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What to play in January: the best games of the month
Warcraft 3 remake and other major releases of the first month of 2020
The gaming industry knows that we have a new year’s holiday ahead of us, where we will make up for missed releases this year. Therefore, January will spare our energy and money spent on holidays, and will condescend to offer only a few noteworthy releases.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborn
Date: January 1, 2020
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How the worst 40 seconds in dead space almost killed the game
The story of the creation of one of the most famous horror films
In the process of creating games, the authors ‘ ambitions can turn into huge problems for the project. Some ideas are rejected due to technical difficulties, while others are tried at any cost. Few people know that one short scene in the cult horror Dead Space incredibly delayed the development process and jeopardized the very release of the game.
Dead Space was released 12 years ago. Since then, the franchise has managed to die, and its developers-to disperse who where because of the closure of the Studio publisher Electronic Arts. Continue reading
Through the thorns to the Monolith. How the legendary S. T. A. L. K. E. R. series was created.
While waiting for the second part, we remember how the iconic franchise was born
For many people, S. T. A. L. K. E. R. is more than a game. More than 12 years have passed since the release of the first part, but fans return to this universe again and again. However, not everyone knows what production hell the GSC Game World Studio had to go through at the time. Today we will tell you about how the legendary franchise was created.
It all started with Olesya Shishkovtsova and Alexander Maksimchuk-programmers who came for an interview at GSC Game World together with X-Ray, their engine for video games. Sergey liked the new technology very much, but at first it was decided to use it to create real-time strategies. Work began on two projects at once: Pilgrims, which combined elements of the shooter with mass battles, and Commandos. Continue reading
