Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Half-Life gets a Full Path/Ray Tracing Mod, available now for download

Posted on: 23 Feb 2023

Modder ‘sultim_t’ has released a must-have mod for all Half-Life fans. As the title suggests, this mod brings real-time full path tracing to Valve’s classic first-person shooter.

WILD HEARTS remains a technical mess and you should stay away from it

Posted on: 22 Feb 2023

Yesterday, Omega Force released a performance patch for the PC version of WILD HEARTS. The developers claimed that this patch would greatly improve CPU performance, however, it appears that the game is still a technical mess. WILD HEARTS currently suffers from some of the most annoying stutters we’ve witnessed in any game, and you should … Continue reading WILD HEARTS remains a technical mess and you should stay away from it →

No Man’s Sky Fractal Update released and here are its full patch notes

Posted on: 22 Feb 2023

Hello Games has released the Fractal Update for No Man’s Sky, and revealed its full patch notes. In addition, the team shared a new video that highlights the key features of this update.

Dead Space Remake looks lovely with an isometric camera viewpoint

Posted on: 22 Feb 2023

Flurdeh has shared a new video, showcasing what Dead Space Remake could look like with an isometric/elevated camera viewpoint. Dead Space Remake uses the Frostbite Engine and this video gave me major Alien Swarm and Aliens: Dark Descent vibes.

New Tekken 8 gameplay trailer focuses on Kazuya, featuring improved graphics

Posted on: 22 Feb 2023

Bandai Namco has released a new gameplay trailer for Tekken 8 that focuses on Kazuya Mishima. Tekken 8 will be using Unreal Engine and compared to its previous Nina trailer, this new one features better graphics.

First PC performance update released for WILD HEARTS, full patch notes

Posted on: 21 Feb 2023

Omega Force has just released the first PC performance patch for WILD HEARTS. This patch is 840MB in size, and will improve overall performance on most high-end CPUs.

Forspoken gets a brand new update and here are all of its changes

Posted on: 21 Feb 2023

Square Enix has just released a brand new patch for Forspoken. According to the release notes, the February 21st Update packs some bug fixes, and brings minor optimizations for certain features. However, this isn’t the big performance patch that Square Enix promised a while ago.

The Settlers: New Allies PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 21 Feb 2023

Ubisoft has released the next part in its The Settlers series, The Settlers: New Allies. Powered by the Snowdrop Engine, it’s time now to benchmark it and see how it performs on the PC platform.

NVIDIA RTX 4090 runs Atomic Heart with over 85fps at Native 4K/Max Settings

Posted on: 21 Feb 2023

Focus Entertainment has just released Atomic Heart on PC. The game is using Unreal Engine 4 and unfortunately, it launched without its advertised Ray Tracing effects. However, it appears that the game can at least run smoothly on modern-day PC configurations. At Native 4K and Max Settings, our NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 was able to … Continue reading NVIDIA RTX 4090 runs Atomic Heart with over 85fps at Native 4K/Max Settings →

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Title Update 1.7.0 releases tomorrow, is 6.3GB, and here is its full list of changes

Posted on: 20 Feb 2023

Ubisoft has announced that Title Update 1.7.0 for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla will release tomorrow, February 21st. Furthermore, the team revealed its complete changelog, which you can find below.