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Battlefield 2042: EA Looking to Build Long-Term Interaction & Relationship With BF Users Versus Selling a Game This Year

  by   Alex Co  
August 5, 2021 6:22 pm in News

While Battlefield publisher EA (Electronic Arts) hasn’t had the best reputation when it comes games, it seems to have learned from some of its past mistakes, and instead  of cashing in on players initially with game purchases, it’s now seeking to establish a long-term interaction with them — at least when it comes to Battlefield 2042.

In EA’s quarterly financials call, EA COO & CFO Blake Jorgensen mentino how they are looking for a long-term interaction with consumers rather than just selling them a game this year. Jorgensen adds that they are looking to build a “long-term relationship” with Battlefield fans rather than just selling them a game (BF2042) this year.

You’re going to hear a lot more over the next couple of months about Battlefield live services, in-game monetization and so forth. I can’t tell you all that now, but trust that the team is working very hard on this, and they have some very unique ideas about what we can continue to do, what Andrew just said, to create this as a long-term interaction with our consumers versus simply selling a game this year. And we want to build a long-term relationship as we have with Battlefield users for a long time. Portal is a perfect example of how that works, and you’ll see more of that and more details about that over the next couple of months. – Blake Jorgense, EA COO & CFO

With Battlefield 2042, EA is introducing a new way to experience the franchise with Battlefield Portal — a new mode/experience that pulls weapons, maps and more from past Battlefield games, and lets players play around within the sandbox with their own game modes and the like. With this new mode, it seems like EA knows this will give the game longer legs which is good for the community, though not exactly for the publisher, as there’s the chance that when a new Battlefield game is released, some players might not want to move on given they can still play new modes in BF Portal. That said, this is definitely a step in the right direction for EA, and let’s hope they push through with it.

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Evil Dead: The Game Delayed to Feb. 2022, Adding a Single-Player Option

  by   Alex Co  
4:54 pm in News

In some not-so-groovy news, it’s been revealed today that Evil Dead: The Game has been delayed to Feb. 2022! It originally was slated to hit sometime later this year, but that idea has been put to rest.

Alongside the release date push back, developer Saber Interactive is also implementing a single-player option into the game, too!

Evil Dead: The Game will be releasing in February 2022
Hey groovy gamers, we’re targeting a new release date to give the team some extra time for polish and to ensure this is the ultimate Evil Dead experience you’re all waiting for!

This additional time is also allowing us to implement a single-player option that will let you enjoy the game when you are without your co-op compadres.

Here are the gameplay details straight from the press release:

Inspired by the iconic horror, humor, and action of the “Evil Dead” universe, Evil Dead: The Game brings the biggest characters from the franchise together in an over-the-top, gore-filled experience against the forces of darkness. Work as a team of four survivors, including Ash, Kelly Maxwell, Pablo Simon Bolivar, Scotty, Lord Arthur and more, to fight the Deadites and banish the vile Kandarian Demon. Or become the mighty Demon yourself, using your powers of possession to stop the good guys dead and swallow their souls!

Battle across memorable sights from the franchise, including the infamous Knowby cabin, brought to life with tons of terrifying visuals and all-new dialogue from Bruce Campbell. Discover more than 25 weapons, including Ash’s Gauntlet, Boomstick, and chainsaw, and level up a variety of skill trees to grow even stronger and survive the night.

You can check out gameplay of Evil Dead: The Game right here.
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Riders Republic Beta Available From August 23 to 25

  by   Tim Villasor  
3:53 pm in News

Get ready to test out your skills in a very different kind of sports game, as Riders Republic Beta has been announced and will be available from August 23 to 25!

For what exactly the beta contains, here’s the overview from Ubisoft via press release.

The Riders Republic Beta will give players a first glimpse of 3 careers such as Bike Races, Snow Tricks and Air Sports (Rocketwing and Wingsuit). Players can also compete in multiplayer modes, including:

  • Mass Races: The crazier the better in these epic, multisport races with more than 50 players*. New races appear randomly on the map every hour, so players will need to get ready to watch their blind spots, protect their position and remain agile with their skills as they fight their way to the finish line.

  • Tricks Battle: Compete in 6v6 matchups and try to land as many tricks as possible on the various modules to capture them and earn points. The team with the highest score wins.

  • Free for All: Challenge new opponents and show them how it’s done through a select playlist of events.

  • Versus Mode: Players can join up with friends in their career progression and see who’s the very best.

     

The beta can be pre-loaded starting August 21, and players will be able to send a beta invite to two friends they can play alongside with.

We reported that Ubisoft pushed Riders Republic’s release date to October, and you can read the details about that here.

You can sign up for the Riders Republic Beta at the official website here.

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Back 4 Blood Beta Campaign & PvP Hands-On – Waking the Dead (4K Gameplay)

  by   Louis Thompson  
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Later this year, the spritual successor of the Left 4 Dead franchise is set for release with Turtle Rock Studios’ Back 4 Blood. If there’s one studio that can replicate the magic of Valve’s PvE zombie-slaying adventure, it’s Turtle Rock given they are the same developers who developed the game.

Thankfully, players won’t need to wait long to know how it plays, as the beta is kicking off this month! Before that though, we here at MP1st got the chance to play the game in a preview event! We managed to get some time with both the PvE and the PvP modes, and here’s our quick look at it and the game mechanics. The videos embedded are raw gameplay taken fro our playtest sessions.

Turtle Rock Studios granted us early access to Back 4 Blood beta. with a few hours’ worth of playtime spread between PvE and PvP.

New Back 4 Blood Campaign Gameplay

Unfortunately, the AI in the campaign still needs to be worked on, as it usually has no clue what’going on, but that’s why we have betas, right? To iron stuff out. There still isn’t much of an actual story in the campaign for now, but it seems that the newer levels have been reworked to be a bit shorter with more consistent breaks (which is handy if you either have skillless randos or you are dealing with the lovely AI).

First Gameplay Look at Back 4 Blood PvP:

PvP is a blast to play, even with the now limited amount of zombies you can choose. PvP does need some work as it stands now, it’s very repetitive, and feels like it would get old after a few hours of the same scenario. But I imagine (and hope) that we’ll know more content about the PvP mode once we’re near launch to break up the cycle.

The new hub waiting area is a nice place to have target practice with your teammates when waiting for a match, though I couldn’t speculate on how long the actual wait times will be, as only members of the press/influencers were invited to early access of the open beta. We’re curious to know how the matchmaking will be in real-world situations, which we can’t really know until it’s being played by people around the world.

While our time with the beta was short, I really am digging the current direction Back 4 Blood is heading in, and as long as it stays on this path, Back 4 Blood should satiate zombie hunters’ thirst for the undead when it releases on October 12, 2021.

The Back 4 Blood beta is live now (August 5-9) for those who pre-order the game (or get an early access code), while it’ll be open to everyone on August 12 to August 16.

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Black Ops Cold War & Warzone Season 5 Roadmap, New Content & More Outlined

  by   Alex Co  
2:37 pm in News

For Call of Duty fans looking forward to Season 5 of Black Ops Cold War and Warzone hitting next week on August 12, Activision has blew the door wide open! Not only do we have the Black Ops Cold War & Warzone Season 5 roadmap, there’s a new trailer for a new game mode, and a list of the new content dropping within the season!

There’s also a new game mode called “Double Agent” dropping in multiplayer!

Black Ops Cold War & Warzone Season 5 Roadmap, New Content

Black Ops Cold War Content:

  • Become a Double Agent in the newest Multiplayer game mode
  • Demolition returns in-season
  • Five new Multiplayer maps
  • New Scorestreak – The Flamethrower
  • New Zombies content – new perk. field upgrade, support weapon and more
  • New Outbreak content – new region, objective, tank, grapple gun and intel
  • New Onslaught content (PlayStation) – new map and intel

Warzone Content:

  • New perks – Combat Scouting and Tempered
  • New Points of Interest – Broadcast Stations and
  • New Gulag – Rush
  • Clash debuts in-season
  • The Red Doors grow unstable – mid-season event coming soon

Black Ops Cold War and Warzone Content:

  • Three new Operators
  • Four New weapons
  • New Prestige levels

Outside of the stuff listed, it seems like Call of Duty 2021 teases are going to come in Season 5! The cover image for it that has been released teases “Vanguard.”

For an in-depth look at the new content incoming, check out the latest Call of Duty blog about it!

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Battlefield 2042 “Forms Foundation” for Live Service; EA Thinks New BF Game Every 2 Years “Makes Sense”

  by   James Lara  
2:06 pm in News

With the return of Battlefield happening later this year with Battlefield 2042, many had wondered if EA had plans to go back to the two-year release schedule they previously had for the franchise, and while it makes sense, the company thinks that players should start seeing Battlefield as a “service.”

Speaking during publisher’s quarerly financials call, CEO Andrew Wilson had this to say about the possibility of seeing a new Battlefield title released every other year.

“I think that is our orientation but more importantly I think you should think about Battlefield as a service.

You know, what we’re doing for the launch of this game is really revolutionising and reinventing what all our epic scale warfare is in the context of gameplay.

In addition to that, we’ve announced Battlefield Portal, which really starts to lean into user generated content and will drive deep, long-term engagement in the game.

And while we’ve announced Hazard Zone, to date we haven’t disclosed a lot about what’s going on there, and you’ll hear more about that in the coming months.”

Furthermore, Andrew talks how Battlefield 2042 and Battlefield Portal, the new announced mode where players can create their own modes and play across classic Battlefield maps, would be serving as the foundation to the future of Battlefield live service.

“You should understand that this really forms the foundation of what we believe the future of live service around Battlefield is, which over time will include a mobile launch, will include some free to enter components, and really change the nature of what happens from launch to launch.

“So that while an every other year launch probably makes sense if we think about it today, we’re really focused on 365-day engagement in the franchise at a platform level across any device that you consumers may want to play on.”

We suppose since Battlefield has always been online focused it does make sense why EA would want to push the live service component of it. Hopefully it doesn’t come at the cost of the user experience.

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Dauntless Update 1.64 Features Heroic Escalations; Full 1.7.2 Patch Notes Listed

  by   Alex Co  
1:53 pm in News

Phoenix Labs has released the Dauntless update 1.64 patch, or what the studio calls Dauntless update 1.7.2! This is once again a meaty title update that brings fresh content, balance changes and more!

Dauntless Update 1.64 Patch Notes | Dauntless Update 1.7.2 Patch Notes:

HEROIC ESCALATIONS

Heroic Frost Escalation comes into rotation on August 5. Experience the most difficult version of Urska yet, with new moves that will test even the most hardened Slayer. As a bonus, players can now see their total time spent completing a Heroic Escalation as part of their summary screen between rounds — purely for bragging rights.

ESCALATION PATROLS

Not picky about which Escalation to play? Want to matchmake quicker? Or just want to roll the dice? With Escalation Patrols, you can now queue up for a randomly selected 1-13 or 1-50 Escalation!

NEW HAIRSTYLES

We’ve added three new hairstyles to the game for free. You can find them while customizing your Slayer through the Slayer Appearance menu.

EVENT PASS: DESPERADO’S DUTY

The Desperado cosmetic set returns! Talk to Gregario after unlocking the Weaponsmithing node in the Slayer’s Path to accept a new quest. Complete his quest to unlock the free Desperado’s Duty Event Pass and earn the exclusive set. This Event Pass is available until October 14.

NEW DYE RUMOUR

Unlock the Progenitor dye rumour by meeting certain secret requirements while battling against a Razorwing Kharabak. To start the rumour quests, speak to Gregario after obtaining the rumour drop.

IN-GAME PATCH NOTES

Are you reading these notes in-game? Amazing! Patch notes are now available on the login screen of Dauntless before loading into Ramsgate.

BALANCE

Hunting Grounds

HUNTING GROUNDS

  • Public events on Cape Fury have returned to normal with the addition of The Slumbering Thunder event.
  • Thunderdeep Drask now spawns on Cape Fury outside of events.

URSKA

  • Urska now spends more time on the ground and less time jumping onto pillars.

REZAKIRI

  • Rezakiri and Flameborn Rezakiri tails now take wound damage and can be wounded.

Escalation

ESCALATION

  • Torgadoro’s Endurance will leave Slayers at max stamina when it ends instead of dropping their stamina to the starting value.
  • The Destructive Subtlety amp’s damage reduced to 50% from 75%, and its rarity increased from rare to epic.
  • Rezakiri and Shrowd now appear in Heroic Escalation.
  • Kat’s Claws talent now correctly grants a 5/7.5/10% damage increase.
  • Removed Frost Danger Zones from Frost Escalation’s modifier pool.
  • Added Frost Smollusks, Weakspot Blaze, Planar Voyage, and Elder Shields to Frost Escalation’s modifier pool.
QUALITY OF LIFE

URSKA

  • Smoothed and polished player animations while in the air during Urska’s player slam attack.

UI

UI

  • Cleaned up inconsistencies with how “movement speed” is explained in Grace and Fleet Footed perk descriptions.
  • Slayer’s Path nodes that you can’t unlock now simply say “You do not meet the requirements to unlock this node.”
BUG FIXES

AETHER STRIKERS

  • Fixed a bug where the perk on the Surge Projectors (the Thunderdeep Drask aether strikers) was at +2 level after power surge instead of +3.

Cosmetics

COSMETICS

  • Fixed neck clipping on the ZH-3 Navigator Prime helmet.
  • Climbing Grips no longer make the player’s fingers invisible.
  • Reduced clipping on the Crimson Cavalier armour set.
  • Reduced clipping on the Timeweave armour set.
  • Reduced clipping on the Primal armour set.
  • Reduced clipping on the Ostian Hinterlands Rangers armour set.

Escalation

ESCALATION

  • Adjusted Heroic Escalation rotation schedule; it now rotates at 10 a.m. PT.
  • Heroic Escalations now correctly count towards challenges.

THE CHRONOVORE

  • Fixed an issue where the Pangar’s UE would not attach correctly to the Chronovore’s tentacles.

DRASK

  • Thunderdeep Drask will no longer use its tail swipe move when its tail has been severed.

NAYZAGA

  • Nayzaga’s projectiles will now correctly spawn from its pylons.

VALOMYR

  • Valomyr’s radiant prism sound effects now stop when it has been slain.

Gameplay

GAMEPLAY

  • Fixed an issue where the Discipline omnicell max stacks buff would sometimes not apply correctly.
  • Fixed an issue where the Chronovore legendary ability would clear the Disciplined buff.
  • Iceborne omnicell’s passive effect now correctly reduces the remaining cooldown upon taking damage.
  • Unequipping the Discipline omnicell now properly clears its buffs.
  • Fixed an issue where the Drask’s Eye’s lantern’s hold ability could be spammed.
  • Fixed an issue where lanterns were sometimes not usable right off cooldown.

Hunting Grounds

HUNTING GROUNDS

  • Poison Blood will no longer apply to Behemoths outside of an event.

UI

UI

  • Fixed various typos and formatting issues.
  • Fixed an issue where the main Hunt Pass was sometimes not granting Ostian coins at level 51+.
  • Rumour clues won’t drop anymore after getting them the first time.

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Borderlands 3 Update 1.25 Brings Vault Card 2 and Fixes – August 5

  by   Alex Co  
1:42 pm in News

Gearbox has released the Borderlands 3 update 1.25 August 5 patch (PS5 shows this as version 1.700), and this brings new content for owners of the Director’s Cut DLC, and there are a load of fixes too.

Borderlands 3 Update 1.25 Patch Notes | Borderlands 3 Update 1.700 Patch Notes:

NEW CONTENT

GENERAL

  • Removed the moving platforms and added air jumps in the final section of the Takedown at the Guardian Breach
  • Optimized hotfixes already in content and nativized many current hotfixes
  • Addressed a reported crash that could sometimes occur when Xbox Series X players would join a game hosted by a player on PC
  • Addressed a reported crash that could occasionally occur when navigating to the SHiFT menu
  • Addressed reported crash that could sometimes occur on Stadia when a player blocked and unblocked a player
  • Addressed a reported crash when quitting the game while using DX12
  • Addressed a concern from some PlayStation players that their game would occasionally get stuck in Local Only mode when matchmaking
  • Addressed a reported concern for PlayStation players that were sometimes getting a “Matchmaking Error 5” message when trying to matchmake
  • Updated the data received from Vault Cards
  • Updated the impact sound on the Wooden TNT Barrels
  • Updated the prompt to purchase the Guns, Love, and Tentacles: The Marriage of Wainwright & Hammerlock and Psycho Krieg and the Fantastic Fustercluck add-ons in-game so that it will be interactable
  • Updated textures to prevent them from sometimes flickering when following Vaughn after rescuing him in the Sun Smashers’ camp
  • Addressed a reported concern that a player driving a vehicle could occasionally lose functionality after a map transition
  • Included additional language voice over for the Maya Funeral Behind-the-Scenes content
  • Updated Tyrant of Instinct to behave as expected throughout the fight
  • Updated previously nativized hotfixes for various hand cannons, the Kaoson weapon , DNA weapon, and the Takedown at the Guardian Breach that were not applying correctly
  • Addressed a reported concern about visual stutter sometimes happening on Xbox platforms

UI     

  • Addressed reported concerns that Fast Travel was sometimes not functioning properly for PlayStation users in Asian countries
  • Updated the SHiFT friend list to prevent placeholder display names from occasionally appearing
  • Updated user ID information for online matchmaking
  • Updated the Report Player function in multiplayer to display at the intended scale in splitscreen
  • Synced the Vault Card Challenges on Stadia to match other platforms
  • Updated the Vault Card system to prevent new challenges from showing as completed
  • Updated the context menu on the mail menu to show correctly
  • Removed blocked players from the social menu
  • Corrected the error message when a player accepts an invite from another player that had disabled crossplay
  • Updated the menus to allow a player to connect to a SHiFT account while in co-op
  • Updated the Vault Card to prevent the chest animation from happening when the card is not active
  • Updated the “Kill 10 Goliaths” daily Vault Card challenge to be tied to a player’s account rather than character
  • Corrected placeholder email text to have language support
  • Addressed reported concerns that drag-and-drop was sometimes not working as expected on PC
  • Updated status and inventory menus to fit as expected while in ultra-wide resolution
  • Updated loading screens to show properly when HDR is On
  • Updated SHiFT account details to display properly in splitscreen
  • Updated the “Host does not own content” message for players joining a player who does not own the Designer’s Cut content
  • Added language support for the Vault Card Rewards
  • Adjusted the positioning of player info from the Friends list in the menus

CHARACTER

  • Updated the Operative’s SNTNL augment “Static Field” to return shield energy when doing Shock damage to shields
  • Updated the Operative’s Digi-Clone to spawn the correct amount of grenades
  • Updated the Operative’s “Assassin One” head to appear as expected when the Devil Raider skin is applied
  • Addressed a reported concern that the Beastmaster was sometimes unable to re-slot their action skill if it was used before respeccing
  • Addressed a reported concern that players using the Beastmaster that do not own the Designer’s Cut DLC could sometimes select the ION Loader pet
  • Redirected Maya’s Phasegrasp when players use the Beastmaster to prevent Maya from locking onto the player’s pet

GEAR

  • Updated artifacts that buff Shock or Corrosive damage to shotguns so they only act as intended rather than also buffing shotgun damage
  • Updated the Gunner weapon anointment, “After exiting Iron Bear, gain 160% increased Splash damage for 18 seconds” to remove the unlisted increase to shield capacity
  • Updated the Gunner anointment, “After exiting Iron Bear, the next 3 magazines will have 33% increased reload speed and 67% increased handling” to remove the unlisted incendiary damage
  • Updated the Gunner anointment, “After exiting Iron Bear, the next 2 magazines will have 10% increased fire rate and 20% critical damage” to remove the unlisted incendiary damage

HOTFIX NOTES

These changes will be live on all platforms by 12:00 PM PT. To apply hotfixes, wait at the main menu until you see a sign that reads, “Hotfixes Applied!” If you are experiencing any issues or want to provide feedback, please submit a ticket to support.2k.com.

GENERAL

  • Prevented the pain screeches from Devil and Hellion Creatures from triggering rapidly when attacked with beam/rapid-fire weapons
  • Added the Cartel Underbosses that spawn at the end of the Revenge of Cartels map with Joey to the Bosses that can be killed for the “Kill 100 Bosses” Weekly Challenge. This does not include Franco Firewall, who will be included in a future patch
  • Added collision when walking into the tree by the waterfall next to the Jabbermogwai’s hut
  • Increased the number of Eridium piles that can spawn in base game maps

WEAPON ADJUSTMENTS

Embrace the Pain

  • Increased Weapon Damage

Chandelier

  • Increased Weapon Damage

Echo

  • Increased Weapon Damage

Hive

  • Increased Weapon Damage
  • Increased the speed of extra projectiles

Vosk’s Deathgrip

  • Increased Weapon Damage

That’s about it for this patch.

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Borderlands 3 Vault Card 2 Is Now Available to Use in Director’s Cut

  by   Tim Villasor  
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Looks like players who want more content have gotten their prayers answered, as Borderlands 3 Vault Card 2 is now available to use in the Director’s Cut!

Called Welcome to Pandora, the new Vault Card prioritized Vault hunters and offers a sizeable amount of new items and fear — including new skins and stuff that fans of Tales of the Borderlands will definite enjoy — including a Gortys skin for the ECHO device! Read on the details below.

There are 28 unique rewards to be unlocked in Vault Card 2, with the full item breakdown below. And even when you’ve scored all the cosmetic and gear rewards, you can still earn endless Eridium—and maybe some coveted Diamond Keys if you’re lucky.

  • 4 pieces of new Legendary gear (2 SMGs, Grenade Mod, Artifact)

  • 4 Vault Hunter Heads

  • 4 shared Vault Hunter Skins

  • 5 ECHO Device skins

  • 1 Weapon skin

  • 6 Weapon Trinkets

  • 2 Emotes

  • 2 Room Decorations

There’s plenty of stuff to do and to look forward to with Borderlands 3’s new content and director’s cut add-on. In fact, the game recently got crossplay thanks to the recent patch and update for the game — which you can read about here.

Borderlands 3 is available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Google Stadia, Mac, and PC

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Fall Guys Update 1.27 Stumbles Out for Fixes This August 5

  by   Alex Co  
1:14 pm in News

Mediatonic has released the Fall Guys update 1.27 August 5 patch, and it’s for a small list of fixes! In addition to that, some known issues have been touched upon as well. Head on below for the full patch notes.

Fall Guys Update 1.27 Patch Notes for August 5:

  • Players are now able to move the camera and toggle names on/off during the countdown of all Rounds
  • Players should no longer fall through platforms after mantling in certain levels
  • Volume of ‘Cheering’ SFX in the background of Season 4 levels has been lowered
  • Volume of Lily drums lowered slightly
  • Improved ability to grab Crown in levels such as Lost Temple, where users were mantling and falling through
  • Disappearing crowns for some players has been fixed (thanks to those who reported/tagged here!)

We are still working on the ability to exit between rounds though you might feel slight improvements, the extent of the fix is not where we want it to be just yet, so please hold tight whilst we continue to investigate that!!!

I will update our public-facing issue tracker soon to reflect the above. Many players have been asking about the issues with characters appearing slightly transparent in games – I will make sure that’s added to our trello if it isn’t there already, as that is being actively investigated 🙂

If you spot any issues, report it to the official Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout support page.

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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy New Trailer Features Lady Hellbender Cinematic

  by   Alex Co  
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We’re just a few months out from Square Enix’s Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy by Eidos-Montreal, and today, there’s a new cinematic trailer out! This Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy new trailer features Lady Hellbender!

With the decision left to the player on which “rare monster” to sell, AKA Groot or Rocket, this memorable moment ignites a chain of events that sees our band of misfits off on their wild ride across the cosmos, caught in a struggle for the fate of the universe.

With behind-the-scenes commentary from Darryl Purdy, Cinematics & Animation Director at Eidos-Montréal, it swiftly becomes clear that not all is what it seems, and Lady Hellbender may not be the cosmic monster trophy hunter the band of misfits have been led to believe.

Eidos-Montreal Darryl Purdy, Cinematics & Animation Director at the studio also shares some insights behind the game’s production in this new video, and how important the role of group performance is and more.

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is set to fly out this October 26 on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. There’s also a cloud version for the Nintendo Switch out on the same date too.

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Battlefield 2042 “Journey of the No-Pats” Part 3 Goes to Singapore With New Screens

  by   Alex Co  
12:03 pm in News

EA is continuing the Battlefield 2042 Journey of the No-Pats story with Part 3 “Coyote Run.” This time, we’re transported to Singapore’s Brani Island! Check out the full story for Part 3, as well as the new screens for today’s story.

Read Battefield 2042 No-Pats Part 2 Here!

Part 4 will be revealed tomorrow and is titled “The Third Faction.” Once it’s up, we’ll share it with our readers.

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Sony Launches PlayStation Summer Playground Challenges for Asia

  by   Alex Co  
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PlayStation fans in Asia, Sony has announced the PlayStation Summer Playground Challenges where fans can participate in order to win gaming accessories and more! Head on for the full schedule and details.

Check out the launch trailer and the complete info straight from the press release!

“Summer Playground” Details

Summer Playground will be held from 5th to 26th Aug 2021. To participate in “Summer Playground”, entrants just need to sign in to their PlayStation™Network (PSN) accounts*3 on www.playstation.com and register at “Summer Playground” Official Website. Upon successful entry, each entrant will become part of a Play Marathon squad consisting of entrants from all participating regions (“Squad”). The Squad will play together to meet the “Squad Goal”. Each entrant will have a chance to win a set of additional prizes by competing the Individual and Trophy Challenge.

Challenge (1): Play Marathon – Squad Challenge

Join the squad and play to clock gaming hours. Once achieved the goal, everyone in the squad can receive an exclusive set of Summer sports-themed TORO avatars.

Challenge (2): Most Valuable Player (MVP) – Individual Challenge

The Top 30 MVPs who play the longest hours in the selected sports titles (Selected Game List) in each participating region will be awarded with a PlayStation®Plus (PS Plus) 12-month membership.

Challenge (3): Greatest of All Time (G.O.A.T) – Trophy Challenge

For the Trophy Challenge, entrants can play any game titles of their choosing. The winners are determined by a Point Value system and the number of Platinum, Gold, Silver and Bronze trophies they earned respectively during the promotion period. The Top 3 entrants with the highest number of points in each participating region will be awarded with an exclusive money-can’t-buy G.O.A.T medal. These Top 3 winners and the next 30 winners of each region can also get PS Store voucher.

Hopefully, other regions and countries will get the same event soon, as this sounds like fun.

In other PlayStation news, Sony has sent out Gran Turismo surveys that are about mental well-being more than anything else, which is quite different.

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Tribes of Midgard Update 1.03 Brings Gameplay Changes & Fixes This August 5

  by   Alex Co  
11:04 am in News

Norsfell has released the Tribes of Midgard update 1.03 this August 5! The developers call this the “Wolf” update and shows up on PS5 as version 1.003! There’s a long list of fixes and adjustments in this patch which are all listed below.

Tribes of Midgard Update 1.03 Patch Notes | Tribes of Midgard Update Wolf 1.03 Patch Notes:

Gameplay Changes

  • Saga Mode – Solo
    • Slight decrease to Helthing HP and Armor
  • Saga Mode – Multiplayer – Small Groups (2-3 Players)
    • Slight decrease to Creature HP, Armor and Damage values
  • Saga Mode – Multiplayer – All Group Sizes
    • Slight decrease to Helthing HP and Armor
    • Slight decrease to Jötunn HP, Armor and Damage
    • Slight decrease to Helthings spawning frequency during the night
  • Survival Mode Unlock:
    • Survival Mode will now unlock for Players at Account Level 2, down from 3
  • Survival Mode – XP Rewards:
    • Fixed an issue that allowed players to earn large amounts of XP after immediately leaving Survival games based on the World State
  • Durability – Swords, Axes and Hammers
    • Moderately increased Durability for Common, Uncommon and Rare weapons
    • Slightly increased Durability for Epic weapons
      • Norsfell: as a result of this change, players who have an active save game at the time of the patch may see their weapon Durability not at full. This is due to the new values being factored in and will show correctly when starting a new World.
  • Durability – Bows:
    • Moderately increased Durability for all Rarities
      • Norsfell: as a result of this change, players who have an active save game at the time of the patch may see their weapon Durability not at full. This is due to the new values being factored in and will show correctly when starting a new World.
  • Repairing Equipment:
    • Slightly reduced the amount of Souls required for fixing Broken Equipment
  • Helthing Loot:
    • Moderately increased the chance for a Helthing to drop Souls when defeated during the night
  • Plant Harvesting:
    • Slight increase to the average amount of Ingredients received when harvesting Plants, like Mushroom Oil, to aid in Potion crafting
  • Healing Statues (Eir Effigy):
    • Increased healing per tick to 150 HP, up from 100 HP for a total of 1500 HP healed over time
  • Angrboða
    • Increased the interval of her Dark Pools ability to inflict damage every 1.25 seconds, up from 1 second
  • Classes – Ranger:
    • Increased the base damage of the Ullr’s Step ability to 300, up from 200
  • Classes – Guardian
    • Increased the base damage of the Laws of Attraction ability to 400, up from 300

Quality of Life

  • For new PC players, the default Frame Rate Limit setting has been set to 60, down from Unlimited.
  • For new PC players, the default Quality, Shadows, Anti-Aliasing, Texture and Effects settings have been set to High, down from Epic.
  • Shop Refresh timer for the Essentials section now refreshes every 24 hours, down from 48 hours.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where some players were unable to claim their Challenge Rewards after fulfilling the criteria.
    • Norsfell: Players may need to re-complete Challenge criteria to trigger rewards that didn’t unlock the first time. For Challenges relating to Season Level, players need only earn XP during a match for the missing rewards to return to a claimable state.
  • Fixed an issue affecting PlayStation users’ ability to access the SHiFT menus
  • Fixed an issue where Groups with a combined player count exceeding 10 could join each other’s matchmaking sessions
  • Fixed some instances of players being stuck in a Charged Shot animation when using the Bow.
  • Fixed an issue with Warden Runes stacking after returning to a Saved game.
  • Fixed an issue where the players’ Records were not updating on the End Results screen.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to matchmake into sessions beyond Day 3.

In other Tribes of Midgard news, players have hit a major milestone in the game, and in turn, the devs are planting a TON of trees! Read up on that here.

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GTA Online Weekly Update August 5 Reset

  by   Alex Co  
10:14 am in News

Rockstar Games has rolled out the GTA Online weekly update August 5, 2021 reset of activities and discounts! Head on below for this week’s recap all in one handy spot!

GTA Online Weekly Update August 5 Reset:

  • New Vehicle: the Vapid Dominator ASP, now available from Southern San Andreas Super Autos
  • Triple GTA$ and RP in Business Battles
  • Double GTA$ and RP in Street Races (available exclusively to LS Car Meet members) and Survivals
  • New Prize Ride Challenge: Car Meet members who place in the top 4 of 5 Pursuit Races this week will win the Annis ZR350 sitting atop the Vapid Slamtruck at the LS Car Meet
  • New Test Rides: The unreleased Emperor Vectre is now available to try out at the LS Car Meet’s Test Track (before it becomes available for purchase next week), alongside the Dinka RT3000 and the brand-new Vapid Dominator ASP
  • LSCM Membership Rewards: the LS Customs Varsity Jacket for visiting the LS Car Meet, the Obey Tee for winning a race in the Street Race Series this week, and a GTA$250K bonus for those who reach (or have reached) Reputation Level 20 between now and August 17
  • The Canis Seminole Frontier is this week’s top prize at the Lucky Wheel
  • Vehicle Discounts: 40% off the Grotti Itali GTO and Vapid Ellie, plus 30% off the Lampadati Tigon, Mammoth Squaddie, and RO-86 Alkonost
  • 50% off Executive Offices
  • Prime Gaming Bonus: Players who connect their Social Club account with Prime Gaming will get a GTA$100K bonus for playing any time this week, plus the Auto Shop property located in Strawberry for free. Any Prime Gaming member who buys it at full price will be given a 100% rebate
  • Prime Gaming Discounts: 50% off the Benefactor BR8 and 80% off the Coquette Blackfin

Discounts:
It’s never been easier to legitimize your operations and keep things above board: all Executive Office properties are half off this week. Meanwhile, take the following vehicle discounts into consideration when it comes to your next ride:

  • Lampadati Tigon – 30% off
  • Mammoth Squaddie – 30% off
  • RO-86 Alkonost – 30% off
  • Vapid Ellie – 40% off
  • Grotti Itali GTO – 40% off

Tune in next week for the next GTA Online weekly update!

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The Ultimate Final Fantasy 14 Cookbook Brings RPG Culinary Delights Home This November 9

  by   Tim Villasor  
August 4, 2021 11:45 pm in News

Prepare to cook dishes with the finest cuisines Hydaelyn has to offer, as The Ultimate Final Fantasy 14 Cookbook brings culinary delights home this November 9!

If you want a sampling of what this fine collection of recipes contains, here’s a sampling video courtesy of Square Enix themselves.,

From preparing a simple Farmer’s Breakfast to concocting a La Noscea’s Rolanberry Cheesecake, there’s plenty to explore in this tome and live out some tasty moments FF 14 style. Here are the key features that the cookbook will bring to interested fans via press release.

  • Exclusive Foreword written by FINAL FANTASY XIV Online Producer and Director, Naoki Yoshida.

  • Perfect for every home cook with step-by-step directions and beautiful photos, learn to make iconic in-game foods, bringing the lush culinary landscape of FINAL FANTASY XIV Online to life.

  • Recipes for every occasion, from quick snacks you can enjoy while exploring Eorzea to decadent desserts and meals fit for royalty, this book contains recipes for both simple and celebratory fare.

  • A stunning addition to your collection, this exquisitely detailed hardcover book is the perfect acquisition for your kitchen library—a must have for every FINAL FANTASY fan.

If you’ve experienced automatic logouts and server issues in Final Fantasy 14, you can read up on the explanations due to population growth in the game here.

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King of Fighters 15 Team Super Heroine Theme Hits Like a Queen

  by   Tim Villasor  
10:42 pm in News

Get ready to brawl with some style and elegance in the next entry of SNK’s KOF series, as King of Fighters 15 Team Super Heroine theme literally hits Like a Queen and showcases why its members are fan favorites!

Here’s the theme to listen and check out via the official SNK twitter page,

Made up of characters that have stayed on in the series since the King of Fighters ’94, Team Super Heroine’s members are the ninja warrior Mai Shiranui, martial artist Yuri Sakazaki, and pop idol fighter Athena Asamiya! This of course is an unexpected pairing for the trio, as Athena is usually the leader and figurehead of the Psycho Soldier Team while Mai and Yuri make up two thirds of the Women’s Team! With King joining Ryo Sakazaki and Robert Garcia for this year’s Art of Fighting roster, that leaves Yuri and Mai to accept a new woman fighter into their group — and thus this new all female fighting trio team is born, which a lot of old school KOF and SNK fans have been waiting for!

If you missed out on the Athena Asamiya trailer as well as the reveal of Team Super Heroine, you can check it out here — and it was also the first time Like a Queen was heard in the background!

The King of Fighters 15 is slated for release on PC and consoles in 2022!

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Aliens Fireteam Elite Day One Update Includes Horde Mode and More

  by   James Lara  
10:27 pm in News

Looks like Cold Iron Studios has a bit of a surprise for Aliens fans, as it has been revealed that the day one update for Aliens Fireteam Elite will indeed include horde mode along with a handful of visual improvements, and fixes.

Clocking in at roughly 14GB, the Aliens Fireteam Elite Day One update has been pushed out on the PlayStation Network, and with it so has the hefty changelog that details a number of changes and features, including the addition of horde mode. While we confirmed horde mode in our previous hands-on preview, it seems that, at least on PlayStation, it won’t be included on disc but as part of the update that players will need to download at release or part of their digital preload.

Do mind that because this update is released two weeks prior to release, it’s likely that there will be another one added on top of this one. However, these will still be part of the initial update that buyers will still need to download. For those who pre-ordered digitally, this will be included in the initial preload download.

Aliens Fireteam Elite Day One Update

New Features

  • Horde Mode
  • Horde mode is in! Complete the campaign and then talk to Shipp back on the Endeavor to open up this new gameplay mode.

Kits, Weapons, and Combat

  • Balance and difficulty pass for all difficulty levels.
  • “Park’s Store” pricing adjustments.

Enemies and Encounters

  • Xenomorph AI and pathing improvements
  • Population adjustments for multiple campaigns.

Content and Environments

  • Balance and difficulty pass for all difficulty levels.
  • Additional Polish and bug fixing for the end escape sequence in the final mission of “The Only Way to Be Sure” campaign.
  • Targeted GPU/CPU optimizations and performance improvements for PC and all console platforms.
  • Environment and lighting visual improvements across all campaigns.
  • Numerous environment and lighting bug fixes across all campaigns.

General

  • Gameplay and GPU Optimizations
  • Matchmaking stability and bug fixing
  • AI Teammate bug fixing and improvements Localization
  • Support added for:
    • Chinese (Simplified)
    • Chinese (Traditional)
    • French
    • German
    • Italian
    • Portuguese (Brazil)
    • Russian
    • Spanish
    • Czech
    • Polish
    • Korean

Looks to be addressing quite a few things here, and we’re glad to see that Cold Iron Studio is working very hard to ensure the release goes as smooth as possible. It won’t be long now my Colonial Marines compadres, as soon we will be fending off against a rampaging horde of Xenomorphs. 

Aliens Fireteam Elite is set for release this August 24 on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.

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XDefiant Showcases 6 Minutes of Intense Shooting Gameplay

  by   Tim Villasor  
9:58 pm in News

Prepare to dive into a first-person shooter experience with a lot of action and potential, as XDefiant showcases 6 minutes of intense shooting gameplay — hyping up the Closed Test event for the game starting this August 5!

Here’s the gameplay video released by the folks at IGN.

With the Closed Test of XDefiant, lucky participants will be able to play through a sampling of the game — with five unique game modes to course through and 10 different maps to engage and battle in with others. Players will also get to choose a Defiant character from one of the four factions that were introduced, so there’s plenty to do and test out just before the game is released later this year.

For an overview of what XDefiant has to offer for shooter fans, here’s the details from the game’s official website.

 

Personalized Playstyle

Personalize your Defiant to match your playstyle. Choose your faction, traits, abilities, and ultras. Select from an arsenal of primary and secondary weapons, attachments, and a device to complete your loadout – then tweak it on the fly to adapt to an ever-changing battlefield.

Competitive Clashes

Tom Clancy’s XDefiant offers a variety of competitive 6v6 arena and linear game modes, such as Domination and Escort. Combine that with a large pool of uniquely designed maps in rotation and no two matches will feel the same.

Diverse Factions of Defiants

Wolves, Outcasts, Cleaners, and Echelon factions battling across iconic locations is just the starting point. We’ll keep adding to our cast of Defiants as the game evolves, drawing on a range of characters and abilities from the Clancy universe and beyond.

We reported that the XDefiant Closed Test was so strict that very detailed NDA were signed, and you can read about that here.

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MP1st Is Giving Away 2 EPOS B2O Microphones! Enter to Win Here

  by   Alex Co  
8:45 pm in News

Are you looking to start your own Twitch channel, or make your own YouTube videos? Or perhaps you just want a banging microphone to use while talking to your friends online? Whatever the case is, MP1st has you covered! Thanks to our friends at EPOS Gaming, we are giving away two (2) EPOS B20 microphones!

Valued at $199 each, the giveaway is open to continental US only (no PO boxes) — sorry! We don’t make the rules, we just follow them. People can enter via the widgets below, while we will also pick a winner based on their comment regarding “How Would You Use Your B20 mic for the first time if you win?” Again, leave a comment answering that question, as we’ll be picking one winner from social media, and another in the comments!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

In case you haven’t checked the mic out, go read our review right here!

Winners will be contacted via social media (Twitter, Facebook) or email. We will give the winner three (3) days to reply once we’ve sent the email, and after that, they will forfeit their prize, and we’ll pick someone else. Winners will have the mic sent to them directly.

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