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GTA 3 Saved Take-Two From Bankruptcy — Dan Houser Reveals the Truth
Dan Houser said in an interview that Grand Theft Auto III turned out to be a true deus ex machina for publisher Take-Two Interactive. When asked whether the studio anticipated the game would become a blockbuster, he answered: “It was a turning point for both the team and the company. In August or September 2001...
Dan Houser Talks About Creating GTA 3’s Radio Stations
Rockstar co‑founder Dan Houser said in an interview how the in‑game radio system for Grand Theft Auto III came to be. According to him, its development took two years. The first year was handled by a team in Scotland led by Leslie Benzies, who tackled the technical groundwork. “I believe GTA 3’s development cycle lasted...
Diablo 4 Fans Complain at First, Then Eat Their Words and Start Playing — Season 10 Is Steam’s Most Successful
The “Infernal Chaos” season for Diablo 4 launched on September 23, 2025, and within days became one of the most successful seasons in the game’s history. After fatigue with prior updates, players were given something genuinely fresh. Blizzard rolled out a large-scale promotion — a 55% discount combined with free play days for newcomers. The...
Creators of “GTA-anime” ANANTA Explain Dropping Gacha — Here’s How the Game Will Make Money
Tokyo Game Show 2025 concluded with a significant triumph for Naked Rain Studio and NetEase: their open-world urban RPG ANANTA was honored in the Future Division of the Japan Game Awards — a category that spotlights the most eagerly awaited titles. The most unexpected decision was the absence of a character gacha system. For a...
Online Outrage After EA Sold for $55 Billion to the “Worst Possible” Buyer
EA has officially gone private following a $55 billion transaction with three major investment firms: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, which was founded by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump. Online reaction was largely negative — many users expressed doubt about the future of the publisher’s...
The Return of a Legend: Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 Arrives on Steam
SNK has officially returned one of its best-known arcade fighting entries to Steam: Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers. First released in 1998, the title is widely regarded as one of the most complete and beloved installments in the Fatal Fury series. The release arrives with enhancements tailored for modern players and serves as...
Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 Receive New Firmware — What’s Changed?
Nintendo has released system update 20.5.0 for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. This patch focuses on bolstering overall system stability to deliver a smoother, more reliable user experience across both consoles. No detailed change log or new feature list has been published yet. The previous notable update — version 20.1.0 from May 27, 2025...
Several New Halo Projects to Be Revealed at the End of October
Halo Studios has confirmed it will unveil several new projects at the Halo World Championship, scheduled for Friday, October 24, 2025. The reveals are set for the first half of the day on the event’s main stage, followed by an in-depth community-stage session where developers will showcase what they’ve been working on. This continues the...
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 to Get a Free Demo in October
A demo will launch on October 16. Players can sample the epic third-person shooter ahead of a major update arriving in late November. The demo will be available on consoles from October 16 to October 20, and on PC via Steam through October 23. It features the first two campaign missions and three operations —...
Zenless Zone Zero 2.3 Screenshots — miHoYo Reveals Girl with Tentacles, “Slavic Squat,” Swimsuit and Other New Content
New content is coming soon to Zenless Zone Zero, and miHoYo is giving players an early preview before the update launches. Developers recently showcased the 2.3 update, titled “Unforgotten Dreams of Yore.” As usual, miHoYo (HoYoverse) has put together a gallery of screenshots highlighting the new material. The 2.3 update will introduce fresh content: Yidhari...
Hollow Knight: Silksong fans warned of hacker threat — no mobile version exists
Malicious actors have tried to capitalize on Silksong’s popularity. Hollow Knight: Silksong has attracted a great deal of attention. Yet some people have only heard of the game and aren’t deeply involved in the gaming scene, so they may not know there is no official mobile release. Scammers targeted those users. Ads for a supposed...
Don’t Ask “The Witcher” Author Andrzej Sapkowski About Witcher 4
Image: Orbit Andrzej Sapkowski, the author behind The Witcher saga, is as forthright in interviews as his protagonist Geralt is in conversation — unsentimental and impatient with pretense. Though CD Projekt RED’s Witcher games and Netflix’s adaptation brought Sapkowski’s Polish-language stories to a global audience, he generally remains reserved about those reinterpretations and about public...
Stellar Blade’s New Content Update Deepens the Game’s Lore
Developers continue to refine and expand the game after its release. The team behind Stellar Blade has rolled out update 1.4.1 (PC) and detailed the new content. Now, “one ending follows another” — players will be able to explore three epilogues that shed light on EVE’s life and the people of Zion after a given...
Skyrim Transformed into Vampire: The Masquerade — New Dev Diary for Remake Mod Released
Following legal pressure from Activision, the modding team reevaluated several of their choices. Prior to the celebrated Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines, the franchise released another entry subtitled “Redemption.” That title has its own fanbase, and some enthusiasts attempted to create a remake built on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. In 2024, the Galejro modders...
Vampire Survivors Meets City-Building Strategy — Super Fantasy Kingdom Demo Released on Steam
The mechanics popularized by Vampire Survivors continue to be reinterpreted across a variety of formats. Recently, Super Fantasy Games released a demo of Super Fantasy Kingdom on Steam. The project is published by Hooded Horse. The developers opted to merge two distinct gameplay styles: they fused concepts from Vampire Survivors with a city-building simulator. On...
Source code for Nival’s “Blitzkrieg 2” published online after 20 years
The RTS franchise still enjoys a dedicated following. In September, fans observed another anniversary of the strategy title “Blitzkrieg 2” (Blitzkrieg 2). Nival’s founder joined in the commemoration. Sergey Orlovsky made the game’s source code publicly available on GitHub. The released archive contains: Game data and assets Design documentation and art resources Source code and...
GTA 3 Saved Take-Two From Bankruptcy — Dan Houser Reveals the Truth
Dan Houser said in an interview that Grand Theft Auto III turned out to be a true deus ex machina for publisher Take-Two Interactive. When asked whether the studio anticipated the game would become a blockbuster, he answered: “It was a turning point for both the team and the company. In August or September 2001...
Dan Houser Talks About Creating GTA 3’s Radio Stations
Rockstar co‑founder Dan Houser said in an interview how the in‑game radio system for Grand Theft Auto III came to be. According to him, its development took two years. The first year was handled by a team in Scotland led by Leslie Benzies, who tackled the technical groundwork. “I believe GTA 3’s development cycle lasted...
Diablo 4 Fans Complain at First, Then Eat Their Words and Start Playing — Season 10 Is Steam’s Most Successful
The “Infernal Chaos” season for Diablo 4 launched on September 23, 2025, and within days became one of the most successful seasons in the game’s history. After fatigue with prior updates, players were given something genuinely fresh. Blizzard rolled out a large-scale promotion — a 55% discount combined with free play days for newcomers. The...
Creators of “GTA-anime” ANANTA Explain Dropping Gacha — Here’s How the Game Will Make Money
Tokyo Game Show 2025 concluded with a significant triumph for Naked Rain Studio and NetEase: their open-world urban RPG ANANTA was honored in the Future Division of the Japan Game Awards — a category that spotlights the most eagerly awaited titles. The most unexpected decision was the absence of a character gacha system. For a...
Online Outrage After EA Sold for $55 Billion to the “Worst Possible” Buyer
EA has officially gone private following a $55 billion transaction with three major investment firms: Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, which was founded by Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of U.S. President Donald Trump. Online reaction was largely negative — many users expressed doubt about the future of the publisher’s...
The Return of a Legend: Real Bout Fatal Fury 2 Arrives on Steam
SNK has officially returned one of its best-known arcade fighting entries to Steam: Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers. First released in 1998, the title is widely regarded as one of the most complete and beloved installments in the Fatal Fury series. The release arrives with enhancements tailored for modern players and serves as...
Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 Receive New Firmware — What’s Changed?
Nintendo has released system update 20.5.0 for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. This patch focuses on bolstering overall system stability to deliver a smoother, more reliable user experience across both consoles. No detailed change log or new feature list has been published yet. The previous notable update — version 20.1.0 from May 27, 2025...
Several New Halo Projects to Be Revealed at the End of October
Halo Studios has confirmed it will unveil several new projects at the Halo World Championship, scheduled for Friday, October 24, 2025. The reveals are set for the first half of the day on the event’s main stage, followed by an in-depth community-stage session where developers will showcase what they’ve been working on. This continues the...
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 to Get a Free Demo in October
A demo will launch on October 16. Players can sample the epic third-person shooter ahead of a major update arriving in late November. The demo will be available on consoles from October 16 to October 20, and on PC via Steam through October 23. It features the first two campaign missions and three operations —...








