Gamepressure.com News 07 August 2019
Witcher's Showrunner Visited CD Projekt RED
Lauren S. Hissrich from Netflix mentioned a visit to CD Projekt RED HQ during preparations for the production of The Witcher. The showrunner did not fail to take advantage of the experience gained by the devs while creating the adaptation of Andrzej Sapkowski's work.
movies & tv series
Jacob Blazewicz
August 7, 2019
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo Develop New Policy on Lootboxes
Entertainment Software Association has revealed that Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft intend to change their policy on lootboxes. From next year, companies will impose the obligation to provide information about the chances of obtaining specific items from lootboxes in games published on their consoles.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 7, 2019
Borderlands 3 in 60 fps on PlayStation 4 Pro
Devs at Gearbox Software have confirmed that Borderlands 3 on PlayStation 4 Pro will work in 60 frames per second. The title will also offer a number of graphic settings on the Sony console.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
August 7, 2019
Death Stranding on PC? Game Disappears From PS4 Exclusive List
Rumors about the release of Death Stranding on PC have reappeared on the web. The evidence is the mysterious disappearance of the new Hideo Kojima game from the exclusive title list for PlayStation 4.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 7, 2019
Valve Takes Control of Steam's Release Date Changes; No More Abuse?
Valve decided to crack down on the abuse of Steam release date changes, which caused the games of some devs appear in the „Upcoming” tab for long periods of time. From now on, in order to change the release date, you will need to contact Valve directly and give a specific reason.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 7, 2019
Borderlands 3 - Take-Two Allegedly Sent PIs After a Youtuber
SupMatto, a youtuber associated with the Borderlands series, is suspending his career after a visit by detectives reportedly employed by Take-Two Interactive (owner of 2K Games). After revealing the leaks, his life on the Internet has become much more... uphill, to put it mildly.
video games
Julia Dragovic
August 7, 2019
WoW: Classic - You Can Reserve Nicknames and Look For Old Friends
WoW: Classic launch is approaching fast. A few days ago, Blizzard launched an entire forum where users will be able to find their friends they played with in 2004. But the there's more.
video games
Barth Faryna
August 7, 2019
Time-Limited Solo Mode is Coming to Apex Legends
The long-awaited single player mode will appear in Apex Legends. Unfortunately, it will only be available in the game for two weeks as part of The Iron Crown Collection, which will last from August 13 to 27.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 7, 2019
Rocket League Will Abandon Lootboxes
The devs of Rocket League informed that this year lootboxes will disappear from the game. This way, the players will always know what they are buying without having to buy a cat in a sack.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 7, 2019
Rockstar's Working on Bully 2? Coming to Current and Next-gen Consoles
Youtuber known as SWETGA suggests that Rockstar Games is working on a continuation of Bully. The game would be released at the end of 2020 on PS4 and Xbox One, as well as next-gen consoles.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 7, 2019
Here's „Portable” PS4 and Xbox One
GAEMS currently offers the Guardian Pro XP suitcase, a portable case for Xbox One or PlayStation 4. The device is dedicated to mobile streamers and professional gamers and features a 1440p screen resolution and stereo speakers.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
August 7, 2019
Rockstar Games is Starting to Treat its Employees Better
Rockstar Games has offered full-time employment contracts to testers of its games and has changed some of the draconian rules that led to some very bad working conditions. According to last year's reports, those in this group were among the most exploited workers in the British studio.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 7, 2019
Sid Meier's Civilization 6 is the Fastest-selling Game in the Series
Take-Two Interactive has announced that it has already sold over 5.5 million copies of Sid Meier's Civilization VI strategy. Thus, the production was the fastest selling part of the series.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 7, 2019
DayZ, Original War and Arma Series in New Humble Bundle
The Humble Bohemia Interactive Bundle 2019 special offer has been launched. It offers a set of games including DayZ, Original War, Take on Helicopters and Arma series for a very attractive price.
special offers
Adrian Werner
August 7, 2019
Anthem Finally Gets the Cataclysm Update
Anthem, the latest game from the Canadian team at BioWare, has finally received the much anticipated update, which introduces Catacylsm, the title's end-game event. The patch also introduces some other changes.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 7, 2019