About: John Papadopoulos

Website: DSOGaming : https://www.dsogaming.com
Bio: John is the founder and Editor in Chief at DSOGaming. He is a PC gaming fan and highly supports the modding and indie communities. Before creating DSOGaming, John worked on numerous gaming websites. While he is a die-hard PC gamer, his gaming roots can be found on consoles. John loved - and still does - the 16-bit consoles, and considers SNES to be one of the best consoles. Still, the PC platform won him over consoles. That was mainly due to 3DFX and its iconic dedicated 3D accelerator graphics card, Voodoo 2. John has also written a higher degree thesis on the "The Evolution of PC graphics cards." Contact: Email

Posts by John Papadopoulos:

Watch Dogs Legion cracked & retail/digital versions perform EXACTLY the same

Posted on: 07 Jan 2022

As we informed you a couple of days ago, EMPRESS was able to crack Watch Dogs Legion which was using Denuvo V10. Alongside Denuvo, Ubisoft used four additional DRM protections. As such, we were curious whether the pirated version performed better than the retail/digital version. Therefore, we went ahead and benchmarked both of them.

Behold Half-Life Ray Traced, featuring a real-time full path tracing renderer

Posted on: 07 Jan 2022

Software engineer ‘sultim-t’, the man behind the amazing Serious Sam TFE: Ray Traced, is currently working on a Ray Tracing mod for Half-Life. This mod aims to add a full path tracing renderer to the game.

Microsoft Flight Simulator January 6th Update brings stability, weather & VR improvements

Posted on: 07 Jan 2022

Microsoft has released the first 2022 update for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The January 6th Update packs a number of stability, weather and VR improvements. Moreover, it features some SDK fixes and tweaks.

Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo Video released for Legend of YMIR

Posted on: 07 Jan 2022

WEMADE has shared an Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo video for its upcoming next-generation MMORPG, Legend of YMIR. This tech demo features early in-game graphics, and will give you an idea of what its team aims to create.

Devolver Digital teases a new Serious Sam game, to be released this month

Posted on: 07 Jan 2022

Devolver Digital has just teased a brand new Serious Sam game. According to the publisher, this new Serious Sam game will be officially announced next week, and will release later this month.

VR Mod released for Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil Village, RE2R, RE3R, Devil May Cry 5 & Monster Hunter Rise

Posted on: 07 Jan 2022

In October 2021, we informed you about a VR mod that would be supporting almost all RE Engine-powered games. And today, we are happy to report that the first version of this VR mod is available for download.

Quake 4 Hi Def v2.0 Mod is available for download, featuring improved textures & 3D models

Posted on: 07 Jan 2022

Modder ‘y2keeth’ has released Version 2.0 of his Hi Def Mod for Quake 4. According to its description, Quake 4 Hi Def v2.0 updates Quake 4’s graphics by improving the quality of textures and models, as well as shadows.

Days Gone has sold over one million copies on PC

Posted on: 07 Jan 2022

The Game Director of Days Gone, Jeff Ross, has revealed that the game has sold over one million copies on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Days Gone came out on PC on May 18th of 2021, meaning that it took something less than a year in order to hit that one million goal.

Take a look at Dino Crisis’ Regina in Unreal Engine 5

Posted on: 06 Jan 2022

Character Designer and 3D Artist, Mike Wilson, has recreated Dino Crisis’ main protagonist, Regina, in Unreal Engine 5. Wilson aimed to give us a glimpse at what a modern-day take on this classic franchise could look like on a new engine.

Here are the PC system requirements for Rainbow Six Extraction

Posted on: 06 Jan 2022

Ubisoft has revealed the official PC system requirements for Rainbow Six Extraction. In addition, NVIDIA has shared a video, showing some PC gameplay footage with its DLSS tech.