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“Let Them Review‑Bomb”: Nikita Buyanov Isn’t Afraid of the Flood of Negative Steam Reviews for Escape from Tarkov
Soon players will be able to share their thoughts on EFT in Valve’s store. The full release of the hardcore shooter Escape from Tarkov is approaching, and the head of Battlestate Games has been giving interviews. The game will be available on Steam, and in a recent discussion with PCGamesN the studio chief addressed the...
John Carpenter Hints at Possible Sequel to “The Thing”
Новости Джон Карпентер намекнул на возможный сиквел «Нечто» Добавить в закладки Режиссёр Джон Карпентер заинтриговал поклонников: он сообщил о разработке продолжения своего хоррора «Нечто» 1982 года. «Мы работаем над этим. Не знаю. Увидим», — сказал Карпентер, находясь на конвенте Fan Expo Philadelphia. Подробностей сюжета и потенциальных съёмок Карпентер не уточнил. «Нечто» рассказывал о группе учёных американской...
The Gothic Remake Will Feature a Full Orcish Language — You Can Learn and Speak It
The world of “Gothic” is alive with a wide array of talkative inhabitants. While developing the remake of the original Gothic, the team is refining many different elements. The orcs will receive not only refreshed character models, but an entire language of their own. In the original Gothic there was an orc “language,” but it...
First Look at Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Leaks — on a Cookie Box
Image: Nintendo With the film scheduled to open on April 3, 2026, details about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie remain surprisingly scarce. Nintendo released a brief teaser showing Mario asleep against a backdrop of the Mushroom Kingdom and Princess Peach’s castle, but aside from that clip there’s been little official information—until a new packaging reveal...
Midgar Flower Girl: Cosplayer Becomes Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII
Model Anna “Annet” Cheremisinova voyaged to the planet Gaia to bring Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII to life, aid Cloud Strife in confronting the Shinra Corporation, and attempt to halt Sephiroth. Photographer Sofia Chatskaya has once again prepared a treat for fans of the role-playing classic Final Fantasy VII, which received a remake in...
Looks Like Kirby Air Riders Runs on Bandai Namco’s New Engine
During the Kirby Air Riders: Global Test Ride held on November 8 and 9 for the Switch 2, observant players noticed an intriguing detail: the demo runs on Bandai Namco Studios’ new in-house engine — SOL-AVES. The finding emerged from the demo’s intellectual property section, which explicitly names the engine. Earlier in 2025, game director...
Creator of The Exit 8 Announces New Horror “Pale Dots”
Following the success of The Exit 8 and its sequel Platform 8, Japanese indie developer Kotake Create has revealed a new project — Pale Dots. The game was previously known by the working title Strange Shadow and was originally planned for a 2025 release, but its launch has now been postponed indefinitely. Kotake Create said...
Nintendo Launches Site to Check Switch Game Compatibility with New Console
Nintendo has launched an official website that lets users check which original Switch games are supported on the Switch 2. The service includes an intuitive search: simply enter a game’s title to see its compatibility status. For example, Super Mario Galaxy carries the label “Supported — game behavior matches the Nintendo Switch version,” indicating it...
Premium Collectibles Studio to Open Pre-Orders for the ‘Grid’ Statue from Alien vs. Predator
Premium Collectibles Studio plans to release a 106.7 cm half-scale statue of the xenomorph from the film Alien vs. Predator, informally known as “The Mesh.” The Alien universe continues to expand, spawning new films, series, comics, games and other media. Premium Collectibles Studio has also reached out to fans: pre-orders for the half-scale “The Mesh”...
Kotobukiya Opens Pre-Orders for Ichiban Kasuga and Battle Crab Nancy Statue from Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Next year, Ichiban Kasuga from the role-playing game Yakuza: Like a Dragon — together with his battle-crab companion Nancy — will be released as a new 33-centimeter statue from Kotobukiya. Kotobukiya has opened preorders for a new 1/6 scale Ichiban Kasuga statue based on Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The figure is priced at 28,600 Japanese...
Visual novel Needy Girl Overdose, about a mentally unstable streamer, will get an anime adaptation in 2026 — first trailer released
Yostar Pictures, together with the original game’s creators, is producing the adaptation of the viral hit. Yostar Pictures — the studio behind screen adaptations of Arknights and Blue Archive — has unveiled the first trailer for the anime based on the indie sensation Needy Girl Overdose. Masaoki Nakajima has been appointed director; he previously directed...
Reviews of Netflix’s The Witcher Season 4 and Escape from Duckov — The Week’s Most Interesting Reads
A concise roundup of last week’s features, where we probed the games industry from every angle. Contagion — our review of Netflix’s The Witcher, Season 4 (18+) Top-tier service. Review of the adult-oriented hotel manager Quickie: A Love Hotel Story More than parody — a biting critique of the genre. Review of the extraction shooter...
Good Boy Arrives on Shudder for Fans of Spooky Dog Movies
Photo: Danielle Freiberg/IFC Films Horror has long put people at the center of its scares — and too often cast dogs as the threat. Between werewolves and the notorious Stephen King tale Cujo, canine characters have rarely been the sympathetic lead. IFC Films’ Good Boy, however, flips that script. The film arrives on Shudder in...
Valve to Unveil Deckard VR Headset on November 12 — New Half‑Life Rumored to Accompany It
Signs are mounting that Valve is preparing a slate of major announcements for mid-November. VR industry researcher Brad Lynch (known online as SadlyItsBradley) reported that Valve intends to unveil a new device on November 12. According to him, the company plans to “simply announce” the hardware that Wednesday, with fuller details and preorder options possibly...
Fan-Made Elden Ring Reforged Remake Released with New Bosses, Areas, Pause Feature, and Online Play Support
The FromSoftware title is kept alive by its modding community, which continues to create new content. A major remake mod, Elden Ring Reforged 2.0, was released recently. The mod team has reworked multiple elements of the FromSoftware game and enriched it with fresh material. Notable additions: Content — new bosses, the Serpentine Depths dungeon, new...
“The Game Changed My Life”: Actor Who Plays Jan Ptacek Says He Owes Much to Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
Working on KCD 2 has transformed the lives of several people involved in the project. A major part of the buzz around Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 comes from its characters and the chemistry between them. Recently, the actor who plays Jan Ptaček spoke with Czech outlet CzechCrunch about how working on the game affected him....
“Let Them Review‑Bomb”: Nikita Buyanov Isn’t Afraid of the Flood of Negative Steam Reviews for Escape from Tarkov
Soon players will be able to share their thoughts on EFT in Valve’s store. The full release of the hardcore shooter Escape from Tarkov is approaching, and the head of Battlestate Games has been giving interviews. The game will be available on Steam, and in a recent discussion with PCGamesN the studio chief addressed the...
John Carpenter Hints at Possible Sequel to “The Thing”
Новости Джон Карпентер намекнул на возможный сиквел «Нечто» Добавить в закладки Режиссёр Джон Карпентер заинтриговал поклонников: он сообщил о разработке продолжения своего хоррора «Нечто» 1982 года. «Мы работаем над этим. Не знаю. Увидим», — сказал Карпентер, находясь на конвенте Fan Expo Philadelphia. Подробностей сюжета и потенциальных съёмок Карпентер не уточнил. «Нечто» рассказывал о группе учёных американской...
The Gothic Remake Will Feature a Full Orcish Language — You Can Learn and Speak It
The world of “Gothic” is alive with a wide array of talkative inhabitants. While developing the remake of the original Gothic, the team is refining many different elements. The orcs will receive not only refreshed character models, but an entire language of their own. In the original Gothic there was an orc “language,” but it...
First Look at Yoshi in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Leaks — on a Cookie Box
Image: Nintendo With the film scheduled to open on April 3, 2026, details about The Super Mario Galaxy Movie remain surprisingly scarce. Nintendo released a brief teaser showing Mario asleep against a backdrop of the Mushroom Kingdom and Princess Peach’s castle, but aside from that clip there’s been little official information—until a new packaging reveal...
Midgar Flower Girl: Cosplayer Becomes Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII
Model Anna “Annet” Cheremisinova voyaged to the planet Gaia to bring Aerith Gainsborough from Final Fantasy VII to life, aid Cloud Strife in confronting the Shinra Corporation, and attempt to halt Sephiroth. Photographer Sofia Chatskaya has once again prepared a treat for fans of the role-playing classic Final Fantasy VII, which received a remake in...
Looks Like Kirby Air Riders Runs on Bandai Namco’s New Engine
During the Kirby Air Riders: Global Test Ride held on November 8 and 9 for the Switch 2, observant players noticed an intriguing detail: the demo runs on Bandai Namco Studios’ new in-house engine — SOL-AVES. The finding emerged from the demo’s intellectual property section, which explicitly names the engine. Earlier in 2025, game director...
Creator of The Exit 8 Announces New Horror “Pale Dots”
Following the success of The Exit 8 and its sequel Platform 8, Japanese indie developer Kotake Create has revealed a new project — Pale Dots. The game was previously known by the working title Strange Shadow and was originally planned for a 2025 release, but its launch has now been postponed indefinitely. Kotake Create said...
Nintendo Launches Site to Check Switch Game Compatibility with New Console
Nintendo has launched an official website that lets users check which original Switch games are supported on the Switch 2. The service includes an intuitive search: simply enter a game’s title to see its compatibility status. For example, Super Mario Galaxy carries the label “Supported — game behavior matches the Nintendo Switch version,” indicating it...
Premium Collectibles Studio to Open Pre-Orders for the ‘Grid’ Statue from Alien vs. Predator
Premium Collectibles Studio plans to release a 106.7 cm half-scale statue of the xenomorph from the film Alien vs. Predator, informally known as “The Mesh.” The Alien universe continues to expand, spawning new films, series, comics, games and other media. Premium Collectibles Studio has also reached out to fans: pre-orders for the half-scale “The Mesh”...