Sunday, October 25

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

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

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

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

Gaming
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...
Sony Finally Unveils Black PlayStation 5

Sony Finally Unveils Black PlayStation 5

Gaming, Slider, Trendy
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...
SQUADRON 42 Gets a Steam Page and a New Trailer

SQUADRON 42 Gets a Steam Page and a New Trailer

Gaming
Credit: Cloud Imperium Games Cloud Imperium Games has launched a Steam page for its long-in-development title “Squadron 42”, the single-player spin-off of “Star Citizen”. The developers have also released a cinematic trailer featuring an all-star cast. The events of Squadron 42 take place in 2945, as the United Empire of Earth (UEE) teeters on the brink of collapse due to threats from outlaws and hostile alien forces lurking in the darkest corners of space. As a recruit in the UEE military, players will live and work alongside a crew aboard a massive ship, make difficult decisions, and embark on a perilous journey into the heart of a galactic war. The new official trailer for Squadron 42 (attached above) showcases an alien threat, space action, combat, location exploration, puz...