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Atomic Heart gets raytraced gameplay trailer
Though Atomic Heart is due to release on last-gen consoles as well as PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC, Mundfish is really selling the whole next-gen (current-gen) thing. "Our game will have no loading screens due to [the] fast SSD," Mundfish told IGN in August. "Next-gen hardware also provides an exclusive opportunity to fulfill our artistic vision and deliver our game with stunning visuals with no downgrading, which was absolutely essential for current gen." … [Read more...] about Atomic Heart gets raytraced gameplay trailer
Ex-EA exec Peter Moore returns to gaming at Unity
Hardly the biggest news of the day, but I?m delighted to announce that I?ve joined the incredibly-talented team at @unity3d as SVP and GM of Sports & Live Entertainment. Delighted to be reunited with so many industry friends as we work on some really cool stuff. More to come... … [Read more...] about Ex-EA exec Peter Moore returns to gaming at Unity
Everspace 2 – lovely shooting, lovely looting, and the caves are brilliant too
This is what I love about Everspace 2, I think. Stripped of the Roguelike, this is an expansive game, that even now promises a whole star map with names of places I know I want to visit: Union, Zharkov, Khione. The main campaign is developing nicely - for the first few hours it's a get-back-on-your-feet narrative with plenty of eager busywork - but those distractions! Every time I blast off for the next waypoint on the central storyline, I find myself zipping past abandoned space hulks, past weak signals that promise mysteries. This is one of those open-world games where the side-quests are often the most fun. And it's because of the fiction. The side-quests make the universe feel genuinely vast and mysterious and scary and filled with promise. … [Read more...] about Everspace 2 – lovely shooting, lovely looting, and the caves are brilliant too
Every major new movie between now and July will be delayed, predicts studio executive
“I think everything substantive between now and Top Gun: Maverick in early July will move. It’s a mess,” one veteran studio executive predicts, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The Tom Cruise-led sequel is currently due out on July 1. … [Read more...] about Every major new movie between now and July will be delayed, predicts studio executive
