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Engadget
22-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Engadget
The Blood of Dawnwalker developers share a look at gameplay from the upcoming vampire fantasy RPG
One of the games that really caught my eye during the Xbox Games Showcase at the beginning of June was The Blood of Dawnwalker , a dark fantasy action-RPG from Rebel Wolves, the studio co-founded by Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz . First teased earlier this year , The Blood of Dawnwalker is a single-player open-world game set in a version of 14th-century Europe that's crawling with vampires. The first two trailers gave us a bit of a glimpse at what the gameplay will be like, but the developer has now shared an in-depth look in a 21-minute video. It looks pretty sick — but keep in mind that this footage is from the "pre-beta" game, so there's still a lot of polishing to be done. To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so. In The Blood of Dawnwalker , "You play as Coen, a young man turned into a Dawnwalker, forever treading the line between the world of day and the realm of night. Fight for your humanity or embrace the cursed powers to save your family." It's slated to hit PC, Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in 2026.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Here's Everything That Was Announced During The Xbox Game Showcase 2025
June has rolled around once again, and that, of course, means a ton of exciting new announcements from Summer Game Fest 2025! While the show itself was packed with new games to be excited for, Microsoft took the stage to showcase a plethora of titles that Xbox Fans should be hyped for! In case you happened to miss the show, CGM has you covered with all the major announcements from the Xbox Game Showcase! Kicking off the Xbox Game Showcase, Obsidian gave players a brand new gameplay trailer for The Outer Worlds 2, showcasing a lot of the strange and exciting new FPS Gameplay, as well as some new insight into the story of the game. The Outer Wolds 2 will launch on Xbox Series X|S on October 29th, 2025. Returning with the same silly energy, and sentient guns, High on Life 2 also showcased a brand new first-person skateboarding mechanic, which will seemingly will be used both for exploration and combat. No release date was given, but High on Life 2 will launch in Winter 2025, with Game Pass subscribers given early access. Set Fifteen years before A Plague Tale: Requiem, young Sophia seeks her independence as a fierce plunderer in the unforgiving world of the 14th century. With a bold trailer seemingly set in ancient Greece, this new look into the A Plauge Tale story will be coming to Xbox PC and Xbox Series X|S in 2026. In a shocking trailer that seemingly confirmed rumours of Microsoft working on their own Switch rival, players recieved the announced of the Xbox Ally—a collaboration with ASUS ROG, to bring their very own version of the Ally. The AMD-powered devices will feature an AMD Ryzen Z2 A, with the Xbox Ally X hosting an AMD Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme, as well as software to better suit the Microsoft and Xbox experience. The Xbox Ally will launch Holiday 2025. Developed by Rebel Wolves and published by Bandai Namco, Blood of the Dawnwalker looks to be an dark fantasy ARPG set in a grim world where Vampires rule the night with a terrible force. Players take on the role of a half-vampire Dawnwalker, who seeks to combat this terrible foe and unravel the mysteries of their lineage. While no official release date was given, The Blood of Dawnwalker is set for a 2026 release. The follow up to the critically acclaimed and deeply punishing platformer, Super Meat Boy 3D looks to evolve the intense action formlua of Team Meat's iconic series and bring it to the third dimension. Feautring the fast-paced and playfully gory gameplay of its predecessors, Super Meat Boy 3D lands on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC in Early 2026. Showcasing a brand new action-packed trailer, Koei Tecmo and Team Ninja showed off the incredible new gameplay, and some of the intense bosses in Ninja Gaiden 4. Looking to be a much faster and more fluid experience than its predecessors, Ninja Gaiden 4 also showed off some gameplay from series protaganist Ryu Hyabusa. Ninja Gaiden 4 will launch on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation5 on October 21, 2025. In an action packed trailer, Bethesda showed off the first DLC for Indian Jones and the Great Circle titled The Order of Giants. A brand new story chapter that will takes Indy to the ancient streets of Rome where forgotten catacombs twist into something far more sinister. Indy must outwit a dangerous cult and decipher puzzles designed by emperors to uncover the dark legacy of the Nephilim giants. The DLC will launch on September 4th, 2025. Developed by Game Freak (yes, the Pokémon creators) and directed by Kota Furushima, Beast of Reincarnation allows players to step into the role of Emma the Sealer as they journey through post-apocalyptic Japan to save humanity from extinction. The title is set to release in 2026 and will be available on Xbox Series X|S, as well as available on launch on PC and PlayStation5. Intitally revealed last year, InXile Entertainment and Microsoft showed off a in-depth trailer highlighting the story and gameplay elements of their new time-bending action RPG Clockwork Revolution. The game looks to blend an incredible FPS combat with RPG story progression where players can reshape not only the narrative, but the world itself. No release date was given for Clockwork Revolution. Obsidian is back with its grand-scale tiny survival game Grounded 2. Featuring what looks like a larger map, new weapons and crafting mechanics and of course, terrifying new colossal bugs to battle against. Get ready to survive the backyard once again when Grounded 2 launches on July 29th, 2025. Blooper Team showcased a brand new trailer featuring more of the terrifying action, and grotesque creatures in Cronos: The New Dawn. Looking to be a far cry from some of Blooper Teams previous horror experiences, Cronos: The New Dawn may be as intense as it is terrifying. While no release date was set, the game is expected to launch for Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 in Fall of 2025. Bringing players to Western Solstice to explore a new zone and to continue on the main quest storyline, The update, which went live on June 2, 2025, will offer players the base-game patch, including the new Subclassing system that allows players to mix and match class Skill Lines. Additionally, the Hero's Return system will provide in-game rewards to get players back on their feet if they stepped away from the game for a while. The update will be available to console players on June 18th, 2025. From Don't Nod, showed off a trailer for their brand-new Sci Fi adventure game Aphelion. Looking to be much more Uncharted than Life is Strange, the trailer showcased a ton of the game's action platforming and sombre solitary tone. While no specifica release date was given, the game is coming in 2026 to all consoles, however Xbox owners can play it early with Game Pass. Part musical, part renovation sim, part mystery, There Are No Ghosts At The Grand is a unique, narrative-driven musical adventure, set against a spooky British seaside town that's bursting with supernatural secrets. There are No Ghosts at the Grand will support Xbox Play Anywhere, allowing cross-save across console, PC or cloud, and will be available on day one with Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass, with additional platforms to be announced later. The newest addition to Age of Mythology: Retold, Heavenly Spear brings an all-new Japanese pantheon to the game—introducing 12 new Gods, each with unique god powers, divine technologies, units to accompany them. A brand new 12-mission story campain will put players in the role of 2-mission campaign following Yasuko, a humble farmer's daughter who discovers a magical spear and is swept into a mythic war. Age of Mythology: Retold – Heavenly Spear will launch on all platforms in Fall of 2025. MUDANG: Two Hearts is a new stealth action thriller set in modern-day South Korea. n the day when the historic bill was set to pass, a mystery terrorist group attacks the South Korean National Assembly, throwing the entire nation into chaos. Sent to uncover the truth, a North Korean soldier stumbles upon a K-Pop star and is given a new mission: protect the girl who can unravel it all. Featuring intense stealth/action gameplay MUDANG: Two Hearts will launch on Xbox PC and Xbox Series X|S in 2026. The follow-up adventure to Thunderful and Wishfully physics platformer, Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf is an ambitious cinematic puzzle adventure that doubles the size and scope of the original. Featuring a gripping story and breathtaking visuals, Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf will be coming in 2026 to all consoles. Bethesda Game Studios also premiered the launch trailer for Fallout 76's latest update: Gone Fission—which will bring fishing to the world of Fallout 76. Launched on June 3rd, 2025, players can experience the cozier side of Appalachia with a net full of new fishing adventures, including different bait, weather conditions, fishing rods, and locations to spawn new fish types. Based on the hit webtoon, Solo Leveling: ARISE OVERDRIVE brings the ultimate action RPG to Xbox with new mechanics and 4-player real-time co-op! Players will take on the role of Sung Jin Woo and go from the weakest warrior, to the world's strongest hunter! While no official release date was set, the game is set to launch in Fall of 2025 for Xbox PC and 2026 for Xbox Series X|S. you'll begin your journey in Idyll, a dynamic, interactive and expansive open world! There, you can collect, evolve, and twine with magical creatures called Aniimo. Players will explore uncharted landscapes and mysterious dungeons, battle in real-time PvE and PvP combat, solve ancient puzzles, and master a truly dynamic gameplay experience. In slick new trailer Activision and Iron Galaxy showcased featuring some gnarly moves and updated performance for the updated remake of Tony Hawk Pro Scaker 3+4. Not only that, the trailer showed off new characters inclduing Michelangelo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as well as DOOM Guy. The game will be available on Xbox Series X|S as well as PlayStation 5 on July 2025 and a demo dropped after the trailer. From Thunder Lotus Games, At Fate's End is an action-adventure game where you fight the ones you love. The game looks to be a brand new beautifully animated adventure featuring card-based action, and intense combat utilizing cinematic Quick Time Events. No release date was set, but At Fate's End will launch on Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 in 2026. In a shocking announcement, Xbox Games Studios showed off Gears of War Reloaded, the updated remake of the original Gears of War. Being touted as 'a celebration of one of gaming's most iconic franchises,' the game will be rebuilt with 4K resolution, up to120 FPS support, and fully modernized multiplayer. Gears of War Reloaded comes to Xbox Series X|S, PC and PlayStation 5 on August 26th, 2025. While not much was shown off during the Xbox Game Showcase, Persona fans got a small glimpes of the upcoming remake Persona 4 Revival. Showing off the game's gorgeous updated visuals within the rural town of Inaba. Arriving as a transfer student, you'll experience an unforgettable year with new friends you meet along the way. The game will come to Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 sometime in the future. A brand new addition to the beloved Sea of Thieves, Season 17 introduces a new gang of nefarious troublemakers who have infiltrated the Sea of Thieves! Players can embark on new Smuggler's Voyages to salvage — or steal — these hot properties and see them safely into the wrong hands. While no specific date was given, Sea of Thieves: Smuggler's Tide will launch across all platforms as a free update in August 2025. From Quarter Up, a Skybound studio comes a brand new 3V3 tournament fighter featuring characters from the iconic Invicible comic and the voice cast from the critically acclaimed animated show. True to the show, the game will also feautre intense combo building and brutal finishers. No release date was given, but the game will launch exclusivley for Xbox Series X|S in 2026. Xbox players eager to experience the world of Final Fantasy VII: Remake will only have to wait a little longer as the game is set to launch on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox PC this winter! Alongside the announcment, players were treated do a double dose of Final Fantasy as Final Fantasy XVI was also launched for the console after the event! From Double Fine Studios, comes Keeper, a stange new adventure featuring a sentient lighthouse. Joined by a spirited seabird, players will embark upon a heartening tale of unlikely companionship and an unexpected journey into realms beyond understanding. Keeper will launch exclusivley for Xbox Series X|S and PC on October 17th, 2025. Microsoft certainly saved the best for last, and revealed the first trailer for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Set in the year 2035, where players will once again control David Mason, as he leads the Black Ops team against a manipulative enemy who weaponizes fear above all else. No release date was given for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The Witcher 3 director's upcoming vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker is "fully funded" and still on track, assures studio lead amid "rumored situation at NetEase"
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Following recent reports that NetEase is cutting back on funding for games, Rebel Wolves co-owner and chief publishing officer Tomasz Tinc assures the public that The Blood of Dawnwalker is still on the way. Rebel Wolves, the studio founded by The Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz and Tinc in 2022, is working on its debut title The Blood of Dawnwalker – and despite circulating reports of financial cuts being made by NetEase, a recent LinkedIn post from Tinc confirms that the vampire RPG is safely in the works with its production "fully funded." Addressing the matter, the co-founder says the "rumored situation at NetEase" isn't a problem. "I've also read the articles suggesting that Rebel Wolves may be in danger due to the rumored situation at NetEase," writes Tinc. "First and foremost, thank you for all the warm messages and wishes. The development of our game is progressing steadily, and we're facing no financial issues." The lead continues, explaining the role that NetEase actually plays in The Blood of Dawnwalker's production – and in the grand scheme of things, it sounds quite minor. "The Blood of Dawnwalker's production is fully funded, and we work alongside our partners and friends from Bandai Namco, our game's global publisher, to bring the first chapter of the Dawnwalker saga to life," describes Tinc. "The vast majority of Rebel Wolves' ownership rests in the hands of Konrad Tomaszkiewicz and other studio co-owners, all of whom are employed by Rebel Wolves. NetEase is Rebel Wolves' minority shareholder." It's reassuring to hear, to say the least – especially with reported cancelations, delays, and layoffs seemingly on the rise within the gaming industry. As for The Blood of Dawnwalker, it's shaping up to be one of my most anticipated releases with the freedom it offers and its unique time mechanics – it might even end up being one of the best RPGs of recent years if its creators' past experience on smash hits like The Witcher 3 is anything to go by. NetEase denies report that its CEO tried to cut Marvel from Marvel Rivals because he didn't want to pay Disney for the license
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
"I really hate how we did it": The Witcher 3 quest lead says there are parts of the iconic RPG he still wishes he could "time travel and fix"
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The Witcher 3 lead quest designer Mateusz Tomaszkiewicz, who's now leading development on Rebel Wolves' Blood of Dawnwalker, has some regrets from his time at CD Projekt Red. It's genuinely hard to think of a more universally beloved RPG than The Witcher 3. I could go over its plentiful awards and accolades, but all you really need to know about its legacy is that it topped our list of the 100 best games of its generation back in 2020. Even still, Tomaszkiewicz tells GamesRadar+ there are things he hates so much about it that he'd go as far as to tempt the butterfly effect in order to go back in time and change them. "I still have stuff in The Witcher 3 that I hate about how we did it," Tomaszkiewicz says. "I really hate how we did it, and I would love to time travel and fix it." Tomaszkiewicz didn't get into any specifics of what he'd like to change, but he did say "we just took it into our next projects, and just learned from it." Tomaszkiewicz left CDPR in 2021 after 12 years with the studio, having also served as co-director on Cyberpunk 2077. He's now heading up Rebel Wolves alongside his brother and fellow CDPR alum Konrad Tomaszkiewicz. The studio's debut project, Blood of Dawnwalker, is an open-world RPG set in a dark fantasy world ravaged by plague and ruled by vampires. The main character, Coen, is turned into a human/vampire hybrid called a Dawnwalker, allowing him to navigate both day and night with vampiric powers. Blood of Dawnwalker has no release date yet, but it's getting a gameplay showcase this summer. The Witcher 3 director says he left CDPR to make his own open-world vampire game because "those rules of RPGs" can be bent and "a smaller team is capable of doing more."
