Gamepressure.com News 12 August 2020
High Score - Reviewers Appreciate Netflix's Video Game Documentary
In a week's time, Netflix will release High Score: The Golden Age of Games. If we believe the reviews, this documentary series on video games is really well made.
movies & tv series
Jacob Blazewicz
August 12, 2020
Video Games Promote Reading and Writing, Suggests a UK Survey
The British charity National Literary Trust has published the results of a survey on the relationship between video games and reading. The survey shows that gaming can be an incentive to develop writing and reading skills as well as empathy.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 12, 2020
G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout Announced
In October, G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout will be released on consoles and PCs. The game is a team third-person shooter, which is based on the license of the popular G.I. Joe toy line, as well as cartoons and animations created in the 80s featuring the iconic characters.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
August 12, 2020
Visceral's Ragtag Could Have Been the Best Star Wars Game Ever
Zach Mumbach shared some new information about Project Ragtag, a canceled game set in the Star Wars universe. The former Visceral Games employee mentioned the game's content, which in his opinion could have been the best Star Wars game ever made.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 12, 2020
Ancestors Legacy Devs Announce World War II Game; Here's a Teaser
Polish studio Destructive Creations has announced a new game, whose action is to take place during the Second World War. The first teaser was released.
video games
Bart Woldanski
August 12, 2020
Control: Ultimate Edition Announced; No More Updates for Standard Version
Remedy Entertainment and 505 Games announced Control: Ultimate Edition, a complete version of the 2019 SF TPP action game. The title will also finally come to Steam after a year of exclusivity in Epic Games Store.
video games
Bart Woldanski
August 12, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Will Provide Deeper RPG Experience Than The Witcher 3, Dev Claims
According to a developer from CD Projekt RED, Cyberpunk 2077 will provide a much deeper RPG experience than The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Is there a real feast in the making for fans of the genre?
video games
Bart Woldanski
August 12, 2020
Cheater Fails to Win in Fall Guys Even When Cheating
The popularity of Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout has already made cheaters interested in the game. However, it soon came to light that some cheaters couldn't handle the game even when using unfair advantages, as in the case encountered by a certain streamer.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 12, 2020
LoL's Newest Champion Can be Permanently Unstoppable Due to Exploit
The creators of League of Legends will have to deal with another game-breaking bug. Players have found an exploit in the newest champion - Yone.
video games
Aleksandra Dziwinska
August 12, 2020
End of 20th Century Fox After Disney Changes Its Name
The Walt Disney Company has owned 20st Century Fox for some time now. The time has come for this media company to change its name.
movies & tv series
Karol Laska
August 12, 2020
DualSense With Significantly Stronger Battery Than DualShock
A new photo of the DualSense controller for PlayStation 5 has been released online, showing a battery capacity of 1560mAh. By comparison, DualShock 4 offers about 1000 mAh.
hardware & software
Milosz Szubert
August 12, 2020
Minecraft Running in Minecraft - Impressive Use of Phone
One of Reddit users boasted of his project, thanks to which he managed to run Minecraft on a phone created in Minecraft.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 12, 2020
Permadeath and Cel-shading in The Last of Us 2; Official Patch Info
Tomorrow, The Last of Us: Part 2 will receive a patch adding a new difficulty mode, permadeath option and new visual filters.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 12, 2020
Mass Effect Trilogy Remastered - Fans Suggest October Launch
There was another rumor on the web about the remaster of the Mass Effect trilogy. According to the reports, the trilogy may be announced in September and debut in late October, this year.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 12, 2020
Ghost of Tsushima Fan Captures Samurai Duel on a Diorama
YouTube user hosting the North of the Border channel prepared a diorama as a tribute to Ghost of Tsushima. It presents two warriors preparing for a duel.
video games
Milosz Szubert
August 12, 2020
GTA Online - Rockstar Listened; Players Praise Changes
Players are pleased with the changes that have been introduced in the latest update to GTA Online. These include improvements removing known bugs and improving gameplay.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 12, 2020
The Last of Us TV Series Will Explore Shocking Thread Cut From the Game
Screenwriter Craig Mazin talked about plans for the TV adaptation of The Last of Us, which he creates for HBO. It turns out that the TV series will include, among other things, a shocking plot thread that was initially supposed to appear in the game, but was eventually abandoned.
movies & tv series
Adrian Werner
August 12, 2020
xCloud Available for Game Pass Ultimate Subscribers [Updated]
From today, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can use the xCloud service on Android mobile devices.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 12, 2020
The Witcher 1 and 2 Analyzed by Fan Across 9 Hours of Videos
Youtuber Joseph Anderson has started a series of videos on his channel, in which he analyzes games from The Witcher series. So far, two videos are available - the first one focuses on CD Projekt RED's 2007 debut game and the second one on its continuation. They last a total of over nine hours.
video games
Milosz Szubert
August 12, 2020
Shroud Returns to Twitch After the Mixer Fiasco
Popular streamer Michael „Shroud” Grzesiek informed that he is back on Twitch. Last year, he abandoned Amazon's platform in favor of Microsoft's competitive service, which eventually closed down a few months ago.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 12, 2020
Indie Brawler Game Bounty Battle Releases in September on Switch
Bounty Battle, reminiscent of the Super Smash Bros. franchise, but featuring the main characters of various indie games, will make its way to the Switch on September 10th.
video games
Matt Buckley
August 12, 2020
Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm Release on Switch this Fall
The RPG developed by Cornfox & Brothers, Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm, was originally released exclusively for Apple Arcade, but is now making its way to the Nintendo Switch.
video games
Matt Buckley
August 12, 2020
Horizon Zero Dawn PC - 1/3 of Buyers Own the Game on PS4
Despite the technical issues, the PC version of Horizon: Zero Dawn sells very well. Interestingly, every third buyer of the game on PC bought it earlier on PS4.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 12, 2020
Forza Horizon 3 Will Disappear From Microsoft Store in Late September
The creators of the racing game Forza Horizon 3 informed that at the end of September both this game and its expansions will be withdrawn from sale in Microsoft Store.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 12, 2020
Red Dead Online Unplayable After New Patch; Characters and Animals Disappear
Players complain that after the latest update - numberer 1.21 - Red Dead Online has become virtually unplayable. Users encounter numerous problems, related to e.g. connection stability, disappearing characters and the number of animals that appear in the game world. Developers from Rockstar Games are working on fixes.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 12, 2020