Local authorities confirm that Kyiv’s iconic Lavra Monastery was significantly damaged during tonight’s Russian drone and missile raid. Firefighting efforts to preserve the structure are ongoing.

Blood Message | 19 Minute Gameplay Demo: ▫️ Narrative driven, linear action adventure game ▫️ Third person melee action combat with stealth sections ▫️ No HUD or UI elements during gameplay for an immersive experience ▫️ Combat seamlessly blends standard attacks, contextual actions, dynamic finishers, and cinematic executions ▫️ You can also dodge, parry, block, and counter ▫️ AI companions can assist you in combat ▫️ Use obstacles in the environment to obscure enemy vision ▫️ Dogs can alert enemies to your position ▫️ Your finishers can be interrupted by enemies ▫️ Boss fights including heavily armored warriors ▫️ Chase sequences and cinematic set pieces ▫️ You play as Pei Changguan, a messenger sent to deliver a message with his friend/brother Ning ▫️ Hostile enemy invaders are mercilessly killing civilians ▫️ Pei discovers that his son Ning has left to join General Zhang's army ▫️ Story is heavily inspired by real life historical events ▫️ Full demo was captured directly from an early game build ▫️ At the end of the demo, Pei collects his sword and sets off to go after his son ▫️ Developed by 24 Entertainment (Naraka: Bladepoint) ▫️ Travel across over 1,000 miles of ancient Chinese landscapes ▫️ Confirmed for PC and console (release window TBA) @BloodMessageBM #BloodMessage

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Fable NPC system is so sophisticated the devs are calling it a "life simulator" You build reputation through your actions in the game, then each NPC has a different opinion of you based on your reputation. You might have to become a rich business owner to impress and date one of the NPCs in the game, but another NPC will hate you for being so rich. As a consequence, that NPC could increase the prices on their merchandise when you visit their store. Even small actions such as giving money to the homeless or evicting people out of their houses will impact your reputation, and this can be done at a very large scale, because you could: - Buy every home in the world of Fable - Evict everyone out of their homes - Have every NPC now live on the street Possibilities are quite literally endless here