PlayStation fans consider switching to PC, Valve accidentally "sent" Russian-speaking Dota 2 fans to 2027 - the most interesting of the week

A brief digest of everything that happened in the entertainment industry worldwide over the past week.

• Valve accidentally "sent" Russian-speaking Dota 2 fans to 2027 - a July update with strange patch notes was released. Some players enjoyed "being in the future"
• Miscalculated, but where: abandoning discs resulted in a 400 million euro lawsuit for Sony. As it turned out, people don't like monopolies and like to go to court
• Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour released on a new platform - the developer ported the game using AI. The classic strategy game was successfully ported to Apple devices
• Indie developer lashed out at Steam's refund policy after 55 thousand refunds. Clever people simply complete the entire game and get their money back
• "It will be a completely different game": Cyberpunk 2 Creative Director spoke out against third-person cutscenes. The developer does not share the opinion of some players about the need for an alternative camera for cutscenes
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance II star cannot find new work in the gaming industry. The success of Warhorse Studios' game has not yet brought Luke Dale new roles
• Roskomnadzor takes notes: in Australia, GTA VI will require age verification to launch. Rockstar must establish a control system or pay 49.5 million Australian dollars for each violation
• A large number of PlayStation fans are seriously considering switching to PC, a journalist survey showed. Sony's recent decisions have begun to bury its reputation
• Sasha Grey spoke out against the policies of Sony and the publisher of GTA VI. The reason for the dissatisfaction was a practice widespread in recent years
• Ubisoft responded on Steam to complaints about microtransactions that are more expensive than the game Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced itself. Players do not have to buy numerous add-ons for the game
• Genshin Impact developers will again increase system requirements on PC and smartphones - with the release of update 7.0. Some players will have to upgrade their devices
• A designer recreated Ravenholm on Source 2 and now works at Valve - fans want such a Half-Life 2 remake. Some players dream of a new project in the spirit of Black Mesa
• Avowed 2 is already too late to cancel - Fallout: New Vegas writer commented on layoffs at Obsidian. Chris Avellone believes that the Avowed sequel will not be canceled
• After 27 years, a gamer was able to activate a Half-Life key on Steam. The old key turned out to be working and the gamer was able to add to his Steam library
• Elden Ring game director Hidetaka Miyazaki insists that his knowledge of games is superficial, and avoids interviews. The developer believes that his experience is still not enough to talk about games