Scope of Nintendo's Success in Japan and US is Staggering
2020 proved to be an excellent year for the gaming industry. The biggest success was recorded by Nintendo, especially in the hardware segment. Switch sales were record-breaking in both the US and Japan, and in the latter country the platform accounted for 87% of all console sales.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
January 16, 2021
New Pokemon Snap Arrives on the Switch on April 30th
In a new trailer showcasing entirely new environments and a plethora of Pokemon, The Pokemon Company announced that the upcoming New Pokemon Snap will arrive on April 30th.
video games
Matt Buckley
January 15, 2021
Pirate RPG King of Seas Gets Release Date and Trailer
The team at 3DClouds revealed the release date of the pirate RPG King of Seas. A new trailer was also shown.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 15, 2021
Ghostrunner Sales Exceed Publisher's Forecast
By the end of 2020, more than half a million copies of Ghostrunner had been sold, beating the publisher's forecasts.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 13, 2021
Red & Blue Edition Switch & Bowser’s Fury: Mario’s 35th Anniversary Continues
After a long wait, Nintendo finally reveals a new trailer for the upcoming Super Mario 3D World expansion, Bowser’s Fury. As if that wasn’t enough, they also announced a new Red & Blue Edition of the Switch.
video games
Matt Buckley
January 13, 2021
Fortnite Helped Break Twitch Record
A new skin in Fortnite combined with a popular streamer gave unexpected results in term of viewership on Twitch. A new record for the number of people following the broadcast simultaneously was broken.
video games
Karol Laska
January 12, 2021
Digital Distribution Dominates Game Market in UK in 2020
The past year on the UK game market belonged to digital distribution. The best-selling title was FIFA 21, while the best-selling console was the Nintendo Switch.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 12, 2021
Hitman 3 vs Hitman 2 in Direct Comparison on Video
Hitman 3 was directly compared to the second installment from 2018. The published video shows, among other things, that Agent 47 has experienced a slight facelifting.
video games
Darius Matusiak
January 10, 2021
Best Games, Movies and Series of 2020 According to Metacritic Users
Metacritic users have chosen the best games, movies and shows of 2020. There were no surprises in the most important category - The Last of Us: Part II wrecked the competition.
video games
Paul Musiolik
January 9, 2021
Leaked List of Hitman 3 Locations Reveals Interesting Things
A full list of locations from Hitman 3 was leaked to into the web. One of the locations sparked some interesting speculation among the fans, concerning the game's plot.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 9, 2021
Former President of EA Sports: „Lootboxes Aren't Gambling”
Peter Moore - former president of EA Sports - recently gave an interview in which he referred to the issue of lootboxes, among other topics. In his opinion, those and similar mechanics are very far from gambling.
video games
Bart Swiatek
January 8, 2021
Best Games 2020 on Metacritic; Persona 5 Bests The Last of Us 2
Metacritic has prepared a list of the best-rated titles of 2020. Persona 5 Royal takes the first place. Sega's game overtook The Last of Us: Part II and Dragon Quest XI S: Definitive Edition.
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Paul Musiolik
January 8, 2021
2020 Belonged to Nintendo Switch
The past year (although tragic in many respects) turned out to be extremely successful for Nintendo. Switch did well all over the world, and in the UK the console sold better than the PS4, PS5, XONE and XSX/S combined.
Tech
Jacob Blazewicz
January 8, 2021
Football Manager 2021 Breaks Sales Records
Last year's installments of the Football Manager series are selling faster than any previous game series from Sports Interactive's catalogue. FM21 is also doing great on Steam.
video games
Adrian Werner
January 6, 2021
PS5 Crushed by Switch in Japan; Worst Launch in History of Sony Consoles
The poor availability of PS5 in Japan annoyed the local gamers. The choir of discontent was joined by analysts who presented sales data for Sony's console, suggesting that the Japanese company has given up its home market.
Tech
Paul Musiolik
January 5, 2021
Controversial Attempt to Censor Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story; Publisher Denies
The representatives of Top Hat Studios informed that in the past months they have received a lot of unpleasant messages criticizing Sense: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story. They stressed, however, that they didn't give in and on January 7 the title will be released, uncensored, on Nintendo Switch.
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Milosz Szubert
January 4, 2021
New Info on Hollow Knight: Silksong
In the latest issue of EDGE magazine, Team Cherry revealed some new information about Hollow Knight: Silksong. In short, it is supposed to be better and much more difficult.
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Paul Musiolik
January 2, 2021
Agent 47 in Dubai; First Five Minutes of Hitman 3
The upcoming release of Hitman 3 is a good opportunity to take a look at the first five minutes of the new game from the Danish studio IO Interactive. Agent 47 is going to Dubai to eliminate an important duo of targets.
video games
Paul Musiolik
January 2, 2021
Most Anticipated Launches of 2021 on Gamepressure.com
In the second part of our cycle summarizing the past year on Gamepressure.com we discuss the upcoming games that aroused most interest among our readers.
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Adrian Werner
January 1, 2021
Hottest Launches of 2020 on Gamepressure.com
Today we summarize your activity at Gamepressure.com and discuss this year's launches that have stirred the greatest interest among you.
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Adrian Werner
December 31, 2020