Console manufacturers should learn from Valve, a Half-Life-esque shooter was released - the most interesting news for April 29

A brief digest of everything that happened in the entertainment industry worldwide over the last day.

• Console manufacturers should learn from Valve: Steam Controller solves the stick drift problem. Potentiometers in DualSense and Xbox gamepads often fail, causing drift
• Industria 2, a Half-Life-esque shooter, has been released on PC. Initially, the release was scheduled for the 15th, but at the last moment, plans changed
• ARC Raiders dropped out of the Steam Top 50 chart, and the pirated Windrose lost to Valve's hit. The best-selling products of last week were named. Statistics cover the period from April 21 to April 28, 2026
• Sony unveiled a list of games that will be given to PS Plus subscribers in May. Players will be offered two soulslikes, one of which is two-dimensional
• First-person or third-person? Players have decided on the camera in Resident Evil Requiem. Game director Akifumi Nakanishi shared what the statistics showed
• Xbox will get a PlayStation feature — dynamic backgrounds will be added to the system. After the return of the classic green logo, the company switched to interface changes
• Rockstar is enraged by Jason Schreier's comments. The GTA VI director almost postponed the announcement. Although players are waiting for any information, the studio considers leaks harmful
• The duration of The Blood of Dawnwalker from the creators of The Witcher 3 has been revealed. The game will not be a short 8-hour story
• "Cheater's paradise": ARC Raiders receives mixed reviews on Steam — gamers are unhappy with the map and the current state of the game. The project had a very strong start, but long-term support for the game clearly encountered difficulties
• Monthly license checks on PS5 were introduced to combat refunds — fans are theorizing. Sony is fighting freeloaders