Gamepressure.com News 04 March 2020
Foldit - Gamers Will Help Defeat the Coronavirus
Jacob Blazewicz, 04 March 2020, 22:01
The University of Washington wants to take advantage of the support of gamers in the fight against the novel coronavirus. To this end, scientists have released a new challenge in Foldit, which can help to find a way to neutralize the disease.
11-year-old Played Too Much GTA, so the Family Gave Him a Real Car
Paul Wozniak, 04 March 2020, 21:58
British police have reported the arrest of an 11-year-old boy who was driving a car in one of the car parks in Lancester. According to the information, he was allowed to do so by a relative who was fed up with the fact that the child was spending the whole day in front of a console, playing GTA.
Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail Launches in Early Access
Paul Wozniak, 04 March 2020, 21:51
The latest work from the creators of Naval Action, Ultimate Admiral: Age of Sail, has been released today in Steam Early Access. The current version of the game provides a total of six story chapters, which include 60 sea and land battles.
Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts Just Got a Multiplayer Mode
Paul Wozniak, 04 March 2020, 16:39
The mutilplayer mode for Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts has launched today. It's available free of charge to all owners of the base version of the game on Steam, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
Leak: Bloodborne 2 on PS5 Not in Development; Details on Elden Ring
Paul Wozniak, 04 March 2020, 15:30
An unofficial information appeared on ResetEra, according to which From Software is currently working on several projects, but none of them is the second installment of Bloodborne. The user behind this leak is also the source of some information about Elden Ring, the latest announced production of the Japanese studio.
Google Cancels I/O 2020 Due to Coronavirus
Milosz Szubert, 04 March 2020, 14:33
Google has decided to cancel the „physical” I/O 2020 event planned for mid-May, which was to be the company's largest event this year. As you can guess, the reason are fears of the coronavirus.
Digital Dragons 2020 - Control Devs and Composer for Crysis Among Guests
Adrian Werner, 04 March 2020, 14:22
More artists have been revealed, whose lectures we will be able to listen to during the Digital Dragons conference. Among them were composers Inon Zur and Gareth Coker, as well as a team from Remedy, who will talk about the work on Control.
Here's a Gaming Bed With Pajamas to Boot
Milosz Szubert, 04 March 2020, 12:04
Bauhutte designed... a gaming bed. The full set includes, among other things, a special suit forgaming. The gadget was initially priced at 113,250 yen (approx. $1000). So far, it is not known whether it will be available outside Japan.
Amazon Removes Offers for Coronavirus-related Price Gouging
Bart Swiatek, 04 March 2020, 11:48
Amazon has decided to remove more than one million item sale offers from its website. The reason was false advertisement and price gauging. The case is related to the epidemic of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease labeled as COVID-19.
Emperor - New EU4 Expansion Officially Announced
Damian Gacek, 04 March 2020, 11:13
Paradox Development Studio is known for long-term support of its titles. That's why nobody was surprised by the official announcement of another DLC to one of the most popular productions from the studio - Europa Universalis 4. The expansion is titled Emperor and will focus mainly on religious aspects.
CoD: Warzone - Imminent Announcement of the Free Battle Royale
Adrian Werner, 04 March 2020, 10:48
Activision is preparing to reveal Call of Duty Warzone. Rumor has it it will be a free battle royale shooter. The publisher has been heating up the atmosphere by, for example, publishing a funny video inspired by Tamagotchi toys.
Curse of the Dead Gods in Early Access - „Love Child of Darkest Dungeon and Hades”
Bart Swiatek, 04 March 2020, 10:26
Yesterday, the roguelike Curse of the Dead Gods from Passtech Games debuted in Early Access. The game turned out to be a great success - thanks to satisfactory mechanics and interesting ideas it is praised by both players and journalists.
Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous - 30 Minutes of Classic RPG Gameplay
Adrian Werner, 04 March 2020, 09:44
A half-hour long gameplay from Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, a classic RPG developed by Owlcat Games, appeared online.