Tuesday, May 6

Author: Natalia Ganeva

Titan Quest II Developers Tell About Limitations of the Early Version

Titan Quest II Developers Tell About Limitations of the Early Version

Gaming
Isometric action RPG Titan Quest II will be released in Steam Early Access in a few months. Developers THQ Nordic and Grimlore Games have updated the game's page and announced some important news about the content that will be available to gamers. For example, the Titan Quest 2 page on Steam has recently undergone some changes: it no longer mentions all supported languages ​​except English, as well as the note about the presence of multiplayer. As the developers explained in a separate publication, this was done to avoid confusion: the game page removed mentions of functions and languages ​​that will appear in the full version of Titan Quest 2, but not at the start of early access. The same goes for the online game — you won’t be able to play co-op in this ancient Greek diabloid r...
Troy Baker (Joel in The Last of Us) to Appear in Naughty Dog’s Next Game

Troy Baker (Joel in The Last of Us) to Appear in Naughty Dog’s Next Game

Gaming
Troy Baker, well known to gamers for his role as Joel in the cult series The Last of Us and many other projects, has confirmed his participation in the next project from Naughty Dog. Details about the game are still being kept a closely guarded secret, but company representatives have already hinted that it will be a completely new universe. Let us recall that in The Last of Us dilogy, Baker played the smuggler Joel (he was the main character of the first part), and in Uncharted 4: A Thief's End and Uncharted: The Lost Legacy he gave his voice to Sam Drake, the brother of the protagonist, Nathan. In a conversation with GQ, Druckmann said that he would “always work with Troy without a second thought,” but he did not share any details about his future project at Naughty Dog with th...
GSC Game World Reveals the First Patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Will Be Released 

GSC Game World Reveals the First Patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Will Be Released 

Gaming
GSC Game World Studio announced the first patch after the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl. The first post-release patch for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl will be released on PC and Xbox during this week (that is, between November 25 and December 1).  The upcoming update will bring with it several popular fixes and improvements: eliminate crashes caused by errors in the process of memory allocation and other problems; fix story quests, freeing them from bugs that prevent them from passing; correct prices for weapons with installed upgrades and NPC behavior during emissions; add missing facial animations, return lost NPCs to their place, eliminate visual bugs (like heads torn off the body or clothes getting stuck); improve the quality and st...
Ubisoft Tells About Stealth Mechanics And Innovations In “Assassin’s Creed Shadows”: New Gameplay

Ubisoft Tells About Stealth Mechanics And Innovations In “Assassin’s Creed Shadows”: New Gameplay

Gaming
The developers of Assassin's Creed Shadows shared details about the stealth mechanics in the game, which were seriously reworked compared to previous parts of the series. Ubisoft also published several short gameplay videos.  According to the creators of Shadows, stealth in a number of key areas has been reworked. For example, the eagle guide has been abandoned. The "Observation" mechanic has appeared to mark enemies and highlight caches, collectibles and quest objectives. Among Naoe's capabilities, the developers highlight: the option to hide in the shadows (for the first time in the series); extremely quiet (and rather slow) movement while crouching; the ability to move by crawling (also for the first time in the series, also available to Yasuke); four mai...