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Вчера на L.A. Comic Con состоялось долгожданное первое публичное выступление Дэна Хаузера — бывшего вице-президента Rockstar Games и главного сценариста ряда игр серий Grand Theft Auto и Red Dead Redemption. Хотя официально он рассказывал о будущих проектах своей новой студии, большинство вопросов касалось именно его прошлых достижений. По его мнению, GTA 6 обещает стать выдающимся...
Global Citizen Festival 2025: Highlights and Standout Moments A recap of the best performances and onstage moments from Central Park’s Great Lawn. Overview The 2025 Global Citizen Festival drew over 60,000 attendees to Central Park’s Great Lawn for a day that blended music, spectacle and activism. The star-packed bill featured Shakira, Cardi B, ROSÉ, Rema,...
Billion Road will soon be removed from distribution on Valve’s platform. Players were recently reminded about the Billion Road project. It is scheduled to be pulled from sale on Steam on September 30. Billion Road is a Monopoly-style board game developed by BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment. The core objective is to travel around Japan and out-earn...
Recently, various issues have been reported with miHoYo’s game. Genshin Impact players on PCs equipped with RTX 40 and 50 series GPUs have recently begun experiencing technical problems. Owners of certain Huawei devices have also encountered difficulties. miHoYo (HoYoverse) addressed the community: “Developers have discovered that after updating to the ‘Luna I’ version on some...
Palworld v0.6.6 is now available. Balance Adjustments & System Changes A new on-screen warning will appear if world settings exceed the capabilities of the current system. Herbil Pulse now grants a brief period of invulnerability when the player gets back up. The hitbox for Excalibur’s shockwave has been slightly expanded. Corrected misalignment between Terra Blade’s...
Hardware and technologies keep improving, yet many PC gamers are cautious about moving to 4K and beyond. Valve’s survey data points to different preferences. Valve routinely polls PC gamers on Steam and publishes the aggregated results. The most recent monthly report was released recently and outlines the composition of an average PC based on users’...
A VAC ban incident caught a player’s attention, prompting him to investigate further. The creator of the YouTube channel Mzkshow was recently sent a clip: a user playing Counter-Strike 2 in Premier mode panicked after a death and slammed his keyboard — shortly afterward he received a VAC ban. The streamer found the story intriguing...
The concepts behind Escape from Tarkov continue to inspire a diverse array of developers. At the beginning of September, Active Matter entered early access. The title channels the spirit of the well-known EFT while introducing anomalous elements. Development is led by Matter Team and the game is published by Gaijin Network. Several weeks later, the...
The developers have steadily delivered a broad range of new content over the years. In September 2025, developers and fans alike mark Genshin Impact’s fifth anniversary. To celebrate the milestone, miHoYo (HoYoverse) has prepared a package of digital rewards. ([news.bittopup.com](https://news.bittopup.com/news/genshin-impact-5th-anniversary-2025-1-600-primogems-guide?utm_source=openai)) A festive promo code has been released: GenshinHigh5Fight — Primogems ×30, White “Dew” ×1, Hero’s...
Ed. note: This review reflects the world premiere screening of Sisu: Road to Revenge at Fantastic Fest 2025. The film opens in theaters on November 21, 2025. Years ago a friend who worshipped The Wire used to pose an odd little test: referencing the Season 2 scene where Omar (Michael K. Williams) deliberately leaves a...
