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Borderlands 3 “True Trials” Begins Tomorrow, “Revenge of the Cartels” in June

Vault Hunters, get ready to boot up Borderlands 3 on May 13, as the “True Trials” limited time mini-event kicks off in a six-week run, with new challenges to arise in the Proving Grounds map. Immediately after, on June 24, the seasonal event “Revenge of the Cartels” makes a much-awaited return.

The first trial, True Trial of Survival, begins at  “9 AM PT in Devil’s Razor (Pandora), with The Lob and Lucky 7 up for grabs as rewards.”

Every Thursday, players entering the Proving Ground trials for the “True Trials” will be greeted with buffed-up final bosses with increased damage and health. Those who succeed will be generously awarded two legendary items chosen by the Borderlands 3 development team. At the end of each week, the chest will also consist of legendary items regardless of time or objective completion.

The rewards will change from week to week but will always include one weapon selected from the base game’s loot pool and another from one of Borderlands 3’s six add-ons.

This mini-event will be closely followed by “The Revengence of Revenge of the Cartels.” More information will follow on the official website.

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New Battlefield Game Will Be a “Relaunch” of the Franchise, Will Have “Unbelievable Player Counts”

While Battlefield 5 might not have been the franchise’s high point, it looks like EA is looking at this year’s new Battlefield game as a relaunch of the franchise, and it also seems like one of the rumors that surfaced earlier this year is true as well.

During EA’s quarterly earnings report, EA CEO Andrew Wilson talked about how Battlefield 2021 is the “relaunch” of the franchise.”

 We’re really excited about Battlefield, everything I’ve seen in the game is spectacular. And I think it’s going to be an amazing relaunch of that franchise this year and will lead us into an incredible live service for the future.

Wilson adds, that he has seen the new Battlefield game reveal trailer, and that it’s “incredible.” In addition to that, he mentions how the game will feature “unbelievable player counts” suggesting that the rumors of 128-player matches  are indeed in the cards– something the publisher alluded to earlier this year as well, when they mentioned the game would feature “more players than ever before.”

We’re going to talk about a lot around that in the months to come starting next month with our reveal trailer, which I have a chance of seeing the work in progress last week and it is incredible. What the team has been able to do in the context of next-generation consoles and epic scale battles, unbelievable player counts, destruction in terms of those which is really incredible, and it’s a very innovative and creative mode for the future of the franchise.

In the same report, EA confirmed that this year’s Battlefield game will appear on both last-gen and current-gen consoles.

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Mystery Remedy AAA Title With Epic Games Enters Full Production

Fans wondering when the next project of Max Payne and Alan Wake makers will start now have a major update of sorts, as the mystery Remedy Entertainment AAA title with Epic Games is now officially underway as the project enters full production!

In their first quarter 2021 business review report, Remedy has stated that production on their AAA title is beginning soon — and has also given updates on their Crossfire games and Vanguard as well.

The Crossfire team is finalizing the single-player operations for Smilegate’s CrossfireX and Crossfire HD. With both of these games launching in 2021, this is a significant year for Crossfire. Remedy’s AAA game project with Epic Games is soon moving into full production, and the second, smaller-scale game continues in full production mode. With Vanguard, our free-to-play co-op game project, we have now defined many of the core elements of the game. Development progresses at a good pace, internal playtesting continues, and we are starting the next phase of closed external gameplay testing.

Speaking of Remedy Entertainment, one of the rumors we reported was that an Alan Wake sequel was in development. Whether that will be one of the projects they’ll reveal down the line is anyone’s guess, but fans of the game will surely embrace it once it’s confirmed.

Source: Remedy Entertainment

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New PlayStation Store Sale This Week “Extended Play” Has Over 300 Games Discounted

Sony has launched the new PlayStation Store sale this week, and it’s called the “Extended Play” sale, and runs from today (May 12) up to May 27! There are loads of titles discounted once again, and here they are.

New PlayStation Store Sale This Week “Extended Play” List of Games:

Game PS+ Price Discount % Off
10 Second Ninja X $1.99 80%
101 Ways to Die $5.99 40%
7 Days to Die $7.49 75%
9th Dawn III $7.99 $11.19 30%
[Prototype] $5.99 80%
Abyss Odyssey: Extended Dream Edition $2.99 80%
Afterparty $11.99 40%
Afterparty Bundle: Game + Dynamic Theme + Avatars $14.39 40%
Age of Wonders: Planetfall $12.49 75%
Age of Wonders: Planetfall – Deluxe Edition $14.99 75%
Agents of Mayhem – Total Mayhem Bundle $7.49 75%
Alien: Isolation $5.99 80%
America’s Greatest Game Shows: Wheel of Fortune & Jeopardy! $13.99 65%
Anniversary Collection Arcade Classics $4.99 75%
Assassin’s Creed Antiquity Pack $24.99 75%
Assassin’s Creed Legendary Collection $59.99 70%
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Gold Edition $24.99 75%
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate $8.99 70%
Assassin’s Creed Unity $8.99 70%
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla + Immortals Fenyx Rising Bundle $65.99 40%
Assassin’s Creed Origins – Gold Edition $19.99 80%
Assetto Corsa – Ultimate Edition $7.99 80%
Azur Lane: Crosswave Deluxe Bundle $23.99 60%
Batman: Return to Arkham $5.99 70%
Battlefield 1 Revolution $7.99 80%
Batu Ta Batu $2.49 $2.99 40%
Bedlam: The Game by Christopher Brookmyre $5.99 40%
Bee Simulator $13.99 65%
Beyond Eyes $2.99 80%
BFF or Die $4.79 $5.59 30%
Black Clover: Quartet Knights – Deluxe Edition $11.99 84%
Blackwood Crossing $9.59 40%
Blood & Truth $14.79 63%
Bombfest $3.89 70%
Bravo Team $9.99 50%
Brunswick Pro Billiards $9.99 50%
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Gold Edition $23.99 60%
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Digital Deluxe $39.99 60%
Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Zombies Chronicles Deluxe $39.99 60%
Call of Duty: Ghosts – Gold Edition $19.79 67%
Call of Duty: WWII – Digital Deluxe $39.99 60%
Castle Crashers Remastered $8.99 40%
Castlevania Anniversary Collection $4.99 75%
Celeste $5.99 70%
Chasm $7.99 $9.99 50%
Citizens of Earth $2.99 80%
Citizens of Space $4.49 70%
Close to the Sun Digital Deluxe $10.49 $11.99 60%
Construction Simulator 2 US – Console Edition $5.99 60%
Construction Simulator 3 – Console Edition $8.99 40%
Constructor $7.99 80%
Contra Anniversary Collection $4.99 75%
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time $38.99 35%
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled + Spyro Game Bundle $29.99 60%
Creature in the Well $7.49 50%
Crysis Remastered $29.69 1%
Crysis Remastered $14.99 50%
Dark Mystery $1.19 80%
de Blob 2 $7.49 75%
Dead Rising Triple Pack $14.87 75%
Deliver Us The Moon Digital Deluxe $13.49 $14.99 50%
Demon’s Tilt $9.99 50%
Detroit: Become Human Digital – Deluxe Edition $14.99 50%
Devil May Cry 4 Special Edition $7.49 70%
Devil May Cry HD Collection $14.99 50%
Devil May Cry HD Collection & 4SE Bundle $19.79 56%
Dishonored & Prey: The Arkane Collection $49.99 50%
DMC4SE Demon Hunter Bundle $8.99 75%
Don’t Starve: Console Edition + Reign of Giants Expansion $9.49 50%
Doom + Wolfenstein II Bundle $27.99 60%
Doraemon Story Of Seasons $12.49 75%
Dreamfall Chapters $6.99 65%
Dungeons 3 $14.99 50%
Elite Dangerous $11.99 60%
Empire of Sin – Deluxe Edition $34.99 30%
Empire of Sin – Premium Edition $48.99 30%
Enter the Gungeon $7.49 50%
Epic World $0.99 75%
Euro Fishing: Urban Edition $7.49 70%
Evan’s Remains $2.79 60%
Everybody’s Golf VR $9.89 67%
Farmer’s Dynasty $11.99 70%
Farpoint $9.99 50%
FIFA 21 Champions Edition $19.99 75%
Final Fantasy XV Multiplayer: Comrades $4.99 50%
Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition $17.49 50%
Fishing Sim World: Pro Tour – Collector’s Edition $22.49 55%
Flying Soldiers $8.09 $8.99 50%
Forager $11.99 40%
Game Tengoku CruisinMix Special $14.99 50%
Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved $4.94 67%
Gladiator: Blades of Fury $0.99 80%
Goat Simulator $2.49 75%
Goat Simulator: The GOATY $6.24 75%
God’s Trigger $5.24 65%
Gorogoa $4.49 70%
Grip Digital Deluxe $9.99 80%
Hand of Fate $5.99 70%
Handball 21 $19.99 50%
Hasbro Family Fun Pack – Conquest Edition $11.99 70%
Hasbro Family Fun Pack – Super Edition $14.99 75%
Hatsune Miku VR $14.99 40%
Heavy Fire: Red Shadow $7.99 60%
Helldivers Super-Earth – Ultimate Edition $9.99 75%
Hero must die. again $13.99 65%
Home Sweet Home $11.99 60%
Homefront: The Revolution ‘Freedom Fighter’ Bundle $7.99 80%
Horned Knight $3.89 $4.49 25%
Horror Adventure $0.99 90%
Horse Racing 2016 $0.99 90%
Hunting Simulator $7.99 80%
Hunting Simulator 2 Bear Hunter Edition $29.99 50%
Hustle Kings VR $7.99 60%
Immortal Legacy: The Jade Cipher $9.99 50%
inFAMOUS First Light $7.49 50%
Inferno 2 $3.24 $3.74 25%
Injustice: Gods Among Us – Ultimate Edition $4.99 75%
Island Time VR $7.49 50%
It’s Quiz Time $11.99 40%
Journey Collector’s Edition $9.99 60%
Jump Force – Deluxe Edition $22.49 75%
Jump Stars $1.99 80%
Just Cause 3 $2.99 85%
Just Cause 3: XXL Edition $4.49 85%
Just Cause 4: Reloaded $7.99 80%
Just Dance 2021 $19.99 60%
Just Dance 2021 $19.99 60%
Kerbal Space Program Enhanced Edition Complete $26.99 55%
Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 +2.5 ReMIX $12.49 75%
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue $14.99 75%
Koihime Enbu RyoRaiRai $9.99 50%
Labyrinth Life – Deluxe Edition $31.49 $48.99 30%
Late Shift $6.24 50%
Left Alive Day One Edition $14.99 75%
LEGO DC Super-Villains $11.99 80%
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 – Deluxe Edition $8.74 75%
LEGO Marvel’s Avengers – Deluxe Edition $7.49 75%
LEGO The Incredibles $11.99 80%
Let’s Sing Country $29.24 35%
Lethal VR $3.74 75%
Life is Strange Complete Season $3.99 80%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm – Deluxe Edition $4.99 80%
Life is Strange: Before the Storm Complete Season $3.39 80%
Little Nightmares II $23.99 20%
Little Nightmares II – Deluxe Edition $29.99 25%
Lost Wing $4.79 $5.59 30%
Luckslinger $7.49 $7.99 20%
Lumini $4.99 $5.99 40%
Manifest 99 $2.99 50%
Mega Man Legacy Collection 1 & 2 Combo Pack $14.99 50%
Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2 $19.99 50%
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain $5.99 70%
Metal Slug Anthology $4.99 75%
Monkey King: Hero is back $11.99 70%
Monopoly Family Fun Pack $5.99 70%
Monopoly Plus $4.49 70%
Monster Energy Supercross – Special Edition $5.99 80%
Monster Energy Supercross 4 – Special Edition $55.99 30%
Monster Energy Supercross 4 – Special Edition $55.99 30%
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Master Edition Digital Deluxe $37.49 25%
Monster Jam Steel Titans 2 $29.99 $31.99 20%
Monster Of The Deep: Final Fantasy XV $14.99 50%
MotoGP 18 $3.99 80%
MotoGP 19 $5.99 80%
Murdered: Soul Suspect $1.99 90%
Mxgp Pro $5.99 80%
Naruto Shippuden – Ultimate Ninja Storm Legacy $13.99 80%
Naruto Shippuden – Ultimate Ninja Storm Trilogy $15.99 60%
Need for Speed $4.99 75%
Need for Speed Heat – Deluxe Edition $13.99 80%
Need for Speed Payback $7.99 60%
Newt One $2.99 70%
NHL 21 – Deluxe Edition $23.79 66%
NHL 21 Great Eight Edition $27.99 65%
Nine Parchments $4.99 75%
Ninja Senki DX $2.49 50%
Oceanhorn – Monster of Uncharted Seas $5.99 60%
Octodad: Dadliest Catch $5.09 66%
Okage: Shadow King $4.99 50%
One Piece Grand Cruise $4.99 50%
One Piece World Seeker – Deluxe Edition $22.49 75%
One Piece: Burning Blood $8.99 85%
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4 – Deluxe Edition $44.99 50%
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows – Deluxe Edition $23.99 70%
Outbreak: Epidemic $5.84 55%
Outbreak: The New Nightmare $5.84 55%
Overcooked! + Overcooked! 2 $13.99 60%
Overcooked! 2 – Gourmet Edition $22.74 50%
Overruled! $2.99 80%
Oxenfree Bundle: Game + Dynamic Theme $3.59 70%
Oxenfree Bundle: Game + Dynamic Theme + Avatars $4.19 70%
Paladins Deluxe Edition $35.99 40%
Paladins Gold Edition $14.99 50%
Paladins Season Pass 2021 $26.24 25%
Paladins Starter Edition $7.49 25%
Party Arcade $9.89 34%
Pba Pro Bowling $7.49 50%
Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight $14.99 50%
Persona 5 – Ultimate Edition $19.54 77%
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy $20.09 33%
Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare $4.99 75%
Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville – Deluxe Edition $14.99 70%
Portal Knights $7.99 60%
Prey + Dishonored 2 Bundle $25.99 60%
Prison Architect: PlayStation4 Edition $6.24 75%
Project Cars 2 – Deluxe Edition $13.49 85%
Project Cars 3 – Deluxe Edition $37.99 60%
Project Highrise: Architect’s Edition $7.49 75%
Prototype2 $7.99 80%
Psychonauts In The Rhombus Of Ruin $9.99 50%
Pure Farming 2018: Digital – Deluxe Edition $13.99 65%
Rad $4.99 75%
Raging Justice $2.99 80%
Rainswept $4.99 $5.99 40%
Rayman Legends $4.99 75%
Rayon Riddles – Rise of the Goblin King $2.39 80%
Rebel Cops $4.99 50%
Ride 3 – Gold Edition $10.49 85%
RiftStar Raiders $11.99 40%
Rogue Company: Rogue Edition $18.74 25%
Rogue Company: Rogue Edition $18.74 25%
Rogue Company: Ultimate Edition $37.49 25%
Rogue Company: Ultimate Edition $37.49 25%
Rogue Company: Year 1 Pass $21.24 15%
Rogue Company: Year 1 Pass $21.24 15%
Rugby 20 $17.49 65%
Sakura Wars Digital – Deluxe Edition $35.99 55%
Scribblenauts Showdown $7.99 80%
Senko no Ronde 2 $11.99 70%
Shadow Warrior $7.49 75%
Shadow Warrior 2 $9.99 75%
Shadwen $4.24 75%
Shalnor Legends: Sacred Lands $2.99 70%
Shiftlings $4.94 67%
Slay the Spire $12.49 50%
Sleeping Dogs – Definitive Edition $4.49 85%
Slime Rancher $5.99 70%
Smite Ultimate God Pack Bundle $14.99 50%
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered $5.24 85%
Space Hulk: Deathwing – Enhanced Edition $7.49 75%
Space Pirate Trainer $5.99 60%
Space Rift $7.99 60%
Star Wars Battlefront – Ultimate Edition $4.99 75%
Starlink: Battle For Atlas – Deluxe Edition $11.99 85%
Stellaris: Console Edition – Deluxe Edition $19.79 67%
Stifled $5.99 70%
Stories: The Path of Destinies $4.49 70%
Stunt Kite Masters VR $1.99 $2.99 70%
Super Kids Racing $0.99 90%
Super Neptunia Rpg Deluxe Bundle $31.49 50%
SuperMash $3.99 80%
Supraland $14.99 25%
Surf World Series $8.99 40%
Surviving Mars – Digital Deluxe Edition $9.99 75%
Surviving Mars – First Colony Edition $16.24 75%
Sword Art Online Alicization Lycoris – Deluxe Edition $62.99 40%
Team Sonic Racing & Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD $24.99 50%
Tennis World Tour $11.99 80%
Tennis World Tour – Legends Edition $14.99 80%
Tennis World Tour 2 $19.99 50%
Tennis World Tour: Roland-Garros Edition $21.99 60%
The American Dream $9.99 50%
The Bunker $7.99 60%
The Catch: Carp & Coarse $11.24 55%
The Deadly Tower of Monsters $2.99 80%
The Escapists + The Escapists: The Walking Dead Collection $8.99 70%
The Escapists: Supermax Edition $7.49 70%
The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker $5.84 55%
The Jackbox Party Pack $9.99 60%
The Jackbox Party Pack 2 $9.99 60%
The Last of Us: Left Behind Stand Alone $4.99 50%
The LEGO Games Bundle $24.99 75%
The Order: 1886 $9.99 50%
The Outer Worlds: Board-Approved Bundle $59.99 25%
The Quiet Man $3.74 75%
The Shapeshifting Detective $10.39 20%
The Sinking City $12.49 $14.99 70%
The Sinking City: Necronomicon Edition $18.74 $22.49 70%
The Surge 2 – Premium Edition $14.99 75%
The Survivalists – Deluxe Edition $13.49 50%
The Unicorn Princess $14.99 50%
The Unknown City (Horror Begins Now…..Episode 1) $1.04 85%
The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Miniseries $5.99 60%
The Walking Dead: The Final Season $8.99 55%
The Yakuza Origins Digital Bundle $29.99 40%
The Yakuza Remastered Collection $29.99 25%
theHunter: Call of the Wild $11.99 60%
Thief $1.99 90%
This Is the Police 2 $8.99 70%
Those Who Remain $8.99 $9.99 50%
Tiny Troopers Joint Ops $1.19 $1.59 80%
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands – Standard Edition $14.99 70%
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands – Ultimate Edition $35.99 70%
Tomb Raider – Definitive Edition $2.99 85%
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 – Cross-Gen Deluxe Bundle $39.99 20%
Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded $14.99 70%
Tour de France 2018 $3.99 80%
Tour de France 2019 $7.99 80%
Track Lab $7.99 60%
Trackmania Turbo $3.99 90%
Train Sim World 2 – Deluxe Edition $22.49 55%
Train Sim World 2020 Collector’s Edition $21.99 60%
Trials Rising $5.99 70%
Trials Rising – Gold Edition $11.99 60%
Trine 2: Complete Story $4.99 75%
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power $5.49 75%
Trine Trilogy $7.49 75%
Trover Saves the Universe $10.49 65%
Truck Racing Championship $29.99 50%
Tumble VR $4.99 50%
Two Point Hospital: Jumbo Edition $31.99 20%
UbiArt Game Bundle $13.99 65%
UFC 4 – Deluxe Edition $27.99 60%
Unravel $4.99 75%
V-Rally 4 – Ultimate Edition $15.99 80%
Valhalla Hills – Definitive Edition $4.99 75%
Void Bastards $14.99 50%
Vosaria: Lair of the Forgotten $2.99 70%
Warface – Heroic Edition $4.49 $7.49 50%
Warface – Legendary Edition $7.49 $12.49 50%
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr Complete Collection $10.49 85%
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr | Imperium edition $10.99 80%
Warhammer Pack: Hack and Slash $23.99 70%
Warhammer: Chaosbane $11.99 70%
Warhammer: Chaosbane Slayer Edition $23.99 60%
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 $7.49 75%
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 – Premium Edition $11.24 75%
Watch Dogs 2 – Gold Edition $17.99 80%
We should talk. $4.89 30%
Where the Bees Make Honey $2.99 70%
WipEout Omega Collection $9.99 50%
Wizard of Legend $6.39 60%
Worbital $3.24 $4.41 66%
World to the West $9.99 50%
Worms Rumble $9.74 35%
WRC 5 eSports Edition $6.99 80%
Wrc 6 Fia World Rally Championship $9.99 80%
Wrc 7 Fia World Rally Championship $9.99 80%
Wrc 8 Deluxe Edition Fia World Rally Championship $14.99 75%
WRC 9 Deluxe Edition Fia World Rally Championship $20.99 $26.99 55%
WRC 9 Fia World Rally Championship $17.49 $22.49 55%
Wrc Collection $27.49 75%
Wwe 2K20 – Deluxe Edition $29.69 67%
Yooka-Laylee: Buddy Duo Bundle $13.49 70%
DLC Sale PS+ Price Discount % Off
Assassin’s Creed Origins Season Pass $15.99 60%
Destiny 2: Beyond Light $26.79 33%
Destiny 2: Beyond Light + Season $33.49 33%
Generation Zero – Fnix Rising $3.99 50%
Just Cause 4 – Expansion Pass $7.49 75%
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Digital Deluxe $26.79 33%
Smite Season Pass 2021 $29.99 25%
The Surge 2 – Season Pass $7.49 50%
Trails of Cold Steel III: Premium Cosmetic Bundle $11.99 60%
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr Complete Upgrade Pack $5.99 85%

If there are more sales on-going today, we’ll let our readers know.

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EA: Apex Legends Microtransactions Passes Over $600M for the Year; Over $1B Life-to-Date

It’s no secret by now that Apex Legends has been a massive success to Respawn, and of course, publisher EA. Just how successful? It’s now reached the BILLION mark in terms of revenue.

In EA’s latest quarterly earnings report, EA Chief Financial Officer Blake Jorgensen shared some of the cash figures the free-to-play shooter has generated for EA so far, and thee results are astounding!

We suggested it would deliver over $1 billion in life-to-date net bookings by the end of the quarter; it actually passed that milestone with half of the quarter to go. Apex Legends delivered over $600 million for the year, well above our original expectation of $300 million to $400 million. Importantly, Apex Legends steadily grew through the last year. While Apex surely benefited from a stay-at-home tailwind, the upwards trajectory is driven by the game teams and the content they are delivering. That is, this strength is structural. – Blake Jorgensen, EA Chief Financial Officer

I always knew Apex Legends drew in the cash, but at this rate? That is seriously amazing.

In other Apex Legends news, make sure to check out the patch released yesterday to see what fixes were made.

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Fortnite Update 1.000.027 Released on PS5

Following yesterday’s Fortnite v16.40 patch, Epic Games has released the Fortnite update 1.000.027 May 12 path on the PS5. It seems this patch is only for the PS5 version and is to prevent crashing issues and then some.

Fortnite Update 1.000.027 May 12 Patch Notes:

Here’s what Epic Games had to say about today’s update:

We are deploying a maintenance patch on PlayStation 5 to address stability issues.

The patch will be available to download when starting your game or after your match.

Due to the maintenance patch currently being deployed on PlayStation 5, the Teen Titans Cup will be extended by one hour on the Middle East server.

That’s about it. We’re expecting another hotfix out (though it might be server-side) to make its way for more fixes, and if it’s released, we’ll let our readers know.

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EA: Battlefield Will Lead Up to “Incredible Live Service for the Future”

While Battlefield 5 might be the first Battlefield game that touched on the “live service” model, it seems it won’t be the last, as EA CEO Andrew Wilson confirmed the franchise is continuing down that path.

In today’s quarterly earnings call, EA big boss Andrew Wilson muses that the franchise has an “incredible” live service for the future.

We’re really excited about Battlefield… it’s going to lead up to an incredible live service for the future

In the same call, Wilson wouldn’t confirm or deny that Battlefield is headed the annual release model stating that there is nothing to announce “right now.”

Nothing to announce right now around the annualization of the Battlefield franchise” or to the modes to be included in Battlefield 2021

Battlefield’s chief rival in the gaming space, Call of Duty, is on an annual release schedule.

In the same earnings call, EA confirmed that Battlefield 2021 will be released on last-gen and current-gen consoles.

Thanks, Westie!

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Battlefield 2021 Confirmed for Last-Gen and Current-Gen Consoles

Contrary to rumors, it looks like Battlefield 2021 will be playable on both last-gen and current-gen consoles! That means, those on PS4 and Xbox One, you’ll be  able to partake in the destruction coming later this year!

This was confirmed by EA during the publisher’s quarterly earnings report. In it, an EA’s CEO, Andrew Wilson confirmed that Battlefield 2021 (no official name yet) will be available for “current” and “next-gen,” since most are referring to the PS5 and Xbox Series X cycle as “next-gen.”

In the same call, EA confirmed that the game will feature “game-changing destruction.”

We’ll have more on Battlefield and EA’s earnings report within the day.

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EA: New Battlefield Game Will Have “Game-Changing Destruction,” Will Be Showcased Throughout Summer

While we already know that EA will reveal the new Battlefield game (still untitled as of the moment) next month, it looks like we’re going to get more than just that and EA Play. Not only that, but prepare for what EA calls “game-changing destruction,” which should be familiar to Battlefield: Bad Company 2, and Battlefield 4 players.

The game has everything that fans love about Battlefield; Epic Scale, all out warfare, unexpected moments, and game changing destruction. And it takes it all to the next level through  the power of next-gen consoles and PC. We’re excited to reveal the game to fans next month, and show a lot more about the game throughout the summer.

In EA’s quarterly earnings report, the publisher mentioned that fans can expect “game-changing destruction,” which adds fuel to the rumors that Battlefield 2021 will feature “levolution on steroids.”
As someone who loved the destruction in Bad Company 2, and Battlefield 4, and kind of was disappointed that Battlefield 1 and BF5 featured it less, I’m excited to see how DICE handles this “game-changing” destruction.

We’ll have more on EA’s earnings call later in the day and tomorrow,
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NieR Re(in)carnation US Trailer Drops as Pre-Registration for the Mobile Game Opens

Prepare to dive into the world of NieR with your mobile devices at hand, as a new NieR Re(in)carnation US trailer drops online just as pre-registration for the mobile game opens up for gamers to sign up for!

Here’s the new promotional trailer released by Square Enix.

Here’s the details about the North American release of this mobile game via press release.

SQUARE ENIX® and Applibot, Inc. today announced that pre-registration for the North American, European and Korean version of NieR Re[in]carnation, the first mobile title in the NieR series, is now live in select regions*. Bringing together an all-star team including creative director YOKO TARO, composer Keiichi Okabe from MONACA and producer Yosuke Saito, the Action Command RPG NieR Re[in]carnation tells the story of a girl who awakens in a mysterious place known as The Cage. Guided by a creature who calls herself Mama, the girl sets off on a journey through The Cage to reclaim what she has lost and to atone for her sins.

In related Square Enix game news, FFXI Online has added a new chapter to The Voracious Resurgence storyline.

Pre-Registration for the game can be found here. NieR Re(in)carnation will be available on iOS and Android devices!

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Overwatch 2 PvP Gameplay Changes to Be Revealed Live on May 20

The Overwatch dev team will be going live on Twitch on May 20 at 12 pm/noon PDT to give fans of the game a preview of new changes coming to Overwatch 2 PvP!

The live stream will feature Game Director Aaron Keller, Lead Hero Designer Geoff Goodman, and Associate Art Director Dion Rogers. Hosted by Matt “Mr. X” Morello and Mitch “Uber” Leslie, the team will showcase Overwatch 2 new maps and other major gameplay updates.

You can watch Keller talk about the updates here:

The stream will also be joined by content creators, Stylosa and Cuppcaake.

Additionally, a development Ask-Me-Anything is scheduled on May 24 at the Overwatch Subreddit. In celebration of its fifth anniversary, the dev team will be addressing the changes in the game spanning those five years of development.

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Apex Legends Update 1.68 May 11 for Gameplay Fixes

While legends just got the big Apex Legends Legacy patch last week that atteacted so many players the game couldn’t even handle it, Respawn Entertainment has released the Apex Legends update 1.68 May 11 patch, and this brought in a host of new fixes.

Apex Legends Update 1.68 May 11 Patch Notes:

According to Respawn Entertainment, there are two patches on the way today! One is client-side (which is this patch), while another will be a playlist update.

Client-Side Patch Notes:

  • Fixed an error that was preventing players from logging in (“Array index 1 is out of range”).
  • Arena Matches will now end if there are no players left on the enemy team.
  • Arenas should now track “time survived” more consistently.
  • Arenas should no longer display the “Apex Legends” screen transition with incorrect textures sometimes.
  • Fixed low detail player models in the lobby. Goodbye derpy blob Legends, you will be missed.
  • Valkyrie’s passive no longer highlights players that are not alive and/or in spectator mode.
  • Bloodhound will no longer be able to see tracking markers for Valkyrie while she’s using her jet pack. This is a temporary measure done to improve stability — we’ll look to restore this in a future patch.
  • Addressed an error with the Stats page which was triggered by switching back and forth between Arenas stats and Battle Royale stats.
  • Valkyrie bundle promo image now properly directs players to the in-game store.
  • General stability improvements.

The server-side playlist update is out in “late afternoon” (PT) and will include the following:

Once we get wind of the next patch, we’ll let our readers know.

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Destiny 2 Update 2.18 May 11 Fires Out for Season of the Splicer Patch 3.2.0

As expected, give the previous announcement, the Destiny 2 update 2.18 May 11 patch is live, bringing the Season of the Splicer! This is also called the Destiny 2 patch 3.2.0, and we have the details below.

Destiny 2 Update 2.18 May 11 Patch Notes:

Estimated Size: 5GB

Activities  

General

  • Four Lost Sectors have been added to the daily rotation of Legend or Master difficulty Lost Sectors!
  • Fixed case-by-case issues with unresponsive or clumping combatants across various activities.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent AI enemies from firing in some 6-player activities when there are a lot of enemies alive in the area.

Crucible

  • 6v6 Crucible activities have an updated intro experience.
    • You can now cycle through your teammates to view metrics associated with the activity you’re entering.
  • Momentum Control and Team Scorched have returned and will be available as part of the weekly playlist rotation.
  • Adjusted The Dead Cliff’s spawn points so that players are no longer placed on the edge of the cliff on match start.
  • Fixed defeat audio sound for teammate defeats in private matches and in Showdown.
  • Disabled mercy rule in private matches.
  • Players can now join a private match in progress at any time, regardless of team scores or time remaining.
  • Fixed inaccessible Heavy ammo placements on Distant Shore, Bannerfall, Widow’s Court, and Altar of Flame.

Gambit

  • Fixed a rare issue that could result in fronts not rotating due to a single living enemy hiding at a previously cleared front on the other side of the map.
  • Fixed an incorrect wave progression on Legion’s Folly (Vex).
  • Fixed an issue where a Scorn Abomination could become friendly and start attacking other Scorn.
  • Fixed an issue where dropped motes would disappear immediately if the opposing team summoned their primeval.
  • Fixed an issue where combatants in the Deep Six Gambit map would sometimes fail to move around or take cover.
  • Fixed an issue that was allowing Warlock players to exploit Blink related abilities to remain on the opposing side during invasions in Gambit.

New Light Campaign

  • Improved the explanations in some tutorial messages.
  • Tutorial messages will no longer pop up to distract players during Crucible and Gambit matches.
  • Fixed an issue where players could abandon the ‘A Spark of Hope’ quest and not be able to recover it from the Quest Archive vendor in the Tower.

Destination Patrol

  • The Moon:
    • Fixed an issue where some quest enemies in Moon free roam would immediately respawn after being defeated.
    •  Fixed an issue where the Hive Rune could be missing from one of the stones from a chest puzzle on the Moon.
    • Fixed an issue where some of the chest puzzles on the Moon weren’t appearing.
  • Cosmodrome:
    • Shaw Han now offers repeatable Cosmodrome bounties.
    • Fixed an issue where players could get stuck behind the boss portal in the Veles Labyrinth Lost Sector.
    • The Hive under the helicopters in the Divide will now always be that Ogre who first killed you back in 2014.
    • All forgotten dead Ghosts left around the Cosmodrome have been removed and properly laid to rest.
    • The Grottos now has player containment volumes around its water boundaries.
  • Dreaming City:
    • Fixed an issue where filling up your quest/bounty slots could result in players losing an ‘A Small Gift’ pursuit awarded to them.

Strikes

  • Fallen S.A.B.E.R.:
    • During the first encounter inside Rasputin’s bunker, the death volume inside the bottomless pits has been lowered to give players a chance to recover.
    • Sped up the transition from orbit briefing dialog to the gameplay by a few seconds.
    • Fixed an issue where dialog lines from the previous area’s public events could play during the Warsat encounter.
    • Player’s Ghosts now immediately revive when the strike ends.
    • The first fireteam member to enter the Warsat area should now reliably see the Warsat falling – be careful!
  • The Devil’s Lair:
    • Removed some objects that could be interacted with but had no effect.
    • Fixed an issue where players could get stuck in the air during the Sepiks Prime boss fight when using Thundercrash.
    • Fixed an issue where Sepiks Prime was taking more damage than intended.
  • Inverted Spire:
    • As the boss fight progresses to lower layers, any player’s Ghost left above will now spawn on the current layer.
  • Warden of Nothing:
    • Fixed an issue where the number of champions killed was not always being tracked correctly.
    • Fixed an issue where some Cabal champions were missing from the arena fight in the ruins of the old Prison of Elders.
  • The Corrupted:
    • Fixed an issue where players could get stuck behind in the Ogre room if other members of the fireteam ran too far ahead of them.
  • The Disgraced:
    • Fixed an issue where players who had completed the New Light campaign would always hear the New Light dialogue during the strike instead of the normal dialogue.
    • Fixed issues where players could get locked out of the boss room and joining players could spawn in too far behind their fireteam.
  • Proving Grounds:
    • Fixed an issue where the strike name was written as Proving Ground.

Public Events

  • Stop the Ether Ritual:
    • Fixed an issue where the UI wouldn’t always display that you had engaged with the public event.
  • Hive Ritual:
    • Fixed an issue where players would engage with the public event simply by being in the same area on the Moon.

Raids

  • Deep Stone Crypt:
  • Fixed an issue where players could hop off Sparrows to reset the fire in the basement of the Crypt Security encounter.
  • Fixed an issue where players can avoid having the Rally Banner removed after starting the final encounter.
  • Fixed an exploit where players can complete the Atraks-1 challenge mode by having players sucked out of the airlock.
  • Fixed an issue where players were able to trigger a quarantine in the Crypt Security encounter by using a finisher on combatants.
  • Garden of Salvation:
  • Fixed an issue where some music would fail to play while on the Divinity quest.
  • The Last Wish:
  • Fixed an issue where Riven could start the wipe cast 20 seconds faster if she went to a certain side.

Dungeons

  • Pit of Heresy:
    • Fixed an issue that allowed the carry-object to be duplicated when dunking.

UI/UX 

  • Removed display cap on Player Waypoint Season Rank. Waypoint will now show player’s actual Season Rank when it’s above 999.
  • Season Rank now shows up in player nameplate tooltips.
  • Gilded Title gilding count displays on in-game player waypoints.
  • Fixed an issue where some non-Gildable Seals were displaying with Gilding UI.
  • Fixed an issue where the sound effect when gilding a title would not sync with animation.
  • Moved fireteam privacy button in roster layout.
  • Reduced dismantle time and improved dismantle efficiency on some older Fizzled items and currencies.
  • Tooltips for items in Triumphs tab no longer display ‘Triumph’ for all types found within Record tab.
    • Lore, Metric, etc. are all appropriately named.
  • Several changes to Nav Mode:
    • Separated Bounties from Quests in Nav Mode.
    • All Bounties now appear in Nav Mode. They can no longer be Tracked as a result.
    • Category switching on keyboard and mouse can now be controlled with the scroll wheel.
    • Tracked Triumph now appears in its own Nav Mode category.
  • H.E.L.M. now appears in the Director Destinations tab (moved from the Tower map) and has its own map.
  • Legends added to the Director Destinations tab.
  • Shortcut between HUD quest step notifications and quest details screen added for keyboard and mouse users.
  • Updated loading hints regarding anti-Champion modifications.
  • Appearance Customization has been added to the Vanity screen (below the Character screen).
    • Players are now able to fully customize their armors shaders and ornaments from this screen.
    • Players are also now able to unlock the appearances of any armor they have obtained using Clas Specific or MTX Tokens (Synthweave Bolts or Synthweave Template).
    • Players are now able to apply shaders to all their armor at once via the Overview tab.
    • Players are now able to preview shaders/ornaments on multiple pieces at once within the Appearance Customization screen.

Gameplay and Investment 

Armor

  • In Season of the Hunt, many armor mods were deprecated as a result of the change to the energy types of all weapon-focused armor mods being changed to Any Energy Type. The pre-Armor 2.0 version of these perks have also been deprecated.
  • The Mindvault ornament can now be equipped on the Year-1 version of the Insurmountable Skullfort.
  • Fixed an issue that was resulting in feminine character models utilizing masculine character model hands during certain cinematic scenes (e.g., gear and character preview screens) which was resulting in the hands visibly clipping through the gear wrap bits.
  • Telesto will no longer incorrectly trigger the Death Throes perk of the Verity’s Brow Exotic.
  • Khepri’s Sting will no longer grant Truesight when affected by another Guardian’s smoke bomb invisibility.
  • Felwinter’s Helm will no longer cause 2020 Solstice armor glows to default to Void, regardless of the player’s current subclass.
  • The Heavy Handed mod will now correctly work with the Shiver Strike melee.
  • The Assassin’s Cowl, Severance Enclosure, and Felwinter’s Helm Exotics now trigger their effects on Stasis-powered melee takedowns.
  • Severance Enclosure and Felwinter’s Helm now create their effects at the location of the enemy defeated by a powered melee, instead of originating at the player’s location.
  • Added a full suite of Trace Rifle-focused armor mods to the game.
  • Removed the Infusion Caps from all Legendary armor pieces issued or reissued in Season of the Worthy or later.
  • Armor sets issued in Season of the Worthy and Season of Arrivals have had their Legacy armor mod socket replaced with a Combat Style armor mod socket.

Weapons

  • Removed the Infusion Caps from all Legendary weapons issued or reissued in Season of the Worthy or later.
  • Weapon Archetypes
    • Nerfs:
      • Aggressive (120 rpm) Hand Cannons now have damage and aim assist falloff distance reduced by between 2 and 4 meters based on range stat.
      • This roughly halves the range buff they received in Beyond Light.
      • Vortex Frame Sword full energy Heavy attack ammo cost increased from 4 to 6.
      • Removed chip damage from Swords.
    • Buffs:
      • Increased Precision (450 rpm) Auto Rifle damage per bullet from 17 to 18.
      • Added a rare Linear Fusion Rifle and Breech Grenade Launcher to the world loot pool.
      • Increased Linear Fusion Rifle precision damage by 15%, and increased reserve ammo by 20%.
      • Increased damage falloff start distance for Fusion Rifles, no effect on 100 range stat, +2m on 0 range stat.
  • Perks
    • Nerfs:
      • Quickdraw Handling bonus is now removed after 1s after switching to this weapon, or on aiming down sights.
      • Replaced Quickdraw with Surplus on new and existing drops of Felwinter’s Lie and Astral Horizon.
      • Frenzy bonus damage reduced from +20% to +15%.
      • Reservoir Burst now increases magazine size in addition to its other effects, reduced full battery bonus damage from 33% to 25%.
    • Buffs:
      • Subsistence no longer reduces reserve ammunition and Submachine Guns now receive the same ammo fraction per takedown that Auto Rifles do.
      • High-Impact Reserves and Under Pressure are now active as long as their conditions are met (used to trigger on projectile fire).
      • Unrelenting now more easily triggers in PvE (immediate trigger on orange bars) and heals 20% more.
      • Sympathetic Arsenal now grants +20 reload in addition to its primary effect.
      • Dragonfly now works on Heavy Shanks and Servitors, and occurs even faster than after the Season of the Chosen change.
      • Hipfire Grip gains +1 degrees precision hip fire angle threshold, +1.2x reticule stickiness falloff distance (increase from the Season of Arrivals buff).
      • Iron Grip, Iron Gaze, Iron Reach secondary stat penalty reduced from -40 to –30.
      • Osmosis and Elemental Capacitor now works when playing a Stasis subclass.
      • Elemental Capacitor with a Stasis subclass grants +recoil direction and reduces ADS move speed penalty.
      • No Distractions trigger time reduced from 1.5s to 1s and flinch reduction increased from 30% to 35%.
      • Celerity now always grants +20 handling and +20 reload in addition to the triggered effect.
      • Bottomless Grief now always grants +30 magazine stat in addition to the triggered effect.
  • Mods
    • Adept Mag and Adept Targeting secondary stat penalty reduced from -20 to -15, fixed Adept Mag not granting reserves when applied to a Sword.
    • Adept Counterbalance has increased recoil direction benefit.
  • Exotics
    • Mida Multitool catalyst perk changed from Outlaw to No Distractions.
    • Hawkmoon has increased priority of Paracausal Charge and Paracausal Shot buff text (this was sometimes dropping off the bottom of the list).
    • The Lament has reduced damage of revved Heavy attack by ~16%.
    • Bastion chip damage removed and instead intrinsically staggers Unstoppable Champions. Increased spread angle by 13%.
    • Ticuu’s Divination is now acquirable through the Monument to Lost Lights kiosk in the Tower.
  • Bug fixes
    • Surrounded perk buff will no longer linger when using Surrounded Spec mod.
    • Fixed an issue where Symmetry was able to cause damage to friendly teammates in Crucible using its alternate-fire mode.
    • Fixed an issue where precision Hand Cannons would show down arrow on magazine stat when applying a Backup Mag mod.
    • Fixed an issue where magazine size would always display a green increase arrow even when the magazine decreases on Temporal Clause.
    • Fixed an issue where thresh would trigger a generic buff SFX on each kill, even if Super energy is full.
    • Fixed and issue where Cloudstrike could trigger the lightning storm even if shooting invulnerable targets.
    • Fixed an issue where Bad Juju’s emissive color was white instead of its normal green.
    • Fixed an issue where Summoner Auto Rifle’s emissive color was white instead of its normal orange.
    • Fixed an issue where Seventh Seraph Shotgun ornament had artifacting near the bolt.
    • Fixed an issue where Adored Sniper Rifle was using Beyond Light Watermark instead of Season of the Hunt Watermark.
    • Fixed and issue where MIDA Multi-Tool had animation popping in first person when coming out of a sprint.
    • Fixed an issue where Adept Mag did not work on Sola’s Scar.

Power and Progression

  • The Infusion Cap for weapons and armor has risen 10 points. All sources will now offer upgrades up to 1260, Powerful sources up to 1310, and Pinnacle sources will go to 1320.

Bounties and Pursuits

  • The Exo Stranger has a new Stasis Aspect quest available.
    • Requires Beyond Light ownership, campaign completion, and acquisition of all prior Stasis Aspects from the Stranger.
  • Fixed an issue where Step 2 of the Born in Darkness Part 2 quest unintentionally changed to only require using Stasis abilities against 30 combatants instead of the original 60. The objective has been returned to the original value. Players who have not yet completed this quest step will have to use Stasis abilities against 60 combatants.
  • Weapon-focused bounties now cycle on a weekly rotation instead of random.
  • Fixed an issue where Eris Morn’s post-campaign Memories quests weren’t showing on her map marker.
    • Fixed an issue where the reward chest had no waypoint, making it easy to miss.
  • Zavala, Shaxx, and Drifter have new daily and repeatable stasis bounties available.
    • Gambit daily bounty and all three repeatable bounties require Stasis subclass acquisition.

Abilities, Aspects, and Fragments

  • Fixed a bug that was making the Hunter Arcstrider’s Way of the Warrior Combat Flow perk behave inconsistently.
  • Colorblind Support
    • Stasis abilities now have colorblind support:
      • Enemy Crystals
      • Enemy Squall
      • Enemy Duskfield
      • Enemy Bleak Watcher
    • Player highlighting in Crucible now has colorblind support.
  • Subclass Tuning
    • Hunters:
      • The freeze detonation from Silence & Squall has been reduced from 12m to 8.5m in radius.
      • Enemy Squall now has a red ring to define its area as it approaches.
    • Titans:
      • Shiver Strike melee energy is now refunded when Glacial Quake ends.
      • Fixed an issue in which players can trigger Whisper of Torment by standing in an opponent’s Barricade.
    • Warlocks:
      • Shadebinder
        • Bleak Watcher Aspect now grants two fragment slots.
      • Chaos Reach
        • Fixed an issue with Chaos Reach Super that was allowing it to penetrate some thin walls or objects enough to damage and kill opponents on the other side.

Combatants

  • Reduced the health of the Fallen Dropship turrets.

Stat Trackers

  • Added stat trackers for each Seal that can be gilded, tracking how many times the Seal has been gilded.

Seasonal Challenges

  • The Well-Rested tooltip has been updated to direct players to Seasonal Challenges rather than Weekly Bounties.
  • Added a Past header category for Seasonal Challenges, and moved any Season of the Chosen Seasonal Challenges with weapon, reputation, or lore rewards to the Season of the Chosen category under the Past.
    • All other Season of the Chosen Seasonal Challenges are no longer available.
  • Added a new XP reward size for Seasonal Challenges.

Shaders

  • Shaders are now unlockable items and no longer consumed upon application.
    • Shaders no longer exist within the Inventory and can now be found within Collections.
      • Any shader that has been unlocked in Collections can be applied to weapons or armor for the cost of 500 Glimmer.
      • Existing shaders held in player Inventories, Vaults, and at the Postmaster have been removed.

Season Pass

  • Updated tooltip to inform players purchasing Season Pass ranks at rank 99, does NOT provide progress past rank 100.
  • Seasonal armor will no longer drop from the Season Pass.
  • Seasonal armor is now available exclusively through Seasonal activities and Seasonal Rank bonuses.
  • Updated Season Pass Rank Rewards:
    • Free:
      • Rank 5 – 25 Legendary Shards
      • Rank 10 – 25 Legendary Shards
      • Rank 15 – 5 Enhancement Cores
      • Rank 20 – Exotic Engram
      • Rank 25 – Legendary Engram
    • Premium:
      • Rank 14 – 25 Legendary Shards
      • Rank 15 – 5 Enhancement Cores
      • Rank 17 – 10,000 Glimmer
      • Rank 24 – Legendary Engram
      • Rank 27 – 5 Enhancement Cores
      • Rank 34 – 3 Upgrade Modules
      • Rank 37 – 10,000 Glimmer
      • Rank 44 – 25 Legendary Shards
      • Rank 47 – 3 Upgrade Modules
      • Rank 54 – Exotic Engram
      • Rank 57 – 5 Enhancement Cores

Valor, Infamy, and Glory

  • Glory, Valor, and Infamy reputations have had their internal systems rebuilt to a unified implementation. In-game, players should expect minimal perceived changes.
    • Unified Glory, Valor, and Infamy rank reputation tracking.
      • Before Forsaken, Glory and Valor had only Major ranks (Guardian, Brave, etc.).
      • After Forsaken, Glory and Valor gained sub-ranks (Brave I, II, III) alongside Infamy. However, all the historical tracking (Lifetime Ranks) and quest usage still used the original Major ranks.
      • Now, the sub-ranks are now referred to simply as Ranks, and all usage has been converted to use them where appropriate. (I.e., all lifetime values and quest targets have been multiplied by three.)
    • Glory playlists no longer block Valor win streaks from declining.
    • The Valor badge now appears on the Trials launch screen.
    • Infamy win streak bonus is now linear (+35 points per win).
    • Glory win streak bonus is now linear (+20 points per win).
    • Valor and Glory gains and rewards are now blocked by the PvP Banhammer.
    • You are now no longer able to reset Valor or Infamy if you have a full stack of Ascendant Shards.
    • Infamy rank reward Bygones is now available without restriction.
    • Infamy rank reward Distant Relation is available if it has never been acquired before.
  • Ada-1 has returned to the Tower with a variety of new offerings.
    • Once the Seasonal introductory quest is completed, players can visit Ada-1 to pick up Armor Synthesis Bounties to earn materials for up to 10 Armor Synthesis per class per Season.
  • Banshee-44 no longer offers Armor mods and will instead offer a selection of Weapon mods which will rotate daily.
  • When Xur’s inventory includes an Exotic armor piece with a perk effect that depends on the use of a particular ability, that armor piece should more reliably come with a higher stat value in the stat that governs the cooldown of that ability.

Focused Umbral Engrams and Prismatic Recaster

  • Focused Umbral Engrams now auto-decrypt when obtained via the Prismatic Recaster.
  • The visual states for Focusing options on the Prismatic Recaster have been streamlined to reduce visual clutter and confusion.

Platforms and Systems

  • Added motion blur, chromatic aberration, and film grain settings options to Xbox One and PS4.

General

  • Fixed a bug that was preventing Sparrow cleanup when the rider exited the game unexpectedly.
  • Fixed an issue causing gear in the Destiny Content Vault to erroneously drop from strike-unique loot lists.
  • Sparrows no longer time out after seven seconds and can now stay in the world semi-indefinitely.
    • Just please be respectful where you park them.
  • Players can now easily filter the offerings in the Eververse Storefront Archive tab.
    • Offerings have increased to 200+ items in the Archive.
  • Store tab now displays a sheen when Bright Engrams are available for decrypting.

Stay tuned for more Destiny 2 coverage here on MP1st!

Source: Bungie

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Latest Xbox Update for May 2021 (10.0.19041.7771) Includes Quick Resume Improvements & More

Microsoft has rolled out the latest Xbox update for May 2021, and gamers will see it as version 10.0.19041.7771! This brings a host of new features into the Xbox Series X and Xbox One family of consoles. Obviously, quick resume and some features are exclusive to the Xbox Series X, so don’t expect the changes for those to be included for the Xbox One firmware update.

  1. Related Reading: Microsoft Leaked Internal Review Calls The Last of Us 2 “Significantly Ahead” of Anything on Console & PC

Latest Xbox Update for May 2021 (10.0.19041.7771)  Patch Notes:

Quick Resume improvements
We’ve improved the reliability and speed of Quick Resume, and added a new group that organizes your Quick Resume games in one place.

Passthrough audio
The addition of passthrough audio gives your media apps the best possible listening experience with your external sound system.

Approve multiplayer games by title
Now you can approve multiplayer games for your kids by specific title – directly from the console or with the Xbox Family Settings app on iOS and Android.

Xbox Game Pass trailers
Hover over any game in the Xbox Game Pass app library and watch the trailer come to life – no clicks needed.

New dynamic background
We’re offering another customizable dynamic background called “Motes”. You can find it in Settings > General > Personalization > My background > Dynamic background.

Xbox app updates
We’ve added a new push notification to the Xbox app that lets you know when your favorite friends go online, and updated achievements game pages to add game stats, including time played.

Xbox One SmartGlass app for PC

The Xbox One SmartGlass app for PC will be removed from the Windows Store starting this June. Use the Xbox app for Windows 10 PCs to find new games with Xbox Game Pass, see what your friends are playing, and chat across PC, mobile, and Xbox consoles.

That’s abou it. Once we get wind of a new firmware update for the console, we’ll let our readers know.

Source: Xbox Support

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EA Play 2021 Set for July 22

While physical meetings and conventions aren’t happening again this year, digital ones are still on the docket, as EA has announced the EA Play 2021 digital event date for July 22!

Update: I mistakenly wrote June instead of July! My bad.

There’s no time just yet, but “more info” will be revealed at a later date according to the press release. Hopefully, the planned Battlefield 2021 reveal in June will happen before it, with the actual gameplay presentation scheduled for EA Play 2021.

What are you hoping to see on July 22? Perhaps a new franchise revealed? A comeback of a dormant one?

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QuakeCon 2021 Digital Event Announced, Takes Place From August 19-21

Get ready to celebrate all things id Software and the games made by the studio and distributed by Bethesda and ZeniMax Media, as the new QuakeCon 2021 Digital Event has been announced — which takes place from August 19-21 and will be filled with all kinds of activities and surprises for fans!

While no details other than the digital convention date have been announced, the organizers have stated via press release that more information will be coming this June.

We can’t wait to get back to Dallas with our QuakeCon family, but for the continued safety of our staff, the volunteers, and the community, this year’s QuakeCon will once again be a digital-only event. We’ll have all the Peace, Love, and Rockets – remotely – August 19-21.

We’ll share additional details on the streaming lineup, charity opportunities, giveaways, and more later in June, so stay tuned for more updates.

Originating as a gathering of Quake fans who wanted to meet and play together, QuakeCon has been running for the past 24 years and has shown no signs of slowing down. However due to the ongoing global pandemic, the organizers were forced to cancel the live convention last year — which would have been the 25th annual QuakeCon. As a result, a digital event was announced in its place for August 2020 and this year will be a continuation of that format.

In related id Software news, DOOM Eternal recently added paid DLC skins despite the developers once promised the game wouldn’t have microtransactions.

QuakeCon 2021 happens online this August 19-21!

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Dead by Daylight Update 2.20 May 11 Out for Bugfix 4.7.1 Patch

Behaviour Interactive has released a new patch for Dead by Daylight that aims to fix a few issues, and other gameplay-related stuff. The Dead by Daylight update 2.20 May 11 patch is out now on all platforms, and is also called the bugfix patch 4.7.1.Head on bekow for the full patch notes.

Dead by Daylight Update 2.20 May 11 Patch Notes (Bugfix 4.7.1):

Balance

  • Added a maximum turn rate per frame to the Blight’s rush for very high sensitivity input.
  • Increased controller sensitivity and controller maximum turn rate for the Blight’s rush.
  • The Huntress add-on “Wooden Fox” now triggers undetectable at the beginning of the reload interaction and its duration has been increased to 15 seconds

Miscellaneous

  • Huntress ammo count is now updated at the end of the reload interaction.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue that caused characters being sold with temporary discounts to not be purchasable with shards anymore.
  • Fixed an issue that would cause survivor characters to emote when pressing Numpad 1 or Numpad 2 even if not bound to those keys.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a survivor to be unreachable if downed while unhooking another survivor.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent accessories from remaining properly attached to the Hag’s mud phantasm while wearing certain outfits.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent the interaction progress bar from properly resetting to 0 when cancelling the seal portal interaction on the Demogorgon’s portals (visual issue only).
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the wrong first person animation to play when playing the Twins and taking control of Charlotte.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent progress towards “Getting the Hang of it” when ranking up.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent survivors from being hit by the Deathslinger’s projectile while using a key.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Hag’s phantasm trap to display the aura of the Hag when placed in front of a generator.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent the Nightmare from seeing survivor’s sleep immunity timers.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent a survivor’s right arm from bending correctly when holding a firecracker.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the Nightmare to become permanently invisible from the perspective of a survivor being killed with a “mori” interaction if the action is cancelled before the animation begins.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause motion blur when rotating characters in the store
  • Fixed issues with the Trapper masks Worn Gaze, Redox Eyes and Iron Chuckles that prevented them from displaying properly.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause held medkits, toolboxes or keys to clip with injured female survivor models while running
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent the Nurse from blinking through the silo’s cap on the map Torment Creek.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause an unreachable bear trap to spawn inside the ground in the silo on the map Torment Creek.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent flashlights from blinding killers when used through the windows of Thompson’s House
  • Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect collision on the second floor of Father Campbell’s Chapel.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause incorrect collision when falling off a hill in Mount Ormond Resort
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent downed survivors from being picked up next to a specific haystack on Coldwind Farm maps
  • Fixed a collision issue on the harvester in Coldwind Farm maps that could prevent characters from reaching the haybales from the ramp
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent a window vault location from displaying properly in Léry’s Memorial Institute

Xbox Series X|S only:

  • Fixed an issue that caused the application to crash upon Signing out of the active account on the initial interaction screen.

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Red Dead Online Weekly Update May 11, 2021

Rockstar Games has rolled out the Red Dead Online weekly update May 11, 2021 activities and discounts reset! Check out the full details below.

Red Dead Online Weekly Update May 11, 2021:

·        Double RDO$ on Trader Sell Missions, plus Offers for completing a Trader Sale this week: 40% off a Trader Novice or Promising Role Item, and 40% off any Camp Dog

·        Double Role and Character XP in the Trade Route Free Roam Event

·        Double XP for clearing out Gang Hideouts across the five states

·        A Free San Luis Shore Treasure Map for all players who purchase any Pamphlet this week (to be received within 72 hours of login)

·        5 Gold Bars off the Butcher’s Table

·        New Discounts: 40% off all Kladruber Horses, Tents, Camp Themes, and the Hunting Wagon, plus 30% off all Trader Role Outfits, all Pamphlets (unrelated to Roles), and the Deluxe Campfire

·        New Prime Gaming Benefits: Those that connect to Prime Gaming before June 7th will receive Offers for 50% off the Advanced Camera and select Outfits up to Rank 15, plus Rewards for 5 Blending Tonics and 5 Legendary Animal Pheromones

·        Ongoing Prime Gaming Benefits: Rewards for a free Bounty Hunter License and free Trimmed Amethyst Bounty Wagon Livery for players who connect their Social Club accounts to Prime Gaming

Discounts, Sales, and Offers

Beyond deals on Pamphlets, there are plenty of discounts on offer at traders and merchants across the map. For starters, players looking to get serious about starting a new venture can knock 5 Gold Bars off the cost of the Butcher’s Table. Beyond that, the complete list of sales is below:

  • 40% off all Camp Themes
  • 40% off all Tents
  • 40% off the Hunting Wagon
  • 40% off all Kladruber Horses
  • 30% off the Deluxe Campfire
  • 30% off all Trader Role Outfits

Check back next week for the latest Red Dead Online weekly update.

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Neverwinter Update 9.10 May 11 Brings Sharandar Episode 2: The Soul Keeper

Cryptic Studios has rolled out the latest major title update for Neverwinter during today’s maintenance period! The Neverwinter update 9.10 May 11 patch brings the Sharandar Episode 2: The Soul Keeper title update!

Neverwinter Update 9.10 May 11 Patch Notes:

Maintenance Period: May 11, 7 a.m. PT to 9 a.m. PT

Events

General

  • The calendar has been updated through the end of June 2021. (The in-game calendar still only displays up to six weeks in the future.)

Wonders of Gond

  • The Expendable Doohickey no longer states that it can be obtained by participating in the Wonders of Gond event, as it’s not going to be available in the upcoming run.
  • The Expendable Doohickey now has a target cap of 5.

Combat and Powers

Classes and Balance

  • Paladin: Oathbound: The tooltip for Forte now properly matches the stats given.

Items and Economy

Campaigns

  • The Avernus campaign patron token discount now properly affects the boon tasks of that campaign.

Zen Market

  • Players who had purchased a Red, Yellow, or Blue Butterfly Swarm mount can now properly reclaim them regardless of whether they’re available for purchase in the Zen Market.
    • The Red, Yellow, and Blue versions will become available for purchase in the Zen Market along with the new Orange, Green, and Purple versions. They go live with the second episode of Sharandar’s storyline (activating during maintenance), and will stay live until Thursday, June 10.
  • Players who had purchased the Chickenmancer companion can now properly reclaim them regardless of whether the April Fowls event is running.
  • Players who had purchased the Twilight Yeti mount during a previous run of the Winter Festival can now properly reclaim it.
    • Note for mount and companion reclaims: Generally, if the character already has a mount or companion in their Mounts or Companions list, it will not appear in the Zen Market.
  • The Fairy’s Favorite Things pack can now properly be opened even if the player is at the cap for relevant campaign currencies.

Performance and Stability

General

  • The Abyssal Chicken’s “Swarm” power should no longer crash players when used on certain enemies.
  • The Ring of Fowl Weather’s activated power should no longer crash players when used on certain enemies.

Source: Arc Games

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Rogue Company Update 1.57 May 11 Brings Season 2 Mack

Rogues, First Watch Games has rolled out the Rogue Company update 1.57 May 11 patch, which brings in Season 2 Mack! This introduces a new rogue, two new Battle Passes, a new map and more! This is probably the biggest title update the game has seen thus far.

Rogue Company Update 1.57 May 11 Season 2 Patch Notes:

NEW ROGUE: MACK

As a leader of the elite vigilante force Justicar, Mack is an incorruptible, unstoppable force determined to uphold justice.  Originally from Scotland, he had a distinguished military career before joining the Justicar. He will stop at nothing to bring those he’s charged to justice.

Primary: Conviction LMG

  • Body Damage: 25
  • Fire Rate: 7.14
  • Range: 20
  • Handling: 30
  • Magazine Size: 50
  • Reload Time: 3.2

Primary: Objection SMG

  • Body Damage: 13
  • Fire Rate: 16.67
  • Range: 10
  • Handling: 35
  • Magazine Size: 30
  • Reload Time: 1.35

Secondary: Warrant Pistol

  • Body Damage: 21
  • Fire Rate: 6.9
  • Range: 13
  • Handling: 28
  • Magazine Size: 15
  • Reload Time: 1.7

Melee: Claymore

  • Body Damage: 50
  • Throw Damage: 100
  • Swing Rate: 1.52

Gadgets

  • Grenade
  • Active Protection System

Perks

  • Berserker
  • Toughen Up
  • Bounce Back
  • Stalker
  • Replenish
  • Resupply

Lightbomb

Plant a device that charges up, and launches a massive flashbang a short distance into the air.

Standard Issue

Start the game with 25 armor. Downing enemies instantly repairs this armor.

BATTLE PASS: SEASON 2

The Season Two Battle Pass is here and will be filled with 50 rewards you can earn! By simply playing the game, you’ll earn Battle Pass Levels and work your way to the top to unlock the coveted Wasteland Scavenger Phantom.

There are two Battle Pass Bundles available:

Battle Pass Base Bundle (1000 RB)

  • 3 Instant Premium Rewards (Prison 625 Ronin Outfit, Crosswalk Primary Wrap, 1 Hour Account Boost)
  • +20% Battle Pass Experience
  • New Increased Rogue Buck Rewards: 1050 total

Battle Pass Elite Bundle (2000 RB)

  • +15 Battle Pass Tiers
  • 3 Instant Premium Rewards (Prison 625 Ronin Outfit, Crosswalk Primary Wrap, 1 Hour Account Boost)
  • +20% Battle Pass Experience
  • New Increased Rogue Buck Rewards: 1050 total

NEW MAP: BREACH

After losing Hollows, Jackal is bringing the fight right to our doorstep. You’ll be fighting to defend Rogue Company’s elite training facility on our newest Map, Breach, with the help of an unlikely ally!

RANKED SEASON 2

A new season of Ranked will be available with the update and introduce a new feature while providing updated rewards!

Rogue Ban

  • During Rogue selection each team may select a Rogue to ban before selection begins.
  • In case of a tie the player with the highest MMR will select the Rogue to ban.

Rewards

  • Gone Rogue Achievement (Play 30 Ranked Games)
  • Rank 30 Award

CONTRACTS

Seasonal Contracts – Now you can earn Reputation and Battle Pass points with the new seasonal contracts. New contracts unlock each week and you can progress through current week’s contracts as quickly as you wish!

Daily Contracts – Now daily contracts also award Battle Pass XP to help you progress through the Battle Pass!

DAILY LOGIN REWARDS

Players can now earn rewards just for logging in to Rogue Company!  This update will include 10 total rewards available and give you boosts, a melee weapon wrap, Reputation, and Rogue Bucks!

MODES

Limited Time Mode: King of the Hill

This mode needs no introduction! In this Best of 3, 4v4 respawn mode, you will gain points by securing and holding a control point!

  • Each round lasts 5 minutes
  • Each second on the hill gains you points but you must remain within this area
  • The hill moves to a different location every 75 seconds
  • The first team to score 150 points or the team with the most points when the time expires wins
  • Sudden Death occurs if the losing team is on the hill when the match timer runs out and the game continues until every team member has been removed

WEAPONS

 

Assault Rifles

KA30

  • Headshot damage increased to 30
  • Body damage increased to 24

HRM-30KS

  • Body damage increased to 28

MLX Mark 4

  • Body damage increased to 24
  • Headshot damage increased to 32

Nightshade

  • Body damage increased to 20

Sahara

  • Body damage increased to 25
  • Headshot damage increased to 30
  • Range reduced to 19.5m

Riptide

  • Body damage increased to 18
  • Headshot damage increased to 27

SMGS

General

  • All SMGs have had their sprint fire delay removed

D40-C

  • Body damage increased to 16

24S

  • Body damage increased to 17

Knight

  • Body damage increased to 25
  • Headshot damage increased to 32

LMP-X

  • Body damage increased to 18
  • Fixed an issue where the weapon was receiving less Aim Over Shoulder accuracy than intended

Objection

  • Headshot damage reduced to 15
  • Body damage increased to 13

SL-C

  • Headshot damage increased to 18
  • Body damage increased to 15

DMRS

D3D-i

  • Fire rate increased to 3.6

MX-R

  • Body damage increased to 34

Mamba

  • Body damage increased to 48
  • Headshot damage increased to 75

Devotion

  • Headshot damage increased to 78

SHOTGUNS

General

  • All shotguns have had their sprint fire delay removed

Striker 8×10

  • Body damage increased to 66
  • Headshot damage increased to 80
  • Range increased to 6.5

SKL-6

  • Fire rate increased to 2.0
  • Headshot damage reduced to 125

S12 Tactical

  • Body damage increased to 70

PISTOLS

A3 Salvo

  • Body damage increased to 38
  • Headshot damage increased to 46
  • Reduced horizontal kick

Executioner

  • Headshot damage reduced to 42
  • Body damage reduced to 30

P12K

  • Clip size increased to 9

LMGS

MLX Maw

  • Body damage increased to 18
  • Fixed an issue where the weapon had a slower Aim Over Shoulder transition time than intended

SNIPERS

Tyr

  • Clip size reduced to 1
  • Headshot damage increased to 150
  • Body damage increased to 80
  • Reload time reduced to 1.4

 

MELEE WEAPONS

General

  • Throw speed has been reduced for all thrown melee weapons

Baseball Bat

  • When thrown, the Baseball Bat will now deal 75 Body Damage and 100 Headshot damage

Katana

  • Base: When thrown, the Katana will now deal 75 Body Damage and 100 Headshot Damage
  • Level 2: When thrown, the Katana will now deal 125 Body Damage and 125 Headshot Damage

Kukri

  • Base: When thrown, the Kukri  will now deal 75 Body Damage and 100 Headshot Damage
  • Level 2: When thrown, the Kukri will now deal 125 Body Damage and 125 Headshot Damage

Throwing Axe

  • Base: When thrown, the Throwing Axe will now deal 75 Body Damage and 100 Headshot Damage
  • Level 2: When thrown, the Throwing Axe will now deal 150 Body Damage and 150 Headshot Damage

 

ROGUES

Fixer

  • No longer has Shredder Rounds. Now has Toughen Up

Gl1tch

  • Fixed an issue where he wasn’t able to pull out his tablet after hacking
  • Hacked enemies are forced to put away their abilities and gadgets
  • Hack range increased from 20 to 25 meters

Ronin

  • Ballistic Knife’s damage increased from 100 to 125

Sigrid

  • Shield is now immune to melee attacks

Trench

  • Now has Trip Mine
  • No longer has Shredder Rounds. Now has Toughen Up

Vy

  • Improved the visual effects for better visibility

GADGETS

EMP Grenade

  • Enemies hit by EMP’s are forced to put away their abilities and gadgets

Sticky Sensor

  • Fixed an ADS bug

PERKS

Tenacity

  • Cost increased to 8000
  • Now reduces incoming explosive damage by 40%

BUGS

  • Fixed an issue where players were not receiving Mastery Experience for both Rogues played in both match halves
  • Fixed an issue where the Replenish Perk would not work when purchasing the second Nightshade upgrade
  • Fixed an issue where players could reroll completed contracts
  • Fixed an issue where enemy barbwire could appear as a friendly color after respawn
  • Fixed an issue where offline players could be invited to a party
  • Fixed an issue where players in Spectator could see Gadget icons when a Gadget was purchased
  • Fixed a preview thumbnail for the Arren L2-12 purchase screen
  • Fixed an exploit where players could climb on top of the Chimera
  • Fixed an issue where an Extraction Hack objective could persist between rounds on the minimap
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