Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Take a look at Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2 in 8K with Reshade Ray Tracing

Posted on: 19 Oct 2021

I don’t know if it’s just me, but I really liked the Star Wars The Force Unleashed games. Initially, the first game did not come out on PC (because Lucas Arts was focused on consoles and was claiming that PCs weren’t powerful enough for it… yeah… sure Jan). Things changed though when the company replaced … Continue reading Take a look at Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2 in 8K with Reshade Ray Tracing →

Half-Life 2 Beta Update adds ultra-wide & Vulkan support, improves FOV

Posted on: 19 Oct 2021

Valve has released a new beta patch for Half-Life 2, HL2: Episode One and Half Life 2: Episode Two. This new beta patch adds Vulkan support to the game, meaning that these HL2 games no longer use/feature the DirectX API.

The Riftbreaker Stability Patch October 18th released and detailed

Posted on: 19 Oct 2021

EXOR Studios has released a new stability update for The Riftbreaker. According to the team, the October 18th Update will prevent the game from removing map save file if autosave removal fails. This should prevent users from losing progress while jumping between planetary locations.

Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition coming to Epic Games Store this November

Posted on: 18 Oct 2021

Oddworld Inhabitants has announced an Enhanced Edition for Oddworld: Soulstorm that will release on Epic Games Store this November. According to the team, the enhanced edition contains improved gameplay and motion code, all updates, and new content.

Elden Ring has been delayed until February 25th, 2022

Posted on: 18 Oct 2021

Bandai Namco has just announced that Elden Ring has been delayed until February 25th, 2022. The publisher stated that this delay is because the game’s depth & strategic freedom exceeded initial expectations.

Denuvo removed from Shadow of the Tomb Raider & Rise of the Tomb Raider

Posted on: 18 Oct 2021

Square Enix has released two new patches for Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Rise of the Tomb Raider that remove the Denuvo anti-tamper tech. Moreover, and as promised, these new patches add support for the latest version of the NVIDIA DLSS tech.

Here are 38 minutes of brand new gameplay footage from Age of Empires IV

Posted on: 18 Oct 2021

Microsoft has released a new video for Age of Empires IV that packs 38 minutes of brand new gameplay footage. In this video, we join the team at Relic, makers of Age of Empires IV, as they showcase a match between the French and the Chinese.

Alan Wake Remastered PC Performance Analysis

Posted on: 17 Oct 2021

Remedy has released a remastered version of Alan Wake on current-gen platforms. Alan Wake Remastered uses the same engine that Remedy used in the original game, and not the Northlight Engine. As such, it’s time now to benchmark it and see how it performs on the PC platform.

Intel Alder Lake CPUs may have compatibility issues with some DRMs

Posted on: 17 Oct 2021

Intel will soon release its next-gen CPUs for desktop PCs, the Alder Lake series. The Alder Lake CPUs use a hybrid architecture with big and smaller CPUs. And this hybrid architecture may introduce compatibility issues in some games that use third-party DRMs.

Prototype gameplay trailer for HOUND13’s dark fantasy action RPG, Project M

Posted on: 17 Oct 2021

HOUND13 has released a prototype gameplay trailer for its upcoming dark fantasy action RPG, Project M. This new action RPG uses Unreal Engine, and was originally revealed at Unreal Summit Online 2021.