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A list of our favorite Minecraft mods in 2024

Minecraft is one of the most popular games of all time, so it's hardly surprising that it's getting thousands of mods. So, we chose the most interesting modifications for Minecraft to spare you some time searching for them.

Games of July 2024 - Free-To-Play Games Offensive!

The summer is in full swing, although this doesn't mean a lack of interesting releases. Nevertheless, get ready for a quiet month, during which you'll catch up and try out some new titles.

Luigi's Mansion 2 HD Review: Still Spooky

Luigi is back for another ghost-sucking adventure whether he wants to or not in this sequel that first came out on 3DS back in 2013. Is this remaster worth playing or replaying after all these years?

Best ETS2 Mods in 2024!

Almost twelve years have passed since the release of Euro Truck Simulator 2, and fans are still creating modifications to improve the game. Here are the most interesting mods for ETS2.

Flock Review: The Power of Observation

Find and collect strange fictional creatures in Flock, a relaxing multiplayer game with an emphasis on exploration, observation, and soaring through an open-world on a giant bird.

The best souls-likes, rated easiest to hardest

The Dark Souls series is famous for its hellishly high difficulty, which requires, above all, patience. Games inspired by Dark Souls are trying to emulate that, with various results. Here's our list rating souls-like games from easiest to hardest.

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Review

Fight waves of horrific monsters and cleanse the mountain of defilement in Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, a unique blend of action and strategy with a gorgeous Japanese backdrop.

Baldur's Gate 3: The RPG I've always dreamed of!

Baldur's Gate 3: The RPG I've always dreamed of!

Baldur's Gate 3 totally fulfills the desire to live out an adventure that you can fully control. Entering a different world and tasting the freedom. From the very beginning, it's obvious that this is a sprawling RPG, though this entails risk of mistakes.

Baldur's Gate 3: The RPG I've always dreamed of!
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Review: A Beautiful Blend of Action and Strategy

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Review: A Beautiful Blend of Action and Strategy

Fight waves of horrific monsters and cleanse the mountain of defilement in Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, a unique blend of action and strategy with a gorgeous Japanese backdrop.

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Review: A Beautiful Blend of Action and Strategy
Flock Review: The Power of Observation

Flock Review: The Power of Observation

Find and collect strange fictional creatures in Flock, a relaxing multiplayer game with an emphasis on exploration, observation, and soaring through an open-world on a giant bird.

Flock Review: The Power of Observation
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Review - Gem Hidden Under the Veil

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Review - Gem Hidden Under the Veil

The Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is an awesome complement to the Elden Ring. FromSoftware did it again and provided us with a DLC of the highest possible level.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Review - Gem Hidden Under the Veil
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review: Unfolding a Classic

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review: Unfolding a Classic

20 years after its debut, one Paper Mario game still stands strong as the absolute best in the series. Can a Switch remake make it even better? See what we think in our review.

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Review: Unfolding a Classic
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Review - Best Movie You Can Play

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Review - Best Movie You Can Play

Voices in the head can still be heard in Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2. The sequel offers a highly cinematic experience with stunning, photorealistic graphics, where even the combat serves the storytelling.

Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Review - Best Movie You Can Play
Hades 2 Review - Best Game for Killing Time

Hades 2 Review - Best Game for Killing Time

Supergiant Games may have little experience developing sequels, but it knows how to make interesting and good games. Although Hades 2 is in Early Access, it already provides many hours of great fun.

Hades 2 Review - Best Game for Killing Time
Indika Review: More State of Mind Than a Game, Just Like Russia It Depicts

Indika Review: More State of Mind Than a Game, Just Like Russia It Depicts

Indika is more than a game. It’s a fascinating, one-of-a-kind experience, playing with conventions and instilling disturbing thoughts in our heads. If only developers didn’t desperately try to avoid sticking a “walking sim” label to their work…

Indika Review: More State of Mind Than a Game, Just Like Russia It Depicts
50 Shades of The Sims - A List of Naughty Mods

50 Shades of The Sims - A List of Naughty Mods

Taking care of the highest quality of entertainment, we searched the Internet (because there's more than the Wicked Whims) so that your Sims 4 become a little more greasy. And maybe sometimes a tiny bit naughty.

50 Shades of The Sims - A List of Naughty Mods
Souls-like Games Rated Easiest to Hardest

Souls-like Games Rated Easiest to Hardest

The Dark Souls series is famous for its hellishly high difficulty, which requires, above all, patience. Games inspired by Dark Souls are trying to emulate that, with various results. Here's our list rating souls-like games from easiest to hardest.

Souls-like Games Rated Easiest to Hardest
The Best MMO RPGs to Play in 2024

The Best MMO RPGs to Play in 2024

Massively-online RPGs is much bigger than World of Warcraft! There are quite a few games that are worthy competition for the venerable king, and we'll try to introduce them. Here's a list of the best MMOs!

The Best MMO RPGs to Play in 2024
Refresh Your Euro Truck Simulator 2 in 2024 With Best ETS2 Mods!

Refresh Your Euro Truck Simulator 2 in 2024 With Best ETS2 Mods!

Almost twelve years have passed since the release of Euro Truck Simulator 2, and fans are still creating modifications to improve the game. Here are the most interesting mods for ETS2.

Refresh Your Euro Truck Simulator 2 in 2024 With Best ETS2 Mods!
Games of July 2024 - Free-To-Play and Indie Games Offensive

Games of July 2024 - Free-To-Play and Indie Games Offensive

The summer is in full swing, although this doesn't mean a lack of interesting releases. Nevertheless, get ready for a quiet month, during which you'll catch up and try out some new titles.

Games of July 2024 - Free-To-Play and Indie Games Offensive
Gamepressure's Favorite Minecraft Mods 2024

Gamepressure's Favorite Minecraft Mods 2024

Minecraft is one of the most popular games of all time, so it's hardly surprising that it's getting thousands of mods. So, we chose the most interesting modifications for Minecraft to spare you some time searching for them.

Gamepressure's Favorite Minecraft Mods 2024
15 Best Free Online Shooters to Play in 2024

15 Best Free Online Shooters to Play in 2024

There are plenty of free-to-play shooters out there, but there's also plenty of garbage. We come to the rescue and give you 15 best free online shooters that are honest, fun, and – most importantly – constantly updated.

15 Best Free Online Shooters to Play in 2024
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves; Grand Return of Old Classic. Interview with Devs

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves; Grand Return of Old Classic. Interview with Devs

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves is a triumphant return of a classic arcade fighting game starring Terry Bogard. At Summer Game Fest I sat down with the game’s producers to talk about this upcoming game.

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves; Grand Return of Old Classic. Interview with Devs
Dustborn Hands-On: People to Get to Know

Dustborn Hands-On: People to Get to Know

Red Thread Games’ new game is what you would expect from an action-adventure game where your choices can impact your experience. Just add some comic book visuals and an interesting relationship system and you won't be able to look away.

Dustborn Hands-On: People to Get to Know
Tales of the Shire Hands-On: The Coziest Stardew Valley in Middle-Earth

Tales of the Shire Hands-On: The Coziest Stardew Valley in Middle-Earth

I played Tales of the Shire and I can't shake the impression that recently this is the best game in the Lord of the Rings universe that we will get. However, not everyone will like it.

Tales of the Shire Hands-On: The Coziest Stardew Valley in Middle-Earth
Day of the Devs at SGF: Find Love, Solve a Mystery, Or Just Wait

Day of the Devs at SGF: Find Love, Solve a Mystery, Or Just Wait

Day of the Devs is a nonprofit company that helps promote independent games through online and in-person showcases. This year at Summer Game Fest, they had five strange and wonderful titles to show off.

Day of the Devs at SGF: Find Love, Solve a Mystery, Or Just Wait
Black Myth: Wukong Hands-On: Serious Monkey Business

Black Myth: Wukong Hands-On: Serious Monkey Business

Developer Game Science invited us to Los Angeles to try out a two-hour demo for their upcoming action Soulslike RPG and let’s just say this game is some serious monkey business.

Black Myth: Wukong Hands-On: Serious Monkey Business
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Earns Its New Name: Impressions from Summer Game Fest

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Earns Its New Name: Impressions from Summer Game Fest

This past weekend at Summer Game Fest, I was able to sit in on an hour-long gameplay presentation of Dragon Age: The Veilguard. I now appreciate the recent name change.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard Earns Its New Name: Impressions from Summer Game Fest
Star Wars Outlaws Is a Decent Game, but It's Missing Something

Star Wars Outlaws Is a Decent Game, but It's Missing Something

I had the opportunity to spend an hour with Ubisoft's first open-world Star Wars game. While I can't say that it's a bad game, I get the impression that it has too little for such a prominent franchise.

Star Wars Outlaws Is a Decent Game, but It's Missing Something
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Is Most Brutal Game in the Series, Where Two Characters Make Sense

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Is Most Brutal Game in the Series, Where Two Characters Make Sense

During a closed presentation, I had the opportunity to take a closer look at Assassin’s Creed Shadows and see the alternative gameplay options provided by the two protagonists. This could be the most brutal installment yet.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Is Most Brutal Game in the Series, Where Two Characters Make Sense
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Hands-on - Same Old, Same Gold

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Hands-on - Same Old, Same Gold

I bring some news after the Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree presentation. Only those who were expecting great changes on the scale of Phantom Liberty won't be happy. Everyone else should prepare for a real feast made by the chefs from FromSoftware.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Hands-on - Same Old, Same Gold
The Best Fights in Naruto Shippuden

The Best Fights in Naruto Shippuden

Shonen, i.e. manga and anime focused on martial arts, transformations and striving for new limits, are not only Dragon Ball, One Piece or One Punch Man. One of the best of these is the now somewhat forgotten Naruto.

The Best Fights in Naruto Shippuden
This Average Anime Has Changed The World

This Average Anime Has Changed The World

If you think that only Dragon Ball created cultural and social phenomena, you are mistaken. Every once in a while, the Japanese manage to release an anime that turns an entire generation on to some phenomenon. For example, iconic Initial D!

This Average Anime Has Changed The World
15 Games That NEED to Become Movies

15 Games That NEED to Become Movies

Hollywood often takes advantage of the most popular gaming brands. This happened in the case of Super Mario, Tomb Raider or, more recently, Uncharted. But there are still many more titles with huge potential waiting to become movies.

15 Games That NEED to Become Movies
Deep Dive: HBO's The Last of Us vs. The Game - Tidbits, Details, Similarities and Differences

Deep Dive: HBO's The Last of Us vs. The Game - Tidbits, Details, Similarities and Differences

HBO's The Last of Us is filled to the brim with references and easter eggs from the game. Still, there are also differences between the two, which in many ways, however, make sense.

Deep Dive: HBO's The Last of Us vs. The Game - Tidbits, Details, Similarities and Differences
Best Movies of 2022

Best Movies of 2022

Today we present a list of 12 diverse (and best) titles that defined cinema in 2022. These are films that we will remember for years to come.

Best Movies of 2022
Who Should be The New James Bond? We Pick Our Favorites

Who Should be The New James Bond? We Pick Our Favorites

Since Daniel Craig will no longer perform as James Bond, fans around the world began to wonder who should replace him as Agent 007. However, it must be admitted that re-casting the role could be an extremely tough nut to crack this time.

Who Should be The New James Bond? We Pick Our Favorites
The Classic Movies That Inspired Stranger Things

The Classic Movies That Inspired Stranger Things

The Duffer brothers' Stranger Things has stolen the hearts of adventure horror fans, richly drawing on both 80s style and more contemporary teen dramas. The success of the Netflix series, however, would not have been possible without inspiration.

The Classic Movies That Inspired Stranger Things
The Most Expensive Scenes in Cinema History

The Most Expensive Scenes in Cinema History

Today, we present nine movie scenes that filmmakers and studios paid through the nose for. Which movies are they from? What is their story? See for yourself!

The Most Expensive Scenes in Cinema History