Games

The Na’vi are back in combat. Ubisoft has revealed a gameplay trailer for Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora – From the Ashes, where the heroes confront a new threat on the Western Frontier. December 19 will be a double premiere for fans of the franchise. James Cameron’s new film, Avatar: Fire and Ashes, will arrive in...

Mouse: P.I. For Hire isn’t just another first-person shooter. Polish studio Fumi Games sets the title apart with a visual aesthetic inspired by classic 1930s animated films. The developers have released a new trailer outlining why the project deserves attention. The game’s launch has been pushed back — it’s now expected in early 2026. That...

The horror title Finding Frankie, released in 2024 for PC, PS5, and Xbox, is being adapted for the big screen. Producer Sean Robins — known for his work on Mortal Kombat — is leading the project, with Steven S. Miller set to direct. The screenplay is being penned by Cory Todd Hughes and Adrian Speckert....

The creators at Three Fields Studio have never hidden that Burnout was a major inspiration. Some members of the team previously worked on that arcade racing series. Wreckreation conveys the same frantic spirit of destruction while introducing construction mechanics. The game features a “creative sandbox” where, across a vast 400 km² map, you can freely...

Following their analysis of the console builds of The Outer Worlds 2, Digital Foundry’s experts put the game through tests on PC. The investigation shows that Unreal Engine 5’s Lumen system continues to present significant challenges for Obsidian. With hardware ray tracing enabled, the game exhibits pronounced noise in the shadows — a problem reminiscent...

Epic Games has merged a new feature into the main Unreal Engine 5 branch that can substantially improve lighting on lower-end hardware, including the Nintendo Switch 2. As technical artist Dylan Brown explained, the new system — called Lumen Irradiance Cache — is a streamlined variant of Lumen that relies on lighting probes. It’s designed...

The development team has crafted the project to be as player-friendly as possible. According to the creators, Duet Night Abyss does not use gacha mechanics — characters and weapons can be unlocked through regular gameplay grind without microtransactions. The game also omits daily progression caps, a common feature in many free-to-play titles. The developers intend...

The developers have listened to the community. In Sid Meier’s Civilization 7, matches are divided into distinct “Ages.” When you move between them, certain settings (for example, treaties) are reset and players are given the option to select a different civilization. The team originally intended this to motivate players to see a match through to...

Bethesda’s in-game characters will soon sound refreshed. Skyrim has been available for more than ten years, and some fans are updating not just the graphics but the audio as well. There are also projects dedicated specifically to re-voicing. Modern tools make it easy to refresh and diversify voice work by generating lines, but the quality...

The actor revealed he’s a big fan of Eddy. The performer who brings Kratos to life in God of War occasionally spends time gaming with his children. He’s not getting any younger, so it’s become increasingly difficult for him to hold his own on the virtual battlefield. Christopher Judge conceded that his reflexes aren’t what...