Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Cities Skylines 2 just got its first performance patch

Posted on: 27 Oct 2023

Colossal Order has just released the first performance patch for its latest city builder, Cities Skylines 2. This update aims to improve the game’s performance on a variety of PC configurations, and it resolves some crashes that plagued the game.

The Evil Within 2 is available for free on Epic Games Store for a limited time

Posted on: 26 Oct 2023

Bethesda and Epic Games are handing out The Evil Within 2 for free on the Epic Games Store. Starting today and lasting until November 2nd, you can head to its Epic Games Store page and grab your own free copy.

Alan Wake 2 – DLSS 3.5, Ray Tracing & Path Tracing Benchmarks

Posted on: 26 Oct 2023

Remedy has lifted the review embargo for Alan Wake 2, and we can finally share our initial tech impressions of it. In this article, we’ll be benchmarking DLSS 3.5, Ray Tracing and Path Tracing on a variety of NVIDIA GPUs.

Alan Wake 2 does not have Denuvo and it will NOT prevent you from running it on older/unsupported GPUs

Posted on: 26 Oct 2023

A lot of frustration surfaced earlier this month when Remedy’s Lea-Newin claimed that the game would require DX12 Ultimate and Mesh Shaders. And since Remedy has just lifted the review embargo for Alan Wake 2, we can finally confirm that the game will NOT prevent you from running it on older/unsupported GPUs. In fact, we … Continue reading Alan Wake 2 does not have Denuvo and it will NOT prevent you from running it on older/unsupported GPUs →

Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 2.02 is available for download and here’s its full changelog

Posted on: 26 Oct 2023

CD Projekt RED has just released Patch 2.02 for Cyberpunk 2077, and revealed its full changelog. This update comes with numerous fixes for the game’s latest expansion, Phantom Liberty.

Lords of the Fallen Patch v.1.1.243 improves performance by optimizing UE5’s Lumen

Posted on: 26 Oct 2023

Hexworks has released Patch 1.1.243 for Lords of the Fallen. According to the developers, this new update comes with two optimization tweaks that will improve the game’s performance on a variety of PC configurations.

Here are all the fixes, tweaks, changes and improvements of the Counter-Strike 2 October 25th Update

Posted on: 26 Oct 2023

Valve just dropped a fresh update for Counter-Strike 2 on October 25th, and it’s packed with lots of changes to make the game even better. The October 25th Update comes with numerous fixes, tweaks, changes and improvements. So, let’s dive in and see what’s new.

ARK: Survival Ascended is available in Early Access, requires SSD, PC requirements revealed

Posted on: 26 Oct 2023

Studio Wildcard has launched ARK: Survival Ascended on Steam Early Access. The team has also shared the PC system requirements for this official remake of ARK: Survival Evolved, which is now powered by Unreal Engine 5.

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.