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Mar192025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

New Major Patch Brings Over 1200 Improvements to S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl

Following the February 1.2, the post-apocalyptic shooter S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl from the developers at GSC Game World received another impressive patch with more than 1000 fixes. Update 1.3 has been released on PC and Xbox consoles. The patch contains over 1,200 changes and improvements to all aspects of the game, including balance, story progression, sound, performance, AI, the A-Life life simulation system, and more. Some changes: Added several new death screens; Improved facial animation in story missions; Improved sound positioning; Added a new musical composition for the Terricon (can be heard at night); Added a new musical composition for the NIICHAZ (can be heard in the elevator); Improved bullet marks; Improved visibility of enemies at nigh...

Mar152025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

“Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era” to Have a Closed Beta on Steam

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The tactical fantasy strategy Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era still doesn't have an early access release date, but fans will soon be able to get a glimpse of the future of the famous series. Developers from the Cypriot studio Unfrozen, with the support of the publisher Ubisoft, announced closed beta testing of Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era. Testing will last from March 17 to 28. As part of the testing, gamers will try out the multiplayer mode "Arena". In it, players will fight each other. The number of places for the closed beta test is limited. Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era will offer gamers "classic gameplay", which will be seasoned with a number of fresh ideas and mechanics. https://youtu.be/YmYh4oOYKj8 Heroes of Might & Magic: Olden Era Earl...

Mar132025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Gets New Trailer

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Ubisoft has released a cinematic trailer for Assassin's Creed Shadows and changed its stance on porting the game to Steam Deck. Let us recall that the events of Assassin’s Creed Shadows will unfold in the open world of feudal Japan in 1579. There are two main characters - the dexterous and secretive shinobi Naoe, and the legendary dark-skinned samurai Yasuke. The minute-long video tells about the secret struggle of the blood-bound alliance of Naoe and Yasuke against corruption and cruelty. “Justice is done in the shadows,” the heroes conclude in one voice. https://youtu.be/zxtJFdnMo7k Meanwhile, Ubisoft shared some good news for Steam Deck owners on social media X. It has been revealed that Assassin’s Creed Shadows will have support for Valve’s portable PC at release. The gam...

Mar122025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Internal PlayStation Video Showing AI Version of Aloy from Horizon Forbidden West Leaked Online

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According to a fresh leak, which was kindly shared by The Verge, Sony is developing a prototype of at least one AI-powered PlayStation game character. In the demo, the AI version of Aloy (without leaving the character's image) answers the user's questions, takes him to Horizon Forbidden West, and, following the gameplay session, recounts everything that happened in it in a condensed form. According to Sharwin Raghoebardajal, an employee of PlayStation Studios Advanced Technology Group, the AI version of Aloy is based on several technologies: Whisper speech recognition system from OpenAI; large language models GPT-4 (OpenAI) and Llama 3 (Meta) — responsible for conversation and decision-making; Sony's own system, Emotional Voice Synthesis, is used for voice synthesis; ...