New data from the UK physical game sales charts for the past week brought great news for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. This stylish RPG not only broke into the top ten, but also took the honourable second place, losing only to the constant leader of recent weeks - Hogwarts Legacy.
It seems that the long-awaited release of Forza Horizon 5 on PlayStation 5 has already brought Microsoft a good number of new players to the huge arcade racing game. Users of the ResetEra forum managed to take a screenshot of the game's leaderboard about 12 hours before its early access on Sony's console last week, on 25 April. At that time, the counter showed about 45.1 million players.
Wargaming has unveiled the first season of its original free-to-play hero mech game Steel Hunters, which combines elements of Battle Royale and Extraction shooter. This season marks the debut of a new horned Hunter named Taurus, as well as a fresh set of cosmetic items and significant gameplay improvements developed based on community feedback.
The recent wave of layoffs at Electronic Arts has hit Respawn Entertainment, the creators of the legendary Titanfall and the popular Apex Legends, hard. In addition to the dismissal of about 100 employees, it became known that among the two cancelled "early" incubation projects of Respawn was a new extraction shooter, which would have been set in the beloved Titanfall universe.
The fantasy RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been a great commercial success, selling over a million copies in the first three days. It is obvious that players are thirsty for new adventures in this magical world, and it looks like developer Sandfall Interactive may have a few more tricks up its sleeve.
If you missed the recent alpha test of the portal shooter Splitgate 2, don't feel bad. The developers from 1047 Games have announced great news: a much larger open beta will start on 22 May!
Players who are interested in the action-RPG Lost Soul Aside will have to be patient. The development of the game again requires additional time for polishing.
From now on, Borderlands 4 will be released on 12 September instead of 23 and will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC.
The world of electronics manufacturing has gone through two reset cycles over the past thirty years. The once stalwart Japan, which dictated the rules of the game in the 1990s, gradually lost ground under the pressure of economic crises, a strong yen, and the inability to adapt to the new digital reality. South Korean chaebols such as Samsung and LG reacted to this vacuum with lightning speed, making aggressive investments in DRAM and LCD and recruiting Japanese engineers without any sentimentality. Even the blow of the 1997 Asian financial crisis only served to harden their global grip.
And then China entered the arena: first as a giant workshop for global brands, and now as an independent player with the ambitions of Huawei and Xiaomi and a stake in technological independence. The transition from analogue to digital, from integrated to modular production, changes in economic cycles and national strategies have done their job. Today, the struggle for the future is a match between Korean leaders and Chinese challengers, while Japan has chosen the high-tech component niche. The traffic lights are already flashing: things are about to get even more interesting.
Isuzu UK has unveiled the production version of the new Isuzu D-Max EV. It is positioned as the first all-electric commercial pick-up truck on the European market with a payload of more than 1 tonne, the ability to tow a trailer weighing up to 3.5 tonnes and permanent four-wheel drive.
In May, we will have a lot of exciting content at the intersection of two universes. Fortnite will be the venue for the premiere of the next Lucasfilm Star Wars anime anthology: Tales of the Underworld - and this will happen ahead of its release on Disney+ on 4 May.
OpenAI has expanded the search capabilities of ChatGPT to make online shopping easier. Thanks to the new update, ChatGPT can now offer multiple products at the user's request, show prices, customer reviews, images, and purchase links.
As soon as we learned about the dismissal of about 100 developers at Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts announced a new, even more massive wave of layoffs. This time, the company said goodbye to another 200 employees, which mainly affected the Experiences team, which is responsible for player support, fan service, and marketing. However, according to IGN, other EA divisions have also been cut.
Electronic Arts-owned Respawn Entertainment has made a difficult decision to cancel two early incubation projects and reduce its development staff. These measures led to the dismissal of approximately 100 employees.
Samsung has started updating its Galaxy S21 series smartphones to One UI 7 based on Android 15 ahead of schedule. Although the update was expected to start in May, users in South Korea are already receiving the new firmware.
