Microsoft is likely to add a new Call of Duty installment to the Game Pass — subscription when the game releases in October
According to knowledgeable sources, Microsoft has decided to add the next Call of Duty installment to Xbox Game Pass. Microsoft is expected to announce this during the Xbox presentation on June 9.
Dragon Age: Inquisition is now available for free in the Epic Games Store
The digital distribution service Epic Games Store has prepared another free game giveaway for its users. This time, players can add the popular role-playing game Dragon Age: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition.
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…
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…
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.
Free mod editor for «The Witcher 3» from CDPR — Steam page and sign up for testing
The free mod editor for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt / «The Witcher 3: Wild Goose», which CDPR announced at the end of last year, is nearing release — Steam has a page The Witcher 3 REDkit (that’s the name of the toolkit) and started signing up for a two-week Playtest, which will take place from April 16 to 30.
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 official Cyberpunk 2077 mod for Opera GX is out
Opera GX developers have teamed up with CD Projekt Red to create a full-fledged theme for browser users in the style of the sensational hit Cyberpunk 2077. Spoiler alert: it turned out to be as authentic and atmospheric as possible.
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 […]
The end of an era: Jim Ryan resigns as CEO of PlayStation, no longer working for Sony
Ryan has been leading the PlayStation gaming business since February 2019 and has worked at Sony for 30 years in total (his career began a year before the first PlayStation console was released). The division is now led by Hiroki Totoki, Sony’s current CFO and COO, who has additionally and temporarily assumed the role of PlayStation chief…
«The Witcher 4» / The Witcher 4 is already at the pre-production stage — more than 60% (400 people) of the CD Projekt team are involved in the game
The Witcher 4 is gradually approaching its release — CD Projekt yesterday reported for 2023, which was the second best year in the history of the famous Polish video game developer.
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 […]
Embracer to sell Gearbox (Borderlands) to Take-Two (owners of Rockstar and 2K) for $460 million
Embracer continues to sell off assets — Swedish gaming holding company has just confirmed sale of The Gearbox Entertainment studio to Take-Two Interactive. The amount is — $460 million and will be paid in newly issued Take-Two shares.
Joel Schrödinger — Helldivers 2 players spotted a cheat trail in a recent viral APC video
Do you remember Joel — the master of Helldivers 2, capable of influencing the course of the intergalactic struggle for democracy? Recently, a rather curious situation happened to the players of the sensational cooperative action game.
Letsplays on PS5. Sony’s new feature will automatically record video tips for other players
Sony announced update to the «Game Help» feature on PlayStation 5 — it will soon be expanded to include a Community section with video tips that will be automatically recorded to help other players.
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?
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Enthusiasts launch GTA: Vice City on TP-Link router
TP-LINK TL-WDR4900 v1 — is a very interesting Wi-Fi router. Instead of typical MIPS or ARM processors in conventional Wi-Fi routers, the WDR4900 is equipped with a PowerPC-based processor from NXP. This allowed enthusiasts to run an (almost) full-fledged GTA: Vice City game on it.
The most interesting new games of March 2024
In March, many hits of the last century will return, some even in a new wrapper. But if you don’t feel nostalgic for your childhood games, this month will see the release of a lot of new games to suit everyone’s taste. There are especially many games for fans of turn-based battles. We are going […]
What to read for Cyberpunk 2077 fans: «Trauma Team» and «Your Voice» comics
Six months have passed since the release of the add-on Phantom Liberty for Cyberpunk 2077, and I’m still impressed. Against this background, I watched the anime series released in 2022 «Cyberpunk: Edgerunners»and then caught up with the cyberpunk aesthetic in the excellent, but, in my opinion, severely overlooked series «Captain Laserhawk.…
Bloomberg: Embracer to sell russia’s Saber Interactive for $500 million. Most likely, to the russians — with the ukrainian 4A Games
The Swedish gaming holding company Embracer Group AB («Embracer») has reached an agreement to sell Russia’s Saber Interactive «to a group of private investors». It would seem that we are in favor of the Russians, but not everything is so simple in this potential deal.
Battles in Helldivers 2 are led by a real person — an Arrowhead developer named Joel
The studio employee manages the galactic war and can intervene in the course of any battle in various ways: for example, at a certain moment, send reinforcements of Automatons.
Remedy acquires rights to Control game franchise from 505 Games for €17 million
Remedy Entertainment and publisher 505 Games announced on an agreement under which all rights to publish, distribute, market and otherwise exploit Control, codename Condor, Control 2 and all future Control products revert to Remedy.
The PlayStation Store’s March Sale — remake of The Last of Us, Lies of P and other 2500+ games with up to 75% off
The PS Store sale will last two weeks — ending on 14/3 at 01:59 GMT+2.
Card game Balatro from a single developer raises $1 million in eight hours
Balatro — is a poker-themed game in the style of roguelike from a single developer, published by the British publisher PlayStack, which reported that sales of the game exceeded the $1 million mark within eight hours of its release last week.
The first trailer for F1 24 — racing game will be released on May 31
EA Sports showed the first trailer for F1 24, as well as said the game’s release date at the end of May. The trailer footage doesn’t show any changes in the series, just alternating between racing track footage and stylized ones.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth became the second game in the series according to Metacritic rating
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth has become the second highest-rated installment of one of the longest-running franchises of all time on Metacritic with 93 points at the time of writing. Only Final Fantasy IX — has 94 points.
Larian Studios to add official cross-platform mod support to Baldur’s Gate 3
Larian Studios publishing director Michael Dawes said that they are currently working on implementing new and improved support for mods in Baldur’s Gate 3. At the same time, it will be cross-platform.
The full version of Death From Above is now available on Steam. This is an arcade simulator of a combat drone during the Russian-Ukrainian war.
Death From Above, an arcade combat drone simulator developed by Rockodile and published by Lesser Evil, was released on the Steam platform. Death From Above is set during the Russian-Ukrainian war. You play as a drone operator of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, operating deep behind enemy lines. You observe the battlefield and destroy the occupiers…
Before his retirement, Jim Ryan gave advice to his successor and named the main games of each PlayStation generation
Having worked for three decades at PlayStation, Jim Ryan, who is stepping down as president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment next month, has seen the industry he loves undergo dramatic changes. And from the height of his experience, he gave advice to his successor and named the top games of each PlayStation generation.
Shadow of the Erdtree — DLC for Elden Ring — will be released on June 21. Gameplay trailer
Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have released a gameplay trailer for the upcoming expansion to Elden Ring, titled Shadow of the Erdtree.
Skull and Bones review. A victim of great promises
Before its release, Skull and Bones has come a long way in 10 years, having gone through several development restarts. Initially, the game was planned as a supplement for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag, but gradually the concept changed in favor of a multiplayer game. After showing the final vision of the game, it was […]
Call of Duty will appear on Xbox Game Pass, and Microsoft will continue to support physical disks, — Phil Spencer
One of the biggest franchises in the gaming industry seems to be coming to Xbox Game Pass. This was actually confirmed by Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, who said that they plan to add all games from newly acquired companies to the subscription.
Helldivers 2 breaking records on Steam, reached nearly 460K CCU and now in the top 20 of all time
Helldivers 2 servers are bursting at the seams due to excessive load — despite the new Arrowhead game remains in the top of sales continues to set records on Steam. Thus, on the night of February 21, the project reached 457.6 thousand simultaneous players and entered the top 20 games in the history of Steam.
Unbound to celebrate 30th anniversary of Need for Speed gets second year of support with new modes inspired by other games in the series
This year, the NFS series celebrates its 30th anniversary, so Electronic Arts has forked out for another year of support for the current Need for Speed Unbound, the content of which will be dedicated to to the previous games of the outstanding series.