Dragon’s Dogma 2 breaks Capcom records on Steam, but receives criticism for microtransactions and poor performance
On March 22, Capcom released Dragon’s Dogma 2. This is a single-player action role-playing game that can be personalized according to your own preferences.
Most Windows games should «just work» on future laptops with Snapdragon ─ Qualcomm processors
During the Game Developers Conference, Qualcomm informed game developers that their games should already run on the wave of upcoming Windows laptops based on Snapdragon chips. To launch games, there will be no need to port games to the Qualcomm platform.
Larian Studios will not be developing add-ons for Baldur’s Gate 3 or the next installment of Baldur’s Gate 4
The game Baldur’s Gate 3, which has just received the title «Game of the Year»will have no additions or extensions. This was stated by Sven Winke, founder of Larian Studios, during the Game Developers Conference. Moreover, according to him, the developer does not plan to release the next part of the series – Baldur’s Gate 4.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang promises fully AI-generated games in 10 years
In recent years, artificial intelligence has learned to quickly create high-quality images and short videos. However, when it comes to our games, most innovations are limited to improving and expanding of content created by people. This may change in the next decade if Jensen Huang’s latest predictions come true. The NVIDIA CEO believes that…
UNITED24 launches Minesalt — Minecraft-style online game in Soledar locations to raise funds for Ukraine’s reconstruction
Minesalt recreates the site of the largest salt mine in Europe: 16 locations, 500 kilometers of tunnels, many interesting stories, and 140 crystals to be collected by players.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is recognized as «Game of the Year» at the 2024 Game Developers Choice Awards
During the Game Developers Conference, the winners of the 2024 Game Developers Choice Awards were announced. The awards went to the developers of the best games of the past year.
Unreal Engine 5.4, Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, and mobile EGS. What Epic Games showed at GDC
On the evening of March 20, Epic Games held its annual State of Unreal at GDC 2024 — during the hour-long presentation, they showed the trailer for Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra on UE5 and announced the launch of a mobile digital store on iOS and Android in 2024. We have collected the most interesting announcements and news.
Steam has a new category of system requirements for games – Ultra
Currently, Steam lists two system configurations in the «System Requirements» section for games. One of them lists the «Minimum» system requirements needed to run the game. However, you should not expect high performance or picture quality in such cases.
Stardew Valley 1.6 update broke the record for the number of simultaneous players in the game on Steam – more than 146 thousand.
Stardew Valley has received a major update. Version 1.6, released just 24 hours after its release on PC, has raised the game’s popularity to staggering heights. According to SteamDB, this cozy farming simulator has reached 146,159 simultaneous players on Steam, breaking the game’s previous record.
PS5 Pro: what to expect from Sony’s new console
The recent leak of the PS5 Pro (codenamed Trinity) specifications finally dispelled all doubts — Sony’s new console will be released this fall. What exactly can gamers expect from the mid-gen?
NVIDIA and Ubisoft are working on NEO NPCs – AI characters that can react to the actions of players and the environment
NVIDIA has been working on adding generative AI to non-player characters (NPCs) for some time now. During the Game Developers Conference, it showedhow developers can use its artificial intelligence «digital human» tools to voice, animate, and create dialogues for video game characters.
Owlbear, myconids and red dragon — Lego to release Dungeons & Dragons set of 3745 elements for the 50th anniversary of the game
The set includes legendary creatures from the game, such as myconids, a beholder, a displaced beast, and a huge red dragon.
Overwatch 2 heroes will become publicly available ─ no more paid purchases and no more grind in the battle pass
Blizzard is finally making it easier to unlock new characters in Overwatch 2. This is great news, as players regularly complain about how difficult it is to get new characters in this shooter.
«You don’t need a gamemaker, become a better plumber»: the boss of DUSK development studio gave advice to newcomers
The head of New Blood Interactive, Dave Oshry, spoke quite harshly about the situation in the game industry: if you are a beginner, you should have started 10 years ago. Accordingly, it is better to find a real job «and become a plumber».
Hi-Fi RUSH now available PS5 — got 91 on Metacritic compared to 87 on the Xbox Series version
On March 19, the acclaimed rhythm fighter Hi-Fi RUSH was released on PS5 — and it’s quite ironic that the second game from Microsoft’s internal studios to be released on PlayStation now has a higher rating on Metacritic than the Xbox Series X|S version (91/100 vs. 87 points).
Diablo IV, The Quarry, Ark: Survival Ascended, F1 23, and other games will be available on Xbox Game Pass
Microsoft published information on which games will appear in the catalog and be available to Xbox Game Pass users in the second half of March and early April.
Steam Family Groups. Valve announced the next major update [What’s new and how to test it]
On the evening of March 18, Valve released an update to the Steam beta, which introduced Family Groups with shared access to games.
Indie poker game Balatro has sold over 1 million copies in less than a month. And that’s before the release on iOS and Android
Balatro bagel poker game sold more than 1 million copies in the first month of sales. This was announced by the game’s publisher Playstack.
Steam sets a new record with over 36 million simultaneous players
Steam continues to set records for the number of simultaneous users for the third week in a row. Since the beginning of spring, user activity has been increasing every weekend, and this week it has set a new record.
Demand is declining, and inventories are getting higher. Sony suspends production of PS VR2
A month ago, Sony announced PS VR2 PC compatibility, which should be available this year and will be a lifeline for semi-failed VR headsets. To continue the story Bloomberg citing informed sources, reports that Sony has been forced to suspend production of the PS VR2 as demand is getting lower and stocks are getting higher.
PlayStation 5 Pro specs leak — tangible performance boost, Christmas release
Website Insider Gaming confirms from its own sources that the PlayStation 5 Pro specifications, which were previously leaked to the Internet via the YouTube channel Moore’s Law is Dead, are a real leak, despite the channel’s criticism, and the release of the PlayStation 5 Pro is focused on the Christmas holidays of 2024.
Valve has published the top 100 most popular games on Steam Deck for the second year in a row. The leader is — Baldur’s Gate 3
Valve simultaneously with the annual spring sale on Steam published the most popular games on Steam Deck for the year (March 2023 to March 2014) — Baldur’s Gate 3, a sensational blockbuster and one of the most titled games from the Belgian studio Larian by Sven Winke, topped the top 100.
Spring sale has started on Steam – discounts up to 95% off
Steam decided to celebrate the arrival of spring with a seasonal game sale. The service offers «watch» and «listen» games at a discount.
GPT-4 artificial intelligence is able to play Doom and does not hesitate when shooting at virtual objects in the form of people
Microsoft scientist and York University researcher Adrian de Winter recently decided to test GPT-4 by running Doom without prior training. The results of this experiment concluded that GPT-4 can play Doom with a certain degree of efficiency without prior training. Although this requires the GPT-4V interface to see the AI and the addition of…
Epic Games Store gives away Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and The Bridge
This week, the digital distribution service Epic Games Store pleased its users with a free giveaway of two games: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and The Bridge. These projects will be available until March 21.
Dune: Imperium – a board game adaptation has been released on Steam. It has Ukrainian localization
Developer Dire Wolf has released Dune: Imperium on Steam. This is an adaptation of the strategy board game of the same name.
Ukrainian Fractured Byte and 4A Games (Metro) goes to russians. Embracer confirms sale of Saber Interactive for $247 million
Embracer is officially confirmed a partial sale of Russia’s Saber Interactive, and at the same time, details emerged about the future of the Ukrainian studio 4A Games (creators of Metro) — one of the first to report the deal in late February was well-known gaming journalist Jason Schreier from Bloomberg.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy. How I lay on the couch and played «Stalkers» on PlayStation 5
It was a Friday evening. I sat down on the couch, picked up the gamepad, and pressed the PS button. There was a sharp «peak!», the PlayStation 5 turned blue, and the main menu appeared on the 4K TV screen in front of me. With the left stick, I switched from the God of War […]
PS5 update 9.00 improves DualSense controller sound with noise reduction
Update PS5 Update 9.00 adds DualSense controller audio enhancements and Share Screen interaction to the Sony console.
Nobody Wants to Die, a noir adventure detective story set in New York City in 2329, will be released on PC, PS5, and Xbox
Polish developer Critical Hit Games has announced Nobody Wants to Die, a new detective noir adventure game set in New York City in 2329.
The System Shock remake will be released on Xbox and PlayStation consoles on May 21, 2024 — almost a year after its release on PC in 2023
In two months, System Shock Remake will be released on consoles. This is a remake of the 1994 game. Last year, a PC version of the remake was released, and now owners of PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S consoles will also be able to try the updated game. The game will be released on these platforms on May 21, 2024.
Capcom has sold 25 million copies of Monster Hunter: World since 2018
Capcom announced that Monster Hunter: World has sold 25 million copies since its release in 2018. This makes World the best-selling single-player game in Capcom’s history — and it coincides with the series’ twentieth anniversary.
Jonathan Nolan: «We know everything about Fallout 5» — Todd Howard asked the series team to avoid contradictions with the upcoming game
Bethesda Game Studios CEO Todd Howard asked the producers of the Fallout series not to include certain secret things in it, as the developer plans to use them in Fallout 5. In a conversation with Den of Geek The creators of the series did not disclose the details of their show or games, but spoke about the close relationship between their lore.
Lego and Nintendo to release a Mario Kart themed set in 2025
Lego and Nintendo will release a Mario Kart themed set, but we will have to wait until 2025. The companies announced the upcoming addition to their joint line in a short teaser released on the eve of Mario Day (March 10).
Bethesda releases Pip-Boy — a wrist computer from the upcoming Fallout series for $200
Bethesda released a 1:1 scale replica of the Pip-Boy wrist computer, as seen in the upcoming Fallout series, which launches on April 11. Made of metal and injection-molded ABS plastic, the Pip-Boy has a functioning TFT LCD screen that shows game-style animations. The price of the item is — $200.
Mortal Kombat 1 can be evaluated as part of a free weekend
Developer NetherRealm Studios and publisher Warner Bros. Games have organized a free weekend for Mortal Kombat 1. During the coming weekend, interested users will be able to download and launch the game to assess how interesting it will be for them.
Dragon’s Dogma 2 will show live scenes of meat cooking on a fire
In 2 weeks, the highly anticipated Dragon’s Dogma 2 game is expected to be released. While in the camps, players will be able to cook food, as it happens in many role-playing games. The relevant footage was published in advance.
AMD updates FreeSync specifications, FHD monitors will support 144 Hz
First introduced in 2015, AMD’s FreeSync technology has undergone several changes. The company offered its technology as an alternative to NVIDIA G-Sync and VESA VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) for tierless operation, synchronizing the monitor refresh rate with the capabilities of the GPU.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone on Xbox Series X|S and PS5 — on older consoles, the trilogy is in 4K with 60 FPS
The trilogy of classic games S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone was released yesterday on Xbox and PlayStation consoles. Now you can take a look at the gameplay on the older current-generation consoles Xbox Series X and PS5.
Post-apocalyptic city-planning simulator Frostpunk 2 to be released on July 25
11 Bit Studios has announced the release date of the sequel to the Frostpunk game. During the Xbox Partners Showcase, the studio announced that Frostpunk 2 will be available for Windows PCs starting July 25. PC Game Pass subscribers will also be able to play it from the first day.
Ukrainian studio Frogwares announces The Sinking City 2 — to be released in 2025
During the Xbox Partner Preview, Ukrainian studio Frogwares announced a partnership with Microsoft and presented The Sinking City 2. The development team at Frogware hopes that The Sinking City 2 will be able to turn the studio’s work in a new direction when the game is released on PC and consoles in 2025.
The trilogy of original games S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone trilogy released today on Xbox and PS for $39.99 — trailer
The trilogy of classic games S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone trilogy has been released on Xbox and PlayStation consoles. The Legends of the Zone edition is available in the Microsoft Store for $39.99 and includes all three S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games: Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat, with each game costing $19.99 individually.
Ghost of Tsushima PC version to be released on May 16
Ghost of Tsushima, which was released on PlayStation 4 in 2020, will reach the PC platform this year. The ported version will be available to PC gamers on May 16. This will be the Director’s Cut version.
The original parts of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. will be re-released. At least in Japan
Japanese digital platforms Biccamera, Neowing, and Rakuten Books have revealed that ported versions of the original S.T.A.L.K.E.R. titles are already available for pre-order in Japanese digital stores. The original games will be sold together in one bundle called S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy.
Hades will be released on iOS on March 19 as a Netflix mobile exclusive
Hades will be released on iOS as a Netflix mobile exclusive. Netflix subscribers will be able to play Hades on their iPhones and iPads for free starting March 19. You can pre-register to be ready to play the game when it appears in the App Store.
The aftermath of Nintendo’s lawsuit against Yuzu has caused panic in the community. Nintendo DS emulator Drastic becomes free and prepares to close
The next day, as Yuzu emulator for Nintendo Switch has been completely shut down due to Nintendo’s lawsuit, it is not yet clear what other members of the emulator community should fear. So far, they have taken a wait-and-see attitude and tried to minimize potential losses (so that they do not have to pay $2.4 million like Tropic Haze, the…
Horizon Forbidden West for PC: system requirements for the sensational PlayStation exclusive (March 21 release)
On March 21, Guerrilla’s next sensational PlayStation exclusive — Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition will be released on PC. The port was announced at the beginning of the year, and now Sony shared system requirements and new release details.
Company that created Switch emulator settles lawsuit from Nintendo for $2.4 million
Last month, Tropic Haze, the creator of the Yuzu emulator for the Switch console, was sued by Nintendo, which claimed that Yuzu «promotes piracy on a colossal scale». Now, both parties have reached a mutual agreement on a monetary settlement and a permanent injunction. Tropic Haze will pay Nintendo $2.4 million.
Alan Wake 2 patch should improve performance with Nvidia GTX 10 graphics cards (GTX 1080 Ti may double the number of frames)
Alan Wake 2 is about to receive an important patch that will improve the compatibility of the game’s engine with older GPU architectures that did not have Mesh Shading support. When the game was released last year, it required Mesh Shading support to run at the desired performance level. In fact, this resulted in older cards, such as the GTX…
Valve updates Steam — improved shopping cart and ability to hide games from friends
On the night of March 5, Valve released a Steam update that brought several new features. It was tested in the Steam beta from the end of December and now it has become accessible to all on the desktop client, mobile app, and Steam Deck.