Natalia Ganeva

Oct182026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Digital Foundry Evaluated New GTA 6 Trailer

Credit: Rockstar Games The new 90-second trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 has allowed the experts at Digital Foundry to assess the game's technical state. The main takeaway is that Rockstar appears to have finally fixed a long-standing issue with the RAGE engine related to animation. Previous showcases of GTA VI impressed the experts at Digital Foundry, yet they also revealed an issue that has plagued every Rockstar project built on the proprietary RAGE engine—at least since the release of GTA IV in 2008. The problem concerns animation pacing: even with a stable frame rate, the movement of the camera and characters appears jerky. This creates a misleading impression that the performance is lower than it actually is. The GTA VI reveal trailer is free from this flaw, which has lon...

Oct182026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Encryption Announced: A Horror Game About Finding a Missing Daughter in Fire-Ravaged Italy

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Credit: Digital Lighthouse Games Italian studio Digital Lighthouse Games has announced Encryption, a cinematic first-person psychological horror adventure coming to PC in 2027. The game takes players to southern Italy, where devastating wildfires have transformed the historic city of Matera into a haunting landscape. Players take on the role of Leonardo, a father desperately searching for his missing daughter, Arianna. As he explores deserted streets and underground passages, he must solve puzzles, avoid mysterious threats, and uncover a disturbing truth. The game combines exploration, stealth, and psychological horror, with fully voiced dialogue and environments recreated using 3D laser scanning and photogrammetry. Developed using Unreal Engine 5, Encryption draws inspiration ...

Oct162026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

The Developers of “The Blood of Dawnwalker” Reveals Details About the First Major Patch

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Credit: Steam The developers of The Blood of Dawnwalker have revealed details about the game’s first major update. According to Rebel Wolves, Update 1.1 is scheduled to arrive next week, bringing numerous improvements to combat, accessibility, and character progression. One of the most notable additions is a new Story difficulty mode, designed for players who want to focus on the narrative rather than challenging combat. The existing Story difficulty will be renamed Forgiving to accommodate the new option. Skill Resets and Combat Improvements Update 1.1 will introduce the Draught of Mind Rebirth, an item that allows players to reset abilities across the Swordmastery, Witchcraft, and Vampirism skill trees. This will give players greater freedom to experiment with different b...

Oct132026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Sony Finally Unveils Black PlayStation 5

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Credit: PlayStation Japan Six years after its launch, an all-black PlayStation 5 is hitting the market. Sony has decided to release the PS5 in "Midnight Black"—and interestingly, on November 19, the same day “GTA VI” is set to launch. According to the Japanese PlayStation blog, using the black PS5 requires a Japanese PlayStation Network account, and the console supports only the Japanese interface language. From a technical standpoint, it is a standard PS5 Digital Edition model with an 825 GB SSD. There are no changes to specifications or performance improvements. Sales of the console begin on November 19 at a price of 55,000 yen ($347). Credit: PlayStation Japan Sony did not explain why it chose to release the new color variant at this particular time. It is noteworthy, ho...