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\n\t\tBlood Message \u2013 this looks like something special (NetEase)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tBlood Message \u2013 this looks like something special (NetEase)<\/p>\n
After Black Myth: Wukong<\/a> put China<\/a> on the map in terms of single-player action games, new title Blood Message seems to be going a step further.<\/p>\n Up until the last couple of years, the Chinese video games<\/a> industry has had virtually no visible influence on the Western market. Giant publishers like Tencent and NetEase do own numerous Western developers, and shares in publishers, but no one would play a game like Marvel Rivals<\/a> and assume it came from China.<\/p>\n But all that has changed recently, with last year\u2019s Black Myth: Wukong (and Stellar Blade<\/a> from Korean studio Shift Up) cementing a new era of Asian video games that are not from Japan.<\/p>\n You would think that the lack of experience, with console style single-player games, would require a long period of learning and experimentation, but in terms of graphics that has not been the case at all. To the point where new game Blood Message is already looking better than almost any other game in development.<\/p>\n All we\u2019ve got to go on is the trailer below, but the game is published by NetEase and developed by 24 Entertainment in Hangzhou, China. It\u2019s described as a \u2018cinematic, single-player, linear story-driven action adventure\u2019 for consoles and PC.<\/p>\n A lot of the first wave of Chinese single-player games have been heavily influenced by FromSoftware and the Soulslikes genre, including the upcoming Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, but Blood Message seems to be closer to Sony titles such as God Of War and The Last Of Us.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tExpert, exclusive gaming analysis\t\t\t<\/p>\n Sign up to the GameCentral newsletter<\/strong><\/a> for a unique take on the week in gaming, alongside the latest reviews and more. Delivered to your inbox every Saturday morning.<\/p>\n There\u2019s little further information about the gameplay, except that it blends \u2018visceral, realistic combat\u2019 with \u2018stealth and survival mechanics.\u2019<\/p>\n The story is based around the final years of the Tang Dynasty, in the 9th century, and casts you as an unnamed messenger trying to travel East, with his young son, during Dunhuang\u2019s Uprising. We\u2019re unclear how much of it is based on historical reality but there doesn\u2019t seem to be any magic or fantasy elements.<\/p>\n Unreal Engine 5 is being used for the visuals and if the trailer is an accurate representation of what the game is going to look like in action, then we should all be in for a treat.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no word on a release date or year, which is usually an indication that the game is a long way off, but hopefully we\u2019ll find out about that soon.<\/p>\n \u2018As our first completely single-player focused experience from NetEase Games, after two decades of deep dedication to the gaming industry, we are prepared to deliver a truly epic and cinematic experience for players around the world,\u2019 said Zhipeng Hu, Lead Producer and NetEase Executive Vice President.<\/p>\n \t\t Email\u00a0gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a>, leave a comment below,\u00a0follow us on Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n To submit Inbox letters and Reader\u2019s Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use our\u00a0Submit Stuff page here<\/a>.<\/p>\n For more stories like this,\u00a0check our Gaming page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow![\"Blood](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/SEI_256152530-b2d8.jpg\")
\n\t\tUnreal Engine 5 has rarely looked better (NetEase)<\/p>\n
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