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CI Games announces Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts, first details, features a more optimized engine

Posted on: 16 Aug 2018

CI Games announced the next game in its acclaimed tactical shooter series: Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts. The title takes its genre-defining sniping gameplay to the harsh climates of the Siberian wilderness and introduces a brand new way to play – the contracts system. The game features both single player and multiplayer modes, and is set … Continue reading CI Games announces Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts, first details, features a more optimized engine →

Tropico 6 releases in January 2019, gets Gamescom 2018 trailer

Posted on: 16 Aug 2018

Kalypso Media has announced that Tropico 6 will release on the PC in January 2019. Tropico 6 promises to be the biggest and greatest Tropico game in history and in order to celebrate this announcement, Kalypso released its Gamescom 2018 trailer.

Intel will most likely release its first discrete graphics card in 2020

Posted on: 16 Aug 2018

As we’ve already stated, Intel will be developing a discrete GPU for consumers and gamers that will rival AMD’s and NVIDIA’s offerings. And today, we have a release window for the first discrete graphics card from the blue team. According to a new teaser trailer, Intel may release its first GPU in 2020.

SEGA may have removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from Shenmue 1 & 2 Collection

Posted on: 16 Aug 2018

The Shenmue 1 & 2 collection releases on the PC in a few days and it appears that SEGA has removed the Denuvo anti-tamper tech from it. SEGA has been using Denuvo in pretty much all of its latest titles and this collection may be the first new release without this controversial anti-tamper tech.

New Shenmue I & II Collection trailer focuses on combat and mini games

Posted on: 15 Aug 2018

SEGA has released the third and final part of its series of videos exploring the world of the Shenmue. This final part focuses on the game’s combat mechanics and mini games, narrated by the English-version voice actor of Ryo Hazuki, Corey Marshall.

First pre-alpha gameplay footage for Iron Danger; new tactical RPG with time manipulation mechanics

Posted on: 15 Aug 2018

Action Squad Studios has released the first combat gameplay footage from their upcoming tactical RPG Iron Danger. In the video, player characters enter the fray with a group of Northlanders; an invading army of mechanically enhanced soldiers. 

New Battlefield 5 gameplay trailer releases tomorrow, teaser trailer out now

Posted on: 15 Aug 2018

Electronic Arts and DICE have released a new teaser trailer for Battlefield 5 and have revealed that a brand new, proper, gameplay trailer will be released tomorrow. Naturally, this trailer will be based on the Gamescom 2018 build that DICE will showcase at this upcoming gaming event.

First gameplay trailer released for Battlerite Royale

Posted on: 15 Aug 2018

Stunlock Studios has released the first gameplay trailer for Battlerite Royale. Combining an Action MOBA/Arena Brawler and Battle Royale survival gameplay, the new mode throws 20 players into a cutthroat island deathmatch, played “Free For All” or as a duo from a top-down perspective.

Koch Media acquires TimeSplitters and Second Sight, future games to be published by Deep Silver

Posted on: 15 Aug 2018

Koch Media today announced the acquisition of the cherished video games series Timesplitters. The agreement sees Koch Media become the owners of the intellectual property and the rights to create videogames based on the brand which will be produced by the Koch Media’s publishing label Deep Silver.

NVIDIA shares its short-term and long-term roadmaps for real-time raytracing in video games

Posted on: 15 Aug 2018

At GDC 2018, NVIDIA’s Morgan McGuire has shared the company’s short-term and long-term roadmaps for real-time raytracing in video games. Now while we’ve covered the hybrid model in the past, it appears that this is a long-term goal for NVIDIA and not something that most developers are doing right now.