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Digital Foundry Evaluated New GTA 6 Trailer

Digital Foundry Evaluated New GTA 6 Trailer

Gaming, Slider, Trendy
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...
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...
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...