Gamepressure.com News 30 July 2021
Apple Co-founder's Job Application Sold For $340 Thousand
Steve Jobs' first job application went up for auction for the fourth time and reached a record amount. An NFT version was also put up for sale, but it did not have the success of the paper original.
hardware & software
Martin Nothing
July 30, 2021
Horizon: Forbidden West Not Until 2022, Claim Jeff Grubb and Jason Schreier
Horizon: Forbidden West will most probably be delayed. The game was supposed to debut around this year's Christmas, but according to Jeff Grubb its release will be delayed to 2022. The journalist's reports were confirmed by Jason Schreier.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
July 30, 2021
Twitch Adjusts Subscription Prices to Match Earnings in Different Countries
Twitch subscription price differentiation is gaining momentum. After tests in Mexico and Turkey, the changes gradually extend to other countries.
hardware & software
Konrad Sarzynski
July 30, 2021
Valve Responds to Wolfire Games' Lawsuit Over Monopolistic Practices on Steam
Valve has responded to April's lawsuit by Wolfire Games, which accused the company of monopolistic regulations. Steam's owners deny the allegations and claim that they are nothing more than an attack on the popular, consumer-acclaimed platform.
video games
Hubert Sledziewski
July 30, 2021
Not Silent Hill, But Metal Gear Suggested by New Leak About Abandoned
Gamers are still speculating about Abandoned from Blue Box Games. A recent leak from a relatively reliable source suggests that it won't be Silent Hill (as some thought), but a new installment or a remake of the Metal Gear series.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 30, 2021
Top WoW Youtubers Abandon Blizzard's MMO
Preach Gaming and MadSeasonShow, some of the biggest YouTube channels covering World of Warcraft, are will no longer create videos about the famous MMORPG. The reason for this is the recent Blizzard controversy and the general condition of the game.
video games
Milosz Szubert
July 30, 2021
New Steam Client Beta Brings Better Data Management
Since yesterday, the beta of the new client can be tested by Steam users. The next version of the overlay refreshes the interface and makes the download manager more readable.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
July 30, 2021
Dark Souls 2 - New Version of SOTFS Ascended Mod RPG Goes Live
A new version (11.5) of the SOTFS Ascended Mod RPG project, one of the best mods for Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin, has been released. The project changes the campaign and expands the RPG elements.
Files and Mods
Adrian Werner
July 30, 2021
Half-Life 2 Gets a Fan-made Remaster With Valve's Blessing
Half-Life 3 is still a meme, but there's a chance for the series to return in a different form. If recent reports are to be believed, Valve has given its blessing to the developers of Half-Life 2: Update to create a collection of remasters of the second installment.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 30, 2021
Forza Motorsport 7 About to be Pulled From Sale
Forza Motorsport 7's story is slowly coming to an end. The game will soon disappear from sale and Game Pass offer.
video games
Adrian Werner
July 30, 2021
Radeon RX 6600 XT Announced - RTX 3060 Slayer Inbound?
„Amazing gaming at 1080p resolution.” Such a slogan is advertising the AMD's new GPU model, the Radeon RX 6600XT. It is supposed to be the answer to the RTX 3060 from Nvidia.
hardware & software
Arkadiusz Strzala
July 30, 2021
The Ascent Launched to Positive Reviews; Gamers and Experts Delighted
Yesterday marked the release of The Ascent, an isometric action RPG in cyberpunk style. Both players and reviewers assess Neon Giants' game positively.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
July 30, 2021
Battlefield 2042 Will Launch Without Esports and Ranked Modes
Battlefield 2042 will not receive esports and ranked modes on launch day. The situation may change, however, if the community suggests the need to add them.
video games
Paul Musiolik
July 30, 2021
Yves Guillemot Responds to Allegations of a Thousand Ubisoft Employees
Yves Guillemot has responded to the open letter from Ubisoft employees supporting Activision Blizzard's developer protest. Around a thousand people employed by the French publisher have reportedly signed the document.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
July 30, 2021
The Witcher: Monster Slayer Brought in Over $500K in One Week
According to Sensor Tower's estimates, within a week of its release The Witcher: Monster Slayer achieved a revenue of over $500 thousand and was downloaded at least a million times. Will the creators manage to maintain the game's popularity?
video games
Ignacy Ziarkiewicz
July 30, 2021
Unusual Lovecraftian Horror RPG Dredge Announced
Black Salt Games team is working on Dredge, an unusual fishing RPG with horror elements, inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft.
video games
Adrian Werner
July 30, 2021
Black Panther Coming to Marvel's Avengers on August 17
Black Panther will debut in Marvel's Avengers on August 17 this year along with a major update adding a new story, location and enemy faction. What's more, a free weekend with the game starts today.
video games
Paul Musiolik
July 30, 2021
Activision Blizzard Hires Law Firm Known for Sinking Unionization Attempts
Recent reports claim that Activision Blizzard has partnered with law firm WilmerHale. This is a well-known and prestigious firm, but also controversial - its services are used by Amazon, among others.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
July 30, 2021
Aragami 2 Gone Gold; Impressive Pre-order Sales
The team at Lince Works announced that Aragami 2 is complete and will debut as planned, this September. The devs also boasted impressive pre-order results.
video games
Adrian Werner
July 30, 2021
The Stanley Parable and Gone Home Devs are Making a Game Together
The creators of The Stanley Parable and Gone Home have founded a new studio - Ivy Road. The soundtrack for their first project will be created by the composer of music for Minecraft.
video games
Ignacy Ziarkiewicz
July 30, 2021
Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye - BAFTA's 2019 GotY Will Get an Expansion
Annapurna Interactive and studio Mobius Digital have announced the Echoes of the Eye expnsion for Outer Wilds, the space adventure game that won a BAFTA award for Best Game of 2019.
video games
Adrian Werner
July 30, 2021