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China Has 722 Million Gamers, but Only the Switch 2 Is in Demand
China has firmly secured its position as the global center of gaming. According to The Game Business podcast, featuring analyst Daniel Ahmad and Lisa Cosmas Hanson from Niko Partners, there are 722 million active players in the country — roughly twice the entire population of the United States. By the end of 2024, China’s video...
Preloading for The Outer Worlds 2 Begins — File Sizes Revealed
The follow-up to Obsidian Entertainment’s 2019 RPG hit, The Outer Worlds, is arriving very soon. Players on Xbox Series X/S and PC (via the Microsoft Store) can already begin preloading. According to XboxEra, the game takes up roughly 79.5 GB on consoles and 77.3 GB on PC, though the Steam listing indicates about 110 GB,...
Ghost of Yotei Is Harder Than Tsushima — Sucker Punch Explains Why It Made the Game Harder
Ghost of Yotei spares no one. Sucker Punch has officially confirmed that the studio’s new title is more demanding than Ghost of Tsushima — and that this was an intentional decision. Creative director Jason Connell said the default difficulty is tuned for players seeking a substantial challenge. According to the studio, most playtesters found the...
Radeon RX 9070 XT Crushes RTX 5070 Ti in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Tests
AMD’s latest GPU lineup has shown impressive performance. According to ComputerBase’s tests, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 runs markedly better on the RDNA 4 architecture. The gap between the Radeon RX 9070 XT and the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti turned out to be surprisingly wide. At 1440p, the RX 9070 XT outpaced NVIDIA’s rival...
Ghost of Yotei Finally Works Properly — New Patch Fixes Annoying PS5 Issues
Ghost of Yotei has received an update that every PS5 owner should install. It looks like Sucker Punch has finally addressed the most disruptive bugs that were affecting gameplay. The patch, version 1.009, is about 1.164 GB and resolves a wide range of issues. Although the studio hasn’t released an official changelog yet, players report...
Konami Not Working on DLC for Silent Hill 2 Remake — Actress
Fans of Silent Hill 2 had hoped the remastered release would include the “Born From a Wish” expansion. Recent reports, however, point the other way. During a livestream dedicated to Silent Hill 2, actress Salome Gunnarsdottir — who plays Maria — said she has not received any notification from Konami about a DLC. She added...
Hades 2 Releases on Switch and Switch 2 — Supergiant Games Impresses with Optimization
The moment fans of high-octane action have been waiting for is here: Hades 2 is now available on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The new trailer makes clear why the game is already being hailed as one of the finest roguelikes in recent years — mythic atmosphere, raw energy, and a frenetic combat tempo from...
Mounted SnowRunner Gets Release Date; The Legend of Khiimori Trailer Shows Mongolian Landscapes
Often compared to SnowRunner, The Legend of Khiimori replaces heavy trucks with horses. The game will enter Early Access on PC on November 4, 2025. After the 1.0 release the project is planned to reach PS5, Xbox Series and the Switch 2. Khiimori resists easy comparison. It blends a horse-breeding simulator with an exploration game...
Stars of Shōgun and The White Lotus May Play in Beatles Biopics
Actresses Anna Sawai (“Shogun”) and Aimee Lou Wood (“The White Lotus”) are reportedly in talks to appear in four biographical films devoted to The Beatles. Sawai is said to be set to portray Yoko Ono — the avant‑garde artist, singer and wife of John Lennon. News of her potential casting was first reported this winter....
GTA 6 Digest: Preparing for Pre-Orders or a Delay, Google Queries and Price Research
Представители Take-Two объявили, что 6 ноября состоится следующий квартальный финансовый отчёт. Тогда будут официально озвучены продажи не только ключевых проектов компании, но и Mafia: The Old Country. По последним оценкам аналитиков игра преодолела отметку в 1 млн копий (по одной версии и по другой), однако реальные цифры станут известны лишь в начале ноября. Параллельно фанаты...
YouTube Gives Blocked Creators a “Second Chance”
YouTube has launched a new initiative called Second Chance, which allows certain suspended creators the opportunity to publish videos again. The program is aimed at creators who lost access to the platform but wish to start over. Not everyone will qualify. Users who were banned for severe infractions — such as major copyright violations or...
EA Uses AI in Battlefield 6 Development, but Players Won’t Notice
EA has confirmed that AI was employed during the early stages of Battlefield 6’s development, but insists that everything players will see was crafted by human hands. According to Rebecca Kutaz, AI helps the team iterate and test ideas more quickly, saving time and allowing developers to focus on creative work. Fasahat “Fas” Salim from...
“There Are Better Ways to Spend Money”: Popular Streamer Turns Off Donations and Urges Charity
Charles White Jr., better known as Cr1TiKal on Twitch and penguinz0 on YouTube, who counts millions of followers (about 5.7 million on Twitch and 17.3 million on YouTube), has made a significant announcement to his audience. In a recent video he revealed that he has disabled all channels for sending him money, including YouTube memberships....
Overwatch 2 Shows No Signs of Slowing Down: New Events, Heroes, and Gadgets
Overwatch 2 keeps gathering momentum and is already preparing for a new season filled with fresh events. Blizzard steadily refreshes its online shooter with new modes, characters, and cosmetic items. The October update will be themed around Halloween as usual, and the developers promise one of the most inventive events the game has ever seen....
Battlefield 6 players encountered launch bugs — developers respond with gifts
Battlefield 6 launched to a massive audience, but the rollout was not without issues. The developers acknowledged the faults and promised compensation for affected players. The release opened strongly — at peak there were 747,440 concurrent players on Steam, and the server queues reflected intense demand. However, some users encountered bugs that prevented the campaign...
New Age of Empires in Development — Studio Moves Away from Old Technology
It appears World’s Edge is already working on Age of Empires V and is preparing a substantial update for the entire franchise. The team responsible for the brand is recruiting specialists to elevate the strategy series to a new level. Age of Empires is enjoying a renewed wave of interest, and World’s Edge intends to...
China Has 722 Million Gamers, but Only the Switch 2 Is in Demand
China has firmly secured its position as the global center of gaming. According to The Game Business podcast, featuring analyst Daniel Ahmad and Lisa Cosmas Hanson from Niko Partners, there are 722 million active players in the country — roughly twice the entire population of the United States. By the end of 2024, China’s video...
Preloading for The Outer Worlds 2 Begins — File Sizes Revealed
The follow-up to Obsidian Entertainment’s 2019 RPG hit, The Outer Worlds, is arriving very soon. Players on Xbox Series X/S and PC (via the Microsoft Store) can already begin preloading. According to XboxEra, the game takes up roughly 79.5 GB on consoles and 77.3 GB on PC, though the Steam listing indicates about 110 GB,...
Ghost of Yotei Is Harder Than Tsushima — Sucker Punch Explains Why It Made the Game Harder
Ghost of Yotei spares no one. Sucker Punch has officially confirmed that the studio’s new title is more demanding than Ghost of Tsushima — and that this was an intentional decision. Creative director Jason Connell said the default difficulty is tuned for players seeking a substantial challenge. According to the studio, most playtesters found the...
Radeon RX 9070 XT Crushes RTX 5070 Ti in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Tests
AMD’s latest GPU lineup has shown impressive performance. According to ComputerBase’s tests, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 runs markedly better on the RDNA 4 architecture. The gap between the Radeon RX 9070 XT and the GeForce RTX 5070 Ti turned out to be surprisingly wide. At 1440p, the RX 9070 XT outpaced NVIDIA’s rival...
Ghost of Yotei Finally Works Properly — New Patch Fixes Annoying PS5 Issues
Ghost of Yotei has received an update that every PS5 owner should install. It looks like Sucker Punch has finally addressed the most disruptive bugs that were affecting gameplay. The patch, version 1.009, is about 1.164 GB and resolves a wide range of issues. Although the studio hasn’t released an official changelog yet, players report...
Konami Not Working on DLC for Silent Hill 2 Remake — Actress
Fans of Silent Hill 2 had hoped the remastered release would include the “Born From a Wish” expansion. Recent reports, however, point the other way. During a livestream dedicated to Silent Hill 2, actress Salome Gunnarsdottir — who plays Maria — said she has not received any notification from Konami about a DLC. She added...
Hades 2 Releases on Switch and Switch 2 — Supergiant Games Impresses with Optimization
The moment fans of high-octane action have been waiting for is here: Hades 2 is now available on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. The new trailer makes clear why the game is already being hailed as one of the finest roguelikes in recent years — mythic atmosphere, raw energy, and a frenetic combat tempo from...
Mounted SnowRunner Gets Release Date; The Legend of Khiimori Trailer Shows Mongolian Landscapes
Often compared to SnowRunner, The Legend of Khiimori replaces heavy trucks with horses. The game will enter Early Access on PC on November 4, 2025. After the 1.0 release the project is planned to reach PS5, Xbox Series and the Switch 2. Khiimori resists easy comparison. It blends a horse-breeding simulator with an exploration game...
Stars of Shōgun and The White Lotus May Play in Beatles Biopics
Actresses Anna Sawai (“Shogun”) and Aimee Lou Wood (“The White Lotus”) are reportedly in talks to appear in four biographical films devoted to The Beatles. Sawai is said to be set to portray Yoko Ono — the avant‑garde artist, singer and wife of John Lennon. News of her potential casting was first reported this winter....