Those playing Rainbow Six Siege for quite some time and wanted Tachanka to be changed drastically in how he plays, rejoice! Ubisoft has shown off the Rainbow Six Siege Tachanka rework gameplay and what his new gadget can do!
Check out the gameplay clip as well as a summary of what’s in the said clip (via Reddit).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nY12UiyJlc
Capcom has released the Resident Evil Resistance update 1.10 October 7 patch and this brings a host of fixes and changes to the multiplayer title. Read on below for the patch notes.
New features:
Cosmetics
Survivor Weapons
Creatures
Skill Cards
System Changes
Annette
Daniel
Alex
Spencer
Nicholai
Adjustments and Fixes:
Martin
Daniel
Spencer
Nicholai
Survivors
System Changes
Once we get wind of more updates, we’ll let our readers know.
Source: Resident Evil
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has a brand new 22 minute gameplay demo video courtesy of the latest Nintendo Treehouse Live segment that just aired, and shows off the first gameplay footage of The Legend of Zelda characters Urbosa and Zelda in action.
As an official prequel set 100 years before the events of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the game brings together playable characters such as Link, Princess Zelda, the Four Champions, Daruk, Urbosa, Mipha, and Revali, and the Sheikah warrior Impa as they battle in a hack-and-slash adventure that depicts the events of “The Great Calamity”. Here’s the official description from Nintendo’s webpage for the game:
Join the struggle that brought Hyrule to its knees. Learn more about Zelda, the four Champions, the King of Hyrule and more through dramatic cutscenes as they try to save the kingdom from Calamity. The Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity game is the only way to firsthand see what happened 100 years ago.
– Battle hordes of Hyrule’s most formidable foes –
From barbaric Bokoblins to towering Lynels, Ganon’s troops have emerged in droves. Playable heroes like Link, Zelda and more must use their distinct abilities to carve through hundreds of enemies to save Hyrule from the impending Calamity.
Check out our more detailed feature on Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity’s story. The game will be coming to the Nintendo Switch on November 20.
Following The Division 2’s Title Update 11 (TU11) patch released a few weeks ago, Ubisoft has now revealed The Division 2 TU11.1 release date and what people can expect from it in the latest State of the Game devstream.
Agents can expect Title Update 11.1 to make its way out this October 20 (this is planned, and is subject to change), and will include changes and fixes to The Summit game mode, and more. Head on below for the complete details. Note that this is not the complete patch notes for TU11.1 but rather, an overview of what’s included.
The Division 2 TU11.1 Release Date
Release Date: Planned date is October 20th (if all goes well)
The Summit Update
TU11.1 has the goal to address the feedback that was brought up in the PTS Feedback and also since TU11 launched:
When you launch the Summit after TU11.1 you will no longer get the known Rally Point selection menu.
When you open the elevator, you get a selection if you want to continue your journey to the top or if you want to change the settings.
In this example, you played until floor 34 and had two Directives active. And now you can continue from that floor with these settings or change it to the experience that you want.
With TU11.1 this could be your progression from 1-100 with different team combos and difficulty settings:
=> Progression Example – these are only examples.
When you select “Settings” in the elevator menu, you can change your difficulty and the number of Directives any time you want:
To give you more incentives to use the Directives, they further increase the chance to get targeted loot. This applies to the whole game, not just the Summit.
While you can select one difficulty setting for the entire 100 floors of the summit, there is a difficulty scaling as you climb the tower.
As shown in the image, the number of mini-bosses you encounter on the boss-floors will increase the higher you get. For example, on Level 70 you have two bosses and so on.
When you look at the map of The Summit you see the active Targeted Loot and at the bottom “Targeted Loot Selection”.
In this menu you can select what Targeted Loot you are looking for:
You can change this any time you want.
With that and the added Targeted Loot chance from the Directives, you not only can customize what Targeted Loot you want but also actively change the chance. This should give you a very effective way to farm what you need in The Summit.
There is a new weekly project that you can complete in The Summit. You can complete it in any difficulty you want.
The project rewards
They’ve seen the feedback, that it is not as desirable as it should be, and because if that it was buffed:
The Quest now only requires neutralizing 2 Hunters / Rogues and the items drop based on the floor numbers.
These issues will be fixed with TU 11.1
Targeted Loot Change
These are the Targeted Loot changes that apply to the entire game:
Same as before, once we have the official patch notes, and once the title update is live, we’ll let our readers know ASAP.
Source: Reddit
Following today’s massive news regarding how Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will be getting a FOV slider and ping system, Treyarch has also announced the Black Ops Cold War alpha update and changes that we’ll see in the beta later this week.
In a new post, Treyarch revealed a huge list of changes and improvements to Black Ops Cold War that were based on alpha feedback. I gather, players who tried the alpha will be loving the stuff listed below.
MOVEMENT
We’ve made a large tuning pass on core movement with the goal of improving the responsiveness of player controls and actions. We’ve identified several key areas in our core movement set for improvements, largely focused on sprinting and sliding:
Announced before, snipers are getting nerfed in the beta.
WEAPONS / GUNSMITH
We’ve refined our weapons tech and animations since the Alpha, completed numerous tuning and tweaking passes on our weapons, and added more details to attachment statistics in Gunsmith. We’ve also made several positive changes to how sniper rifles work based on Alpha data and feedback.
Sniper rifles are a key component of Black Ops combat, and in some ways more relevant than ever in Black Ops Cold War. With support for large maps and game modes, as well as cross-platform play, sniping can be an effective and often extremely powerful play style. To balance out cross-play sniping, we’ve brought back aim assist for snipers on controllers – something we haven’t had in Black Ops Multiplayer since Black Ops 2.
The data from our Alpha proved to us that even without cross-play or larger maps, sniper rifles were still dominant on smaller maps. As a result, we’ve made some adjustments to bring them back into balance for the Beta, and look forward to seeing what the community can do with these finely tuned precision weapons.
Here’s the list of changes to weapons and Gunsmith statistics:
VISUALS
We’ve made several graphical improvements throughout the Beta, and we’ve responded to player feedback about low visibility in some areas of the Miami map. With our latest changes, players should be able to spot enemies more clearly on Miami.
AUDIO
The audio team has made several crucial improvements to weapon sounds between the Alpha and Beta, and continues to work on further enhancements for launch. Footstep audio design and its interaction with the Ninja Perk have also been tuned significantly for players who like to keep it stealthy.
Another thing being touched is how scorestreaks are handled! Treyarch is making it harder to get top streaks, and also, more score for objectives!
SCORESTREAK SYSTEM
We’ve increased the score reward for a number of objective-based game modes and objective score events to further incentive playing the objective in the Beta. These changes are in service of rewarding players of all playstyles fairly, whether it’s the slayers out in the dunes of Satellite or the OBJ players holding down Hardpoints in the jungles of Cartel.
Our philosophy acknowledges that players put themselves at considerable risk for playing the objective, and we don’t want the risk of losing a streak to disincentivize objective play. At the same time, we want to avoid allowing players to “game the system” by waiting for streaks to build up before capturing objectives, which is why objectives don’t count in streak multipliers.
As we continue to gather data and feedback on the new Scorestreak system and kill-streaking mechanics, the changes below reward objective players and require slayers to stick to their role more carefully to ramp their score up. We recognize that there are hybrid styles that achieve both, and this system rewards players for the play style they gravitate to the most.
SPAWNS
We heard from several players during the Alpha that they felt it took too long to get into the action in 6v6 game modes on Miami. To address this, the design team has adjusted the spawns and spawn logic across multiple modes to ensure a faster time to engagement on the map.
VEHICLES
Vehicle vs. infantry combat is a dynamic we work hard to balance out for both parties. We’ve made substantial adjustments for this combat loop in the Beta, and will continue to dial this in for launch.
BUG FIXES
ADDITIONAL UPDATES / FEATURES
In case you’re curious, you can read up on our alpha impressions here. We’re also giving away Black Ops Cold War beta keys so you can play starting tomorrow! Head on overe here for that.
PC players, Ubisoft has released Rainbow Six Siege update Y5S3.2 (Year 5, Season 3.2). Those on consoles should get this patch soon (probably next week), and will be tagged as the Y5S3.3 patch (Y5S3.2 will be lumped into the Y5S3.3 patch). Head on below for the complete Rainbow Six Siege update Y5S3.2 patch notes.
With today’s PS5 hardware teardown, we finally see (and can confirm) that the PS5 will have removable panels/shells. Outside of the center piece, Sony has just made it easier and cheaper for PS fans to swap their console look for something they may prefer more.
Easiest Panels to Remove for a PS Console
With today’s breakdown of the PS5, Sony confirmed something that was rumored for some time and that was that both panels on the PS5 are completely removable with no needed tools (outside of removing stand). For comparison, the original PS4 only allowed the left portion of the cover to be removed with ease so that users could access the HDD. If they wanted to remove the rest of it, they would need to remove some screws that are mounted to the HDD side in order to remove the right side plate. This was eventually changed in the slim and pro models, with users being able to just remove the panel directly, though even that could prove to be a struggle at times.
The original PS3 was also relatively easy, with just one screw holding it in place. Once removed a user could easily slide it off with little to no effort.
However, it should be noted that if you wanted to remove the rest of the panels in either systems you’d have to do a whole lot more that, well, isn’t very fun for first time users. With the PS5 though, it appears Sony is taking a more user friendly approach in not just allowing easy removal of the top/left panel that houses the NVMe SSD slot, but also the bottom/right panel of the console also.
As you can see above, while some pressure was needed to pull both panels off, the only real thing that was holding the panels in place is the stand itself and of course the grooves on the panel. Also noting in the video we can see that the panels aren’t made of hard plastics as there is some slight bendability to them, which should make them easier to pop off versus a hard cover that snaps in and out of place. And with both panels being super easy to remove, this opens up the possibility of customization to everyone, more so than the previous consoles.
You’re Telling Me It Can Be in Black?
Outside of the size and design, one of the biggest mixed reactions we have seen for the PS5 is the coloring Sony decided to go with. For me personally, I like the white and black color schemes, but for some they may prefer the all classic black that past PS consoles have always had since the PS2.
It’s understandable why a black themed PS5 would be requested by so many as the color is seen as the traditional choice. Thankfully if you happen to be an early adopter and don’t want to wait for Sony to release an all black theme PS5, swapping out the panels should be a breeze. This includes both sides, and as mentioned before, something that was pretty difficult with previous consoles.
The coloring of course doesn’t stop at just black either as the possibilities for uniquely colored PS5 are endless, especially when it comes to mix and matching covers.
Limited Edition Console at the Fraction of the Cost
The big take away with these removable panels is that owners now have access (assuming standalone sale) to even limited edition designs produced by Sony and partner. Of course this doesn’t include any design changes they make to the center piece, but in the very least it opens the possibility of custom shells without someone needing to spend as much as buying a new console. Want that limited edition God of War PS5 console? Well, here’s some easy to swap out panel that isn’t going to break bank.
Custom #PS5 Skins 😱
— DBLTAP Gaming (@DBLTAPesports) July 13, 2020
(📸 @XboxPope) pic.twitter.com/tTUvZ1Ik7T
Regardless if Sony officially releases custom plate covers themselves, the market of customizable shells for the PS5 will most definitely be filled by some third-party manufacturers as we have seen in the past. This design decision made by Sony is without a question a brilliant one, as it leaves room for users to shed a bit of their own personality on the console.
Annoyed at how close everything seemed to be in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2019? Well, that won’t be an issue in Black Ops Cold War, as Treyarch has today announced the Black Ops Cold War FOV slider and ping system for multiplayer!
In today’s blowout regarding the upcoming Black Ops Cold War beta, Treyarch talked about the Black Ops Cold War FOV (field of view) slider and even the ping system! Head on below for the official info!
FOV Slider on All Platforms
We’re extremely excited to bring the Field of View (FOV) slider feature to all platforms for the first time in a Black Ops game, and you’ll be able to try it out during the Beta. This is another way we’re optimizing Black Ops Cold War for a globally connected, cross-play experience, and the team is dedicated to providing the best performance possible for this feature across all platforms at launch. Give it a shot this weekend and see which setting feels right for you.
Treyarch also went in depth when it came to the Black Ops Cold War ping system! Finally, players will be able to point out scorestreaks to take out, enemies and more!
Ping System
For the first time in Black Ops Multiplayer, we’re adding a locational Ping system as a feature across all MP modes, allowing you to ping objectives, loot, locations, and enemies for your teammates during a match. From Team Deathmatch to Fireteam: Dirty Bomb, you can use the Ping system to communicate non-verbally with your teammates for increased coordination.
By default, Ping is mapped to D-pad left on controllers and bound to Z on keyboards. You’ll also find alternate Ping-prioritized button layouts, like Bumper Ping and Bumper Ping Tactical, in the Gameplay Settings menu. Coordinate with your team by pinging objectives, pointing out loot for your Fireteam, or warning your squad of nearby danger by double-tapping Ping (or the dedicated Danger Ping key on keyboards). And for those tired of asking the age-old question, “Can anyone take out that Spy Plane?” … you can even ping enemy Scorestreaks.
The studio also announced that the HUD will be customizable as well.
HUD Visual Toggles
It’s our goal to offer a wide range of heads-up display (HUD) element settings so you can customize your UI experience to what works best for you, even during the Beta. This includes the ability to toggle visuals for the compass, enemy and ally health bars, hit markers, crosshairs, player names, and button hints. In Black Ops Cold War, how much you see on your HUD is up to you.
Compared to the Black Ops Cold War alpha, the beta will feature a new map, and three new modes!
Multiplayer Map – CARTEL
Our newest Multiplayer map, Cartel, will be available from the start of the Beta on October 8th on PS4. Set in the steamy jungles of Nicaragua, players will storm a remote cartel compound where a known Perseus associate has been operating in the shadows.
This lush map offers a variety of attack options for any play style, from the close-quarters interiors of the warehouse on one side to the shaded streams flanking the opposite end. If you’re feeling lucky, try holding down the central tower to snipe oncoming enemies, or take the stealth route through the foliage in the center lane.
You’ll get to play both 6v6 and 12v12 modes on Cartel in the Beta, including Team Deathmatch, Kill Confirmed, Domination, Combined Arms: Domination, and additional modes as the Beta continues throughout both weekends.
New multiplayer modes available in the beta:
VIP ESCORT
Our newest 6v6 mode will be available starting this weekend in the PS4 Beta, and those who pre-order digitally can try it out first.
In VIP Escort, your objective is to safely escort the VIP to one of two extraction zones, or wipe out the enemy team to win. If you’re on defense, you’ll need to stop the enemy VIP from extracting before your team is eliminated. Because this is a no-respawn mode, players can revive their downed teammates before they bleed out, so it pays to coordinate with your squad.
Scorestreaks are disabled, and players will have access to their usual loadouts except for the randomly selected VIP each round, who spawns in with a pistol, two Smoke Grenades, two Frag Grenades, a Field Mic, and a Spy Plane. Teamwork is key, so you’ll need to communicate if you want the dub. (We’ve got more on that below.)
COMBINED ARMS: ASSAULT
Our new Combined Arms category of 12v12 modes brings bigger teams, larger play spaces, plenty of vehicles, and objective-based warfare. This might sound familiar if you played the Alpha and jumped into Combined Arms: Domination, which was playable on two different maps: Crossroads and Armada. We’re unleashing even more in the Beta when Combined Arms: Domination returns on these and one of our newest maps, Cartel.
But why stop there? We’re introducing even more to the Beta with Combined Arms: Assault. This is a bigger, badder take on a classic mode that relies on team-based momentum to secure the victory.
The match gets rolling with two teams of 12 spreading out across the map to fight for control of a central neutral capture zone. Once that objective is captured, the next one opens up deeper into enemy territory. The first team to successfully infiltrate and capture the enemy’s final zone comes out on top.
FIRETEAM: DIRTY BOMB
Available for the first time during Weekend 2 of the Beta on two new large-scale maps, Fireteam: Dirty Bomb cranks the action up to 11 with multi-squad insanity. A total of 40 players broken out into 10 teams will compete to take out enemies, collect uranium caches, locate Dirty Bombs scattered throughout the map, and successfully deposit their uranium into said bombs to detonate them and get the win.
Each detonation causes radiation to leak out to large areas of the map, scoring points for the team that ignited the bomb and transforming huge portions of the map into radioactive hazards for everyone. The longer a player hangs onto uranium, the longer radiation sickness sets in. This affects Perk benefits, movement, health regeneration, and ultimately, your Operator’s life.
When that life runs out, you’ll experience the Fireteam Spawn system unique to Fireteam modes in Black Ops Cold War Multiplayer. You’ll have to make a tactical choice in redeploying into the map by spawning onto a teammate not currently in combat, by parachuting right back into the action, or by spawning directly into the passenger seat of a teammate’s vehicle for instant gratification.
Whew! That’s a lot ot take in! For those who want to play the Black Ops Cold War beta starting tomorrow to check out the ping system and more, head on over here for our code giveaway courtesy of Activison.
Ever wonder how much more collectibles you need in order to unlock a specific PlayStation trophy? Well, seems like we’ll soon be able to know just that as a slip up has confirmed that there will be a Trophy progression tracking system on the PS5.
Spotted on the French PS Blog, a new post for the new Trophy update (covered here) was posted, much like all the other PS Blog domains. However, one big piece of information different from the rest of the PS Blog posts and that was the confirmation of a PS5 trophy progression tracking system.
https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1313849185700020227
“On PlayStation 5, you’ll be able to track your progress towards individual trophies for compatible PS5 games. For example, you’ll sometimes see how many artifacts you have to collect, or how many armor upgrades you need to get before unlocking the trophy”
This piece of information was soon quickly removed from the post upon readers pointing it out. Obviously a slip up by the French PlayStation Blog. This is certainly a welcome feature that will prove to be useful amongst trophy hunters. No more guessing how many out of 1000 more kills you need in order to get that trophy you always wanted. We expect to see plenty of other trophy related changes on the PS5, and hopefully we hear more about them and the PS5 UI sometimes this month.
If we do, we’ll be sure to keep you all posted!
In November, Destiny 2 players will not only have new missions and enemies to conquer, but there will be new weapons and gear to obtain as well with the upcoming Beyond Light expansion. Today, Bungie revealed the Destiny 2 Beyond Light weapons and gear!
Before diving in to read up about ’em, check out the trailer below first.
Exotic Weapons
Exotic Pulse Rifle: No Time to Explain* – Precision hits and hits against enemies affected by Stasis will return to the magazine. Stack this effect to summon a portal which will fire bullets from an alternate timeline of the weapon.
Exotic Sniper Rifle: Cloudstrike – Precision final blows will generate lightning bolts at the target location. Rapid precision shots will summon an entire storm at the point of impact.
Exotic Sword: The Lament – A mortal blade, a stalwart shield. Block with The Lament to rev the blade, then shred through shielded enemies. At its peak, damaging an enemy will heal the wielder.
Exotic Grenade Launcher: Salvation’s Grip – Redemption is within your grasp. Each fired projectile will create Stasis crystals that will freeze nearby targets. Charge to increase the amount of crystals created and the freeze radius.
Exotic Armor
Titan Exotic Helmet: Precious Scars – Prove your strength, even when coming back from the brink. Upon revives, the Titan gains an Overshield aura that protects the wearer and nearby allies.
Titan Exotic Gauntlets: Icefall Mantle – Stand tall against the oncoming hordes with this reinforced armor that replaces the Titan’s Barricade with Overshield, absorbing damage from incoming fire.
Hunter Exotic Gauntlets: Arthrys’s Embrace – The Hunter’s weighted knife gains a second ricochet; rapid precision hits gain a damage bonus and can temporarily stagger enemies.
Hunter Exotic Helmet: Mask of Bakris – Don the Mask to replace the Hunter’s Dodge ability with a longer range Shift ability that also temporarily cloaks the wearer during use.
Warlock Exotic Helmet: Dawn Chorus – Feel that sweet burn. The Warlock’s Daybreak projectiles deal extra damage and cause enemies to burn on contact. Gain melee energy each time a burn damages a target.
Warlock Exotic Gauntlets: Necrotic Grip – A deadly caress, compounded. Melee attacks corrupt enemies with increasing damage over time. Defeating a corrupted combatant spreads the corruption to nearby targets and restores melee energy.
There was also a new trailer for Beyond Light released yesterday which you can check out here.
Originally introduced during the PS3, PlayStation Trophies have now become part and parcel of every game released, and is super important for gamers who want to “complete” a game 100 percent. If you’re confused as to how Trophies are calculated, Sony has your back, as the company has announced a slew of PlayStation Trophy changes coming tonight!
Expect changes to Trophy levels, how it’s calculated and more! Head on below for the official info.
New Trophy Levels
The first thing you’ll notice is the big change to your Trophy level. We’re increasing the Trophy level range from the current “1-100” to “1-999,” so following this update, your Trophy level will automatically be remapped to a new level within this new range based on the Trophies you’ve earned to date. For example, if your current Trophy level is 12, your new level will jump to somewhere in the low 200’s. The exact level will depend on the number and grades of trophies you’ve acquired. There will be no changes to the Trophies already earned or Trophy information, such as unlock requirements.
New Level Calculation Structure
We’ve implemented a new Trophies level calculation system that is more optimized and rewarding. Players will progress quicker through the early levels, and levels will increase more consistently. Platinum trophies will count more toward your level progression, making them even more valuable.
New Trophy Level Icons
With an expanded level range, we’re also updating the trophy level icon on PlayStation 5, as well as PlayStation App at a later date. Currently the Trophies icon is just a single gold star, but we’re adding a few variants:
According to Sony, these PlayStation Trophy changes are coming later tonight for US peeps/tomorrow for EU. Also, the companyhas confirmed that any Trophy you earned during the PS3/PS4 will carry over to the PS5 as expected.
In other PlayStation news, Sony has revealed a teardown of the PS5 hardware! Go watch it now and see how massive the console is.
Source: PlayStation Blog
Creators, Media Molecule has rolled out the Dreams update 2.18 October 7 patch, and this is the big “Music Update” that fans have been waiting for. Without further ado, head on below for the complete list of new features and more.
We’ve completely overhauled music-making in Dreams! You’ll find an enormous library of brand-new instruments, an expanded catalogue of music tracks, heaps of lovingly-crafted music clips, a new musical starting points collection, and new tweak options for Effect Fields. Pre-existing and new music content has been mixed to a more comfortable and balanced level (with panning and volume tweaks) throughout the audio collections. It’s all ready and waiting for you in Sound Mode collections!
Do please take care when accepting pending updates in your music projects – we recommend not updating instruments in your existing tracks, but if you’re curious, give them a listen before you decide whether to stick with the updates. You can always undo!
The Mm instruments library is fuller, more organised and just plain better than ever. Featuring a full suite of brand-new orchestral instruments, synths, drums and much, much (much!) more. Tuned and Non-Tuned Percussion have grown so much, they each have their own unique collection! Fan-favourite legacy instruments are still here – you’ll find them in the ‘More’ sub-collections. Don’t forget to listen to any updates on instruments after you accept them! Your existing music may be affected, because we’ve carefully balanced the mix of our older instruments, helping newly-created music in the Dreamiverse sound as awesome as possible.
Including:
Clips are an easy, fun way to make music in Dreams – as simple as stamping on a timeline. And we’ve made it better, adding a whole load of new music clips, spanning multiple genres! There’s more variety than ever before, it’s all designed to work together, and it’s carefully organised to help structure your tracks.
Including:
We’ve added a whole range of new tracks to the collection, polished and ready to be stamped into your scene, and now organised by mood and style. There’s also a brand-new remix-friendly ‘starting points’ collection, to help kick-start your own creativity. Finally, for advanced music dreamers, we’ve added more logic-based interactive music.
Including:
Including:
What’s New Elsewhere?
Updates & Improvements
Now that’s one massive update!
Source: Dreams docs
While details regarding the PS5 has made its way out a few days ago thanks to Japanese content creators, Sony has now released an official PS5 teardown of the hardware!
In the video below, EVP, Hardware Engineering and Operation, Sony Interactive Entertainment Masayasu Ito takes off the PS5’s outer shell piece by piece until we see the innards. We see the heatsink, SSD slot and more. And yes, it is really a massive console.
According to Sony, the PS5 has been in development since 2015. You can read an excerpt of the message Sony has for fans regardng the PS5 below.
Our team values a well thought out, beautifully designed architecture. Inside the console is an internal structure looking neat and tidy, which means that there aren’t any unnecessary components and the design is efficient. As a result, we’re able to achieve our goal of creating a product with a high degree of perfection and quality.
In this teardown video of the PS5 console, you will be able to see how we have thoughtfully integrated our technology into this console.
We felt it was inevitable to make a generational leap in terms of performance in order to deliver a new, next-generation gaming experience. However, to do so, we had to balance every aspect of the system, from focusing on reducing the noise level to enhancing the cooling capacity, more than ever before.
We’ve also highlighted the mechanism in the video below that we’ve incorporated into the PS5 console to make the operating sounds even quieter. After an extensive and complex trial and error process, we were pleased with the end result and I can not wait for our fans to get their hands on the PS5 console and “hear” it for themselves.
It does seem like a complicated piece of hardware, and I don’t have any intention of tearing it down like this especially after seeing how massive and complicated things are.
In other PS5 news, early reports state that the console fan is quiet which should please PS4 gamers. For those in Asia, the X button will be your new “confirm” button starting with the PS5! Read on for the explanation of that here.
While Hi-Rez Studios just released the big Tricker God update for SMITE yesterday, the studio has today released the SMITE update 11.57 October 7 patch, and nope, this isn’t the Bonus Update, but rather, one rolled out for fixes. Head on below for the changes.
Here are the known fixes shared via the official SMITE Trello board:
For those wondering, the “[Console][Keyboard] Pressing ENTER doesn’t open up chat. Can still access via VGS menu.” issue is marked as in development and should be available in the next update (hopefully).
Yep, that’s about it, which is expected given the massive update we got yesterday. As for the Bonus Update, that’ll be released sometime near the last two weeks of October, and we should be getting item effect changes in it and new skins. We’re keeping an eye out to see if other fixes have been included in this title update.
If you notice any gameplay-related changes in this new SMITE patch, share them below in the comments. Once we verify them to be legit, we’ll update the post and credit you.
While the big news regarding NBA 2K21 this week, is the gameplay reveal of the NBA 2K21 on next-gen (PS5, Xbox Series X) platforms, Visual Concepts has released the NBA 2K21 update 1.04 October 7 patch today! The patch is live now on all platforms, and clocks in at 11GB on PS4, 28GB on Xbox One, a massive over 74GB download on PC!
We’ve updated the post with the official patch notes via Visual Concepts.
General
Gameplay
MyCAREER
MyTEAM
MyLEAGUE / MyGM
Listed below are the stuff from the initial posting of the article with the known changes before the official patch notes were released.
No official patch notes have been released yet by Visual Concepts, but we’ve included verified changes in the game via the game’s community.
Mike Wang, Gameplay Director of NBA 2K21 shared this just now regarding today’s update:
This applies to today's current gen patch also. So if you want to unequip park handles completely, keep Tight Handles at Gold or lower. pic.twitter.com/UAm7NFAVlq
— Mike Wang (@Beluba) October 7, 2020
Steph Curry’s face got updated (?)
They updated Curry’s face in patch 1.04
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For now, that’s the only change noticed so far, but we’ll update the post as more stuff becomes known and verified. Of course, once Visual Concepts releases the official patch notes, we’ll update the post.
In other NBA 2K21 news, make sure to check out the NBA 2K21 PS4 vs. PS5 comparison video to see how much the visuals improved (hint: it’s a lot). Don’t forget, Visual Concepts has announced that they will be sharing next-gen info regarding NBA 2K21 starting today and all throughout the week.
If you notice any changes in today’s NBA 2K21 update, let us know what they are down in the comments.
Update: We’ve update the post with the official patch notes via Visual Concepts.
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S launch in just over a month. When they do, they’ll be the ultimate gaming machines. Ones that developers aspire to create the best games for, ones that will capture the interest of the entire player base, and engage them in something truly unique. However, Payday 2 isn’t making the transition to next-gen, but Starbreeze and Overkill are working on Payday 3. Both next-gen consoles need a game like Payday 3. While there are some phenomenal games coming to Microsoft and Sony’s new platforms, there’s nothing quite like the gameplay that the Payday series has to offer.
Payday 2 offered players a chance at something different. You could take on the role of the bad guys. The ones robbing the bank or jewellery store, fighting against the authorities in order to make off with the most loot that you can before things get too hot.
There are so many different layers to each match. First there’s the actual heist, which involves sneaking in, taking out any security, securing hostages, and then beginning to take the loot. Then you need to manage the hostages, and keep an eye out for the police, who won’t be that far away. Finally, you need to get as much of the cash or goods to your escape vehicle as possible. This was the trickier part, because the bullets are really flying around this point in a match. It was also exhilarating though, and still can be if you play the game on PC.
Payday 3 will offer that same tense yet exciting gameplay, and could bring it to next-gen consoles. Recently we’ve heard that Starbreeze and Overkill are working on Payday 3 once more. This will be the game that makes or breaks them, particularly if it comes to PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X and S over the next year. These are two platforms that have a handful of next-gen games, with the rest being backwards compatible offerings. Players will be screaming out for new releases, and Payday 3 is ripe for filling that gap, as long as it launches soon.
Payday 2 also had a pretty big skin gambling scene, similar to the one that CS:GO has. You may not find it on a review site like WeGamble, but at one point it saw thousands of players flocking to bet their hard earned cosmetics on matches they were playing. Currently no game confirmed for next-gen consoles has anything close to a gambling scene. If Payday 3 makes it to them before another game with a competitive gambling scene, this could be yet another first it would bring to the Xbox Series X and S and PlayStation 5.
If Payday 3 launches at some point in the next year for next-gen consoles, it will cement itself as one of the core titles that all players must engage with. There won’t be much else on offer, and certainly nothing that offers the same sort of gameplay. It’s a prime opportunity to take a generation of players by storm before something else comes along to occupy them.
The Payday way of shipping content will also fit with what players expect. With Payday 2, the base game is incredibly cheap, and there are add-on packs to purchase if you want more content, or just to support the developers. By adopting this same content structure, as well as a battle pass system, Payday 3 could be one of the most addictive games of the next-generation. It all depends on when it comes out though, and I think both Overkill and Stabreeze know that it needs to be sooner rather than later.
Dubbed as “Knight Fever” the new level for Fall Guys will make it’s debut in Season 2.
Announced on IGN, Knight Fever will be a new opening level for Fall Guys when season 2 launches. Much like many of the current opening races, Knight fever will be a drag race to the finish, filled with tons of deadly new obstacles, all themed after the medieval age. Details on those obstacles can be found below, along with a concept image giving a short overview.
Additionally IGN has also posted some gameplay from the new Fall Guys level, which you can find below.
Of course expect much more from Season 2 of Fall Guys when it releases this Thursday. We’ll have more details surrounding the rest of the content as we get closer, so be watchful of our official Fall Guys Ultimate Knockout hub page where you’ll find full details on the upcoming patch.
Bungie has today released a new Destiny 2 Beyond Light trailer and this one further teases guardians on what’s beneath the ice for the upcoming expansion.
According to Bungie, we’ll know what’s beneath the ice tomorrow, October 7, which means we should be getting a new trailer again.
In other Destiny 2 news, go check ou the new stasis subclasses for the Warlock Shadebinder, Titan Behemoth and Hunter Revenant. The weekly reset of activities has happened today as well, and you can check those out here.
Destiny 2 Beyond Light will shine its way out on November 10 on the PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
If you’re playing Marvel’s Avengers endgame content, no doubt you’ve come across some of the Vaults in the game. While these activities house gear that players can earn, it seems some of them also include something more mysterious, and these are Marvel’s Avengers portals!
Gamer Devil079 has posted of this said portal and it looks rather odd.
I found the mysterious portal while doing a vault. It appears when you get close to it and disappeared when you get far away.
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The community has no idea what to make of this so far. Is this part of something bigger leading to the introduction of Kate Bishop? Maybe something else? Or there’s also the chance this is just a bug that people are putting too much stock into.
Have you seen this in the game during a Vault run or in another mission? Let us know what you make of this down in the comments below.
With First Watch Games’ excellent support for Rogue Company, the studio isn’t stopping with just balancing tweaks. The studio today announced the Rogue Company roadmap update for 2020!
First Watch calls this “Phase 3,” we have our first look at some of the stuff planned for the rest of the year. There’s a new Battle Pass, Ranked mode, equipment mastery that’s tied to rewards. Of course, there should be more on the way aside from the stuff mentioned — or at least we’re hoping to.
In other Rogue Company news, the studio released a patch earlier today! If you’re curious what’s in it, head on over here.
Rogue Company is now available as a free-to-play download on the PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Nintendo Switch. You can check out our early access impressions to see what we thought of it so far. We’ll be checking the game more, and if it warrants it, issue a final (scored) review.
