Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Doom 3 Mod adds support for OpenGL Direct State Access, reducing overall CPU overhead

Posted on: 10 Aug 2023

Modder ‘MoDFaNGuy’ has released a new version of the BFA Edition Mod for Doom 3 that adds support for OpenGL Direct State Access. According to the modder, this will reduce overall CPU overhead, meaning that Doom 3 can run faster on older CPUs.

Latest Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Patch has a performance fix for Intel CPUs

Posted on: 10 Aug 2023

Team Ninja has released a new patch for Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty that has a performance fix for Intel CPUs. According to the devs, the game could lag on PCs equipped with 12th or 13th Generation Intel CPUs. Thankfully, this update resolves this performance issue, allowing Intel owners to enjoy the game without any performance … Continue reading Latest Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty Patch has a performance fix for Intel CPUs →

Baldur’s Gate 3 Hotfix 2 released, addresses over 300 crashes and bugs, full patch notes

Posted on: 10 Aug 2023

Larian Studios released yesterday Hotfix 2 for Baldur’s Gate 3 which resolves over 300 crashes, blockers and bugs. In addition, the team stated that over the weekend, Baldur’s Gate 3 hit over 800K concurrent players on Steam, a number that surpassed its wildest expectations.

Square Enix has removed Denuvo from Octopath Traveler 2

Posted on: 09 Aug 2023

Now here is a pleasant surprise. Yesterday, Square Enix removed the controversial Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Octopath Traveler 2. Octopath Traveller 2 came out in February 2023, meaning that it took Square Enix around six months to remove it.

Latest Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart Patch enables Ray Tracing on AMD GPUs

Posted on: 09 Aug 2023

Nixxes has just released a new patch for Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart that finally enables Ray Tracing on AMD GPUs. Alongside this update, AMD owners will need the AMD Software: Adrenalin Edition 23.10.23.03 in order to enable the game’s RT effects.

Here’s Atlas Fallen in Native 8K/Max Settings on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

Posted on: 09 Aug 2023

Focus Entertainment and Deck13 have lifted the embargo for their upcoming fantasy action RPG, Atlas Fallen. So, below you can find a video showcasing the game’s first 10 minutes in 8K with Max Settings on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090.

Red Dead Redemption 2 gets new 2K textures for its NPCs

Posted on: 09 Aug 2023

NexusMods’ member ‘mysticalpresence’ has released a new mod for Red Dead Redemption 2 that adds 2K textures to all of its NPCs. Since this texture pack will improve the game’s graphics, we highly recommend downloading it.

Here’s Gears of War: Judgment running on PC via the Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia

Posted on: 09 Aug 2023

YouTube’s ‘reznoire’ has shared a video, showcasing Gears of War: Judgment running on PC via the Xbox 360 emulator, Xenia. The YouTuber used Xenia’ latest Canary version which came out last month, so this will give you an idea of how the game currently runs with this emulator.

This Fallout 4 Mod fixes the game’s long loading times

Posted on: 09 Aug 2023

Modder ‘Antonix35’ has released a must-have mod for Fallout 4, that fixes the game’s annoying long loading times. According to the modders, this was achieved by speeding up slow locations in the game code that were slowing down other loading threads.

Tekken 8 will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech [UPDATE: Or perhaps not]

Posted on: 08 Aug 2023

Bandai Namco has updated the Tekken 8 EULA on Steam, revealing that the game will be using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. This of course does not surprise us as its predecessor, Tekken 7, also used Denuvo when it launched.