Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
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Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
Xenogears is among the most popular JRPGs ever released on the original PlayStation, but Square Enix doesn't seem interested in releasing the game to modern platforms, leaving it to fans to remake it using modern technologies. 3D artist Vitor Maccari is currently working on an Unreal Engine 5-powered remake of the classic JRPG using the HD-2D style made popular by Octopath Traveler and expanded by last year's Star Ocean: The Second Story R. Using Maya, Zbrush, Houdini, Substance Painter, Megascan Textures, and SpeedTree alongside Unreal Engine 5, the artist was able to make an incredible recreation of the village of […]
There's no current Unreal Engine 5-powered game that can run at native 4K resolution with acceptable performance, but that has nothing to do with developers but rather with how the engine is built. Speaking during the latest episode of Moore's Law is Dead Broken Silicon podcast, Infuse Studio co-founder Jacob Sutton discussed the idea that some users have that upscaling solutions such as NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS are being used as a crutch for developers to fix optimization issues, saying that upscaling is sort of becoming a requirement, using the Unreal Engine 5 as an example. Epic's […]
An unofficial The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Unreal Engine 5 remake is currently in the works, providing a glimpse of what an official remake would look like using modern gaming engines and technology. The remake is currently being developed by Etan Solrac, who recently shared a video showcasing the differences between Lumen and Screen Space Global Illumination using sequences set in a recreation of the Forsaken Fortress, highlighting how SSGI can get really close to Lumen. In another video shared a few weeks back, the developer showed more footage from their Zelda: Wind Waker Unreal Engine 5 remake, focusing […]
Today, in its Q1 2024 financial report, South Korean publisher Kakao Games revealed that both of its hotly anticipated UE5 powered action MMORPGs, ArcheAge 2 and Chrono Odyssey, are slated to launch globally next year. Kakao actually has three UE5 powered action RPGs on the way, although the third one, tentatively titled The Swordmaster's Youngest Son, is slated in 2026 and is not an MMO. Game Chrono Odyssey ArcheAge 2 The Swordmaster's Youngest Son Genre Action MMORPG Action MMORPG Action RPG Developer Chrono Studio XL Games OceanDrive Studio Region Global Global Global Schedule 25Y 25Y 26Y Dynamic and action-filled battle, […]
Today, publisher Mindscape Games and developer Aesir Interactive announced Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori, a new entry in the equine-focused franchise that also features Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship (which is getting a remaster in June) and Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. This new game will be a bit different. While still keeping a focus on equine gameplay with realistic physics, it's being designed as an open world title powered by Unreal Engine 5 technology. Moreover, it's actually set in 13th-century Mongolia. Here, players will assume the role of a young courier rider. Horses will be essential to survival and […]
NVIDIA has announced an update to the NvRTX branch of Epic's Unreal Engine 5. The major new feature is the addition of experimental support for ReSTIR Global Illumination, the ray tracing algorithm first discussed by NVIDIA researchers in the seminal paper Spatiotemporal Reservoir Resampling for Real-Time Ray Tracing with Dynamic Direct Lighting released at ACM SIGGRAPH 2020. ReSTIR GI allows 'direct lighting from millions of moving lights' with ray budgets that are compatible with the demands of real-time rendering for games. The approach also doesn't require complex light structure, baking, or global scene parameterization, while still providing results up to […]
Unreal Engine 5 is increasingly the go-to option for current-gen development, and now, the latest version of Epic’s software is here. We got a taste of Unreal Engine 5.4 during last month’s State of Unreal GDC 2024 showcase, but now the software is in developers’ hands. From a player standpoint, the most exciting thing about Unreal Engine 5.4 are Epic’s promises of improved performance. If there’s one area UE5 has fallen short in, it’s performance, with many games built on the engine struggling on current-gen consoles and requiring wallet-destroying rigs to run well on PC. Unreal Engine 5.4 aims to […]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is not getting a proper remake anytime soon, leaving it to fans of the long-running series to reimagine locations from the iconic game using modern technology. One of these fans is YouTube user Leo Torres, who has been recreating cities from the popular game using Unreal Engine 5. Their latest recreation is a recreation of Falkreath made using Unreal Engine 5.3.2 and some of its features, such as Nanite, which was used for all models and foliage, and hardware Lumen for global illumination and reflections. NVIDIA DLAA was also used to improve visual quality. While […]
A proper Grand Theft Auto III powered by a modern game engine such as the Unreal Engine 5 would look incredible, judging from a concept shared by a fan last week. The fan-made project, whose concept gameplay video was shared on YouTube by flames per second, the same user behind a GTA San Andreas Unreal Engine 5 remake concept, was created using some Grand Theft Auto V mods, such as the Liberty City Remix mod, the ProjectFromThePast and updated 3D models, ported to Unreal Engine 5. Needless to say, the end results are breathtaking. With Rockstar Games at work on […]
Hogwarts Legacy 2 will likely be powered by the Unreal Engine 5, judging from a job ad from developer Avalanche Software. As spotted by Tech4Gamers, the developer of the successful open-world game launched last year is looking for a Senior Character Artist with experience with Unreal Engine 4 and Unreal Engine 5. While the ad doesn't explicitly say which project this new Senior Character Artist would be working on, it is pretty telling how Hogwarts Legacy is the only game from the studio mentioned in the ad, suggesting that its sequel is likely the developer's next project. Considering how much […]
The Unreal Engine 5.3 continues to impress, powering some amazing creations, such as a dune desert landscape showcased in a video shared online this week. The Dune Desert Landscape - Stone Pit was created by MAWI United, the same team behind other landscapes powered by the latest version of the game engine by Epic. Using Lumen and Nanite, sporting a map 400sqkm featuring sand movement, this is among the most impressive landscapes created with Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine 5.3 is the latest version of the engine by Epic. Released back in September 2023, the new version introduced some important […]
An unofficial Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Unreal Engine 5 remaster was revealed with two gameplay videos showing Rockstar Games how it's done. The unofficial remaster, created using a few mods for the map and custom cars by Flames per Second, retains the original art style of the game, improving on it in several ways. While this fanmade remaster isn't visually groundbreaking, it captures the spirit of the original release rather well, showing an amount of love for the game that is nowhere to be seen in the official remaster. The Grand Theft Auto San Andreas official remaster was […]
Xenogears is among the most popular JRPGs ever released on the original PlayStation, but Square Enix doesn't seem interested in releasing the game to modern platforms, leaving it to fans to remake it using modern technologies. 3D artist Vitor Maccari is currently working on an Unreal Engine 5-powered remake of the classic JRPG using the HD-2D style made popular by Octopath Traveler and expanded by last year's Star Ocean: The Second Story R. Using Maya, Zbrush, Houdini, Substance Painter, Megascan Textures, and SpeedTree alongside Unreal Engine 5, the artist was able to make an incredible recreation of the village of […]
There's no current Unreal Engine 5-powered game that can run at native 4K resolution with acceptable performance, but that has nothing to do with developers but rather with how the engine is built. Speaking during the latest episode of Moore's Law is Dead Broken Silicon podcast, Infuse Studio co-founder Jacob Sutton discussed the idea that some users have that upscaling solutions such as NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS are being used as a crutch for developers to fix optimization issues, saying that upscaling is sort of becoming a requirement, using the Unreal Engine 5 as an example. Epic's […]
An unofficial The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker Unreal Engine 5 remake is currently in the works, providing a glimpse of what an official remake would look like using modern gaming engines and technology. The remake is currently being developed by Etan Solrac, who recently shared a video showcasing the differences between Lumen and Screen Space Global Illumination using sequences set in a recreation of the Forsaken Fortress, highlighting how SSGI can get really close to Lumen. In another video shared a few weeks back, the developer showed more footage from their Zelda: Wind Waker Unreal Engine 5 remake, focusing […]
Today, in its Q1 2024 financial report, South Korean publisher Kakao Games revealed that both of its hotly anticipated UE5 powered action MMORPGs, ArcheAge 2 and Chrono Odyssey, are slated to launch globally next year. Kakao actually has three UE5 powered action RPGs on the way, although the third one, tentatively titled The Swordmaster's Youngest Son, is slated in 2026 and is not an MMO. Game Chrono Odyssey ArcheAge 2 The Swordmaster's Youngest Son Genre Action MMORPG Action MMORPG Action RPG Developer Chrono Studio XL Games OceanDrive Studio Region Global Global Global Schedule 25Y 25Y 26Y Dynamic and action-filled battle, […]
Today, publisher Mindscape Games and developer Aesir Interactive announced Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori, a new entry in the equine-focused franchise that also features Windstorm: Start of a Great Friendship (which is getting a remaster in June) and Windstorm: An Unexpected Arrival. This new game will be a bit different. While still keeping a focus on equine gameplay with realistic physics, it's being designed as an open world title powered by Unreal Engine 5 technology. Moreover, it's actually set in 13th-century Mongolia. Here, players will assume the role of a young courier rider. Horses will be essential to survival and […]
NVIDIA has announced an update to the NvRTX branch of Epic's Unreal Engine 5. The major new feature is the addition of experimental support for ReSTIR Global Illumination, the ray tracing algorithm first discussed by NVIDIA researchers in the seminal paper Spatiotemporal Reservoir Resampling for Real-Time Ray Tracing with Dynamic Direct Lighting released at ACM SIGGRAPH 2020. ReSTIR GI allows 'direct lighting from millions of moving lights' with ray budgets that are compatible with the demands of real-time rendering for games. The approach also doesn't require complex light structure, baking, or global scene parameterization, while still providing results up to […]
Unreal Engine 5 is increasingly the go-to option for current-gen development, and now, the latest version of Epic’s software is here. We got a taste of Unreal Engine 5.4 during last month’s State of Unreal GDC 2024 showcase, but now the software is in developers’ hands. From a player standpoint, the most exciting thing about Unreal Engine 5.4 are Epic’s promises of improved performance. If there’s one area UE5 has fallen short in, it’s performance, with many games built on the engine struggling on current-gen consoles and requiring wallet-destroying rigs to run well on PC. Unreal Engine 5.4 aims to […]
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is not getting a proper remake anytime soon, leaving it to fans of the long-running series to reimagine locations from the iconic game using modern technology. One of these fans is YouTube user Leo Torres, who has been recreating cities from the popular game using Unreal Engine 5. Their latest recreation is a recreation of Falkreath made using Unreal Engine 5.3.2 and some of its features, such as Nanite, which was used for all models and foliage, and hardware Lumen for global illumination and reflections. NVIDIA DLAA was also used to improve visual quality. While […]
A proper Grand Theft Auto III powered by a modern game engine such as the Unreal Engine 5 would look incredible, judging from a concept shared by a fan last week. The fan-made project, whose concept gameplay video was shared on YouTube by flames per second, the same user behind a GTA San Andreas Unreal Engine 5 remake concept, was created using some Grand Theft Auto V mods, such as the Liberty City Remix mod, the ProjectFromThePast and updated 3D models, ported to Unreal Engine 5. Needless to say, the end results are breathtaking. With Rockstar Games at work on […]
Hogwarts Legacy 2 will likely be powered by the Unreal Engine 5, judging from a job ad from developer Avalanche Software. As spotted by Tech4Gamers, the developer of the successful open-world game launched last year is looking for a Senior Character Artist with experience with Unreal Engine 4 and Unreal Engine 5. While the ad doesn't explicitly say which project this new Senior Character Artist would be working on, it is pretty telling how Hogwarts Legacy is the only game from the studio mentioned in the ad, suggesting that its sequel is likely the developer's next project. Considering how much […]
The Unreal Engine 5.3 continues to impress, powering some amazing creations, such as a dune desert landscape showcased in a video shared online this week. The Dune Desert Landscape - Stone Pit was created by MAWI United, the same team behind other landscapes powered by the latest version of the game engine by Epic. Using Lumen and Nanite, sporting a map 400sqkm featuring sand movement, this is among the most impressive landscapes created with Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine 5.3 is the latest version of the engine by Epic. Released back in September 2023, the new version introduced some important […]
An unofficial Grand Theft Auto San Andreas Unreal Engine 5 remaster was revealed with two gameplay videos showing Rockstar Games how it's done. The unofficial remaster, created using a few mods for the map and custom cars by Flames per Second, retains the original art style of the game, improving on it in several ways. While this fanmade remaster isn't visually groundbreaking, it captures the spirit of the original release rather well, showing an amount of love for the game that is nowhere to be seen in the official remaster. The Grand Theft Auto San Andreas official remaster was […]