CD Projekt RED announced today that they have a new version of their REDengine. Unsurprisingly titled REDengine3, the press release describes it as being created for, "RPGs set in vast, open worlds with improved tools for spanning truly non-linear stories that are based on real player choices and consequences." Our colleagues over at RockPaperShotgun took this as an insinuation that this will be what's powering the as-yet unannounced Witcher 3, and that makes a whole lot of sense given that description. CD Projekt has hinted at a possible Witcher 3 reveal in recent weeks.
REDengine3 has also been confirmed to be the engine behind CD Projekts RED's sci-fi RPG Cyberpunk 2077. The press release goes on to give details on what the engine can do, including stating that it's a:
...next-gen-ready solution that begins to blur the line between pre-rendered CGI movies and real time rendered graphics, bringing us closer to the most life-like world ever created in video games. All the state-of-the-art visuals form a living ecosystem allowing the player to be a part of a vivid environment. The new face and body-animation systems implemented in REDengine 3 offer realistic expression of emotions, movie-quality scenes and character interactions.
Here's a screenshot of an environment created in REDengine3:
We'll be watching as February 5th closes, when CD Projekt RED has said it will announce what else the studio is working on. Think it's the Witcher?
Anthony Gallegos is an Editor on IGN's PC team. He enjoys scaring the crap out of himself with horror games and then releasing some steam in shooters like Blacklight and Tribes. You can follow him on @Chufmoney on Twitter and on at Ant-IGN on IGN.
Source : ign[dot]com
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