We first heard about Pax Dei back in 2021. At the time, it was billed as a scalable cloud MMO and was supposedly being developed in partnership with Xbox, although it later shifted into a multiplatform project. Now, the studio behind the game, Mainframe, has officially unveiled its ambitious MMO. …
Read More »AMD FSR 2.2 plugin is now available for Unreal Engine 5
AMD FSR 2.2 has been available for some time, but an Unreal Engine plugin had yet to be made available to developers. That is finally changing, with the plugin now available to make FSR implementation easier for developers using the engine. FSR 2.2 has been around for two months already, …
Read More »Scammers attempt to sell free Unreal Engine 5 demo on Steam as a premium game
Earlier this year, a playable Unreal Engine 5 demo featuring Superman went viral, giving us a small look at what a next-gen Superman game might look like. While most of us looked at it this and moved on with our lives, some chancers saw dollar signs, attempting to rebrand the …
Read More »CD Projekt Red announces The Witcher Remake
CD Projekt Red learned a lot after making the first Witcher game. While that title is looked back on fondly by hardcore fans of the series, it is inaccessible to most due to never getting a console release, not to mention the outdated visuals and gameplay. Fortunately, CD Projekt Red is going back to its roots, announcing a full remake.
Read More »AMD FSR 2.0 plugin now available for Unreal Engine 4 and Unreal Engine 5
Over the past week, AMD has been particularly focused on its upscaling technology, celebrating the 1-year anniversary of FSR and releasing FSR 2.0's source code. Now, FSR 2.0 is also available as a plugin for both Unreal Engine 4 and Unreal Engine 5, making it easier for developers to implement. …
Read More »Former Blizzard RTS devs unveil Stormgate
Back in 2020, Blizzard confirmed that it was officially done with StarCraft 2 development, and with no immediate plans for a new sci-fi RTS, many StarCraft veterans left to form a new studio – Frost Giant Studios. Now two years later, the group of ex-Blizzard developers have revealed their new …
Read More »The Witcher 4 is now in pre-production
In March, CD Projekt Red announced a new Witcher game during GDC. In a major shift, the studio also announced that it was moving all future development to Unreal Engine 5. Now, with UE5 officially available to all and after hiring for some new roles, The Witcher 4 has officially …
Read More »EzBench is a new UE5-based benchmark with ray tracing and 8K textures
Norwegian developer Eztheory AS has created a free benchmarking tool based on Unreal Engine 5, featuring 8K textures, raytracing and high-quality assets, capable of stressing even the most powerful gaming systems. The new benchmark tool is already available to download. According to the developer, EzBench is a stress test representing …
Read More »Unreal Engine 5 ‘Train Station’ demo showcases incredible graphics jump
Unreal Engine 5 has officially released for all developers and there are already a number of exciting AAA titles under development using the new tool set. It'll be a while before we see the first Unreal Engine 5 games in action, but indie developers are already putting together impressive demos …
Read More »Hangar 13 is working on a new Mafia trilogy using Unreal Engine 5, sources claim
Hangar 13 is making headlines this week. The Mafia 3 studio has been working away on a number of projects over the last few years, and now, the studio seems to have a plan in place for a new trilogy of Mafia games built with Unreal Engine 5. This week, …
Read More »Microsoft confirms plans for Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase
E3 might be cancelled this year, but there will still be plenty of other major game announcement events taking place this summer. Today, Microsoft officially confirmed its plans for June, with an Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. Microsoft will be hosting a new Xbox & Bethesda Games showcase on Sunday, …
Read More »Payday 3 to release next year
It has been quite some time since we last had an update on Payday 3. The game was announced back in 2020, and funding and publishing for the game was secured in 2021. Now, a year later, the game is in full production and heading towards a targeted 2023 release …
Read More »Kingdom Hearts 4 is being developed with Unreal Engine 5
Over the weekend as part of the Kingdom Hearts 20th Anniversary celebration, Square Enix announced Kingdom Hearts 4, promising a new adventure with Sora and some returning characters. While the trailer looked good, it was entirely cinematic, as the game is still in the early stages of development. During the …
Read More »CD Projekt Red explains switch to Unreal Engine 5 for new Witcher game
Ahead of GDC last month, CD Projekt Red announced that it has partnered with Epic Games and will use Unreal Engine 5 to develop a new saga of Witcher games. Now alongside Unreal Engine 5's official launch, CD Projekt Red has expanded on this decision, noting that this change will …
Read More »The next Tomb Raider game is in the works, and it’ll use Unreal Engine 5
Over the course of 2021, there were several indications that Crystal Dynamics has begun pre-production on the next major Tomb Raider game. Today, the studio has officially confirmed this, announcing that a new Tomb Raider game is in development using Unreal Engine 5. A few studios have revealed plans to …
Read More »Unreal Engine 5 is available to all developers starting today
It has been a while since Epic Games first revealed Unreal Engine 5 and several major studios have already begun building games with the new engine. Up to this point, the engine has been in ‘early access’ but now, the engine is officially launching. This afternoon during ‘The State of …
Read More »CD Projekt Red confirms new Witcher saga developed with Unreal Engine 5
We've known for quite some time that CD Projekt Red plans to return to The Witcher IP eventually. Today in a surprise announcement, CD Projekt Red has confirmed that development has begun on a new Witcher saga – marking the start of a potential new trilogy. We don't know much …
Read More »Unreal Engine 5 has reached a new development milestone
It has been a while since Epic Games first revealed Unreal Engine 5 and several major studios have already begun building games with the new engine. Up to this point, the engine has been in ‘early access' but now, the engine has reached its release preview milestone, adding additional features …
Read More »Witcher 3 director forms new studio to create ‘dark fantasy’ RPG with Unreal Engine 5
After leaving CD Projekt Red, Witcher 3 game director, Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, has formed a new studio with a handful of other veteran game developers – with the main goal of delivering a new AAA dark fantasy RPG. The new studio, Rebel Wolves, is now active and is working on its …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV support studio working on ‘high-end’ JRPG remake for PS5
For months now, there have been rumours that a major PlayStation classic is being remade for modern platforms, with several sources pointing to it being Chrono Cross, one of Square Enix's classic PS1-era JRPGs. Now, we may know what studio is making it, as new job listings have been uncovered …
Read More »The Coalition reportedly working on a new IP as well as Gears 6
Since releasing Gears 5 back in 2019, The Coalition has been pretty quiet. The studio has revealed publicly that it is currently working on projects with Unreal Engine 5, and contributed to the development of Epic Games' recent interactive demo based on The Matrix. According to sources, the studio is …
Read More »The Matrix Awakens ‘an Unreal Engine 5 experience’ leaks online
It has been many, many years since we last had a video game based on The Matrix, but with the new movie coming out later this month, December is primetime for some form of tie-in. It seems we'll be getting exactly that, with ‘The Matrix Awakens' appearing on both Xbox …
Read More »The Coalition tech demo showcases Unreal Engine 5 on Xbox Series X
Unreal Engine 5 has been available to some developers in early access for a while now. We've seen what the engine can do on PS5 hardware and now, we have a new demo showcasing the technology running on an Xbox Series X. Xbox Game Studios' Gears of War specialists, The …
Read More »Nvidia DLSS is now available for Unreal Engine 5 as a free plugin, support for Unity Engine 2021.2 coming soon
Nvidia keeps expanding the DLSS environment. With 57 games and counting, DLSS is now also supported on Unreal Engine 5 through a free plugin. Moreover, Nvidia will also introduce support for its upscaling technology on Unity 2021.2, but an exact date hasn't been set yet. As of today, DLSS is …
Read More »The new BioShock game will use Unreal Engine 5
Back in December 2019, 2K Games officially set up a new studio to begin working on a new BioShock game. Things went pretty quiet after that but this year, a series of job listings have begun revealing more details about BioShock 4, including the fact that it will be an …
Read More »Unreal Engine 5 now in Early Access, full release coming in early 2022
Epic Games revealed a fresh new look at Unreal Engine 5 last night. Not only did we get an impressive looking new demo showcasing the engine's tech, but we also have new details on various improvements and when the engine will be ready for wider use. Unreal Engine 5 is …
Read More »Unreal Engine 5 to get updated showcase tomorrow
Many casual fans and tech enthusiasts alike were left surprised when Epic Games showed off Unreal Engine 5 for the first time last year. Just over a year after its blowout showcase, Epic Games is back with another look at the impressive technology of the next Unreal Engine, with a …
Read More »Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II will be developed using Unreal Engine 5
Recently, Microsoft put out a blog post titled “Everything You Need to Know about Xbox Series X and The Future of Xbox… So Far”. In it, they reiterated many of the details which have been covered already. That being said, there was at least one nugget of new information, and …
Read More »InXile’s next-gen RPG will use Unreal Engine 5
InXile has had plenty of success over the years with Wasteland and The Bards Tale, but the studio is already looking towards its next chapter. At the moment, the team is hard at work wrapping up Wasteland 3 but after that, something even bigger has been teased. Following on from …
Read More »Epic Online Services launched, bringing universal cross-play
Epic Games has long been a supporter of cross-play. The overwhelming success of Fortnite likely helped pressure Sony into bringing cross-play with other consoles to the PlayStation 4, with the Battle Royale shooter being the first game to receive the functionality on the console. Alongside the reveal of Unreal Engine …
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