As per the LinkedIn profile of Sperasoft technical designer Andrew K. (spotted by @bogard222 on Twitter), the studio is currently working on an unannounced AAA action RPG that is using Unreal Engine. Whether or not that’s Unreal Engine 5 specifically hasn’t been mentioned.

There’s also no mention of exactly what the scale of Sperasoft’s involvement in the project is, or even who the lead studio on it is. Given the vast variety of developers has worked in the past, what project this is referring to is anyone’s best guess for now.

Sperasoft has provide development support on a number of major releases in recent years, including the likes of Fallout 76, Halo Infinite, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Dead Space, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Saints Row, and many more.

Its team of artists has also contributed to the various post-launch seasons. COO Denis Larkan recently stated that, “We are glad to be a part of Fallout 76 development. Sperasoft Creative teams continue contributing to this role-playing video game, so fans can enjoy seasonal updates.”

Sperasoft has worked as a support studio for a number of titles like 343 Industries’ Halo Infinite, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, BioWare’s Anthem, and much more. The timing of this announcement is interesting, especially since the studio has been onboard for two years. Regardless, it seems Bethesda is committing to supporting the title even after nearly four years of updates.

Fallout 76 is currently available for Xbox One, PS4 and PC. Despite having a downright terrible launch with numerous bugs and glitches, along with questionable updates and monetization strategies, it’s improved significantly over the years. It received two major expansions in Wastelanders and Steel Reign which added human NPCs, new quests, dialogue systems and much more to the mix.

Following the Saints’ domination of Stilwater, they run up against the Syndicate and arrive in their territory of Steelport. Saints Row: The Third marks the series’ descent into outright zaniness and over-the-top action with crazy set-pieces, tons of ridiculous weapons and missions like escorting tigers or sky-diving with a tank. The remastered version sports improved visuals along with three expansions and 30 smaller DLC which provide even more weapons and extensive customization.

Saints Row: The Third Remastered is currently available for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, PC and Google Stadia. You can read our review for the game here. The Saints Row reboot is out on February 22nd 2022.

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— Epic Games Store (@EpicGames) August 25, 2021

Saints Row: The Third Remastered launched recently for Xbox One, PS4 and PC via Steam after arriving first for the Epic Games Store. However, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S players are in luck as the update for current-gen consoles has gone live. If you own the game on PS4 or Xbox One, you’ll receive a free upgrade. Check out the release trailer below.

The PS5 and Xbox Series X versions are noteworthy for offering dynamic 4K and 60 FPS. Visuals are also the equivalent of the PC version at High settings with improvements to effects, texture resolution and more. It’s worth noting that Xbox Series S players can play the game in Beauty Mode, which offers upscaled 4K/30 FPS, or Performance Mode at 1080p/60 FPS.

Activities are supported on PS5 while the DualSense controller will have a purple-ish glow to mimic the Saints’ colors. For more details, check out our review for the remaster here. As for the next game in the series, Deep Silver and Volition haven’t provided any updates, though a so-called leak was debunked in September 2020.

Saints Row: The Third Remastered is getting native versions on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on May 25. THQ Nordic made the announcement via a recent update, confirming that if you already own the game on PS4 and Xbox One, you will get the next-gen upgrade for free.

Apparently, the next-gen version of the game will “equal the ultra settings on PC”. So what exactly does that mean? On both PS5 and Xbox Series X, the game will support dynamic 4K resolution and 60 FPS performance. On the Xbox Series X only, players will be able to choose between two graphics modes- one will run at 1080p and 30 frames per second, and the other will run at 4K and 60 frames per second.

On the PS5, the Saints Purple colour has been added to the DualSense lightbar, while you can also expect faster load times for the game on both PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Finally, it’s also been confirmed that the game is also releasing for GOG on May 22, alongside its Steam launch.

Saints Row: The Third Remastered is currently available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. You can read our review of the game through here.

It’s a good new for those looking forward to Halo Infinite as 343 Industries discussed its anti-cheat philosophy for multiplayer while releasing new campaign screenshots. Details on the shooter’s PC graphics options were also revealed along with the confirmation of field of view (FOV) settings for console. As showcased in the screenshot below, players can customize the FOV from 78 (the default) to 120 if they so desire.

Dynamic resolution scaling is also available with the option to set a minimum and maximum frame rate (though you can leave the latter uncapped as well). Along with display settings, resolution scale and quality presets, there are also options for adjusting the quality of anti-aliasing, texture filtering, geometry quality, shadow quality, dynamic lighting and so on. Control settings, with an option for triple-binding different keys, is also showcased.

Though it didn’t go too much into accessibility options, full-screen effects can be adjusted for those prone to motion sickness or photo-sensitivity, which is nice. Halo Infinite is currently planned to release in Fall 2021 on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months, especially at E3 2021, which Microsoft will be attending.

In its latest edition of Inside Infinite, 343 Industries several neat features coming to Halo Infinite, particularly for multiplayer. The mode is free-to-play and features support for cross-platform play and cross-progression. With the free-to-play nature opening up greater risks for cheating, anti-cheat software is a must. Thankfully, Halo Infinite’s solution won’t require kernel-level access.

As development lead Mike Romero notes, “We felt like we had to make an anti-cheat solution that doesn’t get in the way, doesn’t root your machine, doesn’t block your legitimate applications – we want the most unobtrusive thing possible that ensures a safe way for everyone to play together.” He also confirmed options for display FPS and ping in-game via an overlay or hiding one’s HUD entirely. Streamers can also have their own overlay. “There’s a lot of options and settings I don’t want to talk just yet but we have more we’re working on and many ideas for the future as well.”

Security engineer Michael VanKuipers further chimed on in the developer’s anti-cheat philosophy which, is “to make cheating more difficult in ways that don’t involve kernel drivers or background services.”

VanKuipers adds: We’ve done a lot of work securing the Slipspace engine and developing novel ways to protect and change the game to slow down cheat development. When people do cheat, we’re focused on catching them through their behavior and not from data that we’ve harvested from their machines. Combating cheaters is an ever-evolving arms race, but we’re making the tech investments needed today to continue the fight for years to come.”

Players can invite their friends to multiplayer via Discord, Steam and Xbox Live with both in-game and out-of-game invites supported. Producer Jeff Guy confirmed that one could even host a multiplayer server on their PC. “Other players on your LAN, both PC and Xbox, are able to join your local server and play Infinite multiplayer with you.” Ranked and unranked playlists for Xbox and PC players to compete together with Social playlists and custom matches having no restrictions.

Ranked matches are a different matter. 343 Industries plans to have input restrictions for competitive playlists. “That’s because we believe the input is the biggest differentiator in gameplay ability (with things like aim assist on the controller or the precision of sniping with a mouse). You can play with a controller on your PC to play ranked with your console friends, or even mouse and keyboard on your console to play ranked with your PC friends.”

The team is also working to ensure that no one is at a significant disadvantage based on their platform and choice of input device. You may still lose out to those with super-fast PCs and high refresh rates so keep that in mind. TrueSkill 2 is also being used for the ranking system to ensure fairness throughout.

Halo Infinite is planned for release this Fall on Xbox Series X/S, PC and Xbox One. Check out the latest work-in-progress screenshots from the campaign here.

After Microsoft announced that Halo Infinite would support ultrawide and super ultrawide displays on PC, 343 Industries demonstrated how the campaign would look with some new screenshots. Though these are all work-in-progress, the amount of detail and effects along with the lighting quality and atmospherics are very impressive. Check them out below.

Development lead Mike Romero also confirmed that Ultrawide (which applies to aspect ratios like 21:9, 32:9 and “beyond”) will support everything. This means in-game action, menus, narrative moments and so on. So if you have an ultrawide display and have been looking for the game to properly showcase its potential, then Halo Infinite may be the answer.

Halo Infinite is currently slated to release in Fall 2021. It’s coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC (on the Microsoft Store and Steam) along with launching day one on Xbox Game Pass. Multiplayer will be free-to-play and supports cross-platform play and cross-progression across all platforms. Stay tuned for more details shortly.

In a new Xbox Wire post detailing its commitment to PC gaming for 2021 and beyond, Microsoft revealed some new details on Halo Infinite. It confirmed multiplayer cross-play and cross-progression support, allowing PC players to play with/against others on Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Furthermore, your multiplayer progress can be carried over between all three platforms. Multiplayer was previously confirmed to be free-to-play.

That isn’t all though. The PC version will include PC-exclusive features like ultrawide and super ultrawide screen support and triple keybinds. There will also be a “wide variety” of advanced graphics options. “We want to make sure that Halo is serving the PC community,” said Xbox Game Studios head Matt Booty.

Microsoft also spoke briefly about Halo: The Master Chief Collection which released for PC in 2019 and is available for Xbox Game Pass subscribers on the platform. It’s had over 10 million players since then “with the vast majority of them being brand new to the franchise.” Season 7: Raven kicked off earlier this month, adding new techsuit customization options, a new map for Halo 3 and various armor permutations.

As for Halo Infinite, it’s currently slated to release in Fall 2021 for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

343 Industries’ Halo Infinite has a new launch window of Fall 2021. The developer also talked about improvements coming to the visuals, from the lightning system to the variety of Brute faces (so say goodbye to Craig). However, it also spoke a bit more about the game’s live service elements and once again confirmed that there would be no loot boxes.

Live team design director Ryan Paradis also noted that, “We’re not selling power or giving an unfair advantage in-game via any route.” Furthermore, there will be “no randomness in rewards” whatsoever. However, because the mode is free to play, there will be cosmetics that can be purchased with real money.

To that end, players can still expect plenty of customization options unlocked through the progression system, the campaign, special events, challenges and even legacy rewards (with Halo 5’s SR 152 reward provided as an example). “We will always provide value for pure engagement and simply playing the game. We believe that providing value isn’t exclusive to monetary transactions, it’s also about making sure you’re properly rewarded for the time you’re investing into the game. Players that play for free will be able unlock items across a multitude of different customization types to allow them to represent themselves in-game.”

Limited-time events will be present but the developer doesn’t want “to turn free time into a chore. We’re not all about that.  Everyone should enjoy their time in Halo Infinite.” More details are provided on the coating system which provides more freedom to customize one’s Spartan based on patterns, materials, wear and tear and more. It’s worth reading about and some examples of the kind of customization possible are provided (albeit via in-engine renders).

Halo Infinite is currently in development for Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and PC.