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Sep92024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Doom Launched on Volumetric Voxel Display

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Weta Workshop graphics engineer James Brown built a device in the shape of a ball that rotates and displays a flickering 3D image. The enthusiast was able to run Doom on it. This isn't classic Doom, but a variant called Voxel Doom, where each point of the game object is assigned a position in 3D space, just like the points of a custom-built volumetric display. The display isn't actually 3D—it's an illusion. "It's like a holographic fan, but instead of spinning a 1D strip to create a 2D image, it spins a 2D panel to produce a 3D image," explains James Brown. https://youtu.be/na7pvihXhYs Brown initially aimed for a rotation speed of 300 rpm to produce a smooth image, but found that higher speeds were needed to achieve the desired clarity, especially when filming.

Sep62024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Bethesda Congratulates the Starfield Community On The Game’s Anniversary And Talks About DLC Shattered Space Updates

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September 6, 2024 marks Starfield's one-year anniversary. To mark the occasion, Bethesda has decided to reach out to the community. The Starfield team thanked players and also reminded them of the Shattered Space expansion: "Thank you to the millions of players who have made Settled Systems their home, you've made this an incredible first year for Starfield.” Bethesda assured that Starfield users will find much more interesting things (they didn't specify what exactly), starting with the first story add-on to the game, Shattered Space, which will be released on September 30. The developers also briefly told what to expect from the future add-on: more than 50 locations on a new planet (Va'ruun'kai); new (nasty, according to the developers) grenades made of organic material...

Sep62024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Japanese Bloggers Showed More Than An Hour Silent Hill 2 Remake Gameplay

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The release of the Silent Hill 2 remake is getting closer. Players are gradually learning about various details about the return of the classic horror in a new format. The Silent Hill 2 remake is expected to be released on October 8, 2024. New gameplay footage from the upcoming Bloober Team game has recently surfaced online. This time, almost an hour and a half of gameplay was made publicly available. The lengthy gameplay demonstration of Silent Hill 2 (that's what the remake is called) took place as part of a live broadcast by a Japanese blogger duo called 2Bro, organized in partnership with Konami. 2Bro's hour and a half long stream (game starts at 11:53) contains the beginning of the updated Silent Hill 2: the introduction, arriving in Silent Hill, wandering the streets, encou...

Sep42024 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

22 Minutes of Dragon Age: The Veilguard Gameplay

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A new gameplay trailer for Dragon Age: The Veilguard has appeared online. It's 22 minutes long and comes with commentary from BioWare developers explaining some of the game's mechanics. The 22-minute gameplay trailer shows off the player's Lighthouse base, the Crossroads dimension, combat gameplay for a mage, and the dialogue system. At the beginning of the video, the player — the smooth-faced Qunari mage Rook — takes on a quest for one of his companions. The man in question is a Grey Warden named Davrin, who needs help rescuing griffins kidnapped by a monster. To reach the goal of the mission, the heroes (the protagonist, the bandit Harding, the sorceress Nev) fight their way through the creatures of darkness. Their appearance in the new game differs from the familiar one from t...