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Cosplayer Inoe has embodied the character Crimson Viper — a covert operative in an unusual combat suit whom gamers first met in Street Fighter 4. Viper, also known by the name Maya, has since appeared in Street Fighter 6. To celebrate that return, model Inoe treated her cosplay fans to a set of new photographs....
In 2024, Balatro emerged as one of the year’s standout hits—so much so that numerous developers sought to join its success and collaborate with its creator. Crossovers are not new for the title, but now it has been integrated into another widely played project. Balatro has been added to Vampire Survivors. The teams behind two...
Dontnod — the studio responsible for Life is Strange — is developing a new title in collaboration with Netflix. The team is adapting one of the streaming giant’s well-known franchises, and the gameplay is said to evoke the narrative tone of Life is Strange and Lost Records: Bloom & Rage. The company published its latest...
Naoki Hamaguchi, the game director behind Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, revealed that he drew inspiration from a variety of titles during development — ranging from God of War to The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. In an interview he explained that Remake was envisioned as a more linear, story-driven experience, so...
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...
