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Dec302025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Million Gamers Waiting For Chinese Action Game “Phantom Blade Zero” On Steam

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Credit: S-Game S-GAME studio boasted on social media that its hardcore action game Phantom Blade Zero has been wishlisted over a million times by PlayStation 5 and PC users. The developers considered Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the PlayStation Store. Phantom Blade Zero players take on the role of Soul, an elite assassin for the elusive organization "The Order," unjustly accused of the death of its patriarch. Within 66 days, the hero must uncover a conspiracy and prove his innocence. The game promises a blend of kung fu punk, steampunk, and the occult, a spectacular combat system, over 30 weapons, graphics powered by Unreal Engine 5, support for DLSS 4 and ray tracing, and Russian language translation. Credit: S-Game The studio thanked the community for such tremendous s...

Dec302025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Valve Reveals Best-Selling Games On Steam For 2025

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Credit: Steam In its traditional pre-New Year's material, Valve presented "The Best of 2025"—a selection of the most profitable and popular games on its digital distribution service, Steam, over the past year. So, the Platinum category, that is, the leaders of the rating, includes 12 games: Battlefield 6 ARC Raiders PUBG: Battlegrounds R.E.P.O. Borderlands 4 Counter-Strike 2 Apex Legends Monster Hunter Wilds Schedule I Call of Duty Dota 2 Marvel Rivals The Gold category, that is, the next 12 games by revenue, includes the following projects: Dead by Daylight Kingdom Come Deliverance II Cyberpunk 2077 Warframe Elden Ring Nightreign Expedition 33 Split Fiction FC 26 Helldivers II The Elder Scrolls IV: Obl...

Dec292025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Viewfinder Giveaway Started On Epic Games Store

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Credit: Steam The Epic Games Store's string of New Year's gifts continues. Following Skald: Against the Black Priory, the promising puzzle game Viewfinder from Scottish studio Sad Owl Studios has become temporarily free on the Epic Games digital store. Viewfinder is a unique, single-player, first-person puzzle adventure where you solve problems by manipulating reality using photographs. The player is equipped with a special Polaroid camera: you can take photos and then embed images from photos, drawings, screenshots, or postcards directly into the game world as fully-fledged 3D objects. These "photographic" structures create new geometry, open passages, solve puzzles, and allow you to progress through levels. Viewfinder debuted in July 2023 on PC and PS5, and subsequently arrived ...

Dec292025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

First Gameplay Footage From “The Defiant”: Retro-Shooter-Style War Drama

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Credit: Hoothanes Studio On December 26, the first gameplay trailer for the first-person shooter The Defiant, which is being developed in China by Hoothanes Studio, was released. The video went viral almost immediately. The Defiant will tell the story of the Sino-Japanese War, four years after its outbreak, which became part of World War II. Players will experience "heroic deeds on the Chinese battlefield." The Defiant will cast players in the role of a fighter in the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, a Manchurian guerrilla force fighting against the Japanese occupation. Hoothanes' six-minute gameplay trailer for The Defiant showcases intense firefights across the snowy slopes of the Taihang Mountains, fire-torn military bases, and enemy-filled rooms. https://youtu.b...