Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Released for PlayStation 5: Reviews, Trailer, and Future Plans

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Released for PlayStation 5: Reviews, Trailer, and Future Plans

Square Enix has released the long-awaited action role-playing game Final Fantasy VII Rebirth for the PlayStation 5 console. This is a continuation of the story of Cloud and his team, whose adventures began in Final Fantasy VII Remake. Both games are remakes and re-imaginings of the 1997 classic Final Fantasy VII. And in the future, … Read more

The History and Legacy of Kino International: 60 Years on Karl-Marx-Allee

The History and Legacy of Kino International: 60 Years on Karl-Marx-Allee

Between the Honecker Lounge, “Dirty Dancing” and the Berlinale: The Kino International was once the most important premiere cinema in the GDR, is a permanent fixture at the Berlinale and is also known to film fans and tourists for its striking architecture. In November, the house on Karl-Marx-Allee, built in 1963, will be 60 years … Read more

Insights into GDR Insurance Policies: What You Need to Know

Insights into GDR Insurance Policies: What You Need to Know

MDR at 4: Which GDR insurance policies do many people still have? Fabian Holzheimer, Consumer Center Saxony: In the GDR, on the one hand, this was household insurance – a bundle of private liability, household contents and luggage insurance. It was adopted that way after the fall of communism. On the other hand, this is … Read more

Bettina: A Documentary on the Life and Music of Berlin Singer-Songwriter Bettina Wegner

Bettina: A Documentary on the Life and Music of Berlin Singer-Songwriter Bettina Wegner

Berlin. Her voice is noticeably brighter than today. She also sounds a little intimidated, but yet determined and precise. When the “defendant Wegner” has to answer. What her name is. Where she lives. And why she distributed leaflets in Berlin mailboxes after the suppression of the Prague Spring in 1968: “I immediately found that wrong. … Read more

Angelika Mann: From GDR Success to “Lütte” Legacy

Angelika Mann: From GDR Success to “Lütte” Legacy

With her band Obelisk, Angelika Mann celebrated great success in the GDR. Even after reunification, she continued to be successful. That’s what “die Lütte” does today. Angelika Mann achieved great fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the GDR with songs such as “Kutte”, “Champus-Lied” or “What drives me only”. The music of … Read more

Possible Leak: STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl Release Date Revealed

Possible Leak: STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl Release Date Revealed

One of the most anticipated games of this year is definitely STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl from the Ukrainian studio GSC Game World. The developers have not yet revealed the exact release date of the project, but, for example, they promise to present a demo version to the general public at Gamescom 2023. Probably, fresh … Read more

The Importance of Educating Young People on the History of the Berlin Wall

The Importance of Educating Young People on the History of the Berlin Wall

Magdeburg/Berlin (dpa/sa) – On the 62nd anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall, Saxony-Anhalt’s Education Minister Eva Feußner (CDU) pointed out the importance for young people. “By bringing young people closer to the history of the Berlin Wall, we not only inform them about the atrocities of the division of Germany, but also about … Read more

Saxony’s Prime Minister Commemorates Victims of June 17 Uprising in GDR

Dresden (dpa/sn) – Saxony’s Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer remembered the victims of the popular uprising of June 17, 1953 in the GDR on Sunday. The day is of great importance for the history of democracy in Germany and Europe and is an important day of remembrance, the CDU politician said on Sunday. With numerous events, … Read more

“Intel’s x86S Architecture: Simplifying and Transitioning to Fully 64-bit”

Today, 64-bit operating systems are the de facto standard, and software developers are paying less and less attention to 32-bit operating systems. For example, AMD and Nvidia stopped releasing graphics drivers for 32-bit operating systems a few years ago, and Windows 11 does not support 32-bit processors at all. This trend prompted Intel to revise … Read more

Plane crash in the GDR: The passenger jet 152 should not have existed – WELT

DMarch 4, 1959 was supposed to give wings to socialism. Literally. Because on this day the second test flight of the airplane “152” was scheduled, the first passenger plane with a jet engine, which had been built in Germany. In the GDR, of course. At the upcoming Leipzig Spring Fair, the jet was supposed to … Read more