In September this year, HBO launched a casting call for the roles of Harry, Ron, and Hermione for the upcoming Harry Potter series, encouraging inclusivity and diversity. It turns out that over 32,000 children auditioned for these leading roles.

Brendan Greene, the creator of PUBG: Battlegrounds, has unveiled three projects his new studio, PlayerUnknown Productions, is currently working on after a long silence.

Recently, voting commenced for the Best Game at The Game Awards 2024 in the «Player's Choice» category. Ten projects have advanced to the second round, which will run until the end of this week. Five games will make it to the finals.

Prime Gaming has introduced even more free giveaways. Subscribers to the service can now claim an additional 11 PC games. The keys are available for a limited time.

Warhorse Studios has released a story trailer for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, showcasing scenes from cutscenes. Additionally, the developers have unveiled the official system requirements for the game.

A new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, was announced at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2024. A Steam page for the game is already live.

Steam is currently offering a free-to-claim copy of the action-platformer Pankapu, which boasts a 76% positive user review rating on the platform. The offer ends December 18th.

The cross-platform open-world fantasy RPG Infinity Nikki, developed by Chinese studio Papergames using Unreal Engine 5, has launched on PC, PlayStation 5, Android, and iOS. The game is free-to-download on Google Play, App Store, Epic Games Store, and the PlayStation Store.

A new week of freebies has started in the Epic Games Store — during the week, players can get Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga. The store hasn’t forgotten about New Year’s gifts and has announced the first secret giveaway.

Developers IO Interactive presented a trailer for a new mission for the Hitman: World of Assassination collection. The target of the mission The Splitter will be Jean-Claude Van Damme, who replaced Conor McGregor.

HBO Max has launched the premiere of the animated series Creature Commandos, a new project for DC from the creator of Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn. This is the director's first film released as part of the updated cinematic universe.

At the end of October, Dragon Age: The Veilguard was released, passions around which raged even before the release due to an ambiguous marketing campaign. A month later, when the noise died down, the developers from BioWare gave the first big interview to Eurogamer about the results of the release.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle has already made its way into the hands of some players, with the first gameplay snippets now circulating online. YouTuber Lone Viiking has shared an extensive video showcasing the first three hours of the game.

A new gameplay trailer has been released for Kingmakers, the much-anticipated action game about a modern soldier transported to the Middle Ages. Developers from Redemption Road unveiled fresh footage and announced a tentative release date—Q1 2025 AD.

NetEase has released a new gameplay trailer for Ananta, an ambitious action RPG that resembles a mix of GTA and Genshin Impact. There are some direct references to the direct "inspirer" — the creators clearly bet on the similarity of the projects.

The Scans Factory development team, which previously made a realistic tech demo of Rome Italian Town, has shown its new work. This time they demonstrated how the locations in the future The Witcher 4 on Unreal Engine 5 might look.

The creators of the new Lord of the Rings project are aiming to bring back actors from the original trilogy. According to Philippa Boyens, who worked on all previous adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, the team has already approached Viggo Mortensen to reprise his role as Aragorn.

Major entertainment platforms have begun summarizing the cinematic highlights of 2024. Today, IMDb unveiled two top-10 lists—one for movies and another for TV shows—based on user ratings.

Johnny Depp may be gearing up to play Captain Jack Sparrow again, despite his previous statements about cutting ties with Disney. According to Variety, citing an "informed source," Disney is actively exploring this idea.

Last month, we reported that Donkey Kong Land and Donkey Kong Land 2 from the Game Boy portable console were added to the Nintendo Switch Online subscription. Now, the company has expanded the lineup with the third installment.