There is a possibility that Microsoft's popular gaming service is preparing for another price increase. A new line has been spotted in the code of the xCloud website, which directly hints at the upcoming increase in the cost of subscriptions.
This year's Summer Game Fest was a real triumph for Geoff Keighley, as his star-studded show garnered a whopping 50 million views across all platforms.
Recently, a study by Stanford, Cornell, and West Virginia University showed that Meta Llama 3.1 (70B), released in July 2024, consciously memorised 42% of the first Harry Potter book so that it can reproduce passages of 50 tokens with a probability of over 50%. In other words, the model doesn't just remember the plot - it can reproduce entire chunks of text if given the first sentence. For comparison, the old model remembered only 4.4%.
Although The Witcher 4 is still a long way off, the game has already attracted a lot of attention, especially after the State of Unreal presentation. The developers are aiming to create the "most ambitious open-world Witcher game ever", but have not revealed many details about the quests so far. Fortunately, narrative director Philipp Weber confirmed that the game will not feature so-called "fetch quests".
We are used to the fact that the games of the SIlent Hill series take place in the city of the same name, which is not surprising, but the upcoming Silent Hill f will take us to Japan and the authors explained this change of vector.
As part of the game's 10th anniversary celebrations, CD Projekt RED spoke to GamesRadar about what made their quests so special. Maturity was named as the main component, and this is not surprising, as most of the developers, according to quest designer Paweł Sasko, were aged 30-40. But there is another, perhaps more unexpected factor: their Polish nationality.
The world of game mods is once again showing its boundless creativity, and this time Stellar Blade is in the spotlight. After its record-breaking release on PC, the modding community literally burst into the game, turning it into a real platform for the boldest and most unexpected experiments.
After the high-profile failure of the Concord shooter service, which was dramatically withdrawn from sale in less than a month, the Japanese gaming giant vows not to repeat its mistakes. Sony says that it has "reviewed its processes to deeply understand how and why the game failed to meet expectations".
The long-awaited Vibrant Visuals update has finally received an official release date: 17 June. This is a significant event for millions of players, as Mojang is preparing a real visual breakthrough that will give the iconic pixel graphics a new lease of life, making them even more atmospheric and exciting. Forget about the usual landscapes - Minecraft will become even more beautiful.
The long-awaited Dune: Awakening and Stellar Blade on PC have made a splash on Steam, setting staggering records for the number of simultaneous players this weekend. Both games, which were released with virtually no problems, have already proved their success with the number of players who have immersed themselves in their worlds.
Historically, the Polish studio has always focused on the PC versions of its games and then "adjusted" them for consoles. However, experience has shown that this strategy has not always been successful. Just think of the criticism from fans about the "deterioration" of graphics in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt before release, or the well-known problems with Cyberpunk 2077 on PS4 and Xbox One at launch. Now, with The Witcher 4, the studio has changed course: they are focusing primarily on developing the game for consoles.
The Honda CR-V e:FCEV will be the first hydrogen vehicle to take part in the famous 'Race to the Clouds' - the Broadmoor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.
Tesla has announced another update to the Model S and Model X. Both models became more expensive, heavier and slower.
John Marston's performer couldn't contain his emotions
Bethesda launches festive in-game event
