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." Contact: Email

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Valheim Patch 0.217.27 released and here are all its fixes, tweaks, changes and improvements

Posted on: 26 Oct 2023

Iron Gate has released Patch 0.217.27 for its exploration and survival game, Valheim. This update brings a bunch of improvements, new stuff, and performance tweaks. We’ll break it down for you, so keep on reading.

Cities Skylines 2 runs with 20fps on an NVIDIA RTX4090 at 4K/High, even on an empty map

Posted on: 26 Oct 2023

Paradox Interactive has released its latest city builder, Cities Skylines 2. Unfortunately, though, this is one of the worst-optimized PC games of 2023. Cities Skylines 2, even on a completely new/empty map, runs with 20fps on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 at 4K/High.

First in-engine trailer for the ARK: Survival Evolved Remake in Unreal Engine 5

Posted on: 25 Oct 2023

Studio Wildcard has released the first in-engine trailer for its upcoming remake of ARK: Survival Evolved in Unreal Engine 5, ARK: Survival Ascended.

Metal Gear Solid Delta Snake Eater gets first official in-engine video

Posted on: 25 Oct 2023

Konami released the first official in-engine video for its upcoming remake of MGS 3, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater will be powered by Unreal Engine 5, and this pre-alpha video will give you a glimpse of its graphics.

Unreal Engine 5-powered Still Wakes the Deep looks incredible in its latest gameplay trailer

Posted on: 25 Oct 2023

Secret Mode has shared a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming Unreal Engine 5-powered first-person narrative horror game, Still Wakes the Deep.

Here’s your first look at Star Citizen’s Ray Tracing Global Illumination

Posted on: 25 Oct 2023

At CitizenCon 2953, Cloud Imperium revealed some cool Ray Tracing Global Illumination (RTGI) effects that are on the way to Star Citizen and Squadron 42. And, we’ve got a video to show you these effects in action. In the video, you’ll see lots of scenes with RTGI and without it. This will give you a … Continue reading Here’s your first look at Star Citizen’s Ray Tracing Global Illumination

The NES classic Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest got a free 16-bit fan remake on PC

Posted on: 25 Oct 2023

Hey, Castlevania fans. Today, I’ve got some cool news for you. Metroidquest has released a free 16-bit version of the old-school NES game, Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest. It’s a fun remake for all of you who love this classic game.

New Cyberpunk 2077 HD Texture Pack attempts to improve the quality of most major/main NPCs

Posted on: 25 Oct 2023

Modder “Keen” released a cool new mod for Cyberpunk 2077. Keen made a fancy HD Texture Pack that makes the game’s main NPCs look way better. This pack cranks up the quality of their textures to a super sharp 4K resolution. How did he do it? Well, Keen used some smart AI tricks as well … Continue reading New Cyberpunk 2077 HD Texture Pack attempts to improve the quality of most major/main NPCs

First Community Patch released for Bethesda’s RPG, Starfield

Posted on: 25 Oct 2023

A group of modders just dropped the very first Community Patch for Starfield. It’s here to help fix all those bugs, errors, and weird stuff that are still in the game. This unofficial patch works like a charm and sorts out a bunch of issues that are still affecting the game. So, we really suggest … Continue reading First Community Patch released for Bethesda’s RPG, Starfield

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is a terrible mess on PC but you can at least play it now at Native 4K

Posted on: 24 Oct 2023

Konami has just released METAL GEAR SOLID Master Collection Vol.1 on PC, and it’s been a big disappointment. Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the worst of the bunch, but luckily, there’s a mod that lets you play it at Native 4K.