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Nvidia Says It Cannot Reproduce The Blood of Dawnwalker’s DirectX 12 Launch Failure on Linux Through Proton
The Blood of Dawnwalker, the dark fantasy RPG from Rebel Wolves, has been named in a Linux compatibility report involving Nvidia graphics drivers, Proton, and the vkd3d-proton translation layer. The reported issue prevents the Unreal Engine 5 game from creating a Vulkan device when running its DirectX 12 version, potentially stopping it from launching on affected systems. In an Nvidia driver feedback thread on October 14, 2026, a company moderator said the team had not reproduced the game’s reported failure.…
The Blood of Dawnwalker Surpasses 1 Million Sales Across Platforms After Selling 650,000 Copies on Steam
The Blood of Dawnwalker has surpassed an estimated one million copies sold across platforms after selling approximately 650,000 copies on Steam during September 2026. The figures place Rebel Wolves’ debut role-playing game among the month’s notable new releases, with the title also generating an estimated $30 million in Steam revenue. The statistics come from GameDiscoverCo’s September 2026 PC and console games report, published on October 7. The report estimates that the game ranked fourth among September’s new Steam releases by…
Coen VA Says AI Can Replicate His Voice but Not His Personality or Creative Choices in The Blood of Dawnwalker
Will de Renzy-Martin, the English-language voice actor behind Coen in The Blood of Dawnwalker, has highlighted the limitations of artificial intelligence in acting, arguing that a convincing voice alone cannot replicate the personality and creative decisions that shape a human performance. In a teaser for an upcoming episode of the My Perfect Console podcast, the actor discussed what separates professional performers from AI-generated voice lines. His comments come as the gaming industry continues to debate the use of generative AI…
Elden Ring Jumps From No. 41 to No. 7 on US Best-Selling Games Chart After Switch 2 Release
Nintendo Switch 2’s release of Elden Ring coincided with a major rise for the action RPG on the US best-selling games chart. According to August 2026 sales data shared by Circana analyst Mat Piscatella on Bluesky, Elden Ring climbed from No. 41 in July to No. 7 in August. The rankings cover physical and full-game digital dollar sales, excluding mobile games and digital add-on content. The Switch 2 version arrived during the August tracking period, providing a timely explanation for…
The Blood of Dawnwalker Director Says the Team Considered Isometric Combat, But Third-Person Better Showed Off Character Customization
The Blood of Dawnwalker was designed as a third-person RPG from the beginning, but developer Rebel Wolves briefly considered taking its combat in a very different direction. In an interview with GameRader+ published on October 8, 2026, director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz revealed that the team considered an isometric combat system before deciding that a third-person perspective better suited the game’s story, character customization, and real-time battles. Tomaszkiewicz explained that keeping the protagonist visible was particularly important because RPGs allow players to…
The Blood of Dawnwalker Gets Its First Major Discount, Dropping to $59.49 on PS5 and Xbox
The Blood of Dawnwalker has received its first major discount since launching, with the 2026 vampire RPG currently available for $59.49 on PS5 and Xbox, down from its standard $69.99 price. The 15% discount is part of Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days promotion, which runs through October 7. The discount arrives just over a month after the game launched, making it a notable price drop for players who have been waiting for the game’s $69.99 launch price to fall. The…