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Пишу об играх, кино и массовой культуре. Считаю, что в споре рождается если не истина, то как минимум мнение.
Name: Alexander Pushkov
Location: Санкт-Петербург
Registration: July 14, 2025
Last visit: July 26, 2026
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Why have videogames become so expensive, and will they get even more expensive?
Is $80 for GTA 6 a lot or a little? The price of the new installment is just as exciting as the details of the game itself. In this article, we examine how video game prices have changed over time, why they’re rising, how pricing and budgets are determined, and we predict how the price of GTA 6 will impact the industry.
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July 26, 2026
What Are the Backrooms? Levels, Entities, Games, and Movie Explained
Backrooms is one of the most famous internet creepypastas, and over time it has grown into a full cultural phenomenon. It spawned a fan-made horror universe with levels, entities, survival rules, theories, YouTube videos, and video games, and after the release of the Backrooms movie, it reached the big screen as well. In this article, we explain what the Backrooms are, how the original creepypasta appeared, why liminal spaces feel so unsettling, what the Backrooms lore consists of, which levels are considered the most famous, which games based on this universe are worth playing, and whether the feature film is worth watching.
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July 26, 2026
Steam Sale Schedule for 2026: Dates for All Festivals and Seasonal Discounts
Every year, Steam runs dozens of sales, festivals, and special promotions. The biggest events remain the four seasonal sales, when thousands of games receive discounts. However, throughout the year, Valve also launches themed events for specific genres, from RPGs and strategy games to horror titles and simulators. In this article, we have collected the Steam sale calendar for 2026: the dates of seasonal discounts, themed festivals, Steam Next Fest, and other official promotions.
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July 26, 2026
DragonSword: Awakening Hero Tier List — Best Heroes Ranked
In this guide, we will put together a hero tier list for DragonSword: Awakening, explain who you should upgrade first, and list the best DPS heroes, supports, and tanks. We will also break down the most effective three-character teams for different playstyles.
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July 24, 2026
DragonSword: Awakening Beginner Guide and Tips
DragonSword: Awakening is a fast-paced open-world action RPG with team-based combat. In this guide, we will explain who to upgrade first, which teams to build early on, how Status Ailments, Signal Skills, Hero Tickets, and Karma work. We will also cover fast leveling, Shelter progression, mounts, and farming gold, materials, Moon Keys, and your first difficult challenges.
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July 24, 2026
The Odyssey — Ending, Plot, and Finale Explained
Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" significantly reimagines the ancient Greek epic. Its story blends motifs from Homer's works, modern historical theories about the Bronze Age collapse, and Nolan's signature preoccupation with great figures having to answer for the consequences of their own decisions. Today we'll break down the plot and ending of Nolan's "The Odyssey," explain what the finale means, the motivations behind the characters' actions, Athena's portrayal, the prophecy of the Sea Peoples, and the film's key differences from Homer's poem.
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July 17, 2026
Games Used to Be Harder, Now They're Easier: Blame Capitalism. Or Is It?
Instead of getting caught up in this never-ending debate, I suggest we look at the issue of difficulty from a different angle and figure out why games from the ’80s and ’90s were so difficult, why their creators opted for a hardcore approach, and how the “economics” of the gaming industry influenced game design. Simply put, why is it that, because of capitalism, Mario has only three lives, and in Castlevania, every hit threatens to send Belmont tumbling into the nearest abyss?
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July 12, 2026
Are Games Losing Men? Why There Are So Many Women in Video Games Now
Let’s take a closer look at whether there really are more women in video games, why the industry has changed, and who is responsible for the fact that it seems to us as if the “narrative” is to blame for everything.
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June 21, 2026
Opinion: Why the Current Generation of Consoles Is the Worst in History
In 1983, the console video game market suffered the most catastrophic collapse in its history — revenue fell nearly 97%, from $3.2 billion to $100 million a year. Dozens of companies closed, thousands of people were laid off, and millions of unsold cartridges ended up in landfills (the most famous one near the city of Alamogordo, where over 700,000 cartridges were secretly buried).
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June 7, 2026
The Rise and Fall of a Hollywood Star, or How a Single Meme Convinced Everyone That Ben Affleck Is a Bad Director
You've probably seen this meme: Halle Berry cheerfully announces from the stage, "The Golden Globe goes to Ben Affleck," and a stunned Quentin Tarantino spits out his champagne in the very next moment. I'm sure you never once doubted it was real. Tarantino's reaction looks natural, genuine, and clearly unscripted — and Affleck has long been branded a mediocre star with a "brick-face" acting range, the worst Batman in history, who got famous thanks to his romance with Jennifer Lopez and a string of romantic comedies. And they gave him a Golden Globe — for directing, no less? Anyone in Tarantino's position would have reacted the same way!
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May 24, 2026
Gabe Newell donated $20 million to OpenAI, and also secretly helped the company and Kojima
The lawsuit between Elon Musk and Sam Altman has revealed unexpected details about OpenAI’s early history. It turns out that Valve boss Gabe Newell not only supported the company financially, but also served as its informal adviser.
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May 1, 2026
Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era recouped its costs within the first 24 hours
In its first 24 hours, Olden Era sold 250,000 copies and reached more than 50,000 concurrent players on Steam.
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May 1, 2026
Homelander did not like the ending of Stranger Things because “no one died”
Antony Starr, who plays Homelander in The Boys, said he was unhappy with the ending of one popular series. The actor did not name the project directly, but everyone understood that he was talking about Stranger Things.
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May 1, 2026
The new Resident Evil film will be dynamic, bloody, and closer to Capcom’s games than previous adaptations
The new Resident Evil adaptation from Zach Cregger will be nothing like the films starring Milla Jovovich. The creators promise a brutal, bloody, and very dynamic horror film with the atmosphere of the early Capcom games.
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May 1, 2026
Study: Gamers Buy Consoles Because of Exclusives
Despite all the talk about the “death of exclusives,” according to a Circana survey, they still remain the main argument when choosing a console. This directly affects the strategies of Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft.
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May 1, 2026
In Black Flag Resynced, you won’t be able to fight with the hidden blade — the developers have revealed new details about the remake
Ubisoft has revealed new details about Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced in a fresh Reddit Q&A session.
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May 1, 2026
Fans have launched a petition demanding the revival of The Last of Us Online
The Last of Us Online was canceled back in 2023, but fans still aren’t ready to accept it. Following recent comments from the project’s former director, players have launched a petition asking for development on the multiplayer action game to continue.
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May 1, 2026
Hollywood’s biggest studios are battling for the rights to a Battlefield film adaptation
The Battlefield film adaptation with Michael B. Jordan and Christopher McQuarrie has attracted the attention of Hollywood’s biggest studios. According to media reports, Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony, and Universal are competing for the film rights.
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May 1, 2026
The producer of Sonic the Hedgehog has announced a Streets of Rage film adaptation
After the success of Sonic the Hedgehog, we are getting a film adaptation of Sega’s cult beat ’em up series.
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May 1, 2026
The creators of Celeste have announced the dark metroidvania City of None
Extremely OK Games has unveiled the debut trailer for City of None, a pixel-art metroidvania about a journey through a dying metropolis.
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May 1, 2026
Breaded owlbear eggs — Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting an official cookbook
Baldur’s Gate 3 is getting an official cookbook with in-game dishes that can be made in real life.
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April 28, 2026
Watch the first teaser for Ted Lasso season 4 — premieres August 5
Apple TV has released the first teaser for Ted Lasso season 4 and revealed the premiere date: in the new episodes, Jason Sudeikis’ character will return to Richmond to coach the women’s football team.
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April 28, 2026
“I get messages saying: it was the best online game” — former The Last of Us Online director
Former The Last of Us Online director said that team members still message him, calling the canceled game “the best online game they had ever played.”
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April 28, 2026
Helldivers 2 gets major patch with new biomes, giant enemy, and balance changes
Helldivers 2 just got even more dangerous: the latest update added new forest planets, a giant enemy, and major balance changes.
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April 28, 2026
Leak: Cache Screenshots for Counter-Strike 2
New screenshots of the updated map have appeared online, while Valve continues to fuel players’ interest with hints.
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April 28, 2026
“Russian Gothic” Of Ash and Steel Gets Its Biggest Patch Since Launch
The RPG Of Ash and Steel has received its biggest update since launch: the developers added a new dungeon, coachmen, storage, a glossary, and numerous technical fixes.
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April 28, 2026
The best Star Wars game? A DLC set in a galaxy far, far away has been announced for PowerWash Simulator 2
As part of the collaboration, players will be able to clean a farm on Tatooine, an X-wing fighter, and even a Star Destroyer.
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April 27, 2026
Watch the first teaser for the Kagurabachi anime — the hit shonen adaptation will premiere in 2027
One of the most hyped manga series of recent years is finally getting an anime adaptation.
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April 27, 2026
“Shut up, this is Japan” — Japan’s economy minister defends anime and manga
Japan’s economic security minister Kimi Onoda spoke out against censorship of anime and manga by foreign governments and companies.
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April 27, 2026
Crimson Desert sold 5 million copies — the developers received $5 million bonuses
After Crimson Desert sold over 5 million copies, the studio’s management gave each employee a bonus of 5 million Korean won.
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April 27, 2026
The story of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced will differ from the original
The lead writer of the original Black Flag wrote new scenes for the remake and changed another one in the main storyline.
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April 27, 2026
“Many people at the studio disagreed” — former Naughty Dog employee on Joel’s death
It turns out Joel’s death sparked controversy not only among fans, but also within Naughty Dog.
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April 27, 2026
The creator of Resident Evil 2 revealed who Leon Kennedy was named after
It turns out Leon Kennedy’s name is a reference to the main character of a cult film. Can you guess which one?
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April 27, 2026
Alien: Isolation 2 Will Be Made on Unreal Engine 5 — Old Cathode Engine Dropped
The sequel to the cult horror game Alien: Isolation will be developed on Unreal Engine 5 rather than the proprietary Cathode Engine, according to a Creative Assembly job listing.
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April 27, 2026
Leak: Steam Controller Release Date Revealed
A Japanese outlet published its Steam Controller review ahead of time, revealing the device’s sales start date in Japan
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April 27, 2026
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