Serhii Svitlychnyi

Editor of Mezha.Media. Serhii has been in IT journalism for over 20 years, writing about software, games, multimedia, and everything that has screens – monitors, TVs, smartphones, etc.

Review of the MSI Vector GP77 13VG gaming laptop

If you need a modern gaming PC, but don’t like the idea of assembling a desktop yourself, a powerful gaming laptop with a large screen can be a good alternative. For example, such as MSI Vector GP77 13VG.   Specifications Model MSI Vector GP77 13VG-072UA Display IPS, 17,3”, 2560х1440, 16:9 ... Read more

Free games for PS Plus Extra and Premium in September: NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139…, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI and more

Traditionally, Sony launches “additional” game giveaways for more expensive PS Plus plans in the second half of the month, a couple of weeks after the general announcement for all packages, including the basic PS Plus Essential. Starting September 19, the following games for PS4 and PS5 will be available for ... Read more

Chrome will look a little different soon

This month, Chrome celebrates its anniversary: Google’s browser turns 15. In honor of this event, the developer promises to update the desktop version of Chrome and introduce several additional updates. Thus, in the coming weeks, the browser will receive a Material You “material design”: it will include updated icons with ... Read more

MSI MD271UL 4K monitor review

Monitors for work do not necessarily have to look like “black office boxes” – especially since many people work from home these days, and such a monitor should fit into the home interior rather than office furniture. The MSI MD271UL is a good example of a modern model with a ... Read more

Microsoft will no longer force Windows 11 users to use Edge browser in EU countries

As you know, Windows 11 ignores the system’s default browser settings when it comes to opening links in the Windows widget bar or search results. In this case, Edge is launched and the page opens in it, regardless of which browser is set as the default browser in the system. ... Read more

Lenovo has introduced a new portable gaming system Legion Go

Unofficial information about Legion Go appeared a month ago, and now, at IFA 2023, Lenovo has finally officially presented its first Windows-based “pocket gaming” device. The Lenovo Legion Go is equipped with a processor up to AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme with AMD RNDA graphics and intelligent power management technology, runs ... Read more

What games will be given away in PS Plus in September

Traditionally, in the last days of the month, Sony announces the next month’s PS Plus game giveaways. Thus, in September, all subscribers of all tariffs, including the basic PS Plus Essential, will be able to add the following titles to their library: Saints Row (PS4, PS5) – perhaps the most ... Read more

Motorola Edge 40 Pro smartphone review

Recently we reviewed the mid-budget smartphone Motorola Edge 40, which made quite a pleasant impression on us at the time – today we’re going to get acquainted with the flagship in this series, the Edge 40 Pro.   Motorola Edge 40 Pro specifications Dimensions and weight 161,2 x 74 x ... Read more

Titan Quest II announced

During the presentation, THQ Nordic announced, among other things, Titan Quest II, a sequel to one of the best Diablo-style action/RPGs released in 2006, but kept getting new additions for a long time (the latest, Eternal Embers, was released in 2021). We are going to return to the world of ... Read more

Firefox on Android gets an open ecosystem of extensions

Mozilla has announced the upcoming launch of an open extension platform at addons.mozilla.org for the Android version of Firefox. As you know, only a small number of select extensions are officially available for the mobile version of the browser. Mozilla is now building the infrastructure to support an open ecosystem ... Read more

Quake II to be remastered

Bethesda announced the long-awaited release of an improved version of one of the most famous shooters of the 90s – Quake II. The remaster was developed by Nightdive Studios, the game has received graphical improvements (though not nearly as significant as Quake II RTX) and is available not only on ... Read more

Free games for PS Plus Extra and Premium in August: Destroy All Humans 2, Lost Judgment, Destiny 2: The Witch Queen and more

Traditionally, Sony starts “additional” game giveaways for more expensive PS Plus plans in the second half of the month, a few weeks after the general announcement for all packages, including the basic PS Plus Essential. The following PS4 and PS5 games will be available to Extra and Premium subscribers on ... Read more

Microsoft accidentally leaked StagingTool, an internal utility for unlocking hidden Windows 11 features

Twitter user XenoPanther recently discovered that Microsoft had published (and quickly removed) the StagingTool utility. It’s an internal tool used by company employees to enable “secret” features in Windows 11 developer builds that are present in the system but not yet explicitly offered to testers. It is very similar in ... Read more

ASUS ExpertBook B9 OLED – a light laptop for business, already available in Ukraine

ASUS announces the start of sales in Ukraine of a 14-inch laptop ExpertBook B9 OLED (B9403), aimed at business executives. This is an ultra-light premium laptop (as the manufacturer notes, one of the lightest 14-inch business laptops in the world), the body of which is made of ultra-light and durable ... Read more

Lemokey L3 is a new mechanical keyboard for gamers with a high polling rate

Виробник механічних клавіатур Keychron запустив на Kickstarter збір коштів на нову клавіатуру під ігровим суббрендом – Lemokey L3. This is a shortened TKL (TenKeyLess, without additional numeric keypad) wireless keyboard, which is a modified version of another Keychron model, Q3 Pro. The Lemokey L3 differs from it not only by ... Read more

Which games will be added to the Xbox Game Pass catalog in the coming days

Microsoft has announced a new wave of additions to the Xbox Game Pass game catalog: the following games will be added to it in early August. Already available: Celeste (Cloud, Console, PC) The pixel-graphic platformer that was already in the Xbox Game Pass catalog, left it in 2021 – and ... Read more

Star Wars: Jedi Survivor will still be released on PS4 and Xbox One

As it is known, at the beginning of the year, EA said that it was going to release Star Wars: Jedi Survivor only on the current platforms: PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. So, in February, Respawn’s game director Stig Asmussen told PLAY magazine in an interview that the studio ... Read more

Sony announced a new TV model BRAVIA XR A95L

Sony presented the update of the A95 TV line in 2023, the full name of which seems to contain all the main advantages of the new products: Sony BRAVIA XR A95L QD-OLED 4K HDR Google TV. Like last year’s model, the A95K, the new model uses a QD-OLED panel, which ... Read more

PlayStation 5 firmware beta adds support for Dolby Atmos in games and other functionality

Sony made available a new beta version of the PlayStation 5 firmware for selected users in the USA, Canada, Japan, France and the UK – 8.00 Beta. It adds the ability to encode multi-channel audio in Tempest 3D AudioTech-enabled games to Dolby Atmos (in addition to Dolby Digital, DTS and ... Read more

Lenovo is working on the Legion Go, a portable gaming system that could compete with the Steam Deck and ASUS ROG Ally

According to Windows Central, referring to its own sources, Lenovo is working on its own version of a portable gaming PC – Legion Go. The device will be based on a hybrid AMD Ryzen 7040U APU chip and will have an 8-inch display – 1 inch larger than the Steam ... Read more

PlayStation 5 sales exceed 40 million — supply issues finally resolved

Sony officially announced that sales of the PlayStation 5 console exceeded 40 million units as of July 16 — 32 months after its launch on November 5, 2020. Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Jim Ryan bragged on the company’s official blog. According to him, Sony managed to overcome the ... Read more

What games will be given away on PS Plus in August

Traditionally in the last days of the month Sony announces the giveaway of games in the PS Plus service for the next month. So, in August, all subscribers of all tariffs, including the basic PS Plus Essential, will be able to add the following titles to their library: PGA Tour ... Read more

Blizzard and Mila Kunis launched the charity fundraiser Pet Pack For Ukraine in World of Warcraft

Blizzard, together with the famous actress of Ukrainian origin, Mila Kunis, announced the launch of a charity campaign: the sale of a set of game “pets” in the colors of the Ukrainian flag – Pet Pack For Ukraine. For World of Warcraft, Golden Retriever Sunny is offered, and for World ... Read more

Barbie grossed over UAH 33 million in the first weekend of Ukrainian distribution, surpassing Avatar: The Way of Water

As reported by Warner Bros. Pictures Ukraine, the Barbie movie got the highest result at the first-weekend box office after the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. From July 19 to 23, the movie grossed 33.2 million hryvnias – during this period Barbie was viewed by 226,757 viewers. The ... Read more

The summer sale has started in the Epic Games Store, The Elder Scrolls Online is being given away for free

The traditional big summer sale has started in the Epic Games Store (a few days before a similar promotion in Steam). During the next two weeks, the store offers discounts on a large number of games, both old and relatively new. So, Dead Island 2, which was released only two ... Read more