The first Olympic Games in esports will be held in 2025 in Saudi Arabia
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the first Olympic Esports Games will be held in Saudi Arabia in 2025 as part of a 12-year collaboration with the country’s Olympic Committee. The host city, venues, and dates of the competition have not yet been determined, as well as the games and qualification process for each.
Infernal pleasure: Doom launched on a masturbator
That’s the answer to the question «Why learn programming?»
Fallout Yesterday: fans revive the lost Fallout 3 from Black Isle
The ambitious project of Fallout fans is gaining momentum. The modification called «Fallout Yesterday» recreates the concept of the original Fallout 3, which was never released by Black Isle. Recently, the developers released a large-scale update 0.6 and posted the mod on the Nexus Mods platform.
The developer of the Ukrainian game «Echo of Pripyat» planned to sell it in Russia — «to raise money for the Armed Forces»
Chornozem Interactive, the studio behind the walking simulator «Echo of Pripyat», has now publicly apologized and said that sales in Russia have been canceled after negotiations with the team.
If you want to play Playstation — go to jail. New York City spent $59,000 on consoles and games for «clients»
If you don’t have money for games, a console or a computer, one of the options is to go to prison in New York — they have everything you need. As it became known The New York Post The city’s Department of Corrections spent $59,260 of taxpayer money on new Playstation 4 and 5 games for inmates.
«Sketches of Steel» Arkady Saulsky: a trilogy of bloody combat fantasy with an oriental flavor
I don’t think we’ve ever had an Asian fantasy, and not just any fantasy, but a combat fantasy. The «Sketches of Steel» trilogy, which includes the novels «Red Lotus», «Lady Silence», and «Battle of the Immortals», is exactly that, but the main thing is different. It was written by a young Polish writer Arkadiusz Saulski,…
You won’t need a psychologist. Dragon Age: The Veilguard adds a mode «invincibility»
BioWare, the studio behind Dragon Age: The Veilguard, has created a detailed character editor and added numerous options for customizing the gameplay. All this is to make the game as inclusive and accessible as possible for everyone, regardless of ability and preferences.
The most interesting new games of July 2024
While summer is in full swing, the gaming industry offers interesting games with unusual mechanics. Fans of traditional genres will also find something to play. We will tell you about several interesting projects in our traditional selection of new releases of the month. The First Descendant Genre: Action, RPG Date: July 02 Platform: PC, PS5,…
Sony will adapt the Street Fighter game series and set the premiere for 2026
The Street Fighter game series was launched in 1987 and has sold 49 million copies since then. In 2023, Legendary acquired the rights to film and TV adaptation of the game and announced a joint venture with Sony.
A movie based on Elden Ring — FromSoftware is not averse to making a movie of the game if «there are strong partners»
FromSoftware CEO Hidetaka Miyazaki is thinking about the Elden Ring adaptation, but doubts whether the studio will have enough experience.
The most interesting new games of June 2024
Traditionally, in June, the gaming industry goes into hibernation, giving the summer to gaming exhibitions, presentations, and announcements of upcoming games. However, we won’t be left without any new releases, the main one being an expansion to one of the best games of recent years. Read about it and other new games in our selection…
Amazon is filming a series adaptation of Like a Dragon: Yakuza — the first season will be released on Prime Video on October 25
It turns out that Amazon works is working on the adaptation of the SEGA game franchise Like a Dragon: Yakuza and is preparing to release the finished product this fall.
Chad Stagelski’s Ghost of Tsushima adaptation has probably gotten its first actor — and it’s Hiroyuki Sanada from the «Shogun» series.
PlayStation has announced a movie adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima in 2021, saying that the franchise’s director «John Wick» Chad Stagelski will work on the film.
Engineer creates a case that turns iPhone into a portable Nintendo console
A worthy addition to the wave emulators of retro games in the App Store.
NVIDIA GeForce G-Assist: the company’s April Fool’s joke of 2017 may become a real technology
Today, on May 30, NVIDIA published a cryptic tweet in which it recalled an old joke. The phrase «The future is never far away…» seems to announce some kind of technology «from the future». More specifically, the seven-year-old video in the post hints at this.
YouTube Playables games are now available on Android, iOS, and in the browser — but not yet in Ukraine
After starting testing last year, YouTube is expanding its Playables games to Android, iOS, and the web. These are free, small games that can be accessed on YouTube in mobile apps and on your computer. Google calls them «a fun, interactive way to watch YouTube».
The «Fallout» series breaks viewing records in 3 weeks after its debut on Amazon
From April 22 to April 28, the series adaptation of the post-apocalyptic game collected 1.5 billion minutes of views, which means that «Fallout» was the most popular among viewers even in the third week after its debut, considering data of all American streaming services.
Directed by «Furiosa: Mad Max. Saga» would love a Mad Max game by Hideo Kojima, but wouldn’t dare ask the master
Directed by «Furiosa: Mad Max. Saga» George Miller would love to have Hideo Kojima create a game based on the franchise, but he «would never ask him» to do so. In a conversation with GamingBible, Miller was asked if he wanted a new «Mad Max» video game.
Impressions from SAND. Galicians take over space
Hologryph, a Ukrainian studio from Lviv, has just presented the first gameplay trailer for its open-world PvPvE game SAND. You might remember it from its stylish steampunk trailer with Galician characters. ITC.ua managed to play an early version of the game, and now we will share our impressions. Galician elite In an alternate twentieth century,…
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 review. The sequel is worth the wait
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 was announced in 2019 right after the presentation of the next-generation Xbox Series X|S consoles. The trailer impressed with its atmosphere, animations, and detail, although at that time, the game development was just about to begin. In less than four years, did the authors manage to realize their vision and repeat…
Google adds «Easter» Minecraft to Search for the game’s 15th anniversary — Steve will destroy everything around him
Minecraft, one of the best-selling games of all time, is celebrating its 15th anniversary. The countdown starts on May 17, 2009, as the first iteration of what would soon become Minecraft was released «Cave Game».
Helldivers 2 «beat» God of War Ragnarok and became the fastest-selling game for PlayStation (12 million copies in 12 weeks)
Arrowhead for PlayStation 5 and PC «far exceeded Sony’s» expectations.
MAL’OPUS offers an updated Ukrainian-language cookbook based on the «Witcher» universe, created in collaboration with CD PROJECT RED
MAL’OPUS Publishing House presents an updated edition of the «Witcher» cookbook with official terminology from CD PROJECT RED. The book contains 80 recipes inspired by the franchise about the famous White Wolf, the witch Geralt from Rivia.
Microsoft to launch Xbox Store with mobile games in July — first with its own Call of Duty: Mobile, Candy Crush, and Minecraft
In July, Microsoft will launch a marketplace with games, which will initially feature titles from its own studios (such as Call of Duty: Mobile, Candy Crush, and Minecraft) and later expand to other publishers.
Benchmarks instead of games, or how to get out of computer slavery: why the PC is an unhappy platform
You need more FPS, overclock the memory, install better cooling, upgrade the video card, buy a better monitor, you need even more frames per second in every game! If you write such things in all caps with CAPS LOCK, you get the impression of an inadequate fanatic who has gone crazy. The irony is that […]
Ukrainian programmers created Lağoda QT — a puzzle game in Crimean Tatar
Ukrainian programmers have created a free puzzle game called Lağoda QT. Each level is a poem by one of the prominent Crimean Tatar authors in which you have to find a mistake.
Microsoft closes several more Bethesda studios — developers of Redfall and Hi-Fi Rush, including
Microsoft has shut down a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall developer Arkane Austin and Hi-Fi Rush and The Evil Within developers Tango Gameworks, reports IGN.
The most interesting new games of May 2024
The last month of spring will be rich in a variety of game genres: sports simulators, horror, cat simulators, fighting games, and several long-awaited ports. However, strategy fans will be especially pleased. We will tell you about the most interesting new releases in our selection of May game releases. Ukrainian games Traditionally, we will recall…
Fallout scenery was recreated using 3D files from the games — Todd Howard was impressed by the detail
Todd Howard was impressed by the detail of the Fallout sets, and the fact that they were actually created and even functioned. He expected more CGI and painted objects. According to him, the scenery was created from 3D files that Bethesda provided to the Amazon Prime crew.
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.
The Fallout series on Prime Video was watched by 65 million people in 16 days — the second most popular after «The Rings of Power»
The first season of «Fallout», which adapts the popular game series of the same name, was released on Amazon Prime Video on April 10 and attracted 65 million viewers in the first 16 days.
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 […]
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…
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.
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…
Developers have created a game to collect donations for the Armed Forces: we need to destroy military targets in Russia
Ukrainian developers together with volunteers have created on Fire — a gamified platform for collecting donations.
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.
Keanu Reeves in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — Cyberpunk 2077 star gave voice to black hedgehog Shadow
The news is one line, but what a news: Keanu Reeves has suddenly joined the cast of the hotly anticipated third film about the super-fast hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 3 — the adaptation of the famous SEGA platformer series.
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…
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.
The creators of the «Fallout» series were inspired by HBO’s adaptation of «The Last of Us»: «We realized it was possible»
Few people dare to adapt a first-person video game, and Prime Video’s «Fallout» is just the latest (and long-awaited) example of this. At the same time, according to one of the series’ creators, Jonathan Nolan, it was easier to work with given the success of another post-apocalyptic game adaptation — «The Last of Us» by HBO.
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. […]
People see with different frequencies: some people can distinguish 60 flashes per second, while others can see 35 flashes per second — study
According to a new study, some people are able to see the world at a higher «frame rate» than others. The authors believe that this trait may even give these people an advantage when it comes to competitive gaming and sports, although more research is needed to confirm this.
Minus 1020 employees and one more office in six months: the rating of top 25 game development companies in Ukraine has appeared
In six months, the number of employees in the Ukrainian gaming industry decreased by 1020, or 11.75%. Over the year, it decreased by 1411 (almost 15%).
Impressions of Dragon’s Dogma 2. Game of the Year or victim of microtransactions?
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is one of the most anticipated games of this year. Since its release, the game has been caught up in a scandal related to microtransactions. I’ve played over 30 hours and am on the verge of the finale, but I decided to postpone the climax while the game allows it and explore […]
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