The Witcher 4 and the next Tomb Raider could be talked about very soon during a presentation dedicated to the Unreal Engine 5.
The Unreal Engine 5 will soon show what it has in the belly. Last year, Epic Games held a conference and a presentation ahead of GDC 2022. The opportunity for players and developers to discover more about the possibilities of the new engine on which The Witcher 4 will run or even the next Tomb Raider. It was precisely during this event that the next adventures of Lara Croft were formalized. The American publisher will put the cover back very soon and there could still be a few surprises.
News from The Witcher 4 and Tomb Raider soon?
Players will soon be able to take full eyes. On March 22, 2023, Epic Games will therefore renew the State of Unreal event which will focus on its next-gen engine full of promise. The presentation will be held on the American giant’s Twitch and Twitter channels from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. French time. The opportunity to discover a new insight into the technology that will carry many projects including The Witcher 4 and the next Tomb Raider to name a few. Can we really expect the two games to give their news during this showcase ? It’s possible.
Epic Games indeed promises a preview of new projects that will run on the Unreal Engine 5. Last year, CD Projekt RED spoke at length about The Witcher 4 to extol the virtues of the engine for the creation of a even more ambitious open-world game. Perhaps the Polish studio will be generous enough to unveil the first extracts? Nothing is less certain, details on the other hand are more probable. One of the other possibilities concerns the next Tomb Raider. Rumor has it that Crystal Dynamics is working hard to deliver a first look at the new adventures of Lara Croft later this year. So there is a chance that it will be during State of Unreal. According to the latest rumors, the development is in full swing “ at full speed “, so why not ?
Other announcements around the Unreal Engine 5
Obviously, The Witcher 4 and Tomb Raider aren’t the only potential candidates. Hellblade 2, Black Myth: Wukong, Dragon Quest 12, Kingdom Hearts 4, STALKER 2, Gears 6 or even the next game Game Of Thrones will all run under Unreal Engine 5. New projects are therefore in confirmed cases, maybe a few big striking surprises will be announced. The bets are open to know which ones will come to make our mouths water.
Like last year, demos available to the general public could be made available in stride. We remember Lyra and The City, two example projects with UE5. See you next month to discover the latest news in this area. For those who wish to discover the engine in more depth, other conferences will be held during GDC 2023, in particular on the generation of procedural content, physics, photorealism or MetaHuman, the tool for creating characters. realistic. You can view the full program at the official website.
