DF Direct Weekly #115: Summer Game Fest 2023 - Hit or Miss? An Unreal Extravaganza

Geoffcon aka Keigh3 aka Summer Games Fest is back, kicking off with a mammoth show crammed with new games of varying quality, Nicolas Cage and a big bunch of obvious ads. In this DF Direct special, John, Rich and Alex mull over the various reveals and wurld prm'ears, debate the inclusion of the letter 'i' in 'mobile', dive deeply into Spider-Man's symbiote lore, get excited about the new Sonic game and ponder the big question - how many of the games in the show were running on Unreal Engine?00:00:00 Introduction00:01:08 News 01: Summer Games Fest 2023 reaction! Prince of Persia, Mortal Kombat 100:10:48 Path of Exile 2, Exoprimal, Dead by Daylight, Witchfire, Crossfire: Sierra Squad, Remnant 200:18:22 Sonic Superstars, Lies of P, Sand Land00:27:27 Throne and Liberty, Party Animals, Crash Team Rumble,00:31:51 Alan Wake 2, Space Marine 2, Yes Your Grace, Toxic Commando00:42:42 Baldur’s Gate 3, Palworld, Black Desert Online, LOTR: Return to Moria00:51:44 Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden00:55:51 Like a Dragon Gaiden, Under the Water, Fae Farm01:04:18 King Arthur, Stellaris Nexus, Star Trek Infinite, Lysfanga01:09:47 Immortals of Aveum, Fortnite, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth01:24:19 Supporter Q1: Will DLSS 3 evolve in the same way DLSS 2 did?01:28:14 Supporter Q2: What’s up with DF getting Diablo 4 code late?01:29:22 Supporter Q3: Is there an ideal frame-rate target for games?01:32:41 Supporter Q4: Do recent PC gaming woes stem from the relative strength of console hardware this generation?01:41:09 Supporter Q5: What old console or graphics technology would you like to see get a few years of active development? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.