Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Hitman: Absolution will feature 1200 characters on-screen; powered by the Glacier 2 Engine

Posted on: 05 Mar 2012

IO Interactive has announced that they will be present in this year’s GDC2012 to showcase their new game engine that powers their upcoming Hitman title. Built from the ground up by the team at IO, Glacier 2 was tailored to meet the demands of the development team and enable them to realize their vision for … Continue reading Hitman: Absolution will feature 1200 characters on-screen; powered by the Glacier 2 Engine →

Star Wars: The Old Republic – Game Update 1.2 Revealed, Goes Live In April 2012

Posted on: 05 Mar 2012

EA, BioWare and LucasArts today revealed Game Update 1.2 —Legacy. Going live in April 2012, Legacy will introduce new high level group content and community-requested features including PvP Warzone Rankings and Guild Banks, along with enhancements to the game’s innovative Legacy system. This update also provides improved UI customization as well as gameplay fixes and … Continue reading Star Wars: The Old Republic – Game Update 1.2 Revealed, Goes Live In April 2012 →

Darksiders II Limited Edition Detailed; pre-order and get it for FREE

Posted on: 05 Mar 2012

THQ today announced that all pre-orders of Darksiders II on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC, will receive a complimentary upgrade to the Limited Edition. The Darksiders II Limited Edition will include the standard retail game along with a unique code allowing the purchaser the opportunity to download the game’s first single player downloadable content … Continue reading Darksiders II Limited Edition Detailed; pre-order and get it for FREE →

Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City – New Screenshots + Trailer

Posted on: 05 Mar 2012

Capcom has released some brand new screenshots for Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. These new screenshots show off one of the game’s online competitive multiplayer modes, the Nemesis Mode. In addition, the company has released a new video for it that can be viewed below. Resident Evil: Raccoon City is currently slated for a May 18th … Continue reading Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City – New Screenshots + Trailer →

Take On Helicopters Patch 1.04 – Release Candidate Available Now, comes with FXAA and SMAA support

Posted on: 05 Mar 2012

Bohemia has released the RC of their upcoming Patch 1.04 for Take On Helicopters. This patch comes with FXAA and SMAA support, a Massive flight model upgrade, Time Trial functionality improvements and a Bonus Light helicopter Cougar livery. In addition, this patch is DRM-free for users of legitimate installations. As with most beta/RC patches, it … Continue reading Take On Helicopters Patch 1.04 – Release Candidate Available Now, comes with FXAA and SMAA support →

Carrier Command: Gaea Mission – Physics Tech Demonstration

Posted on: 05 Mar 2012

Bohemia Interactive has released a new video that showcases the physics system that is being used in their upcoming remake of Carrier Command, Carrier Command: Gaea Mission. In addition, the company revealed a new screenshot for it that can be viewed below. Carrier Command: Gaea Mission looks quite promising and will feature large 32 island … Continue reading Carrier Command: Gaea Mission – Physics Tech Demonstration →

Overgrowth Alpha 171 Changes

Posted on: 05 Mar 2012

Wolfire Games has released a new video in which David Rosen showcases the changes that were made to the latest alpha version of Overgrowth. This week, David added some animation cues, as well as scriptable HUD images and a versus mode HUD with scripted sound and animation. Moreover, David improved the versus camera tilt and the … Continue reading Overgrowth Alpha 171 Changes →

Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [February 26th – March 3rd]

Posted on: 05 Mar 2012

Another week, another weekly UK and Steam PC Charts. Contrary to the previous UK Retail PC Charts, this week we haven’t noticed any major changes. In fact, the top 10 PC retail games are the same with last week’s, although some games lost a couple of places while others have managed to gain a few. We should also note … Continue reading Weekly Top 10 PC Charts; UK PC Retail and Steam Digital Charts [February 26th – March 3rd] →

Depth – GDC 2012 Trailer of this ‘humans vs sharks’ FPS game, powered by Unreal Engine 3

Posted on: 05 Mar 2012

Depth is a really interesting, competitive multiplayer game that puts sharks against humans. There is full body dismemberment, a heart pounding Stealth mechanics, as well as a unique feature called Shark vision. Players we choose to be those big man-eaters will experience the sights , sounds and smells of the shark’s world. In other words, … Continue reading Depth – GDC 2012 Trailer of this ‘humans vs sharks’ FPS game, powered by Unreal Engine 3 →

Wing Commander Saga – Coming on March 22nd

Posted on: 05 Mar 2012

Great news for all Wing Commander fans, as the new upcoming indie game that is based on it – and is powered by the Freespace 2 Engine – has a release date. The team behind Wing Commander Saga has announced that their space combat game is coming on March 22nd and in order to celebrate … Continue reading Wing Commander Saga – Coming on March 22nd →