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

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King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame – Launch Trailer

Posted on: 30 Jan 2012

Paradox Interactive and Neocore Games have announced that the highly anticipated dark fantasy RTS/RPG King Arthur II – The Role-playing Wargame is now available in English on PC for $39.99 in retail and through all major digital download portals. The game is also available on Steam and comes with a playable demo. To celebrate it, … Continue reading King Arthur II: The Role-Playing Wargame – Launch Trailer

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will feature more camera options

Posted on: 30 Jan 2012

Here is some good news for all PC gamers that were looking forward to Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, as 38 Studios is already working on fixing the camera controls that were so annoying in the game’s demo. And that’s precisely why we should be getting early demos, as developers can pin-point most of their games’ issues … Continue reading Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning will feature more camera options

New Project CARS footage shows off the… driver’s hands

Posted on: 30 Jan 2012

Although Project CARS looks amazing, a lot of PC gamers were complaining about the ‘hand-less’ cockpit view. You see, Project CARS is still in pre-alpha stage and Slightly Mad Studios hadn’t implemented any hands-animations for their drivers in the cockpit view. All that has been changed though, as the latest build of the game comes … Continue reading New Project CARS footage shows off the… driver’s hands

Indie game ‘Reflect’ showcases the future of PC gaming graphics; ray tracing in real-time

Posted on: 30 Jan 2012

Reflect is a Portal-clone that is created by students of the IGAD program, a game development course of the NHTV University of Applied Sciences in Breda, The Netherlands. And it’s funny because this indie game, showcases the future of PC graphics. We have known for some time that ray tracing and global illumination would be the … Continue reading Indie game ‘Reflect’ showcases the future of PC gaming graphics; ray tracing in real-time

Renegade X: Black Dawn is now available; C&C Renegade in Unreal Engine 3

Posted on: 30 Jan 2012

Great news for all Command & Conquer fans as Renegade X: Black Dawn is now available. Renegade X: Black Dawn is a standalone game, powered by Epic Game’s Unreal Development Kit, that is inspired by Westwood’s ‘Command & Conquer: Renegade’, thus bringing the world of Command  & Conquer to a new level. Renegade X, in … Continue reading Renegade X: Black Dawn is now available; C&C Renegade in Unreal Engine 3

New Alan Wake PC screenshot shows off the game’s TOD

Posted on: 29 Jan 2012

Well, well looky here. A new PC screenshot from Alan Wake has been released and nobody had noticed it. And since we know that you want every bit of information about this highly anticipated PC release, here it is. This screenshot was revealed by Nordic Games, publishers of Alan Wake PC’s retail version, at its official page and according … Continue reading New Alan Wake PC screenshot shows off the game’s TOD

Weekly GTA IV Gallery [January 22nd – 28th]

Posted on: 29 Jan 2012

Even though that there have been a lot of new, custom-made cars from GTA IV’s community members this week, we decided to skip them. Yeah, the attention to detail is great and they can surpass those GT5 and FM4 cars, but we’ve already seen plenty of them, right? Therefore, today we bring you some environmental screenshots from … Continue reading Weekly GTA IV Gallery [January 22nd – 28th]

Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [January 22nd – 28th]; LOTR’s Mordor comes to CryEngine 3

Posted on: 29 Jan 2012

Okay, now that was unexpected. Mapper Chrome235 has revealed a screenshot that showcases how Mordor and LOTR would look like in CryEngine 3. This is basically an artwork – or a wallpaper – that borrows some assets from the movies. In other words, this is not a custom map. Still, it’s pretty amazing and makes … Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [January 22nd – 28th]; LOTR’s Mordor comes to CryEngine 3

Fan-made live-action Skyrim video shows how a Skyrim 2012 game would look like – Part 2

Posted on: 28 Jan 2012

Remember when we posted a fan-made live action Skyrim film that showcased how this game would look like in real-life? Well get ready for its second part as GroBroPros have just released it. After the convenience store fiasco, and the discovery of their Dragon Shout. John and Justin receive a mysterious note they believe has something … Continue reading Fan-made live-action Skyrim video shows how a Skyrim 2012 game would look like – Part 2

Risen 2 is primarily developed for the PCs; design decisions limited by the console versions

Posted on: 28 Jan 2012

Risen was an amazing RPG and a true, spiritual successor to the Gothic series. Piranha Bytes proved that they can offer us an amazing and bug-less gaming experience, provided they’re given the time to polish their games, and we are pretty sure that a lot of PC gamers are looking forward to its sequel. However, you might … Continue reading Risen 2 is primarily developed for the PCs; design decisions limited by the console versions