Xbox CEO reveals the company's development plans: portable consoles, mobile store, and multiplatform
Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft’s gaming division, spoke about the company’s ambitious plans for the further development of Xbox. The company is considering new acquisitions and preparing to enter the market of portable gaming devices.
GSC updates S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 system requirements: RTX 4080 is required for 4K/60fps
A 6GB GTX 1060 will do for minimum settings.
Two players sue Ubisoft over the closure of The Crew: «They left a skeleton of what we paid for»
The plaintiffs are convinced that they have been deceived by Ubisoft.
Prologue to Project Borealis — Half-Life sequel from fans released on Steam
The Icebreaker Industries fan team has released a free prologue to Project Borealis — a game based on the unused Half-Life 2: Episode 3 scenario.
Valve Announces a Limited Edition Steam Deck OLED — in White with a Price of $679
Valve releases a limited edition model of the Steam Deck portable console with a new color scheme.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 pre-loading has started on Xbox Series X/S
The pre-load «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl» is now available for Xbox Series X/S consoles. The game takes 146.5 GB.
«This is a criminal offense»: Russians who buy S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 may be accused of supporting the Armed Forces and terrorism
There was a joke: Russia is planning to ban the sale of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, equating the purchase of the game to terrorism (given the nationality of the developers, their constant donations to the Ukrainian army and «extremist content of the game»).
Metacritic Names 20 Best Games of the 21st Century: Perfect Dark Takes First Place
The top ten games include Elden Ring, BioShock, and Red Dead Redemption.
Avowed game director explains the absence of novels in the game
The developers of the new role-playing game Avowed have abandoned romantic relationships between characters, despite the fact that this mechanic brought great success to Baldur’s Gate 3.
The Witcher 4 — first new character and possible release date
According to unofficial reports, British actor Jake Lempert, known for the TV series «Andor», will play a minor character in The Witcher 4, known as Project Polaris.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 «went gold» — trailer confirms release date
GSC Game World has officially announced the completion of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl. A new short trailer confirms the previously announced release date.
«Surprisingly Normal»: the creator of Nintendo's Super Mario, Legend of Zelda and other hits rejected his genius
Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of the famous game franchises Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Pikmin and others, objected when he was called a genius.
Baldur's Gate 3 has been updated for PS5 Pro. What has changed?
Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting even better.
Amazon has launched the Mass Effect — series with a screenwriter «Fast & Furious 9»
Amazon MGM Studios has started creating a TV series based on the cult video game Mass Effect. About reports by Variety.
Sony patented a PlayStation controller with a button «to rewind the game»
A recent Sony patent describes a future PlayStation with a separate Save State button. For emulator users, this mode will remind them of the function of saving and loading the state.
Steam launched game video recording — optimization for NVIDIA, AMD and Deck, many modes
Valve is officially launched native recording of games on Steam after some time of testing in the beta version of the client. Linux and Steam Deck users will benefit the most from this.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: new gameplay trailer about weapons and their customization released
The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl have shown a new trailer about the game’s weapon mechanics and survival.
Call of Duty: Mobile crosses 1 billion downloads and receives anniversary update. Microsoft is preparing to close the game
Activision has announced that Call of Duty: Mobile has been downloaded more than a billion times worldwide since its release. The game, which was released in 2019 for Android and iOS, reached 270 million downloads in its first year.
Take-Two CEO says Borderlands movie «disappointed» but didn't hurt the franchise — even increased game sales
Sometimes the worst advertising is the best advertising.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: developers showed bonuses for pre-ordering the game
GSC Game World Company published pre-order bonuses for «S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl» in the Steam Community.
Blizzard is preparing a remaster of Warcraft II — datamineers found evidence
Leaked files from Blizzard servers indicate a possible announcement of an updated version of Warcraft II during the celebration of the franchise’s 30th anniversary.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is a success, but the remaster of the original trilogy is in jeopardy: what happened?
After the successful launch of the new game Dragon Age: The Veilguard, many new players of the series will probably want to dive into the original trilogy. But for those hoping for a remaster in the style of Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, there is already disappointing news. The creative director of Dragon Age: The Veilguard creative director John…
The first PS5 Pro reviews from gaming publications: updates for «fanatics», the rest — skip
On the eve of the official PS5 Pro sales launch, gaming journalists published their first reviews.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard. The peak of tolerance, a shame for fans, and the worst game in the series
From the biased reviews, Dragon Age: The Veilguard seems to be a phenomenal game, the best project of the year, almost a perfect RPG, but fans of the series are disappointed from head to toe. Although many independent publications have heavily criticized Dragon Age: The Veilguard (quite deservedly), the game has some nice moments, which […]
Kingdom Come: Deliverance II will not have Denuvo, and Warhorse showed 1.5 hours of gameplay
Warhorse has officially confirmed that the sequel to Kingdom Come: Deliverance sequel will not have any DRM.
Hogwarts Legacy 2 is already in development and is «consistent» with the Harry Potter series
Information about the development of the second part of Hogwarts Legacy and new game records appeared in the latest material Variety.
The first trailer for Comix Zero — adventure «comic book game» from the Ukrainian studio
Kharkiv-based studio Bear Games has presented the first gameplay trailer for Comix Zero, an adventure video game set in the pages of an interactive comic book.
AI is taking away jobs: Netflix closes AAA studio and relies on artificial intelligence in game development
Recently Netflix cuts staff as it begins closing some of its gaming studios. Among them is an AAA studio in Los Angeles founded by Chaco Sonny, the former executive producer of Overwatch. And now Netflix has announced that its gaming division is investing in generative artificial intelligence.
Elon Musk says he is among the world's top 20 Diablo 4 players (and even provides proof)
Musk was also once one of the best Quake players.
GTA 6 fans see a hint of the second trailer's date in the moon's phases
GTA 6 fans have already resorted to astrology and started looking for the release date of the second trailer by the phases of the moon due to the lack of official announcements from the developers.
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Metal Slug Tactics, and more: Xbox Game Pass games of November
Microsoft has announced the lineup of games available on Xbox Game Pass in the first half of November, headlined by Metal Slug Tactics, Goat Simulator Remastered, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
Sony reveals more than 50 games to receive PS5 Pro enhancements at launch
Among them are Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, God of War Ragnarök, and Fortnite.
The founder of GSC Game World showed a homing bomb created by the developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and «Cossacks»
Programmers from GSC Game World, who worked on the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and «Cossacks» games, took part in the development of a homing munition for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Legendary Doom launched on a Nintendo alarm clock
Programmers have proven that if a device has a screen, it can run Doom.
GSC founder promises bug-free S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and a Rolls-Royce for destroying a Russian ship
Sergey Grigorievich, founder of GSC Game World, spoke about the status of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, confirmed the release date, and offered an interesting challenge.
Dragon Age The Veilguard will not receive DLC — BioWare is working on Mass Effect 5
The previous Dragon Age games had large expansions that were an important part of the story. The Veilguard will not get any because all BioWare’s efforts are focused on Mass Effect 5.
One of The Elder Scrolls games will be closed and removed from Steam
There will be one less Bethesda’s The Elder Scrolls game in the online space, but fans of Morrowind or Skyrim should not worry.
GTA V on PC will finally get graphical improvements from consoles — Rockstar announces next-gen update
Rockstar plans to release an improved version of GTA 5 for PC in 2025.
Game cheat developers earn up to $73 million annually, — research
University of Birmingham (UK) published research on the video game cheat market, which annually brings developers from $12.8 to $73.2 million.
The most interesting new games of November 2024
November has always been one of the richest months for high-profile releases. This year, the tradition has changed a bit, and it seems that October took all the best, but we can still expect interesting projects. The most important release of the year, at least for us, is still in November. Read about it and […]
Dragon Age: The Veilguard set a record for EA single player games with — 70,000 simultaneous players on Steam
The new installment of Dragon Age was released yesterday and set a Steam record for single-player games by Electronic Arts, surpassing even Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
The fan movie S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of the Zone — GSC Game World recommends watching
Now we have something to watch while we wait for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2.
Nintendo launches streaming service with music from Mario, The Legend of Zelda, and other games
Nintendo has made its own Spotify.
Ubisoft releases a blockchain PC game with $63k worth NFT
Ubisoft has released the NFT game Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles for PC without any loud announcements. It is a PvP tactical RPG on the blockchain where players have to collect and assemble a team of champion figures to fight in turn-based battles. Although Champions Tactics was announced back in June 2023, new information about the game…
The new Mass Effect will be adult and photorealistic, — game director
Ahead of the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, Mass Effect game director and executive producer Mike Gamble spoke about «the next big BioWare game».
Cyberpunk 2077 with the Phantom Liberty expansion will be released on Mac in 2025
Cyberpunk 2077 will be available on Mac computers early next year. This became known from Apple’s video presentation dedicated to the new MacBook Pro based on the M4 processor.
The Rockstar veteran recalled the carefree release of GTA San Andreas 20 years ago: «Most developers went on vacation»
20 years ago, the cult game GTA San Andreas was released, and Aube Vermeij, former CTO of Rockstar Games, shared his memories of how calmly the developers treated this landmark event.
In Monster Hunter Wilds, a strange arachnophobia mode — turns spiders into «snot»
In the beta version of Monster Hunter Wilds, which is now available for PS Plus subscribers on PS5, players have discovered an anti-arachnophobia mode. It changes the appearance of spider-like creatures into something completely different.
Sony closes Firewalk Studios — developers Concord
Sony has decided to close Firewalk Studios, the developer of the multiplayer game Concord, which was shut down two weeks after its launch. This was announced by the head of PlayStation Studios Hermann Hulst in a letter to the employees. Along with Firewalk, the mobile game studio Neon Koi will also close.
Halloween sale has started on Steam — The Last of Us, Dead Space, and other hits with discounts up to 75% off
Steam has launched a large-scale Halloween sale, during which thousands of games have received discounts. It is called «Scary on Steam 3D».
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