GTA VI publisher Take-Two closes two game studios — Roll7 and Intercept Games (part of Private Division)
Last month, Take-Two announced the layoff of 5% of its staff, or about 600 employees.
The teenager broke 6 world records in Tetris on NES — and received a cash reward as the first player with more than 10 million points
The previous record set in Tetris NES last year was 6.8 million points, but 15-year-old Alex Touch has already scored 16.7 million points.
«Hey, buy Fallout 4»: PlayStation Plus (non-Extra) users will not receive a free non-Extra update of the game — Bethesda
Bethesda has clarified which Fallout 4 owners will not be able to receive the free next-generation update. It turned out that the problems with the update and PlayStation Plus — subscription are not a bug, but a feature.
The Manor Lords strategy was purchased more than 1 million times per day, with the number of simultaneous players exceeding 173,000
According to the publisher of Hooded Horse, the medieval city-building simulator Manor Lords, which was released on April 26, crossed the 1 million copies sold mark on the first day. Also, the maximum number of simultaneous players in Hooded Horse exceeded 173,000.
«Game of Thrones» will become an online game — Nexon’s project is already in development
Website Redanian Intelligence found out that Nexon studio is developing an MMORPG based on series «Game of Thrones». Nexon is behind the recent successful shooter The Finals and some other games.
Linux games get a performance boost with new NVIDIA NVK Vulkan graphics card driver
The NVIDIA NVK Vulkan driver for Linux has received a significant update that will significantly improve gaming performance by implementing implicit pipeline caching. This optimization method allows the video card to reuse rendered content and pipeline configurations. This eliminates the need for pipeline reprogramming and improves performance.
«This is not a paradise»: Ukrainian trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl has been released
GSC Game World has released a new trailer for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. It is tellingly titled «This is not paradise».
Fallout 4 Nextgen Update «breaks» saves and mods in the game — and does not work correctly with displays
Nextgen update for Fallout 4 appeared after a two-year wait since its first announcement and release of the franchise seriesThe patch was a success, but it caused problems for players, particularly on PC. The mod compatibility issues were expected from Bethesda’s release, but players didn’t get much out of the patch, which weighs…
Russians probably stole Ukrainian-created SBU soldiers’ assets for PMC game «Wagner»
The Russian studio NoName Company probably stole models of SBU fighters created by a Ukrainian developer to develop the tactical shooter Best in Hell about PMCs «Wagner».
Fallout 4 has received Next-Gen updates on current PlayStation, Xbox, and PC versions — but not on PS Plus subscription
Bethesda has released the Fallout 4 Next-Gen update. The new version of the game is available on PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X, S and One, and PC. In the case of PS5, Fallout 4 has version 1.000.001 and weighs 56.503 GB.
Isabela Merced played both parts of The Last of Us all weekend to qualify for an audition for the HBO series
Merced plays Dina in the second season of «The Last of Us» — Ellie’s new love interest.
Stellar Blade review. Is there anything but beauty?
Over the past few months, Stellar Blade has managed to make a lot of noise, primarily due to the appearance of the game’s protagonist, Eve. Western leading media and activists have been so focused on the issue of «realism» Eve’s shape that they have completely forgotten that Stellar Blade is a video game first and […]
Bethesda: Fallout was played by 5 million people per day, including a million — in «doomed» Fallout 76
Bethesda has reported that five million people recently played Fallout games in one day (it did not specify which one). A million of these players were in the online game Fallout 76, which six years ago was considered doomed by observers due to low attendance. The studio announced this on the evening of April 23.
Steam will not refund if you launch the game 2 hours before the official release
About 8 years ago, Steam introduced a refund mechanism for purchased games. It was useful in cases where the game was not as interesting as it seemed or the computer did not provide a comfortable level of performance. To get a refund, you had to spend no more than 2 hours in the game and send a request for a refund within 14 days after the…
GTA 5 launched on Nintendo Switch
A year after Grand Theft Auto V source code leak to the public, a group of modders published footage of the game running on the Nintendo Switch console.
Billie Eilish will appear in the rhythm game Fortnite Festival — her game character «will take the main stage on April 23
Fortnite developers have announced their next major music collaboration. Starting April 23, Billie Eilish will become a playable character. She will be available in Victory Crown.
Like Fallout, but in Excel: a developer has created a turn-based RPG game with D&D mechanics
An unknown developer, inspired by Fallout, has created an RPG game Mercer in a popular Excel spreadsheet application.
Warhorse has removed Russian from Kingdom Come: Deliverance II — and revealed gameplay details
In an interview with the Czech resource Indian, the lead designer of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II from Warhorse, Prokop Jirsa shared the details of the gameplay. A small part of the information can be considered a spoiler for the game’s events.
Diablo director Rod Ferguson is not against the game’s adaptation: «It could work»
Against the backdrop of the success of the Fallout series people are more likely to think about the adaptation of other games. Jennifer Young from the website Windows Central asked Rod Ferguson, the head of the Diablo franchise, whether it is possible to make the game a successful series on Netflix or Amazon Prime. He answered in the affirmative,…
Power armor in the Fallout series was made without Bethesda’s intervention, but the company insisted on a working Pip-Boy
Except for a few additional functionsThe power armor from the Fallout series is extremely closely based on its prototype from the games. However, it could have looked completely different — according to production designer Howard Cummings, Bethesda never insisted on maintaining an exact resemblance to the games.
Broken Bottom: The Movie «Rebel Moon. Part 2» received 18% on Rotten Tomatoes — less than the first part
Zack Snyder’s film debuted with the worst reviews of the director’s career and «surpassed» the previous film in the franchise. Now «Rebel Moon. Part 2 — The One That Scars» has only an 18% critic rating on Rotten Tomatoes and 47% of the audience. The first movie, «Child of Fire», now has 21% / 57% respectively. In particular,…
Weekly sales of Fallout 4 in Europe increased by 7500% — other Bethesda games are also in the top ten
Sales of Fallout games have skyrocketed across Europe, and Fallout 4 regained the top spot. The last solo game of the franchise in 2015 was bought by 7500% more than every week. Data GDC include digital game sales in all European markets and physical sales in major countries.
Henry returns. Kingdom Come announcement, trailer, and details: Deliverance II — release in 2024
The big premiere took place: after a teaser with a release window leaked by IGN journalists in the morning, Warhorse announced its new game, which turned out to be Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (What a surprise!). Yes, we welcome all fans of the original «kami» 2018, which finally got a sequel. According to its announcement, the game should be…
The test version of Hades II already has Ukrainian localization
Supergiant Games is ready to start technical testing of its upcoming game Hades II. What is interesting for us is the fact that the game has received Ukrainian localization, and it will already be available in the technical test version. Here are the screenshots with Ukrainian text shared Oleg Kulikov.
The next Baldur’s Gate game will be released, and the companions from the third will become D&D canon — Hasbro thinks who will do it
In March Larian announces that it will not make the next Baldur’s Gate game. The overwhelming success of Baldur’s Gate 3 has explosively revived the classic role-playing series, but will it be as popular without Larian and who will continue it?
GTA VI publisher — Take-Two — fires 5% of employees and cancels games
The meme is funny, the situation is scary.
XDefiant — the first Ubisoft game with official Ukrainian localization
Well, Ubisoft, good start, and we are looking forward to Ukrainian in future Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry games.
Free mod editor for «The Witcher 3» from CDPR — Steam page and sign up for testing
The free mod editor for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt / «The Witcher 3: Wild Goose», which CDPR announced at the end of last year, is nearing release — Steam has a page The Witcher 3 REDkit (that’s the name of the toolkit) and started signing up for a two-week Playtest, which will take place from April 16 to 30.
Twenty-second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv – a visual novel about survival in the Kharkiv subway in the first days of the war is out on Steam
The Ukrainian game Twenty-second: Stories of Underground Kharkiv by Brenntkopf Studio Kharkiv has been released on Steam. It is a quest and visual novel that tells the story of the events of 2022 in the Kharkiv subway, during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Russians’ attempt to capture Kharkiv.
Sidorovich’s bunker from S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl recreated in Unreal Engine 5
Ukrainian 3D artist Oleh Sobovoy presented the Stalker Bunker project from the famous game S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. In fact, the project recreates Sidorovich’s bunker from the game, but it is made on the modern Unreal Engine 5 game engine.
IKEA’s new furniture for gamers looks like furniture, not like a sci-fi movie set
IKEA represents a new series of Brännboll gaming furniture that breaks the usual dark, sharp «gamer» aesthetic. They can be much better combined with traditional styles of home decoration.
Dragon Age writer thinks a TV series based on the game is a «terrible idea», but would agree if it was different from «Honor of Thieves»
The lead writer of BioWare’s Dragon Age series of games shared his thoughts on which games, in his opinion, could make a great TV adaptation. And Dragon Age is not one of them.
Ex-Blizzard boss suggests tipping game developers — $10-20 before the main purchase
Mike Ibarra, formerly the head of Blizzard, wrote on Twitterwho sometimes feels like paying a little more money for a game as a thank you to its developers.
The number of players in Fallout has increased by 2-3 times: 10 differences between games and Amazon series
Amid the success of Amazon’s Fallout series, the number of players in the games of this post-apocalyptic series has increased. The excitement has led to a doubling of the number of players in Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 on some platforms, and a 200% increase in the number of players in Fallout 3. On Steam, the maximum number of players in…
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the first game in history to win all five major GOTY awards
Baldur’s Gate 3 is not just a winner BAFTA Games Awards 2024 (five awards along with the main GOTY), but also the first game in history to collect all the major «Game of the Year» awards in the industry, drew attention to GamesRadar.
Fallout 4 will receive a free update with 60 FPS support, updated quests, and other improvements
To celebrate the release of the Fallout series, Bethesda is offering a great incentive to return to Fallout 4. On April 25, a free next-generation update will be released that will bring a number of improvements to the almost 10-year-old game.
The creators of Kingdom Come: Deliverance creators announced the next game’s screening in a week — April 18
Fans of Kingdom Come: Deliverance fans have finally waited for the sequel.
Fallout series: what happens if you call the number on the screen
In the sixth episode of the Fallout series by Amazon Prime, viewers see a pre-war broadcast of Galaxy News hosted by Cooper Howard (Walton Goggins). The broadcast comes from the Vault-Tec Vault, where Howard is giving a tour. He describes the facility as «strong enough to withstand radiation and «red».
«Most likely not, but it’s not certain»: Todd Howard on the adaptation of The Elder Scrolls and other Bethesda games
Today, Amazon Prime Video has a big and hotly anticipated premiere — the first season of the Fallout series has been released in full (8 episodes) with Ukrainian subtitles. After the premiere in Hollywood, the series producer and Bethesda game director Todd Howard said IGN editor, how high are the chances of the studio’s adaptation of The…
Pavetta and Dani from «The Witcher» unexpectedly find themselves in Duolingo
«The Witcher», or The Witcher, has gone far beyond a series of books and games: there are Netflix series, an official manga, anime, a board game, and even a cookbook, but now it has even appeared in the language learning app Duolingo. Reddit user GeraltAndYennefer noticed one of the questions in a Finnish course. Duolingo asks for the translation…
Star Wars Outlaws will be released on August 30 and will cost from $69.99 — story trailer
Ubisoft and Lucasfilm Games have announced the launch date for Star Wars Outlaws, the first open-world Star Wars game. The official trailer is available, as well as new details.
The Elder Scrolls Online has earned $2 billion in 10 years — the game celebrates its anniversary
The online game in The Elder Scrolls universe (Morrowind, Oblivion, Skyrim) celebrated its tenth anniversary this week. Over 10 years, Zenimax has raised $2 billion from the game. Along with the basic version of The Elder Scrolls Online with a fixed price, there is a subscription that provides additional features, and you can also buy individual…
Have you seen an AAAA game yet? «We’re going to have AAAAAA» — CD Projekt Red
CD Projekt Red made fun of the AAAA label that Ubisoft gave to their game Skull and Bones. The Polish studio says that their game will be AAAAA.
The most interesting new games of April 2024
April will be rich in ports of old games, especially Xbox exclusives at Sony’s convention. However, new releases will also please fans of strategy, action, and horror. Of particular interest is an Android game that will be released at the end of the month, but has already become one of the most high-profile releases of […]
Impressions of Rise of the Ronin. Souls game for everyone
This year, Sony is taking a break from releasing games in its most high-profile series, so no new Ucharted or God of War. But the Japanese are not leaving us without games either. At the beginning of the year, they released a console exclusive, Helldivers 2, which became a real «sleeper hit», even for developers. […]
The end of an era: Jim Ryan resigns as CEO of PlayStation, no longer working for Sony
Ryan has been leading the PlayStation gaming business since February 2019 and has worked at Sony for 30 years in total (his career began a year before the first PlayStation console was released). The division is now led by Hiroki Totoki, Sony’s current CFO and COO, who has additionally and temporarily assumed the role of PlayStation chief…
Ukrainian team NAVI becomes the first ever world champion in Counter-Strike 2
The Ukrainian esports team won the final of the PGL Major Copenhagen 2024 championship, beating the Americans from FaZe Clan. As a result, NAVI became the world’s first Counter-Strike 2 champions.
Hermetica game on Steam brings medieval whimsical illustrations to life
To a journalist PC Gamer Christopher Livingston had a chance to play Hermetica at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. The game demo is available at Steam. It takes place in Toledo, Spain in the 16th century, and is filled with characters from the bizarre illustrations of medieval books and maps.
XDefiant delays – leaders from The Boys Club created a toxic team atmosphere and development crises
A few years ago, Ubisoft announced a free-to-play shooter XDefiantand early access testing was planned to begin in 2021. However, this project faced delays.
«The Witcher 4» / The Witcher 4 is already at the pre-production stage — more than 60% (400 people) of the CD Projekt team are involved in the game
The Witcher 4 is gradually approaching its release — CD Projekt yesterday reported for 2023, which was the second best year in the history of the famous Polish video game developer.