Nvidia Brings Ray Tracing to Pascal GPUs along with Unity, Unreal Engines

In advance of the 2019 Game Developers Conference (GDC) Nvidia made a few big announcements about what the roadmap looks like for its much-hyped real-time ray tracing technology. First it was announced that it will be bringing the technology to both the Unity and Unreal engines, which is quite promising for next-gen titles. Unity partnered with BMW to show off its new technology in a demo called “Reality vs. Illusion” that depicts a 2018 BMW 8 Series coup rendered in realtime in Unity side-by-side with real footage of a real car. You can watch the short video below and try to guess which is real and which is Unity:

Answer: the right side is the Unity engine. Unity also send along a handful of renders of the car so you could get a closer look at the level of fidelity involved. It’s quite incredible, but then again, we all want to see it in motion, and sadly the video demos the company sent along are all incredibly short. As we went to press it sent a longer clip, and you can watch it right here.

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You Decide What Happens To Bear Grylls In New Bandersnatch-Style Interactive Netflix Show

As part of Netflix’s push to make more choose-your-own adventure style TV shows, the company has partnered with outdoorsman Bear Grylls for a new program.

The show is called “You vs. Wild,” and it premieres on April 10. “Viewers join survival expert Bear Grylls on exciting adventures all over the world. Dense jungles, towering mountains, brutal deserts, and mysterious forests await, with tough decisions around every corner,” reads a line from the press release announcing the show.

Viewers make “all the decisions,” but we hope that whatever you choose, Grylls survives. There are eight episodes in You vs. Wild, all of which premiere on April 10.

Check out the interactive teaser video above to learn more about You vs. Wild.

Grylls served three years in the British Special Forces before going on to find mainstream success with his Discovery Channel show “Man vs. Wild,” which inspired the 2011 video game of the same name.

The new Bear Grylls show appears to be part of Netflix’s wider ambition to make more interactive shows after the success of the Black Mirror Bandersnatch episode.

Netflix VP Todd Yellin recently discussed Netflix’s ambitions to make more choose-your-own adventure shows.

“We’re doubling down on that,” Yellin said during an event in Mumbai recently as reported by Variety. “So expect over the next year or two to see more interactive storytelling. And it won’t necessarily be science fiction, or it won’t necessarily be dark. It could be a wacky comedy. It could be a romance, where the audience gets to choose–should she go out with him or him.”

Bethesda Gives the First Details of Its E3 2019 Showcase

Bethesda has announced details for E3 2019, which will take place on Sunday, June 9 in Los Angeles and will give an in-depth look at DOOM Eternal and other games.

The theme surrounding the 5th annual event for Bethesda seems to be featured as, “Be Together” which is prominently shown on their Save the Date, alongside a silhouette image of humans and creatures standing together.

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Halo TV Series Adds Second Showrunner for Season 1

Showtime’s Halo TV series has added Steven Kane as the second showrunner for its first season.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Kane was added alongside Kyle Killen as showrunner after Killen wanted to focus on the show’s stateside production, which includes writing, while Kane will be on-set in Budapest, Hungary during filming. Killen is reportedly expected to appear on-set, but not at all times.

Kane is known for co-creating and acting as showrunner on The Last Ship, and has also worked on American Dad, The Closer and more.

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