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Dec292025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Viewfinder Giveaway Started On Epic Games Store

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Credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment 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,...

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...

Dec272025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

Nvidia To Introduce A Limit On GeForce Now — 100 Hours Of Cloud Gaming Per Month

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Credit: Nvidia Starting January 1, 2026, NVIDIA will introduce a hard limit of 100 hours of gameplay per month for all users of the GeForce NOW cloud service, regardless of plan or region. GeForce Now subscription tiers currently cost $9.99 for the Performance plan and $19.99 for the Ultimate plan. Any additional 15 hours beyond the 100 hours included in the subscription will incur a charge of $2.99 and $5.99, respectively. Any 15 unused hours can be carried over to the next month, and the free tier remains limited to one-hour sessions. The exception is users who subscribed before March 17, 2021—they are exempt from the limitation until they cancel their subscription. According to Nvidia, this limitation is intended to ensure pricing "remains consistent for the foreseeable futu...

Dec252025 by Natalia GanevaNo Comments

The Cult Mod “Myrtana Chronicles: Archolos” For “Gothic 2” Is Getting Expansion

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Credit: The Chronicles Of Myrtana Team Independent Polish enthusiasts from The Chronicles of Myrtana Team have announced the release date for the expanded edition of their global mod, "The Chronicles of Myrtana: Archolos," for Gothic II. According to the published teaser, "Archolos 2.0" will launch next year as a global update. Version 2.0 will include an optional hardcore mode, new locations, storylines, quests, random events and minigames, and over a million combinations of customization items. Among other things, the modders of the Mod of The Decade Edition are preparing reworked locations and enemies, gameplay improvements and fixes, balance adjustments, and "many surprises." The story centers on the once-thriving city of Archolos in the kingdom of Myrtana, which finds ...