One of the early 2000’s dark fantasy role-playing games will be getting a new lease in life under a new studio assembled by THQ Nordic, as Barcelona based studio Alkimia Entertainment has been announced as the studio that will be developing a Gothic Remake — based on the game made by Pirahna Bytes that was released nearly 20 years ago.
Here’s the goals of Alkimia on working on the remake as featured in the press release.
The team’s focus and ambition is to build high-quality RPGs, with its first project being the full development of the Gothic Remake for PC and Next-Gen consoles. Development is well underway and the first results from all of the hard work the team has put in will be revealed in the next couple of months. “We strive to build Alkimia Interactive as a top-notch RPG studio”, said Reinhard Pollice, Studio Head at Alkimia Interactive. “Our ambition is to become one of the best addresses for PC/Console core game development in the South of Europe.”
First released in Germany on March 15, 2001, Gothic puts players in the role of a prisoner who is thrust into a world of magic and politics, with orcs, wizards, and men thrown in a chaotic environment where different factions fight for various agendas. THQ Nordic actually developed a playable demo for the remake, which can be found and downloaded via Steam.
Studio Wildcard has released the Ark Survival Evolved update 2.51 March 11 patch, and this is to prepare the game for the PvP Cluster B component, which will launch on March 12! Full details on that and a roundup on the changes made since the last title update can be seen below.
Note: It is normal for devs to release a patch for a game’s new mode/event before it is available for players. Usually, the actual game data is rolled out a day or two in advance, before the actual new mode/event is made available.
Ark Suvival Evolved Cluster B Launch: March 12 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT!
Ark Survival Evolved Update 2.51 March 11 Patch Notes:
Update: Studio Wildcard has released a few list of changes for today which can be seen below. We’ve also taken out the changes made on March 5 which was located in the bottom of the post to avoid confusion. For now, the changes are only for PS4 and Xbox One, with the PC version not geting any official list of changes.
PS4:
Current Version: v560.1 – 03/11/2021
Fixed a mesh exploit
Fixed an exploit that allowed you to avoid turret damage
Enabled visual enhancements for PS5
Xbox One:
Current Version: v809.5 – 03/11/2021
Fixed an exploit which allowed players to avoid taking damage from turrets
Fixed a mesh exploit
PvP Cluster B Details:
In 2019, the launch of the Snail Games Initiative, Classic PvP, created an exciting and competitive playing experience for PC players. Throughout the course of the seasons, the meta was watched closely and changes were made to shake things up and create an experience tailored for PvP gameplay. Today, players can continue on the quest for the ultimate PvP experience with the introduction of Classic Season 4 Cluster B.
Cluster B will be a separate cluster from the existing Classic PvP servers, which will allow newer players an opportunity to catch up to the progression that’s been made in the current season by playing on a network with higher rates. Both clusters will be heavily moderated to ensure a fair playing ground and an equal competitive footing. Before the launch of Genesis II, both Classic PvP (A & B) clusters will merge and form one Classic PvP cluster.
Cluster B launches on the 12th of March at 1 PM Eastern / 10 AM Pacific! See below for the rules and rates of Classic PvP Cluster B servers:
Experience gain, taming, gathering have been quintupled compared to our standard Official Servers (5x)
Breeding, hatching, and raising rates have been quadrupled compared to our standard Official Servers (4x)
Tribes are set to 25 players max
Tribe alliances are disabled, though informal alliances are allowed
Servers have a maximum player count of 100
These maps will be available: The Island, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, and The Center
Tek dinos (Tek Parasaur, Tek Quetzal, Tek Rex, Tek Raptor, Tek Stego), Paracer, Tapejara, and the Titanosaur are not available for taming on Classic PvP
All Aberration and Extinction content is unavailable on Classic PvP
Scaling of weapon damage has been reduced
No TEK Engrams
No cave building
Cryopods enabled
Tamed Stegosaurus Resistance reduced by 35%
Tamed Quetzal Resistance reduced by 20%
Tamed Wyvern Resistance reduced by 20%
Tamed Wyvern Damage reduced by 20%
Reaper Queen added to the Valguero Aberration Zone
Here are the latest changes made (via server-side) since the last patch.
PC:
Current Version: v324.18 – 03/05/2021
Fixed an exploit which allowed players to avoid taking damage from turrets
Reverted bola changes that were implemented with previous exploit-fix.
v324.17 – 03/05/2021
Fixed a bug where the spyglass was not displaying wild or enemy creature names
v324.16 – 03/05/2021
Reworked TEK Helm to function like the shoulder cannon so that tapping ‘E’ no longer cycles visors instead holding ‘E’ will bring up a pinwheel which players can use to toggle or cycle the visor.
Corrupted Dinos no longer damage player structures on PvE
Made some tweaks to the Artifact system in single-player to resolve some scenarios where some artifacts (such as Skylord) would spawn/respawn unreliably.
Fixed invisible bees.
Fixed a bug that allowed players to escape through the ceiling barrier on some maps
Fixed a client crash related to movement
Fixed a client crash related to attacking with creatures
Fixed a bug where the Colour ID was displaying incorrectly on Cryopods
Fixed an exploit that allowed players to avoid turret damage
Fixed a bug where enemy creature floating HUD names would still cost client performance even when not rendered
Fixed a bug where the Shoulder Cannon was targeting allied creatures on PVE
If there are more changes included in this update, we’ll be sure to update the post to reflect it.
Update: We’ve updated the post to reflect the changes made to the console version.
Phoenix Labs has released the Dauntless update 1.48 March 11 patch, and this brings private hunts in the game! There are also other fixes included in this patch, which are outlined in the patch notes below.
Dauntless Update 1.48 March 11 Patch Notes:
PRIVATE HUNTING GROUNDS
Thanks to player feedback, you can now choose to start a private hunt on any Hunting Grounds island. A private hunt will allow only the Slayers in your current party onto the island, even if that’s just you. Get out there and face the Shattered Isles alone or with your closest friends!
PLAYER DISCONNECT FIXES
We’ve implemented the second round of fixes to reduce player disconnects. Last patch we reduced disconnect rates by 75%, and this patch should improve this number even further. We will continue to improve performance across all platforms.
GAMEPLAY
Player projectiles now pass through the ice wall from Urska weapons’ legendary ability.
AUDIO
Added another variation of the frost biome music. Entering a frost biome will randomly select one of the two variations.
Torgadoro, Agarus, Shrowd, and Urska’s mastery cards now play their Behemoth roar SFX when selected.
UI
Added new quick chat options that let you call out your Frost Escalation avatar. Remember to call dibs!
TRIALS
Behemoth starting positions are now always fixed on the Island of Trials until players enter the arena.
BALANCE
WAR PIKE
Reduced warm-up time on the war pike’s Concussive Payload animation.
GAMEPLAY
Decreased Gruk-gruk damage by 50%.
BUG FIXES
PERFORMANCE
Improved performance in Escalation hunts across all platforms, especially Nintendo Switch.
Implemented the second round of fixes to reduce player disconnects.
Temporarily removed Koshai and Sporestruck Embermane shock visual effects to fix crashes on Nintendo Switch.
Fixed a crash on PC that occurred when opening the Slayer’s Path menu.
Fixed a crash on PC that occurred when interacting with the Middleman.
Reduced memory consumption across all platforms.
GNASHER
Deepfrost Gnashers are now the same size as Flameborn Gnashers. Deepfrost Gnashers will no longer feel insecure.
Deepfrost Gnashers’ shoulder slam moves now apply damage consistently.
Adjusted the area of effect for Deepfrost Gnasher slam attacks to more accurately sync with its animations.
Lesser Gnashers no longer have a “?” icon stuck on the compass during some encounters.
GAMEPLAY
Urska weapons’ legendary ability no longer causes frost Behemoths to be chilled.
Teleport attacks, such as the Malkarion weapons’ legendary ability, will no longer cause a Behemoth to retreat and heal when hit.
ENVIRONMENT
Players will no longer get stuck floating in the air when jumping onto a ledge.
Fixed various cases of broken geometry collision across all Hunting Grounds.
UI
The dye category for “Heroic Behemoths” has been renamed to “Behemoths” to better reflect that these dyes can come from non-heroic Behemoths.
It is now clearly communicated in the quest tracker if a current quest requires you to return to Ramsgate.
Quests that require players to slay a Behemoth multiple times will now display the proper objectives in the quest tracker.
If a party disbands in the Hunting Grounds, players will no longer see each other on their compasses.
Fixed a bug where the wrong message would display for players who were blocked from buying tonics due to not having the proper requirements.
Fixed a bug where the ironhide pylon had an incorrect text description.
You will once again see a popup screen when a weapon is reforged that shows its current level and the number of aetherhearts gained.
Fixed a bug where the quest “From the Embers” would highlight every weapon in the crafting screen, not just the Embermane weapons that satisfy the quest requirement.
Frost Escalations now properly count for quests “Escalation Game” and “The Apex Predator.”
AUDIO
Slayer’s Path nodes now make a sound when unlocked.
Combat music will not switch randomly while fighting more than one Behemoth in Escalation.
RAMSGATE
Removed all traces of winter from Ramsgate, including Max’s reindeer horn. Until next year …
Added the proper Urska helmet to the forge’s armour display.
Replaced the Paladin of Vylmark chest piece at the forge’s armour display with the new version introduced in 1.5.3.
Increased the scale of the sigil on the Paladin’s Beacon fabric.
Reduced the interaction range for Arkan Drew and moved him further from the Lantern Attunement Device’s interaction range. No one puts Arkan in the corner … Except us.
Once we get wind of the next title update for the beast-slaying action game, we’ll let our readers know.
Get ready to explore the final expansion of an action role-playing game set in the future of an alternate history of our world, as Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division have announced the second and final story DLC for The Outer Worlds called The Outer Worlds: Murder on Eridanos — which will be launching for PS4, Xbox One, and PC on March 17.
Check out the trailer to the DLC below
Here’s the overview of Murder on Eridanos from Private Division.
Venture to the skies of Eridanos and unravel the grandest murder mystery in the Halcyon colony! Everyone is a suspect in this peculiar whodunit after Rizzo’s hired spokesperson, the famous Halcyon Helen, winds up dead ahead of the release of the brand-new Spectrum Brown Vodka. Alongside your companions, travel across the floating islands of Eridanos and piece together clues using the Discrepancy Amplifier, a new gadget that highlights otherwise unseen hints. There’s more to this mystery than meets the eye, and it’s up to you (and your crew, if you choose) to solve the case.
Key Features
Murder Mystery – Suspicions abound, and it’s up to you to get to the bottom of the murder of Halcyon Helen, the most well-known celebrity in the colony. Use the new Discrepancy Amplifier, your key to solving the case, as it highlights temporal inconsistencies not otherwise seen with the naked eye.
A Unique World Travel among the floating islands of Eridanos, from the luxurious confines of the Grand Colonial Hotel to Rizzo’s colorful groves. But be careful about the smiling employees you encounter, as there’s something dark lingering under the bright and cheerful surface.
New Weapons and Character Customization – Three new science weapons can be added to the player’s arsenal alongside weapon and armor variants to use while solving the case. And increase your level cap by three and employ new perks and flaws to create your most unique character yet.
It looks like Square Enix is ready to give gamers a dose of new announcements and reveals, as the company has announced the Square Enix Digital Showcase for March 18!
The event will run approximately 40-minutes long, and will air on March 18 at 19 a.m. PDT/1 p.m. EDT, and can be seen on Square Enix’s Twitch and YouTube channels. The world premiere for next installment in the Life Is Strange franchise will be shown, as well as other titles, too!
The show will also feature trailers, gameplay videos and announcements for the following:
Outriders™, the high-intensity RPG-shooter set in an original dark and desperate sci-fi universe, coming out on April 1
Balan Wonderworld™, which arrives on March 26
The ongoing celebration for the 25th anniversary of TOMB RAIDER®
Marvel’s Avengers, the story-driven, third-person action-adventure game from Crystal Dynamics
Upcoming action shooter Just Cause® Mobile
New mobile game announcements from the award-winning Square Enix Montréal studio
A look at a few of the whimsical games from Square Enix sister company TAITO
Hopefully, we’ll get a megaton or two from the show as well. At the very least, Outriders and Marvel’s Avengers fans have something to look forward to next week.
While we already saw gameplay from the Ranger class in Hood: Outlaws & Legends, developer Sumo Digital has today revealed our first look at some Outlaws & Legends Hunter gameplay! Those who prefer to be sneaky, this is the class for you!
Check out the two-minute video where Game Director Andew Willans gives us an in-depth overview of the Hunter class.
Elusive and mysterious, the Hunter’s quick takedowns, invisibility magic, and smoke grenades make her a terror in infiltration and assassination. Her modified arm-mounted crossbow can load up to three bolts at once for a deadly burst, giving her incredible lethality at close and mid-range. And when it comes to supporting her band of outlaws, the Hunter’s smoke grenades can cover sightlines and prevent the enemy from tagging teammates for a tactical advantage.
The Hunter’s ultimate ability is the Shroud, covering her with a near-invisible sheen that’s completely undetectable by guards. This grants her unique advantages behind enemy lines, letting her reach the treasure vault with ease or take out foes with terrifying efficiency.
Hood: Outlaws & Legends will rob players on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC on May 10.
Rockstar Games has launched the GTA Online weekly update March 11 activities and discounts refresh! For the summary, head on below. The big thing this week is the double GTA$ and RP, though there are free stuff as well.
Double GTA$ & RP in Lamar Missions, Madrazo Dispatch Services, Transform Races, Hunting Pack (Remix), and all Business Battles
A free Dinka Aged Tee for all players who own the Dinka Tee and log in this week
A free Neon Skull Emissive Mask for completing any Doomsday Heist Prep Mission (to be received next week)
A free Panic ProLaps Basketball Top for completing the Cayo Perico Heist finale and free matching Shorts for stealing a Secondary Target
The HVY Nightsharkarmored SUVis this week’s top prize at the Lucky Wheel
Property Discounts: 40% off Facilities and their Customizations & Add-ons
Vehicle Discounts: 40% off the Terrorbyte and its Customizations & Add-ons, the BuckinghamMiljet, HVY Chernobog, Rhino Tank, and Progen Emerus, plus 25% off the Mammoth Squaddie
Weapon Discounts: 40% off the Widowmaker, Up-n-Atomizer, and Unholy Hellbringer
Prime Gaming Bonuses:Players who connect their Social Club account with Prime Gaming will get the Kosatka Submarine’s Sonar Station for free, alongside a GTA$200K bonus for playing any time this week
Prime Gaming Discounts: 80% off the MTL Brickade and HVY Barrage, plus 35% off the Vetir military truck
Discounts
Looking to take your criminal enterprise to the next level? Lucky you: there are an assortment of discounts on offer for just the sort of real estate and equipment that will have you kicking back in a lair of your own in no time.
Properties — 40% off:
Facility
Facility Customizations and Add-ons
Vehicles:
Terrorbyte — 40% off
Terrorbyte Customizations & Add-ons — 40% off
Buckingham Miljet — 40% off
HVY Chernobog — 40% off
Rhino Tank — 40% off
Progen Emerus — 40% off
Mammoth Squaddie — 25% off
Weapons — 40% off:
Widowmaker
Up-n-Atomizer
Unholy Hellbringer
Check back next week for the latest GTA Online weekly update!
As expected given the previous announcement, the For Honor update 2.26 March 11 patch is live today, and this brings Year 5 Season 1 “Asunder” into the multiplayer action game! Head on below for the trailer, roadmap, and of course, the latest changes made by the studio.
For Honor Update 2.26 March 11 Patch Notes (Year 5 Season 1):
PATCH NOTES 2.26.0 – FOR HONOR
Update: Ubisoft has finally released the official patch notes which we’ve listed below!
Known Issue: Warden’s Top Heavy to Side Heavy Unblockable is currently undodgeable. We are working on a fix and will release it as soon as possible.
BATTLE PASS FEST
Battle Fest is a weekend when players will grind double BP points compare as normal day (same as XP fest but for BP points)
FACTION WAR
Starting in Y5S1, changes are coming to the rewards warriors will receive at the conclusion of seasonal faction wars.
We made the faction-colored territories on the World Map more transparent to make the seasonal and event realisation elements more visible.
IMPROVEMENTS
FIGHTERS
General
Whenever a Hero is in the startup of a Guard Break, if that Hero is struck by a Guard Break it will now automatically perform a Guard Break Counter.
Developer’s comment:This is to prevent situations where two players would attempt to Guard Break each other at a very specific timing and the first player to get Guard Broken would need to re-press the Guard Break button to tech it.
Warden
The changes from the Y4|S4 Testing Grounds are now live, with bug fixes and other improvements.
Shoulder Bash
Shoulder Bash is no longer accessible from Back Dodge
Shoulder Bash now slightly moves forward when feinted
Fully Charged Shoulder Bash no longer has additional forward movement when feinted
Any Non-Shoulder Bash Attack can now chain to Shoulder Bash.
Developer’s comment:These changes should help Shoulder Bash both feel fairer and flow better. Warden now has to be on the offensive to use Shoulder Bash and rewards using every part of the kit instead of relying on only part of the kit.
Heavy Attacks
Side Heavy Openers now have flatter and larger trajectories
Top Heavy Finisher is now a 900ms attack (down from 1000ms)
Side Heavy Finishers are now 900ms attacks (up from 800ms)
Side Heavy Finishers are now Unblockable
Side Heavy Finishers now deal 30 damage (down from 35 during the Testing Grounds)
Top Heavy Finisher now deals 32 damage (down from 34 in the Testing Grounds)
Side Heavy Finisher trajectories are now flatter
Warden now moves forward more when performing Side Heavy Finishers
Light Attacks now chain to Heavy Finishers at 100ms during their recoveries (down from 200ms)
Developer’s comment:Warden should now be able to use Heavy attacks more effectively; the increased speed on the Top Heavy Finisher makes it harder to interrupt and Side Heavy Attacks (both Openers and Finishers) are stronger both in group fights as well as the minion lane.
Zone Attack
Zone Attack recovery is now 500ms (down from 1000ms)
Warden now moves forward more when performing Zone Attack
Developer’s comment:Warden’s Zone Attack no longer needs to commit to an additional attack to be useful; the extra forward movement also helps in group fights to catch opponents that might be further away.
Additional fixes based on Y4|S4’s Testing Grounds player feedback:
Fixed an issue where Side Heavy Finishers were undodgeable after a Top Heavy Opener (FH-1089)
Fixed an issue where Side Heavy Finishers were undodgeable after a Top Heavy Opener (FH-1022)
FEATS
[Adjustment] Replaced “Thick Blood” on Warden and Nuxia with “Thrilling Comeback”
Thrilling Comeback is a passive Feat that recovers a small amount of health upon entering Revenge
Developer’s comment:Player feedback from the Y4|S4 Testing Grounds correctly noted that Thick Blood Warden negatively affected the viability of Testing Grounds Peacekeeper and Nobushi – as it nullifies their bleed entirely. Here, by changing the effect of Thick Blood entirely, we remove the unhealthy aspect of being able to shut down bleed heroes’ kits for free, as well as the bad feeling of taking Thick Blood but not queuing into any bleed heroes. In this new Thrilling Comeback, it retains the passive feature of making you live a bit longer, and now is globally useful with a much more healthy design.
MAP
Forge
[Adjustment] Created new stair access points to Capture Zone A
[Adjustment] Created an access point from Mid-lane into the central workshop building
[Adjustment] Reworked Ashfeld lighting environment and is now daylight
BREACH
[Adjustment] Added a warning to the defending team when their Commander takes damage
USER INTERFACE
[Adjustment] We tweaked the size and opacity of revive/executed icons to make them less intrusive
BUG FIXES
GENERAL
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that allowed the Special follow-ups after Superior Blocking/Deflecting attacks to trigger on ally or minion hits
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the Centurion or Jormungandr to perform “Eagle’s Talons” or “Hamarr Slam” on an opponent that will not be Unbalanced (FH-1136)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the dodge shadows VFX to remain stuck on players
FIGHTERS
Lawbringer
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused Lawbringer’s “Impaling Charge” to sometimes have offset animations when performing on an uneven surface
Orochi
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused Orochi’s top heavy opener to deal 20 damage instead of 24 (FH-1272)
Aramusha
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused Aramusha’s Guard Break attempts to bounce off after performing a “Fury Unleashed” into a side heavy feint (FH-942)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused Aramusha’s “Ring the Bell” to be interrupted on opponent death (FH-878)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused Aramusha’s “Ring the Bell” to apply damage before the weapon impacts the opponent (FH-134)
Gryphon
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused Gryphon to sometimes have offset animations when performing “Dauntless Chase” on an uneven surface (FH-1087)
CUSTOMIZATION
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the “I Bring War” to have various offset issues on the Gryphon (FH-1194)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused Warden’s “Folville” chest to apply Paint Patterns incorrectly (FH-1135)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the Shugoki’s helms to have issues with stretching and wrongly applied physics (FH-1153)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the Tiandi’s “Yi Ru Fan Zhang” Execution respawn timer starts 3 seconds earlier than expected (FH-1115)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the Shugoki’s “Ikko-Ikki” chest symbols and embossings to be displayed on his back (FH-1139)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the Shaolin’s “Chilly Snowflake” weapons have the wrong part names (FH-1127)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the Gryphon’s “Protector” Chest shoulders to not apply materials (FH-1103)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the Warlord’s “Hrym” arms right shoulder to have a stretching issue on one of the spikes (FH-1092)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the Raider’s “Steinunn” arms for Male Rider to have a stretched spike on the right shoulder plate (FH-1101)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the female Berserker’s “Asmundar” helm yo be missing teeth compared to other similarly looking helmets (FH-1067)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused some of the Shinobi’s helm sets to have fabric poking through the cloth in two spots near the top rivets in the back of the head. (FH-860)
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused the Shugoki’s weapon to stutters while respawning when the free roam emote ‘Tantrum’ is interrupted
PC
[Bug Fix] Fixed an issue that caused 100% CPU usage on PC upon For Honor boot (FH-1287)
Ubisoft thas not released the official patch notes yet, but here’s the new content coming via the press release sent previously:
There’s a limited-time in-game event (LTM) called the “Horkos Masquerade” that will let players prove their worth to the Order of Horkos through a new 4v4 game mode: Carousel of Horkos. There’s also a free event pass that will become available during the event’s duration that has 30 tiers to complete.
There’s a new Battle Pass coming today, as well as an update to the Warden, a new armor variation and weapon throughout the season. Once the full patch notes are released, we’ll update the post. Don’t forget to check out the roadmap for March as well which we’ve included below.
Don’t forget, we’ll update the post with the official gameplay-related changes once it’s out, so make sure to refresh the post. In the meantime, enjoy the new LTM!
Ubisoft Quebec has released the Immortals Fenyx Rising update 1.20 March 11 patch, or what Ubisoft calls title update 1.1.2! While there are gameplay-related fixes and other tweaks in today’s patch, the big thing here is the “We Are Not Alone” quest that’s free for everyone, and acts as a primer quest for the upcoming “Myths of the Eastern Realm” DLC.
Patch sizes (estimated are: 4,9GB on PS4, 3.22GB on PS5, 5.1GB on Xbox One, 5.3GB on Xbox Series X|S, and 2.65 on the Switch.
Immortals Fenyx Rising Update 1.20 March 11 Patch Notes:
How to access the primer quest:
Update your game with the latest Title Update
Load our game
Open your map and check the South of Aphrodite’s region ☺
Highlights:
Added support for the “Myths of the Eastern Realm” add-on, coming soon ✿
Stability improvements
Various bug fixes
Quests, world events, side activities:
Added a failsafe to ensure Fenyx does not lose items found in the Vaults
Fixed an issue where the Fleet Footed Merch store and the Live Tasks were not available in the Hall of Gods
Fixed an issue where Fenyx could not reenter Ajax Fort after falling into the water
Fixed an issue where NPCs were missing from the Hall of the Gods – Hermes just told us everyone is there, safe and sound!
Fixed an issue where killing World Bosses would not award Mythical fragments
Gameplay, combat and balancing
Added small health regeneration to preserve first section of the health bar in Vaults – But we all know Fenyx can rise from the ashes…
User interface:
Added an option to toggle the ‘double press dodge’ action
Once we get word of the next content drop for Immortals Fenyx Rising, we’ll let our readers know. Make sure to check the game out, as it even cracked our top games of 2020 list!
Ubisoft Montreal has rolled out the Hyper Scape update 1.26 March 11 patch, or what’s also known as the big Season 3 title update! There are loads of new content, improvements, nerfs for aim assist, and more! Head on below for the full list of changes deployed today.
Hyper Scape Update 1.26 March 11 Patch Notes:
Hyper Scape Season 3 New Features:
neo arcadia 2.0
Season 3 introduces Neo Arcadia 2.0, a bigger, fully redesigned map with new key landmarks, more diversified terrain and more identifiable zones for players to traverse. Each area has its own personality and story to tell. Neo Arcadia 2.0 will challenge our veteran players to keep up the pace with newcomers jumping into it for the first time.
Main features:
More open spaces and variety in the combat encounters with other players.
More variety across the world and zones. Each zone feels different and offer a different gameplay style.
Chests now spawn 100% of the time and loot can now also be found outside of buildings to adjust to the bigger open areas that you’ll find in the map.
Loot and zone closing are adapted for all game modes. Overall loot density has been increased compared to the previous patch, to return to the usual density experienced before.
new hack: firewall
The Firewall is a new deployable Hack with strong offensive and defensive capacities. Activating your Firewall hack creates a barrier that will block incoming enemy fire until destroyed, while still allowing you and your allies (squad & team) to shoot through.
This Hack will be available in all game modes.
new end of match menu
Season 3 introduces a new 2D Hub Flow in the main menu accessible after completing a match and should offer a faster and more interactive experience. The new menu uses a tab structure to quickly access several key areas of the game while waiting for the next match or for your squad and friends to join.
The following tabs can be accessed from this new menu between matches, without having to return to the Hyper Scape HUB:
Play — Change your selected game mode, view Challenges, invite a friend and view profile & stats.
Battle Pass — View your progress, inspect items and buy the Battle Pass or tiers.
Rank — View your current ranking, top 10 ranked matches and seasonal ranking stats.
Shop — Claim the Daily Gift, visit the Daily & Weekly Shop and buy Bitcrowns.
Locker — You can now access your Locker to check newly unlocked content, and customize the look of your Champion, weapons and more in between matches!
Memories — Read the lore and backstory of the Champions of Hyper Scape via the Memory Shards.
In addition, players will now be able to stay in the Post-Match results pages for as long as they would like. Browse your Scoring Cards from your last match, check in on your Challenges progressed or completed, and view changes made to your Ranking. The following tabs will now appear in the Post-Match results:
Scoring
Challenges
Ranking
WEAPONS
Based on multiple feedback from the community we decided to adjust some of the most polarizing weapons that were too dominant or generated some recurring frustration.
We also brought some reductions in term of aim-assist mechanics: Alongside per weapon changes, we’ve reduced the size of the “head” volume used by our bullet magnet system to remove confusion between body and headshots. The controller adhesion has been further reduced to promote a fairer experience when Controller and Keyboard & Mouse players are playing together. Controller players still get adhesion to help their crosshair stay on a target while they’re aiming with a controller
atrax
Decreased Explosion Area of Effect to 4.5R (previously 5.5R)
d-tap
Decreased Damage across Fusion to 8/8/8/8/10 (previously 10/10/10/10/12)
harpy
Decreased Bullet Magnet range
komodo
Decreased Damage across Fusion to 29/29/29/29/34 (previously 32/32/32/32/37)
Decreased Explosion Area of Effect to 3.5R (previously 4R)
mammoth mark i
Decreased Damage across Fusion to 4/4/4/4/5 (previously 5/5/5/5/6)
ripper
Decreased Bullet Magnet range
game modes playlist
Starting with Season 3, Hyper Scape’s Game Modes will be restructured to feature the 3 fan-favorite Game Mode Tiles at all time:
Crown Rush Squad — 60 players, Ranked
Crown Rush Solo — 60 players, Unranked
Team Deathmatch — 6v6, Unranked
team deathmatch updates
All loot will now be fully fused from the start of the match. This change also applies to the weapon and Hack you start with.
We’ve improved the level design and art for the three TDM maps:
Foundry
Hillside
Bus Depot
Improved respawn randomness (you will be less likely to respawn in the same place twice in a row)
Barks were added to specify the time remaining in a match
Unified and changed the UI colors and behaviors of the Match Feed widget, the TDM Scoreboard and squadmate colors:
Your team will always be the Blue team
You will always be fighting against the Red Team
arcadium updates
Arcadium, our free roam game mode, is receiving another batch of improvements and updates:
Explore the new Neo Arcadia map with more than 200+ patrolling drones and bots across the map
These drones will have red trails to make them more visible
Elimination sequence was changed to pod re-deployment instead of instant respawn
Navigation pickups have been removed
Squad text and voice chat is now supported
Weapons and Hacks loot will now quickly respawn at the Red Tiger landmark, for easier gearing up.
COMBAT SYSTEMS
shooters on compass
Nearby enemy contenders will now be briefly displayed on the compass when shooting (up to 130m from you).
Developer Notes: This should make it easier to identify threats during heated fights or spot hidden shooters.
improved damage and hit feedback
We have improved both VFX and sound feedbacks while engaging enemies in combat.
improved legibility of enemy health bars
Enemy health bars are now more differentiable between allies and enemies
dynamic ui opacity
We’ve added a new behavior to reduce the opacity of certain UI elements near the reticle of the players in order to declutter their view, both in Hip-Fire and ADS (including squadmate nameplates like in the screenshot above, ping markers and more).
improved color blindness filter logic
Modified the behavior of the colorblindness modes through a “contrast change” logic instead of trying to translate what color blinded people could see compared to non-color blinded people
OTHER SYSTEMS
reduced lobby waiting time
We have significantly reduced much of the wait time previously spent waiting in the Lobby so matches will now start much faster once a match has been found
A 10-second countdown will appear as soon as all players are loaded into the game.
loaded player count in lobby
A widget which displays the total number of players found for the upcoming match will appear with the following information:
Number of players currently loaded
Total number of players found for match
As soon as all players found have successfully loaded into the Lobby, the 10-second countdown to match start will begin
improved manual data center matchmaking
Overriding a Data Center will now only search within the specified data center
As a result, the Activity Levels and Estimated Matchmaking Times will be more consistent.
new “memory shards” challenge section
New Challenges have been added that will run until the end of the season. Memory Shards will only be obtainable via these challenges now.
Developer Notes: This addition was done to allow players to unlock weekly memories in Team Deathmatch modes, and prevent issues with pre-closing of zones hiding collectibles.
daily gift
The following have been added to the Daily Gift:
3 new items added to the Regular Daily Gift
10 new items added to the Special Daily Gift
TWITCH CROWNCAST
invitational squad blacklisting feature
You will now be able to blacklist specific viewers from joining your matches. These viewers will receive a notification telling them they’ve been blacklisted.
QUALITY-OF-LIFE
browse hub portals while matchmaking
If you are in the Play portal and select a game mode, you will now be able to return to the Hyper Scape HUB while waiting for the matchmaking to progress. This will allow players to visit portals, check their progress, read through the lore and browse the current offers while they wait for their loading to start.Here are some examples of what will now be possible while you wait for the matchmaking to progress:
Read the lore and backstory of the Hyper Scape Champions in the Hall of Champions.
View Profile, Stats and Ranking.
Read the latest News on all things Hyper Scape
Claim your Daily Gift
Browse, inspect and buy items in the Shop
View Battle Pass progression or buy the Battle Pass
improved marketplace experience
The Bundles tab was polished in many areas to improve the user experience
A celebration was added when purchasing a bundle
Original prices on tiles are now more visible
BUG FIXES
online
Fixed an issue where some matches would take a very long time to start in Lobbies.
Fixed an issue where the “Find another match” option would lead to the Data Center option being set to “Automatic” again.
Fixed an issue where the estimated time displayed in the “Matchmaking widget” was inaccurate when looking for a match.
ui
Fixed an issue where the reticle of the Skybreaker was absent if players shot multiple times while aiming-down sights the entire time or entered ADS during or right after the reload animation.
general
Fixed multiple crashes and improved the general stability of the game.
Fixed an issue on PS4 where the game would crash if no user was found with the controller port 0 when pressing a button on the game start screen.
new 100-tier battle pass & customization category — weapon charms
Season 3 is introducing a brand new 100-tier Battle Pass and a new customization category called Charms that you can attach to your weapon. These can be obtained from the Daily Shop and the new Battle Pass and can be equipped from the Locker.
infinite battle pass levelling
You can now Level Up past Level 100 by continuing to earn Battle Points from Scoring Cards, Completed Challenges, Twitch Crown Cast and opening Daily Gifts. Levels beyond 100 will not unlock content and are for personal fame only. Your Level will appear on your nameplates, kill card and profile so you can brag about it!
This is definitely the largest update we’ve had for the game so far, no? If we hear news for the next update, we’ll let our readers know.
This year is a big celebration of all things Resident Evil, as not only will Capcom’s Survival Horror franchise celebrate its 25th Anniversary — it will also be getting a new reboot film that’s more faithful to the source material. That being said, one of the movie’s stars, Chad Rook has just revealed to the world the first teaser poster for the Resident Evil movie reboot — and it’s definitely simple and in keeping with the series various design choices.
Here’s the tweet from Rook — who plays the role of S.T.A.R.S member Richard Aiken.
As seen in the poster which looks like it’s taken inspiration from Resident Evil 4, the names of the heroes and villains from Resident Evil appear — including Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Leon S. Kennedy, Claire Redfield, Albert Wesker, and William Birkin. The film will center on the events of the first two games, with the Mansion Incident in the Arklay Mountains covering RE1 while the zombie outbreak in Raccoon City and the events inside Raccoon Police Department cover RE2. We’ll just have to wait and see when a trailer pops up for the film how it’s going to look, but for now this is already getting RE fans hyped and excited.
As we reported last month, the Resident Evil movie reboot is slated for release in cinemas on September 3.
The cast of the live-action Borderlands film adaptation just got a heavyweight added to its cast, as Creed 2 star and Viktor Drago actor Florian Munteanu has been cast in the role of Krieg for the Borderlands Movie — which will be directed by Eli Roth.
Florian Munteanu is here to show us the meaning of madness! @big9nasty will be joining the cast as psycho Krieg in the Borderlands Movie!https://t.co/jwnfMCb6mo
With the news, Eli Roth weighed in on Florian’s casting and playing a role he found difficult to cast for his film.
“Florian brings real humanity and multiple layers to a character who on the surface seems totally insane and brutally savage. Krieg was by far the most difficult role to cast, and Florian brought him to life and grounded him in a way that I didn’t know was possible. He’s going to be a brilliant Krieg and will fit in perfectly with our incredible cast.”
As the latest actor to join a very impressive and growing cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Hart, and Jack Black, Florian will take on the role of Krieg — the playable Psycho class character who first appeared in Borderlands 2 and is an NPC in Borderlands 3. The last person to be cast for the film is the young actress Ariana Greenblatt — who will play the role of Tiny Tina.
Square Enix has released a new promo reel for Outriders today, and this one is an Outriders animated trailer that reminds players what’s at stake! If you’ve played the demo, you’ll know what exactly, but for those who are not familiar with the game’s story, the trailer’s title of “No Turning Back” fits perfectly.
Yep, Earth is no more and the Outriders are going to Enoch for a better life, though that’s not exactly what we’re getting.
With Resident Evil Village set for release soon, it looks like would-be scammers are capitalizing on the game’s popularity to try and hook people with a Resident Evil Village early access scam that’s circulating around via emails.
Capcom themselves sent us a warning and made it very clear that these messages are NOT from Capcom, and there are no early access invites going out for Resident Evil Village. According to Capcom, the address the scammers are using email address “no-reply(at)capcom(dot)com”which might fool some people.
This isn’t the first video game-related phising scam, and definitely not the last. Just last month, Far Cry 6 phishing emails were being sent out, though that one was far easier to make out that it was a fake. If Capcom does send out an official Resident Evil Village early access invite or a beta invite for the game’s bundled multiplayer mode, we’ll be sure to let our readers know. Until then, stay away from these things.
Resident Evil Village is set for release this May 7, and will feature a free multiplayer poriton called RE:Verse.
While we already reported on some of the Bulletstorm Easter eggs that are tucked away in the Outriders demo, it looks like there are more nods to other gaming franchises hidden by developer People Can Fly, and one of these is an Easter egg for Final Fantasy 7!
Mind, it’s not just any Final Fantasy 7 Easter egg, but one that pays homage to the game’s hero, Cloud Strife! Check out the .gif below, where we see Cloud’s familiar sword twirl/flip victory pose after an enemy battle.
Cool, right? There’s even a text for the emote where it says the user “gained XP and AP” which is again, a nod to Final Fantasy 7, as after battle reports for the RPG shows the same text message. According to BoSolaris (whom we asked for permission for the .gif), this little nugget can be obtained by players by hitting Accolade level 21, which is quite far off the reward track.
Final Fantasy 7 is, of course, a property owned by Square Enix, which is publishing Outriders, so I kinda have a hunch that there won’t be any legal issues or whatnot tied to this.
After this Easter egg, I’m now more curious than ever to see whether People Can Fly snuck in some for other games too! Easter egg hunters can find out for themselves once the game launches this April 1 on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
It appears that the world of EA Sports and FIFA are in hot water following a recent discovery on Twitter, as Dexerto.com reports that EA Gate is trending following the discovery that an EA Sports employee has been caught selling FIFA 21 icon cards for cash — leading to the latter being called out and condemning the action.
Here’s the entire issue disclosed via a tweet from Arcade-Fut.
As the story reports, this under the table dealing and practice started as the messages started spreading around Twitter.
The hashtag ‘EA Gate’ started trending, as leaked direct messages claim to show a conversation between what is allegedly an EA employee selling Ultimate Team cards for real cash. These can be seen below, in a tweet from FUTArcade. It must be noted that at this stage, nothing has been proven in relation to this case.
In the conversation, they say: “People are paying $2500 for R9 (Ronaldo) Moments and $1000 for Gullit Moments just to get them listed on the market.” Another message reads: “At the moment we have two packages and they are three ICONs or three ICONs plus TOTY.”
With Marvel’s Avengers Future Imperfect DLC set to launch next week, some might be wondering whether we’ll see more content once it’s out, and well, based on Crystal Dynamics’ statements, they are just getting started.
During the studio’s livestream for the game showcasing the PS5 version, studio rep who goes by the username “Crystal_PR_Guy” answered a few fan questions during the stream’s chat via Twitch. During the chat, the Crystal Dynamics rep mentioned that the upcoming Future Imperfect title update “is the end…of the beginning” when asked if this meant the end of Season 1.
In addition to to that, when asked if the main villains will always be AIM, the studio rep confirmed that the main villain in the game isn’t AIM suggesting that players will be taking on more villains soon!
We’ve given quite a few hints at what we’re building up to with the story and the Big Bad isn’t AIM.
Speaking of AIM, their fearless leader MODOK isn’t done with the Avengers, either! The rep hinted that we’ll see MODOK once again and said:
I don’t think we’ve seen the last of MODOK.
Does this mean we’re going to get more story-related DLC in the future? Hopefully, we do, as I do want to fight enemies that aren’t connected to AIM.
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Looks like the folks behind The Last of Us and Uncharted are opening up a new position for their multiplayer division, as Naughty Dog is hiring anyone with experience for a Economy Designer position as listed on their official website.
Accompanying the job listing is an archived video of Game Design at Naughty Dog with workers describing how they do the job in the company.
Here’s the requirements for the economy designer position:
SUMMARY:
We’re looking for a passionate multiplayer economy designer who can help us create avenues for self-expression for our players, ensure robust longevity to our games, and give our players great rewards to strive for.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Design, implement, and tune game economy and player progression systems
Collaborate with other game designers to ensure economy systems synergize well with the game as a whole
Collaborate extensively with other departments, especially Programming, Character, and UI to drive production on code and art assets necessary to the player economy
Collaborate extensively with Live Ops team to optimize economy and respond to player needs
Develop data analytics for player behavior, and the strategy to respond to those results
Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed
As this position emphasized robust longevity — the speculation is that this may be in relation to The Last of Us Part 2. While the sequel to the 2013 Survival Horror hit has no online content, Naughty Dog could be prepping up something similar to the Factions multiplayer game that accompanied the first game. Time will tell and we’ll just have to see how it plays out. However, we also covered a massive TLOU2 leak that also suggested a multiplayer mode for the game is coming. This could be it.
It’s Call of Duty: Warzone’s first year anniversary! To mark this occasion, Activision has launched the CoD Warzone Report! This is a personalized look at your Warzone stats in one handy image.
How to get one? Simple. Just follow the instructions below:
Simply check @Call of Duty for the Tweet, reply to @CallofDuty with your gamertag and the hashtag #WarzoneReport to get a personal look at your Kills, Deaths, K/D Ratio, Hours Played, Games Played, and Wins over the past year.
That’s about it. For highlights with Call of Duty: Warzone’s first year, head on over here. Do you have a good Warzone story? What about a gameplay clip? Save that since that might earn you some dough here on MP1st soon!
Daybreak Games has released the PlanetSide 2 update 2.31 March 10 patch for PC and PS4 There are two separate changelogs, and we’ve listed both below.
PlanetSide 2 Update 2.31 March 10 Patch Notes:
PS4:
Misc. Fixes, Changes, and Additions
Fixed an issue with single-shell shotgun reload animations while crouched or sitting on the back of a Flash.
Fixed a couple of locations where non-ASCII loadout names would display invalid characters.
Colossus tanks’ Fire Suppression ability now has a “Ready” indicator when the ability is off of cooldown, like other vehicles.
Coming Soon: St. Patrick’s Day 2021
Shiny new green is coming to the marketplace for St. Patrick’s Day from Mar. 17 through Mar. 21.
A holiday themed shotgun, new profile banner, and uilleann pipe horns for all vehicles are among what will be hitting the shelves. We’ll be showing these new items off as the holiday draws closer, be on the lookout for screenshots and more on www.twitter.com/planetside2
PC:
Outfit Wars
We will be fixing an issue where extra Victory Points were assigned at the beginning of Playoffs Round 2, based on the Outfit’s current rank. This bug didn’t impact any placements going into the round, as the matches were calculated using the correct VP, and we’ll be adjusting the VP to its proper values when this update goes Live.Misc. Fixes, Changes, and Additions
Fixed an issue with single-shell shotgun reload animations while crouched or sitting on the back of a Flash.
Fixed a couple of locations where non-ASCII loadout names would display invalid characters.
Colossus tanks’ Fire Suppression ability now has a “Ready” indicator when the ability is off of cooldown, like other vehicles.
A7 tooltip in the loadout screen no longer mentions alert rewards.
Outfit Wars: When the preparation phase ends, the “teleport you back to spawn” mechanic is disabled the moment the opaque bubble is removed.
Outfit Wars: The string above the Outfit Wars button on the World Map screen no longer overlaps the button.
Outfit Wars: Updated the help and join match tooltips to more accurately reflect account lock mechanics
Dev Note Hey there, folks. We’re experimenting with shorter update cycles on smaller fixes and features that we don’t necessarily want to hold for a larger update. So you’re going to start seeing small updates like this more often. Our main focus as a team is working on Chapter 03 and the NSO revamp, both of which are turning out to be pretty large updates at this point. On the 17th we’re targeting getting the first look of Chapter 03 and the new facility to the public test server, so prepare for a large download.
Once we get wind of the next patch, we’ll let our readers know.
