Posts by John Papadopoulos:

The evolution of Crysis’s lighting; new lighting and shaders boost the game’s visuals to new levels

Posted on: 24 Dec 2011

There is no denying that Crysis’ vanilla lighting looks a bit dated nowadays. And although you can tweak the SSAO and bring to the table some amazing results, Crytek’s member ‘Wulfen’ uploaded a video that shows off his new lighting system and the amazing combination of it with Cry-Styves’ Shaders. This combo seems quite demanding … Continue reading The evolution of Crysis’s lighting; new lighting and shaders boost the game’s visuals to new levels →

Minecraft meets Skyrim in this amazing machinima; Skyrim trailer re-created in Minecraft

Posted on: 24 Dec 2011

Now this is simply awesome. YouTube’s user ‘avemagnadude’ recreated the entire Skyrim trailer in Minecraft. This mash up of the two games is incredible and took avemagnadude 2 whole months to create it. Everything is spot on, from the dragon to the game’s environments. This, this is art. There are no words to describe it so … Continue reading Minecraft meets Skyrim in this amazing machinima; Skyrim trailer re-created in Minecraft →

Steam Holiday Sale – Day 5 Is Now Live

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

The fifth day of Steam’s Holiday Sale has just begun and PC gamers can get some interesting titles with a great discount. So, today guys you can find RAGE, Cities XL and From Dust with a 50% discount, Saints Row: The Third with a 33% discount, Dirt 3 with a 66% discount and Aliens vs Predator with … Continue reading Steam Holiday Sale – Day 5 Is Now Live →

A Christmas present to all STALKER 2 fans; official news coming in mid January

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

Okay STALKER 2 fans, here is something that might make you happy and start jumping around your room. GSC GameWorld has tweeted that we’ll get some official news in mid January and that “there is cause for hope”. Which basically translates to “Hey, there is a chance we might not close and STALKER 2 might … Continue reading A Christmas present to all STALKER 2 fans; official news coming in mid January →

PC gamers, meet Assetto Corsa; a racing sim from the minds behind Ferrari Virtual Academy

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

I tell you this; it’s a great day to be a PC racing fan. After the small teasers of GTR3 and the launch of Slightly Mad Studios’ Project CARS, here comes a new racing sim from the minds behind Ferrari Virtual Academy. Therefore, PC gamers, meet Assetto Corsa, a racing sim game that is being … Continue reading PC gamers, meet Assetto Corsa; a racing sim from the minds behind Ferrari Virtual Academy →

Rocksteady is working on a new PC patch for Batman: Arkham City

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

It seems that Rocksteady is currently working on a new PC patch for Batman: Arkham City, as Steam had accidentally released yesterday its preliminary version. So, if you were unlucky enough to try and play your game, you’d notice major game-breaking issues. Moreover, GFWL was not working properly with that preliminary patch and the game was … Continue reading Rocksteady is working on a new PC patch for Batman: Arkham City →

Alan Wake PC will support DX9; more details about its game engine

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

Back in the days, the PC version of Alan Wake – the one that was cancelled – was not supposed to be compatible with DX9 and Windows XP. As we had guessed back then, that DX10 requirement was simply a marketing trick from Microsoft in an attempt to boost Vista’s sales. Fast forward a couple … Continue reading Alan Wake PC will support DX9; more details about its game engine →

STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl – OGSE 0.6.9.3 Mod will feature improved light sources on static render

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

The OGSE Team sent us word about a crucial feature that will be implemented in the next version of their OGSE Mod. OGSE 0.6.9.3 will feature improved light sources on static render, which basically means that most of the point light-sources such as lamps, will have “real” lighting on R1 (static) render mode. According to the team, this … Continue reading STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl – OGSE 0.6.9.3 Mod will feature improved light sources on static render →

Serious Sam 3 – New Patch Released; memory consumption reduced by 50%,performance increased by 30%

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

Okay, this is how you support your games. Earlier yesterday we’ve informed you about a new update for Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter and Croteam released today a new patch for Serious Sam 3: BFE. This new update comes with lots of additions and fixes and among other things, it features optimized lightning particle effect … Continue reading Serious Sam 3 – New Patch Released; memory consumption reduced by 50%,performance increased by 30% →

Capcom is currently working on the PC version of SFxT; SSF4AE 2012 coming to the PC in Q1 2012

Posted on: 23 Dec 2011

Great news for PC gamers as Capcom’s Christian Svensson has revealed that the team responsible for the PC versions of Capcom’s fighting games is currently working on Street Fighter x Tekken. This is a great surprise. Why you ask? But because the work in SSF4AE PC had started after the release of the game’s console versions. This … Continue reading Capcom is currently working on the PC version of SFxT; SSF4AE 2012 coming to the PC in Q1 2012 →