Jacob Blazewicz
Number of publications: 2024
Passionate about video (and other) games for years, he completed an Mba in linguistics, defending a thesis about games. He began his adventure with Gamepressure in 2015, writing in the newsroom, later also covering film and – oh, horror! – technology (also contributor to the gaming encyclopedia). He started with platformers, which he still dearly loves (including metroidvania), but he's also interested in card games (including 'analog'), brawlers, soulslike games and basically every other type of game. Don't ask about the graphics – after a few hours of exposition, he can be delighted with pixelated characters from games that remember the days of the Game Boy age (if not older).
Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.02 Inbound; List of Changes [Update]
26 October 2023
Patch 2.02 for Cyberpunk 2077 is on its way. Developers from CD Projekt Red have already given the full list of changes that the update will introduce.
4 Years and Great Sales: Obsidian Celebrates The Outer Worlds Anniversary
26 October 2023
The Outer Worlds has had its problems, but four years after its release, the RPG that is the spiritual heir to Fallout: New Vegas has achieved excellent sales.
ARK: Survival Ascended Debuts in Steam's Early Access; Console Versions Delayed to November
26 October 2023
ARK: Survival Ascended has finally arrived on Steam. Unfortunately, on consoles the developers are still struggling with some issues. For now, PS5 and XSX/S owners have to settle for new gameplay footage from the Xbox Partner Preview show.
Xbox Partner Preview Surprised With Numbers; Major Games Listed
26 October 2023
The Xbox Partner Preview brought new footage from a number of games (including The Finals, Alan Wake 2 and Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater), but also a couple of announcements (including Spirit of the North 2).
Lords of the Fallen Devs Reveal Sales and Announce Major Changes [Update]
24 October 2023
One million copies of Lords of the Fallen have already been delivered to players. The game has also received another update, which the developers see as a prelude to future changes.
Alice Dev American McGee Was 'Emotionally Destroyed' by EA; Doesn't Give Fans Much Hope [Update]
24 October 2023
The canceled Alice Asylum will never be developed. At least not with the participation of Americana McGee, but the creator has made it clear that also Electronic Arts is not interested in further development of the series.
Ghostrunner 2 With High Marks in Reviews
23 October 2023
Ghostrunner 2 doesn't bring much new to the series, but the game still impressed many reviewers with its phenomenal combat system.
One Visual Element in AC: Mirage Draws Bulk of Criticism [Update: Patch Announced]
23 October 2023
Assassin's Creed Mirage annoys the players most not with the story or even the gameplay, but with a single graphics option that, instead of enhancing realism, gets in the way during gameplay.
'Subversive, Dark and Menacing;' Bloodlines 2 World Concept Art
20 October 2023
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 will draw on the rich heritage of the neo-noir style, dividing virtual Seattle into two worlds.
Anno 1800 Receives Another Definitive Edition; Development Nears Completion
19 October 2023
Ubisoft has refreshed the definitive editions of Anno 1800, while announcing another cosmetic DLC. Not that this will please existing buyers of the game.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Takes a Page From Dark Souls Book
19 October 2023
The developers of Super Mario Bros. Wonder wanted to enable the players to make casual connections. That's why they used a trick you may be familiar with from Dark Souls.
Toxicity in Video Games is on the Rise; Devs Have No Illusions
19 October 2023
Players and developers are increasingly encountering cases of toxic behavior in video games, but combating it is not a priority for all developers.
Starfield Becomes September's Hit and One of the Best-selling Games of the Year
18 October 2023
Starfield reignes supreme in the U.S. gaming market in September and became one of the biggest hits of 2023 right off the bat.
Diablo 4 Season 2 Trailer Shows New Challenges
16 October 2023
Less math, more action - this is how Diablo 4 developers are preparing players for the start of the game's second season in a gameplay trailer following earlier (and rather unfortunate) footage.
UBOAT Will Introduce New Types of Submarines
13 October 2023
UBOAT will offer more than one type of ship at launch, and more are expected to appear as DLCs.
Microsoft Finalizes Activision Blizzard Acquisition for $69B; Xbox Acquires Call of Duty, Diablo and Warcraft
13 October 2023
Microsoft did it: Activision Blizzard has officially become part of Xbox Game Studios, and with it such IPs as Diablo, Warcraft and Call of Duty.
Fallout: New Vegas Director Debunks 13-year-old Myth About Locations
13 October 2023
The shortcuts leading to New Vegas were not a mistake of the old Fallout, but an alleged test of player abilities. At least that's what the game's director claims.
SEGA's Super Game was a Costly Mistake and Total War Devs are Paying For It
12 October 2023
SEGA wanted a „super game,” and was left with a costly bill, which apparently went to Creative Assembly.
Development of Dark Fantasy Shooter Witchfire Pleases the Fans; Devs Present Roadmap
12 October 2023
Witchfire's early access period is indeed to be only a foretaste of what the new work of The Astronauts will offer. By the release of the full version, the game will receive much more content and quite a few fixes.
Aircraft and Airports Coming to Lauded Transport Tycoon Heir [Update]
11 October 2023
The long-announced update with airplanes is heading to Mashinky, and it's on the final stretch. This is another step towards the release of this warmly received game.
