Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Crysis 2 – More comparison shots between MaLDo’s textures and Crytek’s DX11 High-Resolution Texture Pack

Posted on: 24 Sep 2011

As MaLDo’s latest texture pack is almost upon us, the modder decided to post some new comparison shots between his work and Crytek’s DX11 High-Resolution Texture Pack. The difference is quite noticeable and among other things, MaLDo decided to optimize some scenes. You can view a set of comparison shots after the jump.

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine PC Patch Released

Posted on: 24 Sep 2011

THQ released the first patch for their third person action game that is based on Warhammer’s universe, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine. According to the company, this patch is aimed at addressing some of the issues that the community has reported since the game’s launch. THQ and Relic are also working towards another patch to tackle more … Continue reading Warhammer 40K: Space Marine PC Patch Released →

Deus Ex: Human Revolution – New Update Released

Posted on: 24 Sep 2011

Square Enix released yesterday a new update for their acclaimed first person action adventure RPG, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. This update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and – among other things – fixes crashes when examining quest items and a specific issue that caused performance degradation for some DX9 players in the 1.2.630 … Continue reading Deus Ex: Human Revolution – New Update Released →

F1 2011 PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 24 Sep 2011

Codemasters has just released the latest version of their F1 game. One of our biggest complains about F1’s previous version was the fact that it wasn’t optimized at all on the PC. Contrary to Grid or Colin McRae series, F1 2010 didn’t perform as we’d expect and was CPU bound. We were expecting Codies to … Continue reading F1 2011 PC Performance Analysis →

Serious Sam 3: BFE Help Line with Rich Knuckles – Episode Three

Posted on: 21 Sep 2011

Devolver released the third and final part of their Serious Sam 3: BFE Help Line with Rich Knuckles. Serious Sam 3: BFE is a glorious throwback to the golden age of first-person shooters where men were men, cover was for amateurs and pulling the trigger made things go boom.

Diablo III Beta Is Now Live

Posted on: 20 Sep 2011

Well, it took Blizzard a whole day – after the release of the hacked server – but get ready everyone and start checking your emails because the closed beta phase of Diablo III is officially live. Now. Invitations to participate in the beta test are now being delivered to the chosen heroes. As with beta tests … Continue reading Diablo III Beta Is Now Live →

Crytek’s ‘Think Inside & Outside The Box’ Competition Winners Announced + Screenshots

Posted on: 20 Sep 2011

Crytek announced today the winners of its first CryDev’s official competition and we have some screenshots of these winning maps. Coming in at number 3 is The Vulture with his Cry-Museum, a map that is basically a room of small cabinets with Crysis assets scaled down and made into small scenes. At number 2 is … Continue reading Crytek’s ‘Think Inside & Outside The Box’ Competition Winners Announced + Screenshots →

Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Video Q&A Set 2 – Altair and Ezio related… one way or another

Posted on: 20 Sep 2011

Ubisoft has just released a new Q&A video, in which Assassin’s Creed: Revelations’ lead scriptwriter, Darby McDevitt, reveals the relationship between Altair and Ezio. Altair and Ezio are not in the same exact plotline and are not related directly but they come from different bloodlines. Think of it as Ezio coming from Desmond’s father side while Altair coming … Continue reading Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Video Q&A Set 2 – Altair and Ezio related… one way or another →

Insane Office Escape is an impressive Live-Action Short Film that is based on Mirror’s Edge

Posted on: 20 Sep 2011

We’ve seen various Mirror’s Edge adaptations but nothing can come close to the production values of Insane Office Escape. The film is directed and edited by Ilya Naishuller and shot by Sergei Valyaev and Ilya Naishuller. As the title suggests, it showcases an escape attempt from an office and looks quite phenomenal. We’d like to … Continue reading Insane Office Escape is an impressive Live-Action Short Film that is based on Mirror’s Edge →

Two Worlds II – Pirates of the Flying Fortress Is Out Now

Posted on: 20 Sep 2011

Topware Interactive has finally released the expansion pack of Two Worlds II, Pirates of the Flying Fortress. Two Worlds II: Pirates of Flying Fortress is now out on GamersGate, it’s over 2GB in size and will cost you around 30 euros.