Natalia Ganeva

Oct132026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Sony Finally Unveils Black PlayStation 5

Credit: PlayStation Japan Six years after its launch, an all-black PlayStation 5 is hitting the market. Sony has decided to release the PS5 in "Midnight Black"—and interestingly, on November 19, the same day “GTA VI” is set to launch. According to the Japanese PlayStation blog, using the black PS5 requires a Japanese PlayStation Network account, and the console supports only the Japanese interface language. From a technical standpoint, it is a standard PS5 Digital Edition model with an 825 GB SSD. There are no changes to specifications or performance improvements. Sales of the console begin on November 19 at a price of 55,000 yen ($347). Credit: PlayStation Japan Sony did not explain why it chose to release the new color variant at this particular time. It is noteworthy, ho...

Oct112026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

SQUADRON 42 Gets a Steam Page and a New Trailer

Gaming

Credit: Cloud Imperium Games Cloud Imperium Games has launched a Steam page for its long-in-development title “Squadron 42”, the single-player spin-off of “Star Citizen”. The developers have also released a cinematic trailer featuring an all-star cast. The events of Squadron 42 take place in 2945, as the United Empire of Earth (UEE) teeters on the brink of collapse due to threats from outlaws and hostile alien forces lurking in the darkest corners of space. As a recruit in the UEE military, players will live and work alongside a crew aboard a massive ship, make difficult decisions, and embark on a perilous journey into the heart of a galactic war. The new official trailer for Squadron 42 (attached above) showcases an alien threat, space action, combat, location exploration, puz...

Oct102026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

“Shadow of the Road” Won’t Be Released A Week Before “GTA VI”

Gaming

Credit: Owlcat Games In late August, Owlcat Games and Another Angle Games announced plans to release “Shadow of the Road” on PC on November 12—just one week before the console debut of the highly anticipated crime action game “GTA VI” As Owlcat explains, the developers needed extra time to refine the "tactical aspect" of combat and adjust the balance. It is important to the team that positioning, initiative, and abilities play a significant role in every skirmish, and that every battle encourages thoughtful planning and meaningful decision-making. Additionally, the developers are enhancing progression systems to give players more reasons to experiment with skills. Credit: Owlcat Games As a reminder, the events of “Shadow of the Road” unfold in an alternate 19th-century Japan: ...

Oct92026 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

“The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Remastered” Gets New Patch

Gaming, Trendy

Credit: CD Projekt Red CD Projekt RED has released another free update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — Remastered. The Polish developers continue to refine this action RPG on PS5, Xbox Series, and PC. The patch introduced a number of graphical improvements, including refinements to the glow effects and tone mapping—which players had complained about—as well as character lighting, ray tracing, and path tracing. On PC, fixes were implemented for issues where the GTAO quality setting reset after restarting the game, ability tooltips failed to update, the game selected the wrong graphics card, and DLSS/XeSS activated on unsupported GPUs. On consoles, settings for bloom, light shafts, and depth of field were added; various performance improvements were introduced; and incorrect frame...