO, Sony’s legendary EverQuest will be free-to-play this March. When it launched in 1997, EverQuest redefined the online game landscape, introducing the concepts of raiding and guilds within an immersive 3D environment. Since its launch, EQ has maintained its loyal fanbase with 18 expansions and countless content … Continue reading EverQuest Goes Free to Play This March →

New Cube World footage shows off the game’s new combat system

Posted on: 31 Jan 2012

Wollay has released a new video for his upcoming indie, voxel-based exploration RPG, Cube World. This video shows some changes that Wollay made to the combat system. There are no more combo points but an energy bar called ‘spirit’. Each attack generates spirit points (SP) with which players can unleash a finishing move. In addition, the … Continue reading New Cube World footage shows off the game’s new combat system →

Skyrim PC Patch 1.4 is coming this week, Creation Kit to follow; console patches coming at a later date

Posted on: 31 Jan 2012

We bet that most of you are waiting patiently for the official release of the 1.4 patch for Skyrim. Bethesda promised to deliver both this patch and the Creation Kit in January and, as you can notice, the company won’t be able to fulfill its promise. No reason to panic though, as the PC version of … Continue reading Skyrim PC Patch 1.4 is coming this week, Creation Kit to follow; console patches coming at a later date →

Battlefield 3 – RendeZook in real life

Posted on: 31 Jan 2012

Remember that mind-blowing RendeZook video of Battlefield 3? You know, the one that a player exits his plane in mid-air, destroys an enemy airplane with a rocket, and then re-enters it? Well, YouTube member ‘ThereIsaCanal’ went ahead and recreated that scene in real life. This is really mind-blowing and you should definitely take a look at … Continue reading Battlefield 3 – RendeZook in real life →

DICE’s Rendering Architect to talk in GDC2012; new terrain talk about what DICE has been working on since for FB2

Posted on: 31 Jan 2012

GDC2012 starts in almost 5 weeks and DICE’s rendering architect, Johan Andersson, has revealed that DICE will attend and he will talk about the terrain system in Frostbite 2 as it was applied in Battlefield 3. According to GDC’s schedule, session is partitioned into three parts. The first part consists the scalability aspects, while the … Continue reading DICE’s Rendering Architect to talk in GDC2012; new terrain talk about what DICE has been working on since for FB2 →

Black Mesa is coming and no… we are not kidding

Posted on: 30 Jan 2012

Black Mesa could very well be the DNF of mods (or the epitome of ‘mod vaporware’). It was said that this highly anticipated mod would hit the PC in 2011 but… guess what… it was delayed. Not surprising, right? However, Hubicorn, Black Mesa’s webmaster, has revealed something that will definitely wet your pants. Ladies and gentlemen, it’s … Continue reading Black Mesa is coming and no… we are not kidding →

Ouch – King Arthur II’s PR manager believes that 24fps are fine for the human eye

Posted on: 30 Jan 2012

I’m shocked. I’m seriously shocked since this thing came from a PR manager and not from a misinformed person. According to King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame’s Kate, 24fps are pretty enough as the human eye sees them as fluid as the cinema movies. NO our dear Kate, you are wrong in so many levels and we’re … Continue reading Ouch – King Arthur II’s PR manager believes that 24fps are fine for the human eye →