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Jan62026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

NVIDIA Unveils DLSS 4.5 with Improved Frame Rates

Credit: Capcom The Consumer Electronics Show 2026 (CES) conference has begun in Las Vegas, where high-tech companies show off their latest developments and offer a glimpse into the future. NVIDIA has released a short but impressive 4K ray-traced trailer for the new Resident Evil game, Resident Evil Requiem. Revealed at CES 2026, the new Resident Evil Requiem gameplay trailer runs 51 seconds and showcases the visual benefits of path tracing and the performance boosts of DLSS 4 at 4K resolution. As Nvidia noted, in games like Resident Evil Requiem, rendering light and shadow effects is crucial, and path tracing will take this element of the upcoming horror game to a new level. "With path tracing, Resident Evil Requiem renders multiple shadows from different light sources and com...

Jan52026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Rockstar Is “Pretty Confident” GTA VI To Be Released In 2026: It Could Cost $80

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Credit: Rockstar Games Insider Tom Henderson and Insider Gaming Senior Editor Mike Straw discussed the release date and price of Rockstar Games' ambitious crime action game GTA VI on the Insider Gaming Weekly podcast. According to Henderson, Rockstar is "reasonably confident" in the new GTA VI release date and will not delay the game again. Former studio animator Mike York previously reached the same conclusion. Furthermore, Henderson and Stroh believe the base version of GTA VI will cost $80, while premium bundles (excluding the game's Collector's Edition) could reach $130. Currently, the only $80 game on the market is the arcade racing game Mario Kart World for Nintendo Switch 2. GTA VI is currently only confirmed for PS5, Xbox Series X, and S. It promises "the largest an...

Dec302025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Valve Reveals Best-Selling Games On Steam For 2025

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Credit: Steam In its traditional pre-New Year's material, Valve presented "The Best of 2025"—a selection of the most profitable and popular games on its digital distribution service, Steam, over the past year. So, the Platinum category, that is, the leaders of the rating, includes 12 games: Battlefield 6 ARC Raiders PUBG: Battlegrounds R.E.P.O. Borderlands 4 Counter-Strike 2 Apex Legends Monster Hunter Wilds Schedule I Call of Duty Dota 2 Marvel Rivals The Gold category, that is, the next 12 games by revenue, includes the following projects: Dead by Daylight Kingdom Come Deliverance II Cyberpunk 2077 Warframe Elden Ring Nightreign Expedition 33 Split Fiction FC 26 Helldivers II The Elder Scrolls IV: Obl...

Dec292025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Viewfinder Giveaway Started On Epic Games Store

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Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment The Epic Games Store's string of New Year's gifts continues. Following Skald: Against the Black Priory, the promising puzzle game Viewfinder from Scottish studio Sad Owl Studios has become temporarily free on the Epic Games digital store. Viewfinder is a unique, single-player, first-person puzzle adventure where you solve problems by manipulating reality using photographs. The player is equipped with a special Polaroid camera: you can take photos and then embed images from photos, drawings, screenshots, or postcards directly into the game world as fully-fledged 3D objects. These "photographic" structures create new geometry, open passages, solve puzzles, and allow you to progress through levels. Viewfinder debuted in July 2023 on PC and PS5,...