Gamepressure.com News 16 March 2021
Blizzard Lays Off More Employees Despite Record Revenues
Karol Laska, 16 March 2021, 22:09
Activison Blizzard has taken quite drastic actions in recent days, laying off at least a few dozen people. This has to do, among other things, with changing the formula for organizing events and e-sports tournaments.
Amnesia: Rebirth has Yet to Break Even Due to Cyberpunk 2077, Among Others
Karol Laska, 16 March 2021, 21:33
Do you still remember Amnesia: Rebirth? The game was released in October last year, but the developers have yet to earn something on their game. Nevertheless, they are optimistic.
The Witcher Season 2 Philippa Cast
Michael Kulakowski, 16 March 2021, 19:28
Work on the second season of The Witcher is slowly coming to an end. However, we still haven't got to know all the actors involved in the production. Today, however, we finally found out which actress will play the role of the sorceress Philippa Eilhart.
Jade Raymond Establishes Studio Haven for PS5 Games
Karol Laska, 16 March 2021, 19:16
Sony has taken care of another small studio that will be developing games with PlayStation consoles in mind. This time it's the newly formed Haven Entertainment Studios founded by Jade Raymond.
Empire of Sin, Yakuza 6, Outriders in Xbox Game Pass for March
Agnes Adamus, 16 March 2021, 19:06
We've learned the games that will appear in Xbox Game Pass in the second half of March. Among them we will find Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Outriders, Undertale, Nier: Automata and Empire of Sin.
EA Explains Its Anti-racist Measures in FIFA 21
Karol Laska, 16 March 2021, 19:03
Electronic Arts has to deal with racist behavior among FIFA 21 players on a daily basis. The studio has explained how it deals with this type of misconduct and announces some improvements in relation to catching similar abuse.
Dungeons and Dragons Dark Alliance Release Date, Trailer and Gameplay
Milosz Szubert, 16 March 2021, 18:37
We have learned the release date of Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance. The action RPG from Tuque Games will launch on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S on June 22. In addition, the game got a new trailer and an eleven-minute gameplay.
2K Games Continues Development of PGA Tour 2K; Signs Deal With Tiger Woods
Agnes Adamus, 16 March 2021, 18:18
2K Games and HB Studios (responsible for PGA Tour 2K21, among other things) have signed a deal with Tiger Woods. This will be the athlete's first collaboration since parting ways with EA in 2013.
Adobe Wants a Tweet Removed for Sharing Link to 27 Year-old Software
Przemyslaw Dygas, 16 March 2021, 18:12
Adobe takes piracy of its software very seriously. Even if the app was released over 27 years ago.
Valheim Devs Said No to Ore Teleportation
Michal Ciezadlik, 16 March 2021, 18:06
Valheim has proven to be the black horse of early 2021. The survival game from Iron Gate Studios gained incredible popularity, but also awakened some demands among the community, which can not always be met. The developers said a straigh „no” to teleporting ores.
Game Code Suggest Refreshed Overpass Coming to CS:GO
Milosz Szubert, 16 March 2021, 15:46
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive received a new minor update. One Reddit user noticed that there are a lot of references to the Overpass map in its code. This may suggest that Valve is preparing a refreshed version.
EVE Anywhere Lets You Play Eve Online in Browser
Adrian Werner, 16 March 2021, 14:28
The team at CCP Games launched the beta of EVE Anywhere, a streaming service that lets you play EVE Online in the browser.
Nvidia Accidentaly Removed Anti-mining Limiter in RTX 3060
Bartlomiej Sagan, 16 March 2021, 14:11
The performance limiter on cryptomining implemented in GeForce RTX 3060 was supposed to remedy the dire situation with the card's availability on the market. However, the safeguards have accidentally been removed in driver code.
Crysis Remastered Patch Fixes DLSS and Disables Motion Blur
Bart Swiatek, 16 March 2021, 14:07
The PC version of Crysis Remastered received another patch. The patch fixed issues with DLSS and temporarily disables the buggy Motion Blur effect.
Elon Musk Is Now Tesla's Technoking
Przemyslaw Dygas, 16 March 2021, 13:29
Elon Musk has made some more revolutionary changes at Tesla. Among the positions in the company we can now find a Technoking and a Master of Coin.
Valheim Player Built a 1:1 Eiffel Tower Replica
Bart Swiatek, 16 March 2021, 13:11
One of Valheim players built a huge and faithfully recreated Eiffel Tower. More than 40 thousand blocks of wood were needed to create the building.
Zombies in Civilization 6 Confirmed; DLC's Release Date and Price
Paul Musiolik, 16 March 2021, 11:06
Portugal and Zombies will appear in the final pack as part of the New Frontier pass for Civilization 6. The DLC will debut later in March and you won't pay much for it.
Powers of Life is Strange 3's Protagonist Revealed
Adrian Werner, 16 March 2021, 10:57
Credible-sounding rumors about Life is Strange 3 have appeared online, including information about the main character's powers and romance options available in the game.
Hogwarts Legacy Producer's Departure Unrelated to Controversy
Bart Swiatek, 16 March 2021, 10:21
Troy Leavitt - the producer of Hogwarts Legacy, who left Avalanche Studios at the beginning of March - explained his decision. The reason were serious family problems that would prevent him from devoting proper attention to the project.
Rockstar Thanks GTA Online Player For Fixing Loading Times, Prepares Patch [UPDATED]
Jacob Blazewicz, 16 March 2021, 09:40
Rockstar has thanked the creator of a fix for loading time in the PC edition of Grand Theft Auto Online. The publisher has also announced that the fix will be made available as official update.