Movie review «Family Pack»
On October 23, on the Netflix platform came out is an adventure fantasy comedy «Family Pack», the plot of which is based on the card game «The Werewolves of Millers Hollow» created by the Frenchmen Philippe de Pallier and Hervé Marley, which, in turn, is based on the more famous in Ukraine «Mafia». In the […]
First reactions to the series Like A Dragon: Yakuza by Amazon — adaptation with respect, but without soul
«The live-action adaptation of Sega’s hit game Like a Dragon has finally landed on Amazon, but the first reactions from viewers have been quite mixed.
Gamers in Ukrainian IT: game designers and sysadmins play the most, and PCs are the most popular device
Website DOU surveyed Ukrainian IT professionals about their gaming preferences and favorite gaming platforms, and found out, among other things, how the situation differs by specialty (interesting spoiler: those who play have a higher median salary).
Apple will create a separate App Store for games, — 9to5mac
Currently, Apple is working on a marketplace similar to the App Store, but designed exclusively for games.
Welcome Hub for PlayStation — with Ukrainian localization is being rolled out in Ukraine
The update has been available since September in selected countries — and has now been rolled out to Ukraine.Welcome Hub — is a personalized space that allows you to manually install widgets and choose a PlayStation home screen background (standard PlayStation options are available, including an animated one, but you can also add your own…
Netflix closes its AAA studio, which was developing a high-budget game for PC and consoles
Netflix game studio based in Southern California and was focused on the development of AAA projects — according to the Game FileIt was closed down (in fact, less than two years after its opening).
The series based on «God Of War» got into production hell: previous scripts were canceled, development is starting «from scratch»
Sony and Amazon have begun to remake the «God Of War» series, based on the hugely popular PlayStation game based on ancient mythology.
Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred review. A new beginning that disappointed
Diablo IV Vessel of Hatred should open a new breath for the game and continue the story of Mephisto’s fall or rise. We will tell you whether the developers managed to enrich the game with new content and continue the story of the original game in an interesting way in the review of the Vessel […]
Publisher Elden Ring has put 200 employees in «exclusion rooms», provoking layoffs — Bloomberg
According to the report Bloomberg, Bandai Namco (publisher of Elden Ring and Dragon Ball) placed 200 employees in «exile rooms», thus provoking them to resign at will.
CD Projekt RED to release The Little Witcher comic book where Geralt raises mini-Ciri
CD Projekt RED announces The Little Witcher comic book collection — with a «carefree» view of the Witcher’s world.
Silent Hill 2 remake gets mod with CJ from GTA — 24 hours after release
Players have not yet had time to properly test the original version of the Silent Hill 2 remake, and modders have already started working on it, who added the main character of GTA: San Andreas Carl Johnson.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone for Nintendo Switch will be released earlier — developers showed gameplay
In August, it was reported that the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Legends of the Zone trilogy would be released on the Nintendo Switch console. The release was expected at the end of November, but it will happen much earlier.
«I am almost a grandmaster»: Mark Zuckerberg has played a thousand hours of Civilization and plans to stream on Twitch
It seems that Mark Zuckerberg is not satisfied with the fame of Elon Musk, who has collected 4 million views on the Diablo game stream (Although everything did not go so smoothly there either).
Sony has started selling «refurbished» PS5 — with a price starting at $350 via PlayStation Direct
Along with the PS5 Pro announcement in September, Sony announced that will sell refurbished PS5s — and now they are available for purchase in the official store PlayStation Direct.
Game of Thrones «star says World of Warcraft saved him from drugs
Actor Christian Nairn, known to the audience for his role as Hodor in «Game of Thrones», has released a book with memoirs that reveal details of the filming of the series and some events from his personal life.
Silent Hill 2 Remake review. The fog that scares again
SIlent Hill is one of those series that became a cult two decades ago thanks to the iconic original and the sequel that established the series’ uniqueness. Unfortunately, since then, there hasn’t been a single game in the series that could confirm the significance of the series, at best they have not desecrated its legacy. […]
Star Citizen developers are forced to work seven days a week — the company earned $700 million from the game
Cloud Imperium Games, the developer of Star Citizen, has ordered its employees to work seven days a week to prepare for the Citizencon event on October 19.
The most interesting new games of October 2024
October bursts in with the biggest releases of the year. In addition to high-profile blockbusters, this month will see the release of several games for the whole family, additions to last year’s hits, and several remasters, including some quite unexpected ones. We will tell you about each of the projects in our traditional selection of…
Microsoft asks developers why they ignore Xbox: «We can learn!»
Microsoft plans to collect feedback from game developers, including those who use competitors’ products, as part of the expanded Xbox Research program.
Jason Schreyer’s book «Play Nice» about the history of Blizzard will be released in Ukrainian in 2025
Mal’opus is working on a Ukrainian translation of the book «Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment», written by Bloomberg gaming journalist Jason Schreier.
Sony fixes a bug in PS5 that replaced game backgrounds with ads — but problems with PSN began
The other day, PS5 owners noticed a strange update that actually replaced game backgrounds with annoying ads — in addition to new games, the screens promoted promotions and discounts that had long since ceased to be valid.
A new teaser for the series «Like a Dragon: Yakuza» — crime action movie adaptation of the SEGA game franchise
The series version of «Like a Dragon: Yakuza» will cover two periods of time (90s and 2000) and will tell the story of a warrior from a yakuza family with a strong sense of justice, duty and humanity.
The limited edition PlayStation 5 Pro sold out in minutes — now consoles are being resold on Ebay for $5000-13000
Sony has announced a limited edition PlayStation 5 Pro collection to celebrate the brand’s 30th anniversary and from the start of pre-orders in some countries, it was expected to be sold out in minutes — some are already selling consoles on alternative trading platforms with a large markup.
Cal Kestis of Star Wars Jedi games will make his debut in the «Star Wars» movie franchise, — insider
Anakin and Luke Skywalker are a thing of the past, Rey hasn’t «caught on» with fans, so «Star Wars» is looking for a new hero. Cal Kestis from the Star Wars Jedi games became the next candidate.
The second season of «The Last Of Us»: HBO CEO announces release date
The release date of the second season of «The Last Of Us» / «The Last Of Us» has become more specific, but still inaccurate. And this is not a rumor, but a statement from HBO.
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on the future of gaming: «We can no longer do graphics without AI»
Recently, games have established themselves in scaling technologies FSR from AMD and DLSS from NVIDIA. Jensen Huang says he can no longer imagine graphics without artificial intelligence.
Xbox blocks the purchase of games for Ukrainians through Turkey
Usually, Ukrainian players used to use an alternative region when purchasing games on Xbox, but now this option has been blocked.
Astro Bot was the highest rated game of 2024 — with 95/100 on Opencritic and 94/100 on Metacritic
In reviews, critics call Astro Bot «the best platformer of the decade».
Chinese miracle: Black Myth Wukong earned almost $1 billion in two weeks
The video game Black Myth: Wukong by Chinese studio Game Science has achieved phenomenal commercial success, according to a new report by Video Game Insights.
Physical copies of Concord after the game’s closure are sold as «exclusives» — with prices up to $25,000 on eBay
Initially, Concord sold for $39.99 at retail, but after the heroic shooter’s closure, prices for «sealed» copies skyrocketed.
Astro Bot review. Pleasure beyond age and time
This year, Sony held off on releasing new games in its most high-profile series, but left room for interesting games, each of which had a chance to become a hit. At the beginning of the year, the hit game Helldivers 2 raised the ears of the entire industry. Then, the scandalous Stellar Blade hid a […]
The most interesting new games of September 2024
The heat is slowly losing ground, and with it, the lull in the gaming industry. In addition to fresh releases, September will bring a lot of re-releases, ports, and major additions to the hits of previous years. Fans of the strategy genre should be especially happy. We are going to tell you about the most […]
Star Wars Outlaws review. Did Ubisoft finally succeed?
Since its announcement, Star Wars Outlaws has provoked a strong reaction from players and bloggers (mostly Western). They criticized the company’s pricing policy, the appearance of the heroine, and some game conventions shown in the trailers. All of this turned into a real snowball, and the closer to the game’s release, the more…
Report from Gamescom: highlights from the biggest gaming exhibition of the year
Last week, Gamescom closed its doors for one year, celebrating fifteen years since its inception. The city of Cologne welcomed a lot of gaming tourists in addition to ordinary tourists who come to the eponymous cathedral. Tens of thousands of video game fans who come to Germany from all over the world find themselves at […]
Bethesda veteran says that «Fallout» will be rewatched like «Lord of the Rings» and «games will live» to see our grandchildren
According to game designer Jeff Gardiner, the Fallout IP will be «alive» for decades to come.
The director of «Alien: Romulus» played The Last of Us while writing the script — it helped to «improve» one of the characters
We are talking about Isabela Merced’s character in «Alien: Romulus», who received some of the characteristics of Dinah from The Last of Us Part II — ironically, a year the actress was chosen for the same role in the second season of the game’s TV adaptation.
The history of the real-time strategy genre. Part Two: The heyday and decline
RTS used to be one of the most popular genres adored by players. However, any popularity is fickle. After a long break, and in the second part, we will talk about the games that were released at the peak of interest in the genre, about experiments and genre mixes, as well as about possible reasons […]
Chinese company gave employees an extra day off to «study» Black Myth: Wukong
The release of Black Myth: Wukong on August 20 prompted the Chinese company to send almost all employees on a day off — but with two interesting preconditions.
The computer of the creator of the first Civilization with 16 MB of memory for $10,000 is still working
In the lobby of the Firaxis office, there is an old leather chair and an outdated PC with a CRT monitor in classic white color from the 1980s and 1990s. It’s not just an antique, but an important part of gaming history.
A gamer spent $500 000 to reach the highest level of his Steam account
Currently, a user with the nickname Stasik has reached Steam level 5960 — interestingly, the platform doesn’t even have a special icon for this yet.
The actress who plays Abby in «The Last Of Us» was hired as a bodyguard — because of hate speech against her character
In the second season «The Last Of Us» actress Caitlin Deaver was cast as AbbyHowever, this choice was initially criticized because the actress’s physique is somewhat different from the image envisioned in The Last of Us Part II.
A full 3D game was launched on Raspberry Pi for the first time — thanks to PCIe x4 and AMD Radeon graphics card
Pineboards, a manufacturer of expansion boards for Raspberry Pi, has demonstrated how far PCIe support has come with the Pi 5. With one of their products, the company connected an AMD Radeon graphics card to a Raspberry Pi 5 and played a full-fledged open-source 3D game.
Processor, graphics card, or game engine? Looking for «narrow throat» in gaming systems
Which computer component is to blame for poor gaming performance? What is a «throat» or bottleneck in the PC world, who is to blame in the first place, and what should every PC gaming fan know? Or maybe it’s not the hardware at all? Let’s take this phenomenon one step at a time. What is […]
How much memory does your video card really need in 2024
The system requirements for video games are growing every year, and marketers are only adding fuel to the fire to motivate gamers to upgrade their computers. In this article, we’ll figure out how much memory a video card will really need in 2024. We’ll consider modern AAA games, popular online projects, and immortal hits that […]
Meta has closed Ready at Dawn — the 21-year-old studio behind The Order: 1886 and God of War: Chains of Olympus
The studio was acquired by Meta only a year and a half ago.
BMW driver thought he was playing GTA as he fled from LAPD (video)
After a long chase through the streets, which was filmed from a helicopter, the man was finally stopped, and the recorded video ended up being very similar to the live version of the events in GTA.
Game Console X6 portable game console review: a retro portal for a mere penny
Fans of Nintendo Game Boy game consoles will definitely appreciate the X6 portable console. This unbranded model (we’ll call it Game Console X6) at an inadequately low price has strengths and serious drawbacks, which we’ll discuss in the review, as well as share our impressions of using it (and perhaps some tears of nostalgia). Game…
The most interesting new games of August 2024
Traditionally, the hibernation season of the gaming industry ends in August, and players start to enjoy high-profile releases, followed by lesser-known studios and publishers. This month, many games are going into early access, and there are also releases from Ukrainian studios. World of Goo 2 Genre: Platformer, Puzzle Date: August 02 Platform: PC,…
«Ruination: A League of Legends»: the first fantasy novel based on the famous MOBA game
League of Legends is one of the most popular esports games in the world. A few years ago, Riot Games, the game’s developers, successfully expanded the universe of their creation with the Netflix series «Arkane». And then there was the underrated «Players» about the life of the League of Legends esports team. It seems that […]
Impressions from the Concord beta. An attempt at success
For pre-order holders, PlayStation Plus subscribers, and Sony journalists, they tested their new game — Concord. This is a multiplayer shooter similar to popular games of this genre. We’ve played it and are going to share our general impressions and tell you if it’s worth your attention. A strange new world In the closed beta,…
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