Pioner — a game from Russian developers will send players to the Zone, which is full of mutants, warring factions, anomalies and artifacts. But will it be interesting to play? We interviewed the developers and discussed many interesting topics. Is Pioner worth following? Read the interview and find out!

The Veilguard is BioWare's first major project since Anthem and Mass Effect: Andromeda. But in the 2000s, the Canadian studio released one hit after another. For example, on this day in 2009, the first part of the Dragon Age series was released. This is what our article is about.

Disciples: Liberation is a spin-off of the great game series. Perhaps the new product has little in common with the classic parts, but the very fact of the legend's revival is pleasant. We interviewed the lead game designer Eric Latouche and discussed the creation of the game, the postponement of the release date in the CIS, the personality of the main character and much more.

In 2012, Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, a new game by the Ukrainian studio Frogwares, was released. In it, gamers will have to take control of young Sherlock, expose the insidious killers and solve the mystery of the hero's mother's death. The new product was to the taste of many — 86 percent of reviews on Steam are positive. But how was Chapter One created, who came up with John, and why did the authors make the hero run around the open world? Sergey Oganesyan, one of the authors of the project, will answer these questions. By the way, you can not only read the interview, but also watch it — so feel free to click on the video, it will be interesting!

For many cosplayers, October is the time for festive photo shoots associated with Halloween. These can be canonical images of famous heroines, characters in festive skins, or works based on fan art. You will find striking examples in our thematic selection. In general, park your broom and enjoy scrolling the article!

There is a page on Steam Corsairs Legacy. This is an RPG about pirates, inspired by the cult series «Corsairs». The young Ukrainian studio Mauris is responsible for developing the project — but will the newcomers be able to release a decent game with battles on land and at sea, variable quests and an exciting plot? We asked these questions to the head of Corsairs Legacy Vladimir Bondarenko. If you prefer to watch rather than read, feel free to turn on the video — it will be interesting!

On October 29, the original Red Dead Redemption was released on personal computers. 14 years have passed since the release date of the project on PS3 and Xbox 360, and the game has been released not only on PlayStation 4, but also on Nintendo Switch. However, if you prefer to play on PC and still haven't read the story of John Marston, we highly recommend doing so. Key arguments in — our article.

Tiny Bunny is one of the most original and highly rated Russian games of recent years. The project has almost seven thousand reviews on Steam, and 98 percent of them are positive, one hundred thousand gamers have gathered in fan groups, and YouTube videos about the plot collect millions of views. What is the secret of the project, how was it created, how much did the development cost? The creator of the game Saikono will tell you about this. If you prefer to watch rather than read, click on the video!

Syberia: The World Before is a continuation of the cult quest series. We talked to the developers and learned a lot about the creation of the game. How did the death of Benoît Sokal affect the team? What conclusions did they draw from the failure of Syberia 3? How long will it take to complete? Game director and lead writer of the project Lucas Lagravette will tell you about it!

September and October have come to an end, and we are ready to show you the brightest cosplay of the first two months of autumn. We present to your attention Sonya Blade from the classic Mortal Kombat 3, the demoness Lilith from the fourth Diablo, the gorgeous Elizabeth from BioShock Infinite, the vampire Selene from «Underworld», as well as the main trend of recent times — Juliet from Lollipop Chainsaw.

On October 26, 2004, GTA: San Andreas was released on PlayStation 2. But even today, 20 years after its release, the game remains popular. It is played on streams, improved with mods, and dozens of hours are spent in the unofficial multiplayer mode known as SAMP. In this article, we will tell you why San Andreas has become a real phenomenon in the gaming industry.

Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem became one of the main surprises of the beginning of the year. The fourth part was controversial, and no one expected revelations from the add-on — only the Siberian setting was intriguing. However, the result was impressive: the gameplay turned out to be action-packed, the level design was fascinating, and the battles with bosses became much more interesting. How did the Russian developers from Timelock Studio achieve such a result? And how did they become the authors of the add-on? The creators of Siberian Mayhem will answer these questions!

There is an opinion that horror films are no longer able to scare the modern viewer. In fact, a lot depends on the individual, his personal fears and childhood memories. Some cannot look at mutilated human bodies, others start shaking from the mere sight of the xenomorph from the Alien film series. On the eve of Halloween, we have collected fifteen interesting horror films that were able to impress us for various reasons.

Indie development is a difficult, painstaking and risky business. It is therefore all the more interesting to learn about the success of a domestic author who managed to break into Steam trends. We talked to Oleg Kazakov, the author of the open-world adventure RPG Gedonia. How can you «capture» Steam on your own? What do you need for this? What difficulties will you face? All about this right now.

The seasonal Steam Next Fest has recently concluded, offering small and independent studios the opportunity to showcase their projects without expensive advertising and PR. For several days, players had the chance to try out demos of unique projects and unusual indie games, discovering new genre branches and mechanics. We couldn't miss such an event and tested most of the projects presented at the festival. In this article, we will talk about the most interesting games, in our opinion, that are worth waiting for no less than big-budget blockbusters.

Our editorial team spoke with the lead developer of Achilles: Legends Untold and found out interesting details about working in the indie sphere, the difficulties of development, and prospects for young specialists.

BioWare is a studio whose contribution to the gaming industry is hard to overestimate. Founded in 1995 in Edmonton, Canada by Raymond Alexander Muzyka, Gregory Zeschuk, and Augustine Yip, BioWare quickly established itself as a developer of games with deep role-playing elements and gripping stories. However, in recent years, the studio has been unlucky. Having made several questionable decisions and lost almost its entire fan base, the BioWare of 2024 has one foot in the grave. The upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard should save the developers from oblivion, but very strange news and rumors appear around the game, which makes one doubt its success. In this article, we will follow the entire path of BioWare in the computer games industry, its fantastic rise and no less spectacular fall, and also analyze who is to blame for the fact that some of the most talented developers of our time are in such a difficult situation.

This year, Battlestate Games studio went to Tokyo Game Show so that fans from Japan could not only look at Escape from Tarkov and Tarkov Arena, but also touch them. And they also showed the bustling updates in detail. The interview, conducted by our editor — Rodion Ilin — at this significant event with Dmitry Ogorodnikov, the head of the PR department of Battlestate Games, reveals what the studio showed.

The Wild West refers to the central and western lands of the United States from the mid-19th century to the early 1920s. In this article, we will tell you how this phenomenon developed in America and how reliable westerns are from the point of view of real history.

At the end of August, Tarsier Studios, which released the Little Nightmares duology, announced a new project — the cooperative horror Reanimal. At the Tokyo Games Show 2024, editor-in-chief Rodion Ilin managed to talk to the game's producer Stefan Mohr and learn the main details of the upcoming horror.