Former The Witcher 3 Director Shows Off New Footage of Dark Fantasy Adventure The Blood of Dawnwalker

Rebel Wolves — the workplace led by erstwhile The Witcher 3 crippled manager and co-director for Cyberpunk 2077, Konrad Tomaszkiewicz — has confirmed its upcoming acheronian phantasy action-RPG, The Blood of Dawnwalker, volition merchandise successful 2026.

At yesterday's Xbox Games Showcase, Rebel Wolves showed disconnected immoderate pre-beta gameplay footage, pursuing Coen, "a young antheral turned into a Dawnwalker, quality by time and vampire by night," arsenic helium comes to grips with his recently acquired abilities.

That's not all, though. On June 21, we'll find retired adjacent much arsenic Rebel Wolves invites america to articulation it connected the longest time of the year, "where the veil betwixt time and nighttime blurs, bringing unexpected outcomes." The 45-minute-long lawsuit volition uncover astir 15 minutes of caller gameplay content, accompanied by an extended developer commentary.

Interestingly, we'll besides larn much astir "several cardinal gameplay features," including the directional combat strategy that blends swordfighting, spells, and vampiric powers, arsenic good arsenic however players navigate Vale Sangora’s locations and "further research the crippled satellite and item the gameplay differences betwixt time and night, which volition person a important interaction connected the communicative and its course."

"It’s been a pleasance to yet amusement you much of the game, and I privation to convey our assemblage for the unthinkable support," Tomaszkiewicz said. "Back successful January, erstwhile we archetypal revealed the game, we promised to shed much airy connected the gameplay this summertime — and that infinitesimal has yet arrived.

"We’d similar to invitation you to articulation america connected June 21 for our Gameplay Reveal Event. You’ll larn much astir the abilities Coen gains arsenic helium becomes the Dawnwalker — a mysterious being balancing the enactment betwixt the satellite of time and the realm of night."

In The Blood of Dawnwalker, you play arsenic Coen, a young antheral who is simply a being nary longer afloat human, yet not wholly a vampire. With conscionable 30 days and nights to prevention Coen’s household oregon nonstop bloody revenge connected his sire, careless of the consequences oregon the outgo of Coen’s thirst for blood. But the astir important question for players remains: is it worthy sacrificing your humanity for the ones you love?

For more, cheque retired everything announced astatine Xbox Games Showcase June 2025.

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