News: Industry

Recharging Steam via MTS is possible, but customers may be at risk of being charged a large fee. Some users of the Zone of Games forum point out that the service of recharging Steam via MTS has been restored. However, we should be careful and take into account that the fee can be very high […]

The Steam platform has once again broken the record for the number of gamers playing simultaneously, now there are 31 million. In just one month they broke the old record, which was 30 million people. This figure shows how important Steam is for modern PC games. And a lot of these numbers are an achievement […]

It became known that the Netflix streaming service went into the porn industry, and will soon provide their first film “Money Shot: The Story of Pornhub”, where they will tell everything about the popular porn site. An hour and a half (90 minutes) long documentary will be filmed, where everyone will talk about Pornhub, how […]

Microsoft plans to raise the price of its own Xbox Series X|S games to $70 starting in 2023. That’s up from the current price of $60 for games developed by Microsoft’s internal studios. This price increase will apply to upcoming games like Starfield, Redfall and the next Forza Motorsport, which will be developed for Xbox […]

Starting April 20, several of the largest cinemas in Russia will stop showing pirated copies of foreign films. Among them are such blockbusters as “Super Mario Bros. Movie”, “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”, “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantum Mania” and others. According to information from the Film Distributor’s Bulletin, this decision was made by the Mirage, […]

The Maincast studio has decided to give up the rights to cover ESL tournaments in Russian, focusing on the development of Ukrainian-language broadcasts. However, according to Vitaly “v1lat” Volochay, Maincast has already conveyed its message to the Russian-speaking audience and no longer sees the point in communicating with them. In recent months, the company has been actively […]

The list of games that may be available to PlayStation Plus subscribers has appeared online again. An informant with the nickname billbil-kun published this list. Unless there are any major changes, PlayStation Plus subscribers will be able to get the following games in January 2023: Fallout 76 (PlayStation 4). Axiom Verge 2 (PlayStation 4 / […]

The virtual realm now has its own “Big Brother” represented by the company Sweet Baby Inc. Its mission? Making gaming more tolerant and inclusive. Game studios from around the globe send their scripts for review to “Sweet Baby”, where a team of experts scrutinizes them for offensive content and lack of diversification. Changes for the […]

Famed actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, widely recognized for her iconic role in the cult series “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” has become the face of the advertising campaign for Diablo IV. In a new promotional video, she introduced an exciting contest by Blizzard dedicated to the “Season of Blood.” A Unique Opportunity for Series and Game […]

When a group of enthusiasts launched a pirate server for the popular MMORPG MapleStory, they probably didn’t realize that their adventure would lead to an international manhunt. It all started when South Korean company Nexon, the developer of the original game, discovered the illegal use of their product and decided to protect their copyrights through […]

In an interview with MonsterEnergy.com, Team Liquid CS:GO member Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski noted the importance of Mark “YEKINDAR” Galinskis’ contribution to the team. Jablonowski noted that Galinskis plays a very important role on the team and brings a lot of positive results. He also added that the team is working to improve its results and […]

Microsoft has announced free games for Xbox Game Pass subscribers. Xbox Game Pass owners can download and play six games, including Russian shooter Atomic Heart, sandbox game Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord and action game Shadow Warrior 3, until February 21. Until Feb. 21, Game Pass will include: Madden NFL 23 (console and PC) through […]

There is information that the creators of Atomic Heart can send personal information about their gamers to the Russian Federal Security Service. And it says this in the privacy policy on the web-resource of the project: “Processing of information and ensuring its security in our company is carried out in accordance with the Constitution of […]

In recent days, according to the latest data GSD (Games Sales Data) shooter Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 just two weeks after its release is close to surpassing the sales of its predecessor Vanguard more than a year. This is only within the European market. In addition, it was known that Infinity Ward’s first-week […]

Streamer Ilya Maddison continues to please his fans with amazing projects. This time he pleased everyone with the release of a new beer, created together with YouTuber Nikita “Birvariya”. This drink was named “Torpedo” in honor of one of the paylines in the online casino. The first batch of beer from Maddison has already appeared in the Birvaria […]

Mash Room decided to calculate how much money the most famous streamers (bloggers) from the Russian Federation will lose: Maddison, Yegor Creed, if Twitch is blocked in the Russian Federation. On average, the top 50 Russian streamers on Twitch earn 1.7 million rubles a month, and one advertising broadcast costs 40-45,000 rubles. The most popular […]

Russian hacker EMPRESS finally hacked into Hogwarts Legacy and uploaded a “crack” to the torrent on the network, it only took 2 weeks for the game to go into early access, now the Hogwars Legacy game can be downloaded for free from torrents. I hope everyone can finally calm down a bit now. You people can […]

The Steam game store has started a new week with promotions, where they sell games up to 80%. Especially the Hitman trilogy and its add-ons are discounted. The action will last until October 25, 2022. Hitman Steam sale on Steam: Hitman Game of the Year Edition – ₽387 instead of ₽1,632; Hitman 2 – ₽285 […]