A gamer bought a new PlayStation 5 on Amazon, but received a PS3 in a «shabby» PS4 box
An Indian gamer who ordered a PlayStation 5 on Amazon discovered that after payment and delivery of the parcel, he received something else — instead of a PS5, he received a PS4 box with a PS3 inside.
Consequences of Dragon Age: The Veilguard - BioWare studio reduced to less than 100 employees and transferred to Mass Effect development
It has become known that after a wave of layoffs, transfers, and dismissals, BioWare has less than 100 employees left. This happened after the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the studio’s restructuring aimed at developing the next Mass Effect installment.
«Just need to get fit»: Finn Wolfhard from «Stranger Things» dreams of playing Kratos in God of War
In an interview with PlayStation, Finn Wolfgangard, who played Mike Wheeler in the «Stranger Things» series, spoke about his gaming preferences and named the game character he would like to bring to life on screen.
Grammy 2025: «Dune 2» and Wizardry remake win awards for best soundtrack
On the night of February 3, the «Grammy-2025» music awards ceremony took place, where, among other things, the best movie and video game soundtracks were recognized.
In honor of 25 years of The Sims, EA and Maxis re-released the first two games — they had technical problems
In honor of the anniversary, EA has announced the release of The Sims: Legacy Collection and The Sims 2: Legacy Collection for PC. Both are available separately or together in The Sims 25th Birthday Bundle.
NVIDIA Reflex 2 game latency reduction will only work on RTX 50 and will be available on previous graphics cards later
NVIDIA Reflex 2, a technology that reduces input lag in games, will initially only be available on RTX 50. NVIDIA didn’t mention this in the presentation, but it is mentioned in the document.
GTA: Vice City 60 FPS and God of War 30 FPS launched on Samsung Galaxy Watch 5
The enthusiast installed the Sony PlayStation Portable emulator on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 and launched several games, including GTA: Vice City and God of War, with an acceptable frame rate.
«Absolutely unrealistic for PC»: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 launched with mixed reviews on Steam and complaints about technical problems
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, which has been available on PC since yesterday, looked surprisingly productive with announcement of system requirements — However, the port developed by Nixxes has received mixed reviews on Steam from the start, mainly due to technical issues.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 paid off on the first day of sales: «We knew we would break even from the beginning»
GSC Game World founder Sergey Grigorovich gave an interview YouTube channel «Straight red»in which he talked about the financial success of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, plans for the game’s film adaptation and the development of new «Cossacks».
Sony abandons PSN for some PC games, but offers sign-up bonuses
Sony has announced that players will no longer need to sign in to a PlayStation Network account to play four of its single-player games on PC: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (out today), The Last of Us Part II Remastered (out April 3), God of War Ragnarök, and Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered.
NVIDIA GeForce Now cloud service to waive fees for current users for 5 weeks
Starting January 31, paid NVIDIA GeForce NOW users will no longer be billed due to the transition to a new payment provider — the service will continue to work, and current accounts will remain active despite non-payment (registration of new accounts will be suspended).
God of War cast reveals the location of the upcoming game
An insider reports on the casting of actors for Sony’s upcoming game. Their background reveals the possible setting of the next God of War.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 1.1.4 patch is out — fixes shader compilation, Xbox save loss, and the following
The first patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl 2025 has already been released, and it, (hopefully) finally fixes the shader compilation, as well as some other things that interfere with gameplay.
16 most anticipated games of 2025
The first month of the new year is coming to an end, which means that the period of rest from major game releases is also coming to an end. We have an exciting year of high-profile premieres ahead of us, and it was not easy to choose 16 of the most interesting ones. Grand Theft […]
The programmer created a game «Snake» on subpixels of the monitor
Developer Patrick Gillespie created, possibly, the smallest version of the classic game “Snake.” This version uses individual subpixels of an LCD monitor.
Intel will give away Civilization 7 and Assassin's Creed Shadows with the latest two generations of processors
The processor manufacturer launches the Intel Builder Bundle program. New purchasers of Raptor Lake and Arrow Lake chips will receive Civilization 7 and Assassin’s Creed Shadows games.
A lot of gameplay of Doom: The Dark Ages in developer videos — the game will be released simultaneously on major platforms and Game Pass
At the Microsoft Xbox Developer Direct 2025 presentation, id Software showcased gameplay for Doom: The Dark Ages and announced its multi-platform launch in May 2025.
Baldur's Gate 3 mods are available in the NVIDIA GeForce Now cloud service
Supporting mods for cloud games is not the easiest task, but Larian and NVIDIA GeForce Now, together with mod.io, have done it for Baldur’s Gate 3.
Cyberpunk 2077 is the first game to support DLSS 4
CD Projekt Red released a patch for Cyberpunk 2077 to version 2.21, which adds support for NVIDIA DLSS 4 and other changes. Thus, Cyberpunk 2077 was the first to receive DLSS 4.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard failed in sales - only 50% of EA's expectations
Electronic Arts shares plummeted by 18%, the biggest drop since 2008. This huge drop came after the company warned that its financial results would be lower than expected due to poor sales results of two games.
«Losing my mind and sleep»: the developer of Cyberpunk 2077 sequel told about the most difficult quest he created
Paweł Sasko from CD Projekt Red is currently the associate game director of the second Cyberpunk 2077 game. The most complex quest in life he created when he was the lead designer of quests for The Witcher 3.
Microsoft has announced 18 new Xbox Game Pass titles — Doom: The Dark Ages, Far Cry New Dawn, Sniper Elite: Resistance and one secret game
Microsoft announced the Xbox Game Pass games coming in January. Doom: The Dark Ages, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and a secret game will be featured at Xbox Developer Direct on January 23.
NVIDIA GeForce Now shuts down affordable pricing due to high demand for cloud gaming
Apparently, too many people appreciated the ability to play without a powerful PC or console. The NVIDIA GeForce Now cloud service is forced to turn off available tariffs, at least in some regions.
Xiaomi introduces WinPlay — PC game emulator for Android with minimal performance loss
Xiaomi WinPlay is a full-fledged emulator that can run Windows games on Android devices without an internet connection.
Cheater: when Elon Musk jumped at Trump's inauguration, his account jumped in Path of Exile 2
Until the recent revelation of account sharing, commentators were curious about where Elon Musk finds time for games. It turns out, he can simultaneously play Path of Exile 2 and do something else.
Strategy Festival on Steam — Age of Empires, Manor Lords and other RTS with up to 90% discounts
The first Steam sale in 2025, “Real-Time Strategy Festival”, will last until January 27. Some discounts, like on Homeworld, are truly gigantic, and Age of Empires 4 can be purchased at half price.
Microsoft games are coming to Nintendo Switch 2 — Fallout 4, Call of Duty, and more are expected
A YouTuber shared several Microsoft game titles that will be released on the Nintendo Switch 2 later this year. Expect Fallout 4, Starfield, and a number of others.
Game studios «hope» that the cost of GTA 6 will reach $80-100 — to justify their own price increase
Epyllion analyst Matthew Ball claims that there is “hope” in the gaming industry that GTA 6 will cost about $100, as it will allow other companies to justify raising their own prices.
Elon Musk admitted to cheating in Path of Exile 2 and Diablo 4 — now he should be banned
After the recent scandalous exposure of character “boosting” in Path of Exile 2 by third-party players, Elon Musk confessed to forbidden account sharing.
Triumph of PC gaming: player spending has been growing for 13 years in a row, 40% higher than on consoles
Contrary to many opinions, PCs feel quite confident in gaming. A large-scale study of PC games and more indicates growth amidst the stagnation of consoles.
Gamers suspect that Elon Musk is not playing fair — in Path of Exile 2, he acted like a newbie with a leveled character
Elon Musk likes to boast that he is the best in online games. However, other players suspect that something is off. In his recent Path of Exile 2 streams, he behaved completely incompetently.
Forest Reigns trailer — Ukrainian post-apocalypse in Paris from the creators of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Survarium
Actually, there are two trailers – a short teaser for Forest Reigns and a gameplay video. VG Entertainment split from GSC, which created S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and developed the MMO Survarium.
In Baldur's Gate 3, you can temporarily become Astarion in an extremely dark scene — almost no one has seen it
The exceptionally well-crafted RPG Baldur’s Gate 3 is always ready even for the most unbelievable scenarios that a player can encounter. This scene, as well as the possibility, is extremely hard to witness.
The creators of Civilization 7 introduced Russia with Catherine the Great and the Dusha and Prosveshchenie abilities, — Ukrainians reacted
Firaxis Games revealed the Russian faction in Civilization 7 led by Empress Catherine the Great. The abilities presented are Prosveshchenie, Dusha, General Moroz, and Samoderzhaviye.
China tightens restrictions on video games for children — to 15-16 hours per month during winter holidays
New restrictions introduced by Chinese regulators will apply during the winter vacation period, starting in mid-January and lasting until February 14 — during this month, local children will be allowed to play PC games for a total of no more than 15-16 hours.
Titan Quest 2: developer build and gameplay leaked online (video)
A build of Titan Quest 2 for developers was leaked online. Moreover, people recorded a video from it and shared it on YouTube. This way, interested users can watch it (at least until THQ Nordic removes everything).
Atomfall gameplay trailer — S.T.A.L.K.E.R., Fallout and Outer Worlds is never too much
Rebellion showcased an eight-minute gameplay trailer for Atomfall — a post-apocalyptic survival game set in an exclusion zone (sounds familiar to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. fans).
MAL'OPUS Publishing House has opened a pre-order for the art book «Arkane» at a price of 1150₴
Since yesterday, the artbook for the animated series “Arcane” from MAL’OPUS publishing is available for pre-order.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang: «Games will never be completely created by artificial intelligence»
At CES 2025, Jensen Huang reappeared on stage to answer questions from journalists. The head of NVIDIA particularly discussed the potential role of artificial intelligence in games.
Sony has shown a concept of technology that adds «real smells» to games — on the example of The Last of Us
It’s hard to understand how this is possible, but Sony is working on making game scents accessible on PlayStation.
Sony is working on films based on Helldivers 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn, and Ghost of Tsushima will get an anime series
During the main keynote at CES 2025, the head of PlayStation Productions Asad Qizilbash and the president of Screen Gems Ashley Brooks announced that they will continue their joint work on movie adaptations of games after The Last of Us, Gran Turismo, Twisted Metal, and Uncharted.
Stellar Blade development studio has distributed PS5 Pro to employees as a New Year's bonus
Korean studio Shift Up, which created Stellar Blade, has generously rewarded its employees for their work on the action-adventure game.
PlayStation boss names his most anticipated game of 2025
In 2025, PlayStation is going to see a bunch of cool games, including GTA 6, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, Borderlands 4, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, DOOM: The Dark Ages, and others — but none of them topped PlayStation CEO Herman Hulst’s own list of the most anticipated releases of the year.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is among the worst games in terms of technical condition in 2024 according to DSOGaming
Ukrainian S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl was included in the list of the best games of 2024 according to ITC.UA editorial board (and journalists of some other publications). And now DSOGaming has included this game in its own anti-rating – a list of the worst optimized games. These are the games that disappointed with their PC…
The most interesting new games of January 2025
The first month of the new year, just like the last one, is not rich in major original releases. However, you can prepare for the busy period in the gaming industry that will begin in February in the company of projects of different moods: from a calm urban planning simulator of the era of ancient […]
Development of GTA 6 cost «to $2 billion», but the game will pay off in the first year with $3.2 billion in revenue, — Financial Times
GTA 6 to rake in more in its first year than the highest-grossing film of all time.
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is being given away for free in the Epic Games Store
On the first day of 2025, the Epic Games Store pleased its users with a free giveaway of Kingdom Come: Deliverance.
Editor's choice: ITC.ua names the game of 2024
The year 2024 was one of the richest in terms of significant game releases recently. We saw the triumphant return of iconic series, bold experiments with genres, and the emergence of new franchises that will be remembered by players for a long time. The most notable projects of the year include Astro Bot — a […]
GTA 6 fans find enhanced version of game trailer: what new details they spotted
Gamers found a version of the video with improved quality on a Chinese video hosting site.
Balatro, Prince of Persia, and Castlevania: 20 Best Games of 2024 for Nintendo Switch by Metacritic
Metacritic rating aggregator has published a rating of the best video games for Nintendo Switch in 2024. The list includes projects that have received at least seven reviews from professional critics.
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