The head of the creators of World of Tanks is a terrorist, believe in Belarus

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– Nikolai Katselapovhead of business development studio Wargaming, was added by the Belarusian KGB to list of terrorists. This is probably revenge for the company’s exit from the country after Belarus supported Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Belarus accused Katselapov of financing terrorist activities. He was already included in the list on December 30, 2022, but only now this information is being disseminated from the independent Belarusian newspaper Nasha Niva. Earlier, Wargaming condemned the war.

– California studio playful puppy has expanded significantly in recent years. To be able to work on more projects, the company currently employs 400 people. Two years ago it was 100 less. Officially, we only know about the offline multiplayer game The Last of Us.

– Today at 18:00 our time. introduced Crew 3. According to earlier speculations and allusions, he will be named Crew Motorfest and the races will be held on the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

– Remake of Dead Space 2, Dead space 4 or something different? In an interview with CQ Magazine, lead producer EA Motive revealed that they have ideas for the future of the Dead Space series. According to him, they hope that they can continue to work on the brand, they want to explore the world of Dead Space more. But only after all that awaits them now. Indeed, in the Dead Space remake there is an easter egg with a mention of the sequel, specifically in the email you can find a discussion of vacancies at other space objects, such as the Sprawl orbital station around Titan, where the action of Dead Space 2 takes place.

– Recently Bethesda/Zenimax updated trademark protection spy team. It happened in Israel. There is speculation that there may be a small collaborative PvPvE event from Roundhouse Studios (former employees of Human Head Studios).

– Today comes the continuation of the wonderful adventure game Valiant Hearts. A game Valiant hearts return home however, it will only be available for iOS and Android, and even exclusively for Netflix subscribers.

– In February, Xbox Live Gold and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to add to their library For the king (from 1 to 28 February) Guts and Goals (from 16.2. to 15.3.).

– Stealth adventure Lord of the Rings: Gollum will be published between April and September of this year. This is another delay. It is expected to be launched in the first months of the year.

– Crafton will continue to invest in big games and new brands after the failure of The Callisto Protocol. The South Korean company understands that it cannot rely on PUBG alone. Krafton wants to gradually enrich its game catalog and also focus on web3 and deep learning within machine learning.

– The first reviews of the Xbox Series X/S versions have been published. Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition. Real-time strategy has an average of 87%. Minimum 80/100, maximum 92/100. Journalists write that the game works well on the Xbox due to the addition of several new interface mechanisms. They also praise the new textbook. The title had to be created with care and respect for the fans of the series.

– Studio Rebellion has revealed the news it’s preparing for Sniper Elite 5. You can look forward to Season 2, including two new campaign missions, 6 weapon packs, 2 weapon skin packs, and 4 weapon skins. Recently, multiplayer has been replenished with a free Landing Zone map.