Dear Friends, we understand there is some confusion out there about 4A Games and Metro, and we just wanted to give you a quick update to reassure everyone. We are 4A Games. We are the team that created and built the Metro games you know and love. We're still making the next Metro with Dmitry Glukhovsky, the same core founders, leadership, developers, and nearly 20 years experience on the series. We also have our other new IP project in the works. We'll reveal more about both when we're ready. We are proudly Ukrainian in our roots, and in the majority of our diverse team. We make games from our offices in Kyiv and Sliema, as well as remotely, and even sometimes from the front line in Ukraine. We now have studios in two countries, but the majority of our team remain in Ukraine—roughly 150 out of about 200+. The rest work in Malta, or remotely.

In 2014, we, led by the original "four A-s"—the founders of 4A Games—formed "4A Games Limited" and created a new HQ in Malta with roughly 50 of our fellow team members. We have since grown and work to this day on Metro under contract with Deep Silver and Plaion. We continued to work closely with our remaining Ukrainian colleagues at "4A Games Ukraine" on Metro Exodus through an outsource relationship led by us. Once Metro Exodus and its DLC was released, we created another Kyiv studio under 4A Games Limited and welcomed roughly 50 more of our colleagues to continue on with us, while 4A Games Ukraine continued to pursue their own project La Quimera, as a completely separate entity and recently renamed themselves Reburn. We wish them every success.

Intel has released its latest version of Arc GPU Graphics drivers for A-series discrete GPUs and Arc Graphics iGPUs, version 101.5768 WHQL. The new drivers bring Game On Driver support on Intel Arc A-series GPUs and Intel Core Ultra with Intel Arc GPUs for Storm Gate, as well as improve performance in Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Metro: Last Light Complete Edition Games, and Stormgate games, compared to previous Intel Graphics Drivers 101.5762.

According to the release notes, you can expect up to 91 percent and up to 35 percent average performance uplift in Yakuza: Like a Dragon under DirectX 11 and Ultra settings at 1080p and 1440p resolutions, and up to 20 percent and 23 percent in Metro: Last Light Complete Edition under DirectX 11 and at 1080p with High settings and 1440p at Very High settings. As for Stormgate, the performance increase of up to 12 percent is seen at 1080p resolution with Medium settings and Temporal Super Resolution enabled. Intel also fixed some previously seen issues in games like Dirt Rally, Sid Meier's Civilization V, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of Goddess (DX12), as well as Blender 4.2.

DOWNLOAD: Intel Arc GPU Graphics Drivers 101.5768 WHQL

To celebrate 10 years of Metro: Last Light we are giving away the original 2013 Complete Edition of the game, totally free for you to keep on Steam! Dive into the thick, foreboding atmosphere of Metro: Last Light as you follow Artyom into the darkness. Experience a story of betrayal and redemption and join fellow metro-dwellers in a bid to survive the harsh and hunting place the world has become.

Claim yours before May 25 and you will receive the Metro: Last Light Complete Edition which includes all DLC for the game including:

• Ranger Mode and RPK
• Faction Pack
• Tower Pack
• Developer Pack
• Chronicles Pack

Plus, its a great time to dive into the dark, immersive tunnels of Metro as the entire franchise is also on sale at up to 80% off.

The EPIC Games Store, the digital storefront most PC gamers love to hate, has made available two free gamers for those who want to simply login to their store. The first game is Metro 2033: Redux, the updated Metro 2033 version that uses its sequel, Metro: Last Light's graphics engine. Besides the updated graphics, there are numerous quality of life improvements in the game, making it the definitive version of it to try out (if you have been living under a rock, or just haven't had any time for gaming in recent years whatsoever).

The other game is Everything, a procedurally-generated game that simulates mechanics and systems of nature. There is no objective in this game - the objective is just to immerse yourself and your time on a leisurely approach to space and planet-bound systems. Just log into your EPIC games account via the store and you can add both these games to your digital library (did I mention they're available for free?)

At Microsoft's XBOX E3 presentation, the worldwide premier trailer for the next in the Metro line of games debuted. Named Metro: Exodus, the new Metro game is expected to continue 4A games' mastering of graphical showcases and of atmospheric game worlds. The new game is still based on Dmitriy Glukhovskiy's books, Metro 2033 and Metro 2035, though there is now a divergence between the game and the story that has already been portrayed in the books.

4A games' have been known for being graphical powerhouses, especially the Redux versions (which you should grab if you already haven't). The new Metro takes away from the previous games' linear exploration towards an open-world approach. The jury, as always, is still out to see in what manner that will impact the studio's focus and storytelling ability. This is one of the more cinematic first-person experiences, if the trailer is anything to go by. Captured in-engine, I have to say this really got my eyeballs staring in awe at the amount of detail and atmosphere in the game world. And did you see those animations? Here's hoping they make the final cut for the 2018 release date of the game. At this time, Metro: Exodus has only been announced for Windows PCs and the XBOX family of consoles. Check the games' trailer after the break.