Gamepressure.com News 24 July 2019
PUBG Season 4 With Erangel 2.0 Map Launches
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds has just launched its fourth season, bringing a whole new look to the Erangel map and a few other significant changes.
video games
Frozen
July 24, 2019
Seasons 19 Mod for Farming Simulator 19 Launches
Today, the long-awaited Seasons 19 mod for Farming Simulator 19 was finally released. The modification will introduce a lot of changes to the growth and weather systems. There will also be natural animal behavior and improved vehicle repairs.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
July 24, 2019
VLC Player Has a Security Gap? The Devs Deny
Some time ago, an error was discovered in VLC Player that would allow to freeze the application or even execute remote scripts using properly crafted video files. The creators deny and claim that the error cannot be reproduced.
hardware & software
Conrad Hazi
July 24, 2019
Experiment on Reddit - Internet Users Kept Plant Alive for Three Years
For 3 years, more than 11,000 users of the r/takecareofmyplant subreddit watched over the welfare of a zebra plant belonging to Tyler Wood, the author of the social experiment. Although the number of carers has decreased over time, the project is still ongoing. Cynics will be surprised by the result.
other
Julia Dragovic
July 24, 2019
Analysts Predict Drop in RAM Prices by up to 40%
RAM prices have recently reached a really low level. Not so long ago, we paid almost double the current amounts for a single module. Experts report that this is only the beginning and RAM will be extremely cheap this year.
hardware & software
Barth Faryna
July 24, 2019
Nintendo Comments on Defective Joy-Cons [Updated]
The Japanese company commented on the problem of „drifting” Joy-Con controllers for the Nintendo Switch console. However, it was not the answer the fans were hoping for.
hardware & software
Frozen
July 24, 2019
Cancelled Story Expansions to GTA 5: Trevor and... Zombie Apocalypse?
GTA V was to receive three story expansions, presenting, among others, Trevor's later fate and the story of a zombie apocalypse in Los Santos. The expansions were cancelled due to the success of GTA Online, and the content created for them was used in the updates for this online mode.
video games
Bart Swiatek
July 24, 2019
28% of EA Profits Comes From FUT (FIFA) and Other Ultimate Modes
Electronic Arts has just revealed that more than a quarter of the company's profits for the previous fiscal year came from selling Ultimate Team packs in FIFA and other EA sports titles.
video games
Paul Wozniak
July 24, 2019
UK Gambling Commission: FIFA Points and FUT Packs are no Gambling
The UK Gambling Commission found that lootboxes in games, such as player packs for FUT, are not gambling under British law. All because of the lack of real value of virtual objects.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
July 24, 2019
AMD Flute Found in Database; Heart of Xbox Scarlett?
A Twitter user known as Komachi_Ensaka has tracked down AMD Flute in the UserBenchmark database, which will most likely be the heart of the new Xbox.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
July 24, 2019
Dying Light Will Get Another DLC
In an interview for Gameindustry.biz Tymon Smektala from Techland revealed that the studio continues working on new content for Dying Light. By the way, we learned a few interesting facts about the sequel.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
July 24, 2019
Defiant Developments in Trouble; Hand of Fate Devs Forced to Close
Australian studio Defiant Developments has announced that it will no longer create new video games. Due to the poor financial situation, the company is now to deal only with support for existing titles. Many developers will have to find a new job.
video games
Bart Swiatek
July 24, 2019
Sigma is the New Hero in Overwatch [Updated]
Blizzard Entertainment introduced a new hero to Overwatch, Sigma. An evil astrophysicist who has gone beyond healthy scientific progress. The character will probably appear in the game at the end of the week.
video games
Julia Dragovic
July 24, 2019
Growth of Digital Games Distribution; Great Form of Rainbow Six Siege
The latest report of the SuperData group brings interesting info on digital distribution condition. It shows that Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege is still doing great despite being almost four years old and Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled had a great start.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
July 24, 2019