Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era started simplifying after complaints, Mundfish learned from Atomic Heart - the most interesting of the week

A brief digest of all our materials from last week, in which we thoroughly analyzed the gaming industry.

• Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era started simplifying after complaints – developers weakened the AI even on the lowest difficulty. Developers received initial feedback and began releasing patches for the game
• Mundfish learned from Atomic Heart – developers are changing their approach to working on the sequel and The Cube. The experience gained will be used by them in the development of the studio's next projects
• Gabe Newell plays Dota 2 "every day," and toxic gamers call him names and urge him to uninstall the game. In 2011, at the time of the interview, Gabe had already played about 800 hours of Dota 2
• Traditional way: Subnautica 2 developers assured that no generative AI was used in the game's development. Although Krafton previously proudly announced its intention to transfer most of its workflows under AI control
• Actor Saros decided to mock the game's low rating from one of the publications. Although overall reviewers were satisfied with the game, some critics were still more critical
• Pre-orders opened for the Geralt and Ciri statue from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt by Dark Horse Direct – campfire rest. This collectible item, made of polystone, can be pre-ordered for 302.70 euros (26,614 rubles; circulation – 500 copies).
• A new era of evil: the first trailer for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil has been released. Sony presented a new take on Resident Evil from the director of "Barbarian" and "The Weapons."
• The new Resident Evil adaptation will not be a typical zombie horror – Zach Cregger is preparing the craziest film. Classic zombies will be only a small part of a whole ensemble of disgusting creatures
• "WoW is a war game": Former Blizzard president wants to create World of Warcraft 2 instead of a bunch of identical add-ons for WoW 1. According to the manager, in recent years, current WoW has been releasing identical add-ons, and the focus is on the casual audience, not the core hardcore one
• Promo artist of Smuta sued the developers – he worked for several years without an employment contract. The project was remembered again
• Industria 2, a Half-Life-style shooter, was released on PC. The game's release was postponed several times
• Gabe Newell did not believe in Steam's long-term success and thought that a competitor's service would replace it in a couple of years – archival interview. In the end, everything turned out differently
• Rockstar is furious with Jason Schreier's comments. The GTA VI director almost postponed the announcement. Insiders are not liked
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Remaster received a major update thanks to fans. The developers position it as the first patch created with community involvement
• Interface without rules: in Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, players will be given full control. Interface elements now appear only when needed