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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Played the Heatwarped demo and absolutely loved it! store.steampowered.com/app/4846360/... NFS: Underground 2 is one of my favorite games ever, and this demo is basically an NFS:U3 that never was. Might not be super original, but they nailed that nostalgic feel, so I plan to get it on Day 1. #PCGI

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

To commemorate the release of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope, everyone on the dev team received this package with a night light, a Non-Stop energy drink, an exclusive can of lager, and card with a message from our directors. As a lighting artist on DLC, I definitely support the message on the box! 😄

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GameSpew @gamespew.com · 19/08/2026

Cost of Hope is a great reason to return to the hostile world of Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl www.gamespew.com/2026/08/stal...

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

It's actually 9.5 tho 😅 Also, sorry for incoming reviews reposts spam!

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Slightly late to the party, but still. Heart of Chornobyl Update 2.0 feature trailer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjbN...

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl — Back to the Zone Showcase | Update 2.0

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

A new no-commentary extended look at S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost for Hope DLC gameplay. New locations to explore, free UE 5.5.4 engine update for all versions, and more! youtu.be/rgp6o6dBmNE

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope — Iron Forest & Chornobyl NPP Exploration

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Visited Germany again this weekend, this time for an Eisbrecher concert. Finally experienced their music live after being a fan for over 2 decades. Also, tested camera of my new Xiaomi phone, and I was impressed with how superior it is in low-light dynamic environment than Samsung. #industrialmusic

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Another look at CNPP from our upcoming S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope DLC 👀

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Bought a Commodore 64 Ultimate! Never had an original hardware (too young for that lol), so it's perfect for my research of computer gaming history. It comes bundled with a lot of software and SID music, but also supports all existing C64 games as well. Might make a video about it someday... #pcgi

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Keifer @dannyvegito.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

my feed today: apple: it’s fucking over microsoft: it’s fucking over supreme court: it’s fucking over video game devs: it’s fucking over Wario64: undertale $2.49 on steam rn

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

A more in-depth look at S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope - www.stalker2.com/news/zone_be... It's going to be a massive expansion with dozens of hours of gameplay where you'll visit new places and iconic locations from original trilogy. And just like the main game, DLC will have a branching narrative!

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Thief: The Dark Project Remastered announced (from Nightdive - PS5/PS4/Xbox/Switch/Switch 2/PC this Winter) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jah4...

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Our producer gifted this awesome poster to everyone involved in making content updates for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2. X-18 lab is one of my favorite locations in Shadows of Chernobyl, so working on its modern version was a lot of fun to me. Definitely going to get it framed and put it on the wall eventually!

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

So, I've used video editing tools again for the first time in years. It's not related to gaming, just a simple reel with my favorite 5 new albums of the past month. I've also changed my Instagram handle and it made every old link invalid, so I here's the new link - www.instagram.com/pcgi_ales/

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

In the wake of recent news, decided to finally pull the plug and get used Steam Deck OLED 512gb. I planned to wait for Steam Deck 2, but considering the global situation, I feel it would take a while before we hear about it again. I doubt I'll have time to actively play on it, but I love it so far!

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Sami @samitron.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

borderlands 5 on the unreal engine 6 at launch

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

My copy of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 almanac has finally arrived! And it features a few of my in-game renders with some of the locations I worked on. One of the perks of being in the dev team is that I got this book and 5 cards for free lol. I won't hunt for a complete card collection tho, too much trouble.

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I usually don't play those "AAA" gacha games, but I couldn't ignore Neverness to Everness (what a dumb name) because it's a rare UE5 urban open-world game with path tracing support. I was curious to see how they've managed to pull it off, and damn - this game is an impressive technical achievement.

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

It's been a really busy month, so I barely have time to share anything except for my late photos from yet another music gig. This set is from Smash Into Pieces tour with Dark Divine and Enemy Inside, and it was an awesome show!

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

I usually don't celebrate my birthday, but by coincidence there was an industrial music gig in Zwickau, so it was a nice excuse to go to Germany last weekend. I doubt anyone here knows these bands, but it was a show with Pseudokrupp Project, INTENT:OUTTAKE, and Grendel. And it was a lot of fun!

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

New free content update for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 is available now! It introduces a new questline to explore the sealed part of X-18 Lab, and I was tasked to do lighting for such an iconic location. Read the full announcement below, a lot more is coming this summer! store.steampowered.com/news/app/164...

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

This week I had a great pleasure to be at live performance of legendary British synthpop band Mesh. It was an amazing show, which solidified my opinion that their new album is awesome. Excellent crowd and the vibe, guest performance of Mari Kattman was also great! #synthpop #industrialmusic

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I was on short vacation and had a chance to be at Amaranthe/Epica show as part of their Arcane Dimensions Tour. I'm a huge fan of Amaranthe since their very first album, so it was great to finally experience their music live! Charlotte Wessels also played as warm-up act and did well too.

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Can't wait for you guys to see what we've been working on! This DLC would feature a non-linear narrative focused on Duty and Freedom factions, and dozens of hours of additional gameplay. www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2H5...

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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Cost of Hope — Announcement Trailer

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Oh yes, the magic "Make it look good" button that destroys all art direction and adds tasteless AI filter with cranked up contrast and fake rim-light over every character is EXACTLY what everyone asked for.

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Also worth pointing out that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl and our team was nominated in the Games Beyond Entertainment category :)

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Finally, a step into the right direction

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mauronl.bsky.social @mauronl.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Approximately 50% of total unit sales are from PC sales, and Capcom expect this ratio to continue increasing. Capcom plans to "further strengthen our PC development framework" and the technical lessons learned from Monster Hunter Wilds "will be applied to future title development."

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Last weekend I was at Dresden for another industrial music gig, this time with 4 bands - Covenant, Leæther Strip, KaS Product, and Absurd Minds. Well, KaS Product actually playing punk/coldwave and were last-minute replacement for another band. But I still enjoyed this show a lot! #industrialmusic

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Capcom USA @capcomusa.com · 13/02/2026

Playtime is officially over, kiddies! Dino Crisis and Dino Crisis 2 have finally stomped their way on to Steam. Celebrate this prehistoric occasion by getting both games for 50% off until February 26. 🦖 bit.ly/DinoCrisis1Steam 🦖🦖 bit.ly/DinoCrisis2Steam

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Finally continued my playthrough of Caravan Sandwitch - a charming open-world indie game that I discovered on one of the past Steam Fests. It's a prime example of the right use of UE5 - the art-direction in this game is absolutely stellar. There are some flaws, but I'm enjoying it a lot so far.

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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

In 1995, Sega was moving swiftly into the PC space, hence this keyboard-blasting U.S. print ad promoting games like Ecco the Dolphin and Comix Zone. (Scan via the VGHF Library.)

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

This is ridiculous. I bought Armed and Dangerous, but I forgot to buy Afterlife because Disney weren't giving it the historical low discount for years. I've been saying this for decades - unless it's DMCA removal, companies should NOT be able to remove their games just like that without any notice.

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

While Last.fm understands when the year actually ends, I find their 2025 breakdown very lackluster - had to fetch my top 20 of albums and songs manually! No yearly playlist either, so I'm sharing the one from Spotify, even though it's missing over a month of data - open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...

Top 20 albums of 2025

Julien-K - DRK|MODE (182 scrobbles)

Warkings - Armageddon (137)

Various Artists - Electronic Saviors: Industrial Music to Cure Cancer, V... (119)

Enemy Inside - Venom (113)

Eisbrecher - Kaltfront! (111)

Freaky Mind - Gradient (103)

Destroy Me Again - Cold By Design (101)

Centhron - Liebe ist Krieg (97)

Dunkelsucht - Pyramid [[ We Make You Rich ]] (81)

Three Days Grace - Alienation (80)

Starset - SILOS (74)

Ultra Sunn - The Beast In You (73)

Dominum - The Dead Don't Die (71)

Ghost - Skeletá (71)

HIGHSOCIETY - DATAMOSH (70)

Blutengel - Dämonen : Sturm (67)

Julien-K - Night Mover (66)

Käärijä - Disko Balls (66)

The Funeral Portrait - Greetings from Suffocate City (From Beyond the Abys... (66)

Hämatom - Für Dich (65)

Top 20 songs of 2025

Julien-K - NIGHT MOVER - 101

Dunkelsucht - Pyramid [[ We Make You Rich ]] - 81

Käärijä - Disko Balls - 66

Enemy Inside - Let Me Go - 65

Ghost - Peacefield - Single Version - 52

Warkings - Genghis Khan (feat. Orden Ogan) - 47

Ghost - Lachryma - 42

Starset - SILOS - 42

Xenturion Prime - Within Reach - 42

Dead Lights - The Algorithm - 41

Eisbrecher - Zeitgeist (feat. Joachim Witt) - 39

HIGHSOCIETY - Burn - 34

Freaky Mind - My Heart Goes Ouch - 31

Warkings - Troops of immortality - 31

Xenturion Prime - Moonstone - 27

Disco Lizard - See You in Paradise - 26

Julien-K - Fractured - 26

Dunkelsucht - In Control - 25

PRIMESHOCK - Unforgettable - 25

Centhron - Concubitus - 24

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

I was going to post about -90% sale of a shareware 1997 classic DemonStar - store.steampowered.com/app/2577180/... But apparently, this discount was set by hackers who stole dev account?! Dev has restored access now and don't mind people buying it at such low price, but its still such a crazy story.

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Steam @steampowered.com · 03/01/2026

Congratulations to Hollow Knight: Silksong for winning Game of the Year in the 2025 Steam Awards! store.steampowered.com/steamawards/... Visit the page to see the full list of winners, including Arc Raiders, Hades 2, PEAK, Dispatch, Clair Obscur, and more.

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The Steam Awards

Vote for the 2025 Steam Award nominees during the Steam Winter Sale

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Ales@GSC @pcgi-ales.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Reading January 2004 issue of PC Zone magazine, and damn, what a year it was. It's also impressive to see Stalker: Oblivion Lost listed among such a heavy hitters (even though it ended up releasing only in 2007). #PCGI

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Frans Bouma @fransbouma.com · 01/01/2026

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl (PC, own Universal Unreal Engine Unlocker for camera/engine tweaks/post processing/atmospherics, Reshade)

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