Gamepressure.com News 23 March 2021
Rainbow Six: Siege Devs Will Prepare a Project for Amazon Game Studios
The Amazon Game Studios family will expand with a fourth development studio. The new team is slowly being built in Montreal, with key members being the co-creators of Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege, who will be working on a new multiplayer game.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
March 23, 2021
Former Blizzard Employees Announce New Dungeons & Dragons Campaign
Chris Metzen and Ryan Collins, former employees of Blizzard Entertainment, have announced an original campaign for tabletop D&D, titled Auroboros: Coils of the Serpent. The project will soon launch a campaign on Kickstarter.
video games
Karol Laska
March 23, 2021
Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One Gameplay Trailer
A new gameplay trailer from Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One has been released. The video presents basic gameplay mechanics - including combat and analysis of the collected facts.
video games
Agnes Adamus
March 23, 2021
Studio Gives Employees Time Off so They Can Play a Game
Cyberpunk 2077 is not the only game that electrifies gamers so much that they impatiently await the launch. In a few days, another such hit will debut. In connection with this release, the CEO of one of Japanese companies decided to give employees time off.
video games
Karol Laska
March 23, 2021
Tekken 7 Sold 7 Million Copies, New Character Available
Tekken 7's latest fighter, Polish PM Lidia Sobieska, is already available as paid DLC. Meanwhile, the game's director, Katsuhiro Harada, boasted that the title was bought by 7 million players.
video games
Karol Laska
March 23, 2021
THQ Opens New Studio; Mafia and ArmA Devs to Work on Historical RPG
THQ Nordic announced that it has established a new development studio in the Czech Republic. The team, consisting of veterans of the ArmA and Mafia series, will work on the project of a game combining RPG elements with strategy, as well as the Comanche combat helicopter simulator.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
March 23, 2021
Six Days in Fallujah on First Gameplay Trailer; Reveals Procedural Map Generation
A new trailer for Six Days in Fallujah has appeared online, in which we can take a closer look at the gameplay structure of this ambitious FPS. What's more, the creators revealed a few important details about the technology used in the game.
video games
Karol Laska
March 23, 2021
Epic Games Store May be Putting Excessive Strain on Laptop Batteries
Epic Games Store is proving to have a negative impact on the batteries of laptops and tablets. Tests have shown that the app uses excessive amounts of power.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
March 23, 2021
Chip Shortages - Factories are Waiting, Electronics Prices Will Increase
The prices of electronics (not just consoles, GPUs and smartphones) will continue to increase in the coming months. All because of a chip manufacturing problem that is affecting the entire industry.
hardware & software
Jacob Blazewicz
March 23, 2021
Magic: Legends Open Beta Launches Today
Today, the open beta of Magic: Legends, a free MMORPG set in the multiverse of Magic: The Gathering, launches on PC. The title can be tested via Epic Games Store.
video games
Agnes Adamus
March 23, 2021
Player Created Working MS Paint in Minecraft
One player has ported Paint to Minecraft. Images created in the recreated app can be automatically turned into 3D objects.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
March 23, 2021
40-man WoW Classic Boss Raid Cleared by Two Players
Two WoW Classic players managed to defeat Onyxia - a boss that is meant to challenge a 40-man raid - without any additional help.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 23, 2021
Nvidia Prepares a Crypto Mining GPU to Dethrone RTX 3090
According to leaks, Nvidia is working on the most powerful crypto mining device in history. The powerful chip A100 may be the heart of the 220HX, a card intended aimed specifically at miners.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
March 23, 2021
New Actors Join Cast of The Witcher Season 2
The cast of The Witcher Season 2 has expanded again. Seven new actors and actresses have joined the series.
movies & tv series
Przemyslaw Dygas
March 23, 2021
Remote Play Together Beta Ends; Valve Announces Sale and Event on Steam
Steam finished testing a new version of Remote Play Together. From now on, users can play selected titles with friends who do not have an account on Valve's platform. The company intends to celebrate the fact with a special sale and event.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
March 23, 2021
Xbox Network Replaces Xbox Live
Microsoft has decided to change the name of the Xbox Live platform. From now on it will be known as Xbox Network, which should make it easier for customers to distinguish it from the Xbox Live Gold service.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 23, 2021
Game Pass Makes Us Play More Games, Longer
Game Pass has proven to be a big success for Microsoft. Users of this service play longer, more titles and are more willing to reach for game genres that they are unaccustomed to.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 23, 2021
City From Oblivion Recreated in No Man's Sky
One of the fans of No Man's Sky and Oblivion decided to recreate a well-known location from The Elder Scrolls IV in Hello Games' studio. The landmark in question? The Imperial City with White-Gold Tower.
video games
Paul Musiolik
March 23, 2021
Elder Scrolls 6 May Feature Survival Mechanics and Original Magic System
Insider Tiffany Treadmore published some information on the sixth installment of The Elder Scrolls series. It seems that the game may see considerable changes in gameplay mechanics. These include survival elements and an original magic system, which will require us to draw signs.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 23, 2021
Microsoft Wants to Acquire Discord for $10 Billion
There are reports on the web that Microsoft is negotiating the acquisition of Discord. The offer is expected to exceed 10 billion dollars.
video games
Adrian Werner
March 23, 2021
CD Projekt Will Reveal Its Plans for the Coming Years Next Week
On March 30, CD Projekt will present an updated development strategy for the coming years. A conference on the matter was announced in mid-December, following the problematic release of the RPG Cyberpunk 2077.
video games
Bart Swiatek
March 23, 2021