It took a while, but fans have finally compared S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl to all three games in the classic series. YouTuber TeamYellow showed how the Red Forest, Swamps, and other locations from the original have changed in the sequel.

Not everyone is ready to tolerate criticism even on the merits: the author of a low-rated Half-Life 2 mod managed to selectively block it for several players. Now, when installing it, the game crashes with an offensive message.

Many games have a loophole that allows you to break a quest and complete it differently than the developers intended. A StarCraft 2 fan realized that he didn't like the true ending of the In Utter Darkness mission and decided to win at all costs.

Google recently announced the approximate release window for Android 16, planning the release for the second quarter of 2025. Some smartphone manufacturers have already begun preparing for the release — presumably, 60 Xiaomi gadgets will support the new OS at once.

This month, the first season of Secret Level, a series based on games from the creators of the anthology «Love, Death & Robots,» starts on Amazon Prime Video. The creators shared another teaser with Keanu Reeves, who will play in the Armored Core episode.

Not long ago, Warner Bros. Gaming CEO J.B. Perrette said that the division would focus on mobile, free-to-play, and games-as-services. His words scared Hogwarts Legacy fans, who are sure that the new policy will affect the sequel.

A recent BAFTA video featuring Assassin's Creed executive producer Marc-Alexis Côté showed off a new intro for future games for the first time. Now, with each launch, Ubisoft will showcase iconic characters from the series.

Last year, the indie slasher Juice Galaxy unexpectedly «shot» on Steam — a psychedelic game with acidic graphics about the adventures of a jelly man. The game was released for free, but developer Fishlicka announced that the project will soon acquire a price tag.

Today, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle pre-loading has begun on Xbox Series X/S. Some users have already shared screenshots of the game's weight — it will take up quite a bit of disk space.

To make Deadpool and Wolverine a success, Disney went to great lengths to allow the film to be much more frivolous than other R-rated comic book movies. But some lines were so over-the-top that they had to be cut — in particular, Ryan Reynolds' character made a crude joke about the company's mascot.

Even though S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is made on Unreal Engine 5, the game's graphics could still be improved. Blogger Digital Dreams pumped up the game with mods for the visuals and demonstrated a photorealistic Zone.

Filming for the second season of Fallout has already begun, which means that the first information about the production is gradually emerging online. The other day, Ella Purnell, who plays Lucy, said that she is playing Fallout: New Vegas as «homework».

Despite the fact that Cyberpunk 2077 never received modding tools, fans continue to experiment with the game. This time, YouTuber NextGen Dreams turned the action RPG into an ultra-realistic shooter like Bodycam.

The Panasonic Group announced that it had developed an AI copy of the brand's founder, Konosuke Matsushita, who died in 1989. The digital twin will train new employees, and in the future will even be able to make management decisions — just like the head of the Arasaka corporation in Cyberpunk 2077.

The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl have released the second patch 1.0.2 in the wake of the first major update. This time, they fixed several bugs that interfered with the completion of quests.

Gladiator 2, a sequel to the original 2000 film directed by Ridley Scott, recently premiered. However, the film crew was unhappy with the process of creating the film, accusing the director of laziness.

The developers of The Thing: Remastered, a re-release of the original 2002 horror shooter, shared new information about the project. In particular, the creators have reworked the infection mechanics — it will become more realistic.

Raven Forge and Ubisoft have announced a full-scale replica of Altair's sword from Assassin's Creed. The collector's edition has already been demonstrated to the public — it is made of real steel.

GOG has started giving away Oaken, a tactical roguelike with turn-based strategy elements. The promotion will last until December 2, after which the game will become paid.

Yesterday, a new book by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski about the Witcher universe debuted. The work became a pleasant gift for both fans of the literary saga and games — the author canonized one of the witcher schools The Witcher.

The Witcher 4 recently entered the active production stage, as reported by CD Projekt RED. Eurogamer talked to the studio's developers, learning a few new details about the creation of the game.

The developers of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl have released the first major patch 1.0.1, which should fix an impressive number of bugs and errors. The 14 GB update improves optimization, animations, game balance, and much more.

Today, sales of Andrzej Sapkowski's new novel about Geralt of Rivia started in Poland. The book, titled Raven's Crossing, will tell about the witcher's youth.

As Insider Gaming writes, the studio that developed the long-term project Star Citizen is not doing well again. According to some reports, Cloud Imperium Games fired some of its employees without compensation after overtime.

At one time, Half-Life 2 became one of the most popular games for speedrunning thanks to the physics of the Source engine. However, Valve recently almost ruined the speedrun by releasing a fixed anniversary edition.

Developing remakes is not an easy task, since you need to find the perfect balance between the original and new ideas. Alkimia Interactive, the studio working on Gothic 1 Remake, decided to play a little with the image of orcs.

The Epic Games Store service has started giving away the arena shooter with roguelike elements Brotato. In a week, players will be given Bus Simulator 21 Next Stop and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.

Assassin's Creed: Shadows can be added to the list of the most problematic releases of 2025 in advance. It was only recently revealed that newcomers are working on the game, when a new problem arose.

A new version of a large-scale mod for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was recently released, which significantly improves the graphics in the game. The fan «remaster» was also appreciated by CD Projekt RED — the developers advised gamers to try the mod.

Capcom has removed Denuvo protection from another of its games, the remaster of Monster Hunter Stories. A little over six months have passed since its release.

Microsoft Corporation has once again found itself under a major antitrust investigation initiated by the US Federal Trade Commission. The issue concerns several areas at once — AI, software licensing, cloud products and cybersecurity.

A month ago, a story about Caleb McAlpine, a fan of the Borderlands series who was afraid he wouldn't see the fourth part come out due to terminal cancer, went viral on Reddit. Gearbox Software went out of its way to invite the fan to visit.

The developers from Warhorse Studios have revealed some new information about Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which will be released next year. One of the main innovations of the sequel will be the ability to get different endings.

Paramount Pictures has released the second trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which will premiere this winter. The video shows two Robotniks at once and fully introduces Shadow, voiced by Keanu Reeves.

A modder with the nickname GPUnity decided to complicate the battles in Batman: Arkham Origins and released a mod with an «insane» difficulty level. With it, opponents will become smarter and more dangerous, and new gaming features will appear.