Tag: Techland
News 'Dying Light: The Beast' Is The Next Installment In Techland's Zombie-Parkour Series
A beastly new experience
Developer Techland has just surprised us all with a brand-new Dying Light game! Dying Light: The Beast is aiming to deliver "a thrilling standalone zombie adventure set in a tightly-crafted rural region" to Xbox players soon. We don't have a date or anything for this one yet, but it's said to be 20+ hours long, with...
News Dying Light 2 Adds 'Nightmare Mode' Two Years After Xbox Launch
"Nightmare Mode isn’t the only feature we have coming"
Techland has dropped a new update today for Dying Light 2, its 2022 zombie-slaying adventure. The key feature in this update is 'Nightmare Mode' - a brand-new high difficulty option for seasoned Dying Light players. You can check out a slice of the new mode in action up above, which features...
News Tencent Will Soon Become 'Majority Shareholder' Of Dying Light Developer Techland
The dev is "happy to announce the partnership"
As Microsoft continues to try and push through its mammoth Activision Blizzard deal, gaming industry consolidation continues elsewhere. Today, the team behind Dying Light at Techland has announced that Chinese mega-publisher Tencent will soon become its "majority shareholder" - effectively taking...
News Dying Light 2 Will Be Getting Mod Support On Xbox Consoles
PC tools out now!
Dying Light 2 developer Techland has just released the game's suite of mod tools on PC - enabling fans to create custom maps and more using the in-depth toolset. Well, in a somewhat surprising reveal, those tools will also be coming to console in the future! Mod support is becoming a little more common on console generally, but...
News Dying Light 2 Gets 'Amazing' Performance Update On Xbox Series X And S
Increased resolutions and a whole lot more
Developer Techland has frequently spoken of its intended long-term support for Dying Light 2, and so far, they've backed up their claims. We've already seen multiple improvements to the game on Xbox consoles, along with the arrival of post-launch DLC. Now, a new FSR update h
News Dying Light 2 Story Expansion Introduces 'The Carnage Hall' On Xbox
It'll be a massacre
Techland finally delivered some juicy details for its first major Dying Light 2 expansion last night, at Gamescom 2022. 'Bloody Ties' will introduce a whole new location for players to explore, and it looks quite a bit different to the main game's locale. 'The Carnage Hall' will be the basis of the story DLC; the "epicentre of...
News Dying Light 2 Story DLC & Photo Mode Launch On Xbox Tomorrow (June 14)
Five year post-launch roadmap kicks off
Dying Light 2 launched to decent reviews back in February of this year (although we weren't its biggest fans) alongside the promise of long-running support from Polish developer Techland in the form of a five year roadmap of content. That's...well that's a lot of content is what that is. Now, Techland has...
News Dying Light Developer Hires CD Projekt Staff For Upcoming Fantasy RPG
Masters of the trade
Dying Light 2 has been out for just a few short months, and it seems like its developer, Techland, is keen to move on to a new IP already. While Dying Light 2 will be supported for years to come, something else is brewing over in Poland, and the team is bringing plenty of talent on board as a result. In short, they're building...
News Dying Light 2 Roadmap Revealed, Story DLC Launches This September
Along with new Chapters, Mutations and more
Techland has always been pretty open about its ambitious post-launch plan for Dying Light 2. Even before launch the developer was touting five years of support, but now, we've been treated with an updated roadmap and it contains some new story DLC details. As you can see, the game's first story DLC is...
News Dying Light Patch 1.49 Adds 60FPS Mode On Xbox Series S
Yup, the first game is still being updated
Dying Light developer Techland seems to have an odd relationship with the Xbox Series S. When the developer enabled FPS Boost for Dying Light, the Series S was left out, then it took them a short while to add such a mode to Dying Light 2. Now, the very same thing has happened with its full next-gen update...
News Techland Is Giving Away A Bunch Of Dying Light's Premium DLC
For owners of the base game
Now, this is one you don't see often. Dying Light developer Techland — who's still updating the first game beyond Dying Light 2's release — is giving away a load of premium DLC. Owners of Dying Light who never picked up any DLC will now be upgraded to the game's 'Enhanced Edition'. This edition includes 'The...
News Dying Light 2 Is Getting New Game+ And More FOV Options This Week
Wider view, more zombies
Dying Light 2 is supposedly getting at least five years' worth of updates after launch, and one of the first major ones is now coming next week. Developer Techland has revealed all the juicy details for its April 27th update. The big standout feature in update 1.3.0 is New Game+, adding "30 new inhibitors" among a bunch of...
News Dying Light 2 Sold 5 Million Copies Within A Month Of Release
As the first game hits the 20 million mark
It's been almost three months since Dying Light 2 came out, can you believe that? Us neither, but as it turns out, the game didn't need that long to sell very well indeed. Developer Techland has revealed that Dying Light 2 hit 5 million sales in February alone. The game launched February 4th, so given the...
News Dying Light 2 DLC Will Follow On From The Main Game 'At Some Point'
For now, it's on the side
Dying Light 2 was one of the first big releases of the year, followed by an absolutely packed February. Techland is hoping Dying Light 2 has legs though — just like the first game — and the team is beginning to details its DLC plans. In an interview with Game Informer, Techland's lead game designer spoke about the...
News Dying Light 2 Patch Adds 60FPS For Xbox Series S, New Mode For Series X
Console parity
Dying Light 2 has received another Xbox patch today, and it's a significant one for Series S players. Update 1.0.2.0 adds a 60 frames per second mode on Xbox Series S, bringing the version closer to its Series X counterpart. The new performance mode comes as a bit of a surprise, but a very welcome one. Around launch, the game's lead...
News Techland Provides Update On Free Next-Gen Patch For Dying Light
Xbox version is "coming soon"
As Dying Light 2 comes and goes in an absolutely stacked February, the first game is still getting an update! That's right, developer Techland promised a next-gen upgrade for Dying Light months ago, and it's almost here. It must be close because today, March 8th, the PlayStation 5 version has launched. It includes...
News Latest Dying Light 2 Patch Fixes VRR Issues on Xbox, Adds Backup Saves
Extra frames saved
Dying Light 2 only launched this month, but developer Techland has been hard at work on updates since. One feature that just arrived, exclusively for Xbox Series X, is VRR support, allowing for higher framerates. The mode did cause a few issues though, that've now been resolved. Those issues involved the controller, where input...
News Dying Light 2 Patch Enables 60FPS+ VRR Mode On Xbox Series X
Alongside a whole lot of bug fixes
Update: This patch is now available for Xbox, and you can see the updated list of improvements below. Original story: Dying Light 2 finally launched last week, and a bunch of updates are already in the works for Xbox platforms. The majority of these updates focus on general bug fixes, although a welcome
News Dying Light 2 Lead Designer Says Xbox Series S GPU Is 'Holding Us Back' From 60FPS
But improvements are being looked at
Since Dying Light 2 released on Xbox, there's been a lot of discussion surrounding each version of the game. While the Xbox Series X and PS5 ports are broadly similar, the Xbox Series S version contains limited performance options. One of the game's lead designers has now explained why. The 30fps limit in Dying...
News Dying Light 2 Only Hits 1080p/30FPS On Xbox Series S, No 60FPS Option
You'll have what you're given
Dying Light 2 is finally out tomorrow, February 4th, and it launches across both generations of consoles. We're getting native next-gen versions then, and that includes Xbox Series S. However, the options on Microsoft's lower-powered next-gen machine are a bit disappointing. Basically, the Xbox Series S has one...
News Dying Light 2's Day One Patch Aims To Fix Long List Of Issues
Story progression, stability issues and more addressed
Dying Light 2 is almost out, but not before a huge day one patch tackles some of the game's biggest pre-launch problems that reviewers and players with early access have been exposed to. These issues range from minor bugs to crashing and disconnecting problems, so hopefully this patch benefits...
News Dying Light 2 Comparison Video Shows Impressive Xbox Series X And One X Footage
Series X brings the frames
Yesterday, January 13th, Techland finally offered up some console gameplay of Dying Light 2. Sadly, we didn't get to see all available versions just yet, but the short clip offered up some interesting cross-gen comparisons. In terms of last-gen systems, we were shown some PS4 and Xbox One X footage. Both of these versions...
News Dying Light 2's Story Actually Takes 20 Hours To Complete
500 for the whole hog
Over the weekend, Dying Light 2 developer Techland revealed that it'd take roughly 500 hours to complete its upcoming sequel. This, of course, sparked controversy on game length, and how long it should take to finish your average AAA game. Now though, the team has taken to twitter to clarify its comment. Basically, 500 hours...
News Report Suggests Dying Light Developer Techland Is 'Bleeding Talent'
"The fish rots from the head"
Well, this doesn't make for good reading. TheGamer has today put out a very lengthy report about the behind the scenes goings on at Dying Light developer Techland, painting the company in a pretty negative light. As we say, it's a very lengthy report packed with stories from a variety of anonymous employees at the...
News Techland Rep Shuts Down Rumours About Being Acquired By Microsoft
"Same rumour" was floating around the net a year ago
Ever since Microsoft acquired ZeniMax Media (Bethesda's parent company) for $7.5 billion, there have been ongoing rumours about who they'll be adding to the Xbox Game Studios line-up next. Over the past 24 hours, there's been speculation the next studio joining Microsoft could be the Dying Light...
News Dying Light 2 Art Director & Writer Leaves Techland After 22 Years
"I will always be rooting for you"
Pawel Selinger, an Art Director and Writer on Dying Light 2, has announced he's "ending his co-operation" with developer Techland after 22 years, expressing his gratitude and sending his best wishes to the company on LinkedIn. Selinger previously worked as Art Director on various titles developed by Techland,...
