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Map in Forza Horizon 5 Will be 1.5 Times Bigger Than in FH4

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 June 2021, 20:07

Forza Horizon 5 is not only next-gen graphics and streamlined gameplay. It's also 1.5 times bigger game world, because virtual Mexico is to offer an area of over 100 square kilometers.

Rumor: GTA 6 Map Getting More Detailed; Another Screenshot Leaked

Hubert Sledziewski, 10 May 2021, 18:17

New, rather detailed screenshots showing the map of Vice City and its surroundings - the areas that we'll probably visit in GTA 6 - appeared in the web. There are also continuing speculations about the release date of Rockstar's new game. According to the latest reports, it will not come out for another 4-5 years.

Map of Hawaii Recreated in Minecraft

Milosz Szubert, 02 April 2021, 15:25

Reddit user FrankCesco, known as fra 267 on YouTube, recreated a 1:45 scale map of Hawaii in Minecraft using satellite maps of the archipelago from NASA, among others. It took him three weeks of work.

Minecraft 1.17 Will Introduce New Mountains, Here's a Comparison

Przemyslaw Dygas, 05 March 2021, 14:37

The next version of Minecraft will introduce changes to the world generator. The game will add new, realistic mountains.

Valheim World Generator Tool Offers Preview of the World Map

Jacob Blazewicz, 02 March 2021, 13:46

Valheim World Generator is another fan project for Valheim. It enables the players to preview the topography and places of interest of the world in which they will start the game.

EA Patents Easy Map Generation With Neural Networks

Milosz Szubert, 23 February 2021, 17:32

EA has been granted a patent for a new virtual terrain generation technology. By using neural networks, the creation of surfaces and biomes is supposed to be faster than ever.

Free Minecraft Maps Available During Community Celebration

Bart Swiatek, 29 December 2020, 19:46

The devs of the Minecraft are giving away gifts. In Bedrock version we can receive four maps offering completely different gameplay mechanics. Users playing in the Java Edition can get two maps as well as a set of skins.

Civilization 6 Map Types Compared

Bart Swiatek, 23 November 2020, 14:00

One Reddit user has created illustrations to show the appearance of each map type in Sid Meier's Civilization 6. The images help to determine the actual shape of the terrain before the game begins.

Dev Comments on Alleged GTA 6 Map; Offers his Own Concept

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 October 2020, 19:07

The recent leak (or rather its second part) from Grand Theft Auto VI is still a subject of discussion among fans. The alleged map of the sixth GTA was criticized by an independent developer, who presented his own concept. In the meantime, however, another argument has emerged which may prove the authenticity of the leak.

Leak of Possible GTA 6 Map Electrifies Fans

Jacob Blazewicz, 14 October 2020, 21:11

In recent days, Grand Theft Auto fans have been discussing a seemingly fake GTA VI map. „Seemingly”, because some players put forward arguments that could prove the credibility of the leak.

Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access World Map

Jacob Blazewicz, 06 October 2020, 19:01

Tomorrow, Baldur's Gate III will debut in early access. In the meantime, we can see what the game world looks like on the in-game map.

Cyberpunk 2077 Map and More Postcards From Night City

Bart Swiatek, 05 October 2020, 11:09

On the web we can find several images presenting the map of Night City and postcards that will be added to the boxed copies of Cyberpunk 2077.

Crafting an Awesome Map From The Witcher 3

Arkadiusz Strzala, 11 August 2020, 16:14

A YouTube video shows the process of creating an amazing map of The Witcher 3's game area. The work was created at the request of the well-known youtuber Kyle Hill, who hosts a science channel.

Mafia Remake - Here's New Map of Lost Heaven

Jacob Blazewicz, 29 July 2020, 21:07

Hangar 13 revealed the world map from Mafia: Definitive Edition. On this occasion, some of the changes that took place in Lost Heaven compared to the city from the original title were discussed.

GTA 6 - Fans Want a Map Combining Iconic Cities

Jacob Blazewicz, 16 July 2020, 19:01

The announcement of Grand Theft Auto VI is still nowhere to be seen. However, this does not discourage the fans of the series who already have an idea for the perfect GTA: a huge map with the cities from the previous instalments.

Fan Puts Together a Map of Cyberpunk 2077

Jacob Blazewicz, 15 July 2020, 22:15

We already know how the game map of Cyberpunk 2077 will be divided. Svale_Chow from Reddit prepared a graphic presenting the districts of Night City.

Ghost of Tsushima World Details: „Treat Environment Like a Living Character”

Milosz Szubert, 10 July 2020, 13:46

Joanna Wang from Sucker Punch told a bit about the island, which we will visit in the upcoming Ghost of Tsushima. She revealed that the title will feature three regions and over 40 different biomes.

Map Shows Which Parts of the World we Visited in Assassin's Creed Games

Bart Swiatek, 26 May 2020, 13:58

One dedicated gamer prepared a map showing the regions of the world that we had the opportunity to visit in the subsequent games from the Assassin's Creed series. In its 13 years of history, the series has been present in many corners of the world.

Dev Assures: Ghost of Tsushima Will be the Team's Biggest Game

Milosz Szubert, 20 May 2020, 15:25

During an interview with IGN, Jason Connell, creative and artistic director of Ghost of Tsushima, said something about the upcoming title. He revealed, among other things, that the title will be the biggest title in Sucker Punch's output to date.

Red Dead Redemption 2 Locations Compared to Real Life

Bart Swiatek, 20 May 2020, 12:50

When designing the locations for Red Dead Redemption 2, Rockstar Games drew inspiration from numerous places known from the real world - mainly (but not exclusively) buildings located in New Orleans.

Map in GTA 6 is Said to be Huge

Bart Swiatek, 20 April 2020, 16:27

During the Rockstar Night Live podcast on the Rockstar Mag' channel, French youtuber Chris Liberty said that the GTA 6 is in development from 2014. He also noted that the map in the game will be huge.

Minecraft Dungeons Map Shows the Beautiful Game World in Miniature

Adrian Werner, 10 April 2020, 15:02

Mojang has revealed the map of the world that we will be able to explore in Minecraft: Dungeons. It shows that we can expect a large variety of landscapes.

Here's a Bunch of 6K Maps From Red Dead Redemption 2

Paul Wozniak, 11 March 2020, 16:20

The set of Red Dead Redemption 2 in 6K resolution, which are the result of work of one of the users of the unofficial Rockstar Games message board, have appeared on the web. The most detailed one take up to 60 MB and contains such details as city names and marked borders.

Netflix Releases Interactive Map of The Witcher Universe

Konrad Serafinski, 11 January 2020, 20:50

Netflix released an interactive world map of The Witcher series. It is accompanied by a timeline on which we can find chronologically arranged events relevant to the plot of the series. Also, Jaskier's birthday.

Ghost of Tsushima Bets on Exploration Without Markers

AS, 16 December 2019, 19:48

Since the presentation of the next trailer of Ghost of Tsushima at The Game Awards, we've learned that so far we've only seen a tiny piece of the open game world. The creators have also assured that they do not want to lead the player by the hand, so for example, they will limit the number of markers on the screen.

Cyberpunk 2077 Fans Surprise Everyone - Night City Thoroughly Analyzed

Milosz Szubert, 05 December 2019, 13:24

Reddit users analyzed the fragment of the map on the cover of the deluxe edition of The World of Cyberpunk 2077, which allowed them to recognize the likely areas where the action of various presentations of the new game from CD Projekt RED took place.

Cyberpunk 2077 World Map Revealed

Adrian Werner, 03 December 2019, 10:52

Thanks to the box used in the deluxe edition of The World of Cyberpunk 2077 album we can finally see the world map of the upcoming game from CD Projekt RED.

Assassin's Creed Dev Apologizes for the Towers

Frozen, 23 October 2019, 13:41

Patrice Désilets, chief designer of Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey and the first installments of the Assassin's Creed series, apologized to players for creating the mechanics of unveiling game map by climbing high objects. He believes that developers are abusing this system in current games.

Watch Dogs Legion With Six Times Larger Map Than AC Syndicate

Adrian Werner, 14 September 2019, 21:36

Thanks to unofficial fan computations we learned the map size in Watch Dogs: Legion. It turns out that London present in the game will be six times bigger than its version available in AC: Syndicate.

Cyberpunk 2077 Smaller Than Witcher 3; Full of Content Nevertheless

Bart Swiatek, 23 August 2019, 13:19

GamesRadar conducted an interview with Ryszard Borzymowski from CD Projekt RED. One of the topics of the conversation was the map in Cyberpunk 2077. It turns out that in terms of surface area, the game world may be slightly smaller than the one we know from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

No Man's Sky – Players Mapped Over 3 Thousand Black Holes

Christian Pieniazek, 17 April 2019, 13:59

Travelling around No Man’s Sky's vast galaxy can be time-consuming. Developers from Hello Games have filled their universe with black holes, which, as it turns out, can act as a network of "interstellar highways".

Far Cry: New Dawn locations compared with Far Cry 5

Konrad Serafinski, 18 December 2018, 12:03

A YouTube user has conveniently prepared a comparison of locations from Far Cry 5 recycled in Far Cry: New Dawn

Cyberpunk 2077 offers 100+ hours of gameplay. Learn more about its size

Mathias Zulpo, 30 August 2018, 02:04

100+ hours' worth of gameplay, verticality taken to the next level, and the city changing by the minute. That's the reality of CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077, as told by the company's level designer.

Assassin's Creed Origins will let you raid authentic tombs

luckie, 04 August 2017, 15:47

Assassin's Creed Origins will let players explore ancient Egyptian tombs, recreated as closely as possible based on historical references. Like it was in early Assassin's Creed games, those will be filled with puzzles and navigation challenges.

Arma II's and DayZ's Chernarus recreated in Minecraft

luckie, 24 July 2017, 12:02

Players can now revisit Arma II and DayZ’s Chernarus in Minecraft thanks to an amazing fan project. The map has been recreated on a 1:1 scale, which amounts to about 230 square kilometers.

An update on Uncharted: The Lost Legacy story

luckie, 08 March 2017, 15:37

Since the reveal trailer of Uncharted: The Lost Legacy was shown at PSX 2016, the fans have been on the lookout for any information they could get on the upcoming expansion. And here it is, as delivered by Game Informer.

The new area in The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine as big as the Skellige Islands

luckie, 28 April 2016, 13:04

The new area of Touissant introduced in The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine will be as big as the Skellige Islands. According to CD Projekt RED, the expansion pack should come out before E3 2016.

Ubisoft recycled Far Cry 4’s map in Far Cry Primal?

Mike Manka, 02 March 2016, 15:13

It seems that recycling is part of Ubisoft's every title. We noticed that Far Cry Primal has a very similar map to the one we know from Far Cry 4, and here's why.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – World Map and New Gameplay

Jakub Mirowski, 22 April 2015, 18:02

GameSpot has published a material featuring a number of details revealed by the studio CD Projekt RED with regard to the world map in the upcoming RPG game, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. The title is due to be released on May 19 this year.