The Medium: new live action trailer, Ray Tracing and DLSS support announced

Source: HW Upgrade added 16th Jan 2021

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Microsoft and Bloober Team talk to us again of one of the most anticipated games of this month. The Medium shows itself again in a live action trailer, where we admire its protagonists (human and otherwise) and the disturbing atmospheres of this psychological horror. Meanwhile, Nvidia confirms support for Ray Tracing and DLSS.

by Pasquale Fusco published , at 13: 31 in the Videogames channel

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Developed by the Polish studio Bloober Team , authors of the acclaimed Layers of Fear (2016) and Observer (2017), The Medium is a psychological horror particularly awaited by lovers of the genre. It is also one of the most important releases for Xbox users: the title will arrive exclusively on Xbox Series X, Series S and PC in a few weeks.

In this regard, it was released a new live action trailer that gives us a little taste of the disturbing atmosphere of The Medium and its

The Medium will terrorize Xbox players from 28 January

Bloober Team delights us with two and a half minutes of pure terror – with a good dose of screams and hallucinations – in the cinematic trailer dedicated to The Medium. As stated by the developers themselves, the artistic style and the atmosphere of the horror adventure itself are inspired by the works Zdzisław Beksiński , Polish painter, photographer and sculptor.

The trailer introduces us to the key characters of the game. We start from Marianne , the medium, of whom we will take on the clothes while moving between two different ones of reality; in the spiritual realm he will meet Sadness and clash with The Maw , described as “a deceptive entity and hostile who can travel between the material and spiritual world “. We will also meet Thomas, a mysterious man that we can glimpse in the video below.

Nvidia confirms: The Medium will support Ray Tracing and DLSS

In the last few hours Nvidia announced the arrival of important updates for a wide range of titles. Games like Call of Duty: Warzone and the Future Outriders will welcome DLSS technology to ensure players can increase the frame rate without sacrificing high graphic rendering. This support will also come for The Medium.

In addition to the aforementioned DLSS, which will ensure an important boost on the performance side, the Bloober Team game will also support the Ray Tracing with shadows and reflections rendered in real time. A trailer shared by Nvidia shows some gameplay scenes captured with RTX On.

The Medium pre-order is now available on the Microsoft Store at a discount of 10% – valid for the next two weeks. The launch of the title is scheduled for next January 28 January: it can be played on PC (Windows 10) or on Xbox Series X and Series S , where it will fully support next generation hardware. It will also be available on Game Pass from day one.