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Red Dead Online Weekly Update October 5 Reset

  by   Alex Co  
October 5, 2021 10:28 am in News

Rockstar Games has rolled out the Red Dead Online weekly update October 5 reset of activities and discounts! Same as before, for the recap, head on below for the list of new activities, discounts and more.

Red Dead Online Weekly Update October 5 Reset:

The Quick Draw Club No. 4 is now available, offering Red Dead Online players the chance to earn the Dunster Outfit, Ibarra Variant for the Mauser Pistol, and much more. Also, today through October 8, players who defend Blackwater from waves of incoming bandits in Call to Arms will earn 50% more RDO$ and XP. From October 8-11, Macfarlane’s Ranch will offer the same bonus payout.

Plus, players who complete the collection of all four The Quick Draw Club memberships will also unlock The Halloween Pass 2, coming later this month.

Additional highlights from this week include:

  • Double RDO$ and XP on Naturalist Sample sales
  • Login bonuses: 3 Predator Baits and Herbivore Baits. Naturalists Rank 5 and above will receive 5 Blending Tonics and 200 Sedative Varmint Cartridges
  • 50% RDO$ bonus for selling Fish to Butchers
  • Turn in any 3 Samples to Harriet to receive a Reward for 2,000 Naturalist XP and 40% off a Novice or Promising Naturalist Role Item
  • Offer for 40% off an Established or Distinguished Naturalist Role Item for hunting and skinning any Legendary Animal.
  • Offer for 30% off the Elephant Rifle and 50 rounds of Nitro Express Ammo for crafting any item at Gus’ store
  • Bonus Items for The Quick Draw No.4 members: 5 Legendary Animal Pheromones, plus an Offer for 10 Gold Bars off the Sample Kit
  • Now available: Items from The Quick Draw Club No.3 such as the Red Enamel inlay, The Dedham Outfit, and the Burdall Hat
  • New Discounts: 5 Gold Bars off the Sample Kit, 30% off Harriet’s Tonics, Gypsy Cob Horses, Bow, Improved Bow, Varmint Rifle, 40% off the Fishing Rod and all Boots, 50% off all Fishing Lures
  • Prime Gaming Benefits: Players who connect to Prime Gaming before October 25 will get a Reward for 40 Capitale and an Offer for 50% off the Mauser Pistol
  • The Quick Draw Club No. 4 available now, featuring the Dunster Outfit, Ibarra Variant for the Mauser Pistol, and more
  • 50% RDO$ and XP bonus on Call to Arms: Today through October 8th in Blackwater, October 8-11 at MacFarlane’s Ranch

Discounts

Non-Naturalists can take 5 Gold Bars off the cost of the Sample Kit when speaking to Harriet Davenport this week, as well as 30% off Naturalist essentials like the Varmint Rifle and Harriet’s selection of Tonics.

Gunsmiths are also offering 30% off both the Bow and Improved Bow — good news for any eagle-eyed archers on the plain. If you’d rather find a nice fishing spot, the Fishing Rod is 40% off in the Catalogue, while all Fishing Lures are 50% off.

Visit the Stables to take 30% off the cost of all Gypsy Cob horses for the next seven days. Meanwhile, Tailors across the states are offering 40% off the cost of all Boots.

That’s it for this week. Tune in next week for the next Red Dead Online update.

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AC Valhalla Update 4.20 Sneaks Out for Title Update 1.3.2 This October 5

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8:44 am in News

Ubisoft has released the latest (Assassin’s Creed) AC Valhalla update 4.20 patch, Title Update 1.3.2 this October 5, and it is a big one. This huge patch is expected to drop some very big changes to gameplay, as well as some new content for avid players to check out. Head below to see what’s new in this latest content update for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla.

AC Valhalla Update 4.20 Patch Notes | AC Valhalla Title Update 1.3.2 Patch Notes:

Discovery Tour: Viking Age

Added support for Discovery Tour: Viking Age, preparing the game for the release on October 19.

Google Stadia – Graphic Mode

Added an option to Google Stadia that allows players to choose between High Framerate or Quality.

  • Allows switching between graphic modes for better Performance (prioritize 60 FPS) or Image Quality (prioritize resolution and graphical fidelity features).

Miscellaneous:

  • Post-launch skill nodes now have the proper impact on Eivor’s stats
  • Territory opportunities will no longer be revealed using Synin when Exploration difficulty is set to Pathfinder.
  • Placed the difficulty settings first in the gameplay section.
  • Updated descriptions for exploration difficulty.
  • Corrected aim-assist parameters order and names for difficulty settings.
  • Implemented collapsing/expanding active subcategories via button press.
  • Added cycling of filters for entries based on expansions.
  • Added a visual overlay, and enabled cycling of filters for entries based on expansions.

Game Improvements

Main Quests, World Events, and Side Activities

Addressed:

  • The Siege of Paris: Toka was unresponsive during the Warlord of Melun quest.
  • The Siege of Paris: Richardis remained stuck if a horse was placed at the cave’s entrance during Sister of Sorrow.
  • Wrath of the Druids: Unable to collect prison key during Courting the Kings.
  • Eivor could summon mounts during the fight with Fenrir.
  • Couldn’t damage enemies in the Hidden Justice world event.
  • Avenge Quests could spawn in unreachable locations or on enemies that aren’t hostile.
  • Unable to move shelf to pick up Ysmir tear stone near Utangard Chasm in Asgard.
  • Unable to break the door to free Goodwin in Reeve of Wincestre.
  • (PC) Fenrir boss fight didn’t start if World Details are set to Low on GPU with 6GB VRAM or below.

River Raids and Mastery Challenge

Addressed:

  • No points were awarded if the NPCs knocked themselves out by explosion in Wenlocan Trial of the Wolf.
  • The game could become unresponsive when Eivor dies during the River Raids exit screen.
  • The cargo capacity could lock at 200 regardless of its upgrade level and cannot be repaired.
  • New quest prompt for The Sword of Saint George after it was already completed.
  • Missing exploration area for clue objective on River Severn and Exe.
  • There was no fog of war on River Rhine.
  • Jomsvikings didn’t assist Eivor in opening doors at some River Raids locations.
  • Max Foreign Supplies are set to 1/1 after completing the main questline.
  • Eivor shaking after arriving at River Raids docks. Not gonna lie, I’d be shaking, too.

Graphics, Audio, and Animation

Addressed:

  • Numerous graphics or lighting issues.
  • Various animation issues.
  • Numerous Menu Narration issues

World

Addressed:

  • Instances where Eivor, NPCs, or the longship would get stuck.
  • Instances of misplaced or floating objects or textures.

Gameplay

Addressed:

  • Wrath of the Druids: Percussion arrow could interrupt Ciara’s special attacks.
  • The Siege of Paris: Frankian merchants sold the same tattoo patterns that were already purchased.
  • Reaper healing perk triggered when switching equipment.
  • Scaling options stopped scaling under certain circumstances.
  • Players could buy extra resources by going to different merchants across Francia.
  • Numerous issues with the Spinning Harpoon ability.
  • Switching whistle to down d-pad and the quick action wheel to left d-pad will make the character pull out a torch when whistling.
  • Precision Axe throw didn’t destroy enemies’ weak points.
  • Exploration option changes from Custom to Pathfinder after exiting a Mastery Challenge.
  • Dismounting any mount in the water made Eivor look like as if they fell from high grounds.

User Interface/HUD

Addressed:

  • Numerous UI/HUD issues.
  • Numerous colorblind mode issues.
  • Couldn’t use keyboard to like Photos.
  • Suggested power level didn’t take Power Level Scaling options into account.
  • Nightmare difficulty option wasn’t present in the combat difficulty while launching a new game.
  • Auto-Assign wasn’t directly usable after opening the Skills menu.
  • Auto-Path didn’t work for post-Launch skill branches.

System

Addressed:

  • Infinite loading on saves after completing The Siege of Paris.
  • (Xbox Series) Xbox Series X|S not recognizing both gamepad and mouse/keyboard.

Performance and Stability

  • Improved performance and stability.
  • Addressed an issue where the game could freeze when changing the combat difficulty.

That’s about it for the patch.

Source: Ubisoft

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Wreckfest Update 2.14 Blazes Out for Autumn Carnage Tournament This October 5

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Bugbear Entertainment has pushed out the Wreckfest update 2.14 (PS5 version 1.014) this October 5, and this one is for the highly anticipated Autumn Carnage Tournament. Head on below for the full patch notes on this latest update for Wreckfest.

Wreckfest Update 2.14 Patch Notes | Wreckfest Update 1.014 Patch Notes | Wreckfest Autumn Carnage Tournament Patch Notes:

HIGHLIGHTS

  • HDR support on PS5 and XSX/XSS
  • New tournament: Autumn Carnage
  • New tournament reward car: Hotbomb
  • New tournament rewards paints

We’re excited to announce the availability of a new tournament!

This release also contains a number of enhancements and bug fixes. Please check out the release notes below for a summary of items added or improved upon.

RELEASE NOTES

Game version

PS5: 1.014
PS4: 02.14
XB1/XSX/XSS: 2.0.1.4
PC: 1.280419

SYSTEM

  • (PS5/XSX/XSS) High dynamic range rendering (HDR) is now used whenever HDR is enabled in the system menu and a HDR10 compliant display device is detected.
  • (PS5/XSX/XSS) Exposure adaptation now works correctly so the image no longer appears too dark.

TOURNAMENT

  • New tournament season: Autumn Carnage
  • New tournament reward car: Hotbomb
  • New tournament reward paintjobs for Doomrig and Schoolbus

GAMEPLAY

  • On Little Thrasher, the stock pipes are now correctly removed when installing upright pipes.
  • Hunter Panther rear axle and brake disc no longer clip.

MULTIPLAYER

  • (PC) A correct number of clients can now join the lobby (i.e. 24 on a 24 player lobby).

That’s about it for the patch.

Source: Bugbear forums

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SMITE Update 11.94 Drops for Bonus Update 8.9 This October 5

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8:26 am in News

Hi-Rez Studios has released the SMITE update 11.94 patch this October 5, and this one is for bonus balance updates and changes to items, as well as the gods themselves. Head on below for the full patch notes list below.

SMITE Update 11.94 Patch Notes | SMITE Update 8.9 Patch Notes:

Bonus Balance (Live October 5)

Items

(Starter) Vampiric Shroud
This weekend’s pro matches showed a great deal of starter item diversity, but there is always more work to do. Solo laners still were valuing Guardians over Warriors in most cases, even when the top gods were banned. We are planning some more adjustments to starter items in the main patch that we wanted to launch together, but this one felt like a safe nerf to get out as soon as possible. Hopefully this change along with the bonus god changes will tip the lane back toward warriors.
  • Decreased Physical Protection from 10 to 5

Jotunn’s Wrath
The SMITE community rejoiced to see their full damage Junglers return to the battleground. However, with a week of data and pro play in the record books, we are looking to pull things back just a slight amount. The team is quite happy with Jotunn’s Wrath being an early game rushable item now, but the power provided is a little too high. This is being brought down to make the cost efficiency of the item closer to the game-wide average.
  • Decreased Physical Power from 50 to 45

Transcendence
This item became just as much of a boon to Hunters as it did for Assassins. For that reason we are being a little more careful with it and cutting back the recent buff to a midpoint. Ability hunters are now more clearly overtaking basic attack hunters, and we’d like to see that be more even while still keeping Assassin DPS high.
  • Decreased Physical Power from 45 to 40

Gods

Serqet
Last update’s item and map changes are having a wide array of effects. It has been difficult to measure exactly where the meta is at, mostly because it is still actively evolving. For that reason the team went pretty light on bonus god nerfs, focusing on only some of the clear top bans in roles that aren’t experiencing as many shifts. Serqet was one of the few Assassins who is still being built tanky in the Jungle, and also has some history of becoming a problematic support. We are shifting her ult further toward an aggressive build to tone down her flex potential.

Last Breath
  • Decreased Base Damage from 140/230/320/410/500 to 100/175/250/325/400
  • Increased Physical Power Scaling from 70% to 80%
Raijin
This god has continued to dominate the middle lane. So much so that he has another nerf coming up in the main patch. This god’s position was unclear in the early data so we kept it safe for bonus balance. Raijin can be interrupted while casting his teleport ability, but he won’t be put on cooldown unless he actually leaps. We want to keep that part true to the original design, but we also noticed situations where Raijin could deal extra damage if he was interrupted. Now all the damage will be on his arrival, which has been added together and then slightly decreased.

Thunder Crash
  • no longer does damage on the “lightning” smaller AoE before he teleports
  • Increased Damage on Thunder AoE – from 40/50/60/70/80 (+30% of your Magical Power) to 60/75/90/105/120 (+50% of your Magical Power)
    • Base added together, scaling cut by 10%
Artio
A combination of direct buffs and meta shifts catapulted this god from nowheresville into the absolute top pick of the pro league. We partially reverted her previous buff, but now we are here to finish the revert. She still has her increased dash speed and a variety of items benefitting her (although some of those are nerfed more too) We hope to see Artio become a lower priority pick in the solo lane without dropping out entirely.

Energy Surge
  • Cooldown Increased from 11s to 12s
Cerberus
The only god who can stand up to Artio in the solo lane seems to be Cerberus, so he is also getting a direct nerf in addition to his items. This god can output a surprisingly high amount of damage even when being built very tanky, and his protection shred is a big reason for it. This ability is being toned down by a significant amount, although it still remains one of the strongest protection debuffs in the game.

Ghastly Breath
  • Decreased Protections Debuff from 6/9/12/15/18 per stack to 5/7/9/11/13
    • (18/27/36/45/54 to 15/21/27/33/39 total)
Hel
Hel had so much success in the solo lane that she became picked up by Mid Laners too. She has maintained her top ban status and one of the main reasons she can gain such an advantage over her enemies is by taking her 3rd ability at level 1. This ability has the unique effect of healing minions, which can be powerful as well as frustrating. We are cutting her minion healing in half to make sure Hel has to fight out her lane, not hide behind waves.

Inspire
  • Minions Are now healed for 50% of the amount
    • (Decreased Heal Per Tick from 8/12/16/20/24 +5% to 4/6/8/10/12 + 2.5% per tick)
New Skin Voice Actors
  • Wise Hare Athena: Elsie Lovelock
  • Molten Machina Fenrir: Kamran Nikhad
  • The Chosen Dragon Ao Kuang: Kevin Thelwell
  • Deep Sea Skadi: Madeline Dorroh

You can check out the new skins right here.

That’s about it for the patch.

Source: Smite

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Fall Guys Update 1.30 Rolls Out for Updated UI and Fixes This October 5

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Mediatonic has rolled out the Fall Guys update 1.30 October 5 patch, and this one introduces some bug fixes as well as updated UI! Head on below for the full list of fixes and changes that came with this latest update.

Fall Guys Update 1.3o Patch Notes:

New content

– 4 additional Rounds will be coming to Xtreme Fall Guys later in the season:

  • Skyline Stumble
  • Treetop Tumble
  • Lily Leapers
  • Roll On

– Updated UI!

Fixes

  • Improvements to ball weights on rounds such as Fall Ball, Snowy Scrap, and Rock’n’Roll
  • Roll On intro camera fixed
  • ‘Monkey’ outfit no longer appears pinkish in team rounds
  • Team colours are no longer different during the Victory screen than the ones displayed during a team round
  • Custom Lobbies: Roll Call Show no longer skips to the final round when launched at max capacity in a Custom Lobby
  • Fixed an issue where players could fall out of bounds on Lilly Leapers when being launched by the hammers
  • Fixed an issue where Fall Guys could become stuck between the platforms and fans on Treetop Tumble

That’s about it for the patch.

Source: Fall Guys

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Rogue Company Update 1.77 Shoots Out For October 5

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7:42 am in News

First Watch Games has released the Rogue Company update 1.77 patch this October 5, which brings about the new Rogue Cannon. Find out everything there is know about this big patch by heading to the patch notes below.

It’s important to note that servers are also currently down for the scheduled Cannon Update maintenance, so don’t worry if you’re having trouble logging in.

Rogue Company Update 1.77 Patch Notes:

New Rogue – Cannon

Cannon grew up in Kansas City on a diet of action movies, pro wrestling, and barbeque.  Following his dreams of operating a machine gun on an attack helicopter, he joined the Army but was too big for that role.  Despite this setback, he proved himself one of the most reliable machine gunners within the Rangers before joining Rogue Company.

Weapon Classes:  Assault Rifle, Shotgun

New Melee: Sledgehammer

Gadgets:

  • C4
  • Adrenaline Shot

Perks:

  • Shredder Rounds
  • Toughen Up
  • Helping Hand
  • Tenacity
  • Life Drain
  • Headstrong

Abilities:

Gatling Gun

A devastating Gatling Gun that fires faster the longer it is fired. Can be mounted for increased accuracy and fire rate.

Conflict Connoisseur

Landing shots have a chance to return ammo to your current magazine. If your Gatling Gun is equipped, it’s duration is extended slightly.

Rogues

  • Switchblade
    • Increased the lockout time after using the Chaos Launcher before you can swap to other weapons
    • Chaos Launcher Blast Radius has been decreased
  • Lancer
    • Removed reveal immunity
  • Glitch
    • Now awards $250 for each deployable destroyed with Hacked ability.

Weapons

  • MLX Maw
    • Increased aim over shoulder accuracy
  • HRM30K
    • Reduced Accuracy Loss Per Shot
    • Reduced Shot Vertical Recoil
  • KA30
    • Increased accuracy loss per shot
  • LR15 Fullbody
    • Increased Aim Down Sights FOV from 20 to 30.
    • NOTE: This change is intended to be PTS ONLY for testing and feedback purposes and may not come to the Live servers

Gadgets

  • EMP Grenade
    • Now cancels duration based abilities
      • Scorch’s overheat will extinguish, Fixer’s glasses will stop working, Sigrid’s shield will be disabled etc.
    • Now awards $250 for each deployable destroyed.

Game Modes

  • All respawn modes – 1 second of spawn immunity added
  • Strikeout – Spawn improvements. Combat fronts are back! We have reworked where the spawn locations are as well as added new areas to help prevent spawn camping.

Take note that while the official change log for the notes are not out yet, First Watch Games did released the PTS log last month which are included as part of today’s update. We will update this post accordingly once we have our hands on the full official patch notes.

Source: Rogue Company

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MLB The Show 21 Update 1.17 Rolled Out for Update #17 This Oct. 5

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San Diego Studio has released the MLB The Show 21 update 1.17 (PS5 version 1.017), and this is for game update #17! This includes fixes for PCI range and sensitivity, as well as the Challenge of the Week! Check out the full patch notes below:

MLB The Show 21 Update 1.17 Patch Notes | MLB The Show Game Update #17 Patch Notes | MLB The Show Update 1.017 Patch Notes:

Gameplay

  • The PCI range and sensitivity has been increased to reach the corners of the zone. This is most noticeable on Hall of Fame and Legend difficulties.
  • Increased the difficulty for Pinpoint Pitching on Competitive Settings and Legend difficulty (in all modes). The gesture, release timing and direction now have a less lenient criteria for ‘Good’ and ‘Perfect’ pitches when using competitive gameplay style settings.From the devs: After reviewing the feedback and data since UPDATE 11, we believe Pinpoint is still a little bit too easy right now in a competitive setting. Like before, this change will make the timing window for “Good” and “Perfect” slightly more difficult to achieve.

Challenge of The Week

  • Fixed the stats displayed for Shohei Ohtani and Ramon Laureano in the pre-game screen.

Miscellaneous/UI

  • Players now display the correct MLB Stats in the Player Cards and on Score Bug in Exhibition Live Roster games.
  • Fixed a bug where settings would reset (including Dynamic Difficulty) when players would exit an offline game.

That’s about it for the patch.

Source: MLB The Show 21

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NBA 2K22 Update 1.04 Shoots Out This October 5

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4:07 am in News

Visual Concepts has released the NBA 2K22 update 1.04 patch this October 5, and this seems to be for current-gen (PS4, Xbox One, Switch, PC) only. Check out what’s new down below.

NBA 2K22 Update 1.04 Patch Notes:

File Size: 28GB on PS4, 33GB on Xbox One.

There is no official patch notes released just yet, though that should change within the day once the devs are awake and working. However, we’ve listed the patch notes from the last three patches the next-gen versions have gotten in the past few weeks.

1.005 Patch Notes:

GENERAL

  • Additional stability improvements in an ongoing effort to improve your user experience.
  • Fixed issues where some users were unable to progress in select MyCAREER storylines.
  • The Gatorade Private Courts reservation menu will now reliably display your friends list.
  • Fixed just prior to this patch: Users should have already noted improved responsiveness on Squad Invites and newly improved performance in Rec/Pro-Am experiences.

1.006 Patch Notes:

  • Additional stability improvements in an ongoing effort to improve your user experience.
  • Fixed an issue that was causing City/Rec/Pro-Am/W Online games to disconnect either before the game started or at the conclusion of the game.
  • Addressed an error code issue that was preventing specific MyCAREER saves from being able to load into the City.
  • Significantly improved loading speed when re-entering the City from a building interior (Apartment, Rec, Pro-Am, Event Center, etc.).
  • Improved framerate when navigating the City on the Xbox Series X console.
  • Traditional broadcast cameras are now available for use in MyNBA once again.
  • Fixed an issue that resulted in some MyNBA Online saves to overwrite other pre-existing saves.
  • Gym Rat and On-Court Coach badges are now correctly being applied to all badge loadouts.
  • Increased the velocity required before a player jumps/falls into or over the first row of the crowd via momentum.
  • DJ Booths will no longer allow for tipping when in the proximity of a quest NPC.

1.007 Patch Notes:

The City/MyCAREER/Pro-Am/Rec

  • Continued stability and performance improvements have been to enhance the overall experience.
  • Resolved an issue with some Kendrick Perkins videos being unavailable to view, preventing the related quests from being completed.
  • Addressed an issue with The Game music quest line that could prevent it from being completed.
  • Fixed an issue with certain dev coach quests in the NBA not starting, and related stats not being tracked correctly.
  • Quests related to personal brand levels will now track properly before reaching the NBA.
  • Made improvements to the draft stock system in MyCAREER to better reflect your status.
  • Resolved a hang that could occur when changing badge loadout during shootarounds in the City.
  • Addressed an issue where some players would briefly appear invisible when riding vehicles in the City.
  • Fixed a reported issue with invites after finishing a Pro-Am game as a squad.
  • General
  • Various improvements to user interface elements in all modes to enhance the overall experience.
  • Resolved a rare disconnect issue in Play With Friends W Online games.

The following players and coaches have received new scans and/or general likeness updates (as noted):

    • Jalen Suggs (new scan)
    • Evan Mobley (new scan)
    • Josh Giddey (new scan)
    • Jonathan Kuminga (new scan)
    • Franz Wagner (new scan)
    • Davion Mitchell (new scan)
    • James Bouknight (new scan)
    • Moses Moody (new scan)
    • Cameron Thomas (new scan)
    • Sabrina Ionescu (new scan)
    • Lexie Brown (new scan)
    • Emma Cannon (new scan)
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Battlefield 2042 Beta Pre-Load Now Live, File Sizes Download Links & More Listed

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It’s almost time, Battlefield fans! The Battlefield 2042 beta pre-load is now live on all platforms! Those with early access will be able to play on October 6, while the rest of the gaming world will be able to download and play come October 8! File sizes on all platforms, and more revealed.

Battlefield 2042 Beta Pre-Load:

File Sizes: 19GB for PC, 16GB for Xbox and PlayStation

Schedule:

  • Duration: October 5-10, 2021

    • Oct 5: Downloads enabled for all players

    • Oct 6-9: Early Access window (triggers Oct 6 at 3am ET/12 midnight PT/3pm HKT/9am CEST)

    • Oct 8-9: Open Availability (triggers Oct 8 at 3am ET/12 midnight PT/3pm HKT/9am CEST)

    • Oct 10, 3am ET/12 midnight PT/3pm HKT/9am CEST: Sunset

Download Links:

PlayStation

Xbox

PC

More Info on the Battlefield 2042 beta:

PC Requirements

Confirmation that crossplay parties will NOT be available in the beta

Will my Open Beta progress carry over to the full game at launch?
No, your Open Beta progress won’t carry over to Battlefield 2042 once it launches.

What modes and map will be playable in the beta?

Per EA’s press release:

The Battlefield 2042 Open Beta will feature the iconic Conquest experience on the Orbital map, previously showcased in the game’s reveal trailer. PC and next-gen console players will receive first-hand experience of playing the new, epic 128-player battles (64 players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One) through Conquest’s large-scale game mode, and will fight for control of key objective points on the map.

During the Beta, participants will have a chance to jump into the franchise’s signature brand of All-Out Warfare as one of four unique Specialists each equipped with their own individual styles, specialties and traits. Players can step into the shoes of Boris, a Russian engineer who comes with a SG-36; Casper, a South African camouflage and long-ranged attacks expert; Falck, a skilled German medic who specializes in Support; and Mackay, a Canadian outdoorsman and nomad who is equipped with a Grapple Gun.

Set in Kourou, French Guiana, the Battlefield 2042 Orbital map lets players experience a race against time in hostile conditions as they battle around the site of an imminent rocket launch. Sectors found in this map include the Assembly Building, the Launch Platform and the Crawlerway connecting the two. During a Conquest match, players will experience Battlefield’s signature dynamic maps featuring an automated rocket launch sequence, zipline traversal between lightning towers, vehicular combat in adverse weather, including an unexpected tornado event altering the flow of battle, and much more.

We’ll have videos, gameplay impressions and more for the beta, so sit tight!

Battlefield 2042 will be released this November 19 on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

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Splitgate Update 1.08 Fires Out

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1047 Games has released Splitgate update 1.08, and this is after last week’s big September update was rolled out. This is an unannounced patch, so don’t expect any major new content to be included.

Splitgate Update 1.08 Patch Notes:

File Size: 1GB (PS4, Xbox One)

For now, 1047 Games has not released any details or the official patch notes. According to people in the community, it’s a small jump in version number for the Xbox client of the game (going from 5.1 to 5.1.1), which suggests this most likely isn’t a significant patch. We expect crashing issues, bug fixes, and possibly more optimization to be part of the update.

Once the full patch notes are out, we’ll update the post. If you spot anything gaming-related, leave a comment below to let others know what you find.

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The Last of Us’ Joel was the Inspiration for Midnight Mass Sheriff’s Look Confirms Actor

  by   Alex Co  
October 4, 2021 8:01 pm in News

If you’ve checked social media, or just a fan of Netflix, chances are you’ve heard of the latest horror series from Mike Flanagan titled “Midnight Mass.” Apparently, even the hit series has some video game inspiration to — at least from one of main actors in the show.

Rahul Kohli, who plays Sheriff Hassan (very excellently, I might add) has confirmed that he was paying homage to Joel from The Last of Us with his look in the series. He mentioned this in a video chat with YouTuber Kristen Maldonado.

For me personally, I put in a couple of things myself. The sheriff’s look was inspired — or at least his hair cut and beard and stuff — like that was inspired by the character Joel in The Last of Us. That was my little homage. – Rahul Kohli 

You can watch Kohli mention this around the 3:35 mark.

This is definitely a nice touch by Kohli, no? Of course, there is an actual The Last of Us live-action show being developed, and the first image for it has been released.

This is another fine example of movies and video games crossing over in ways we’d never think of, and I’m not complaining.

In other The Last of Us news, Naughty Dog has confirmed that they are working on it mode still, and will release more info “when it’s ready.”

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Battlefield 2042 Mouse & Keyboard Support for Consoles Won’t Be Available at Launch

  by   Alex Co  
7:24 pm in News

For console players who are thinking of playing Battlefield 2042 using a mouse & keyboard, you won’t be able to (at least not legitimately) at launch. DICE has confirmed that Battlefield 2042 mouse & keyboard support for consoles is something they are still “investigating” though there’s no guarantee that it will be implemented.

Console – Mouse & Keyboard Support

We’ve heard your questions about mouse and keyboard support for consoles. We can confirm that we won’t be supporting this on consoles at the launch of Battlefield 2042, but we are still investigating the various options about making that available, and how it may impact cross-play. If that ever changes, you’ll hear it from us first.

As you can see from the released statement, DICE (or EA) has made no guarantee that we’ll see it be implemented at all.

Is this a deal breaker for some console gamers, or are you just going to get the game on PC?

Source: EA Answers

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Ed Boon Listed in “All-Star Line Up” for DC Fandome Event

  by   Alex Co  
7:08 pm in News

Earlier this year, NetherRealm Studios has confirmed that they have stopped working on Mortal Kombat 11, and is focusing on other projects. While that might be the case, it seems studio head honcho Ed Boon will still be part of the upcoming DC Fandome event next week.

In the latest trailer released by the DC, it mentions an “All-Star Line Up” will be present at the event, and it ists Ed Boon!

Of course, this doesn’t guarantee that a new game will be announced. Don’t forget, an animated Injustice movie based on NetherRealm’s games will most likely have a presence there, and this could be why Boon is poised to appear. That said, we’re hoping this is for a new game announcement. Perhaps Injustice 3? If so, this would be the perfect place and time to do so. Back in June last year, we reported that NetherRealm was hiring for another Injustice game, so there is a chance an announcement is incoming.

DC Fandome is set to air this October 16. You can bet we’ll be covering anything gaming-related at the event.

Thanks, Nibel!

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Far Cry 6 Raw Gameplay in 4K – The Opening Hours

  by   James Lara  
4:09 pm in News

The release of Far Cry 6 is just a few short days away, and to help draw up some hype, we have been given the opportunity to give you all a sneak peek at the first couple of hours. Here’s over two hours of Far Cry 6 raw gamepplay in 4K resolution.

As provided by our friends over at Gamersprey, down below you’ll find over two hours worth of gameplay footage for Far Cry 6. The gameplay featured takes place in the opening act of Far Cry 6, so for those who want to avoid some spoilers, be warned.

Far Cry 6 Opening Hours

This won’t be the only gameplay footage coming from us today as we will also be hosting a livestream later tonight! You’ll be able to tune in on our Youtube channel, though we will shoot off a Tweet once we are live so keep an eye on our Twitter!

Also be sure to check back here later this week for our full Far Cry 6 review!

Far Cry 6 releases on October 7 for the Xbox One, Xbox Series, Pc, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5.

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Forza Horizon 5 Achievements Revealed

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3:53 pm in News

With Forza Horizon 5 set to release a month from now, Microsoft and Playground Games have finally released the Forza Horizon 5 achievements for the game’s avid completionists. Check out the full list of achievements for the game below.

Forza Horizon 5 Achievements

Achievement Name Achievement Description Points
Welcome to México Arrive at Horizon Festival México 10
Race into Action Complete any Horizon Race Event 10
Adaptable Complete the On a Wing and a Prayer Showcase Event 10
Icebreaker Participate in a Horizon Arcade Event 10
Mi Casa Unlock the first Player House 10
First Love Purchase your first car from the Autoshow 10
This Is The Way Start a new chapter of the Horizon Adventure 30
Viva Horizon! Unlock your first Horizon Finale Event 20
Putting on a Show Win every Showcase Event 10
AWDyssey Build the Horizon Wilds Outpost 10
Ask Any Racer, Any Real Racer Build the Horizon Street Scene Outpost 10
Far from the Mudding Crowd Build the Horizon Apex Outpost 10
There’s Always Money in the Baja Stand Build the Horizon Baja Outpost 10
Adrenaline Rush Build the Horizon Rush Outpost 10
Hall of Famer Reach the Horizon Hall of Fame 50
How to Race Friends and Influence People Earn 3 stars in the ‘Tristan’ Chapter of the ‘Born Fast’ Horizon Story 10
Cover to Cover Earn 3 stars on all chapters in a single Horizon Story 20
Tourist Attraction Complete your first Horizon Tour Race Event 10
Show Me Your Moves! Play any EventLab Event created by another player 10
Good Carma Give another player some Kudos to show your appreciation 10
Album Cover Take a photo of the 2021 Mercedes-AMG ONE for Horizon Promo 10
Fit to Print Take 50 photos of Legendary cars for Horizon Promo 30
A Forza Edition to my Collection Earn a Forza Edition car from a Wheelspin or Super Wheelspin 10
Manufacturer Affinity Earn a Manufacturer Bonus 10
You Could Say I’m a Fan Earn a Manufacturer Bonus for a collection of 25 or more cars 30
An Item Of Extreme Value Discover and photograph the Golden Tlaloc Totem 10
No Stone Unturned Complete your first Expedition 30
Chicken Dinner Win your first game of The Eliminator 30
Jackpot Fully complete a run of Super7 20
Seasoned Veteran Complete a Festival Playlist activity in every season 50
Racing and Pacing and Plotting the Course Win 80 different Race Events in México 50
Unbeatable Triumph Win 6 different Race Events against Unbeatable Drivatars 30
Living Legend Earn 300 stars from PR Stunts in México 50
I Have the High Ground Win 3 Rivals Events in 3 different PI Classes while driving the same car 30
Unlimited Prowess! Complete Round Three in all 5 Themes of Horizon Arcade 20
Ride and Seek Discover and drive every road in México 20
Min, Meet Max Complete all Events in a Festival Playlist Series 20
Better Than New Restore 14 Barn Finds in México 20
Complete Collection Find and smash all 250 Bonus Boards in México 30
Ford of the Wings Earn 3 Stars at the Eagle’s Perch Danger Sign in a Ford Supervan 3 20
Mogul Purchase all 7 Player Houses 30
Long Gone Win the Goliath Race Event 20
Gotta Smash ‘Em All Complete 5 Seasonal Smashable Challenges 10
Cactus Makes Perfect Smash 500 cacti during México’s Wet Season 10
A Royal Affair At sunrise, take a photo of your car with some monarch butterflies at Hotel Mirador Balderrama 10
Dust in the Lens Take a photo featuring the Gran Telescopio and a dust storm 10
Stunning Photography Take a photo during a tropical storm 10
A Heart of Gold Send another player a Gift Drop 10
Water Performance Earn 3 stars at the Puerta Pétrea and La Marisma Trailblazers within 2 minutes 20
You’re the Champion Win any Event in Horizon Open 10
Treasure Hunter Find all Treasure Chests in a Festival Playlist Series 20
Front Runner Finish 5 Horizon Tour Race Events ahead of all Drivatars 20
New Tune Find a place to install the Horizon Pulse Radio Beacon 10

Forza Horizon 5 is set to release on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows 10 PCs on November 9. Players who bought the game’s Premium version will get to experience everything via early access on November 5.

Source: Xbox Wire

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Days Gone Update 1.80 Patch Notes; Deployed for Crash and Mission Fixes This October 4

  by   Alex Co  
1:36 pm in News

Bend Studios has released the Days Gone update 1.80 patch this October 4, and this is a rather hefty download at 20GB! Sadly, no new content is included, though it does feature some much-needed mission blocking issues.

Days Gone Update 1.80 Patch Notes:

Per the official announcement from the Bend Studio team:

Hi everyone! Let’s sneak one more patch into the consoles, shall we? This update is live now on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 across all regions! Make sure you download today to ensure the best possible playing experience.

As always, thank you for your continued dedication and love for Days Gone! Stay safe out there on the Broken Road.

PATCH NOTES

Performance Improvements

· Various crash fixes

· General improvements to stability and optimization

Progression Blockers

· Addressed multiple mission blockers

· Fixed blocker where you can get locked in Iron Mike’s cabin in mission “Riding Nomad”

For those looking for a sequel, it’s uncertain if we’ll ever get one, though it doesn’t look that promising. We did get a report earlier this year on how co-op, and a connected universe was planned for the sequel.

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Black Ops Cold War Update 1.23 Pre-Load for Season 6 Live, Here’s What’s New

  by   Alex Co  
1:30 pm in News

As expected, Treyarch has released the Black Ops Cold War update 1.23 pre-load for PlayStation gamers, and this is for Season 6! Same as in every season, players can expect new content in the way of cosmetics, new weapons and more. Season 6 officially starts this October 7 for both Black Ops Cold War, and Warzone.

Black Ops Cold War Update 1.23 Patch Notes:

Size: 11GB (PS4)

Warzone:
  • New Points of Interest – Fissures crack open the Stadium and Downtown; strange and previously unknown WWII-era bunkers are revealed
  • New Gulag – A return to a familiar 1v1 combat arena
  •  Regiment Transition Begins – Update your active Regiment by October 5 prior to a freeze to prepare for shift to the new new Group Clan system

We’re only scratching the surface regarding the Season Six update for Warzone; in addition to content available in both Black Ops Cold War and Warzone, look for a Raven Software patch notes blog next week for details on new modes to come, an item pool update, and balance changes that will arrive with Season Six. And stay tuned for more intel regarding Warzone events, intel on anti-cheat, and Vanguard-related content in the weeks to come.

Black Ops Cold War:
  • “Forsaken,” the Final Chapter of Black Ops Cold War Zombies – Experience the epic conclusion to Black Ops Cold War Zombies, complete with a new Perk, a new Wonder Weapon, new Main Quest, and more.
  • Additional Zombies Updates – PhD Slider makes its debut, and the Hand Cannon and ARC-XD arrive as Support Weapons in Outbreak and round-based maps
  • Treyarch Black Ops Cold War Zombies Recap – Prepare for a deeper dive into the events leading up to “Forsaken” from Treyarch
  • New Multiplayer Maps – Three mind-blowing maps on day one. Fight through Adler’s broken mind in Deprogram (6v6), take to a Soviet version of an American Main Street (6v6) , and prepare for a Gunfight in the KGB HQ vault known as Gluboko (2v2 and 3v3).
  • Onslaught – Prepare for Onslaught Elite and the journey deep into Adler’s mind
Black Ops Cold War and Warzone:
  • New Operators – Alex Mason arrives in the Season Six Battle Pass, and Perseus Operative “Fuze” makes an explosive impact during the season
  • Five Weapons – A lever-action Shotgun and a reliable Assault Rifle within the Battle Pass system, in addition to a deadly new melee weapon earned via challenge, all available on day one of Season Six. During the season, expect to earn a unique SMG and a set of dual-wield melee tools.
  • Prepare for The Haunting – We hope you like scary movies… the Halloween event spectacular will take place from October 19 through November 2
  • New Prestige Levels — Become a true Prestige Master

Once the patch notes with the balance changes are released by Treyarch, we’ll update the post. Don’t forget, Warzone is also getting Season 6 content as well later this week!

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Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Title Update 1.3.2 Patch Notes Revealed Ahead of Release

  by   MP1st Staff  
1:06 pm in News

Though it’s not set to go live until tomorrow, Ubisoft went ahead of the curve and preemptively revealed the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Title Update 1.3.2 patch notes. This next big patch includes the Discovery Tour: Viking Age first detailed in the game’s updated roadmap, in addition to the tons of stability fixes and other usual patch improvements. Head on below for the patch notes for Title Update 1.3.2:

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla Title Update 1.3.2 Patch Notes:

Discovery Tour: Viking Age

Added support for Discovery Tour: Viking Age, preparing the game for the release on October 19.

Discovery Tour keyart

Google Stadia – Graphic Mode

Added an option to Google Stadia that allows players to choose between High Framerate or Quality.

  • Allows switching between graphic modes for better Performance (prioritize 60 FPS) or Image Quality (prioritize resolution and graphical fidelity features).

Miscellaneous:

  • Post-launch skill nodes now have the proper impact on Eivor’s stats
  • Territory opportunities will no longer be revealed using Synin when Exploration difficulty is set to Pathfinder.
  • Placed the difficulty settings first in the gameplay section.
  • Updated descriptions for exploration difficulty.
  • Corrected aim-assist parameters order and names for difficulty settings.
  • Implemented collapsing/expanding active subcategories via button press.
  • Added cycling of filters for entries based on expansions.
  • Added a visual overlay, and enabled cycling of filters for entries based on expansions.

Game Improvements

Main Quests, World Events, and Side Activities

Addressed:

  • The Siege of Paris: Toka was unresponsive during the Warlord of Melun quest.
  • The Siege of Paris: Richardis remained stuck if a horse was placed at the cave’s entrance during Sister of Sorrow.
  • Wrath of the Druids: Unable to collect prison key during Courting the Kings.
  • Eivor could summon mounts during the fight with Fenrir.
  • Couldn’t damage enemies in the Hidden Justice world event.
  • Avenge Quests could spawn in unreachable locations or on enemies that aren’t hostile.
  • Unable to move shelf to pick up Ysmir tear stone near Utangard Chasm in Asgard.
  • Unable to break the door to free Goodwin in Reeve of Wincestre.
  • (PC) Fenrir boss fight didn’t start if World Details are set to Low on GPU with 6GB VRAM or below.

River Raids and Mastery Challenge

Addressed:

  • No points were awarded if the NPCs knocked themselves out by explosion in Wenlocan Trial of the Wolf.
  • The game could become unresponsive when Eivor dies during the River Raids exit screen.
  • The cargo capacity could lock at 200 regardless of its upgrade level and cannot be repaired.
  • New quest prompt for The Sword of Saint George after it was already completed.
  • Missing exploration area for clue objective on River Severn and Exe.
  • There was no fog of war on River Rhine.
  • Jomsvikings didn’t assist Eivor in opening doors at some River Raids locations.
  • Max Foreign Supplies are set to 1/1 after completing the main questline.
  • Eivor shaking after arriving at River Raids docks. Not gonna lie, I’d be shaking, too.

Graphics, Audio, and Animation

Addressed:

  • Numerous graphics or lighting issues.
  • Various animation issues.
  • Numerous Menu Narration issues

World

Addressed:

  • Instances where Eivor, NPCs, or the longship would get stuck.
  • Instances of misplaced or floating objects or textures.

Gameplay

Addressed:

  • Wrath of the Druids: Percussion arrow could interrupt Ciara’s special attacks.
  • The Siege of Paris: Frankian merchants sold the same tattoo patterns that were already purchased.
  • Reaper healing perk triggered when switching equipment.
  • Scaling options stopped scaling under certain circumstances.
  • Players could buy extra resources by going to different merchants across Francia.
  • Numerous issues with the Spinning Harpoon ability.
  • Switching whistle to down d-pad and the quick action wheel to left d-pad will make the character pull out a torch when whistling.
  • Precision Axe throw didn’t destroy enemies’ weak points.
  • Exploration option changes from Custom to Pathfinder after exiting a Mastery Challenge.
  • Dismounting any mount in the water made Eivor look like as if they fell from high grounds.

User Interface/HUD

Addressed:

  • Numerous UI/HUD issues.
  • Numerous colorblind mode issues.
  • Couldn’t use keyboard to like Photos.
  • Suggested power level didn’t take Power Level Scaling options into account.
  • Nightmare difficulty option wasn’t present in the combat difficulty while launching a new game.
  • Auto-Assign wasn’t directly usable after opening the Skills menu.
  • Auto-Path didn’t work for post-Launch skill branches.

System

Addressed:

  • Infinite loading on saves after completing The Siege of Paris.
  • (Xbox Series) Xbox Series X|S not recognizing both gamepad and mouse/keyboard.

Performance and Stability

  • Improved performance and stability.
  • Addressed an issue where the game could freeze when changing the combat difficulty.

Besides the gameplay changes and the new content which are considered the meat and potatoes of the update, Ubisoft also revealed the file sizes for the patch across all platforms. You can check them out for yourself below.

Patch Sizes:

  • Xbox Series X|S: 24.09 GB
  • Xbox One: 19.4 GB
  • PlayStation®5: 8.54 GB
  • PlayStation®4: 10.84 GB
  • PC: 20.42 GB

Once the patch is live, we’ll let you guys know. You can also check out what’s in store for future content updates of the game via the updated roadmap here.

Source: Ubisoft

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God of War 2005 Was Originally Conceived For a First-Person Viewpoint According to Creator

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1:02 pm in News

There are quite a few instances of ‘what-ifs’ within the video game industry, but David Jaffe revealing that the original God of War 2005 was originally conceived for a first-person viewpoint might just take the highest spot. That’s right, you read that correctly: God of War, the action-packed, gory adventure game for the PlayStation 2 was supposed to be played from the first-person perspective – or at the very least considered for a few months.

This tidbit comes to us from David Jaffe’s own YouTube channel, where he talks about his time in the games industry as the original game director and lead designer for 2005’s God of War. In the video above, he mentions the fact that he considered doing the game in the first-person perspective, and that he operated on that idea for months. Check out the full quote below:

For a [long] time, for about four… ehh, three months, I was seriously considering going first-person. And the game I was looking at was a Dreamcast game (I think I’m pronouncing it right, it’s called Maken X). It was not the world’s best game but it was one of the few games I saw melee combat done well in a first-person perspective. And I thought that would be a really cool way to differentiate ourselves.. But I think ultimately, it became difficult to get the kind of emotion and combat and character building that I was hoping to do. So I can’t fathom that idea surviving long enough to pitch it to Tim Moss, the lead programmer.

He elaborated further on in the video that the game finally settled on its third-person perspective when the development team saw “a demo of Devil May Cry or Ico” during a DICE conference in Las Vegas. The rest, as they say, is history, although it’s certainly intriguing to think what could’ve been if Jaffe and the team decided to move forward with the first-person appreach.

What do you think? Are you a fan of the idea that God of War could’ve been a first-person action game? Let us know in the comments below! You can check out Jaffe talking about it in the video, which is embedded too.

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Instagram and Facebook Down, Company Looking to Resolve Issues ASAP This October 4

  by   Alex Co  
12:56 pm in News

Yes, we are a gaming site, but given how big social media is to games and gamers, we think it’s our duty to inform everyone that Instagram and Facebook down posts are surfacing, with the company confirming the outages.

Instagram and Facebook Down – October 4

Over on Twitter, the official Facebook Twitter account announced that they are looking into the issue:

We’re aware that some people are having trouble accessing Facebook app. We’re working to get things back to normal as quickly as possible, and we apologize for any inconvenience.
It’s unknown yet what’s causing the issues, and checking Instagram will get a server error message, while accessing Facebook will show that something “went wrong”
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This downtime comes hot at the heels of the 60 Minutes interview with whistleblower Frances Haugen, which is honestly a bit concerning.

Once we know more, we’ll update the post.

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