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Hunt Showdown Update 1.25 May 6 Released

  by   Alex Co  
May 6, 2021 5:22 am in News

Hunters, Crytek has released the Hunt Showdown update  1.25 May 6 patch, which seems to be a minor patcch given we just got the big 1.5.1 update a few days ago. Head on below for more info regarding today’s update.

Hunt Showdown Update 1.25 May 6 Patch Notes:

No official notes have been released, however, Crytek has mentioned how servers are being restarted for both consoles:

Console Hunters,

We will be bringing down the servers Tomorrow @ 10:00 AM CEST for a restart as our team continues to make improvements to our new matchmaking system.

If you are playing at this time, make sure to extract to save your Hunter and match progression.

~Thanks

The servers are back online now, as confirmed by Crytek,

If the studio releases the changelog, we’ll be sure to update the post. Likewise, if you spot any gameplay-related changes, let us know what you find down in the comments below.

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Returnal Update 01.003.004 Shoots Out to Fix Broken Patch

  by   Alex Co  
3:08 am in News

Following yesterday’s Returnal title update that broke the game with pop uo errors, Housemarque has released the Returnal update 01.003.004 May 6 patcch! This should include the same fixes from yesterday, minus, y’know, the entire crash thing. Those who applied the patch, you’ll need to redownload the entire game and apply this patch per Housemarque.

Returnal Update 01.003.004 Patch Notes:

  • Fixed an issue where certain Trophies might not unlock under specific gameplay conditions. Note: missing Trophies will need to be replayed to unlock.

  • Multiple stability fixes addressing rare crashes/hangs.

  • Fixed issue with pre-order suits occasionally blocking item collection and door opening.

  • Fixed incorrect healing behaviour when resting in Helios.

  • Configuration changes to increase the number of scout corpses available in all biomes.

  • Fixed issues with certain custom controller mappings.

  • Numerous minor fixes and improvements.

In addition to the fixes above, we’ve also included Housemarque’s announcement as aa reference point too.

Hopefully, this won’t cause anymore issues. We’ll monitor the situation and if anything bad arises, we’ll let our readers know. Let us know if you encounter anything with the patch that you shouldn’t down in the comments below.

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Activision: Diablo 4 Progress “Going Very Well,” Robust Content Is Being Worked on to “Sustain Community”

  by   Alex Co  
May 5, 2021 8:10 pm in News

While Diablo 4 won’t make it out this year, it looks like game development is going rather well, and Blizzard is already working on stuff to make sure the community stays engaged.

In Activiision’s latest earnings report (login required), Daniel Alegre commented on the game’s current status.

Diablo IV development is progressing very well with a significant extended team focused on not only launching an epic new experience, but also following this up with robust in-game content to sustain community. – Daneil Alegre, Activision President & COO

Given how well Bizzard has handled the post-launch content for Diablo 3, here’s to hoping we’ll see an even more meaty package for Diablo 4 once it’s in players’ hands.

Check out the latest gameplay for Diablo 4 from this year’s BlizzCon right here.

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Outriders Inventory Restoration Update for “Group A” Now Underway

  by   Alex Co  
7:05 pm in News

Those affected by the dreaded Outriders inventory wipe bug, rejoice! People Can Fly has started rolling out the Outriders inventory restoration update right now, though it’s only for “Group A” currently.

Outriders Inventory Restoration Update May 5, 2021:

Here’s what’s happening now per People Can Fly:

Hello everyone,

Character and Inventory Restoration for Group A characters is now underway.

Group A characters are those characters who encountered a wipe and are no longer able to login at this point in time (Encounter a “Couldn’t Connect to Server” error).

Please check your affected characters throughout the day also making sure to log out and in again if you are in game at the time. If your character has not yet been restored, please be patient a little while longer as it may take a little time for the process to propagate across all affected characters.

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As a reminder, here is what you can expect to happen:

  • Group A Restoration:
    • All items, regardless of rarity, that were equipped at the time of your inventory wipe will be restored.
    • All legendary items that were in your inventory.
    • For non-Legendary items: 20 previously acquired items that were in your inventory, with first prioritization based on rarity (descending from Epic rarity) and second prioritization based on date acquired.
    • All fully completed Accolades will be restored if you previously reached the final tier of said Accolade.
      • Interim tiers and progress towards any tier of an Accolade cannot be recovered.

Please keep in mind that we may not able to restore every single lost item with 100% accuracy, but we are doing our best to make sure the most valuable items are accounted for.

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If your inventory is already full, restored items will be held server side until there is space in your inventory and you have logged out and back in again.

Once we are happy with Group A restorations, we will trigger restorations for Group B. Group B players are those players who lost items but were able to continue playing.

For further details and group A/B explanations, please refer to this post.

Please note that if you are part of this Group A restoration, your non-affected characters may receive up to 20 Legendary items that they previously sold back in their inventory. These items will be god-rolled. These items can be freely sold, scrapped or used.

Hopeully, there is no issue with Group A’s restoration, so that Group B can get it ASAP. That said, will these 20 Legendary items be enough for players burned? Your guess is as good as mine.

If you’re one of the many affected by this bug, are you willing to give it another shot?

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Activision: First 2 Seasons of Black Ops Cold War & Warzone in Top 3 of COD Microtransactions History

  by   Alex Co  
6:07 pm in News

It’s no secret that Activision earns a lot of money not only on game sales, but on in-game microtransactions as well. For the Call of Duty franchise, it looks like things are doing very, very well.

In the publisher;s latest quarterly earnings report, Activision President & COO Daniel Alegre shared that Black Ops Cold War & Warzone’s first two seasons are in the top three of most earned revenue in Call of Duty microtransactions history!

Since we integrate a Warzone with Black Ops Cold War in December, it continued to see a strong conversion to the premium game. Q1 premium sales were well above the levels typically seen in the first quarter and in-game player investment trends similarly remain robust. In-game net bookings on console and PC grew more than 60% year-over-year in the first quarter and the first two seasons of Black Ops Cold War and Warzone content were both in the top three seasons in Call of Duty history for in-game net bookings. In season three, which launched just two weeks ago, alongside a major refresh of the Warzone experience is sustaining this strong run rate, tracking the line with the first two seasons. – Daniel Alegre, Activision President & COO

That’s definitely one mighty achievement!

In the same earnings report, Activision head honcho Bobby Kotick said that the company is “laser-focused” on retaining talent, and aligning “performance and reward.”

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Latest Returnal Update Being Rolled Back, Players Need to Redownload the Game Due to Issues

  by   James Lara  
5:55 pm in News

Earlier today, Housemarque released a new patch that should have solved some of the game-related issues the game has faced since launch. Unfortunately, it didn’t exactly the opoosite, as our report pointed out new error codes popping up for players. It seems things have taken a turn for the worse, as Housemarque has announced that they are removing the latest Returnal update in order to fix the save corruption issue that surface with today’s latest Returnal update.

Taking to Twitter, Housemarque issued the following statement to affected users.

Patch 1.3.3 has been pulled and we are reverting back to 1.3.1 until it’s fixed.

We are fixing the issue now and a new patch will be published in a few hours

All users affected by the 1.3.3 need to re-download the game.

Our sincerest apologies.

It’s not clear whether the fixed patch would be the same revision as the one they pushed out, but they did warn users that are on update 1.3.3 that they would need to redownload the game again in order to fix the issue. A bit of a bummer, but it’s a better option than losing all your progress.

For those unaware, the latest Returnal update introduced a nasty save corruption bug, with users reporting error code CE-100028-1. Upon boot, the error code message screen would flash on the player’s screen, and despite still be able to play, no progress could be saved. A full reboot would then see the player’s save wiped completely, with progress starting completely new, meaning all permanent unlocks such as key items and collectibles would be lost.

Housemarque states that the new update will be available later today, though of course that may change if the bug turns out to be harder to fix than anticipated. We will be sure to keep you all posted once the update has been re-issued.

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PSA: Returnal Error Code CE-100028-1 Causing Save Corruption From Latest Update

  by   James Lara  
4:45 pm in News

Earlier today, Housemarque released a new update for their recently released title, Returnal. While it fixed a number of big issues that players were having, especially with pre-order suits and crashes, it would appear that the latest update brought an even bigger issue as users are reporting that their Returnal saves are being corrupted, with error code CE-100028-1 popping up.

Over on the Returnal subreddit, multiple posts have popped up with users confirming that they are seeing error code CE-100028-1 in Returnal, which means their saves have become corrupted.

Saved data error?
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I’m experiencing an error every few minutes after patch
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entire save file got corrupted after update
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New issue? Not had this before the update but it keeps popping up every minute or so now
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PATCH ERROR CE-100028-1 DELETING YOUR SAVE – kill auto-update on PS5 before if you still can and unsync the saves to could NOW!
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New patch corrupted my save.
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While you can technically keep playing, no progress gets saved ,and upon rebooting back into the game the save becomes completely unusable and gets wiped.

Fortunately there is some safety measures some people can take in order to prevent this issue. First and foremost, if you haven’t downloaded the latest update, then turn off automatic update in the system settings and ignore the download each time you boot up. If you did happen download the update however, you may be lucky enough to recover your save data via the PlayStation Cloud storage.

If this is possibly, it is highly recommended you go into your game save settings for Cloud storage and disable auto-sync, that way you can prevent a newer save (after your original corrupted) from overwriting your original save in PS Cloud.

Housemarque has yet to acknowledge this issue, though we expect to see a statement very soon. For now, we advise that you don’t update until this has been resolved or at least be sure to backup your save before booting the game.

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition Performance Overview – Xbox Series X Can Run at 120fps

  by   Jem Sagcal  
4:27 pm in News

One more week left until the release of Mass Effect Legendary Edition, but before that, BioWare released a breakdown of performance expectations detailing resolution and framerate per platform. For those who own an Xbox Series X, the game can run up to 120fps (frames-per-second) if you prefer that.

Below are the varying ranges of quality and framerate, as published on the Electronic Arts page:

  • Favor Quality prioritizes achieving the highest visual fidelity possible in exchange for a lower target framerate.
  • Favor Framerate prioritizes the highest framerate possible by scaling native resolution and reducing some graphical features.

PC

  • Supports up to 240fps, with supporting refresh rates to 240.
  • Capable to tweak graphic options for preferred graphics and performance

PS4

  • Favor Quality: Up to 30fps @ 1080p
  • Favor Framerate: Up to 60fps @ 1080p

PS4 Pro

  • Favor Quality: Up to 30fps @ 4K UHD
  • Favor Framerate: Up to 60fps @ 1440p

PS5

  • Favor Quality: Up to 60fps @ 4K UHD
  • Favor Framerate: Up to 60fps @ 1440p

Xbox One

  • Favor Quality: Up to 30fps @ 1080p
  • Favor Framerate: Up to 60fps @ 1080p

Xbox One X and Xbox Series S

  • Favor Quality: Up to 30fps @ 4K UHD
  • Favor Framerate: Up to 60fps @ 1440p

Xbox Series X

  • Favor Quality: Up to 60fps @ 4k UHD
  • Favor Framerate: Up to 120fps @ 1440p

Mass Effect Legendary Edition releases on May 14, as BioWare gears up with bonus content and other free activities for awaiting fans.

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Returnal Update 01.003.003 May 5 Address Suits Issue & More

  by   Alex Co  
3:36 pm in News

Following the patch earlier this week, Housemarque has rolled out the Returnal update 01.003.003 May 5 patch, which addresses the annoying outfit issue and loads more. Check out the full patch notes below.

Returnal Update 01.003.003 May 5 Patch Notes:

  • Fixed an issue where certain Trophies might not unlock under specific gameplay conditions. Note: missing Trophies will need to be replayed to unlock.

  • Multiple stability fixes addressing rare crashes/hangs.

  • Fixed issue with pre-order suits occasionally blocking item collection and door opening.

  • Fixed incorrect healing behaviour when resting in Helios.

  • Configuration changes to increase the number of scout corpses available in all biomes.

  • Fixed issues with certain custom controller mappings.

  • Numerous minor fixes and improvements.

Hopefully, this patch doesn’t break the game like the last patch did. If it does, we’ll make sure to let our readers know.=

Source: Housemarque

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Necromunda: Hired Gun Gameplay Trailer Features Fast-Paced All Out Action

  by   Tim Villasor  
3:16 pm in News

Get ready to deep dive into some serious first person action shooting, as Focus Home Interactive has released a brand new Necromunda: Hired Gun gameplay trailer — which features fast-paced all out action that will definitely put your shooter skills to the test!

Here’s the gameplay trailer for fans looking forward to this FPS title.

If you’re new to Necromunda: Hired Gun, here’s the overview from the press release of the game.

Necromunda: Hired Gun, the fast-paced FPS by the small, passionate team at Streum On Studio, hits PC and consoles on June 1st. Welcome to the gritty, violent hive city of Necromunda, a place where anything goes – for the right price. As a bounty hunter in this utopia of violence, get ready to use the many tools in your deadly arsenal to see through each contract. Watch today’s new Gameplay Overview Trailer for a deep dive into Hired Gun’s various zones, weapons and perks, cyber-augmented Mastiff included!

Pick your contracts, hunt your targets, reap the rewards

Introduce yourself at Martyr’s End, the hub of all the action, contracts, and factions in your little corner of Necromunda. Select your contract, prepare your loadout and track down your target across one of the several dark and twisted areas of the Hive. Nothing comes easy in Hired Gun, fighting and even trailing targets will put the best bounty hunters to the test. Use your grappling hook and wall running abilities to close in on your prey across rotting agri-farms, industrious chemlabs and ancient strongholds. Then, assisted by your loyal Mastiff, unleash a ballet of destruction to complete your contract in style before returning to Martyr’s End for a celebratory drink and a round of upgrading your weapons and armor.

Upgrade and augment your arsenal to take on the Hive’s toughest contracts

From a signature power knife to rocket launchers and graviton gun, everything can be useful to make a living within the ever-growing conflict between factions in the Hive. After each action-intensive mission, take the time to exchange loot and rewards for cyber-augments to yourself, your arsenal and your dog. Grow in power and soon enough, become your target’s unstoppable worst nightmare.

We reported on Necromunda: Hired Gun’s announcement a few months back and the game is still locked for a June 1st release.

Necromunda: Hired Gun will be released on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC on June 1.

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Hitman 3 Seven Deadly Sins Act 2 Focuses on Pride

  by   Tim Villasor  
2:44 pm in News

Players will guide Agent 47 through a new adventure featuring a new mission and some new weapons, as IO Interactive has announced Hitman Seven Deadly Sins Act 2 — which focuses on Pride and amps up the stealth adventure game with some brand new content.

Feast your eyes on the new announcement trailer for the upcoming DLC.

Here’s the summary for the Season of Pride.

Prepare for the Season of Pride and the second act of HITMAN 3’s Seven Deadly Sins DLC on May 10th! Go deep into the mind of Agent 47 and get your hands on new sin-themed weapons, a shiny new suit and a new Escalation in Chongqing.

For those new to the Seven Deadly Sins content, here’s the overview of the DLC and its namesake inspiration.

HITMAN 3: Seven Deadly Sins will be released over time through seven unique content packs. Each of the seven packs are focused on a different sin and include a visually distinct contract, sin-themed unlockable suit and at least one sin-themed item that can be used across the World of Assassination. Some items may also have unique properties to remind you of the sin they are inspired by…

We covered the announcement of Act 1: Greed. Now prepare for Act 2 pretty soon.

Hitman 3 is available for the PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia, and PC.

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Mother’s Day Gamer’s Gift Guide – Perfect Gifts for Your Geek Mom

  by   James Lara  
2:16 pm in News

It’s Mother’s Day this Sunday, and that means it’s time to get that special mother of yours a gift she’ll remember. Of course, you could always get her flowers and some some beautiful jewelry, but maybe she’s not that type of gal? Perhaps she’s someone who’s a gamer at heart, and thankfully we are here to help out with that with our special Mother’s Day gamer’s gift guide!

Mother’s Day Gamer’s Gift Guide:

Lavley Products – Geek out with their cool designs

If you’re looking for something “cheap”, but with some personality than might we suggest a product designed by Lavley? Offering a wide variety of products, from socks, to mugs, to kitchen aprons, and even stickers! Lavley unique designs are sure to bring a smile to anyone, and with how comfortable the material they use in their product feels, we are sure your mother will enjoy one of their many cutely designed socks. What more, they’re also running a Mother’s Day promotion!

A Coupon Puns – A Card Made for a Mother That Games

Looking for something maybe a bit personal? Than how about this Out of Control love card that caters to her gaming side! Or maybe you want something more in season? Well they got you covered with their selections of pun cards right here! Who doesn’t like a good pun?

EPOS Headsets

We’ve had quite a bit of hands-on review with the headsets offered by EPOS. Ranging from low to high-end budget, EPOS has a lot to offer when it comes to immersive gaming audio. They’re beautiful in designs, have the perfect comfortability, and frankly, are pretty unmatched when it comes to audio. A perfect gift to enhance someone’s life, and even more perfect for those who like late night gaming.  

SideTrak Portable Monitor – Perfect to Help Make Her Work Easier

We had the opportunity to review the SideTrak Portable Monitor recently, and let’s just say this is easily one of the must have hot items for anyone. Yes, it’s a bit on the pricier side of things, but it’s well worth it, especially for those who take their work on the go or just need a small monitor. 

Pixel Eyewear – Give Her the Gift of Vision

This is another product that we are in the process of reviewing, but just to give you a bit of a tease on our thoughts, let’s just say that these glasses are like no other. I gave my mother a pair of these and she absolutely loves them, as not only have they improved her vision, but no more does she feel prone to extensive eye strains and headaches due to the blue-light blocking technology. Plus, they look rather stylish and are moderately inexpensive. Great for reading, working, and just protecting your eyes from harmful lights. 

A PS5 or a Xbox Series X

Assuming you are lucky to find one and not planning on keeping it for yourself, a next-gen console is the perfect gift to give your geek of a mother. I mean is there anything more that needs to be said here? What is more perfect to give her than the unobtainable?

ROCCAT PC Peripherals

All right, maybe your moms a bit more elitist and prefers her gaming on PC. Well good thing for you, ROCCAT offers a huge line of affordable PC peripherals, all built for her (and everyone else) gaming needs. From mouse, to keyboards, to even headsets, ROCCAT has you covered! And maybe if she can be a bit patient you can even get her to latest mouse offering from them, the Kone Pro which releases May 18!

RTX Graphic Card – Up Her Game Even More!

The only other item on the list that is extremely hard to find. If your momma a big PC gamer and is looking to upgrade her build to something beefy, then perhaps a good place to start is with an all new graphic card. Give the experience of ultra high definition with ultra settings and full ray-tracing with the latest RTX graphic card from Nvidia! Who can hate a gift like this?

Her First PC Build – Spend Some Time With Her

This is definitely the pricier side of things, but what better gift than the one that is spent together. Yep, take the ultimate plunge and get her a do it yourself PC. Buy all the parts and build it yourself! There is nothing more satisfying than seeing something you built come to life! I recommend using PC Part Picker to help you select a good build and then share it with say the Reddit community for some thoughts if your unsure of what you are getting is any good. 

That’s all we have for you today, hopefully these recommendations help you pick the perfect gift for her. 

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Corsair: PS5 SCUF Controller Will Be Out “Pretty Early” Compared to Competitors

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1:48 pm in News

Those looking for a SCUF controller for their PS5, it seems we’ll be getting our first look of it soon, as the PS5 SCUF controller was officially touched upon during Corsair’s latest earnings call.

Speaking during the company’s latest financial call, Corsair CEO Andy Paul explained that the company wouldn’t say when the controller would be released — but they’re currently working on it to have it out in the market as soon as possible.

We’re obviously working as fast as we can to get out of [the] PS5 controller. We haven’t released when that will be, but I suspect we’ll be pretty early in the market compared to any of our competitors.

Obviously the chance of seeing a new controller for the PS5 is a welcomed sight — especially since the system has the Dual Sense as the only peripheral that can be used with the system. The PS4 Dual Shock 4 controllers are not compatible with the new PlayStation console, so that’s why companies like Corsair are going the extra mile to develop third party options for consumers to choose from.

Speaking of the PS5, Sony has shipped a record breaking 7.8 million PS5 consoles already, with 116 million PS4s in as well — which you can read about here.

Thanks, WCCFTech

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Bobby Kotick: Activision Is “Laser-Focused” on Retaining Talent, Aligning “Performance & Reward”

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12:56 pm in News

While some gamers might assume that super big video game publishers like Activision only see their employees as another cog in the machine, that apparently isn’t the case with Activision. In the company’s quarterly earnings report, Activision CEO Bobby Kotick talked about expanding the company worldwide, and how they are “laser-focused” on retaining people.

From the start of 2020 through the end of next year, we intend to hire more than 2,000 developers. We plan to triple the size of certain franchise teams compared to those team sizes in 2019 and we have aggressive hiring plans around the world, including new studios or major expansion in Poland, China, Australia, and Canada and as our shareholders expect we remain laser focused on finding and retaining the best talent in the industry and always aligning performance and reward. – Bobby Kotick, Activision CEO

Of course, that entire “performance and reward” line does fall under scrutiny given the big lawsuit between Activision and former Infinty Ward co-founders Jason West and Vince Zampella due to the alleged unpaid bonuses from the Call of Duty franchise.

Do you think Kotick’s statements are true and people are quick to believe Activision is a baddie given the company’s size? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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Destruction AllStars Update 02.000.002 May 5 Now Live for Season 1 HotShots

  by   Alex Co  
12:04 pm in News

Lucid Games has launched the Destruction AllStars update 02.000.002 May 5 patch, and it’s for Season 1 HotShots! There’s a new star added, bug fixes, voice chat implementation again, and loads more!

Destruction AllStars Update 02.000.002 May 5 Patch Notes:

Patch Notes – Season 1 HotShots.

  • Season One: Hotshots has begun!
  • A New AllStar has joined the roster!
    • Alba has been added into the game for all players to use at no additional cost.
  • Added The AllStar Pass to Destruction AllStars
    • The AllStar Pass adds a new way for players to earn cosmetic rewards
    • The Pass contains a free tier and a premium tier
      • The premium tier can be purchased for 1000 Destruction Points
    • Players can level up their AllStar Pass by earning Season Points through various methods of online play:
      • Completing multiplayer matches online
      • Completing weekly Seasonal Challenges
      • Completing Sponsor Challenges

Missing Trophies

  • Fixed an issue where players would earn a badge for completing the requirements, but not the trophy.
    • After a match is complete, a check will be made against your account regarding which badges you have, if the trophy for that badge is missing, it will then be applied to your account.

Voice Chat

  • Re-enabled voice comms with new UI functionality.
    • Voice comms will be off by default.
    • Global voice comms settings can be changed in Options.
    • Voice comms can also be toggled in-game, by pressing the left side of the middle touch pad button.
    • Voice comms allows players to listen to all player voice chat or mute all player voice chat.
    • This represents our first phase rollout of new voice comms functionality.

Audio Improvements

  • Added tannoy speaker music effects and air horn spot effects.
  • The Barge Ready sound has been redesigned and will now play through the pad speaker.
  • Added new sound for the Gridfall extra life pickup.
  • Victory shouts from other players now play more clearly over other audio.
  • Added sound effect for when your hero vehicle is ready to be called in.
  • Added new voice lines at the start of a match.

Gameplay

  • Adjusted Game timer for all modes.
    • Mayhem and Coronado adjusted to 5 minutes, previously 6 minutes.
    • Gridfall adjusted to 3 minutes, previously 6 minutes.
      • Gridfall now features a 30 second grace period at the start of a match where you have one temporary extra life.
  • Renamed Challenge Series to Story Mode
    • Same content, new name!
  • Fixed an issue with the ‘Smash 20 Score Crates in Wildfire’ star objective in Lupita’s Story Mode.
    • Will now complete if the 20th crate is the last crate in the event.

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Network

  • Fixed an issue where users with new PSN accounts on first boot were sometimes not being matched with existing players.
  • Resolved an issue which sometimes interfered with successfully matching North American and European players.

Balancing

  • Bluefang
    • Shredder: Increased the cooldown of the shred from 20s to 25s.
    • Decreased the time the shred is active from 5s to 4s.
    • Reduced vehicle health by 20 (previously 220).
  • Hana
    • Sabre ability when active, will beat Bluefang’s Shredder ability when active. (so it will slice the shredder, not shred the slicer).

Once we hear more new content, we’ll let our readers know.

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Sony Patents Tech That Generates Interior Environments From Real World Locations

  by   Jem Sagcal  
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Sony Interactive Entertainment is at it again with innovative technology and AI-powered experiences that can change the game development industry of today. The video game and entertainment company has filed a patent of an AI that can build interior environments from generated exterior data that resembles requested real-world locations.

According to the documents submitted and made available on Patentscope, the technology uses AI to request and initiate gameplay, which generates an environment from a real-world location. The model learns from the exteriors of structures, such as houses or buildings, generated by the machine and automatically uses these objects’ descriptions to create the interiors.

The machine learning model aims to provide interiors of real-world inspired structures for video games accurately.

Three-dimensional (3D) maps of real-world locations provide an engaging way to explore regions of the real world. However, while such 3D maps afford views of the exteriors of buildings and other objects at real-world locations, they generally do not capture the interiors of such objects, as they are principally constructed based on external views captured from public places or other lawful locations.

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The technology emphasizes the development of cloud gaming by Sony as it continues to research and develop the technology further.

A continuing trend in the video game industry is the increased sophistication of graphics and the availability of computing resources to meet the demands of modem game engines. As video games evolve, their resolutions and frame rates continue to increase, enabling rendering of very realistic and detailed virtual environments.

The patented was filed on October 23, 2020, and recently published on April 29, 2021, and was invented by Warren Benedetto, Director of Product Management for Sony.

Same as in every patent a company files, there is no guarantee that this will see the light of day, or be implemented in any gaming device –much less the PS5. That said, don’t be surprised if we do see it in the future. I mean, this does seem like something we can see in the new VR headset Sony is cooking up.

Patenting new developed technology to advance the video game industry is no stranger to Sony, as it has previously published a developed technology awarding trophies via emulation for older games.

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Mass Effect Legendary Edition Bonus Content Download, Key Art Creator Experience Rolled Out

  by   Tim Villasor  
11:33 am in News

BioWare is gearing up for the Mass Effect Legendary Edition release later this month, as it has rolled out free content and more to hype fans up!

Here’s the list of content and activities Bioware has put together for fans via press release.

First up, there’s the “web experience” art creator that fans can peruse now, which will let them print out their own Mass Effect Legendary Edition cover (for physical copies).

BioWare put together a web experience allowing players to customize their own Mass Effect Legendary Edition key art. New and veteran Shepards alike can choose their squadmates, morality, and even key location to create their own personalized key art to share with friends or social media, or use the randomizer to create one of the billions of permutations. Images can then be downloaded in several formats, including 4K and slip cover sizing for players who want to personalize their physical copies!

There’s also the 88-track soundtrack available for free as well, which features all the music from the entire trilogy, and also features the song “Resynthesis,” which is new to the Mass Effect Trilogy. You can listen to the entire thing here.

Lastly, BioWare has pushed out a significant amount of content that was previously available in the Deluxe Editions of Mass Effect 2 and 3, which fans can download for free! This includes the 88 music tracks, two digital art books, two digital comic books, and a digital lithograph of the Normanday in action! This Bonus Content download is available here.

In case you missed it, Mass Effect Legendary Edition will have a photo mode as well.

Mass Effect Legendary Edition will be released on PS4, Xbox One, and PC on May 14.

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Resident Evil Village Reviews Round Up

  by   James Lara  
11:15 am in News

With just two days left to go for the release of Resident Evil Village, Capcom has finally lifted the curtains on the embargo, giving us a look at what all the critics are thinking. Curious how the latest entry in the Resident Evil mythos is doing? Well we got you covered with the Resident Evil Review round up!

Same as always, we collected (in this case resetEra) reviews from some of the most trusted publications around, and put them in one handy list with the scores already shown, as well as links leading straight to the review.

Resident Evil Village Reviews Round Up

Polygon – Unscored (Perfect blend of horror & action)

Eventually, the swings between horror and action became so common that, moment to moment, I had no idea what I’d see next. That’s the cycle that Resident Evil Village keeps chasing: the hesitation, anticipation, and payoff that make both action and horror such powerful draws. It’s definitely an action game, and despite all the shooting, it’s also a horror game. And while it induces both creeping dread and righteous fury, its biggest triumph is in not-so-quietly arguing that horror and action aren’t that different after all. They’re both just ways to get your blood pumping.

Eurogamer – Unscored

And for all these flaws, Resident Evil Village was a thrilling adventure that kept me hooked from beginning to end, despite its jarring twists and turns. But the delightful level design isn’t enough to mitigate a strange, unsatisfying, plothole-ridden story, and that bizarre final act ultimately sullies what is an otherwise terrifyingly good horror romp.

GameSpot – 9/10:

Resident Evil 7 was an excellent return to the horror underpinnings of the franchise, but cunningly altered with new ideas and a new perspective. Similarly, Village is an intelligent reintroduction of the best action elements of Resident Evil. Though it captures some of the same things that made RE7 such a breath of fresh air (or maybe rancid, stale, mold-filled air, but in a good way), Village evolves to become its own unique creature. It makes you wonder what beautifully twisted fiend Resident Evil might mutate into in the future.

PushSquare – 9/10

While the Resident Evil series has been on a high for a number of years now, Resident Evil Village sets an entirely new standard. Its cast of villains is up there with the very best, memorable sequences and gameplay sections beg to be played over and over again, and a sense of constant dread created by the atmosphere and soundtrack keeps you on the edge of your seat. Even the combat is solid this time around and the lengths Capcom has gone to take advantage of the PS5 pays off with impressive Ray-Tracing. Does it better Resident Evil 4? Maybe not, but it’s damn close. Real damn close. Resident Evil Village is an essential playthrough for anyone with even a passing interest in the franchise.

PSU – 9/10

Resident Evil Village combines the best of the past 25 years of the franchise, bringing a compelling adventure that should appeal to action and horror fans alike. With massive locations offering a wealth of exploration and hidden goodies, a meaty campaign with some decent unlockables, Village is the franchise at the top of its game.

WCCFtech – 9/10

Resident Evil Village is a wild, thrilling ride across seemingly every horror genre and idea that happened to pass through the mad minds at Capcom. Not every aspect of the game is perfect, but its highs are very high and solid core mechanics and excellent presentation hold the grisly patchwork together. You may survive Resident Evil Village, but your thoughts will linger there long after you’ve escaped.

Power-Up Gaming – 8.6/10

Resident Evil Village is a modern-day horror classic. While it doesn’t quite reach the heights set by Resident Evil 4 or, the best-in-the-series, Resident Evil 2, Village is a game worthy of the Resident Evil moniker.

So far it seems that Resident Evil Village is sitting at a pretty modest average, with it sitting at a 85 Metacritic, and a 85 on Opencritics.

For those interested and wondering where our review is, you can expect to see it a bit after launch. For now, you can have a taste of our preview write up we did for the demo: Resident Evil Village Gameplay Demo Impressions – Really Lycan It

For those that manage to snag an early copy, what are your thoughts? Do you agree with the consensus above? Let us know!
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Gamescom 2021 Remains Digital and Free, Starts August 25

  by   Jem Sagcal  
11:02 am in News

One of the largest international trade fair video game events, Gamescom 2021, will remain a digital experience for fans worldwide from August 25 to August 29. The virtual, week-long event will be free of charge and streamed on Gamescom’s social media platforms and website.

A calendar of events has already been published on their website:Gamescom 2021 Digital

From their experience last year, organizers have become fully prepared for the coming event while adding new concepts, such as hybrid formats, for the millions of expected viewers.

For digital gamescom 2021, our focus is to provide even more games and reach as well as a heightened community atmosphere. – Felix Falk, Managing Director of game

Gamescom 2021 will include a “new concept called Gamescom Epix,” according to Falk. The concept is planned to create a quest for the community using social media to create an immersive event with audience members before the official opening. Other new elements include a redesigned content hub.

Event partner, devcom, will continue to participate with an expanded online program for “Indie meet Investors and Publishers” and other pitching events. Geof Keighley will also be back for Opening Night Live, after its success of generating around two million views.

Last year, Gamescom 2020 saw over 50 million unique users from 180 counties on their first-ever digital run.

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Bobby Kotick: Call of Duty Mobile Is the “Template” Activision Is Applying to Proven Franchises

  by   Alex Co  
10:34 am in News

With Call of Duty Mobile’s tremendous success, it’s not surprising that Activision is looking to replicate it with the publisher’s other properties. During Activision’s quarterly earnings report, Activsion CEO Bobby Kotick mentioned that COD Mobile has become “the “template” the company wants to apply to all its “proven franchises.”

Our strategy centers around our long held view that wholly owned entertainment franchises offer the opportunity for limitless innovation. We continue to increase investment in creative and commercial resources for our franchises and potential new franchises to deliver new compelling experiences for players and superior financial returns for our shareholders. With free to play entry points across mobile, PC and console Call of Duty experienced an increase of over 100 million players in a little over a year. Call of Duty is the template we’re applying to our proven franchises, as well as our new potential franchises as we attempt to grow our audiences to a billion players. – Bobby Kotick, Activision CEO

Can’t say I’m surprised by this statement. With Diablo Immortal already on the way later this year for mobile, chances are we’ll see other Activision IPs come to mobile as well.

Would you want to see other Activision owned “proven franchises” come to mobile? If so, which ones?

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