Most popular Gamepressure.com News - July 2018
When it comes to refunds, Star Citizen gets more puzzling than ever
Star Citizen creators won't accept refund requests from people unsatisfied with the game's shape after years of development. The judge is on the developer's side. And for Ken Lord, the situation seems more than confusing.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 19, 2018
GTX 1170 is more powerful than GTX 1080 Ti, leak suggests
An anonymous benchmark test result suggests that Nvidia's new rumored gaming GPU – GTX 1170 – is more powerful than the already over-the-top GTX 1080 Ti. The test's legitimacy, however, is questionable.
hardware & software
Mathias Zulpo
July 23, 2018
Rainbow Six Siege now rewards ill-mannered players with an automatic ban
Rainbow Six: Siege now automatically bans players for using certain offensive words. Although the system is meant to make the game environment less toxic, it's still far from perfect.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 16, 2018
Metal Gear Solid V update turns Quiet into a playable character
Quiet is now a playable character in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – 3 years after the game's debut. But the update that brought her around did even more than that.
compendium
Mathias Zulpo
July 26, 2018
Dead Space 4 would've been huge and diverse, former developer says
An open world, customizable spaceships, and Necromorphs creepier and faster than ever – that’s part of what players could've expected from Dead Space 4. If only it hadn't been shut down.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 17, 2018
World of Warcraft no longer requires you to buy the base game
World of Warcraft is now subscription-only, period. But while you no longer need the base game to enjoy WoW and 6 of its expansions, some say that nothing really changed.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 18, 2018
Morrowind is getting neither a remaster nor a remake, Todd Howard says
Morrowind remastered would not be Morrowind anymore – says Todd Howard, the man behind The Elder Scrolls series (including Skyrim), and as of recent – Fallout 76. And yet modders, with many fans among them, call bullcrap.
press release
Mathias Zulpo
July 22, 2018
Fortnite Season 5 launches with an old friend making a comeback
Moisty Mire becomes dry Paradise Palms, an All Terrain Kart challenges the shopping cart, and an old, rapid-fire friend is making a return. This is Fortnite Season 5.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 17, 2018
Here's what Anthem map looks like. It's pretty massive
Anthem is one of those "big" open world games. But how big is "big?" Anthem's creative director is here to answer – even though the answer itself was hidden in plain sight for quite some time.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 31, 2018
Papers, Please spiritual successor Out of the Box is out now
When Papers, Please meets nightclubs, you get Out of the Box. When there are 300 unique characters waiting their turn in a long line on a rainy night, you need to think fast. But just like in Papers, Please, no mistakes are tolerated.
press release
Mathias Zulpo
July 27, 2018
VR is dying, sales figures show
A study conducted by Digital Trends is here to prove above all doubt that Virtual Reality is dying. But HTC begs to differ and says that's not the case and things are in fact looking up – at least when it comes to Vive.
hardware & software
Mathias Zulpo
July 30, 2018
Spec Ops: The Line dev's new game is getting a playable version soon
While Spec Ops: The Line was definitely their opus magnum, German indie developer Yager hasn't said the last word yet. Yager's new project is a sci-fi FPS called The Cycle – and everybody will soon be able to play it.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 20, 2018
The future of gaming is crossplay and game streaming, EA says
EA takes crossplay seriously and wants to employ it in its future titles. The future itself, on the other hand, is in the cloud.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 30, 2018
No Man's Sky NEXT update resurrects the game with increased player activity and tons of positive reviews
After a huge update called NEXT, No Man's Sky is coming back to life. 13 times more space-conquerors have been enjoying the game for the past few days than for the past 2 years. And Hello Games isn't stopping there.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 27, 2018
Cryptocurrency miner is pulled from Steam after it starts selling fake Team Fortress 2 items
Abstractism appeared as a fun, relaxing game for half a dollar. There are many of them on Steam, but this one was special – because it was used for mining cryptocurrencies.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 31, 2018
Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Will Not Be Shown to the Public at Gamescom 2018
There will be no public exhibition of CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077 during this year's Gamescom, the developer confirmed. With any luck, game journalists will be the only ones to see another gameplay footage behind closed doors.
press release
Mathias Zulpo
July 22, 2018
Fallout 76 BETA launches in October
Fallout 76 beta launch has been officially set to October, Bethesda confirmed. But while the early version of the game is heading to all platforms, some will test it out sooner than others.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 24, 2018
EA isn't taking BioWare over and won't shut the studio down no matter what
Anthem's failure, if it happens, won't be the end of BioWare – studio's former game designer believes. That's because EA considers BioWare an important, long-term investment.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 25, 2018
Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t shy away from politics, developer claims
"Cyberpunk is an inherently political franchise," says CD Projekt RED's Patrick Mill. This is how he responded to the discussion surrounding The Division 2, or rather – the game's reluctance to sending a political message.
video games
Mathias Zulpo
July 30, 2018
Overwatch new endorsement system pays off big time, figures show
Abusive behavior is no longer a way to go in Overwatch. After the game saw the introduction of a new endorsement system, even toxic players considered switching to 'good sport' so that they could be rewarded.
press release
Mathias Zulpo
July 16, 2018