About: John Papadopoulos
Website: DSOGaming : https://www.dsogaming.com
Bio: John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved - and still does - the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the "The Evolution of PC graphics cards."
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Jagged Alliance Online enters Open Beta phase
Posted on: 16 Feb 2012
Jagged Alliance Online, the next part of the legendary turn-based strategy series with a full-fledged multi-player mode, is leaving closed beta testing today. The game’s publisher, gamigo, would like to thank all the testers for the feedback and is now inviting all players to to experience the quality of the thrilling PvE missions and PvP … Continue reading Jagged Alliance Online enters Open Beta phase
Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & Kings announced and coming in Spring 2012
Posted on: 16 Feb 2012
2K Games has just revealed a new expansion for Civilization V. Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & Kings is the first expansion for 2K Games’ acclaimed strategy game and is currently slated for a late Spring 2012 release. Gods & Kings will add more techs, units, buildings, Wonders, and playable Civilizations.
New Wargame: European Escalation screenshots
Posted on: 16 Feb 2012
A week away from its worldwide release, Wargame: European Escalation, the real-time strategy from Eugen Systems (R.U.S.E., Act of War) today released a last series of screenshots. Planned for release on the 23rd of February, Wargame: European Escalation already amazed the many players who pre-ordered it online. Those who pre-purchased it received access to the … Continue reading New Wargame: European Escalation screenshots
Battlefield 3 – DICE is working on an improved version of Commo Rose
Posted on: 16 Feb 2012
Remember when everyone was jumping around – prior to Battlefield 3’s release – due to the fact that Commo Rose would be included in it? Oh the joy. Fast forward some months though and we can clearly see that Commo Rose is broken. Not only that, but it seems that it is there only for … Continue reading Battlefield 3 – DICE is working on an improved version of Commo Rose
Dear Esther sells 16,000 units on its first day
Posted on: 16 Feb 2012
Experimental indie game Dear Esther recouped its financial backing from Indie Fund in just five and a half hours, soaring to the top of Steam’s sales charts in the process. thechineseroom and Robert Briscoe’s first-person walk-’em-up released yesterday to critical acclaim, picking up glowing reviews from various gaming websites.
L.A. Noire PC gets a DX11 Patch
Posted on: 15 Feb 2012
Now here is a nice surprise. A few hours ago, Rockstar released a new patch for the PC version of L.A. Noire. This new patch adds DX11 support to this unique third person adventure game and it improves performance on many Windows Vista and Windows 7 setups using DX11 graphics cards. Unfortunately, DX10 owners won’t … Continue reading L.A. Noire PC gets a DX11 Patch
Assassin’s Creed 3 is under development; coming on October 30
Posted on: 15 Feb 2012
We knew that Ubisoft has been working on the third part of this acclaimed series, but this is the first time they have admitted it. Yeap, Assassin’s Creed 3 is under development. During an Ubisoft financials call, Yves Guillemot has stated that Ubisoft is working on Assassin’s Creed 3 and that it will be the ‘true … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed 3 is under development; coming on October 30
Mass Effect 3 – Nvidia’s FXAA Overview Video
Posted on: 15 Feb 2012
Our dear friends at EVGA have uploaded a video to showcase Nvidia’s FXAA technology in Mass Effect 3. As we can see, FXAA does a great work at smoothing out the game’s jaggies but introduces a slight blur effect. Those interested in a different method can go ahead and try the SMAA Injector that offers even better results … Continue reading Mass Effect 3 – Nvidia’s FXAA Overview Video
GTA IV enters photorealistic levels; new screenshots from custom ENBSeries settings
Posted on: 15 Feb 2012
It’s a fact that GTA IV looks awesome with iCEnhancer 2.0 but what about the good old ENBSeries mods? Can they match Keilany’s work or not? Well, it seems that they can overcome it. Modder ‘onebuck’ has released some screenshots from his ENBSeries settings and some custom car models. These screenies are almost real and … Continue reading GTA IV enters photorealistic levels; new screenshots from custom ENBSeries settings
Syndicate gets Launch Trailer
Posted on: 15 Feb 2012
Electronic Arts has just released the launch trailer of Syndicate. Set in 2069, Syndicate takes players into a dark, Machiavellian world run without government oversight with many syndicates vying for total dominance of their local market place. Syndicate blends fast-paced, futuristic, action shooter settings and story – combined with innovative chip breach gameplay – and promises … Continue reading Syndicate gets Launch Trailer