Indiana Jones is a name that conjures up memories of dusty ancient ruins, dangerous traps, and a frantic desire to solve yet another mystery of history. But it's not just the movies that have made Indy a cultural icon: since 1982, the adventurer has also conquered the world of video games. From simple pixel puzzles on Atari to modern high-budget projects, each of his virtual adventures becomes a challenge for gamers. This article is about how the fearless archaeologist conquered computer and console screens, and what makes him so timeless in the world of games.

Many developers add Easter eggs to their games that refer us to famous works, specific people, or even memes. Some of them look quite unusual. In this article, we have collected the strangest Easter eggs in our memory.

Next year, the large-scale MMORPG Dune: Awakening based on the Dune universe by Frank Herbert will be released. Developers from the Funcom studio, creators of Conan Exiles, brought a demo version to Tokyo Games Show 2024, where our editor-in-chief Rodion Ilin managed to talk with the studio's senior producer Farah Nasri and learn the main details of the future project.

Xbox Partner Preview is an event where Microsoft showcases unreleased games from partner studios. Each of them will appear on the Xbox Series X console and PC, and some will also appear on PlayStation 5. In our article, you will learn about all the games that were shown at the conference.

Our editor-in-chief, Rodion Ilin, managed to visit Tokyo Game Show 2024. Taking on the role of a correspondent, Rodion talked to many developers, including Sergey Korolev, the game director of the new project in the universe of Howard Phillips Lovecraft — Stygian: Outer Gods.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance made a splash thanks to its deep historical accuracy and realism. Inspired by real events, it allowed players to immerse themselves in the world of medieval Bohemia and witness the political intrigues and wars of that time. In the agonizing anticipation of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, interest in what real events will serve as the basis for the sequel is rapidly growing. Let's look at possible historical events and contexts that can be used in the new game and how they can affect the development of the plot and the game world.

The First Berserker: Khazan is an action RPG in the spirit of the Dark Souls series. The title references the manga and anime «Berserker», and the developers were indeed inspired by the work of Kentaro Miura. At the same time, the action of Khazan takes place in the universe of Dungeon Fighter Online. At Tokyo Game Show 2024, our editor-in-chief Rodion Ilyin spoke with Khagino, the technical director of the project, to understand the details. Alas, the developer was in a hurry, and the interview session turned out to be short (in addition, the developer communicated through a translator, which also delayed the process), but we still managed to get some information.

Initially, remake of the second Silent Hill was declared as a Sony console exclusive. However, in the end, the game was released on PC, and simultaneously with the release on PlayStation 5. Immediately after that, enthusiasts began to make modifications for the re-release of the classic. You will learn about the best mods from our article.

TGS 2024 featured not only major blockbusters, but also stands of small companies presenting several projects at once, each with its own unique style and gameplay. Awaken: Astral Blade was one of them. Our editor-in-chief Rodion Ilyin spoke with Alexander Kudeshov, executive producer of ESD Digital Games, and found out the main details about the project.

Only the lazy did not criticize The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The first season became a real disaster for fans. Ordinary viewers did not particularly appreciate Amazon's creation either. With an astronomical budget, there was nothing outstanding in the project. In addition, the creators took great liberties with the canon and shook up, it seems, everything. And then the second season came out — and unexpectedly started much more successfully. It was still criticized, bloggers recorded multi-hour videos with devastating reviews, but the fact remained a fact — viewers liked it a little more. In this article, we decided to take on a heavy burden and not describe the obvious problems of the new chapter of «Rings», but to prepare a top list of reasons why the second season, which has already been released in full, can improve your impressions and deserves a little more attention.

The Poles from «Bloober Team» have repeatedly proven that they know how to work with psychological horror games. After the project The Medium, the gaming community had no doubt that this particular studio would work with the long-forgotten Silent Hill series. And now, after years, we have received a modern vision of the PlayStation 2 era masterpiece, which not only retained the key merits of the original but also modernized all the outdated mechanics by today's standards. We went through the updated Silent Hill 2 to reasonably dispel the remaining skepticism after the unsuccessful trailers and pre-release hate, as well as to explain why this game deserves your close attention.

Regeneration is a horror game set in a Soviet research facility. Strange things happen at this facility, which are related to experiments on an alien life form. The main character arrives at the facility as part of an expedition, but soon finds himself completely alone. To survive, you will have to use various devices and actively study new knowledge. At Tokyo Game Show, our editor-in-chief Rodion Ilin spoke with Sergey Korolev, founder of the Misterial Games studio, which is developing Regeneration.

Several projects related to Slavic mythology will be released in the near future. For example, our website has material about the metroidvania Volkolak: The Will of Gods. And recently, a closed presentation for the press of the role-playing game «Bylina», also known as The Epic, took place. We attended this event and are in a hurry to share the details.

Recently, a large-scale gaming exhibition Tokyo Games Show 2024 was held in Japan, which was attended by VGTimes editor-in-chief Rodion Ilyin. There, he talked to developers of not only large AAA games, but also visited the stands of small studios with very promising projects. One of these was Steel Seed from the developers of Storm in a Teacup, creators of Close to the Sun. Our editor talked about it with Alexander Kudishov, executive producer of the publishing company ESDigital Games.

Tim Burton's gothic-style isometric action RPG BattleJuice Alchemist currently has 8 points in Steam Early Access. Luckily for us, this unusual project was brought to TGS 2024! Alexander Kudeshov, executive producer of ESD Digital Games, told our editor-in-chief Rodion Ilyin about the key features of the game created by Alchemical Works. We are promised exciting battles, a well-developed combat system, and fascinating exploration of various locations.

In October 2022, information appeared that Silent Hill 2 would receive a full-fledged remake. At that time, many were surprised why Konami started with the second part of the series. However, there are objective reasons for this decision. You will learn about them, as well as about the advantages of the original 2001 game, from our article.

On October 7, 2014, Alien: Isolation was released. It told the story of the events that unfolded between the first and second films. The main character was Amanda, Ellen Ripley's daughter, who also encountered aggressive xenomorphs. In honor of the project's 10th anniversary, we decided to remember why this horror turned out to be the best Alien game.

In December 2025, Cyberpunk 2077 — The Board Game will be released, a board game set in Night City. It offers to take control of V, Panam Palmer, Jackie Wells, or Judy Alvarez. There is a slight irony in this, because the latest project from CD Projekt RED is itself an adaptation of the tabletop Cyberpunk 2020. And this is far from the only such example. We present to your attention a selection of top-notch video games based on popular board games.

Every person has a moment in life that they want to go back to in order to correct a mistake. But time is such a mysterious substance that we will only dream of being able to control it for a long time. And even if you are the author of a video game, adding time control will not be so easy. In this article, we recall famous projects in which you can control time.

In this article, we decided to recall 9 great games based on the Marvel universe. After all, there are many other popular heroes besides the Avengers. Our top includes Deadpool, Wolverine, Spider-Man, and many others.