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Black Ops Cold War December 29 Update Rolled Out, Double XP Event for New Year’s Announced

Treyarch has rolled out the Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War December 29 update on all platforms today, and this is a server-side patch that shakes up the playlist somewhat. The most notable thing is the addition of a new Gunfight playlist that’s for snipers only.

Note that there is no patch to download, as this playlist update will automatically be applied once you connect to the servers.

Black Ops Cold War December 29 Update Patch Notes:

Here’s the update changes per Treyarch:

Now live in #BlackOpsColdWar:

• 3v3 Gunfight Snipers Only [NEW]
• Face Off
• Raid 24/7
• Nuketown Holiday 24/7
• 2v2 Gunfight
• Prop Hunt

In addition to the playlist update rolled out today, the studio also announced that a double XP event is happening on New Year’s eve and running into 2021!

Hopefully, this double XP event will also include double weapon XP, which is arguably the more important thing. Once the double XP event is live, we’ll let our readers know.

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Modern Warfare Playlist Update December 29 Includes Weapon Changes

Heads up, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare players! Infinity Ward has rolled out the Modern Warfare playlist update December 29 server-side patch, and it includes weapon changes! Note that players won’t need to download anything, as this patch will automatically be applied once you connect to the servers.

Modern Warfare Playlist Update December 29 Patch Notes:

PLAYLIST UPDATE:

MODERN WARFARE:

  • Boots on the Ground War
  • Blueprint Gunfight
  • Face Off
  • SnD Double Down
  • Realism Gun Game

GENERAL FIXES:

  • Fix for a bug on Hackney Yard that could prevent Minotaur from performing an execution 
  • Fixed bug where some players were unable to obtain a Nuke after obtaining the correct number of kills 
  • Fixes to help the Wheelson path up various terrain 
  • Fixed a bug where the ‘Revive’ prompt while playing Cyber Attack was appearing inconsistently 

WEAPONS:

  • Fennec: Increased damage range
  • ISO: Increased damage range

Hopefully, there are no stealth changes made in this update, as Infinity Ward has been known to do that with their title updates. If you spot any, or if any are known, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

Source: Infinity Ward

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New Destiny 2 Weekly Reset December 29, 2020

It’s the last Destiny 2 weekly reset of the year, guardians! We’re a few days away from 2021, and before we kick things off in the New Year, Bungie has rolled out the new Destiny 2 weekly reset December 29 activities refresh that brings in new missions, rewards and more for players to shoot for this week.

New Destiny 2 Weekly Reset December 29, 2020:

Nightfall – The Ordeal: The Glassway

Modifiers:

  • Nightfall: The Ordeal: Adept
    • Scorched Earth: Enemies throw grenades significantly more often.
  • Nightfall: The Ordeal: Hero
    • All previous modifiers
    • Champions: Overload: This mode contains Overload Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Overload mod.
    • Champions: Barrier: This mode contains Barrier Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Anti-Barrier mod.
    • Champions: Fallen: This mode contains both Barrier and Overload Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Anti-Barrier or Overload mod, respectively.
    • Hero Modifiers: Extra Shields
    • Belmon’s Algorithm: Incoming Void and aerial damage increased.
  • Nightfall: The Ordeal: Legend
    • All previous modifiers
    • Equipment Locked: You will not be able to change your equipment after this activity starts.
    • Match Game: Enemy shields are highly resistant to all unmatched elemental damage.
    • Legend Modifiers: Locked Loadout & Match Game & Extra Shields
  • Nightfall: The Ordeal: Master
    • All previous modifiers
    • Togetherness: Base health regen is reduced. If near another player, health regen is increased.
    • Master Modifiers: Champions: Mob & Locked Loadout & Match Game & Extra Shields
    • Champions: Mob: This mode contains additional Champions.

Rewards:

  • Powerful (Tier 1) reward: Get 3 points by completing runs. Higher difficulties grant more points.
  • Pinnacle reward: Get a score of 100k. Since modifiers are fixed, this requires a high difficulty run.

Weekly Crucible Rotator: Mayhem

“Enjoy yourselves, Guardians. You’ve earned it.” —Lord Shaxx

Fight for Valor by defeating opponents. Abilities and Supers regenerate faster. Heavy ammo spawns more frequently.


Vanguard Burn: Solar Singe

The other modifieres rotate daily, check out the Daily Reset Thread for them!


Europa

  • Eclipsed Zone: Eventide Ruins
  • Empire HuntThe Dark Priestess: Defeat the new leader of the Fallen, Kridis, the Dark Priestess.
  • Exo ChallengeSimulation: Survival: Simulated Skill-Set Training: Survive the harsh weather as you take down the Vex.

Legacy Activities

  • Moon:
    • Wandering Nightmare: Nightmare of Horkis, Fear of Mithrax (Anchor of Light)
    • Trove Guardian is in Archer’s Line
    • Nightmare HuntFear: Defeat the Nightmare of Phogoth.
    • Nightmare HuntIsolation: Defeat the Nightmare of Taniks, the Scarred.
    • Nightmare HuntRage: Defeat the Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul.
  • Dreaming City: Weak Curse
    • Petra is at The Strand.
    • Weekly MissionBroken Courier – Respond to a distress call in the Strand.
    • Ascendant Challenge: Forfeit Shrine, Gardens of Esila
    • Blind Well: Scorn, Plagues: Sikariis & Varkuuriis

Eververse Bright Dust Offerings

Name Description Type Cost
Concentrated Mattergem An Upgrade Module ionizer created from refined Mattergems. Consumable 200 Bright Dust
Glimmershard A shard with the ability to generate Glimmer during combat. Consumable 250 Bright Dust
Scavenger’s Boon A transmutation device with the ability to create planetary materials. Consumable 250 Bright Dust
Frosty Friend Warm hugs in the cold of winter. Multiplayer Emote 4250 Bright Dust
Little Helper Shell For Ghosts who create joy in the world. Ghost Shell 2850 Bright Dust
Silverwing Kestrel Look to the sky with hope in your heart. Ship 2000 Bright Dust
Resilient Laurel Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 40 Bright Dust
Lucent Night Hunter Bundle Contains a full set of Dawning 2020 Hunter universal ornaments. Bundle price reduced for each item you already own. Package 6000 Bright Dust
Northlight Hunter Bundle Contains a full set of Dawning 2019 Hunter universal ornaments. Bundle price reduced for each item you already own. Package 6000 Bright Dust
Frostveil Hunter Bundle Contains a full set of Dawning 2018 Hunter universal ornaments. Bundle price reduced for each item you already own. Package 6000 Bright Dust
Winterhart Hunter Bundle Contains a full set of Dawning 2017 Hunter universal ornaments. Bundle price reduced for each item you already own. Package 6000 Bright Dust
Turbulent Weather A storm front is coming in… Emote 3250 Bright Dust
Fist Bump We got this! Multiplayer Emote 1250 Bright Dust
Tangled Shell For Ghosts who like to be a nuisance. Ghost Shell 2850 Bright Dust
Crystalline Shell For Ghosts who know that no two of us are alike. Ghost Shell 2850 Bright Dust
Gift Giver “Encyrpted data!? You shouldn’t have, Guardian…” —Master Rahool Vehicle 2500 Bright Dust
Cardinal Directive You may not always know where you’re going, but you know how you’ll get there. Vehicle 2500 Bright Dust
The Great Pigeon Projection Equip this item to change your Ghost’s projection. Ghost Projection 1500 Bright Dust
Dawning Brilliance Apply this Dawning shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 40 Bright Dust
Dawning Tranquility Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 40 Bright Dust
Dawning Celebration Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 40 Bright Dust
Celestia Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 40 Bright Dust
Ice Ball Effects Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust
Shower of Gifts Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust
Howling Blizzard Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust

Weekly Bounties

Eva Levante, Charming Old Lady

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
Sweet Gifts Bake delicious treats in Eva’s Holiday Oven. 1000 Glimmer 25 Gifts baked XP & Bright Dust & 30 Essence of Dawning & 10 Dawning Spirit
The Spirit of Giving Deliver holiday treats to recipients all over the system. 1000 Glimmer 25 Gifts delivered XP & Bright Dust & 30 Essence of Dawning & 10 Dawning Spirit

Shaw Han, Cosmodrome

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
Public Disturbance Complete public events on the Cosmodrome. Heroic public events grant the most efficient progress. 1000 Glimmer 3 Public events XP & Glimmer
Full Spectrum Defeat combatants on the Cosmodrome with Arc, Void, and Solar damage. 1000 Glimmer 25 [Arc] Arc & 25 [Void] Void & 25 [Solar] Solar XP & Glimmer

The Crow, Spider’s Enforcer

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
Fallen Boss Culling: Stasis Defeat a Fallen boss with Stasis damage. 1000 Glimmer 4 Fallen boss defeated XP
Hive Boss Culling: Kinetic Defeat a Hive boss with Kinetic damage. 1000 Glimmer 4 Hive boss defeated XP

Don’t forget to check out our weekly Xur post this Friday, as well as tha latest Trials of Osiris rewards!

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Dying Light 2 Needs a Claustrophobic Old World Location Packed With Zombies

Just this week, we received news from Dying Light developer Techland that news on the highly-anticipated sequel, Dying Light 2, will be coming in the new year. While we’ve had a few gameplay videos showing off some new mechanics and the fantastic world of the new game, we’ve had no firm details regarding a release date, or anything else, for a good few months. So far, we know that the developers aim to launch the game at some point in Spring 2021, meaning there’s very little time left to speculate about what will be in it. Here’s one last bit though. Dying Light 2 needs a casino level packed from wall to wall with the undead hungering for your flesh.

Casino of the Dead

casino of the dead

Dying Light 2 introduces all kinds of new features and mechanics to the game. The parkour will be far freer than that of any other game on the market, and the verticality of each area means that it’s possible to run across rooftops to any destination. However, there’s also an entire district that’s underwater. This is where a new type of zombie originates, one that’s got spikes that burst out of its skin should you get too close. I imagine that these enemies will be like pufferfish, detonating when you get too close whilst still able to lash out and hurt out afterward.

It’s these enemies that I think would be perfect for a claustrophobic casino level. Think about it. In this world of the undead, there’s no such thing as online betting like 22Bet casino. There are only the forms of gambling that you can make out of what you have. Should a casino be uncovered in this underwater district though, the characters of this world could rig up some power and get it working again.

Of course, before anyone can start having fun in this casino, it’s going to need to be cleared out. Enter the player, the only character willing to take on the job of clearing out a nest full of the undead for profit. Maybe they’ll be offered a cut of the proceeds the casino makes, or it could play into a larger decision in the world. Regardless, players could be forced into entering this casino, filled with machines. The spaces between them are just big enough for a person to stand in, and those spaces are now filled with zombies.

This mission could be an iconic part of the game, particularly if the lights and sounds are all turned on for its duration. A special weapon blueprint could be tucked away inside or created as a reward for taking the mission on.

Ultimately, I don’t think that a casino would work in the world of Dying Light 2, but this mission certainly does. The characters would definitely try to get the casino online, even if their efforts are futile in the end due to water damage or the overwhelming presence of the undead.

Hopefully, Techland will put me out of my misery soon when they reveal something new about their upcoming game in the next week or so. Let us know what you think of this casino mission idea in the comments.

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Dying Light 2 “Fresh Updates” Coming in the New Year

While Techland gave us a long look at Dying Light 2 last year, the game has kind of been MIA (missing in action) this year, which is understandable given the pandemic has pretty much hit everyone. It looks like that will change next year though, as the studio has promised “fresh updates” to Dying Light 2 in the coming year!

This was announced by the studio on the game’s Discord channel, where it said:

Happy Holidays from the Dying Light team! We’ve been, er, dying to update you all on how development has been going. We’ll have fresh updates about Dying Light 2 coming in the new year!

This is definitely good news. For now, all we know is that the zombie action game will be out sometime in “Spring 2020” based on the announcement made in January of this year.

Once we know more details regarding Dying Light 2, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

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New Fighting Game “DNF Duel” From Arc System Works Announced

South Korean game publisher Nexon (MapleStory, TERA) has announced a new fighting game titled “DNF Fuel” (Dungeon&Fighter Duel) which is being developed by veteran fighting game studio Arc System Works (Guilty Gear, Dragon Ball FighterZ) alongside NEOPLE INC. (a consolidated subsidiary of Nexon).

There’s a trailer out that showcases a few seconds of gameplay, and yes, it looks gorgeous and at par with Arc System Works’ previous offerings.

According to the press release, more details regarding DNF Duel will be released “at a later date.” No specific release date or window, nor platforms have been revealed just yet though the game appearing on PC is a lock given the publisher’s release history.

Will this be the next big fighting game? It definitely looks the part. Let’s hope it plays as well as it looks.

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More Than 50 Battlefield 5 Unreleased Weapons, Maps, Cosmetics & More Featured

While DICE has pumped out a rather significant amount of post-launch content for Battlefield 5, there are still a ton of Battlefield 5 unreleased weapons, maps, cosmetics and other items that didn’t make it into the final game. Given DICE is hard at work on Battlefield 2021, chances are very, very slim that we’ll see any of these make it into the game at this point in the title’s lifecycle.

The plethora of info and images were shared by former DICE LA dev Eric Persson, which features some maps and character models that didn’t make it into the game for one reason or another.

There are also gameplay footage of some of the Battlefield 5 unreleased weapons and items in the video below courtesy of DANNYonPC:

While DICE might not be releasing new content for Battlefield 5, the studio is still providing support for the game in the form of game patches for bug fixes, technical tweaks and more. Just this month, the studio released a relatively small patch that fixed some nagging issues in the game.

Will we see these items sometime down the road? Maybe, but probably not. But at the very least, fans got a behind-the-scenes look at some of the content being worked on by devs that didn’t see the light of day.

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Back 4 Blood Alpha Impressions – What’s Old Is New Again

Just when you think zombies as a cultural phenomenon has worn out its welcome, along comes Back 4 Blood, a spiritual successor to the wildly popular Left 4 Dead series, from the developers behind the first one, Turtle Rock Studios. Thankfully, before the game’s official release next year, Turtle Rock has opened the game up (slightly) to the public with a closed alpha, which MP1st was thankfully part of. 

Read on for our Back 4 Blodd alpha impresions below.

It’s been 11 years since we saw the latest iteration, Left 4 Dead 2, and for almost just as long, the fanbase has been clamoring for more brains to bash. It’s a game that still to this day attracts hordes of people on Steam, so there’s definitely room for something new that scratches the same itch.

Valve retained the rights to the Left 4 Dead franchise after Turtle Rock Studios split from them, so don’t expect any recurring characters. That said, Back 4 Blood feels just right. Back 4 Blood expertly resurrects zombie slashing and shooting for the modern age.

All Hands on Deck

The closed alpha we got our mitts on consisted of one area, Evansburgh, with four acts, or levels, to play through. Four characters were unlocked, each with their own perks and benefits. Walker starts with a Glock as his secondary weapon, while Evangelo has higher stamina, Holly has Melee damage boosts and the character Hoffmann has extra item slots and the added bonus of looking a lot like Philip Seymour Hoffmann.

What separates Back 4 Blood from Left 4 Dead is the new deck building system. Cards are broken up into four categories: Reflex, Discipline, Brawn and Fortune. You need to build a deck of 15 cards that you get to pull from at the start of each act. Should you go for healing buffs? Damage multipliers? Or what about the cards that not only benefits you, but the entire team?  Some cards come with debuffs to other aspects of the gameplay, so it’s a balancing act. At the start of every act the enemies get to pull cards, too, that changes the size of the hordes you will be fighting, what special enemies you will meet, weather conditions, etc. It keeps every run feeling fresh, despite the limited area of play in the closed alpha.

Taking Inventory

Every level is about reaching a safehouse with everyone still alive. You have to divvy up the resources and manage your inventory well. Who has meds to heal themselves and others? Who’s bringing an ammo pack, in case we run out halfway through the run? 

 

Your inventory space is limited. You can only carry two weapons, one throwable weapon, one healing item and one tool, like a defibrillator, that lets you revive downed teammates almost instantly, or the toolkit, that lets you lockpick otherwise unopenable doors, often leading to a room brimming with ammo and other goodies.

It’s still up in the air if Back 4 Blood will be able to differentiate itself enough from Left 4 Dead once it fully releases next summer, but then again, it might not be trying to. I, for one, felt the warm bloodsoaked embrace from a friend I hadn’t seen in years and that’s enough to keep me excited.


Back 4 Blood closed alpha code provided by the publisher. Back 4 Blood is coming out on Steam, Epic Games Store, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox X series June 22, 2021

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PS5 Custom Faceplates Announced By Dbrand, Challenges Sony to Sue

Following news before the PS5’s launch that its faceplates can be removed and potentially be customized, a third-party hardware manufacturer got a cease and desist order from Sony to stop developing PS5 custom faceplates or suffer the ire of Sony’s legal team. Well, it looks like a new company has announced their own PS5 custom faceplates and it seems like they’re not scared of Sony at all, and even challenged the electronics giant to sue them! dbrand has announced their own line of PS5 faceplates today, and even a letter with the words, “Sue us, Sony.”

Here’s their announcement in full (via Reddit) and an image of the company’s sample faceplate:

 

 

As the title of this post suggests, we’re now the global leaders in PS5 Faceplates.

Sue us, Sony.

This project has been in the works since just before we told you not to buy PlayStation 5 skins. Spoiler alert: this is why we told you not to buy PlayStation 5 skins.

After moving a few more chess pieces through four dimensions, we added a new production line to our plastic injection molding facility and got to work. The skills we’ve refined through the past few years of developing the Grip Case has uniquely positioned our organization to create OEM-grade Faceplates: ones with all of the precision, attention to detail, and needlessly elaborate packaging that you’ve come to expect from dbrand.

We’ll be entering mass production on PS5 Faceplates by year’s end. However, we won’t be accepting orders until we have stock at our Toronto HQ, ready to ship. If CD Projekt RED has taught us anything, it’s that selling products before they’re finished is a bad idea.

If you’re among the millions of humans who didn’t get a PS5 for Christmas, stay calm when you see these go out-of-stock. We anticipate that the demand will outpace supply at launch, but rest assured Faceplates will be a permanent fixture in our portfolio.

On the other hand, if you’re among the millions of scalpers hoping to differentiate their overpriced PS5 with a custom faceplate, we encourage you to sign up for the launch notification here.

That’s it from us. Congratulations on surviving 2020. We’ll try harder in 2021.

When asked whether they were afraid of Sony taking them down, they responded by saying that they encourage the company to try and do just that.

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We’re not sure calling out Sony is a good idea, but I wouldn’t say no to custom PS5 faceplates at all. Chances are high that Sony is developing their own versions of these, so we’ll wait and see what will happen down the line. Will Sony sue dbrand as well or leave them be and let consumers pick and buy whatever faceplate they want from whomever they want?

Additionally, the dbrand will also be offering skins for the middle portion of the PS5 along with Dualsense skins, both purchasable separately and/or in a special bundle. As for different faceplate coloring, they will be matted black for now, with hints of something special in their patterns.

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Would you order from dbrand or would you rather wait for Sony to release their official PS5 faceplates? Let us know your thoughts down in the comments.

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Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris Rewards This Week December 25, 2020

Those looking flor some sweet new stuff in Destiny 2 and are a fan of PvP, the Trials of Osiris for Destiny 2 is now live! Same as always,  the MP1st Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris rewards this week December 25 post is here to bring you a summary of the win tier rewards and map for the week!

Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris Rewards This Week December 25:

Trials of Osiris Map

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Rewards

Rotation not known yet, please let us know!

  • 3 Wins (Powerful): Shotgun!
  • 5 Wins (Powerful): Rocket Launcher!
  • 7 Wins (Pinnacle): Helmet!
  • Flawless (Pinnacle): Shotgun w/ backup mag!

Bounties

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
End Game Complete matches and rounds. Wins in the Trials of Osiris grant the most efficient progress. Awards the 3 Win Challenge reward from this week. 1000 Glimmer 100 Progress XP & Glimmer & 35 Valor Rank Points & 5 Trials Token & 1 Trials Engram
Sweep the Field Defeat opponents. Multikills and streaks in the Trials of Osiris grant the most efficient progress. 1000 Glimmer 100 Progress XP & Glimmer & 35 Valor Rank Points & 5 Trials Token

Passages

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

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Destiny 2 Xur Location Today & Inventory December 25, 2020

It’s Christmas, and while people are celebrating, Destiny 2 guardians are waiting for Santa Xur to bring them some sweet exotic loot! MP1st is here to bring you the Destiny 2 Xur location and inventory for December 25, 2020!

Destiny 2 Xur Location Today & Inventory December 25 Patch Notes:

Xûr, Agent of the Nine

Description:

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

Location:

Tower, Hangar


Exotic Gear:

Name Type MOB RES REC DIS INT STR Total Cost
D.A.R.C.I. Heavy Sniper Rifle 29 Legendary Shards
The Sixth Coyote Hunter Chest Armor 7 9 18 6 2 22 64 23 Legendary Shards
Ashen Wake Titan Gauntlets 2 12 18 2 14 16 64 23 Legendary Shards
Karnstein Armlets Warlock Gauntlets 7 14 9 10 14 6 60 23 Legendary Shards

Exotic Ciphers:

Name Type Cost
A Question Quest Step

What’s a Xûr?

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

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

When does Xûr visit?

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

If you haven’t done so, go check out the Destiny 2 weekly reset for the week right here. You should also check the best Beyond Light weapons here.

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Marvel’s Avengers Weekly Reset of Challenges & Marketplace Update December 24, 2020

It’s Christmas Eve, everyone! While most of you are partying at home (safely I hope), those planning to take down AIM while drinking some eggnog can check out the latest Marvel’s Avengers weekly reset of challenges and Marketplace update for December 24, 2020!

Marvel’s Avengers Weekly Reset of Challenges & Marketplace Update December 24:

PRIORITY MISSIONS  

Priority Missions have modifiers that will challenge even the toughest Super Hero. Your first weekly completion of these missions earns you unique gear you won’t find anywhere else.

Mayhem Over Manhattan

Minimum Power Level 25, +3 Power Level Offset

Modifiers:

  • Resurgence: Enemy health regenerates after a short delay.
  • Turmoil: Significantly increased presence of Riotbots.
  • Capacitor: Shock damage from players is increased.

Guaranteed Reward: Epic Gear

Condition Green

Minimum Power Level 120, +5 Power Level Offset

Modifiers:

  • Resurgence: Enemy health regenerates after a short delay.
  • Famine: Enemies do not drop Regen Packs when defeated.
  • Outbreak: Toxic hazards are added to the environment. Gamma damage from enemies and the environment are increased.
  • Helix: Gamma damage from players is increased.

Guaranteed Reward: Polychoron & Hero-Specific Gear

PRIORITY MISSIONS

Priority HARM Room Challenges have additional modifiers and reward comics that increase your collection and boost your stats.

Weekly First Completion Reward: Thor: God of Thunder (2012) #3

Minimum Power Level 15 Challenge

Modifiers:

  • Collider: Particle damage from players is increased.
  • Torpedo: Projectile damage from any source is greatly increased.

Minimum Power Level 100 Challenge, +5 Power Level Offset

Modifiers:

  • Maelstrom: All heroics charge at a significantly increased rate. Entering critical health drains all Heroic energy.
  • Collider: Particle damage from players is increased.
  • Pressure: No automatic recovery of Willpower when critically injured.

MEGA HIVE

The Mega Hive is a single-player chain of eight missions that tests your team’s might. Each week you’ll have a shot at completing the Mega Hive mission chain. When you defeat all eight missions, the Mega Hive mission chain is removed from the War Table until the next weekly refresh, when you can run it again with new modifiers.

This week’s modifiers include:

  • Resurgence: Enemy health regenerates after a short delay.
  • Famine: Enemies do not drop Regen Packs when defeated.
  • Oasis: Regen Packs have increased Willpower benefit.
  • Scourge: Significantly increased presence of Prime Synthoids.

Weekly Rewards: As you progress through the Mega Hive, rewards start as basic gear, resources, and small amounts of cosmetic currency. The more missions you survive, the more resource drops increase. As you near the final mission, you’ll see better gear and artifacts awarded more often, as well as increased chances for patterns/nameplates. When you complete all eight Mega Hive missions you’ll be rewarded with exclusive goodies reserved for this gauntlet, including a significant amount of high-quality resources

MODIFIER PRO-TIPS

Modifiers are game changers! Check out some pro-tips from our team that will help you prepare for this week’s challenges!

  • Collider: Equip any gear that provides additional Particle damage or increases the rate at which the Particle status meter builds to really heat things up when Collider is active.
  • Resurgence: Quickly eliminating a single foe as opposed to bouncing around between multiple enemies or trying to control groups with area of effect damage will help make surviving Resurgence easier.
  • Famine: Focusing on Takedowns and careful usage of the regenerative nanite containers are key to survivability when Famine is active.
  • Helix: When Helix is active Hulk becomes a force to be reckoned with. Leverage his intrinsic Rage ability and any of his gamma-infused attacks to dominate the battlefield. Don’t like playing Hulk? Make sure to equip gear that inflicts Gamma damage and has high Intensity to help trigger the Gamma status effect.

Fresh on the market! This week features several new items such as Kate’s Legendary “Chin Up” Emote, Hulk’s Epic “Wrestler” Outfit, and a few Uncommon Nameplates from Kate and Captain America.

The Marketplace is a place for us to feature purchasable cosmetics in the form of Outfits, Emotes, Takedowns, and Nameplates. The Marketplace’s Uncommon, Rare, Epic, and Legendary items rotate weekly, and can be purchased with Credits.

Community Challenge

Team up with the global player base to meet mega-goals and unlock rewards.

Goal: Defeat 1,250,000 Dreadbots

Reward: 500 Units

We have one more week to go in 2020, and that means another weekly challenges reset for the game next week! Stay tuned!

Source: Avengers Square Enix

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Black Desert Online Update 1.66 December 24 Deployed for Fixes & Emergency Maintenance

While it’s Christmas Eve, developer Pearl Abyss has still managed to crank out the Black Desert Online update 1.66 December 24 patch, and the servers went down for unscheduled maintenance for it as well. This is to deploy fixes and to mitigate crashing issues.

Black Desert Online Update 1.66 December 24 Patch Notes:

Major Updates – Combat Assistance

● Added a new feature that improves combat accessibility for new Adventurers. It will assist them in making swift turns and movement while using basic attacks and certain skills.

– This feature is recommended to new Adventurers who have just begun their journey in Black Desert.

Combat Assistance Off Combat Assistance On
Flowing Star (RB/R1)
Affliction (RT/R2)
Icy Thorns (↓ + RT/R2)

– You can turn on and off this feature by going to Settings > General Settings > Others > Combat Assistance

Character

Nova

● Fixed an issue where Stamina would be consumed double the amount when doing jump attacks and where the character would stop when it lacks Stamina.

● Fixed an issue where Quoratum’s Opening would not be activated after using Icy Fog forward.

● Fixed an issue where [Nova] Canape Classic Box could not be opened.

As for the emergency maintenance, here’s what it did and the schedule:

NA: December 23rd, 07:00 PM  – 11:00 PM (PST)

EU: December 24th, 03:00 AM – 07:00 AM (UTC)

ASIA: December 24th, 11:00 AM – 03:00 PM (GMT+9)

Maintenance Purpose:

– Fixed an issue where the client would intermittently shut down

– Added “Combat Assistance” option in the settings to enhance combat accessibility

– Fixed an issue where [Nova] Canape Classic Box could not be opened.

If there are more to this patch other than the stuff listed above, we’ll let our readers know.

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Cyberpunk 2077 Update 1.06 December 23 Rolled Out Today

While CD Projekt RED has released a rather big update for Cyberpunk 2077 last week that brought in a host of gameplay and technical fixes, the studio has released the Cyberpunk 2077 update 1.06 December 23 patch today, and it’s once again for gameplay fixes.

Hotfix 1.06 is available on PC and consoles! Here is the full list of changes:

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 1.06 December 23 Patch Notes:

Quests

  • Dum Dum will no longer go missing from Totentanz entrance during Second Conflict.

Console-specific

  • Improved memory management and stability, resulting in fewer crashes.

PC-specific

  • Removed the 8 MB save file size limit. Note: this won’t fix save files corrupted before the update.

In other Cyberpunk 2077 news, CD Projekt RED announced that the game has sold over 13 million units even after the refunds. Stay tuned for our Cyberpunk 2077 review which should hit the site soon.

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Ark Survival Evolved Update 2.45 December 23 Rolled Out Today, New Year’s Surprise Event Announced

While Studio Wildcard released an update last week for Ark Survival Evolved that brings the holiday festivities into the game, the studio has released the Ark Survival Evolved update 2.45 December 23 patch, and this is for a specific fix! Head on below for details about that, as well as a New Year’s surprise event!

Check out the changes in today’s patch per platform.

Ark Survival Evolved Update 2.45 December 23 Patch Notes:

Current ARK Official Client Version: v555.2

Current Version: v555.13- 12/22/2020 – PS4

  • Temporarily disabled Bulbdog from being picked up when it has a ghost costume on (this will be reverted in the future when we can update the client to fix a crash)

Current Version: v320.31 – 12/23/2020 _ PC

  • Fixed an exploitable client side crash

Current Version: v806.14- 12/22/2020 – Xbox One

  • Re-enabled Surface Reaper and Lunar Reapers spawns
  • Temporarily disabled Bulbdog from being picked up when it has a ghost costume on (this will be reverted in the future when we can update the client to fix a crash)

In addition to the patch, the studio has announced a New Year’s surprise event! Here’s the schedule and what to expect:

At midnight EST on Dec 31st and midday EST Jan 1st, our Official Networks will be bombarded with raining gifts in a hail of fireworks to mark the end of 2020. These gifts will contain a collection of your favourite skins from past events that are currently unavailable and a chibi bonanza! And by bonanza, we mean, the drop rate of Rare, Very Rare and Legendary chibis will be dialled to over 9000!

Now that’s not a bad way to end the year, no? Happy hunting, everyone!

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Cyberpunk 2077 Sells 13 Million Copies According to CD Projekt Red

Despite numerous complaints and performance issues that have plagued the game since it launched more than a week ago, it appears Cyberpunk 2077 has still sold quite a lot of units — with about 13 million copies sold according to CD Projekt Red’s estimates during an investors meeting held recently.

Here the transcript of the statement courtesy of the company themselves.

“[CDPR] hereby announces that, based on reports obtained from digital distribution platforms and data collected from physical distributors, it estimates that by 20 December inclusive gamers have purchased over 13 million copies of Cyberpunk 2077,” the company said. “This figure represents the estimated volume of retail sales across all hardware platforms (factoring in returns submitted by retail clients in brick-and-mortar as well as digital storefronts), i.e. the “sell-through” figure, less all refund requests e-mailed directly to the Company by the publication date of this report in the framework of the ‘Help Me Refund’ campaign.”

Despite selling big and pulling in numbers, Cyberpunk 2077 has had a messy launch thanks to the numerous bugs and glitches that have been spotted in the game, and are most prevalent in the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game. As a result CD Projekt Red has issued an apology to gamers  — promising fixes to come periodically with updates but at the same time also accepting refunds for the game. PlayStation has since pulled the game off the PlayStation Store and has also accepted refunds, which were followed shortly by Xbox and GameStop as well.

Be sure to check out more news and updates on Cyberpunk 2077 here on MP1st.

Cyberpunk 2077 is now available for PS4, Xbox One, Google Stadia, and PC, with PS5 and Xbox Series X|S versions to follow soon.

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Nioh 2 Update 1.21 Dashes Out Today for Adjustments (December 23)

Following last week’s game update for Nioh 2 that saw the release of The First Samurai DLC, Team Ninja has released Nioh 2 update 1.21 today, and this brings a host of gameplay adjustments and various bug fixes.

Head on below for the complete patch notes.

Nioh 2 Update 1.21 Patch Notes (December 23):

Adjustment
  • Increased the power consumption of the club martial art “Ryutora Tenchi”, adjusted the damage downward, and adjusted the power damage upward.
  • Adjusted the dual wield martial art “Vortex Dragon Zan” to make it easier to face the enemy
  • Adjusted the duration of the special effects “Ninjutsu Launch” and “Onmyodo Launch” upward.
Bug fixes
    • Fixed a bug that save data saved before Ver1.10 may fail to load.
    • Fixed a bug that an application error may occur when switching the voice language.
    • Fixed a bug in “Hyakuki no Yakou Emaki / Hell” where high + value equipment would drop even if “Benefits of the Underworld” was not raised.
    • Fixed a bug where “Reimeitan” would not drop in “Naraku Jail”
    • Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the herbal medicine to be withdrawn from the warehouse when calling “Preparation for War” in “Naraku Jigoku”.
    • Fixed a bug where ammunition was not automatically replenished from the warehouse when worshiping at the Naraku Jigoku company.
    • Fixed a bug that could not be matched with “Marebito” in “Naraku Jigoku”
    • Fixed a bug that players could lose their lives in “Treasure Hall” of “Naraku Jigoku”
    • Fixed a bug where the boss could continue to attack a companion waiting for help in “Hell” in “Naraku Jigoku”.
    • Fixed a bug that “Advantageous effect received in hell” disappears with “Stylish mark” in “Hell” of “Naraku Jigoku”
    • Fixed a bug that the guest side could play the uncleared hierarchy under certain conditions in “Tsuneyo Accompaniment” of “Naraku Jigoku”
    • Fixed a bug that could result in a fall attack when using the dual wield martial art “Vortex Dragon Zan” on a slope.
    • Fixed a bug that could not be used during a guard hit for a martial art that inputs a button while guarding an ax.
    • Fixed a bug that was consuming energy due to the activation of the martial arts when the Kusarigama martial art “Owl” failed to activate and guarded the enemy’s attack.
    • Fixed a bug that the special effect of the spear martial art “Dengaku thrust” does not activate when the combination is required.
    • Fixed a bug that “Boar Twist” might be prioritized when activating the Odachi martial art “Ura Tachi / Yuzuki Hana” in the middle stage.
    • Fixed a bug where some attacks could not hit when the enemy was paralyzed
    • Fixed a bug that the alter ego of “Hidden Demon” might occur more than expected.
    • Fixed a bug that “Kinoni” might not hit the player in the low ceiling area for the attack that hits the rock.
    • Fixed a bug that the rock attack judgment would occur twice for the attack where “Kinoni” rolls the rock in “Naraku Jigoku”.
    • Fixed a bug that sometimes did not hit when attacking the waiting “Kinoni” from behind
    • Fixed a bug where even after destroying the horn of “Water Demon” in the everlasting darkness, if you hit the head with an attack, you will always be scared.
    • Fixed a bug that the big skill (tornado) of “Water Demon” in the everlasting darkness could not be returned by a special skill from the middle
    • Fixed a bug where “Raven Samurai” could get stuck in the victory pose if another player in multiplayer was killed.
    • Fixed a bug that Mujina did not appear from the treasure chest in the main mission “Taichi no Oni”
    • Fixed a bug where the position of items that could not be acquired might be displayed on the compass after defeating the boss of the main mission “Unfinished Dream”.
    • Fixed a bug that caused blood sword mounds to appear in the submission “Hitoyouteai”.
    • Fixed a bug that “Tachikara Hat” might jump out of the stage in the submission “Battle of the Sangharama”.
    • Fixed a bug in the submission “Resurrected Soul” that had a wall that disappeared when worshiped at the company
    • Fixed a bug where “Sukebito” might be left outside the battle area in the submission “Reviving Dead Soul”.
  • The following recipe manual is a problem the modifications that do not drop from a specific enemy
    process, the term “child off the weaker rope”
    process, the term “beard off-Hizamaru”
    process, the term “small Karasuma-抜丸”
    process, the term “thunder on the motion”
  • Fixed a bug that the effect value of “Addition of magical power when purifying enemies” given to the soul era was higher than expected
  • Fixed other minor bugs

Once we get wind of the next game update for Nioh 2, we’ll be sure to let or readers know. For those thinking of picking up the game, the Nioh Collection will be released on the PS5 this coming February.

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Genshin Impact Update 1.21 Brings The Chalk Prince & the Dragon Patch Today

Developer miHoYo has dropped the big Genshin Impact update 1.21 (or what the studio calls Genshin Impact 1.2) update today! This brings “The Chalk Prince & the Dragon” content and changes to all platforms where the game is playable on.

Genshin Impact Update 1.21 Patch Notes:

〓Compensation〓

1. Primogems ×300

(60 Primogems for every hour the servers are down)

 

2. Primogems ×300 for fixes to some character abilities and talents that would sometimes not work correctly in certain circumstances. (For more details, please refer to the compensation mail itself.)

 

〓Eligibility〓

Compensation for the update will be given out at 2020-12-23 06:00:00 to all Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above. The collection period lasts until the end of Version 1.2.

 

Compensation for issue fixes will be given out at 2020-12-23 06:00:00 to all Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above. Please access this in-game mail before 2020-12-26 11:00:00.

 

Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. Please go online to receive your mail before 2020/11/26 11:00. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don’t forget to claim the attached compensation in time.

*All times above based on UTC+8

 

Update Details

*All times below based on server time

 

I. New Area

New Area – Dragonspine

◇ New Area – Dragonspine: Travelers will be able to put their adventuring skills to the test in the Subzero Climate of the all-new Dragonspine area. Here, Travelers will discover a whole new exploration experience, filled with various puzzles as well as new quests and mechanisms awaiting at every turn.

 

◇ New Mechanics – Subzero Climate: Characters in Subzero Climate will continuously accumulate Sheer Cold. When Sheer Cold reaches its limit, they will start losing HP. Bonfires, torches, and other sources of heat will diminish Sheer Cold. Certain conditions like Snowstorms and actions like swimming will accelerate Sheer Cold’s accumulation.

 

New Feature of Dragonspine: Frostbearing Tree

◇ The ancient tree that should have slumbered forever under the ice and snow has sprouted scarlet sprouts anew. Offer the Crimson Agates scattered all over Dragonspine to this tree, and you may obtain just rewards in return…

 

◆ While exploring Dragonspine, Travelers will sometimes stumble upon crystalline Crimson Agate, which can be offered to the Frostbearing Tree. Doing so will level up the Frostbearing Tree, granting Travelers various rewards that include Acquaint Fate, Intertwined Fate, a wind glider, Mora, Weapon EXP Materials, Character EXP Materials, Talent Level-Up Materials, and Gadget diagrams. As the Frostbearing Tree grows, so too will its desire for power. With its system of roots that spread out throughout Dragonspine, it will periodically discover new sources of Crimson Agate.

Heed its desire and collect Crimson Agate throughout the mountain!

 

New Domain of Dragonspine – Peak in Vindagnyr

◇ This city entombed in snow once had a proud, romantic name to call its own, just as the mountain itself was once lush and verdant in the ancient past. But after the nail that froze the skies over descended upon this mountain, the priests who ascended the altar to face the heavens can no longer hear its voice, nor will they ever return again.

 

◆ Challenge the Domain to receive artifacts from the Blizzard Strayer, Heart of Depth, and other sets.

 

II. New Characters

5-Star Character “Kreideprinz” Albedo (Geo)

◇ Vision: Geo

◇ Weapon: Sword

◇ A genius known as the Kreideprinz, he is the Chief Alchemist and Captain of the Investigation Team of the Knights of Favonius.

◆ Elemental Skill “Abiogenesis: Solar Isotoma” – Albedo creates a Solar Isotoma using the power of alchemy. When an enemy takes DMG within its range, a Transient Blossom is generated, dealing additional Geo DMG. The center of the Solar Isotoma can also provide a crystallized platform to elevate characters.

Elemental Burst “Rite of Progeniture: Tectonic Tide” – Deals AoE Geo DMG in a wide area, and also generates Fatal Blossoms in the Solar Isotoma zone, causing additional Geo DMG.

The event wish “Secretum Secretorum” will be available from after the Version 1.2 update until 2021-01-12 15:59:59. During this time, the event-exclusive 5-Star character “Kreideprinz” Albedo (Geo) will get a huge drop-rate boost!

 

5-Star Character “Plenilune Gaze” Ganyu (Cryo)

◇ Vision: Cryo

◇ Weapon: Bow

◇ The secretary at Yuehai Pavilion. The blood of the qilin, an illuminated beast, flows within her veins.

◆ Elemental Skill “Trail of the Qilin” – Ganyu conjures an Ice Lotus that taunts enemies, drawing their attacks and dealing AoE Cryo DMG when it disappears.

Elemental Burst “Celestial Shower” – Rains down shards of ice over a large area, dealing Cryo DMG.

 

*The character “Plenilune Gaze” Ganyu (Cryo) will appear in a subsequent event wish.

 

III. New Equipment

▌New Weapons

Summit Shaper (5-Star Sword)

◇ A symbol of a legendary pact, this sharp blade once cut off the peak of a mountain.

◆ Increases wielder’s shield strength (when the wielder is on the field, any currently active shield absorbs an additional amount of DMG). On hit, gives an ATK boost (max 5 stacks). When under the protection of a shield, the ATK boost effect increases by 100%.

◆ The event wish “Epitome Invocation” will be available from after the Version 1.2 update to 2021-01-12 15:59:59. During this time, the event-exclusive 5-star weapon Summit Shaper (Sword) will get a huge drop-rate boost!

 

Festering Desire (4-Star Sword)

◇ A creepy straight sword that almost seems to yearn for life. It drips with a shriveling venom that could even corrupt a mighty dragon.

◆ Complete the Story Quest “Princeps Cretaceus Chapter: Act I” and the event quest “Festering Desire” to receive the exclusive sword, Festering Desire. During the event, the character that equips this sword will receive some special buffs while exploring the Dragonspine area.

 

Snow-Tombed Starsilver (4-Star Claymore)

◇ An ancient greatsword that was stored between frescoes. Forged from Starsilver, it has the power to cleave through ice and snow.

◆ Hitting an opponent with Normal and Charged Attacks has a chance of forming and dropping an Everfrost Icicle above them, dealing AoE ATK DMG. Opponents affected by Cryo are dealt further ATK DMG. Can only occur once in a specified period.

◆ When exploring in Dragonspine, fulfill certain criteria to obtain the weapon Snow-Tombed Starsilver and unlock its forging method.

 

Dragonspine Spear (4-Star Polearm)

◇ A spear created from the fang of a dragon. It is oddly warm to the touch.

◆ Hitting an opponent with Normal and Charged Attacks has a chance of forming and dropping an Everfrost Icicle above them, dealing AoE ATK DMG. Opponents affected by Cryo are dealt further ATK DMG. Can only occur once in a specified period.

◆ Complete the World Quest “The Festering Fang” to obtain the polearm Dragonspine Spear and unlock its forging method.

 

Frostbearer (4-Star Catalyst)

◇ A fruit that possesses a strange, frosty will. A faint sense of agony emanates from it.

◇ Hitting an opponent with Normal and Charged Attacks has a chance of forming and dropping an Everfrost Icicle above them, dealing AoE ATK DMG. Opponents affected by Cryo are dealt further ATK DMG. Can only occur once in a specified period.

◆ Once the Frostbearing Tree has reached Lv. 10, Travelers will be awarded a blueprint for forging Frostbearer.

 

▌New Artifact Sets

Blizzard Strayer (4–5 Stars)

◇ 2-Piece Set: Receive a Cryo DMG Bonus.

◇ 4-Piece Set: Increased CRIT Rate when attacking enemies affected by Cryo. If the enemy is Frozen, CRIT Rate is increased further.

 

Heart of Depth (4–5 Stars)

◇ 2-Piece Set: Receive a Hydro DMG Bonus

◇ 4-Piece Set: After using Elemental Skill, increases Normal Attack and Charged Attack DMG for a period of time.

◆ Challenge the brand new Domain of Blessing “Peak of Vindagnyr” in Dragonspine and obtain artifacts in the aforementioned sets.

 

IV. New Events (Version 1.2 Events No Longer Require Original Resin)

Version Main Event — “The Chalk Prince and the Dragon”

◇ If not for Sucrose, no one would have known that Albedo is hiding a great secret — one that involves a mysterious unknown sword and a mountain entombed in ice for millennia… Onwards and upwards, Traveler! In spite of the bitter cold…

◆ Event Duration: After the Version 1.2 update – 2021-01-05 03:59:59

◆ Event Rules: Original Resin is not required to enter this event. Complete the Archon Quest Prologue: Act II “For a Tomorrow Without Tears” and Albedo’s Story Quest “Princeps Cretaceus Chapter” to access the event “The Chalk Prince and the Dragon.”

During the event, Travelers can obtain the free sword “Festering Desire,” which has magical power. Complete various challenges in Dragonspine to obtain Essences, which can be redeemed for items in the Event Shop.

During the event, Travelers can unlock Princeps Cretaceus Chapter without spending a Story Key. After the event ends, the criteria to unlock the Story Quest “Princeps Cretaceus Chapter” will be restored to the following: Reach Adventure Rank 40 or above, complete Prologue: Act II “For a Tomorrow Without Tears,” and spend 1 Story Key.

 

◆ More events are coming soon. Stay tuned!

 

V. New Systems

“Stellar Reunion” Returnee Event: Return to Teyvat and obtain the sword Prototype Rancour!

After the Version 1.2 update, Travelers who meet the Returnee Eligibility conditions can activate the “Stellar Reunion” returnee event for the opportunity to get the 4-star weapon Prototype Rancour (Sword), Primogems, Fragile Resin, and other rewards.

Event Duration

For 14 days after the “Stellar Reunion” event is activated.

Returnee Eligibility

Must meet the following conditions:

– Adventure Rank 10 or above.

– At least 14 days since last game login.

– Over 45 days since last activating the “Stellar Reunion” event.

Event Details

The “Stellar Reunion” event comprises four parts:

● “Reunion Rewards”: During the event, returning Travelers can claim Primogems, Fragile Resin, and other rewards. Rewards can only be claimed once.

● “Passage of Time” Login Rewards: During the event, log in daily to claim Primogems, Fragile Resin, Hero’s Wit, Mystic Enhancement Ore, and other rewards.

● “Homeward Path” Quest Rewards: During the event, complete designated quests each day to claim rewards and accumulate points. When your accumulated points reach a designated value, you can claim the bonus reward Prototype Rancour (Sword). This bonus reward can only be claimed once! The quest list refreshes every day at 4:00 AM. Remember to claim your rewards in time!

● “Reunion Blessing” Double Drops: Returning Travelers receive three extra opportunities each day to gain double drops. These can be used to obtain double the rewards from Petrified Trees in Domains, Blossoms of Wealth, and Blossoms of Revelation using Original Resin. The amount of double drop opportunities refreshes every day at 4:00 AM. Remember to use the opportunities in time!

● After the event ends, event progress will be cleared and any unclaimed rewards will be lost. Remember to claim your rewards in time!

※ The refresh times above are based on the time of the server you play on.

 

VI. New Quests

1. New Story Quests

Princeps Cretaceus Chapter: Act I

The Chief Alchemist of the Knights of Favonius devotes his energies to exploring the secrets of the world and the life within it.

The limitless horizons of knowledge should not be limited to Teyvat. But even the best researchers in the seven nations struggle to collect samples of life from “beyond” for their reference.

—— Perhaps the one who has come from far beyond the skies is the ideal subject for his observation?

◆ Albedo’s Story Quest “Princeps Cretaceus Chapter: Act I” will be available to Travelers from 2021-01-12 04:00:00 onwards.

◆ Complete this quest chain to obtain Primogems, Weapon Enhancement Materials, Character EXP Materials, and other rewards!

◆ Ganyu’s Story Quest “Sinae Unicornis Chapter: Act I” will also become available at a later date.

 

2. New World Quests

◆ New World Quests in Dragonspine: “In the Mountains,” “The Festering Fang,” “The Great Mountain Survey,” “A Land Entombed,” “Lost in the Snow,” and “Ah, Fresh Meat!”

*Complete “Ah, Fresh Meat!” to obtain the recipe for Goulash. Eating this hearty dish slightly reduces the rate of Sheer Cold’s accumulation for all party members for a period of time.

◆ New World Quest: “Return of the Jade Chamber?”

*The Story Quest “Fishing for Jade” will also become available at a later date.

◆ Complete these quests to obtain Mora, Character EXP Materials, and other rewards!

 

3. New Commission Quests

◆ New Commission Quests in Dragonspine: “Floral Fresh,” “Fresh Flora,” “Emergency Supplies,” “Only Half-Frozen,” and “Eat It While It’s Hot.”

◆ Complete these quests to obtain Primogems, Weapon Enhancement Materials, and other rewards!

 

VII. Other New Content

• Gameplay

1. New Monsters:

◆ Mountain-Dwelling Hilichurls: Cryo Samachurl, Ice Shield Hilichurl Guard, Cryo Hilichurl Grenadier, Ice Shieldwall Mitachurl

◆ Frostarm Lawachurl

◆ Fatui: Cryo Cicin Mage, Cryo Cicin

◆ Ruin Grader

2. New Animals: Snowboar, Cryo Crystalfly, Snow Fox

3. New Recipes:

◆ Wanmin Restaurant – Universal Peace

◆ Qingce Village Mill – Jueyun Guoba

◆ Obtained in the Story Quest “Princeps Cretaceus Chapter: Act I” – Sunshine Sprat

◆ Obtained in the World Quest “Ah, Fresh Meat!” – Goulash

4. New Resources & Materials

◆ Starsilver – Can be forged into Fine Enhancement Ore

◆ Chilled Meat – Can be processed into Raw Meat

5. New Achievements: “Challenger: Series III” and “Visitors on the Icy Mountain”

6. New Namecard Styles:

◆ Achievement: Challenger III – Reward for completing all achievements under “Challenger: Series III”

◆ Achievement: Snowy Summit – Reward for completing all achievements under “Visitors on the Icy Mountain”

◆ Ganyu: Qilin – Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Ganyu

◆ Albedo: Sun Blossom – Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Albedo

◆ Travel Notes: Chalk – Reward obtained via the BP system

◆ Frostbearing: Ancient Tree – Reward for reaching Frostbearing Tree Offering Lv 9

◆ Celebration: Hypostasis – Reward obtained via the Hypostatic Symphony event

7. Spiral Abyss:

◆ Floor 9: Characters on the field will continuously accumulate Sheer Cold and will continually lose HP after Sheer Cold reaches its limit. There will also be a Ruin Brazier on the field. While the Ruin Brazier is activated, getting close to it will reduce Sheer Cold. Enemies will attack the Ruin Brazier on the field to stop it. After having stopped for a period of time, the Ruin Brazier will restart automatically.

◆ Floor 10: Characters on the field will continuously accumulate Sheer Cold and will continually lose HP after Sheer Cold reaches its limit. There will be a Warming Seelie on the field that will help reduce Sheer Cold for the surrounding characters.

◆ Floor 11: Your character will be periodically be inflicted with Engulfing Storm, which continuously drains your Elemental Energy until the inflicted Electro is removed. All party members deal increased Cryo DMG.

◆ Floor 12: All party members deal increased Geo DMG.

Blessing of the Abyssal Moon is updated every 2 weeks:

◆ Phase I: When a character obtains a Cryo Elemental Shard created from a Crystallize Reaction between Geo and Cryo, a shockwave will be released, dealing DMG to the surrounding opponents.

◆ When a character obtains a Cryo Elemental Shard created from a Crystallize Reaction between Geo and Cryo, Elemental Skill CD is decreased by 1s.

◆ Phase II: When a character obtains a Cryo Elemental Shard created from a Crystallize Reaction between Geo and Cryo, ATK increases by 5%, ATK SPD increases by 5%, and Movement SPD increases by 4%. This effect lasts for 20s and has a maximum of 5 stacks.

◆ Phase III: When a character obtains a Cryo Elemental Shard created from a Crystallize Reaction between Geo and Cryo, CRIT Rate increases by 8%. This effect lasts for 20s and has a maximum of 5 stacks.

 

• System

1. Adds private chats with friends.

2. Adds function to edit friends’ names.

3. New Gadget: Kamera – When equipped, Travelers can take snapshots. Obtained via the World Quest “Snapshots.”

4. Adds camera height adjustment function and character expressions to the photo-taking system.

5. Adds Travel Log to the Archive system: Stories of all the completed Archon Quests and Story Quests can be reviewed in the Travel Log.

6. Adds character portraits to the Character Archive system.

7. Adds trackable map pins function to the Map.

8. Adds the option to repeat a Domain challenge from inside the Domain.

9. New character ascension reward: Travelers will be rewarded with 1 Acquaint Fate each time their character completes an ascension at Lv. 20, 50, or 70.

10. Adds element tutorial stage “Elemental Trial” to the domain “Temple of the Lion.” After completing the trial, Travelers can claim Weapon Enhancement Materials and Character EXP Materials.

11. Adds the new functions BP Animation Skip, Quest Story Auto-Play, and NPC Dialogue Auto-Play.

12. Adds new controller customization option in the Paimon Menu > Settings > Controls > Vibration.

13. Adds new weapon details display to the weapon event wish on the Wish screen. Travelers can view details about the 4-star and 5-star weapons with drop-rate boosts.

14. Adds a new BP Weekly Mission: Complete the Golden House challenge.

 

VIII. Adjustments & Optimizations

• System

1. Optimizes the Paimon’s Bargains page in the Shop: “Purchase with Primogems” has been moved to the last tab.

2. Optimizes the Domain and Ley Line Outcrop rewards system: Dropped items are directly added to the Inventory.

3. Optimizes Co-Op Mode:

◆ The host can disband the Co-Op team.

◆ In Co-Op Domains, guests and the host can both quit the Co-Op anytime without affecting other Travelers in the game.

 

• Other

1. Adjusted the order of voice-over entries in character profiles. (Only the displayed order was affected, not the unlock status.)

2. Standardizes the description of infusion effects for some characters or mechanics. (Actual effects remain unchanged.)

◆ Keqing’s Ascension Phase 1 Passive Talent “Thundering Penance”

Original Description:

Within 5s of recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present, Keqing’s Normal, Charged and Plunging Attacks are converted to Electro DMG.

New Description:

After recasting Stellar Restoration while a Lightning Stiletto is present, Keqing’s weapon gains an Electro Infusion for 5s.

◆ Diluc’s Elemental Burst “Dawn”

Original Description:

Releases intense flames to knock nearby opponents back, dealing Pyro DMG. The flames then converge into the weapon, summoning a Phoenix that flies forward and deals massive Pyro DMG to all opponents in its path. The Phoenix explodes upon reaching its destination, causing a large amount of AoE Pyro DMG.

The searing flames that run down his blade cause Diluc’s Normal, Charged and Plunging Attacks to deal Pyro DMG.

New Description:

Releases intense flames to knock nearby opponents back, dealing Pyro DMG. The flames then converge into the weapon, summoning a Phoenix that flies forward and deals massive Pyro DMG to all opponents in its path. The Phoenix explodes upon reaching its destination, causing a large amount of AoE Pyro DMG.

The searing flames that run down his blade cause it to be infused with Pyro.

◆ Chongyun’s Elemental Skill “Spirit Blade: Chonghua’s Layered Frost.”

Original Description:

Chongyun strikes the ground with his greatsword, causing a Cryo explosion in a circular AoE in front of him that deals Cryo DMG.

After a short delay, the cold air created by the Cryo explosion will coalesce into a Chonghua Frost Field, within which all DMG done through Normal, Charged and Plunging Attacks by Sword, Greatsword and Polearm wielding Characters will be converted to Cryo DMG.

New Description:

Chongyun strikes the ground with his greatsword, causing a Cryo explosion in a circular AoE in front of him that deals Cryo DMG.

After a short delay, the cold air created by the Cryo explosion will coalesce into a Chonghua Frost Field, within which all Sword, Claymore and Polearm-wielding characters’ weapons will be infused with Cryo.

◆ Bennett’s Lv. 6 Constellation “Fire Ventures with Me”

Original Description:

Sword, Claymore, or Polearm-wielding characters inside Fantastic Voyage’s radius gain a 15% Pyro DMG Bonus. Normal, Charged, and Plunging Attacks now do Pyro DMG.

New Description:

Sword, Claymore, or Polearm-wielding characters inside Fantastic Voyage’s radius gain a 15% Pyro DMG Bonus and their weapons are infused with Pyro.

◆ Tartaglia’s Elemental Skill “Foul Legacy: Raging Tide”

Original Description:

…In this Stance, Tartaglia’s Normal and Charged Attacks change as follows:…

New Description:

…Tartaglia’s Normal and Charged Attacks are converted to Hydro DMG that cannot be overridden by any other elemental infusion and change as follows:…

3. Updates the description of Ningguang’s Passive Talent “Trove of Marvelous Treasures” by adding Starsilver to the list of displayed ore veins. The new description reads: “Displays the location of nearby ore veins (Iron Ore, White Iron Ore, Crystal Ore, Magical Crystal Ore, and Starsilver) on the mini-map.”

4. Adjusts the Exploration Progress for “Galesong Hill,” “Windwail Highland,” “Bishui Plains,” and “Lisha.” Travelers that already had a certain amount of Exploration Progress at these locations will obtain a slight increase in their Exploration Progress. Those who have already reached 100% in Exploration Progress will not be affected.

5. Adjusts the daily rotation criteria of Domain of Forgery and Domain of Mastery: From Monday to Saturday, rewards will not change, and dropped items will rotate among the three types each day. On Sundays, the drop type will no longer be random. Instead, all three types of drops will now be available for Travelers to select for their challenges. (For example, in the Domain of Mastery “Forsaken Rift,” Monday and Thursday drops will be Talent Level-Up Materials of the Freedom type. On Tuesdays and Fridays, Resistance-type materials will be dropped. On Wednesdays and Saturdays, Ballad-type materials will be dropped. On Sundays, Travelers can select which of the three types of materials will be dropped during the challenges.)

 

〓Bug Fixes〓

• Domains

1. Fixes an issue with the domain “Confront Stormterror” whereby Stormterror cannot be subjected to elemental reactions.

2. Fixes an issue with the Domain “Confront Stormterror” whereby Dvalin’s neck may not display properly when his weak spot is exposed.

3. Fixes errors in the Spiral Abyss description regarding the Blessing of the Abyssal Moon refresh time. The revised description reads: “With the start of a new Lunar Phase on the first and sixteenth day of each month, the Abyssal Moon Spire’s rewards will reset, which may also cause a new period of Blessing of the Abyssal Moon to begin.” No change has been made to the function itself.

4. Fixes an issue whereby the Childe boss may be unable to move due to Geo constructs.

 

• Quests

1. Fixes an issue with the World Quest “Necessary Procedures” whereby if the time changes at the point of submitting quest items, quest progress may not advance as expected.

2. Fixes an issue with the World Quest “Words Worth Their Weight in Mora” whereby the required quest item may be missing from the Inventory.

3. Fixes an issue with the commission “For Old Time’s Sake” whereby defeating the target monster from a certain distance causes issues with quest progress.

 

• Monsters

1. Fixes an issue whereby if the game disconnects and reconnects while awakening a Ruin Hunter, it may become invulnerable.

 

• Co-Op

1. Fixes an issue in Co-Op Mode whereby the achievement “…Not indicative of final product” may not be able to be completed.

2. Fixes an issue in Co-Op Mode whereby if removed from the team while on the Wish Details screen, you will be unable to do anything after returning to your own world.

 

• Characters

1. Adjusts the size of the portrait of Diona displayed when this character is obtained in the Wish system.

2. Fixes an issue whereby when your character falls into an abyss or drowns and your party is revived, Barbara’s Lv. 6 Constellation “Dedicating Everything to You” incorrectly enters cooldown.

3. Fixes an issue affecting Zhongli and Xiangling whereby their Plunging Attacks had missing voice-over.

4. Fixes an issue whereby after activating Amber’s Lv. 4 Constellation “It’s Not Just Any Doll…,” it is not possible to detonate two Baron Bunnies simultaneously by means of the two arrows shot due to Amber’s Lv. 1 Constellation “One Arrow to Rule Them All.”

5. Fixes an issue whereby when Amber’s Passive Talent “Precise Shot” is triggered again during the effect’s duration, the effect duration will not refresh.

6. Fixes an issue with Kaeya’s Elemental Burst “Glacial Waltz” whereby the icicles summoned are unable to trigger Elemental Reactions with bodies of water and grass terrain.

7. Fixes an issue with Diona whereby if she is attacked by an enemy after her Passive Talent “Drunkards’ Farce” has been triggered, reconnecting to the server will cause errors with the duration of this Passive Talent’s effect.

8. Fixes an issue with the shield generated by Diona’s Elemental Skill “Icy Paws” whereby when terminating the game client process while the shield is active, the effect duration of the Passive Talent “Cat’s Tail Secret Menu” may not be as expected.

9. Fixes an issue with Diona whereby when using “Icy Paws” to create a shield for herself, if the connection cuts out, the shield will disappear after the game reconnects to the server.

10. Fixes an issue with Lisa whereby Low Plunge Attack DMG is not as expected.

11. Fixes an issue with Klee whereby if a Charged Attack is used at the same time as the Passive Talent “Pounding Surprise” is triggered, Explosive Sparks will unexpectedly disappear and the Talent’s effect will not function properly.

12. Fixes the description of Noelle’s Elemental Burst “Sweeping Time.” The revised description adds the detail that the Geo DMG dealt “cannot be overridden by any other elemental infusion,” which was missing in previous versions. No change has been made to the function itself.

13. Fixes an issue affecting Beidou whereby after activating the Lv.2 Constellation “Upon the Turbulent Sea, the Thunder Arises,” when casting the Elemental Burst “Stormbreaker,” lightning will target enemy weapons and animals.

14. Fixes an issue with Beidou whereby after casting her Elemental Burst “Stormbreaker,” the lightning discharge does not affect the boss Stormterror.

15. Fixes an issue with the shield generated by Beidou’s Lv. 1 Constellation “Sea Beast’s Scourge” whereby the character does not receive the expected interruption resistance effect while the shield is active.

16. Fixes an issue with Mona whereby using her Talent “Illusory Torrent” in the Spiral Abyss incorrectly triggers the Blessing of the Abyssal Moon that is triggered by sprinting.

17. Fixes an issue with Mona whereby she is unable to pass through some enemies when using the Combat Talent “Illusory Torrent.”

18. Fixes an issue with Ningguang whereby when her Passive Talent “Backup Plan” is triggered, Charged Attacks do not consume Stamina after terminating the game client and logging back in to the game.

19. Fixes an issue with Ningguang whereby after casting her Elemental Burst “Starshatter,” Charged Attacks do not consume Stamina for a short period.

20. Fixes an issue whereby when characters are frozen while moving quickly, the movement distance will not be as expected.

21. Fixes an issue whereby when characters pick up Shards dropped by Geovishap Hatchlings, the resulting shield does not produce the expected interruption resistance effect.

22. Fixes an issue affecting Fischl whereby if Fischl completes a chamber in the Spiral Abyss while in the form of Oz, Fischl’s character model will appear incorrectly in the next chamber.

23. Fixes an issue with Noelle whereby if the Internet connection is weak, switching character after casting her Elemental Skill incorrectly triggers Noelle’s Level 4 Constellation “To Be Cleaned.”

 

• Weapons

1. Fixes an issue whereby when a character is equipped with the Eye of Perception, the weapon effect “Echo” will target animals when it is triggered.

 

• Other

1. Fixes an issue whereby when the Internet connection is weak, weapon effects, artifact set bonuses, and character Talent effects that should be triggered by defeating enemies fail to trigger.

2. Fixes an issue with some iPad models whereby after updating to iOS 14.0.1 with the game previously installed, a white screen may appear for a long period when starting the game.

3. Fixes an issue whereby some special effects do not correctly follow the entity they are attached to when disappearing.

4. Fixes an issue whereby element icons may display incorrectly when Elemental Reactions are triggered.

5. Fixes an issue whereby when multiple objectives exist for a single quest, the map does not display the navigation effects when tracking this quest.

6. Fixes an issue whereby when weapon crafting prototypes appear as loot, the item model incorrectly displays as a 3-star item.

7. Fixes issues with the environment model near the Cryo Regisvine, whereby the area cannot be accessed via one of the entrances above the regisvine.

8. Fixes incorrect item descriptions for the ingredients Cream and Butter.

9. Fixes an issue whereby “Noodles with Mountain Delicacies” is missing from the Materials section of the Archive.

10. Fixes an issue whereby Geo constructs may move NPCs from their positions.

11. Fixes an issue on mobile devices whereby when Graphics > Graphics Quality is set to Lowest, the Golden House environment displays incorrectly.

12. Fixes the issue of Smoldering Flames’ Pyro DoT interrupting character actions.

13. Fixes the description of the Elemental Resonance effect “Protective Canopy.” The revised description adds the wording: “Physical RES +15%.” No change has been made to the function itself.

14. Fixes an issue whereby some characters’ attacks will target Elemental Nodes.

15. Fixes textual errors and display issues in some languages and optimizes the localization of text. “Note: Related in-game functions have not changed.” (Travelers can view the changes in different languages by going to the Paimon Menu > Settings > Language and changing the Game Language.)

Text-related fixes and optimizations in English include:

◆ Unifies all instances of the event name “Baptism of Song” in the game.

◆ Unifies descriptions relating to Lisa’s Elemental Skill “Violet Arc.” The effect referred to in places as “Shocked status” is now consistently referred to as “Conductive status.”

◆ Corrects the description for one of the “Elemental Reaction” loading screen tips. The original description read: “Even the seemingly-inert Geo has its elemental reaction. When it comes into contact with Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro, Crystallize occurs, producing DMG-dealing elemental shards.” The revised description reads: “Even the seemingly inert Geo has its elemental reaction. When it comes into contact with Hydro, Pyro, Cryo, or Electro, Crystallize occurs, producing DMG-absorbing elemental shards.”

◆ Corrects the Source description for the in-game item Anemo Sigil. The original description read “Mondstadt Expedition Reward.” The revised description reads “Mondstadt Exploration Reward.”

◆ Corrects the Source description for the in-game item Geo Sigil. The original description read “Liyue Expedition Reward.” The revised description reads “Liyue Exploration Reward.”

◆ Corrects the Source description for the Character EXP Materials “Wanderer’s Advice” and “Adventurer’s Experience.” The original descriptions read “Adventure and Expedition Reward.” The revised descriptions read “Adventure and Exploration Reward.”

◆ The name of Kaeya’s Passive Talent “Heart of the Abyss” is revised to “Glacial Heart.”

◆ For the weapon “Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers,” the name of the weapon affix “Legacy” is revised to “Heritage.”

◆ The name of Fischl’s Passive Talent “Lightning Smite” is revised to “Undone Be Thy Sinful Hex.”

◆ The name of the weapon “Blackcliff Amulet” is revised to “Blackcliff Agate”; the name of the weapon “Prototype Aminus” is revised to “Prototype Archaic”; the name of the weapon “Prototype Grudge” is revised to “Prototype Starglitter”; the name of the weapon “Prototype Malice” is revised to “Prototype Amber.”

Voice-over-related fixes and optimizations made in English include:

◆ Fixes an issue affecting several lines of Paimon’s dialogue in the Liyue Archon Quest “Custodian of Clouds” whereby the audio for multiple lines was spliced together.

◆ Adds missing voice-over for Paimon’s dialogue in Zhongli’s Story Quest.

◆ Adds missing voice-over for several lines of dialog in Jean’s Story Quest.

◆ Fixes issues with some of the Traveler’s voice-over lines on the character profile screen.

16. (Continuation from a related fix in 1.1) Adjusted the strength of the Overload DMG done by burning grass to targets affected by Electro. The DMG from this Elemental Reaction will be adjusted to 2 World Levels below the Traveler’s current World Level. The lowest possible strength is World Level 0, and the highest possible strength is World Level 4.

With this, the adjustment to environmental Elemental Reaction DMG as laid out in the “World Level of Environmental Elemental Reaction Damage” notice on November 12 will be complete.

If you haven’t downloaded it yet, head on over here for our review to see why it’s worth the disk space.

Source: Genshin Impact

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Xbox Games With Gold for January 2021 Revealed

The start of the new year is going to be absolutely fantastic for Xbox Live Gold subscribers and gamers, as Microsoft announced the Xbox Games WIth Gold January 2021 line-up and it includes Little Nightmares, Dead Rising, The King of Fighters XIII, and Breakdown.

Here’s the official trailer showcasing these pretty impressive titles to Xbox fans and owners.

For the details and particulars, here’s the info from Xbox.com:

Xbox Live Gold members will have exclusive access to these games for a limited time as part of Games with Gold. With Xbox Live Gold, you get the most advanced multiplayer service, free games, and exclusive member discounts on games in the Microsoft Store — get Xbox Live Gold today to get in on the action or join Xbox Game Pass Ultimate which includes all these fantastic benefits plus access to over 100 high-quality games with Xbox Game Pass.

  • Little Nightmares ($19.99 ERP): Available January 1 to 31
  • Dead Rising ($19.99 ERP): Available January 16 to February 15
  • The King of Fighters XIII($29.99 ERP): Available January 1 to 15
  • Breakdown ($9.99 ERP): Available January 16 to 31

Little Nightmares
Help your character, Six, survive The Maw: a massive and mysterious vessel inhabited by corrupted souls looking to make you their next meal. Reconnect with your inner childhood and unleash your imagination to escape the horrors within and find salvation.

Dead Rising
In this remastered version of the original game, survive the flesh-hungry undead mob in the Willamette shopping center using a range of weapons at your disposal. As photojournalist Frank West, you’ll have 72 hours to fight off the zombie horde and discover the reason behind the outbreak.

The King of Fighters XIII
An upgraded version of the original arcade classic, utilize your Hyper Drive power gauge to let loose devastating strikes and combinations. Don’t miss out on this final chapter of the “Ash Saga,” full of anger and betrayal, which ends here.

Breakdown
Trapped inside a mysterious lab and unable to remember his past, Derrick Cole must fight his way out using his newfound extraordinary powers. Combining hand-to-hand combat, state-of-the-art weapons, and an intense story line, embark on a thrilling and suspenseful search for the truth in this first-person action-adventure title.

Be sure to check out more Microsoft and Xbox news and features right here at MP1st.

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Black Ops Cold War December 22 Update Rolled Out for Playlist Changes

Those who want something fresh in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Treyarch has released the Black Ops Cold War December 22 update, which won’t require a client download as a it’s a server-side refresh. Head on below for details/

Black Ops Cold War December 22 Update Patch Notes:

Here’s what got changed per Treyarch’s official Twitter:

MP Free Access continues in #BlackOpsColdWar with new playlists now available:

• Team Deathmatch
• Domination
• Gunfight
• Nuketown Holiday 24/7
• Raid 24/7 [NEW]
• Prop Hunt [NEW]
• Combined Arms: Hardpoint [NEW]
• Fireteam: Dirty Bomb [NEW]

As you can see, the multiplayer free trial continues and here’s what to expect:

Free Access Stage 2: Dec 21-24

Though Stage 1 ends Monday, 12/21, fear not. Stage 2 will pick right up where you left off. Not only are all of the modes from the previous stage available, you’ll also get the following:

Prop Hunt

The popular mode delivers its hilarious take on hide-and-seek, Call of Duty style. For those who don’t know, Prop Hunt pits two teams against one another: Hunters and Props. Props disguise themselves as scenery like baby grand pianos or mannequins, while Hunters try to track the Props down and eliminate them before they escape and blend in with the environment again. First team to take three  rounds wins.

Combined Arms: Hardpoint

In this new addition to Combined Arms, two teams of 12 battle to capture and control a moving objective across four maps: Armada, Crossroads, Miami, and Cartel. Use tanks, gunboats, and snowmobiles to own objectives and take out the enemy’s control. Although the time limit is five minutes, the clock will pause when either team controls the objective, allowing for epic comebacks. The first team to reach the 350 score limit wins.

Fireteam: Dirty Bomb

Drop into this frenzied 40-player mode to collect, deliver, and deposit uranium into several active dirty bombs sites. You earn score by killing enemies, gathering and depositing uranium, and detonating dirty bombs. Maps include two massive play spaces: Ruka and Alpine.

Stay tuned for more Black Ops Cold War news here on MP1st!

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