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NetEase Games unveils first AAA single-player title – Blood Message

Epic story-driven action-adventure set in Ancient China

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NetEase Games, in collaboration with 24 Entertainment 临安 (Lin’an) Studio, today announced Blood Message. It’s a cinematic, story-focused single-player action-adventure currently in development for PC and consoles.

Utilizing Unreal 5 Engine and proprietary tools, this marks NetEase’s inaugural AAA title in the single-player genre, blending intense survival combat with rich Eastern storytelling.

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Set against the backdrop of the late Tang Dynasty, Blood Message offers players a gripping journey of loyalty and survival. Players assume the role of a nameless messenger and his young son caught amidst a burgeoning uprising in Dunhuang.

As they navigate treacherous landscapes and shifting loyalties, their mission to deliver a message crucial to their homeland’s fate unfolds in an immersive third-person experience.

Embark on a perilous eastward trek spanning roughly 3,000 li (about 1,000 miles), journeying through deserts and expansive wilderness across East and Central Asia.

Confront brutal sieges, unforgiving terrains, and overwhelming odds—not just to survive, but to carve their final story of loyalty and sacrifice.

The game’s setting during the waning years of the Tang Dynasty offers a rich cultural tapestry, featuring authentic customs, historical detail, and vivid landscapes inspired by the diverse terrains of Dunhuang and surrounding regions.

Key Features of *Blood Message

  • Narrative-rich gameplay driven by cinematic storytelling
  • Intense, realistic combat combining stealth, survival, and emotional stakes
  • Deep themes of family, honor, sacrifice, and cultural identity
  • Landscapes inspired by East and Central Asian terrains, capturing the era’s essence

Blood Message prompts players to consider: How can ordinary individuals, seemingly insignificant like dust, leave a lasting mark on history?

The development team believes it’s through remembrance and admiration from future generations—creating an eternal monument.

Step into the shoes of unsung heroes—ordinary people driven by extraordinary resolve. As part of the Dunhuang uprising, the father and son must navigate a crumbling world, torn between duty and love. When history forgets, warriors remember. Unlike the countless stories of emperors and generals, *Blood Message* champions the silent heroes.

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You can play SNES games on this Nike shoe

The project celebrates the SNES’s 35th anniversary.

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Image source: Gustavo Bonzanini / Instagram

Have sneakerheads gone too far? While we’ve seen gaming-related collaborations before, no one has gone so far as to stick an actual console inside a sneaker before. But, then again, there’s a first time for everything. To celebrate the console’s 35th anniversary, a designer has packed a playable Super Nintendo Entertainment System (or SNES) inside a pair of Nike Air Max 90 sneakers.

Most collaborations of the same type usually incorporate inspired visuals onto the shoe. Some, for example, just add a console’s colors into the shoe’s design. The SNES-inspired show goes beyond by adding the console (or a version of it) into the shoe.

Designer Gustavo Bonzanini, who designed the SNES-packed shoe, added a small Raspberry Pi Zero W into the shoe’s tongue. The microcomputer was then programmed to emulate 16-bit games like Super Mario World. It even has the classic RCA cables so you can plug into an old TV for that additional nostalgia.

The one thing it can’t do, however, is have a wired connection to the classic SNES controllers. Instead, Bonzanini customized the controller to have wireless connectivity. It’s a touch of modernity but ultimately adds to how impressive the effort is.

To top it all off, the console-slash-shoe can power gameplay for up to 30 minutes. It’s tiny, but it’s an art project after all.

That said, it’s not for sale. As cool as it is, the SNES Nike is only to celebrate the console’s 35th birthday.

If you really wanted to, it’s not too difficult to play SNES in today’s age. Nintendo even offers the console in its Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions.

SEE ALSO: The rare PlayStation x Nike Air Force 1 Low might come back in 2025

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Assassin’s Creed Shadows gets Attack on Titan-themed content

The story is available only until December 22.

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Ubisoft is no stranger to quirky DLCs, especially for the Assassin’s Creed franchise. One of its most infamous is Assassin’s Creed III’s The Tyranny of King Washington, which imagines an alternate reality (or as alternate as an Assassin’s Creed entry can get) where George Washington became a dictator. Now, the franchise is getting even wackier with an official tie-up with Attack on Titan.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the ongoing entry for the series. The title has players go on a journey of revenge in medieval Japan as the stealthy Naoe and the brutal Yasuke. Since launching, the game has gotten an expansion which adds an epilogue to the story. Today, a new update adds more content and a timed story.

A chunk of the update was already revealed previously. It contains a new story that has Naoe and Yasuke learn each other’s skills (or a version of them, at least). Adding to that story is a new quest tied to the popular Attack on Titan series. It also comes with custom gear and mounts based on the series.

Naoe and Yasuke travel to the enigmatic Crystal Cave to help a strangely garbed woman named Ada. A cult is threatening to initiate a deadly experiment on one of Ada’s friends, which might see the arrival of an actual Titan in medieval Japan. The story’s trailer ends with a brief tease on the aforementioned monster.

Though most of the update is for keeps, the Attack on Titan content will be available only from now until December 22.

SEE ALSO: Assassin’s Creed Shadows is coming to the Switch 2

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Ubisoft confirms Far Cry live-action anthology series

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Months ago, Ubisoft accidentally announced that it is working with FX on a live-action adaptation of the Far Cry series. Today, the publisher finally confirmed the news and attached some notable names to the project.

Confirmed directly by the publisher via an official announcement, Ubisoft announced that FX has ordered a series based on the first-person adventure series. The show will be an anthology series with different characters and stories for every season. With that description, it sounds a lot like The White Lotus but with more guns.

The games themselves follow this same format. Each game has a different setting and set of characters. The last, for instance, featured Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo, the dictator of a fictional South American country named Yara.

Helming the live-action project are two big names for Hulu: Noah Hawley and Rob Mac. Hawley recently earned his flowers through the recently concluded first season of Alien: Earth. Meanwhile, Rob Mac has been earning success after success with It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

With those two helming the series, the upcoming Far Cry adaptation has the potential to make a name for itself in the videogame adaptation scene. These days, adaptations are rocking the airwaves with notable adaptations including Fallout and The Last of Us.

SEE ALSO: Ubisoft accidentally announces Far Cry TV show

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