Posts by John Papadopoulos:
Blizzard may ban you for using simple mods in Diablo 4
Posted on: 27 Jul 2023
Blizzard has announced that it will ban everyone that uses game-modifying software in Diablo 4. However, Blizzard is not only banning those using hacks and cheats. Instead, the company claims that players who use simple mods will put their accounts at risk for disciplinary action, which can include permanent suspension.
Unreal Engine 5.3 Preview is now available for download
Posted on: 26 Jul 2023
Epic Games has just released a preview version of the latest version of its games engine, Unreal Engine 5.3. Unreal Engine 5.3 Preview is available via the Epic Games launcher, GitHub 44, or for Linux, and packs a number of tweaks, fixes and improvements.
Remnant 2 PC Performance Analysis
Posted on: 26 Jul 2023
Gearbox has just released Gunfire’s third-person action-survival shooter, Remnant 2. Remnant 2 is powered by Unreal Engine 5, takes advantage of Nanite, and it’s time to examine its performance on PC.
Gamescom 2023’s app may have leaked a new Half-Life announcement
Posted on: 26 Jul 2023
Half-Life fans, here is something for you today. It appears that the official mobile app for Gamescom 2023 may have leaked an upcoming Half-Life announcement.
Here are twelve minutes of new gameplay footage from Armored Core 6
Posted on: 26 Jul 2023
Bandai Namco has released a new video for Armored Core 6, featuring twelve minutes of new gameplay footage from it. This video should give you an idea of what you can expect from this upcoming mecha game from the creators of Dark Souls and Elden Ring.
AMD Adrenalin Edition 23.7.2 driver available for download
Posted on: 26 Jul 2023
AMD has released a new driver for its graphics cards. According to the release notes, the AMD Adrenalin Edition 23.7.2 driver resolves some stuttering issues that could be observed in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II when using Radeon Anti-Lag.
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.