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Again, this was an Unreal Engine 5 tech demo.

This week, a new tech demo for new and upcoming Unreal Engine 5 features was shared under the guise of The Witcher 4. CD Projekt Red made it clear in a statement to VGC that what was shown "is a tech demo, and a first look at the cutting-edge technology powering The Witcher 4 - but not The Witcher 4 itself."

With that in mind, CD Projekt Red and Epic Games showed off this tech demo as part of Unreal Fest 2025. The...

We're gonna take you back to the past.

11 bit studios announced a "new" Frostpunk title today. The game is called Frostpunk 1886 and it's a "project that revisits and expands upon the beloved city-builder and society survival experiences of the original Frostpunk, now fully reimagined in Unreal Engine."

11 bit studios says that the engine they have been using, Liquid Engine, is no longer in development. The studio used this engine for the original...

Leaks are dumb like that.

Depending on which leaker you listen to, the alleged remake of The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion could arrive anywhere from April to June. The remake hasn't officially been announced yet, but that announcement could happen within weeks. Maybe.

First, we have word from insider NatetheHate that says a reveal for the Oblivion remaster is arriving in the coming weeks. He continues on to say that he expects that the game will release before June....

The project has been in the pre-production phase for a couple of years now.

As part of their latest quarterly earnings presentation, CD Projekt Red shared that The Witcher 4 has moved on to "full-scale production" as of "several weeks ago." This is the good news that Piotr Nielubowicz shared with those on the earnings call this week.

Previously codenamed Polaris, the next entry in the Witcher franchise entered into the pre-production phase in early...

This push towards "new" also includes a new philosophy at the studio.

Just before the final match at Sunday's 2024 Halo World Championship, Microsoft shared a surprise video concerning the future of the Halo franchise. Among the several things said and shown in the video were several test scenes of familiar locations and characters from Halo all displayed in Unreal Engine 5. Yes, the Slipspace engine is already being relegated to the trash bin.

Also notable...

The new zombie survival game revealed at Xbox Game Showcase.

State of Decay 3 from Undead Labs was revealed as part of the Xbox Game Showcase this past weekend. Like its predecessors, State of Decay 3 once again will task players with surviving and building up a small community in the midst of a zombie outbreak.

As part of their announcement interview, Undead Labs does say something rather interesting. Fans have been wanting for the State of Decay co-op experience to...

This substantial update is free to everyone.

Rockfish Games just released a massive and free update for Everspace 2 today. This update to the "open world spaceship looter shooter action-RPG" (their exact description) is out right now on PC and PlayStation, with an Xbox release to follow soon. The update includes new gameplay mechanics, new in-game items such as 15 new legendary items, new legendary catalysts, DualSense support, photo mode improvements, and a jump from...

User-generated content and new collabs are also set to arrive later this year.

There are some very big changes in store for PUBG: Battlegrounds, the venerable battle royale title that first debuted in 2017. As one of the original battle royale titles to hit the market, the now free-to-play game still shows up every day in the top 10 most played games on Steam.

In 2024, PUBG is going to see some of its biggest changes ever. Developer Krafton says that the game will get...

The horror mashup is now released.

Bloober Team and Anshar Studios just released Layers of Fear today for PC, "Apple Silicon Mac", PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. They say that this is one of the first horror games built from the ground up using Unreal Engine 5. They're also saying that this is the definitive way to experience the Layers of Fear games, be you a new player or someone that has played the previous games already.

What is Layers of Fear? Well,...

As shown during the State of Unreal keynote.

CI Games took a bit of time out of the State of Unreal keynote at this year's GDC to show the audience how Lords of the Fallen makes use of Unreal Engine 5 technologies.

The team showed off a demo of the game that is currently still in development at Hexworks. The demo shows off an early area of the game called Skyrest Bridge. It's here that they showed off some features like the character customization options, which utilize...

A first look at the new gameplay mechanics and visual improvements.

Bloober Team released the first gameplay video for their upcoming horror title, Layers of Fear. This reveal clocks in at a bit over 11 minutes and shows some of the new gameplay mechanics present in this release. It also shows off how this Unreal Engine 5 brings some graphical improvements compared to the original releases of the series.

Some of these graphical improvements include the addition of ray...

A new look at gameplay from the Unreal Engine 5 powered title.

A new trailer, entitled "Come to Me," for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl was released today by GSC Game World. The new trailer shows off some gameplay for the upcoming open-world shooter sequel that is being built on Unreal Engine 5.

Today's new gameplay video also comes with a small message about the war taking place in GSC Game World's home country of Ukraine. Earlier this year, we were given...

John Romero is about to make Unreal Engine 5 his-- oh, who are we kidding.

As one of the key figures behind such standout franchises like Doom, Quake, Heretic, and er... Daikatana, John Romero is no stranger to the gaming industry. The last game he worked on, Empire of Sin, came out back in 2020 to some rather tepid reviews. Some bad reviews don't keep a good Romero down (again, Daikatana says hello), which is why Romero is looking to create a new first-person shooter.

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Jonathan Jacques-Belletête is leading development of a new action game at Rogue Factor.

Jonathan Jacques-Belletête was the art director at Eidos Montreal. He was key in bringing the world and design of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided to life during his time at that studio. Now, he's working at Rogue Factor, the development studio behind Mordheim: City of the Damned and Necromunda: Underhive Wars.

Jacques-Belletête is leading the development...

Lara isn't quite done with her adventures just yet.

Crystal Dynamics revealed that they are working on a new Tomb Raider game that will be built using Unreal Engine 5.

The studio made the announcement today during the State of Unreal 2022 event, where it was also revealed that Unreal Engine 5 is now available to download.

General manager for the Tomb Raider franchise Dallas Dickinson says that they will be creating a "high-quality cinematic action-adventure...