Gamepressure.com News 25 February 2021
Let's Watch Today's State of Play
Bart Swiatek, 25 February 2021, 22:30
It's worth reminding you that there will be another stream of the State of Play series tonight. The presentation will be dedicated to games for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5.
Dragon Age 4 Will be Single Player. Electronic Arts Changes Plan
Karol Laska, 25 February 2021, 21:38
Dragon Age 4 will, by Electronic Arts' decision, be a full-fledged single-player RPG experience, not a live-service as originally planned.
System Shock Remake Gets Last Demo Before Summer Launch
Frosty, 25 February 2021, 20:35
After 5 years since the launch of the campaign on Kickstarter, players got a new demo of the System Shock remake from Nightdive Studios. We also learned the game's approximate release date and price.
Rainbow Six: Quarantine Gameplay Leaks
Przemyslaw Dygas, 25 February 2021, 20:25
Fragment of a gameplay video from Rainbow Six: Quarantine surfaced on the web. The video was quickly analyzed by players.
American McGee Prepares New Game Based on Wizard of Oz
Karol Laska, 25 February 2021, 20:17
American McGee, creator of such titles as Alice: Madness Returns or Bad Day L.A., will create a game based on Wizard of Oz. The same project will include a TV series from Radar Pictures.
Call of Duty Cold War and Warzone May Not Fit on PlayStation 4
Przemyslaw Dygas, 25 February 2021, 19:55
The new season of Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War and Warzone will cause problems for PlayStation 4 owners. Activision warned that the games may not fit on the console.
Court Orders Valve to Give Apple Its Data
Karol Laska, 25 February 2021, 19:35
Epic Games' conflict with Apple has temporarily turned into a dispute between Apple and Valve. What's more, Gabe Newell's side is losing this clash, as a California court has obliged it to hand over data on 436 games available on Steam.
Avatar Aang Will Return to Save the World Thanks to Avatar Studios
Aleksandra Dziwinska, 25 February 2021, 19:21
The creators of Avatar: The Last Airbender and Legend of Korra have rejoined Nickelodeon after parting ways with Netflix. Avatar Studios will soon begin work on more animations set in the universe.
ETS2 - New Gameplay From Iberia DLC
Milosz Szubert, 25 February 2021, 19:06
We got a new gameplay video, just over fifteen minutes-long, from the Iberia expansion for Euro Truck Simulator 2. In addition, SCS Software has shared how special transports will look in the upcoming DLC.
Outriders Demo Available for Download
Adrian Piotrowski, 25 February 2021, 18:38
As Promised, People Can Fly released a demo version of Outriders. The game can be tested by the owners of PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Xbox One and Series X|S.
Squad Gets Patch 2.0, Adding New Map, Wepons, Improved Optimization
Karol Laska, 25 February 2021, 18:32
Offworld Industries prepared an extensive content update for Squad players, which will enable us to use new weapons, on a new map and with freshly added vehicles. The title has also been more thoroughly optimized.
First Reviews: GeForce RTX 3060 - Faster Than RTX 2060 Super
Bart Woldanski, 25 February 2021, 17:46
After almost three months since the release of the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti, the time has come for another Ampere GPU to enter the stage. The RTX 3060, as it is referred to, debuts on the market today. How does the performance of RTX 2060's successor compare in tests?
Empress Arrested for Cracking Denuvo?
Bart Swiatek, 25 February 2021, 17:37
It looks like Empress - the woman responsible for cracking the Denuvo anti-piracy security measures in Red Dead Redemption 2 and Immortals: Fenyx Rising, among others - has been arrested.
GPU and Console Shortages Could be Exacerbated by Water Shortage
Arkadiusz Strzala, 25 February 2021, 17:12
Taiwan is facing a drought. The problem could affect TSMC's microchip factories located there, which use a lot of water in the production of chips for Apple, Nvidia, Intel and AMD, among others.
Halo TV Series Airing Schedule
Adrian Werner, 25 February 2021, 17:10
It was reported that the upcoming Halo series will be released in the first quarter of 2022. Contrary to previous announcements, the production will debut on Paramount, and not on the Showtime channel.
Gamers Comment on Cancelation of Anthem Next
Jacob Blazewicz, 25 February 2021, 16:54
The cancelation of Anthem Next echoed across the Internet. Users are throwing a lot of unflattering comments about BioWare and Electronic Arts, as well as suggestions about the future of the game and - how else - memes summarizing the whole affair.
Minecraft's New Grimstone Renamed to Deepslate
Milosz Szubert, 25 February 2021, 16:22
Mojang AB released a new Snapshot for Minecraft, marked as 21w08a. Among other things, it renames the recently introduced block type - Grimstone - to Deepslate.
RTX 2080 Ti Up to 20% Slower After Cryptomining
Kamil Komaniecki, 25 February 2021, 16:04
After a year and a half of cryptomining, the GeForce RTX 2080 Ti can be up to 20% weaker than the new card. What are the reasons for the reduced performance?
PUBG: New State Announced
Adrian Werner, 25 February 2021, 16:00
PUBG: New State was announced. It's a futuristic spin-off of Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, developed by the creators of the original.
PC Gamer Shows the True Meaning of Rumble
Konrad Sarzynski, 25 February 2021, 15:48
Think the haptic vibrations and adaptive triggers in PS5's new DualSense take gaming to a new level? Software developer and ingenious designer Jatin Patel proves otherwise. He's got an idea that'll make even the dullest game play more fun.
CoD: Cold War and Warzone Gets Zombie Mode in Season 2
Jacob Blazewicz, 25 February 2021, 14:52
Call of Duty: Black Ops - Cold War season 2 launches today. Along with it, a new zombie mode will be added to CoD: Warzone, albeit only for a limited time.
EA's CEO: „I Don’t Believe in Directing or Telling Games Teams What to Create”
Bart Swiatek, 25 February 2021, 14:45
In a recent interview, Laura Miele, the current chief studio officer at Electronic Arts, talked about her approach to developer teams and their freedom to shape future projects.
Schreier: Cyberpunk 2077 Patching Suspended for Two Weeks
Michal Ciezadlik, 25 February 2021, 13:29
Bloomberg's Jason Schreier published an article with fresh information regarding the recent attack on CD Projekt. According to the journalist, the company had to halt work on Cyberpunk 2077 for two weeks. It is also possible that sensitive employee data was leaked.
Xbox Gamepad Leads on Steam - Valve Publishes Controller Stats
Jacob Blazewicz, 25 February 2021, 12:56
Valve prepared some more help for game developers. We're talking about reports on the use of gamepads on Steam, among which Xbox controller takes the top spot.
Over 4 million Players Have Become Vikings in Valheim
Adrian Werner, 25 February 2021, 12:00
The Viking raid continues. Sales of Valheim, the survival game by Iron Gate, have just exceeded 4 million copies.
Paradise Lost Gets Impressive Story Trailer
Adrian Werner, 25 February 2021, 11:47
A lovely new trailer for Paradise Lost, the adventure game from Polish studio PolyAmorous, appeared on the web. The material presents the game's story, but also contains a lot of gameplay footage.
Steam Tests Option to Play Together Without an Account
Jacob Blazewicz, 25 February 2021, 11:11
Valve has started testing a new Steam client. The beta enables us to check out an enhanced version of the Remote Play Together service, which lets us invite people without an account on the platform to play together.