Gamepressure.com News 08 November 2019
AMD: Fast Ryzen 9 3950X, Cheap Athlon 3000G and Powerful 3970X and 3960X Threadrippers
Laty, 08 November 2019, 23:27
AMD has announced the new CPU from Threadripper and Athlon family, as well as the long-awaited third-gen flagship, Ryzen 9 3950X. The new processors will be available for sale on November 25 (except for Athlon, which will be available on the market on November 19).
Activision Blizzard and Take 2 Report - Digital Distribution Dominates
Paul Wozniak, 08 November 2019, 23:15
The financial results for the previous quarter of Take-Two Interactive and Activision Blizzard clearly show that digital distribution and microtransactions prevail nowadays. Both companies enjoyed good earnings during this period.
Diablo 4 - 20 Minutes of Gameplay With Druid
Agnes Adamus, 08 November 2019, 23:05
A new 20-minute gameplay from Diablo IV was released online. The video focuses on the third revealed character class that will appear in Blizzard's game - the Druid.
EA Abandons Skate Franchise
Agnes Adamus, 08 November 2019, 22:11
Skate franchise was abandoned by Electronic Arts. According to data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the rights of the American giant to the trademark have expired.
Age of Empires 4 on X019; Countdown Before the Presentation has Begun?
Jacob Blazewicz, 08 November 2019, 21:56
On the official website of Age of Empires, the countdown to the start of the „next adventure” with the strategy game series has begun. It will end on the day of the start of the X019 event at which Age of Empires IV is to be shown.
GTA 5 and RDR2 Still in Shape; Millions More Copies Sold
Jacob Blazewicz, 08 November 2019, 21:49
Take-Two Interactive disclosed its financial results for the period from July to September 2019. The publisher has had a very successful quarter, thanks to the outstanding sales of Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption 2.
Death Stranding Was Made by Former Konami and Guerrilla Games Employees
Milosz Szubert, 08 November 2019, 21:12
VGC has analyzed the Death Stranding credits. It turns out that more than half of the 120-person team working on in Kojima Productions was previously employed in Konami. A lot of Guerrilla Games members were also on the payroll.
WoW Shadowlands Will Use Experience Gained with Classic
Bart Swiatek, 08 November 2019, 15:00
Developers working on Shadowlands, the upcoming expansion to World of Warcraft, have admitted that they are inspired by classic WoW solutions, which are appreciated by the community and give gamers a lot of fun.
Witcher Coins; Sapkowski's Cooperation With The Mint of Gdansk
Konrad Serafinski, 08 November 2019, 14:31
The Mint of Gdansk, in cooperation with Andrzej Sapkowski, will produce a series of collector coins based on The Witcher. For the time being, the available coins are related thematically to the short story collection Last Wish.
Trend Micro Employee Stole and Traded Customer Data
Laty, 08 November 2019, 13:18
Trend Micro is a large corporation and one of the leaders in the cyber security industry. Its employee committed data theft of nearly 70,000 users, including telephone numbers. It is not known which company the acquired information was sold to.
Mass Effect Creators Still Have Many Ideas for a Sequel
Paul Wozniak, 08 November 2019, 13:09
On the occasion of the N7 Day, the co-creator of the Mass Effect trilogy, showed some concept arts on his Twitter, which that may suggest the arrival of a new installment of the series. For the same reason, thematic skins, available until November 12, appeared in Anthem.
Microsoft Still Thinks of Returning to Age of Mythology
Jacob Blazewicz, 08 November 2019, 12:56
Adam Isgreen from Microsoft once again spoke about the possible return of Age of Mythology. The mythological spin-off of the Age of Empires series may well be refreshed in the form of a definitive edition, get a reboot or become a completely new project.
NFS Heat Launches to Good Reviews
Adrian Werner, 08 November 2019, 12:42
Origin Access Premier and EA Access users have been playing Need for Speed: Heat for several days now. Today, the game has finally been released to other players. The first reviews are better than in the case of the previous two installments.
Sooner or Later, Overwatch 1 and 2 Will Have a Common Client
Bart Swiatek, 08 November 2019, 12:27
In a conversation with Kotaku journalists Jeff Kaplan noted that both parts of Overwatch will sooner or later be based on the same client. He also admitted that the continuation is the reason why the first game now receives less new content.
GTA 6, BioShock 3? Take 2 Announces Return of its „Biggest Franchises”
Milosz Szubert, 08 November 2019, 12:14
In the report summarizing the second quarter of the fiscal year 2020, Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive, assured that the company currently has the most ambitious production plans in its history. It's about new IPs as well as the continuation of old franchises.
Borderlands 3 Sales Will Soon Exceed 7 Million Copies
Adrian Werner, 08 November 2019, 11:41
Take-Two Interactive's financial report contained information that Borderlands 3 will soon sell more than 7 million copies.
CoD: Modern Warfare Patch Fixes Mines, Shields and Adds Hardpoint Mode
Paul Wozniak, 08 November 2019, 11:28
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare got a long-awaited patch that will introduce changes in the most unbalanced elements of the game. In addition, there will be two new maps and a new Hardpoint mode.
Death Stranding Launches
Adrian Werner, 08 November 2019, 11:16
Death Stranding by Hideo Kojima launches today on PlayStation 4. Additionally, some interesting calculations of the size of the virtual world available in this title have appeared around the web.
The Outer Worlds is a Big Success - Great Sales and Ratings
Bart Swiatek, 08 November 2019, 11:00
Take-Two, the owner of the Private Division publishing brand, is very pleased with the sales results and reviews of the action RPG The Outer Worlds. The sale of the title is said to have „exceeded expectations”.