Jacob Blazewicz
Number of publications: 3068
Graduated with a master's degree in Polish Studies from the University of Warsaw with a thesis dedicated to this very subject. Started his adventure with gamepressure.com in 2015, writing in the Newsroom and later also in the film and technology sections (also contributed to the Encyclopedia). Interested in video games (and not only video games) for years. He began with platform games and, to this day, remains a big fan of them (including Metroidvania). Also shows interest in card games (including paper), fighting games, soulslikes, and basically everything about games as such. Marvels at pixelated characters from games dating back to the time of the Game Boy (if not older).
On February 3, gaming history could change forever. Red Dead Redemption 2 one step away from a major achievement
The whole world looks to the news of GTA 6, and meanwhile, Red Dead Redemption 2 may soon find itself on the podium in the list of the biggest bestsellers in video game history.
„They treat us like children.” Ubisoft employees declare open war on management
French labor unions are fed up with Ubisoft's management, which demands accountability from employees while failing to hold itself accountable for its „disastrous” decisions.
Swen Vincke comes to the defense of developers. „It’s easy to destroy things, it’s a lot harder to build them”
The new free-to-play shooter has been met with harsh criticism, but the Baldur's Gate 3 creator and others in the industry are not fans of „destroying” other people's work.
It is set to outshine every other game in the series. Dragon Ball: Age 1000 is aiming for a scale this universe has never seen before
The new Dragon Ball will offer „more elements” than any Dragon Ball game in history. Fans speculate whether this could mean the return of one of the two series licensed from the cult anime.
Todd Howard was too busy. Former Bethesda employee points out Starfield's main issue
Starfield wasn't Bethesda's best game, but despite its problems, Kurt Kuhlmann at least doesn't consider the space RPG an embarrassing piece of code.
Baldur's Gate 3 after 2.5 years is doing numbers that most live service games can only dream of. Swen Vincke speaks out
Larian Studios' new RPG helped Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity: Original Sin 2, with the latter game having its best month since its 2017 release.
Players agree: Cyberpunk 2077 is the only game where important open-world mechanics are absolutely unnecessary
Large virtual worlds can be annoying with their size, but apparently, at least one problem of open worlds has been avoided in Cyberpunk 2077.
They could have had it for free in Epic Games Store. Players chose to pay on Steam and surprised the devs
One game was an Epic Game Store gift for Christmas, yet players apparently preferred to purchase it on Steam (and consoles).
GTA 7 or RDR 3 already in development? „I would be shocked” - Ex GTA 5 creator reveals what's most likely happening now at Rockstar studios
Mike York, a former Rockstar Games animator, would be surprised if the studio hadn't already started work on its next big project.
ARC Raiders devs admit they're pushing the limits of performance. Still, they're working on even bigger maps
The Embark Studios team may soon reveal ARC Raiders' development plans for 2026. For now, they have summarized the Cold Snap winter event.
„They get more hate than they deserve.” Josef Fares comes to EA's defense and points the finger at Sony and Nintendo
Josef Fares still believes that players are greatly exaggerating their criticism of Electronic Arts compared to other publishers.
Euphoria didn't last long. „New” footprint of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake turned out to be a painful return to the past
Prince of Persia fans had a moment of euphoria - until they saw what the latest report on the Sands of Time remake is really about.
Court sides with GTA 6 devs. Former Rockstar Games employees suffer a painful blow in their fight for money
The first court battle over Rockstar Games' studio layoffs has ended in victory for the GTA developers.
Forget the dozens of hours in Baldur's Gate 3. New Divinity will get you stuck in the main menu forever
More colors, options, control, and chaos - that's what the developers of Divinity are promising, as they prepare for players an even better character creator than the one in Baldur's Gate 3.
Shroud says ARC Raiders devs have lost control. The studio issues a statement
The developers of ARC Raiders want to crack down on cheaters who have proliferated in this popular shooter.
GTA 6 is not „content complete.” Jason Schreier vs. Tom Henderson in dispute over state of Rockstar's game
A certain release date for Grand Theft Auto 6 has unofficially become less certain, to the annoyance of players still waiting for new information about Rockstar's game.
„They're a bit outdated.” Baldur's Gate 3 director warns those who want to „prepare” for Divinity by playing older installments
Swen Vincke doesn't recommend checking out the old installments of the Divinity series before the release of the new RPG from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. In a few sentences, he explained why.
„It's an unimaginable loss.” Gaming industry reacts to the death of Vince Zampella, one of the fathers of modern first-person shooters
EA DICE, Infinity Ward, and Respawn Entertainment are not the only developers mourning the sudden death of Vince Zampella, along with fans of the CoD and BF series.
Finished script for Bad Company 3 is waiting for a better moment. Lead designer of the second installment points to the only person who can change that
The chances of a Battlefield: Bad Company comeback are rather slim, but one former developer does not completely rule it out after the success of BF6.
End of remote work and 60 hours a week. Demo of Naughty Dog's new game was born amid a crunch atmosphere
Naughty Dog was expected to return to the crunch (at least temporarily) to meet the deadline imposed by Sony for the development of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.