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If you tried to vote for The Game Awards 2025 nominees in recent days and ran into problems, that wasn’t a coincidence. The Game Awards set a new participation record, but that milestone proved challenging for the organizers. The ceremony’s nominations were revealed a few days ago, and interest in the event grows each year....
One chapter of The Finals’ history is coming to an end. Embark Studios has announced it will withdraw support for a portion of its player base. Although the studio is fully engaged on its new title, ARC Raiders, it hasn’t abandoned its previous release. The Finals continues to receive updates, but players are facing a...
ASUS has rolled out the largest update for the ROG Xbox Ally since its launch, making the device noticeably more compelling. The ROG Ally X is Microsoft’s portable gaming system developed in collaboration with ASUS. The device runs the full PC games catalog, including titles available through Game Pass. Key additions in this update include:...
The PC market is entering a difficult phase. Korean outlet Hankyung reports that AMD and NVIDIA are weighing cuts — or even a full halt — to production of low-cost GPUs, after GDDR memory prices climbed so high that manufacturing entry-level cards is no longer profitable. In recent weeks, DDR5 and GDDR prices have surged...
The industry is on the verge of a major alignment between two leading technology companies. Unity and Epic Games have announced a partnership they say will mark a new chapter in the evolution of the gaming market. Epic Games and Unity unveiled a collaboration that both companies believe could influence the future direction of the...
Cowboy Life Simulator first surfaced in coverage four years ago. At the time it looked like the team had abandoned the project, but development continued — the game is still alive and now has a release date. Poland-based studio Odd Qubit is preparing a modest counterpoint to Red Dead Redemption. Scale, budget, and approach differ:...
Gearbox has managed to pull back somewhat from the wave of criticism aimed at Borderlands 4. That shift coincides with renewed interest in Risk of Rain 2 — the publisher has successfully gathered a substantial player base around the title. The game has climbed into Steam’s top ten by revenue. At the time of publication,...
Modders are continuing to refine the updated Half-Life: Blue Shift. Recently, the HECU Collective team rolled out a major “Caretaking Update” for the Black Mesa: Blue Shift remake. It enhances the opening chapters and lays the groundwork for larger content to follow. Some of the enhancements and additions: A new scene at the end of...
Larian’s hit is once again nominated at The Game Awards. The nominees for The Game Awards 2025 were recently announced, and the acclaimed role‑playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 is among them. The game’s official account responded to the nomination: We are honored to be nominated again this year in the Best Community Support category —...
The developers are refreshing several maps and the operator Thatcher. The team behind Rainbow Six Siege X has revealed details about the upcoming Operation Tenfold Pursuit update. The patch will adjust one operator and overhaul multiple maps. They introduced a remastered Thatcher: his loadout has been expanded — he now gains access to the PMR90A2...
