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The global rise of the Yakuza series owes much to PC players. They were key in pushing the franchise beyond years of limited recognition outside Japan. Masayoshi Yokoyama, head of Ryu Ga Gotoku, noted that the PC audience holds particular significance for the studio. “If memory serves, we first entered the PC market with Yakuza...

This week PlayStation fans will have the chance to experience Ghost of Yotei. Its Japan-based setting has naturally invited comparisons to Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows. Content creator ElAnalistaDeBits prepared a thorough side‑by‑side analysis of Ghost of Yotei and another Japan-set title, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The video inspects a wide range of technical and visual...

Artificial intelligence is being used more and more in game creation. AI is steadily embedding itself in the video game industry, and recent data bear that out. According to the latest report from the Computer Entertainment Association, organizer of the Tokyo Game Show, 51% of Japanese studios now employ artificial intelligence in development. Nikkei notes...

The free racing simulator RaceRoom has received a major update: the “Q3 2025 Update,” a 51 GB download. The developers say the title has been significantly refreshed. According to the Steam page, the entire lighting engine was reworked — lighting now appears richer and more realistic, reflections have been enhanced and PBR has been introduced....

Borderlands 4 continues to face a wave of criticism for poor optimization, and comparisons to Borderlands 3 have only intensified the backlash. Despite strong reviews from critics, Steam users have been overwhelmingly negative. The game’s average user rating over the past week has slipped to 62%. The primary complaint centers on performance. Hardware Unboxed reports...

The Tokyo Game Show 2025 has concluded. Organizers released official figures: this year the event drew more than 263,000 visitors. That number is below 2024’s total (274,000) but exceeds attendance in 2023, when 243,000 people attended. Over 1,130 companies from 47 countries took part in TGS 2025 — a new record for the show’s exhibitor...

It was recently revealed that the creators of Genshin Impact are developing rivals to Pokémon and Animal Crossing — and Tencent has now joined the competition. At TGS 2025, the Chinese corporation presented a demo of Animula Nook. The title’s visual style calls to mind Nintendo’s offerings and appears aimed squarely at the same audience....

Beyond the Horizon: Discover three unique epilogues that delve into the fates of EVE and the residents of Xion following the conclusion of the story. Fresh Assignments: A mysterious new request has been posted to the Request Board, waiting for you to uncover it. Enhanced Photo Mode: Captures taken via the Odyssey 3D Hub are...

Новости Режиссёр «Одного целого» снимет сай-фай о загадочном отеле Добавить в закладки Американский постановщик Майкл Шэнкс («Одно целое») готовит фантастический триллер Hotel Hotel Hotel Hotel (пер. Отель, отель, отель, отель). Об этом сообщает Deadline. Проект выпустит компания A24. Сюжет будет развиваться вокруг постояльца загадочного отеля, запертого в своём номере. Чтобы выбраться, герою предстоит договориться с самим...

Image: A24 Over the past decade A24 has become shorthand for contemporary horror among many fans — but that reputation can be misleading. While the distributor has released some genuinely unsettling fare (a few sequences in Hereditary still haunt me), much of its recent output favors social satire and surreal atmosphere over outright fright. Films...

The game inspired by the film “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” is now scheduled to launch in November. Publisher Reef Entertainment and developer Bitmap Bureau have delayed the release of the 2D side‑scroller Terminator 2D: NO FATE from October 31 to November 26. The teams point to “ongoing shifts in global trade and tariffs that have...

We round up the past week — looking back and commenting on everything that made waves across the games industry. A single title from Chinese developers blends a huge variety of gameplay styles — Ananta is surprising players. Hideo Kojima’s horror project OD dropped a trailer that looks very promising. Critics are raving about Ghost...