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Titanfall 2 Servers Down Due to DDoS Attack, Respawn Working on It

Those trying to play Respawn Entertainment’s excellent Titanfall 1 and 2 but can’t, it’s not you or the game, but people attacking the games’ servers. It seems Titanfall 2 servers are experiencing downtime due to a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack by uknown individuals.

This was aknowledged by Respawn today over on Twitter, where the developer also shared that they are working to resolve it.

Unfortunately, we cannot verify whether this is affecting just Titanfall 1, Titanfall 2, or both. Hopefully, Respawn can bring it up online ASAP, as TItanfall’s multiplayer is (in this writer’s opinion) one of the best of all-time.

While we aren’t getting Titanfall 3 anytime soon, Respawn’s other game — Apex Legends — will be getting a familiar face from the franchise as one of its new legends for Season 9, and there’s a titan coming along  for the ride, too! Head on over here to see the character and his abilities in action.

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Rumor: Next Xbox Gaming Showcase Event Set for This April

Xbox fans and players who are looking forward to the next big announcements may be getting their wishes granted, as a rumor is going around that the next Xbox gaming showcase event is set for some time this April.

According to ZDnet journalist Mary Jo Foley, the game-focused Microsoft virtual event is said to take place in the coming weeks — complimenting the upcoming Microsoft Build developer conference that will take place at the end of May. However, the gaming showcase will be a different from the developer focused Game Stack event happening on April.

Microsoft is supplementing its main, larger conferences this year with smaller “What’s Next” virtual events. A “What’s Next for Gaming” event is expected in the coming weeks. The Game Stack Live event also listed on the US events page is not that event, I hear.

Microsoft teased that exciting new things would be coming to the Xbox Series X and S — their next generation platforms that were just released late last year. Whatever the future holds for Xbox as well as its games and developers, you can bet that this gaming showcase will be the best place to stay tuned for announcements and surprises.

Speaking of Microsoft games, one of the actors involved in Halo Infinite says the game will be released on November this year. Perhaps an official announcement will come during this gaming showcase.

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Borderlands Movie Casts Edgar Ramirez as Atlas, Plot Synopsis Released

Things are getting more hyped with Eli Roth’s upcoming film adaptation of the Borderlands franchise, as the Borderlands Movie has cast Edgar Ramirez as Atlas, and the film’s official plot synopsis has been released.

As reported by Deadline, Ramirez will play the part of Atlas — an arms manufacturer and businessman who is considered the most powerful person in the Borderlands universe, and whom director Eli Roth feels the actor will embody the part well.

“What an incredible honor to have an actor of Edgar’s caliber, talent, and charisma playing opposite Cate Blanchett and this remarkable cast,” Roth said. “Atlas has to be a truly magnetic personality, someone with charisma and charm but that air of menace underneath it all. I’ve been a fan of Edgar’s since his early performances and he continues to amaze me with each dramatic turn. We want to create something wild, fun, and very different from anything they’ve seen from Edgar before. I am so, so excited to work with him.”

Courtesy of Lionsgate, here’s the official press release for the Borderlands movie.

Two-time Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett teams up with Kevin Hart in director Eli Roth’s Borderlands. Lilith (Blanchett), an infamous outlaw with a mysterious past, reluctantly returns to her home planet of Pandora to find the missing daughter of the universe’s most powerful S.O.B., Atlas (Ramirez). Lilith forms an alliance with an unexpected team – Roland (Hart), a former elite mercenary, now desperate for redemption; Tiny Tina (Greenblatt), a feral pre-teen demolitionist; Krieg (Munteanu), Tina’s musclebound, rhetorically challenged protector; Tannis (Curtis), the scientist with a tenuous grip on sanity; and Claptrap (Black), a persistently wiseass robot.

These unlikely heroes must battle alien monsters and dangerous bandits to find and protect the missing girl, who may hold the key to unimaginable power. The fate of the universe could be in their hands – but they’ll be fighting for something more: each other. Based on the game from Gearbox and 2K, one of the bestselling videogame franchises of all time, welcome to Borderlands.

Speaking of Borderlands, Borderlands 3’s Show Me The Eridium even recently returned.

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Cancelled Castlevania: Resurrection Beta for Dreamcast Surfaces, Watch It Here

One of the most mysterious and elusive Castlevania games that never saw the light of day has been found by the most unlikely of sources, as the cancelled title Castlevania Resurrection’s pre-E3 beta surfaces online — giving fans an in depth look at the game that’s over two decades old!

Thanks to Sega Dreamcast Info Preservation Games, the world now sees Sonia Belmont’s 3D adventure running on the last Sega console!

As translated by ResetEra, the build of the prototype is dated on November 1999 — which is four months before the game was ultimately cancelled on March 2000.

“A few days ago, I was sent a message with the photo of the prototype. I couldn’t believe it, he was there in front of my eyes. I thought I had fallen from my chair, I was witnessing his resurrection !!!”

“There are 5 environments and a boss fight that correspond to a stage of the game. Most areas do not connect with each other. They are accessible from the Start menu. One of them does not charge. This beta is an early build.”

“Be careful, I don’t know what my acquaintance intends to do with it. I do not wish to harbor false hopes. It may be necessary to be satisfied only with the photo and the video proving its existence.

The discovery of the prototype being major, with the agreement of its owner, I can disclose it and show it to you. We can also thank him!”

Intended to be the seventeenth entry in the Castlevania series, Castlevania Resurrection was supposed to be the third Castlevania game to be rendered in 3D. Unfortunately with the release of the more powerful PS2, Xbox, and Nintendo Gamecube systems — Sega ultimately closed its doors as a console manufacturer, contributing to the cancellation of this never released title in the series.

Speaking on Castlevania, a new game as well as other Konami properties like Metal Gear are rumored to be in the works.

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No Man’s Sky Update 3.34 April 5 Released for Fixes

Following last week’s patch for No Man’s Sky that was released for Expedtition Mode fixes, Hello Games has released the No Man’s Sky update 3.34 April 5 today, and it’s for another round of fixes. Head on below for the patch notes.

No Man’s Sky Update 3.34 April 5 Patch Notes:

Patch Notes

  • Fixed an issue that caused Expedition data to be unnecessarily re-downloaded from the server.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause repeated network duplication of NPCs, leading to decreased framerate (especially at Space Stations) and occasional crashes.

This patch also brings all previous fixes to consoles:

  • Fixed an issue that caused portable refiners and other placed objects to vanish in high network activity areas.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause some interactions to become unresponsive in high-network traffic situations.
  • Improved the audio effect when a mission patch is displayed on screen.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause weapon labels to scroll unnecessarily on the HUD.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause the mode select text to appear to have a fuzzy outline when selected.
  • Fixed a number of icon issues affecting missions supplied by NPCs found in planetary buildings.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Inventory Full warning on the Expedition Page to appear in ALL CAPS.

Once we get wind of the next patch for the game, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

Source: No Man’s Sky

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Marvel’s Avengers, Borderlands 3, and The Long Dark Coming to PlayStation Now on April 6

Get ready for some pretty big game choices hitting this month to PlayStation Now subscribers, as Marvel’s Avengers, Borderlands 3, and The Long Dark are coming to PlayStation Now starting April 6!

If you have yet to play any of these titles, PlayStation is doing us a big favor by putting these in PlayStation Now to try out! You can subscribe for free and play a trial starting April 7! Here are the details from the PlayStation Blog!

Marvel’s Avengers

Marvel’s Avengers is an epic, third-person, action-adventure game that combines an original, cinematic story with single-player and co-operative gameplay. In a future with Super Heroes outlawed, a young Kamala Khan must reassemble the Avengers to stop AIM. Marvel’s Avengers continues the epic journey with new Heroes and new narrative delivered on an ongoing basis, for the definitive Avengers gaming experience. Assemble into a team of up to four players online, master extraordinary abilities, customize a growing roster of Heroes, and defend the Earth from escalating threats.

●      Marvel’s Avengers is available until Monday July 5, 2021. 

 Borderlands 3

The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters, each with deep skill trees, abilities, and customization. Play solo or with friends to take on insane enemies, score loads of loot and save your home from the most ruthless cult leaders in the galaxy. Play with anyone at any time online or in split-screen co-op, regardless of your level or mission progress.

●      Borderlands 3 is available until Wednesday September 29, 2021.

The Long Dark

The Long Dark is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies — only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.

PlayStation Now Trial

If you haven’t tried PlayStation Now yet, now’s the perfect time to give it a spin with the seven-day free trial* for PS4 and PS5. The trial is available starting Wednesday, April 7 and is open to anyone who is currently not subscribed to PlayStation Now. That gives you access to stream hundreds of PS4, PS3 and PS2 games on demand… including the new additions above that join the lineup on Tuesday, April 6!

Speaking of subscriptions, be sure to check out the selections for PlayStation Plus April!

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Battlefield 5, BF1, BF4 Servers Undergoing Issues Since This Weekend

While Battlefield fans are all eagerly awaiting news on this year’s Battlefield game, it looks like those who want to play the current games in the frachise are having issues too. Over the weekend and spilling over to today, reports of Battlefield 5 server issues (alongside Battlefield 1 and even Battlefield 4) have surfaced, stating disconnects, not being able to enter matches and more.

Here are some of the threads popping up in each game’s subreddit:

No servers?
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Server Disconnected Recurring Issue
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EA’s official EA Help Twitter account has acknowledged the server issues with Battlefield V just now, too (thankfully!).

Hopefully, this gets sorted out ASAP. We’ll update the post once more new arises, or if the servers are fixed. You can check more detailed issues on the Battlefield 5 or Battlefield 1 subreddits.

As for the upcoming Battlefield game for 2021, it’s rumored reveal is set for May. EA has also sent out a survey asking Battlefield fans about some of the stuff in it, too.

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The Elder Scrolls Online Update 2.15 April 5 Lashes Out for Fixes

Following the big Flames of Ambition title update for The Elder Scrolls Online released a few weeks ago, Bethesda has rolled out The Elder Scrolls Online update 2.15 April 5 patch, and this one is purely for fixes, it seems.

The Elder Scrolls Online Update 2.15 April 5:

Note: These are the Xbox patch notes, and if there are differences to the PlayStation patch notes, we’ll edit them in once they’re released.

The Elder Scrolls Online v1.23.1.0 contains several fixes for the Flames of Ambition dungeons, a number of crash fixes and tooltip updates, a fix for missing guild/friends list history, a reversion to a previous fix so weapons are once again visible while performing emotes, and more. The size of this patch is approximately X.

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Quests

  • The Shadow Cleft: Fixed an issue where Initiate Favar could get stuck in a wall.

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Dungeons

  • Black Drake Villa
    • General
      • The Bullseye achievement now correctly mentions it is achieved in Black Drake Villa.
      • The description for the “Amphibians Arrested” achievement now correctly mentions the Fiery Favor effect.
    • Pyroturge Encratis
      • Corpses of Fire Behemoths are now consistently usable.
  • The Cauldron
    • General
      • The Curtain of Fire achievement now states the correct name of the ability which enables completion.
    • Oxblood the Depraved
      • Oxblood will no longer inexplicably turn to a random player during the impact of its Gore Rush ability.
      • Bile Globs can now be consumed as corpses even if Oxblood consumes them.
    • Taskmaster Viccia
      • Taskmaster Viccia’s traps will now correctly explode if you trigger them while blocking, though they will only stun anyone not blocking.
    • Baron Zaudrus
      • Corpses of Magma Daedroths, Magma Scamps and Watchlings are now consistently usable.

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Dungeons

  • White Gold Tower
    • Molag Kena
      • Lightning Aspects will no longer get stuck in an unkillable state because of “leet DPS” during the shield phase.

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Quests

  • Awaken The Past: The Helm and Agra Crun will now display properly when placed.

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General

  • Fixed numerous issues involving improper removal of negative effects from player characters.
  • Expanded the prevention of being able to access abilities you should not have access to.

Guild

  • Undaunted
    • Bone Shield: Fixed multiple issues where the synergy from this ability and its morphs did not follow regular rules. The shield granted from these abilities no longer stack, and being affected by any version now makes you immune to other versions for 6 seconds.

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General

  • Weapons can once again be visible when doing emotes.
  • Made an improvement to the stairs in certain Daedric ruins so you can walk up smoothly without having to jump at the top step.

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General

  • Fixed an issue where the Flames of Ambition Coffer from the Undaunted merchant listed the incorrect Monster Mask sets in its tooltip.
  • Updated the tooltips of the Alliance War Skill Line Scrolls (including Major and Grand), Colovian War Torte, Molten War Torte, and White-Gold War Torte. They now better clarify that they do affect both your Alliance Rank and your Alliance Skill Lines.
    • Note that these items do not increase the AP you earn.

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Homes

  • Fixed an issue that caused unusual lighting or weather in the interiors of Autumn’s Gate, Old Mistveil Manor, and the Golden Gryphon Garret homes.

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General

  • Fixed multiple rare crashes caused by the model system that could occur randomly.
  • Fixed a rare crash that could occur while logging out of the game.
  • Fixed an issue that could delay asset loads, causing enemies to become invisible.
  • COD payment mails now have fixed 30-day expiration dates like all other mail.

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Reaper’s March

  • The caravan in this area is now much less densely populated and gamblers won’t return as quickly if murdered.

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General

  • Updated the copyright date on the opening splash screen to the current year.
  • Information about offline players from the Friends/Guild lists are now correctly shown for players that have been offline for a while.

Combat

  • Fixed an issue where the keybind strip could get into a bad state when quickly swapping between the Champion screen and other screens.

We’ll update the post (if needed( within the day for the PS4-specific changes. For those looking forward to the game’s next-gen release, head on over here for details.

Source: Elder Scrolls forums

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Metal Gear Solid 3 Iconic Ladder Scene Get’s Remade in Unreal Engine 4

While the world continues to glamor at the idea of a Metal Gear Solid Remake, one fan has taken it upon themselves to remake one of the series most iconic moment, the ladder scene from Metal Gear Solid 3, all in real-time running on the Unreal Engine 4 — it’s quite a thrill. 

Meet Warpgazer Animation, a YouTube channel that specializes is creating CGI fan films. They’ve pushed quite a bit of animations over the years, with some of their popular work revolving around the Warhammer series, though many of you may remember them for their Metal Gear Solid 1 intro remake.

Well, seems like they aren’t quite done with the series just yet as today they published an all new video, this time of THE LADDEER SCENE from Metal Gear Solid 3. Yep, the very same one where you spend a crazy amount of time climbing a ladder as the main theme plays in the background. Here, have a watch.

Here’s what Warpgazer Animations said in their YouTube description about the scene:

Remake of one of the most iconic scenes in MGS3: The ladder scene. As an Easter present for everyone, we decided to spend a few weeks to recreate this game part as a small cinematic with a funny bonus of a typical cardboard box sneaking sequence. We hope you enjoy! Everything rendered in real-time using Unreal Engine 4.26 with full RTX raytracing enabled.

Pretty freaking awesome if you ask me, and it definitely get’s us even more pumped for a remake if that were to ever happen. That of course all depends on Konami, to which we say; Do you it you cowards!

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Guaranteed Outriders Legendary Chest Farming Guide for Late Game

Looking to up your late game in Outriders with some powerful legendary gear? We got you covered with this Outriders legendary chest farming guide that’s easy to sit through.

Guides provided by BoSolaris, you can follow him on Twitter @BoSolaris

Outriders Legendary Chest Farming Guide: The Forgotten Chapel

Location: Canyon of the Grand Obelisk

Mission: The Forgotten Chapel

Easy Legendary for 10 minutes of work (a lot less once you get use to it)

Things you will need first off:

So, now that we are prepared for the journey let us get to it! This loop here is to find three  pedestals that you activate, thus unlocking a door to a Legendary chest!  Make sure your World Tier is set to as high as you can handle and load into the Canyon of the Grand Obelisk.

Outriders Legendary Farming Ped Map

The map I have provided and annotated here has four locations marked.  The yellow stars represent 1 of 3 pedestals that will mark the door (shown as a red diamond) with an orange rune (lore masters may recognize these!).  This is the canyon entrance and a small area to explore, but dense with mobs/ads.  So as you make your way to each location you will need to clear out additional enemies. 

Step 1: Locate the First Pedestal

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From the starting point you will want to head out from camp and into the first main open area.  Here you will need to clear a large group of mutated beasts.  Once you do, cut immediately left from entering the area to find this pedestal.

Step 2: Locate the Second Pedestal

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This pedestal isnt too far from the first one.  No extra enemies to clear here, just make your way back to the open area from the first wave of enemies and proceed forward.  Take notice of a path to your right that will backtrack you up a hill into a room with the next pedestal.

Step 3: Locate the Third and Final Pedestal

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For this one, you can fast travel to the ‘Wrecked APC’ flag in the middle of the map.  Proceed forward to the Monolith Bridge and clear all the enemies.  Once finished, push forward and open the large door.  Make your way to the other side of the Monolith room and activate the third and final pedestal.

Step 4: Open The Rune Chapel Door and Claim the Chest!

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Once you have activated the Monolith pedestal, backtrack your way to the Wrecked APC travel point and run up the hill until you see the door pictures.  Activate the pedestal here and proceed into the room for your Legendary chest!

Outriders Legendary Farming reward

And there you go! A guaranteed legendary drop! Unfortunately this mission isn’t as repeatable as other ones and will come back randomly, but it has been tested in 10 runs, with only three of those being unsuccessful.

Still not a bad way to get a legendary drop, and as mentioned before, you should be able to knock this out a lot quicker than 10 minutes.   

If you are interested in more Outrider guides, be sure to visit our official guide page here: Outriders Guides

Outriders is now available for purchase on PlayStation, PC, Xbox, and Stadia. 

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Outriders World Tier Explained – How to Level, Up, Its Rewards & More

Curious as to what exactly the World Tiers do in Outriders? Or perhaps you’re wondering why it seems like you aren’t making any progression in it? Well here’s a nifty Outriders World Tier guide explaining how it works and to ensure you’re still making progress.

Outriders World Tier Chart

World Tier Difficulty Enemy Level Item Level Loot Rarity Modifier Legendary Drop Rate Modifier Bonus Permenant Item Level Cap Reward For Reaching
1 Story -2 -2 80% 0% 0
2 Easy -1 -1 90% 30% 0 Resource Pack: Scraps
3 Normal 0 0 100% 70% 0 Resource Pack: Scraps
4 Hard +1 +1 120% 130% +1 Rare Gear Weapon
5 Expert +2 +2 140% 215% +2 Rare Gear Weapon
6 Master +3 +3 160% 285% +3 Rare Gear Weapon
7 Legend +4 +4 180% 300% +4 Epic Legendary Weapon
8 Immortal +5 +5 200% 315% +5 Epic Legendary Weapon
9 Frantic +6 +6 225% 330% +6 Titanium Resource Pack
10 Impossible +7 +7 250% 345% +7 Epic Weapon Gear + Titanium Resource Pack
11 Inferno +8 +8 300% 360% +8 Epic Weapon Gear + Titanium Resource Pack
12 Torment +9 +9 350% 375% +9 Legendary Weapon Gear + Titanium Resource Pack
13 Nightmare +10 +10 400% 390% +10 Legendary Weapon Gear + Titanium Resource Pack
14 Insanity +11 +11 450% 405% +11 Legendary Weapon Gear + Titanium Resource Pack
15 Madness +12 +12 500% 425% +12 Legendary Weapon Gear + Titanium Resource Pack

How Do I Level Up the World Tier in Outriders?

Like leveling your character, leveling your World Tier works in a similar fashion. In order to increase the level of a World Tier to a new one you must earn XP for it, which is done simply by killing enemies. Yep, nothing all too complicated about that, however unlike leveling a character, when you die you lose a bit of progression.

This is why, if you are playing solo and dying a lot your World Tier isn’t moving as much as it did in the early stage of the game, as progression is being set back for every death. We found that you lose quite a bit of progression upon death, usually more than what you would earn for clearing said zone your in. This is why co-operative play is suggested, although farming for better gear does counteract the difficulty spike.

Can You Farm World Tier XP?

Absolutely, and I recommend any solo player to do just that. Find a short mission that you can handle on the highest tier without dying, complete it, and then do it all over again! We highly recommend a repeatable mission that is against non-human AIs as they often rush you rather than hide behind cover, thus being a lot quicker in terms of completion.

Why is Leveling and Progressing Through World Tier important in Outriders?

If you couldn’t tell from reading the chart above, it’s important to level up your world tier because it’s all tied to what kind of loot you get. Basically, don’t expect to be receiving a ton of high end gear that’s graded for end game content if you are playing on the easier tier level. The higher the tier, the better the gear.

That’s all there really is to Outriders World Tier! Hopefully this guide has made you understand how it all works in-game. Now get out there Outriders, and start earning some better gear! Oh, and if you want more guides be sure to visit our Outriders Guide Page!

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Outriders Servers Down on April 3, Marking Third Straight Day of Connection Issues (Update #2)

Hoo-boy! Here we go again! Following the launch day’s server issues, and yesterday’s long downtime, we are here to mention that the Outriders servers are down again! We’ve witnessed this first-hand now on console, though there are reports coming in regarding this too.

Outriders Current Server Status: Servers are down again (3:10 p.m. ET)

For now, the current status page of the Outriders servers mention it is “Operational,” though multiple reports on the game’s subreddit, as well as multiple people on staff unable to connect says otherwise.

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We down again bois?
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Servers are struggling badly.
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On Twitter, the official Outriders account has acknowledged the server downtime and says they will have news in the next 10-20 minutes:

Hopefully, this means we won’t get an hours-long Outriders servers down situation like we had yesterday. That said, make sure to keep an eye on this post throughout the day, as we’ll be updating this in real-time once we know more. If you’re curious why PC and console crossplay isn’t working, head on over here.

In the meantime, go check out some of our Outriders articles in the game’s hub, or better yet, mention where you are, which platform, if the game is running for you in order to let your fellow gamers know.

Update: People Can Fly says that most should be able to log on now:

Update #2 (3:16 p.m. ET): People Can Fly says their solution didn’t take, so it will take an hour or so.

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Genshin Impact PS5 Release Set for Spring

As previously leaked, studio miHoYo has officially announced that a PS5 version of Genshin Impact is on it’s way this coming Spring.

Genshin Impact on the PS5 will features “enhanced visuals,” though we don’t expect anything that is majorly different than the current PS4 version. there will, however, but much faster loading times along with DualSense controller support for features such as adaptive trigger and haptic feedback.

A trailer showcasing the PS5 version can be found below.

No exact release date has been given for Genshin Impact on the PS5, outside of it “coming soon” and targeting a Spring release date.

Obce we know more, we’ll let our readers know.

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Demon’s Souls PS5 Director Gavin Moore Confirms He Has Left Sony Japan Studio

Looks like it’s things are changing for better or for worse over at Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan, as Demon’s Souls PS5 director Gavin Moore confirms that he has left Sony Japan Studio after over two decades working with the company.

As reported by VGC and in a post made in his Twitter page, Moore thanked everyone he worked with and who was a fan of his works, and stated that he is looking forward to the new opportunities that are coming,

After 24 years at Sony and 18 of those in Japan, yesterday was my last day at #JAPANStudio. I will miss the great creative spirit and camaraderie of the studio that was a huge part of my life. Time to seek out new and exciting opportunities!!

With Moore’s departure comes the new restructuring and direction SIE is taking by absorbing Sony Japan Studio into its Worldwide Studios operations and downsizing its workforce. Besides the Demon’s Souls remake, SJS was also known for their work in the Gravity Rush and Ape Escape series, and now the future truly is an open book on what comes next for Moore and his former team who have also left and departed for other opportunities and endeavors outside of Sony.

Speaking of restructuring and decisions made by Sony, the company along with RTS recently purchased the EVO Championship Series.

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Final Fantasy XIV Upcoming Update Patch 5.5 Death Unto Dawn Arrives April 13, Details & Trailer Released

Get ready to embark in more daring online fantasy adventures with some new content, as Square Enix has announced the Final Fantasy XIV upcoming update patch 5.5 aka Death Unto Dawn — along with the details and trailer released for the update that arrives on April 13.

Here’s the trailer in all its mighty visual glory showing what the new patch brings.

Final Fantasy XIV Upcoming Update Patch 5.5 Overview:

Here are the details on patch 5.5 as well as what to expect from it via press release from Square Enix.

Titled “Death Unto Dawn,” Patch 5.5 will be split in two parts and sets the stage for the upcoming fourth expansion, Endwalker. Part one is scheduled for release on April 13th and brings with it the highly-anticipated third chapter of YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse—the NieR-inspired alliance raid featuring the work of guest creators Yosuke Saito and YOKO TARO. The patch also brings an abundance of new story and battle content, system updates, and more.

During the Letter from the Producer LIVE presentation, Producer and Director Naoki Yoshida revealed new information about the PlayStation®5 console version of FINAL FANTASY® XIV Online, which will launch into open beta alongside Patch 5.5. In addition to previously announced upgrades, which included framerate improvements, faster load times, and 4K resolution support, this new release will also include DualSense haptic feedback, new trophies, and 3D audio support.

Users with a PlayStation 4 license registered to their account can upgrade to the PS5 Upgrade Edition at no extra cost at the start of the open beta period, while new players can experience the game on the PlayStation 5 via the Free Trial version. The full PlayStation 5 version will be available for purchase following the conclusion of the open beta.

Further details on Patch 5.5 content are outlined below:

  • New Main Scenario Quests – Prospects of peace may soon fall to ruin, as Fandaniel and the Telophoroi scheme to recreate the Final Days, and ominous towers rise in all corners of the realm. With the servants of chaos amassing at every turn, will the Scions uncover their plot before it is too late?

  • New Alliance Raid: The Tower at Paradigm’s Breach – The third chapter of the NieR-inspired YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse alliance raid series.

  • “Sorrow of Werlyt” Questline Finale – With adamantine armor and a beating, blood red core, the Diamond Weapon is the culmination of countless sacrifices and untold suffering. When the ultimate triumph of the VIIth Legion’s monstrous Weapon project descends upon Werlyt, who will be saved, and who shall fall?

  • New Trial: The Cloud Deck – Players can face off against the fearsome Diamond Weapon in this latest trial, which will be available in both Normal and Extreme difficulties.

  • New Dungeon: Paglth’an – Players can tackle this new story dungeon alongside fellow adventurers or a party of non-player characters via Trust System compatibility.

  • “Save the Queen” Questline Update – This latest update includes a new field area, “Zadnor,” an increased resistance rank cap, the final stage of enhancement for resistance weapons and more.

  • New Unreal Trial – The next powered-up primal, Leviathan, has returned from A Realm Reborn to terrorize level 80 heroes, providing them with a hefty challenge and chances at unique rewards.

  • Crafter Updates – High-level crafters can look forward to new content in Patch 5.5 that will earn them special achievements and unique crafting tools.

  • Ishgard Restoration Update – As a new age dawns in Ishgard, luminaries from across Eorzea have been invited to the Firmament to take part in a ceremony commemorating this momentous occasion. Players can obtain rewards by participating in gatherer- and crafter-focused events which will occur during these periodic celebrations.

  • “Explorer Mode” Update – The Explorer Mode feature will be expanded to include level 70 dungeons. Explorer Mode allows players to explore dungeons free from danger to capture striking and fun screenshots while enabling the use of mounts and minions. Players will also now be able to use performance actions while in dungeons, such as playing musical instruments.

  • Performance Action Updates – A new instrument will be added with Patch 5.55.

  • Job Adjustments for PvE and PvP Actions, New Custom Deliveries, New Mounts and more.

Additionally, Square Enix released more details for the upcoming Digital Fan Festival, as well as when the fourth expansion, Endwalker, will be released.

Further details about the upcoming Digital Fan Festival on May 14-15 were also revealed. On May 14, fans can expect an exciting keynote filled with new information on Endwalker, a developer panel, and a piano concert. May 15’s events will also provide enjoyable content for fans, with a Letter from the Producer LIVE and a concert from THE PRIMALS. For more information on the Digital Fan Festival 2021, visit the official website here: https://fanfest.finalfantasyxiv.com/2021/na/

The recently announced fourth expansion pack of the FINAL FANTASY XIV Online saga, Endwalker, is scheduled to release fall 2021 for PC, Mac, the PlayStation®5 system, and the PlayStation®4 system. Endwalker is the culmination of the Hydaelyn and Zodiark story, in which Warriors of Light will encounter an even greater calamity than ever before, and will bring an abundance of new content, including multiple new jobs, an increased level cap, vast new areas, adjustments to the battle system, as well as a variety of new battle, crafter, and gatherer content

We previously covered the Death Unto Dawn update, which brings the Nier crossover to the game.

Final Fantasy XIV patch 5.5 will be released on April 13. Once it’s out, we’ll let out readers know.

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Summer Game Fest 2021 Announced for June

It’s going to be a crazy hot celebration of all things video games this summer, as Geoff Keighley has announced that Summer Game Fest 2021 takes place this June — bringing the fun and announcements along with an industry-wide celebration of video games!

Here’s the tweet from Mr. Keighley along with a video tease of the event.

Additionally, Geoff also tweeted about The Day of Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition — which will spotlight a select group of upcoming independent and AAA games curated by the Day of Devs team and Keighley himself. Produced by Double Fine Productions and iam8bit, the segment will contain new video game content, exclusives, news, gameplay, as well as special performances by guests and participants of the show. Developers interested in participating can fill up the application and check more information about Summer Game Fest via the official website.

Check back here for more news about Summer Game Fest as well as other video game news when it arrives.

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Where to Find Outriders Hell’s Rangers Content Pack

For those who pre-ordered or bought the Outriders Hell’s Rangers Content Pack, you may be wondering where exactly you find these items in-game. Well, wonder no more as we have written up a quick guide detailing on where to find the Outriders Hell’s Rangers Content Pack in-game. 

What’s in the Outriders Hell’s Rangers Content Pack?

First off, what exactly are you getting with this content pack? Well, quite a bit as the Outriders Hell’s Rangers Content Pack comes with 11 unique guns, some decals and mods for your truck, and some male and female ranger gear items. A full breakdown of the content can be found below (images and stats available here).

Note that all gear items (armor, guns) require you to be at least level 10.

Weapons

  • Earthborn Renegade’s SMG
  • Earthborn Renegade’s Assault Rifle
  • Earthborn Renegade’s LMG
  • Earthborn Renegade’s BAR (bolt-action rifle)
  • Earthborn Renegade’s Marksman Rifle
  • Earthborn Renegade’s PAS (pump action shotgun)
  • Earthborn Renegade’s Double Gun
  • Earthborn Renegade’s Auto Shotgun
  • Earthborn Renegade’s ASR (automatic sniper rifle)
  • Earthborn Renegade’s Pistols
  • Earthborn Renegade’s Revolver

Truck Mods

  • Cerberus Front Bumper
  • Cerberus Hood
  • Cerberus Trailer
  • Cerberus Rear Bumper
  • Cerberus Wheel Cover

Ranger Gear

  • Earthborn Renegade’s Mask
  • Earthborn Renegade’s Jacket
  • Earthborn Renegade’s Trousers
  • Earthborn Renegade’s Gloves
  • Earthborn Renegade’s Boots

Where do you find the Outriders Hell’s Rangers Content Pack in-game?

It isn’t all too complicated to find this pack at all, just you might overlook it as we did for about 10 hours. Steps to finding the pack are as follows.

  1.  Beat the prologue so you get access to the in-game camps
  2. Locate the stash box, this is usually right next to the fast traveling banner and other critical vendors.
  3. Open your stash box and navigate to the “inbox” tab. You will then be able to claim your content
  4.  Enjoy!

That’s all there is too it, pretty easy right? Well hopefully you read this before playing long as we found out far too late into our campaign. 

We’ll have some more guides up real soon, so keep an eye out on our Outriders guide page

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Outriders Crossplay Turned Off Between Console and PC Players, Will Be Operational Once Patch Is Released

With Outriders servers going down for the count again today, it looks like the Outriders crossplay functionality between PC and consoles have temporarily been turned off by People Can Fly! Upon connecting to the game’s servers (if you manage to), you;’ll be greeted by the following messages:

Why Is Outriders Crossplay Not Working?

Known Crossplay Disconnects Between PC and Console

We have temporarily turned off automatic matchmaking between PC and consoles due to a known multiplayer issue.

Should you invite a console player into your PC game via an invite code (or vice versa), the game will initially connect, but one player will eventually be kicked out of the game. We highly recommend against doing this unitl we have patched all versions of the game.

Steam & Epic players can still Crossplay together, either by invite or matchmaking.

PlayStation and Xbox players can successfully play together.

In addition to that, People Can Fly also issued a Thank You note to players as well.

While not ideal, good thing People Can Fly are on the ball when it comes to this, as it’s no doubt a pain in the neck for players to be suffering through. Once the patch is out, or more details are shared by the devs, we’ll let our readers know.

Stay tuned to our Outriders review hitting the site soon!

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Outriders Servers Down Again on April 2 (Update #7)

Following yesterday’s seesaw issues with the Outriders servers on its first day of availability, new and more reports of Outriders servers down for April 2 have surfaced online, which we can corroborate is happening.

Outriders Current Server Status: Outriders Servers are down as of April 3 11:30AM Central Time. Please refer to this thread for further details and future server status updates: Outriders Servers Down on April 3, Marking Third Straight Day of Connection Issues

On both consoles and PC, players are unable to go past the title screen and will be greeted with the featured image of this post. On the game’s subreddit, multiple reports have surfaced stating they cannot connect to the Outriders servers:

Did PC login servers just die?
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Servers Down on PS5?
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So far, People Can Fly has acknowledged the issues and is pointing players to the official support site.

Same as with yesterday, we’ll be monitoring the situation as it happens, and you can expect constant updates from us, and in this post, so check back regularly.

If you manage to connect, let us know which platform and country you’re from to help the other gamers out.

Update: People Can Fly says that some players might be able to connect, but not guaranteed!

 

Update 2: 

Update #3: People Can Fly says they have no ETA, but are still working on it:

Update 4: Servers are slowly going back up except for US:

Update #5: US players are a go! Have fun, outrider!

Update #6: Reports of servers being down are once again coming in. Upon testing, we are also experiencing the issue. Image taken at 9:00 PM Central Time

Outriders Servers Down April 2nd 9:00 PM

Update #7: Servers appear to be back up as of 9:30PM Central Time in North America. Other regions should be following shortly.

 

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Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris Rewards This Week April 2, 2021 (Update)

Guardians, it’s Friday, and that means another Trials of Orisis set of rewards are now available provided you’re good enough. Same as always, MP1st is here to bring you the Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris rewards this week April 2, 2020! Check out this week’s map and win rewards below.

Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris Rewards This Week April 2, 2021:

Post has been updated with all of this week’s rewards. Enjoy the hunt, guardians!

Don’t forget that we’ll be updating the rewards list as they are known, so make sure to check back on this post from time to time. Once it’s finalized, we’ll post an “update” in the headline and let our readers know it’s final.

Trials of Osiris Map

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Rewards

Rotation not known yet, please let us know!

  • 3 Wins (Powerful): Astral Horizon! (Legendary Shotgun)
  • 5 Wins (Powerful): Chest!
  • 7 Wins (Pinnacle): Arms!
  • Flawless (Pinnacle): Adept Astral Horizon!

Bounties

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
End Game Complete matches and rounds. Wins in the Trials of Osiris grant the most efficient progress. Awards the 3 Win Challenge reward from this week. 1000 Glimmer 100 Progress XP & Glimmer & 35 Valor Rank Progress & 5 Trials Token & 1 Trials Engram
Light from Light Defeat opponents using your Super, and generate Orbs in the Trials of Osiris. 1000 Glimmer 100 Progress XP & Glimmer & 35 Valor Rank Progress & 5 Trials Token

Passages

Name Perk Cost
Passage of Mercy Forgives one loss per run. 25000 Glimmer & 15 Legendary Shards
Passage of Ferocity With zero losses, your third win grants a bonus win. 25000 Glimmer & 15 Legendary Shards
Passage of Wealth Increased tokens from reaching 3, 5, and 7 wins on a ticket. 35000 Glimmer & 25 Legendary Shards
Passage of Wisdom Grants bonus XP from Trials wins, scaling with the number of wins on a ticket. 35000 Glimmer & 25 Legendary Shards
Passage of Confidence Grants bonus rewards from Flawless Chest. 50000 Glimmer & 50 Legendary Shards

Don’t forget to check out this week’s hotfix that made a few changes, too.

Thanks, Reddit!

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