Posts by John Papadopoulos:
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart will not support Ray Tracing on AMD GPUs at launch
Posted on: 26 Jul 2023
Nixxes has just announced that Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart will not support Ray Tracing on AMD GPUs at launch. The game releases in a few hours, so that’s a bummer for owners of AMD’s latest 70 series graphics cards.
Here’s your first look at Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on PC with DirectStorage 1.2 & NVIDIA RTXIO
Posted on: 25 Jul 2023
NVIDIA has shared a new video, showcasing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart running on PC with DirectStorage 1.2 and NVIDIA RTXIO. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart will be the first game that will take advantage of DirectStorage’s GPU decompression, and this video can give you an idea of what you can expect from it.
Square Enix has removed Denuvo from Forspoken
Posted on: 25 Jul 2023
Well well well, look what we’ve got here. It appears that Square Enix has just removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Forspoken. As such, those that boycotted the game can now purchase it. That is of course if anyone is still interested in this title.
Remnant 2 is the first game using UE5’s Nanite to eliminate geometry pop-ins
Posted on: 25 Jul 2023
Remnant 2 releases later today and it will be the second game powered by Unreal Engine 5 (the first one was Layers of Fear). And, surprisingly enough, it’s also the first game that is using UE5’s Nanite in order to eliminate distant geometry/object pop-ins.
Voxel Doom 2 will release on August 1st
Posted on: 24 Jul 2023
In August 2022, we informed you about an amazing voxel mod for the first Doom game. This mod replaced all of the game’s 2D sprites with 3D voxels. And today, we are happy to report that a similar voxel mod for Doom 2 will release on August 1st.
PAYDAY 3 gets official PC system requirements
Posted on: 24 Jul 2023
Starbreeze has revealed the official PC system requirements for PAYDAY 3 on the game’s official Steam store page. PAYDAY 3 will be using Unreal Engine 4, and from the looks of it, it won’t require high-end PC systems.
Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake in Unreal Engine 5.2 available for download to everyone
Posted on: 24 Jul 2023
Zelda fans, here is something for you today. CryZENx has released a demo of his fan remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time in Unreal Engine 5.2 which takes advantage of UE5’s Lumen tech.
Ubisoft gives PC gamers another reason to pirate its games
Posted on: 24 Jul 2023
A decade or so ago, Ubisoft was constantly complaining about PC gamers pirating its titles. The French company was so frustrated with pirates that a number of iconic “Ubisoft vs PC pirates” GIFs flooded the market. And last week, Ubi gave PC gamers another big reason to simply pirate its games.
BattleBit Remastered Patch 1.9.3 adds Capture the Flag & New Map
Posted on: 24 Jul 2023
The indie team behind BattleBit Remastered has released patch 1.9.3 for it and shared its complete changelog. According to the patch notes, Update 1.9.3 adds the Capture the Flag game mode, introduces a new map (called MultuIslands), and packs a number of tweaks and fixes.
Max Payne 3 gets an amazing Sam Lake Mod
Posted on: 23 Jul 2023
Modder ‘alexsavvy’ has released a must-have mod for Max Payne 3 that is a love letter to all fans of the original game. As the title implies, this mod brings back to Max Payne 3 the face of Sam Lake.