Ihor Panchenko

News writer

In 2015, Ihor graduated from Admiral Makarov National Shipbuilding University with a degree in Enterprise Economics, but he never worked in this field.

Instead, he worked as a programmer, website and typography designer, editor and author at the methodological center and vctr.media. He also wrote seo-articles on a freelance basis and was a photographer.

Ihor joined ITC.UA in July 2024 as an author of news about science and games.

He is interested in history, biology, physics, likes to read fantasy and is writing his book, collects a collection of board games, loves to watch festival films and play projects from FromSoftware. Igor has two Balinese cats — Elsa and Arwen.

Mafia: The Old Country returns to its roots: prequel set in Sicily of the early 1900s announced

News Games 08-21-2024 at 00:16 comment
Hangar 13 has unveiled a new Mafia game that will take players to early 20th century Sicily and promises to return to the basics that fans of the franchise love so much.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle: new trailer and release date

News Games 08-20-2024 at 23:55 comment
During Gamescom Opening Night Live, Jeff Keely announced the release dates of the new Indiana Jones game.

New trailer for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 — world exploration and bloody battles

News Games 08-20-2024 at 23:22 comment
Warhorse Studios presented a new gameplay trailer for the sequel to the popular role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance, which showed an open world and realistic sword fights.

First gameplay video of Civilization 7: the game will be released in February 2025

News Games 08-20-2024 at 22:38 comment
The price of the basic edition on Steam is ₴2999.

Dune: Awakening gameplay trailer — the game will be released in 2025

News Games 08-20-2024 at 22:18 comment
At Gamescom ONL, Funcom developers presented a gameplay trailer for the multiplayer game Dune: Awakening. The video demonstrates the player’s path from survival in the desert to managing an entire guild in search of spices.

Netflix «Dahmer» series sequel: eerie first teaser and release date

News Movie 08-20-2024 at 20:59 comment
Netflix has released the first teaser for the sequel to the crime anthology about killers called «Monsters: The Story of Lyle and Eric Menendez».

«Alien: Romulus» — digital revival of deceased actor sparks controversy

News Movie 08-20-2024 at 15:19 comment
Social media users call it «digital necromancy».

Xbox’s secret achievement: why did only Todd Howard get it and what does it say?

News Games 08-20-2024 at 12:45 comment
Bethesda CEO Todd Howard has an exclusive Xbox achievement, but its text has remained a secret for almost four years.

Ukrainian powerhouse NON STOP from S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 to be presented at Gamescom 2024

News Games 08-20-2024 at 11:52 comment
The NON STOP energy drink, which will be part of the game «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl», will be presented at the world’s largest video game exhibition Gamescom 2024 in Germany.

George Martin reveals the only change he wants to make to «A Song of Ice and Fire»

News Movie 08-20-2024 at 11:00 comment
It remains to wait for Martin to say: «The book is close».

Zoom offers webinars for one million simultaneous participants for $100,000

News Software 08-20-2024 at 10:12 comment
Zoom has announced a significant expansion of its webinar platform, which can now support up to one million simultaneous participants.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows: new video reveals unique gameplay features of Naoe and Yasuke

News Games 08-20-2024 at 09:25 comment
Ubisoft has released a new video of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, which reveals the game features of the two main characters — Naoe and Yasuke.

Dangerous beauty: Victorian books may contain poisonous dyes

News Science and space 08-19-2024 at 18:53 comment
Brightly colored cloth covers of Victorian books can hide health hazards for readers, collectors, and librarians.

The director of «Alien: Romulus» wants to make a new «Alien vs. Predator» in an unusual format

News Movie 08-19-2024 at 18:03 comment
In a recent interview with Deadline, Federico Alvarez said about his interest in creating a new movie «Alien vs. Predator». The director proposed an unusual approach to the realization of this idea.

Tesla pays up to $48/hour to wear a special suit to train the Optimus robot, but not all candidates are suitable

News Technologies 08-19-2024 at 15:45 comment
Tesla is expanding its team to develop the humanoid robot Optimus.

Silent Hill 2 Remake: new story trailer and half an hour of gameplay

News Games 08-19-2024 at 13:32 comment
A double dose of Silent Hill 2 remake in one day.

Bloodborne was launched on a PC using the shadPS4 emulator. But there is a nuance

News Games 08-19-2024 at 11:30 comment
The development team of the PlayStation 4 emulator called shadPS4 has released the first gameplay video of Bloodborne on a personal computer.

«Alien: Romulus» showed the second best start in the history of the franchise in terms of box office

News Movie 08-19-2024 at 09:53 comment
The new film in the series «Alien» was second only to «Prometheus» in terms of its opening weekend in the United States.

A new record «Deadpool and Wolverine»: the highest-grossing movie with an R-rating

News Movie 08-16-2024 at 21:23 comment
The superhero blockbuster «Deadpool and Wolverine» from Marvel Studios and Disney has become the highest-grossing R-rated movie in the history of global box office.

Goodbye, Russian software — The Cabinet of Ministers supported a complete ban

News Software 08-16-2024 at 19:07 comment
Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved a draft law aimed at strengthening the country’s cyber defense.

«Hellboy: The Hunchback» — first teaser trailer in Ukrainian and premiere date

News Movie 08-16-2024 at 17:01 comment
The first trailer of the movie «Hellboy: The Hunchback» in Ukrainian. The film will be released in Ukrainian cinemas on September 26.

«Reserve+» will allow you to check the validity of summonses from the TCC

News Software 08-16-2024 at 15:14 comment
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has amended the conscription procedure to allow persons liable for military service to check the validity of calls through the mobile application «Reserve+».

Return to Middle Earth: Embracer Group is actively developing new games «The Lord of the Rings»

News Games 08-16-2024 at 12:45 comment
Embracer Group, rights holder on «The Lord of the Rings», has announced the development of several new games based on the Tolkien universe.

It wasn’t a comet: scientists discover the true origin of the dinosaur killer

News Science and space 08-16-2024 at 09:30 comment
A new study indicates that the object that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago was a rare type of asteroid from the far reaches of the solar system.

Legendary Diablo is now available in the browser — feel the nostalgia

News Games 08-15-2024 at 17:27 comment
The original version of the cult game Diablo, released in 1996, is now fully playable in an Internet browser, retaining its unique atmosphere.

444 consoles, 1 TV: a gamer set an amazing world record

News Devices 08-15-2024 at 14:10 comment
Imagine how long it takes to choose a game on this system.

Apple plans to release a desktop robot in 2026 at a price of almost $1000

News Devices 08-15-2024 at 13:24 comment
Apple plans to release a tabletop robot with a large screen similar to the iPad in 2026.

Ukraine’s first robot firefighter joins the ranks of the Armed Forces — works at a distance of up to 2 km from the operator

News Military Tech 08-15-2024 at 12:34 comment
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has approved the use of an engineering ground-based robotic firefighting system in the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard will appear earlier: «leaked» advertisement with the exact release date

News Games 08-15-2024 at 11:26 comment
The release date of a new game in the Dragon Age universe and its commercial have been leaked online ahead of the developers’ planned announcement.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II has been postponed to 2025 — officially

News Games 08-15-2024 at 10:31 comment
Warhorse Studios has announced that the release date of the sequel to the popular role-playing game Kingdom Come: Deliverance to early 2025.

New trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — 5 minutes of post-apocalyptic atmosphere, gameplay and locations

News Games 08-15-2024 at 09:21 comment
Developers from GSC Game World have presented a new trailer «World and Locations» for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, which shows various areas of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

Heroes of Might and Magic III will speak Ukrainian: the desktop version of the game will be released in 2025

News Games 08-14-2024 at 15:54 comment
Archon Studios has announced the creation of a Ukrainian localization for the tabletop adaptation of Heroes of Might and Magic III.

Chinese analog of Hyperloop successfully passes tests: the goal is — 1000 km/h

News Science and space 08-14-2024 at 14:32 comment
China has carried out another successful test of its Hyperloop analog, a superfast magnetic cushion train that is planned to accelerate to 1000 kilometers per hour.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Japanese appreciated the demo, and developers promised 100+ hours of content

News Games 08-14-2024 at 12:43 comment
The Japanese edition of Gamer has published a review of the current demo version of «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl» and interviewed the game’s developers.

Ukrainian games festival returns to Steam — more than 430 titles, demos, and a sale

News Games 08-14-2024 at 10:36 comment
From August 19 to 26, the third Ukrainian Games Festival will take place on Steam, presenting more than 430 games created by Ukrainian developers to the global community.

Google introduces Pixel Studio — an offline image generator for Pixel 9 smartphones

News Software 08-13-2024 at 21:12 comment
Google has announced Pixel Studio, a new AI-powered image creation app that will work offline on Pixel 9 smartphones.

Google showed Pixel Buds Pro 2 — TWS headphones with Tensor A1 chip and improved ANC for $229

News Devices 08-13-2024 at 20:46 comment
Google has announced new wireless headphones Pixel Buds Pro 2, which are smaller, lighter, and have twice the active noise cancellation compared to the previous model.

The Martian interior hides an ocean of water — new discovery of the NASA InSight mission

News Science and space 08-13-2024 at 19:40 comment
Researchers have found evidence of liquid water beneath the surface of Mars by analyzing data from NASA’s InSight rover.

Safety first: a six-wheeled robot checks unreliable gutters instead of humans

News Science and space 08-13-2024 at 15:00 comment
New Zealand-based engineering company Beca has developed the PIPE-i six-wheeled robot to inspect dangerous drainage systems, replacing humans in risky environments.

More secrets of Chernobyl: S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 will have two storyline add-ons

News Games 08-13-2024 at 13:03 comment
«Secret» published the Ultimate edition of the game.

Developers hint at Borderlands 4 despite the movie’s failure, as the third part of «comes to life on Steam

News Games 08-13-2024 at 11:09 comment
Despite the huge losses from the Borderlands adaptation, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford assures that the team is not abandoning the franchise and may soon announce the fourth installment of the game.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl returns to Xbox — pre-orders and Discord channel for questions open

News Games 08-13-2024 at 09:37 comment
Microsoft has resumed pre-orders for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 on the Xbox platform, and GSC Game World developers have opened a channel for communication with fans.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl — 30 minutes of gameplay (in Ukrainian!), new details of the game world and developer comments

News Games 08-12-2024 at 20:00 comment
GSC Game World studio held a 30-minute presentation of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 gameplay, revealing new details about the game’s world and its mechanics.

China’s light-driven robotic bullet could change the rules of the ballistics game

News Technologies 08-12-2024 at 18:12 comment
A group of researchers led by Chinese scientists has developed a system for launching miniature robots powered by light. This invention could revolutionize ballistics and the aerospace industry.

The sysadmin went for a smoke break and left half of Africa without the Internet

News Technologies 08-12-2024 at 16:37 comment
An engineer at a South African Internet service provider accidentally deleted important network settings while rushing out for a cigarette break, causing the largest Internet outage on the African continent at the time.

«The most epic failure»: CrowdStrike wins ironic award for global IT failure

News Software 08-12-2024 at 12:02 comment
CrowdStrike President Michael Sentonas accepted the «Most Epic Failure» award at the Pwnie Awards.

Fallout: New Vegas gets a large-scale fan expansion with 6+ hours of gameplay

News Games 08-12-2024 at 11:17 comment
It also features 20+ quests, new factions, and 35+ voice actors.

«Lord, let them die a horrible death»: archaeologist finds gruesome inscriptions in Roman prison

News Science and space 08-12-2024 at 08:10 comment
An archaeologist has identified rare remains of a Roman prison in Corinth, Greece.

The Witcher 4 will change the main character, but Geralt will remain a part of the game, — voice actor

News Games 08-11-2024 at 07:15 comment
Doug Cockle, who voiced Geralt in all CD Projekt Red games, confirmed that his favorite character will take part in the next installment of The Witcher series, though not as the protagonist.

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