Gamepressure.com News 04 May 2020
Taika Waititi Will Direct the New Star Wars Movie
Disney revealed that one of the new Star Wars movies will be made by Taika Waititi, director of such productions as Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit. In addition, it was confirmed that Leslye Headland, co-creator of Russian Doll, will produce a series set in the universe of Star Wars for the Disney+ platform.
movies & tv series
Bart Woldanski
May 4, 2020
Ubisoft Registers Prince of Persia 6 Website
There is a chance that the Prince of Persia series will return after a 10-year break. Ubisoft has registered a new website - princeofpersia6.com - which may suggest that work on the next installment of the series is in progress.
video games
Agnes Adamus
May 4, 2020
DiRT - Codemasters Preparing Announcement of the Next Installment
Codemasters revealed the existence of two more installments from the DiRT series. The first one is a spin-off, which we will get to know soon.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
May 4, 2020
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum on PS5 and XSX - First Screenshots
The first screenshots of the action game The Lord of the Rings: Gollum were released. Images show what we can expect from the game.
video games
Agnes Adamus
May 4, 2020
Escape from Tarkov - Things You Should Remember Before the Wipe Comes
In May, Escape from Tarkov players will have to experience another periodical reset of their progress. Along with it, huge changes in the game's economy are inbound.
video games
Darius Matusiak
May 4, 2020
Chinese Censorship Reaches Mount and Blade 2: Bannerlord
A post published on a Chinese forum suggests that Asian users of Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord may get banned for using nicknames that do not comply with Chinese standards - e.g. referring to local politicians, protests or suggesting a connection between the coronavirus and Wuhan.
video games
Bart Swiatek
May 4, 2020
Intel Xe GPU Not for Gamers
After Intel presented the first photos of the Xe-HP chpset last week, many players' hearts skipped a beat. However, the company is cooling down the enthusiasm and announces that the chips are being developed for data centers and other professional applications.
hardware & software
Conrad Hazi
May 4, 2020
Valorant has a Hitbox Problem, Players are Analyzing
Valorant's players have noticed that one of the characters available in the game has a badly programmed hitbox. Hits to the area around the character's arm, for example, are counted as headshots.
video games
Paul Wozniak
May 4, 2020
Xiaomi Accused of Spying Users
Xiaomi has been accused of violating its users' privacy. MI browsers are said to collect personal data that allow for a user to be identified even in incognito mode.
hardware & software
Mateusz Popielak
May 4, 2020
Battlefront 2 - Fans Ask for Further Support, Want to Pay for DLCs
One of the Star Wars: Battlefront II fans prepared an online petition, in which he asks DICE for continued, even paid, support for the title. Almost 10 thousand people have already signed it.
video games
Milosz Szubert
May 4, 2020
Half-Life: Alyx Responsible for Record Increase of VR Users
In April, 950,000 more Steam users used VR goggles than a month before. VR is breaking popularity records on Valve's platform, which is probably related to the recent release of Half-Life: Alyx.
video games
Bart Swiatek
May 4, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Without Censorship in Australia
CD Projekt RED will not have to censor Cyberpunk 2077 to get an age rating in Australia. The game has been rated for adults only, but changes to its content will not be necessary.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 4, 2020
Over 3,000 Bans Issued in LoL for Using an Exploit
A bug has emerged in League of Legends, causing one character's ability to deal damage to all enemies on the map despite normally limited range. Chinese players using the exploit were banned for three years.
video games
Paul Wozniak
May 4, 2020
USB4 Cable Will Connect Your Monitor - Replacement for Display Port
The technical capabilities of the new USB4 standard allow for transmission of images even in 16K resolution.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
May 4, 2020
AMD: PS5 and Xbox Series X Will Launch at the End of Year
During the conversation with investors, AMD's CEO Dr. Lisa Su said that the launch of next-gen consoles, i.e. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, should take place during the holiday season this year.
hardware & software
Bart Swiatek
May 4, 2020
GTA Online - 500,000 Virtual Dollars to Collect for Free
Studio Rockstar once again prepared a gift for people playing GTA Online. As was the case in April, they will receive $500,000 for just logging in this month into Grand Theft Auto V's online module.
video games
Milosz Szubert
May 4, 2020
The Last of Us 2 - Hackers Likely to be Responsible for Recent Leak
We learned more about the videos from The Last of Us: Part 2 that were recently leaked. Much suggests that hackers who used the keys from Naughty Dog's earlier games to get to the TLoU2 movies are responsible for this.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 4, 2020
STALKER 2 - Work Proceeds as Planned Despite the Coronavirus
Zakhar Bocharov - press spokesman of GSC Game World - was interviewed by the Russian website Cybersport. The topic of the interview was STALKER 2. It seems that the work on the game is going according to plan, despite some additional challenges related to the ongoing pandemic.
video games
Bart Swiatek
May 4, 2020