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."
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Weekly GTA IV Gallery [18 – 25 September]; Gionight strikes back
Posted on: 25 Sep 2011
Gionight impressed us yet again with another set of screenshots. There is magic in almost every picture of gionight’s tweaked version of ENBSeries and get this right, you can actually download it and test it for yourselves. We really doubt that GTAV will be able to match these visuals but just imagine what modders will actually be able … Continue reading Weekly GTA IV Gallery [18 – 25 September]; Gionight strikes back
Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [18 – 25 September]; Terrain awesomeness
Posted on: 25 Sep 2011
So here we are today with another bunch of CryEngine 3 shots and bloody hell, Wenda’s map looks phenomenal. Wenda is experimenting with CryEngine 3’s terrain capabilities and his map is among the best we’ve ever seen. Contrary to other modders, Wenda nailed the atmosphere and the TOD settings. You can also view a video … Continue reading Weekly CryEngine 3 Gallery [18 – 25 September]; Terrain awesomeness
Dead Island – Impressive short film that stays true to the game
Posted on: 25 Sep 2011
Well, it was to be expected. Dead Island met a huge success and deep inside us, we already knew that someone would try and make a real-life short film, based on it. So, here is the first one guys. Although the film’s budget is limited, the film stayed true to the game’s spirit and atmosphere and every … Continue reading Dead Island – Impressive short film that stays true to the game
Renegade Ops coming to PC on October
Posted on: 24 Sep 2011
Okay, we already knew that Renegade Ops PC would be delayed. Avalanche Studios never stated a specific date for the game’s PC version and Steam has just informed us that the game will be released sometime next month. Avalanche Studios still hasn’t provided us with a specific date so the game could come out at the end of … Continue reading Renegade Ops coming to PC on October
Mage Gauntlet; Meet a brand new 16bit RPG from Rocketcat Games
Posted on: 24 Sep 2011
Seriously now, I can’t be the only one who adores those 16bit Snes action RPG’s. Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy, Secret of Mana, Breath of Fire, Secret of Evermore… just let me make a confession; I love them. Yeah, I’m a PC gamer but my roots are from console and damn do I miss those JRPGs. So, … Continue reading Mage Gauntlet; Meet a brand new 16bit RPG from Rocketcat Games
Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad – New Update Released
Posted on: 24 Sep 2011
Tripwire released yesterday a new update for their FPS multiplayer military sim game, Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad. This latest update offers significantly improved VOIP system and client performance optimizations and will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client. It’s great that Tripwire is fixing this bug-fest, so hopefully we’ll see more … Continue reading Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad – New Update Released
Crysis 2 – More comparison shots between MaLDo’s textures and Crytek’s DX11 High-Resolution Texture Pack
Posted on: 24 Sep 2011
As MaLDo’s latest texture pack is almost upon us, the modder decided to post some new comparison shots between his work and Crytek’s DX11 High-Resolution Texture Pack. The difference is quite noticeable and among other things, MaLDo decided to optimize some scenes. You can view a set of comparison shots after the jump.
Warhammer 40K: Space Marine PC Patch Released
Posted on: 24 Sep 2011
THQ released the first patch for their third person action game that is based on Warhammer’s universe, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine. According to the company, this patch is aimed at addressing some of the issues that the community has reported since the game’s launch. THQ and Relic are also working towards another patch to tackle more … Continue reading Warhammer 40K: Space Marine PC Patch Released
Deus Ex: Human Revolution – New Update Released
Posted on: 24 Sep 2011
Square Enix released yesterday a new update for their acclaimed first person action adventure RPG, Deus Ex: Human Revolution. This update will be auto-downloaded next time you start the Steam client and – among other things – fixes crashes when examining quest items and a specific issue that caused performance degradation for some DX9 players in the 1.2.630 … Continue reading Deus Ex: Human Revolution – New Update Released
F1 2011 PC Performance Analysis
Posted on: 24 Sep 2011
Codemasters has just released the latest version of their F1 game. One of our biggest complains about F1’s previous version was the fact that it wasn’t optimized at all on the PC. Contrary to Grid or Colin McRae series, F1 2010 didn’t perform as we’d expect and was CPU bound. We were expecting Codies to … Continue reading F1 2011 PC Performance Analysis