Dying Light Tech Demo Shows Off New Areas and a New Lighting System

Steve Barton |

Nov 18, 2013

Techland and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have sent over a deeper look at the technology behind their Dying Light video game. Check out this new tech demo video that shows off the game’s new lighting system and more!

From the Press Release:
With the next generation of consoles upon us, Techland harnessed the added power to develop a physically based lighting system using its in-house Chrome Engine 6. This allows them to not only create realistic lighting and shadows in the game world but more importantly make the game world more authentic and immersive.

Coming in 2014, Dying Light is a four-player co-op action survival game set in an open world, boasting a bone-chilling day and night cycle. With the muscle of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Techland is delivering a truly next-gen experience on full display in the trailer below. This is also the first look at a new location in the game, Old Town, and is completely different from everything that has been shown from Dying Light before.

Synopsis:
Dying Light is a first-person action survival horror video game with a harrowing day-night cycle set in a vast open world. Currently under development by Techland, the game will be available in 2014 for Xbox One, the all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft, and PlayStation®4 from Sony plus Xbox 360, PlayStation®3, and PC.

During the day players will traverse an expansive urban environment overrun by a vicious outbreak, scavenging the world for supplies and crafting weapons to defend against the growing infected population. At night the hunter becomes the hunted as the infected become aggressive and more dangerous. Most frightening are the predators which only appear after sundown. Players must use everything in their power to survive until the morning’s first light.

To learn more as it is revealed, visit the official Techland website.