GOTY 2024 nominees, Half-Life 3 images and more; See the best gaming news of the week

The second half of 2024 brought new air to the Voxelwhich now also has weekly live meetings with our beloved audience. One of the biggest projects in this new phase is the return of the classic Checkpointa program focused on bringing you the main news about the gaming world!

The new Checkpoint has a mesacast format and brings a summary of the main news about the world of games every Friday — of course, also expect the participation of the home team and big names in the gaming media.

Today’s program takes place at 4pm on our official channel on YouTube. In the meantime, how about updating yourself with the best gaming news here on the site? Check out a summary of the main news of the week in the gaming world which were highlighted on the website and social networks of the Voxel!

List of GOTY 2024 nominees revealed this week

The wait is over and the categories and competitors for The Game Awards 2024 were revealed last Monday (18) by Geoff Keighley, presenter and creator of the “Oscar of games”. This year’s GOTY competition has some big names, as well as some surprises — and you can check them all out at the link below!

Sony would be negotiating the purchase of the owner of FromSoftware

FromSoftware is, unquestionably, one of the most acclaimed studios today — and its catalog of great video game classics doesn’t let us lie. Now, it seems, Sony is reportedly negotiating the purchase of Kadokawa Corporationwhich owns the acclaimed Japanese developer.

Zeenix Lite pre-order is now available in Brazil

In June this year, TecToy revealed a series of new products for its catalogue, with Zeenix being one of the highlights of the list. The portable console in the best ROG Ally and Steam Deck style will have two versions, one Pro and the other Lite. The second option, in fact, is now available for pre-sale on the Brazilian company’s official website. Want to know the price? Then check out the full details at the link below!

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171, the “Brazilian GTA”, is postponed to 2025

Rockstar did school with the franchise Grand Theft Autowhich to this day yields the most diverse ideas in the video game market. One of these projects inspired by the North American studio’s classic is 171game in the best style “Brazilian GTA” which has just been postponed to 2025 and had its beta canceled by Betagames Group.

It is now possible to play selected titles that are not on Game Pass in the cloud

Xbox Cloud Gaming is one of the great features available in Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, being the only subscription level that allows members to play a list of titles that support the functionality. Well, from now on, you can enjoy it there too a catalog of selected titles that are not available on Game Pass.

First impressions of Xbox exclusive Avowed were released this week

Being one of Microsoft’s most anticipated first party games for next year, Avowed has been officially delayed and now hits digital shelves on February 18, 2025. However, the first impressions of the new Xbox exclusive were released this week — and the Voxel tell you what the experience was like!

Unreleased images of Half-Life 3 were revealed by Valve this week

Half-Life is one of the most iconic franchises in video games, which unfortunately did not have a third game to complete the trifecta — and by very little. In the documentary that celebrates the 20th anniversary of the second title, Valve showed several unpublished images from the production of the shelved Half-Life 2: Episode 3also explaining the reasons why it never saw the light of day.

With great potential, Stalker 2 arrives with technical problems that harm the experience

Revealed at an Xbox showcase in September 2020, Stalker 2 It was a true test of resilience for Ukrainian studio GSC Game World. The company developed part of the sequence during the war in Ukraine, which led to delays and many problems during production. THE Voxel had the opportunity to experience the drama in Chernobyl once again — and you can see the impressions below!

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