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Subscribe to the world's #1 PC gaming mag Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£35.99View PC Gaming Show Summer Game Fest TES4: Oblivion Elden Ring: Nightreign Recommended reading Blades of Fire just showed off its first five minutes of gameplay, and I think it might be channelling God of War too heavily Bloober Team delivers an ominous warning in the first gameplay trailer for its next game: 'Don't let them merge' Ex-Dragon Age lead hopes Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 pulls an 'Expedition 33 or Baldur's Gate 3' by leaning into the combat-light, roleplaying-heavy gameplay of the tabletop version A 'vast medieval sandbox' with a former Cyberpunk 2077 designer working on it may be revealed at Summer Game Fest, but there's a twist: the studio is really into generative AI After its pre-rendered trailer caused a stir last year, this Dark Messiah-inspired RPG now has a gameplay teaser—but the internet is debating if it's real or not Playing a few hours of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has put a lot of my worries to rest Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2: Everything we know 'What if Blade was a witcher?' is the scary question asked as Blood of Dawnwalker from former CDPR devs announces 2026 release Joshua Wolens 8 June 2025 How gruff can a protagonist get? Scientists aim to find out. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Blood of Dawnwalker — Game Trailer | Trapped Between Two Worlds | Xbox Games Showcase 2025 - YouTube Beneath some very Witcher 3-like strings and vocals, the former CDPR devs at Rebel Wolves showed off their new game—The Blood of Dawnwalker—as part of the general Keighley-flavoured celebrations at this year's Summer Game Fest Xbox Showcase. And it sure looks Witcher-y. But, like, Witcher by way of Blade. A gruff protagonist informs us that the Dawnwalker world's vamps' whole deal is transforming human society into "mindless, docile cattle." Just a 24/7 banquet for the vamps to feast on as they please. Fortunately, our protag is built different—rather than trying to turn him into a cut of prime beef, the vampires tried to turn him into one of them. But, whoops! He "became something else instead: their worst nightmare." Related articles Blades of Fire just showed off its first five minutes of gameplay, and I think it might be channelling God of War too heavily Bloober Team delivers an ominous warning in the first gameplay trailer for its next game: 'Don't let them merge' Ex-Dragon Age lead hopes Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 pulls an 'Expedition 33 or Baldur's Gate 3' by leaning into the combat-light, roleplaying-heavy gameplay of the tabletop version Which means he got access to a suite of sick parkour abilities and a Dishonored-style blink as a "Dawnwalker," taking on the vamps as he struggles to unravel the mystery of his creation and that whole world-spanning conspiracy thing. The trailer consists of scenes of our main guy putting his unnatural talents to good use: flitting across rooftops in puffs of shadow, taking on goons in rapid and familiar combat, narrating ominously about these goddamn vampires. That kind of thing. Look, it really sounds like Blade. You can't make your main guy some kind of vampire-gone-wrong called the Dawnwalker and not expect Blade comparisons. I'm hoping Rebel Wolves pulls it off, but I gotta admit the whole thing kind of looks like a mish-mash of other, more familiar properties. It's Blade's plot plus The Witcher 3's setting and vibe: medieval villages, third-person head-chopping sword action, great but now-familiar music. There's not much that seems uniquely Blood of Dawnwalker for me to latch onto. But it'd be unfair to judge the whole thing based on a quick trailer-among-trailers at SGF. I reckon it made a better impression when it graced our very own front page, though. Blood of Dawnwalker is due out next year, 2026. The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware deals Keep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Joshua Wolens Social Links Navigation News Writer One of Josh's first memories is of playing Quake 2 on the family computer when he was much too young to be doing that, and he's been irreparably game-brained ever since. His writing has been featured in Vice, Fanbyte, and the Financial Times. He'll play pretty much anything, and has written far too much on everything from visual novels to Assassin's Creed. His most profound loves are for CRPGs, immersive sims, and any game whose ambition outstrips its budget. He thinks you're all far too mean about Deus Ex: Invisible War. You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. 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