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Skate Related Announcement Tomorrow, But Joins This List of Games Confirmed Not on EA Play Live

  by   Alex Co  
July 18, 2021 5:26 pm in News

While EA announced a new studio that’s focusing o the Skate franchise six months ago, ot seems we’ll finally get an update tomorrow, as Full Circle has announced today that they have something Skate-related announcement for tomorrow!

While that’s good news for Skate fans, the fact that we won’t see anything from Skate at this month’s EA Play Live is a bit disappointing — especially if you consider that other games/franchises have also been confirmed to not be appearing at EA’s premiere games showcase of the year.

Another property confirmed not to be making an appearance is anything Star Wars-related. So for those looking forward to a Jedi: Fallen Order sequel to be announced, yeah, that’s not happening.

Another two franchises that we aren’t going to be seeing are the new Mass Effect game (which has been confirmed to be in development), as well as the next Dragon Age game that was announced last year.

While that might be disappointing to hear, there is a rumor (a strong one at that), that we’ll be seeing an announcement regarding a new Dead Space game, which was supposed to be EA’s big surprise. There’s also, of course, the Battlefield 2042 new game mode that’s going to be revealed there as well.

EA Play Live is set for July 22 and will be around 40 minutes long.

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New Tom Clancy Game Set to Be Revealed Tomorrow, Here’s a Snippet of Gameplay

  by   Alex Co  
1:03 pm in News

Coming out of left field, Ubisoft has announced today, that a new Tom Clany game is set to be revealed tomorrow! According to Ubisoft, the reveal will take place at 11AM PT/2PM ET/2AM HKT, and this will be a “brand-new game” in the Tom Clancy universe.

Update: The game is officially revealed as “XDefiant!” Here’s the full reveal trailer, screenshots and info for the upcoming 6v6 arena shooter!

What makes this upcoming reveal even weirder is how IGN has posted a quick snippet of gameplay, even! In a world where we get announcements/teases of upcoming reveals, we get an actual gameplay snippet of an upcoming game before it’s officially announced!

As people on Twitter have pointed out, this new title looks to be part of The Division. you can see the Black Tusk Warhound icon, and other stuff that’s connected to the franchise. The color palette and style of the game looks similar to The Division as well.

This might be the official gameplay reveal of The Division Heartland, which is a free-to-play game set in The Division universe. If it is, we wouldn’t be surprised. While gameplay of it has leaked before, Ubisoft has not officially revealed details about the game other than it’s a F2P title set in The Division franchise.

What are you hoping to see tomorrow? Don’t forget to tune in, as MP1st will have the news up ASAP.

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Flying Wild Hog on Space Punks Console’s Development: Won’t Settle for Less Than 60fps on Next-Gen

  by   James Lara  
11:39 am in News

With Space Punks confirmed for a console release in 2022, it looks like Flying Wild Hog is going to make sure it runs as smooth as it can on next-gen (PS5, Xbox Series) at least in terms of frame rates. 

Speaking to MP1st during a recent press event, Lead Programmer Dawid Romanowski, and Design Lead Bartek Schweiger gave us a bit of insight into the console development of Space Punks. Both studio staff confirmed that while the game is currently only available as early access on, its console counterpart is already being worked on during this phase, with Dawid adding that they feel confident that it will release in 2022 for consoles.

MP1st: With early access being for PC only, does this mean that current development is solely focused on that version, or are all platforms being developed at the same time?

Dawid Romanowski: Consoles are already being worked on 😉 That’s the reason why we’re so confident in saying we’ll release on all platforms in 2022.

MP1st: We know the console version coming out next year, how does that work on the development side things? Is it that you are focused on the PC version and will later port it, or are they being worked on at the same time and as early access gets updated so do the console versions, eventually leading to that 1.0 release?

Bartek Schweiger: It will be more like the second case. We are currently starting to work on them (consoles,) we want to start with the Epic Store, we want to start with PC, but we want to have at one point you know the crossplay, basically the same version between PC and consoles.

While the team isn’t quite ready to talk about specifications of the performance of Space Punks on console’s, Dawid did reveal that the team would not settle for anything less than 60fps on both the PS5 and Xbox Series.

MP1st: What’s the target performance and resolution for next-gen consoles?

Dawid Romanowski: Current work is still focused on last gen, as we plan to support it fully. But we won’t settle for less than 60FPS.

Space Punks is now available as a paid early access, exclusively on the Epic Game Store. An open beta is planned for this winter, with the full free-to-play experience launching sometimes in 2022 along with the console versions.

Be sure to check back here later this week for more Space Punks news, including an exclusive interview with Flying Wild Hog’s Krakow team! 

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Warframe Updates Will See Simultaneous Releases on All Platforms Starting With The New War

  by   Alex Co  
July 17, 2021 8:09 pm in News

In today’s TennoCon event, Digital Extremes has announced that starting with The New War, Warframe updates will be released simulatenously on all platforms the game is available on, contrary to before where PC got it first.

DE committed to launching every Warframe update – including The New War – simultaneously on every platform.  “Community is incredibly important to us and opening up Cross Play and Cross Save is just one of many more efforts we’ll take on to bring more players together including extending Warframe’s fast, fluid, action combat experience to other global gaming platforms,” said Sheldon Carter, Chief Operating Officer at DE. “We are at the very beginning of the next-generation of Warframe.  We are eight years young and have the benefit of beginning our second console generation with a major game expansion that will also mark a new chapter of more story-based content our players have been asking for.”

This is definitely good news and makes sense, given the game’s crossplay and cross-save funtionality has been announced today as well.

Speaking of The New War, go check out 30 minutes of gameplay for the upcoming expansion to see how much the game has evolved.

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Warframe The New War Gameplay Debut and Info Revealed

  by   James Lara  
7:16 pm in News

After several long filled hours of fan appreciation, Digital Extremes has finally concluded their Tennocon 2021 event with their grand Tennocon Live presentation. As previously promised, the studio gave fans a first true look into the next Warframe expansion, The New War. Not only did we get some Warframe The New War gameplay that makes it look like an entirely different game (in a good way), but we also have details straight from the press release.

Warframe The New War Trailer

Prepare yourself, Tenno. The New War is coming, and no one is safe. Old enemies have returned to the Origin System… will the factions unite against Ballas, Erra and the advancing Sentients, or buckle under the weight of a full-scale invasion?

Of course, you don’t want to watch a trailer, right? Not when you can watch honest to goodness gameplay! Check out almost 30 minutes of gameplay from The New War!

Warframe The New War Gameplay

Over an action-packed, cinematic, live gameplay demo of nearly 30 minutes, The New War shocked audiences by showing Corpus Engineer Veso, Grineer Soldier Kahl-175, and even fan-favorite Dax warrior Teshin — all playable in a Quest for the first-time ever.  With Earth’s mightiest bastion, Cetus, burning and the pride of the Corpus fleet lying in ruins, the combined strength of the Tenno and their allies might be the key to this new war. Rebecca Ford, Live Operations and Community Director at Digital Extremes, “The New War will continue Warframe’s very personal and intimate storyline with a dramatic narrative, unexpected experiences and cinematic action sequences like we showcased today.”

We’ll be posting more info from TennoCon within the day, so stay tuned! Don’t forget, Warframe crossplay, cross-save and the mobile version have all been announced! Check out gameplay of crossplay here.

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Warframe Crossplay, Cross-Save & Mobile Version Announced, Watch Crossplay Gameplay With Mobile

  by   James Lara  
6:05 pm in News

Some big news for Warframe players, as Digital Extremes has finally announced Warframe crossplay, and cross-save, and both are headed out sometime this year! In addition to that, the studio also debuted Warframe mobile gameplay too, which looks damn impressive.

Warframe Crossplay and Cross Save

Announced during the Tennocon 2021 event, Digital Extremes revealed that both Warframe’s crossplay and cross -ave systems will be available as part of the New War expansion, which is due later this year. Unlike previously where progression was only transferrable between the same platform family (PS4 to PS5, Xbox One to Xbox Series,) this upcoming Warframe update will allow players to freely transfer all their progress to any platform of their choosing.

Be it the Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation, Xbox, or even the newly announced mobile version, all progression will be carried over so that you may continue exactly where you left off.

Speaking of crossplay, Digital Extremes gave us our first look at this feature by not only announcing Warframe mobile, but even showcasing it crossplaying with the PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, and PC versions!

Warframe Mobile Announced

Crossplay and cross saves wasn’t the only surprise that Digital Extremes had during Tennocon 2021, as they also confirmed that a mobile version of Warframe  was in active development, and even showcased some gameplay, along with the crossplay system.

Have to admit, this looks damn impressive for a mobile game. We will have more news from Tennocon 2021 later today, including our first look at the upcoming New War expansion! So stay tuned!

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Marvel’s Avengers Black Panther Is More Arrogant & Aggressive, Judge Bulked Up to Better Embody Character

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2:38 pm in News

With Crystal Dynamics announcing that God of War’s Kratos Christopher Judge is the voice of Black Panther in Marvel’s Avengers War for Wakanda expansion, the studio brought in Judge, and comic book writer Evan Narcisse in this Friday’s Marvel’s Avengers devstream as digital guests.

Judge mentioned he didn’t need to do a lot of research, as he’s been collecting comics since the ’60s. Interestingly enough, Judge got into better shape to play the role, as he feels he can better embody the character when he’s closer to their size.

In terms of working digital due to the on-going pandemic, Judge expressed that it was harder given he couldn’t play off the other actors (given they’re not doing it in-person). In total, Judge has been recording the role for the last year and a half, and his favorite moment was saying “Wakanda Forever.”

As for Evan Narcisse, he mentioned how his job was to help where needed. Whether it was to fill in plot holes, develop side stories, or build relationships between characters. In terms of shaping up the character, the T’Challa that players will see in Marvel’s Avengers will be very different from the movies, and even quite different from the comics. This version of T’Challa is more arrogant and more aggressive, and is a lot older than how he’s portrayed in the films (he’s been king of Wakanda for quite some time in the game).

Narcisse also shared details on villain Klaw, and states that in the game, he’s more of a scientist than your usual mercenary. In terms of the Avengers, their relationships and rivalries are explored, as it’s mentioned that Tony Stark is jealous of the Wakandan tech and intellect.

War for Wakanda is dropping this August for free on all platforms, and will feature exclusive gear.

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TennoCon 2021 Livestream and Schedule – Watch It Live Now!

  by   Alex Co  
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Tennos, Digital Extreme’s TennoCon 2021 is now live! While the big event where we’ll hear about the future of Warframe isn’t happening until 5PM ET/2PM PT/5AM HKT, there’s a load of stuff to be shown off and discussed today! Check out the TennoCon 2021 livestream below, which has started!

TennoCon 2021 Livestream and Schedule:

12:30 PM ET – Welcome to Tennocon 2021 – live with host Rebecca Ford – Get the full rundown of the day’s events, giveaways and more.

1:00 PM ET – Sounds of the System – Pre-recorded with host Rebecca Ford and guests George Spanos, Keith Power, Erich Preston – Join us as we pull back the curtain on how your favorite sounds in the origin system are created! caution: may contain brussels sprouts.

1:00 PM ET – Live Developer Q&A – Live with host Megan Everett and guests Pablo Alonso, Eric Vedder, Elyse Gymer – Get answers to your questions straight from the source! Be sure to submit those questions here: Digital Extremes Q&A Submission Form

3:00 PM ET – The Art of Warframe – Pre-recorded with host Danielle Sokolowski and guests Geoff Crookes, Keith Thompson, Kaz Adams – Make sure you catch this in-depth look at the creative process of designing iconic Warframe characters, environments and worlds as we chronicle the story of Warframe up to now.

4:00 PM ET – Community Art Show and Cosplay Contest – Pre-recorded with host Megan Everett – We’re showcasing the extraordinary creativity of the Warframe community all throughout Tennocon! don’t miss these amazing creations, Tenno.

5:00 PM ET – The Main Event, Tennolive – Live with host Rebecca Ford and guests Steve Sinclair, Sheldon Carter, Scott Mcgregor, Geoff Crookes – Don’t miss the day’s main event! a celebration of all things Warframe with the year’s biggest news, reveals and prizes hosted by the devstream crew.

Twitch and Steam Drop During TennoCon

  • Vastilok Gunblade Weapon
  • Awarded for watching thirty consecutive minutes between 12:30 p.m. ET – 5:00 p.m. ET

In-Game Relay Event Reward During TennoLive Segment

  • Tannukai Longsword Skin and Armor Set
  • Awarded at the end of the TennoLive in-game Relay event, must be present to qualify

Twitch and Steam Drop During TennoLive Segment

  • Loki Prime Warframe with Slot
  • Awarded for watching thirty consecutive minutes between 5:00 p.m. ET – 7:00 p.m. ET

The Main Event will feature the New War gameplay and more. There’s also going tobe in-game freebies, so keep an eye on the stream.

Once we have news on the new content coming to Warframe, we’ll let our readers know.

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Report: Steam Deck Queue Sizes Surface via Reservation List, Over 100K Reservations in 2 Hours

  by   Alex Co  
12:16 pm in News

In case you didn’t know, Steam Deck reservations went live yesterday, and as one might expect. it was sold out fast. While loads of people were able to pre-order one, the device was only available in select countries for now. Curious how the allocation was in each country it was available for pre-order? Thankfully, we have that available.

Pavel Djundik, datamner and creator of SteamDB, shared the numbers, and to one’s surprise, North America got the biggest allocation with 55,000 units.

NA 512gb: 55k
NA 256gb: 28k
EU 512gb: 9.6k
EU 256gb: 5k
UK 512gb: 7k

In total, there’s about 100,000 units available for pre-order initially based on the data available, though that’s not the final tally officially. That said, Valve will surely have another pre-order/reservation wave soon-ish.

Hopefully, Valve’s steps to discourage scalpers from getting units worked even a smidge.

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Warframe Update 2.01 Patch Notes for July 17

  by   Alex Co  
9:28 am in News

Digital Extremes has released the Warframe update 2.01 July 17 patch (PS5 shows it as 1.009), and this is for a slew of weapon changes and balance tweaks following the big Sisters of Parvos update last week. Head on below for the full patch notes. which we’re hoping includes undocumented changes to tie in to today’s TennoCon event.

Warframe Update 2.01 Patch Notes for July 17 | Warfarme Update 1.009 Patch Notes:

Weapon Changes:

 

Changes:

  • Favourited friends now move to the top of the invite screen!

  • Updated Yareli’s Sea Snares description to include the increase of 5 water globules.

 

Fixes:

  • Fixed accounts being unable to login if they had more than 1 vendor purchases with cooldowns expiring in the same login.

  • Fixed functionality loss when clicking through Ergo Glast’s Tenet Offerings too quickly.

  • Fixed Headshots dealing double damage if it bleeds over from Shields to Health.

  • Fixed Hounds giving only 100 Mastery per level instead of 200 Mastery per level.

  • Fixed a Traded Sister (therefore Converted) not starting at the expecting Star Chart node.

  • Fixed Specters/Hounds not needing to be killed if a Host migration occured at the start of a Sister showdown Railjack mission.

  • Fixed the “Eliminate the Target” objective not updating after you’ve Vanquished or Converted your Kuva Lich until you kill a Thrall.

  • Fixed receiving unsellable duplicates of Sister Ephemeras that created Inventory clutter with no way to remove.

    • In a future Hotfix Sister Ephemera duplicates will be removed from Inventories – Spring cleaning!

  • Fixed Grineer Arc Traps not dealing damage when Yareli is on Merulina.

  • Fixed Mods or Energy pickups being Vacuumed not being picked up if Yareli’s Merulina was cast at a precise moment.

  • Fixed inability to start a K-Drive race while on Yareli’s Merulina.

  • Fixed cases of Pistol projectiles going the wrong way when fired on a K-Drive.

  • Fixed Transferring to the Operator while standing beside Volt’s Electric Shield resulting in auto picking up the Shield.

  • Fixed Kuva Lich/Sister Vanquished rewards lingering in the End of Mission screen for missions played after the successful showdown.

  • Fixed inability to Chat Link Corrupted Holokeys.

  • Fixed the Hexis Left Arm Plate not aligning properly on Gara Prime.

  • Fixed another case of the new Syndicate Emotes looking weird on Operators.

  • Fixed “Available Sessions” window showing Legendary Rank 1 players as MR31.

  • Fixed Hovering over a player that is Mastery Rank Legendary 1 in the Trade screen stating Mastery Rank 31.

  • Fixed Railjack Crew members playing erroneous transmissions.

  • Fixed the Falcor quick throw losing velocity when hitting anything.

  • Fixed friendly AI not being able to use the Tenet Envoy.

  • Fixed the Tenet Grigori’s disc not being destroyed on client.

  • Fixed issues with Yareli’s Noggle missing some attachments.

  • Fixed Lavos and Hildryn being able to roll Energy-based Helminth Invigorations.

  • Fixed Venari being unable to Heal players properly.

  • Fixed Corpus Security Nodes having too much health after a Host Migration.

  • Fixed the Railjack ‘Kill Commander’ objective not updating after being killed.

  • Fixed the Kompressa’s disarmed model being the Stug.

  • Fixed an issue with K-Drive stats showing red when it should in-fact show green as a positive change (Jump Charge).

  • Fixed inability to change The Arbiters of Hexis Chest Plate Energy colours.

  • Fixed certain Glyphs not tinting with player UI themes in the Squad icon menu.

  • Fixed the opened Map disappearing quickly after opening it in Captura.

  • Fixed a script error when casting Khora’s Venari ability.

  • Fixed a script error when using the Archwing Slingshot.

  • Fixed the Foundry trying to start or claim jobs twice even though you only pressed the button once.

  • Fixed Yareli getting knocked off Merulina even when Primed Sure Footed is equipped

That’s about it. For the big TennoCon news, we’ll have it up the moment it’s announced, so stay tuned!

Source: Warframe forums

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Path of Exile Update 1.83 Barrels Out

  by   Alex Co  
2:57 am in News

Grinding Gear Games has released the Path of Exile update 1.83 patch, which was released this July 16 (or July 17 depending on where you are in the world). This brings a number of fixes to the game.

Path of Exile Update 1.83 Patch Notes:

Here are the changes rolled out per Grinding Gear Games. Note that this is called the 3.14.3 patch that goes until 3.14.3b.

  • Added support for our upcoming 3.15 expansion announcement and its new Supporter Packs.
  • Fixed a rare client crash that could occur when levelling up skill gems.
  • Fixed a bug where the damaging zone in Royale wasn’t dealing more damage as the game progressed if you never lost and gained the debuff again.
  • Fixed a bug in Royale where players could be placed in a team and unable to attack others.

Console-specific patch notes:

[PlayStation] 3.14.3 Patch Notes

Console-Specific Changes

  • Fixed an issue which caused some monsters to be invisible.
  • Items held on the cursor no longer show when navigating the Atlas.
  • Updated the /bug in-game response.

General Improvements and Crash Fixes:

  • Fixed a visual bug with Celestial Toxic Rain that caused flickering white boxes.
  • Fixed an instance crash.

[PlayStation] 3.14.3 Patch Notes:

  • Fixed a client crash that could occur when entering areas with waves.

This was a restartless deploy on the servers so you will need to restart your client to receive the client changes for this patch.

That seems to be it. Of course, there’s a bigger update incoming with the Expedition expansion coming later this month! You can read up on that right here.

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Wasteland 3 Update 1.19 Rolled Out for Crash Fixes

  by   Alex Co  
July 16, 2021 7:59 pm in News

Developer inXile Entertainment has rolled out the Wasteland 3 update 1.19 July 16/July17 patch today, and this is purely for fixes! Head on below for the complete and official changelog.

Wasteland 3 Update 1.19 Patch Notes:

Here’s what inXile Entertainment had to say:

Hotfix 1.4.5 is now live on the mentioned platforms, however be aware that it may take an hour or two to pop up for you.

Patch notes:
•PlayStation 4 performance and stability improvements.
•Resolved a crash that could appear most notably during the end-game fight at Ranger HQ.

Heads up we have a small hotfix hitting today at approx. ~3pm PT for all platforms except macOS, which will be out next week.

This is a small patch to fix an end-game crash introduced in our 1.4.1 patch, and improve performance/reliability on PlayStation 4 consoles.

That’s about it, which is to be expected given we just got the Scotchmo’s Breath Mint patch two weeks ago. But just in case, if you spot any gameplay-related changes or tech fixes, let us know in the comments.

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Rogue Company Update 1.65 Fires Out, Brings Matchmaking Issues

  by   Alex Co  
7:53 pm in News

First Watch Games has released the Rogue Company update 1.65 patch this July 16/July 17, and it seems to be for fixes once again, and makes this the the second patch released this week.

Rogue Company Update 1.65 Patch Notes:

First Watch Games has not released the official changelog just yet, but Senior Community Manager Nicholas Bashore has commented on Twitter how the team is workig on a player name bug.

Unfortunately, it seems this update has brought in matchmaking issues! Multiple reports on the game’s subreddit have surfaced stating that joining matches are bugged, and players are being removed from match searches (affecting multiple platforms):

Being removed from match search
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First Watch nor Hi-Rez Studios has not commented on the matchmaking issues, or what’s in the patch. But once we know more on both, we’ll be updating the post, so keep an eye out.

If you notice any gameplay-related changes, or find a solution to the matchmaking issues, let us know down in the comments.

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SIE Boss Jim Ryan Explains PlayStation “Healthy Circle” Between Devs & Publishers in Creating New IPs

  by   Alex Co  
6:34 pm in News

It’s no secret in the video game industry that Sony has masterfully crafted their own stable of IPs (intellectual property) and gaming franchises for the PlayStation brand that’s arguably, the best in the business. Not only is it super hard to create a new IP, but even to maintain it.

In a recent interview, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan explained the “healthy circle” the company uses to nurture new studios and new IPs.

If your studio is doing well, then your confidence in the studio will grow over time, and you will be more willing to take risks and find the right time. Our relationship with the studio is in a period that I call a healthy circle. We need products, are willing to invest, and are willing to take risks. At the other end of this circle is the reputation of PlayStation Studios in the industry. The interaction between the game world is very close and positive, so players will also care about PlayStation Studios and are willing to buy their products. Of course, it is difficult to form such a virtuous circle.

Given how successful Sony has been in crafting new gaming franchises and whatnot, I’d say this “healthy circle” of theirs is working quite well.

Speaking of new IPs and gaming studios, Sony has recently integrated Legacy of Kain studio Nixxes Software into the PlayStation Studios family. This is after the company announced that Returnal developer Housemarque is now a first-party studio. It looks like Sony isn’t done, either, as a mistake has seemingly confirmed that port-savvy studio Bluepoint Games will soon be a member of the PlayStation Studios family, too.

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Latest COD Warzone Ban Wave Hits Over 50,000 Accounts

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3:48 pm in News

Tired of cheaters in Call of Duty: Warzone? Yeah, you’re not the only one. Raven Software is trying to make the experience better, as the studio announced the latest COD Warzone ban wave, and it’s at over 50,000 accounts!

This announcement was made today, where the studio mentioned they are targeting repeat offenders and more!

Has been a while since our last anti-cheat update!

Two #Warzone ban waves this week. Over 50,000 accounts banned combined. 🚫

Targeting repeat offenders, and much more.

Can’t say I feel sorry for these cheats if and when they get banned.

Of course, Raven Software has their work cut out for them, as cheat-making companies are now even offering “free trial weekends.” Yeah, just in case you don’t feel you’re cheating enough, go try it out first to see how fun it is to ruin the game for everyone!

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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Delayed to Spring of 2022

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Looks like Warhammer 40k fans will have to be a little more patient with a spin-off game’s release, as Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has been delayed to spring 0f 2022 — with the tough decision made by the developers themselves.

Released via the official website of the game, Fatshark CEO and Co-Founder Martin Wahlund made a statement to Warhammer 40k fans and explained why the delay was necessary.

Today, we made the difficult decision to move our release date of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide to the Spring of 2022.

We have a responsibility to deliver the best game we possibly can, and frankly we need more time to accomplish this goal. It’s no secret that building a game during a pandemic is a challenge and we are not immune to this. We are planning to use the extra time to both focus on the level of quality at release, as well as invest in more systems to support Darktide for years to come.

We couldn’t be more excited about Darktide. In fact, the toughest part in this decision is the fact that we won’t be able to put the game in your hands sooner. But I hope that you will join us in Hive Tertium early next year!

From all of the 150+ “Sharks” here in Stockholm, thank you for your amazing support.

Delaying a game to make it the best possible experience possible is always a good reason, so here’s wishing the best of luck to the Warhammer 40,000: Darktide crew in developing an awesome experience for gamers next year!

For more news about the Warhammer 40k universe and its spin-offs, you can visit our archives and articles here.

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide will now move to spring 2022 for release in PC and Xbox consoles.

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New Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris Rewards This Week July 16, 2021

  by   Alex Co  
1:09 pm in News

It’s Friday, and for guardians in Destiny 2, it’s another chance to earn new loot in Trials of Osiris! Another exciting week of trails, which means a new batch or rewards! As always, MP1st is here to bring you the new Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris rewards this week July 16, 2021!

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New Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris Rewards This Week July 16, 2021:

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.

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Rewards

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  • 3 Wins (Powerful): Igneous Hammer! (Legendary Hand Cannon)
  • 5 Wins (Powerful): Boots!
  • 7 Wins (Pinnacle): Sola’s Scar! (Legendary Sword)
  • Flawless (Pinnacle): Exile’s Curse! (Legendary Fusion Rifle –Adept)

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
Deepvoid Alignment As a fireteam, defeat opponents using Void damage in the Trials of Osiris. 1000 Glimmer 100 [Void] Void 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

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Destiny 2 Xur Location Today July 16, 2021 (And What Xur Is Selling)

  by   Alex Co  
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It’s Friday and for Destiny 2 players, this means Xur is back to sell his wares!  If you’re asking what Xur is selling in Destiny 2 this week and where he’s holed up, we’re here to help! The MP1st Destiny 2 Xur location today July 16, 2021 post is live, and you can check out Xur’s list of items this week.

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Destiny 2 Xur Location Today July 16, 2021 (And What Xur Is Selling):

Xûr, Agent of the Nine

Description:

A peddler of strange curios, Xûr’s motives are not his own. He bows to his distant masters, the Nine.

Location:

Tower, Hangar

Exotic Gear:

Name Type MOB RES REC DIS INT STR Total Cost
Exotic Engram Engram 97 Legendary Shards
Sunshot Energy Hand Cannon 29 Legendary Shards
Ophidia Spathe Hunter Chest Armor 16 12 3 2 6 26 65 23 Legendary Shards
Severance Enclosure Titan Chest Armor 14 2 13 12 16 2 59 23 Legendary Shards
Ophidian Aspect Warlock Gauntlets 3 10 17 6 15 10 61 23 Legendary Shards

Exotic Ciphers:

Name Type Cost
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What’s a Xûr?

Xûr, Agent of the Nine, is a strange vendor who randomly appears in a Public Sector on one of the Worlds. Xûr sells Exotic equipment and only takes Legendary Shards in exchange for them.

TL;DR: He’s the Santa Claus of Destiny and every weekend is Christmas. Sometimes he brings you what you want, sometimes he brings you coal. Mostly it’s coal.

When does Xûr visit?

Xûr visits every Friday at 17:00 UTC and departs at Weekly Reset (Tuesday 17:00 UTC). If you would like to see all the live conversions of Time Zones, please follow this link here.

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Report: Netflix App Datamine Shows DualSense and Ghost of Tsushima Images

  by   James Lara  
12:24 pm in News

Following news that Netflix is entering the video game industry soon, looks like Netflix might be doing something gaming related with PlayStation as a dataminer recently uncovered some images showcasing some PlayStation products in the Netflix app, along with what appears to be Netflix’s gaming features.

As posted by miner Steve Moser, the images down below shows off two DualSense controller, Ghost of Tsushima, along with a Netflix Game logo, and what he claims to be the working icon for their game feature, Shark.

He then followed up with a clearer picture of the Netflix Game logo.

Though nothing is official yet, there have been reports over the last few months that Netflix has been preparing to launch a new game related service, similar to that of Apple Arcade and Xbox Game Pass subscription service. Of course that is just a rumor, though if this datamine information is indeed true, it could be indicative that Sony may be playing a role in it.

Last April, Sony and Netflix signed licensing deal where Netflix would be given first access to new releases after their theatrical releases. Films included were Morbius, Uncharted, Where the Crawdads Sing, Bullet Train, along with sequels to the Spider-verse movie and the upcoming Spider-man movie.

It’s not out of the question that Sony may be looking to extend this even further with gaming, though one does have to wonder if that is the case what this means for PlayStation Now.

Of course. given this is datamined info, take it with a grain of salt. Hopefully we hear more on this real soon.

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Rainbow Six Extraction Delayed to January 2022; Riders Republic Pushed to Oct. 28

  by   Alex Co  
12:17 pm in News

Another game joins the “delayed into 2022” list today, as Rainbow Six Extraction has now been officially pushed back to “January 2022.” This announcement was made by Ubisoft in a new letter to fans by the Rainbow Six Extraction dev team.

Our ambition with Rainbow Six Extraction is to deliver a full-fledged AAA experience that changes the way you play and think about cooperative games. With unique features like Missing In Action or The Sprawl, every mission is set to be a tense and challenging experience in which you’ll lead the elite operators of Rainbow Six in a fight against a lethal and evolving alien threat.

We are embracing the opportunity to take additional time to bring this vision to life in the way it deserves in January 2022. We are confident this will ensure Rainbow Six Extraction is the immersive, cooperative, and thrilling experience we set out to create, and the one you aspire to play.

We look forward to sharing more with you very soon!

Another game delayed is Rider’s Republic, the sports-arcade game has been delayed as well, but only for a month and change.

Riders Republic for PS5, Xbox Series X|S & More | Ubisoft (GB)

We can’t wait for you all to hit the Republic in our upcoming beta! This will be the first time you get to go hands-on in this massive multiplayer playground and we are looking forward to hearing what you think.

To ensure we can deliver the best game for all players, we’ve made the tough decision to delay our release date from September 2 to October 28. This will give us more time to fine tune the experience and give you another chance to jump in before launch and provide feedback.

We’ll have more to share soon, so stay tuned!

Can’t say we’re really surprised given games are being pushed back left and right, which is understandable since most of the world is still fighting the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.

For more on Rainbow Six Extraction, check out this deep dive gameplay clip!

Thanks, Ubisoft!

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