Meta has been pirating pornography for years to train AI, — lawsuit says
Meta is once again at the center of a scandal — this time over tons of pirated pornography and BitTorrent.
Assassin's Creed Shadows received patch 1.0.7 — golden katanas, New Game+ and level 80 upgrade
Ubisoft has released patch 1.0.7 for Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Its main feature is the New Game+ mode and an increased maximum level.
PS Plus subscribers will receive three free games in August — including Lies of P
Sony has announced the list of August games for PlayStation Plus Essential subscribers — three games are available in total. The most notable project is Lies of P.
Hideo Kojima has compiled his own top movies of 2025 — Gothic, Hong Kong action movie and «Oscar» winner
Hideo Kojima has published his list of favorite films for the first half of 2025. All — different genres, countries, and with their own author’s style.
Real-life satire: One Man's Trash game about a man who threw 7,500 bitcoins into the trash is out
The story of an IT specialist who accidentally threw away a hard drive with 7,500 bitcoins was turned into a satirical video game called One Man’s Trash.
Death Stranding 2 statistics show that players like to rescue kangaroos with ladders
A month after the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Hideo Kojima has published the first statistics. The most popular player actions are rescuing kangaroos and rifle battles.
Four friends, an old house, and a cursed board game — Ludogram presented the Invokyr horror
French Ludogram announced Invokyr — a cooperative horror game with a cursed board that makes you turn on your friends. It’s almost like real life, isn’t it?
Race Festival — The Crew, Hot Wheels, and others with up to 90% discounts on Steam
Steam has launched a new themed event dedicated to the world of racing — Steam Racing Fest, which will last until August 4.
Sony sues Tencent over «slave clone» Horizon
Sony has filed a lawsuit against Tencent over Light of Motiram — a Chinese clone of Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West.
OpenAI boss: conversations with ChatGPT can be used as evidence in court
The OpenAI boss warns users to be careful what they ask in ChatGPT — the correspondence can be used against you in court.
60 minutes of Phantom Blade Zero gameplay — a mix of Devil May Cry and Sekiro atmosphere
60 minutes of gameplay of Phantom Blade Zero, a new ARPG from the Chinese studio S-Game, was posted online. It clearly shows parallels with popular games like Sekiro.
Back to basics? The next S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 patch will add night vision device
The upcoming major patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will finally feature a night vision device (NVD), insiders say.
Young gamers «hack» the age verification system with the face of Sam from Death Stranding
British teenagers have learned to circumvent the new law that requires websites to check the age of users before displaying 18+ content. And this was helped by Sam Porter from Death Stranding.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine will appear in the tactical shooter Squad
Canadian tactical shooter Squad expresses support for Ukraine — developers announce that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will become a new faction.
The map of Battlefield 6 Battle Royale with all the key locations has been leaked to the network
The full map of the Battlefield 6 battle royale, called Lyndon Beach, has been leaked online.
US hacker created a «laptop farm» for DPRK hackers — now will spend 8 years in prison
A woman who just ran TikTok was no ordinary US citizen. The Arizona resident secretly organized a laptop farm with North Korea hackers.
CD Projekt Red's new job posting reveals Project Hadar as a melee action RPG
CD Projekt Red is working on a new AAA game in its own original universe — Project Hadar. The new job posting clearly indicates an action RPG with melee combat.
«Ukrzaliznytsia» tests verification through «Diia» when buying tickets
«Ukrzaliznytsia» introduces verification through «Diia.Signature» to combat ticket overbuying for popular destinations. This is currently a test version.
Ubisoft reveals plans for Assassin's Creed Shadows — DLC on September 16, New Game Plus and new ranks
Ubisoft has decided what they’re going to do with Assassin’s Creed Shadows — and one of the important points was the first major expansion to Assassin’s Creed Shadows — Claws of Awaji.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 received patch 1.5.2 — no more enchanted doors to the Shevchenko Center
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 has received another patch 1.5.2, which fixed several bugs. In particular, one of them concerns the Shevchenko center
First trailer of Battlefield 6 — mysterious Pax Armata, war on the streets and multiplayer announcement
Battlefield 6 has received its first full trailer, which demonstrates the storyline campaign, where the main antagonist is the private military organization Pax Armata.
Frieze Festival from Chinese Dark Souls — Wuchang: Fallen Feathers received only 21% positive reviews on Steam
Chinese Wuchang: Fallen Feathers was advertised as an ambitious action-RPG in the style of Dark Souls — but the release turned out to be a failure. The review section turned into a collection of technical complaints.
Dying Light director compares Assassin's Creed Shadows to housework: «I sit down to play and know I'll never finish it»
The director of Dying Light makes fun of Assassin’s Creed Shadows — saying that it’s like cleaning the house. And, to be honest, few people enjoy housework.
A fan has created an interactive map of GTA 6 based on trailers and leaks
Even though Rockstar has been silent since the GTA 6 trailer in May, fans are not sitting idly by. One of them made a detailed interactive map of the upcoming game.
There's less power and fewer — frames, too: PS5 gets new «eco mode» that slows down games
Sony will add a new feature to the PS5 called — Power Saving Mode «». If you turn it on manually, the console will consume less power, but game performance will drop.
Microsoft returns the base price of games to $70, pre-orders of The Outer Worlds 2 will be refunded «overpayment»
Microsoft has changed the team: The Outer Worlds 2 will not cost $80. And the return to the old prices will not apply to just one game.
Steam statistics do not reflect the real popularity of the game, — Test Drive developer with 288 players online
The developer of Test Drive criticizes those who evaluate the success of a game only by Steam statistics. He is upset by the way the data is actually distorted.
People, horses and parkour. A new trailer for Mafia: The Old Country, which looks more and more like Uncharted
With each trailer, Mafia: The Old Country is getting further and further away from the classic «Mafia» — and more and more like Uncharted.
Until Dawn developer lays off 10% of the team and postpones the release of Directive 8020
The developer of Little Nightmares and Until Dawn — Supermassive Games — is laying off more than 10% of its team. At the same time, the studio has postponed the release of horror game Directive 8020.
Elon Musk wanted Grok developers to give the chatbot «their own faces» — leaked internal correspondence
Elon Musk once thought, why not force his employees to give their appearance to Grok AI? However, the scheme did not work with everyone.
A gamer has played 35,000 hours of Ark: Survival Evolved and left a negative review on Steam: «Give me my money back!»
One of the most loyal players of Ark: Survival Evolved, who has spent more than 35,000 hours in the game, has demanded a refund.
A top indie horror game with a 96% rating on Steam — was released in Game Pass and immediately reached the top
Game Pass has a new indie horror game that immediately became No. 1 among Xbox consoles. The regular price of the game is ₴600, but subscribers can get it for free.
Actor Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 wants to buy a console — to understand who he voiced
Star «Daredevils» Charlie Cox thought it would be nice to know who he voiced in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33?
The largest offer in the history of AI: Zuckerberg offered $1.25 billion to a neural network engineer to join Meta, and he refused
Meta wanted to lure the neural network engineer and offered a record-breaking sum of —$1.25 billion. But the idea of becoming a billionaire in a few years did not convince the developer.
Ready for the marathon? The story campaign of Dying Light: The Beast will take 20 hours, 30 more — secrets and side quests
The spin-off Dying Light: The Beast will capture the attention of players more than expected — instead of 20 hours of story, players will be able to enjoy up to 50 hours of gameplay.
«Nothing lasts forever»: Ubisoft boss responds to Stop Killing Games petition with 1.4 million signatures
Ubisoft is not going to stop removing games even if players are outraged. The studio’s boss Yves Guillemot responded to the Stop Killing Games petition, which was signed by more than 1.4 million people.
Ukrainian Disco Elysium about voices in the head is now available on Steam early access
On July 21, Haunted Dude studio released the first episode of their narrative RPG, which they call Ukrainian Disco Elysium
Nintendo retains 98% of its team while competitors lay off thousands of developers
Some people are always worse off during a crisis, and some are better off. Nintendo was able to put itself on the list of those who didn’t have to fire their team by the thousands.
PS Store is giving away two cult game trilogies for only $6 — ten times less than the regular price
During a large-scale sale on the PS Store, two cult game trilogies received generous discounts. Now, the legendary hits of the past years can be purchased at a price that is ten times lower.
Autopilot in Cyberpunk 2077 works at 3/10 — players complain about accidents and chaos on the roads
In the latest update of Cyberpunk 2077, a new feature was added — autopilot. But for now, instead of smart cars, the roads are full of Mad Max.
Ubisoft boss says franchise to blame for poor Star Wars Outlaws sales «Star Wars»
Everyone is bad — I am d’Artagnan. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot blamed the weak sales of Star Wars Outlaws on the brand itself «Star Wars».
Sticker in Steam chat «ate up» a gamer's monthly internet limit in less than 5 minutes
A gamer has discovered the most expensive sticker on Steam, but the point is not the actual cost. The fact is that it can «eat up» the monthly Internet limit.
Viral betrayal from Coldplay concert turned into a video game
First, the billionaire was shamefully caught cheating at a Coldplay concert, made a bunch of memes, and now the scandal has been turned into a video game. The CEO and HR of Astronomer are unlikely to remember 2025 fondly.
He works from bed and goes scuba diving during breaks: Valve boss reveals his daily routine
Valve boss Gabe Newell is living his best life — he works on his yacht right with beds, and instead of tiktoks, he goes diving.
Steam bug made indie developers «millionaires» — but they didn't celebrate for long
Steam has accidentally made some indie developers «millionaires» — they managed to open the champagne, but finished it already disappointed.
Not nepotism, but «family continuity»: Ubisoft boss appoints his son to run joint venture with Tencent
Ubisoft is under fire — CEO Yves Guillemot has appointed his son Charlie to run the new subsidiary. It manages stakes in Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six, and Far Cry.
«The father of Elder Scrolls» is leaving the gaming industry due to cancer: «His time with us is limited»
«The father of Elder Scrolls», who was behind the creation of the first installments of the cult series, is retiring from game development. Julian LeFay leaves the gaming industry due to cancer.
Less than 5 years have passed: Netflix has given «the green light» for the development of the Assassin's Creed series
Netflix announces the official launch of the production of the series based on Assassin’s Creed — it took five years of preparation
ChatGPT and no other model could pass the ZNO
Ukrainian researchers have created the first EIT test for AI and proved that even top models like ChatGPT would not be able to successfully graduate from school.
Epic Games is giving away Civilization 6 Platinum Edition — a strategy game worth over ₴1000 for free
On July 17, Epic Games Store updated its weekly giveaway — this time, it’s not just another indie game. Users can snatch Sid Meier’s Civilization 6: Platinum Edition.
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