⚡️Diablo IV just climbed to a new peak after the second DLC dropped, over 64.5k concurrent players in 24 hours, outperforming the previous spike of 55k from autumn 2024. HYPE 😏
Steam reactions tilted more positive this time: Lord of Hatred sits at 72% (Mostly Positive), while the earlier Vessel of Hatred remains at 28% (Mostly Negative). The game is available on PC (Steam, Battle.net), PlayStation and Xbox, with full Russian localization.
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🎮 Kunimitsu is joining the Tekken 8 roster: Season Pass owners get her on May 27, everyone else on June 1.
Season 3 will add three more fighters, Robert Richards (Bob) in summer, Roger Jr. in autumn and an unnamed winter character with a new stage. FANS are hoping for Tifa Lockhart (rumour). Available on PC/PS5/Xbox; Steam score sits at 53% due to season changes and ongoing balance issues.
🎲 RANDOM GAME, Dear Esther: Landmark Edition (Steam)
Survive a crash on a deserted island. A voice reads fragments of a letter. Explore the haunting Hebrides landscape. Pure narrative experience with no traditional gameplay. Themes of love, loss, guilt, redemption.
• Randomized audio, visuals, and events for unique playthroughs • Environments reveal a mysterious past • Poetic, semi-randomized story via letter fragments • Soundtrack by Jessica Curry with world-class musicians • Remade in Unity with audio remaster and commentary
🔥 WOW: sales of HoMM: Olden Era have topped 500,000 copies, achieved in under 72 hours of early access.
Players left over 6,000 reviews (overall score, 89% "Very Positive"), peak concurrent hit 60,885. Devs already pushed 3 patches addressing critical bugs, balance and network stability (lobby join, reconnection, client sync, timers, the "Diplomacy" skill, build costs for faction Рой). Available on Steam and Microsoft Store (incl. Game Pass); in-game text localized to Russian; early access expected to last about a year. Full patch notes available.
🍽️ The Sims 4 devs are reworking food, drinks and restaurants, they want player feedback on what works and what creates full-on MESS: how sims eat alone vs together, how natural meals look, and issues with drinks and service in Dine Out.
They confirmed a fix for the Always Thirsty bug is in development and scheduled for mid‑May. Feedback will guide changes to table behaviour, sim eating logic and restaurant systems so dining feels less chaotic and more polished.
⚙️ Battlefield 6, season three: DICE says vehicles will become noticeably more responsive and predictable so driving has the right FEEL in combat.
Designer Chris Matt admits stats made vehicles look balanced, but live matches told another story: players reported issues with the "sense of the moment." Using feedback from Battlefield Labs, the team will tweak vehicle behavior to improve battlefield readability and control, not a radical rebalance, but a polish to the core experience.
🎲 RANDOM GAME, 12 Labours of Hercules II: The Cretan Bull (Steam)
The evil goddess Hera has frightened the great Cretan bull 🐂, it's rampaging! Help Hercules tame it. Meet heroes, gods, fight beasts, and build Wonders 🏛️. Collect and solve puzzles, enjoy colorful comics and surprising tricks.
• Stunning HD graphics • Build amazing Wonders • Unlock bonus levels • Collect and solve puzzles • Meet heroes, gods, fight beasts • Colorful comics with surprising tricks
🎮 Apex Legends 29.0, Overclocked brings a new legend, Axle, and a major gameplay rework.
The update adds revive-at-death-box and chain healing, plus a balance shift: buffs for Vantage and Conduit and a nerf to Alter. Weapon balancing was pushed aside after work on a new elite gun; a full weapons pass will return in the next design notes. Developers say changes are driven by match stats and player feedback, the aim is clearer, more flexible team play and less frustration.
⚠️ SCANDAL: the new The One Ring card for Magic: The Gathering, a Hobbit crossover shown at MagicCon: Las Vegas 2026, was accused of copying another artist.
The minimalist ring on a gold field was flagged by fans and pros: veteran Donato Giancola said it closely mirrors an older piece by Marta Nael. Reps for Dan Frazer later confirmed the final image didn't go through him; Wizards of the Coast admitted the oversight. Frazer apologized, the company will update digital cards, credit both artists and compensate Nael.
