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Destiny 2 Moments of Triumph 2020 Rewards, Bungie Day 2020 Stuff Revealed

  by   Alex Co  
July 7, 2020 3:14 pm in News

In case you didn’t know, today is Bungie Day! To mark the occasion, Bungie has a few treats in store for Bungie Day 2020. In addition to that, and possibly of more importance for players, the Destiny 2 Moments of Triumph 2020 rewards have been revealed today!

In case you’re not aware, this isn’t a day the studio picked to put the spotlight on themselves, but rather, it was the community that designated the seventh day of the seventh month as Bungie Day.

Here’s what the studio has to say about today:

Today, on the seventh day of the seventh month, we celebrate Bungie Day.
Before you go thinking we’re on an ego-trip here, this isn’t something we created to honor ourselves. The very first Bungie Day was hosted by the players as a way to express their love for the games we make. We joined that party and, in the years that followed, we’ve used the occasion to celebrate that same community.
It’s a bit of an understatement to say that 2020 has been a challenging year. At the same time, games have a chance to help people feel less isolated in a world that may be closed to them. We hope you can take some time today to enjoy the friendships and memories forged through the games we’ve had the privilege of creating.
Today is a celebration of you.

The Moments of Triumph 2020 is now live! Check out the challenges in-game, and here’s a quick rundown of the Moments of Triumph 2020 rewards:

For the truly committed, a new Seal and the “MMXX” title will be available for completing all 28 Triumphs, including some Triumphs that will go live during Solstice of Heroes in August. These must be completed during Season of Arrivals, but you can continue to show off your exclusive title in future Seasons as proof of your dedication.

You can check out more details regarding the Moments of Triumph for this year, right here.

As part of today’s event, Bungie has removed the weekly reward limit from featured raids!

FEATURED RAIDS

Starting today, the weekly reward limit is being removed from five featured raids. You will be able to farm rewards, including Exotics, from the main encounters as much as you like. Secret chests will still remain on a weekly limit. Here are the five featured raids:
  • Leviathan
  • Eater of Worlds
  • Spire of Stars
  • Crown of Sorrow
  • Scourge of the Past
There will also be some cosmetic items available for completing the five featured raids.
  • Leviathan Triumph completion offers the Contender’s Ghost Shell and shaders
  • Eater Triumph completion offers shaders
  • Spire Triumph completion offers the Luxurious Toast emote and shaders
  • Crown Triumph completion offers shaders 
  • Scourge Triumph completion offers shaders
Completing all 5 of the featured raids grants players a special emblem along with the ability to purchase a special raid ring through Bungie Rewards.

Aside from those, the studio also released a patch for Destiny 2 today, which has quite a nunber of fixes. There’s also the weekly reset as well, which you might want to check out here.

Source: Bungie

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Modern Warfare Playlist Update July 7 Brings Back Favorites & More

  by   Alex Co  
2:29 pm in News

Same as with every week, Infinity Ward has released a playlist update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare! The Modern Warfare playlist update July 7 server-side refresh is out and it brings back one of the fan-requested playlists back! Same as before, this playlist update shakes up Call of Duty: Warzone playlists too.

Modern Warfare Playlist Update July 7:

Per Infinity Ward:

A playlist update is deploying now across #ModernWarfare and #Warzone!
– Gunfight Tournaments!
– Dirty Old Houseboat (Shoot House, Rust, Shipment)
– Realism Gun Game
– Bomb Objective Mosh Pit (SnD, Cyber Attack, Demo)
– Plunder: Blood Money Quads
– Removing Juggernaut Royale

Multiplayer fans will be glad to hear that Dirty Old Houseboat is back, which is a moshpit of modes featuring the Shipment, Rust, and Shoot House maps. I admit, I am one of the many that love this playlist and I can’t wait to jump in again this week.

We’re not expecting any gameplay-related changes in this Modern Warfare playlist update July 7 refresh, but if we find any, we’ll update the post.

In other Modern Warfare (and Warzone) news, it seems Infinity Ward has made the Merc foregrip underbarrel attachment one of the best in the game, as the latest patch has made it so that the attachment now gives a movement speed boost aside from the recoil and hipfire accuracy bonuses. Earlier today, we also reported on the cancelled Modern Warfare zombies mode, which you’ll want to check out.

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Apex Legends Update 1.42 July 7 Rolled Out

  by   Alex Co  
1:55 pm in News

As expected from Respawn Entertainment’s announcement last week, a new Apex Legends patch is out and it should please Loba player! The Apex Legends update 1.42 July 7 patch fixes the issue with Loba’s tactical. Clocking in at just 130MB on PS4, here’s what we that got fixed.

Apex Legends update 1.42 July 7 patch notes and changes:

Here’s what Jason McCord, Design Director at Respawn had to say about the bug:

Loba’s tactical doesn’t work well on large areas of World’s Edge. Since the Marble Goddess thread seemed interesting to people, I figured I’d break this down a bit and give insight to what we’re doing. (thread below: 1/11)

If you’re curious, we create giant volumes (triggers) around the cliffs on the maps to stop players from staying up there. You’ll see the out of bounds warnings if you land in these places.

We don’t want Loba teleporting up there, so her tactical will fail when it lands in one of those out of bounds triggers (or a kill trigger, at the bottom of a map). That’s expected behavior.

However, we introduced a bug in the Lost Treasures patch where her bracelet fails a lot more often but only in Worlds Edge. How?

Triggers were done a little differently in Worlds Edge. Same user facing functionality, just authored in a slightly different way.We grouped them more

No reason for that really, just a quirk of making games where some developers author content in a different way. Kings Canyons triggers aren’t grouped.

Anyway, some code changed and only broke her bracelet functionality in those specially authored triggers in WE.

So now, her bracelet flies out, touches these grouped triggers while in flight, and it counts as a fail. Usually, it would have to land in a trigger to fail.

(this isn’t *exactly* the issue, but close enough, and my brain exploded when the coder explained it to me)

It’s one of those unfortunate bugs that came from another change and affected a part of the game we weren’t testing heavily, so we didn’t catch it in time.

So our options are – ungroup the triggers in the map and reauthor them, or fix the code.
Ungrouping the triggers requires a new map compile. This can introduce new bugs, and will require a large patch.
Or fix the code issue. This also has risks.
We are going with the code fix.

Good news, it’s already fixed! Now we are testing the fix, which takes some time cuz this code touches a lot of parts of the game. And we have a US holiday on Friday, so people aren’t working then.
Realistically, middle of next week we will ship out the fix.

We talked about turning Loba off in character select, but decided that players would rather have the option to play her than not. You might have challenges to complete or be working on a badge, etc.

So anyway, that’s what’s going on there.
I enjoy giving some technical breakdowns to issues we are facing and some insight to why decisions are being made.
Hope it helps you all understand what’s going on behind the scenes.
Thanks for reading!

As far as we’re aware, the Apex Legends update 1.42 July 7 patch is only for that particular fix. If we get any new developments from Respawn, we’ll update the post.

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Destiny 2 Update 1.55 July 7 Brings Bug Fixes and More in 2.9.1

  by   Alex Co  
1:15 pm in News

As expected from last week’s announcement, Bungie has deployed the Destiny 2 update 1.55 July 7 patch that brings in fixes and more to the on-going Season of Arrivals. Bungie calls this the Destiny 2 9.1 update. Head on below for the full list of changes and fixes.

Destiny 2 Update 1.55 July 7 patch notes:

Activities

Contact Public Event

  • Fixed an issue where players could collect and deposit 15 motes prior to unlocking the Umbral Mastery II gift on the Prismatic Recaster.

Trials

  • Increased Glimmer rewards in Trials of Osiris.

Nightmare Hunts

  • Fixed an issue where Nightmare Hunts could grant more Season of Arrivals rewards than intended.

Raids

  • The following raids no longer have weekly reward limits from main encounters:
    • Leviathan
    • Eater of Worlds
    • Spire of Stars
    • Crown of Sorrow
    • Scourge of the Past
  • Note: Secret Chests will continue to have weekly lockouts
  • All armor from the above listed Featured Raids has been updated to use the Season of Arrivals infusion cap.
  • Last Wish and Garden of Salvation raid weapons and armor have been updated to use the Season of Arrivals infusion cap.

Gameplay and Investment

Investment

  • Fixed an issue where the Heavy Hitters Triumph was not properly tracking which Contact event bosses had been defeated.
  • Fixed an issue where the Season of the Worthy Rank Stat Tracker was not appearing properly.

Pursuits

  • Fixed an issue where players had the Guardian Games quest in their inventory well after Titans completely dominated the event.
    • Hunters are still pretty sad about it.
  • Fixed an issue where there was inconsistent use of weapon and ammo types in High-Stakes Heist quest steps.
  • Fixed an issue where Seraph weapons were not counting towards Sleeper Simulant catalyst quest progression.

Weapons

  • Fixed a rare crash with Anarchy.
  • Fixed an issue with Umbral Enhancements III that was preventing Cold Denial and Falling Guillotine from getting an additional trait.
  • Fixed an issue with Vortex Frame Swords where the Heavy attack wasn’t ending properly over the network.
  • Fixed an issue where various Season of Arrivals weapons are missing collections entries.

Armor

  • Fixed an issue that was preventing Season of the Worthy Seasonal Armor Mods from having a chance to be purchasable on Banshee-44.
  • Fixed an issue that was preventing players from purchasing the Unflinching Machine Gun mod from Banshee-44.

Other

  • Added the ability for Season of Arrivals armor to use Charged with Light mods from Season of Dawn.
  • Corrected some incorrect armor mod icons for several Season of Arrivals mods.
  • Corrected incorrect perk descriptions for two Season of Arrivals mods – Reactive Pulse (formerly Font of Light) and Radiant Light – to correctly match their functionality.
  • Added the Season of Arrivals mod socket to the pieces of the EDZ destination armor set that did not have them.
  • The Unstoppable Pulse Rifles artifact mod will no longer cause non-Pulse Rifle damage to stagger Unstoppable Champions while aiming down sights of a Pulse Rifle.
  • The Rival Warlock Ghost Shell from Guardian Games will now show Ghost Projections.
  • Fixed an issue where the Unstoppable Pulse Rifle mod icon was displaying a Scout Rifle.
  • Fixed a bug that affected aim assistance when shooting through Barricades using Citan’s Ramparts.

UI/UX

Eververse

  • The header for the Flair section of Eververse now displays the correct text.

Controller Remapping

  • Updated the description for “Toggle Sprint.”

Xûr

  • Updated description of Exotic Engrams on Xûr, as players may now purchase more than one on a given a week using an Exotic Cypher.

Subtitles

  • Fixed an issue where subtitles for Season of Arrivals Drifter dialogue could misgender players as “brother” even when using female character.

Misc.

General

  • Adjusted Strike weekly bounty pool for the Seasonal focus.
  • Scorn, Cabal, Vex, and Fallen variations should no longer appear during Season of Arrivals.
  • Fixed an issue where the first sleeper node “CB.NAV/RUN.()Dynamo.Approach.Arch” was not appearing for players attempting to complete the Nascent Dawn Exotic quest.

In other Destiny 2 news, make sure to check out the latest info regarding the upcoming expansion, Beyond Light. Bungie has also announced more DLC is coming in 2021 and 2022!

Source: Bungie

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Destiny 2 Weekly Reset July 7, 2020

  by   Alex Co  
1:14 pm in News

It’s Tuesday, and while Destiny 2 is currently undergoing maintenance, once the servers are back up, there’s a slew of new stuff to conquer! Here’s the Destiny 2 weekly reset July 7 refresh! Head on below for the known info.

Note: With the maintenance on-going, some of the activities have not populated. We’ll be updating the post once they’re sorted out, so make sure to refresh the page from time to time.

Destiny 2 Weekly Reset July 7, 2020:

Nightfall – The Ordeal: The Festering Core

Modifiers:

  • Nightfall: The Ordeal: Adept
    • Epitaph: Taken combatants generate blight geysers when defeated.
  • Nightfall: The Ordeal: Hero
    • All previous modifiers
    • Champions: Unstoppable: This mode contains Unstoppable Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Unstoppable mod.
    • Champions: Overload: This mode contains Overload Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Overload mod.
    • Champions: Taken: This mode contains both Overload and Unstoppable Champions, which cannot be stopped without an Overload or Stagger mod, respectively.
    • Hero Modifiers: Extra Shields
    • Baurisk’s Breach: Void damage increased. Knockback damage and distance 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: Match Game & Extra Shields
  • Nightfall: The Ordeal: Master
    • All previous modifiers
    • Famine: All ammunition drops are significantly reduced.
    • Master Modifiers: Champions: Mob & Match Game & Extra Shields & No Saved Checkpoints
    • 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.

Legacy Nightfalls:

FLASHPOINT: TITAN

Complete various activities around the moon Titan, including public events, Lost Sectors, and Heroic adventures.

Weekly Crucible Rotator Playlists:

  • Momentum Control: “You’ve been capturing zones and destroying your enemies for a long time, haven’t you? Let’s pick up the pace a bit.” —Lord Shaxx – – Fight for Valor by capturing zones and defeating opponents. All weapons are more lethal, abilities replenish only on kills, and tracker is disabled.
  • Showdown: “This combat drill will test you from start to finish. Stay on your game, lest you find yourself on the wrong end of the final showdown.” —Lord Shaxx – – Fight for Valor by defeating opponents and preventing revives. Win the most rounds or face off in an elimination showdown.

Vanguard Burn: Void Singe

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

Moon Activities

  • Wandering Nightmare: Nightmare of Xortal, Sworn of Crota (Sorrow’s Harbor)
  • Trove Guardian is in Hellmouth

Menagerie Boss: Hasapiko, Vex Minotaur

  • Extinguish: If your fireteam falls in a Restricted Zone, everyone is returned to orbit.
  • Iron: Enemies have more health and are not staggered by damage.
  • Blackout: Enemy melee attacks are significantly more powerful, and radar is disabled.
  • Void Singe: Void damage increases slightly from all sources.

Reckoning Boss: The Swords

Dreaming City Cycle: Strong Curse

  • Petra is at Rheasilvia.
  • Weekly Mission: Dark Monastery – Provide recon for Petra’s forces by investigating strange enemy activity in Rheasilvia.
  • Ascendant Challenge: Ouroborea, Aphelion’s Rest
  • Blind Well: Taken, Plague: Inomina

Escalation Protocol Boss: Naksud, the Famine

This boss drops:

Leviathan

Raid Order: Dogs > Baths > Gauntlet > Calus

Challenge: The Gauntlet Challenge

Prestige Raid Lairs

  • Prestige: Gladiator
  • Armsmaster

Eververse Bright Dust Offerings

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Weekly Bounties

Aside from the reset, there’s a patch out today as well. Don’t forget to check out every update we post for the game in our Destiny 2 game hub.

Source: Reddit

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Cancelled Modern Warfare Zombie Mode Revealed

  by   James Lara  
12:30 pm in News

Long before the release of 2019’s Call of Duty Modern Warfare, rumors had been surfacing, indicating that the title would in fact feature some sort of zombie mode. While this rumor didn’t come to fruition, it would seem that they were all but true as an ex-Infinity Ward artist has come out to provide the first look at the canceled Call of Duty Modern Warfare Zombie mode.

Over on Instagram, ex-Infinity Ward Principal Artist, Aaron Beck posted a series of concept images, which you can find below.

Here’s what Aaron had to say about the pieces:

Finally got clearance to share more art from Modern Warfare! So to begin here’s an unused concept from early in production. I was thinking it would be fun to play with the classic Call of Duty zombie gameplay, hinting here at some sort of Russian special forces soldier and his duo of quadruped robots, holding captive zombified soldiers by leashes around their necks.

Don’t expect a Modern Warfare Zombie mode to release anything, if at all as the company is currently focusing on other content. Plus, it is speculated that the mode will make a return in this year’s Call of Duty, rumored to be called Call of Duty: Black ops Cold War. With Treyarch helming the project, chances are more than likely we will see zombies in some form. 

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Dark Souls 3 Mods Turns the Game Into a First-Person Shooter

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11:55 am in News

Ever wanted to play Dark Souls 3 in first-person? What about with guns? Probably not the latter one, but that hasn’t stopped the dedicated users of the mod community from doing just that as the combination of a couple of Dark Souls 3 mods does just that.

The mod which released at the end of last month called “Modern Firearm” added an arsenal of guns to replace crossbows and other weaponry in Dark Souls 3. The weapons are based on the ones found in Call of Duty 4 and Resident Evil Revelations, and simple just alter what’s existing in the game and nothing else. It is here where another existing mod comes in, turning Dark Souls 3 into a first-person shooter. A short demonstration of this was provided by  Zulie, the creator of the first person mod discovered this earlier today.

It actually doesn’t look as bad as we pictured it, though the animations are a bit rough. Nothing that can’t be fixed down the road. If you are interested in trying this out yourself you can download the mods using the links below.

Dark Souls 3 Mods Download Links

Video of the gun mod can also be seen here:

On a related subject with Dark Souls and Mods, be sure to check out the Roguelike Souls mod we wrote a week abo about that adds a new quest line along with a number of features to make Dark Souls more roguelike.

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EPOS Launches Campaign for Gaming Market, Watch the Short Film Now

  by   James Lara  
11:29 am in News

Building on the legacy of Sennheiser, EPOS, the newly founded company is proud to reveal it’s global campaign for the future of audio gaming.

In a press release sent to us, EPOS statement is clear; To dominate and become the definitive gaming audio solution for all those who have a passion for performance. While that’s an ambitious goal to reach, the company has proven before with their excellent top of the line gaming headsets.

EPOS, a newly formed company dedicated to the creation of high-end audio equipment for Gaming and Enterprise Solutions, proudly announces the official launch of their global gaming campaign. Built on the principles of uncompromising audio engineering, contemporary aesthetics and superb build quality, the EPOS brand in the gaming segment exists to serve gamers who demand absolute excellence from their equipment to maximise their gaming experience. Crafted to last, and designed to excite, the EPOS range of headsets will become the definitive gaming audio solution for those who share the EPOS passion for performance. Built upon Demant’s 115 years of experience in sound and innovation and building on the legacy of Sennheiser Communications A/S, EPOS will sell the Sennheiser Communications gaming portfolio as co-branded EPOS |SENNHEISER whilst also introducing an exceptional new portfolio of premium EPOS branded products. The first major EPOS-only branded gaming product launch is set for October  2020.

Accompanied with this announcement is a short cinematic film. Be prepared, it’s a pretty kickass trailer as it features very Blade Runner like visuals and setting, along with a very strange, yet funny ending.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-tC3brocRw&feature=youtu.be

Down below you’ll find some still shots from the film that you can use as wallpapers, along with some logos for EPOS Gaming.

Their first branded gaming product will be launching this October. Details on said product will be revealed at a later date.

For those who are active readers here, you may remember last year we were given the opportunity to review their GSP 370, and last month their GSP 300. While still housing the previous branded name, those headsets excelled in all our expectations and delivered on their promise. We have no doubt that EPOS will continue with what they’re already best known for. We’ll be sure to keep you updated once we have more details on their upcoming product.

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DayZ Update 1.18 July 7 Hotfix Released

  by   Alex Co  
10:13 am in News

While gamers just got a patch for DayZ last week, Bohemia Interactive has released the DayZ update 1.18 July 7 hotfix, and it’s out now on consoles (PS4, Xbox One) and PC. The studio calls this version 1.08.153258. Check out the full patch notes below.

DayZ Update 1.18 July 7 patch notes:

Version: 1.08.153258

GAME

ADDED

  • Added: The damage state of the Fence / Watchtower parts is now visible in the hud (the dot next to the targets name)

FIXED

  • Fixed: Containers with liquid did not have their correct weight after filling
  • Fixed: Performance issues around bigger bases, which could also lead to client crashes

CHANGED

  • Tweaked: Lowered intensity of sun shafts

KNOWN ISSUES

  • The damaged states will not be displayed on the fences and watchtowers

That’s is, basically. No new content is included as expected. If you spot any gameplay-related changes not mentioned in the patch notes, let us know down below in the comments. We’ll be on the look out for any changes and fixes not mentioned as well.

Source: DayZ forums

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Xbox Store Sale July 7 Deals With Gold & Spotlight Sale

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Xbox bargain hunters, the Xbox Store sale July 7 store refresh is here! Once again, there’s a lot of discounted games on hand. Check out the full list of discounted games for the week below.

Xbox Store Sale July 7 Deals With Gold & Spotlight Sale:

Xbox One

Game USD GBP EUR AUD CAD Type
1979 Revolution: Black Friday $3.59 £2.87 €3.59 – $3.59 Deal With Gold
8-Bit Hordes $2.99 £2.67 €2.99 AU $5.69 $3.99 Spotlight
8-Bit RTS Series – Complete Collection $17.99 £14.99 €14.99 AU $26.98 $22.49 Deal With Gold
A Way Out $7.49 £6.24 €7.49 AU $9.98 $9.99 Spotlight
AereA $2.99 £2.67 €2.99 AU $5.69 $3.99 Spotlight
Anima: Gate of Memories $7.99 £6.39 €7.99 AU $10.78 $7.99 Spotlight
Anthem™ $8.99 £8.99 €10.49 AU $14.99 $11.99 Spotlight
Anthem™: Legion of Dawn Edition $10.49 £10.49 €11.99 AU $16.49 $13.49 Spotlight
AO Tennis 2 $26.99 £20.69 €24.74 AU $40.47 $35.99 Spotlight
Apex Legends™: • Bloodhound Edition $10.99 £10.99 €10.99 AU $16.47 $10.99 Spotlight
Apex Legends™: • Lifeline and Bloodhound Double Pack $21.44 £19.24 €21.44 AU $32.14 $21.44 Spotlight
Apex Legends™: • Lifeline Edition $10.99 £10.99 €10.99 AU $16.47 $10.99 Spotlight
Asdivine Menace $8.99 £7.49 €8.99 AU $13.47 $11.39 Deal With Gold
AWAY: Journey To The Unexpected $5.09 £4.07 €5.09 – $5.09 Deal With Gold
Baseball Riot $2.49 £1.99 €2.49 AU $3.32 $2.49 Spotlight
Battlefield 4™ Premium Edition $9.99 £8.74 €9.99 AU $12.48 $12.99 Spotlight
Battlefield™ 1 Premium Pass $7.99 £6.99 €7.99 AU $9.99 $10.39 Spotlight
Battlefield™ 1 Revolution $9.99 £8.74 €9.99 AU $12.48 $12.99 Spotlight
Battlefield™ Hardline Ultimate Edition $9.99 £8.74 €9.99 AU $12.48 $12.99 Spotlight
Battlefield™ V Standard Edition $11.99 £13.49 €14.99 AU $20.98 $15.59 Spotlight
Battlefield™ V Year 2 Edition $19.99 £21.99 €23.99 AU $35.98 $25.99 Spotlight
Bee Simulator $17.99 £15.74 €17.99 AU $26.97 $22.49 Spotlight
Borderlands 3 $39.99 £37.49 €42.49 AU $65.10 $49.99 Spotlight
Borderlands: Game of the Year Edition $11.99 £9.99 €11.99 AU $17.98 $11.99 Spotlight
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection $9.99 £8.74 €9.99 AU $17.48 $13.37 Spotlight
BQM – BlockQuest Maker $10.04 £8.36 €10.04 AU $15.04 $12.72 Deal With Gold
Bundle: South Park™ : The Stick of Truth™ + The Fractured but Whole™ $23.09 £18.14 €23.09 AU $32.98 $32.99 Deal With Gold
Burnout Paradise Remastered $4.99 £4.99 €4.99 AU $7.48 $6.49 Spotlight
Capcom Beat ‘Em Up Bundle $9.99 £7.99 €9.99 AU $14.97 $13.49 Spotlight
Child of Light $4.49 £3.59 €4.49 AU $5.98 $4.49 Spotlight
Child of Light® Ultimate Edition $8.99 – – – $8.99 Spotlight
Contra Anniversary Collection $9.99 £7.99 €9.99 AU $16.07 $12.99 Spotlight
CONTRA: ROGUE CORPS $9.99 £9.99 €9.99 AU $14.42 $12.99 Spotlight
Deployment $2.99 £2.51 €2.99 AU $4.48 $3.83 Spotlight
Dragon Age™: Inquisition – Game of the Year Edition $9.99 £6.24 €7.49 AU $9.98 $12.49 Spotlight
Dragon Age™: Inquisition DLC Bundle $7.49 £6.24 €7.49 AU $9.98 $9.99 Spotlight
Dragon Ball FighterZ $14.99 £12.49 €17.49 AU $24.98 $19.99 Spotlight
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 $8.99 £7.49 €10.49 AU $14.99 $10.49 Spotlight
EA SPORTS™ FIFA 20 $17.99 £14.99 €17.49 AU $29.98 $23.99 Spotlight
EA SPORTS™ FIFA 20 Champions Edition $23.99 £19.99 €22.49 AU $35.91 $29.99 Spotlight
EA SPORTS™ FIFA 20 Ultimate Edition $29.99 £26.99 €29.99 AU $41.98 $38.99 Spotlight
F1 2018 $8.99 £8.99 €9.99 AU $14.99 $12.79 Deal With Gold
Farmer’s Dynasty $22.49 £19.87 €22.49 AU $34.47 $31.49 Spotlight
Farmer’s Dynasty Deluxe Edition $24.99 £22.49 €24.99 AU $37.97 $39.99 Spotlight
FIA European Truck Racing Championship $20.99 £13.99 €20.99 AU $32.00 $27.99 Spotlight
FIFA The Journey Trilogy $9.99 £10.99 €11.99 AU $17.99 $12.99 Spotlight
For The King $9.99 £7.99 €9.99 AU $14.98 $12.79 Spotlight
Generation Zero® $14.99 £12.49 €14.99 AU $22.47 $16.99 Deal With Gold
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NBA 2K Playgrounds 2 $7.49 £6.24 €7.49 AU $11.98 $9.99 Spotlight
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Need for Speed™ Heat $23.99 £23.99 €27.99 AU $39.98 $31.99 Spotlight
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Neverout $2.14 £1.79 €2.14 AU $3.22 $2.74 Spotlight
Ninja Shodown $5.99 £4.79 €5.99 – $5.99 Spotlight
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows $35.99 £29.99 €41.99 AU $59.97 $47.99 Spotlight
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Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville™ $15.99 £17.49 €19.99 AU $23.98 $20.79 Spotlight
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Rayman Legends $4.99 £5.99 €7.49 AU $9.98 $7.49 Spotlight
Samsara $5.24 £4.37 €5.24 AU $7.85 $6.64 Spotlight
Sea of Solitude $7.99 £7.99 €7.99 AU $11.98 $10.39 Spotlight
SEGA Mega Drive & Genesis Classics $11.99 £9.99 €11.99 AU $19.18 $15.99 Spotlight
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Smoke And Sacrifice $5.99 £4.79 €5.99 AU $8.08 $5.99 Deal With Gold
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Space Hulk: Tactics $7.49 £6.24 €7.49 AU $9.98 $9.99 Deal With Gold
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SpeedRunners $3.99 £3.19 €3.99 AU $4.78 $3.99 Spotlight
SpeedRunners: Deluxe Edition $6.79 £5.43 €6.79 AU $9.10 $6.79 Spotlight
Star Crossed $8.49 £7.13 €8.49 AU $12.70 $10.87 Deal With Gold
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STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II $9.99 £9.99 €12.49 AU $14.97 $13.49 Spotlight
STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II: • Celebration Edition Upgrade $16.24 £14.29 €16.24 AU $21.74 $22.74 Spotlight
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STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ Ultimate Edition $4.99 £4.99 €4.99 AU $7.48 $6.49 Spotlight
Starlink: Battle for Atlas™ $11.99 £17.49 €19.99 AU $29.92 $15.99 Spotlight
Starlink: Battle for Atlas™ – Deluxe edition $19.99 £26.99 €29.99 AU $44.91 $26.62 Spotlight
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Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure $4.99 £3.99 €4.99 AU $6.72 $4.99 Spotlight
SUPER BOMBERMAN R $9.99 £8.74 €9.99 AU $17.48 $14.99 Spotlight
SUPERBEAT: XONiC $8.99 – – – $8.99 Spotlight
Superliminal – £13.39 €15.99 AU $23.96 – Spotlight
Tekken 7 $24.99 £19.99 €24.99 AU $36.11 $32.49 Spotlight
Tennis in the Face $2.49 £1.99 €2.49 – $2.49 Spotlight
Tennis World Tour $7.99 £5.99 €7.99 AU $11.99 $10.39 Spotlight
Terraria $9.99 £6.79 €9.49 AU $12.77 $9.99 Spotlight
The BioWare Bundle $11.99 £10.99 €11.99 AU $17.99 $15.99 Spotlight
The Council – Complete Season $6.24 £4.99 €6.24 AU $9.36 $8.49 Deal With Gold
The Council – Episode 1: The Mad Ones: • Burning Bridges $1.74 £1.59 €1.74 AU $2.48 $2.37 Deal With Gold
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The Council – Episode 1: The Mad Ones: • Hide and Seek $1.74 £1.59 €1.74 AU $2.48 $2.37 Deal With Gold
The Council – Episode 1: The Mad Ones: • Ripples $1.74 £1.59 €1.74 AU $2.48 $2.37 Deal With Gold
The Crew: • Calling All Units $5.99 £7.99 €9.99 AU $15.20 $7.99 Deal With Gold
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THE CREW® 2 – Deluxe Edition $14.99 £11.99 €14.99 AU $21.23 $19.99 Deal With Gold
THE CREW® 2 – Gold Edition $22.49 £21.89 €26.99 AU $38.98 $29.99 Deal With Gold
The Crew® 2 Standard Edition $12.49 £9.99 €12.49 AU $17.48 $17.49 Deal With Gold
The Crew® 2 Standard Edition: • THE CREW 2 – Season Pass $15.99 £11.99 €15.99 AU $23.98 $19.99 Spotlight
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man Of Medan $14.99 £12.49 €14.99 AU $22.47 $19.99 Spotlight
The Division 2 – Warlords of New York – Ultimate Edition $35.99 £26.39 €31.99 AU $49.98 $48.14 Deal With Gold
The Division 2 – Warlords of New York Edition $26.99 £22.49 €26.99 AU $42.50 $35.99 Deal With Gold
The Escapists 2 $5.99 £5.99 €5.99 AU $8.98 $5.99 Spotlight
The Escapists 2 – Game of the Year Edition $8.09 £6.89 €8.09 AU $12.13 $10.19 Spotlight
The Jackbox Party Pack $12.49 £9.99 €12.49 AU $16.72 $12.49 Spotlight
The Jackbox Party Pack 3 $14.99 £11.99 €14.99 AU $20.07 $14.99 Spotlight
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The King’s Bird $4.99 £4.18 €4.99 AU $7.48 $6.49 Spotlight
The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame $9.99 £17.49 €19.99 AU $29.97 $12.49 Spotlight
The Office Quest $8.39 £6.99 €8.39 AU $12.56 $10.49 Spotlight
The Sims™ 4 $9.99 £13.99 €15.99 AU $12.48 $12.99 Spotlight
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The Sims™ 4 Deluxe Party Edition $12.49 £17.99 €19.99 AU $17.48 $16.24 Spotlight
The Sims™ 4 Plus Cats & Dogs Bundle $24.99 £22.49 €24.99 AU $34.97 $32.49 Spotlight
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The Sims™ 4: • Dine Out $14.99 £13.49 €14.99 AU $22.46 $19.49 Spotlight
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The Sims™ 4: • Get Together $19.99 £17.49 €19.99 AU $29.97 $25.99 Spotlight
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The Sims™ 4: • Parenthood $14.99 £13.49 €14.99 AU $22.46 $19.49 Spotlight
The Sims™ 4: • Realm of Magic $14.99 £14.99 €14.99 AU $22.46 $20.24 Spotlight
The Sims™ 4: • Seasons $19.99 £17.49 €19.99 AU $29.97 $25.99 Spotlight
The Sims™ 4: • Spa Day $14.99 £14.99 €14.99 AU $22.46 $19.49 Spotlight
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The Sinking City $14.99 £12.49 €14.99 AU $22.98 $19.99 Spotlight
The Sinking City – Necronomicon Edition $18.74 £14.99 €18.74 AU $28.61 $24.99 Spotlight
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Titanfall 2 $4.49 £3.74 €4.49 AU $5.99 $5.99 Spotlight
Toejam and Earl: Back in the Groove! $7.49 £6.24 €7.49 AU $11.22 $9.49 Spotlight
Tom Clancy’s The Division® Franchise Bundle $16.49 – – – $22.49 Deal With Gold
Tom Clancy’s The Division™ Streets of New York Outfit Bundle $5.99 £4.63 €5.99 AU $8.78 $5.99 Deal With Gold
Tom Clancy’s The Division $7.49 £8.24 €9.89 AU $16.31 $9.99 Deal With Gold
TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION BETA Bundle: • Tom Clancy The Division Let it Snow Pack $2.79 £2.39 €2.79 AU $4.26 $3.59 Deal With Gold
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TOM CLANCY’S THE DIVISION BETA Bundle: • Tom Clancy’s The Division Last Stand $3.99 £3.19 €3.99 AU $5.98 $5.39 Deal With Gold
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Tom Clancy’s The Division™ Gold Edition $12.49 £11.99 €14.99 AU $20.98 $17.49 Deal With Gold
Totally Reliable Delivery Service $11.99 £9.99 €11.99 AU $17.96 $15.19 Spotlight
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Tour de France 2020 $31.99 £35.99 €39.99 AU $59.96 $39.99 Spotlight
Trackmania Turbo $9.99 £6.24 €7.49 AU $12.48 $12.49 Spotlight
Trials® Rising $4.99 £7.99 €9.99 AU $15.20 $7.49 Spotlight
Trials® Rising – Digital Gold Edition $7.49 £11.99 €15.99 AU $23.98 $9.99 Spotlight
TT Isle of Man Ride on the Edge 2 $32.99 £27.49 €32.99 AU $49.47 $40.69 Spotlight
Tyd wag vir Niemand $6.49 £5.45 €6.49 AU $9.71 $8.31 Deal With Gold
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Unravel Yarny Bundle $9.89 £8.24 €9.89 AU $13.18 $13.19 Spotlight
Verlet Swing $4.94 £4.12 €4.94 AU $7.40 $6.26 Deal With Gold
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V-Rally 4 $11.99 £9.19 €11.99 AU $18.09 $17.89 Spotlight
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Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr $9.99 £8.37 €9.99 AU $14.98 $12.99 Spotlight
[Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr Imperium edition](https://www.microsoft.com/store/p/Warhammer-40000-Inquisitor–Martyr–Imperium-edition/BTL353QNCVTW) $13.74 £11.49 €13.74 AU $20.61 $17.74
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr Complete Collection $10.49 £8.77 €10.49 AU $15.74 $12.89 Spotlight
Warhammer: Chaosbane $9.99 £13.24 €14.99 AU $22.98 $14.99 Spotlight
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2 $7.49 £5.99 €7.49 AU $9.98 $7.49 Spotlight
WARTILE $15.99 £13.39 €15.99 AU $23.96 $20.79 Deal With Gold
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Wuppo $1.99 £1.49 €1.99 AU $2.99 $2.49 Spotlight
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XCOM® 2 Digital Deluxe Edition $18.74 £14.24 €16.24 AU $23.17 $23.74 Deal With Gold
Xenon Racer $2.99 £2.49 €2.99 AU $4.49 $3.89 Spotlight

Xbox 360

Game USD GBP EUR AUD CAD Type
Battlefield 1943 $4.99 £4.99 €4.99 AU $7.47 $6.49 Spotlight
Battlefield 3 $4.99 £3.74 €4.99 AU $7.48 $6.49 Spotlight
Battlefield: Bad Company $4.94 £4.94 €6.59 AU $6.58 – Spotlight
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 $4.99 £3.74 €4.99 AU $7.48 $4.99 Spotlight
Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars $4.94 £3.95 €4.94 AU $5.92 – Spotlight
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 $4.94 £4.94 €6.59 – – Spotlight
Dragon Age II $4.99 £3.74 €4.99 AU $12.48 $4.99 Spotlight
Fight Night Champion $4.99 £4.99 €7.49 – $4.99 Spotlight
Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams $3.74 £2.49 €3.59 – – Deal With Gold
Goosebumps: The Game $2.49 £1.99 €2.49 AU $3.36 $2.49 Deal With Gold
Guncraft: Blocked and Loaded $2.49 £1.99 €2.49 AU $3.36 – Deal With Gold
Ion Assault $2.49 £1.99 €2.49 AU $3.36 – Deal With Gold
Legend of Kay – Anniversary $7.49 £6.24 €7.49 – – Deal With Gold
Mass Effect 2 $5.99 £5.99 €5.99 AU $8.98 $7.79 Spotlight
Mass Effect 3 $5.99 £5.99 €5.99 AU $8.98 $7.79 Spotlight
MX Unleashed $3.74 £2.99 €3.74 – – Deal With Gold
NBA JAM: On Fire Edition $4.99 £3.99 €4.99 AU $7.47 – Spotlight
Orc Attack: Flatulent Rebellion $2.49 £1.68 – – – Deal With Gold
Skate 3 $4.99 £3.74 €4.99 AU $7.48 $4.99 Spotlight
skate. $5.99 £5.99 €11.99 – – Spotlight

In other Xbox news, an Xbox games showcase event is slated to happen later this month. Xbox gamers will also be getting their hands on some un-released games later this month as well via game demos.

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FIFA 20 Update 1.23 July 7 Released, Brings Update #19 to Consoles

  by   Alex Co  
4:34 am in News

While PC players got FIFA 20 update #19 last week, console players should see the FIFA 20 update 1.23 July 7 patch out today for Update #19. This brings changes to FIFA Ultimate Team, and other fixes. Read on below for the full patch notes.

FIFA 20 Update 1.23 July 7 patch notes:

Hey FIFA Fans,

The latest Title Update for FIFA 20 is now available on PC and includes the change below.

FUT:

Made the following change:

  • Added the Special Quality Filter, a new feature that will be activated through a server release at a later date and time, and this activation will be announced on the @EAFIFADIRECT Twitter account.
  • The Special Quality Filter enables players to search for the exact Player Item rarity.
  • The Special Quality Filter is available in the Transfer Market, and in the Club tab of the Squad screen.
  • The Special Quality Filter can be accessed by hovering over the Quality tile when performing a search, followed by pressing your controller’s confirmation button.
    1. Known Issue: The Special Quality Filter incorrectly displays an option to search for Silver FUT Champions Items, an Item rarity that is not present in-game.

Addressed the following issue:

  • When selecting one of the first 7 Player Items in the search results, the Compare Price function on the Transfer Market was only displaying 1 page of Player Items.

As far as we’re aware, the FIFA 20 update 1.23 July 7 patch for consoles doesn’t add anything new aside from the same changes made to the PC patch. We’ll be on the lookout and update the post if we find any.

Source: FIFA forums

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Path of Exile Update 1.52 July 6 Patch Notes, Addresses Harvest Improvements, and More

  by   James Lara  
July 6, 2020 11:49 pm in News

A new Path of Exile update has been released on console, addressing many of the recent crashes along with introducing other fixes and improvements. Players will see this revision as Path of Exile Update 1.52 (3.11.1).

Path of Exile Update 1.52

Console Specific

  • Updated NeverSink filters to version 7.9.3.
  • Fixed a client crash that could occur when identifying an item through the harvest crafting UI.

Harvest Improvements

  • Tier 2, Tier 3, Tier 4 and the Heart of the Grove monsters and bosses now have a chance based on their rarity, with higher-tier seeds having a higher chance, to drop a new plantable “seed”. This can be placed in the Sacred Grove and will affect planted seeds around it, granting nearby seeds additional properties on being Harvested.
  • When a Tier 2, Tier 3 or Tier 4 seed drops, there is a chance for an additional seed of the same type to drop and be allocated to a party member for each party member present.
  • The area around the entrance portal in the Sacred Grove now has stairs, creating 180 degrees of pathway.
  • ‘Ready’ notifications now display whether a given collector is ‘Partially Ready’ or ‘Fully Ready’.
  • Storage Tanks are now unlocked when your Raw Lifeforce plus any additional Condensed Lifeforce exceeds 250.
  • Added a confirmation warning when attempting to uproot fully-grown Tier 1 seeds as well as Tier 2 or higher seeds with any growth.
  • Adjusted the colours of planted seeds and Harvest art assets to help better distinguish them from one another.
  • Added text hovers over various Harvest Infrastructure to more clearly display what it is connected to.
  • Your progress towards respawning the Heart of the Grove in the Sacred Grove is now displayed in the Sacred Grove.
  • Namharim, Born of Night now becomes invisible during its Prowl skill.
  • Added additional preloading for the Tier 4 Harvest bosses and Heart of the Grove encounter.
  • Fixed a bug where the Tier 4 Harvest Bosses could endlessly spawn monsters during their immobile phase.
  • Fixed a bug where the displayed number of seeds in your Seed Stockpile didn’t update correctly after auto-planting seeds.
  • Fixed a bug where Oshabi could say multiple voice lines at once when auto-planting large amounts of seeds.
  • Fixed a bug where the Horticrafting Station’s minimap icon was visible from outside the Sacred Grove.
  • Fixed a bug where the Sacred Grove had the wrong icon in the World Map information panel.
  • Fixed a bug where the portal to the Sacred Grove could be placed in an inaccessible area while in the Port Map.
  • Fixed a bug causing some Harvest seeds to appear very bright when you entered the Sacred Grove.

Harvest Crafting Improvements

  • Doubled the likelihood of Tier 2 seeds dropping from Tier 1 Harvest monsters.
  • Adjusted the weightings of the Tier 1 seed outcomes such that the more desirable outcomes (remove a modifier, add a modifier, remove and then add a modifier) are significantly more common.
  • The growth times of Tier 1 seeds is now uniformly 3 growth cycles, with the exception of the rarest seeds: Wild Hatchling Seed, Vivid Thornweaver Seed and Primal Cleaveling Seed.
  • Wild Infestation Queen Bulbs, Vivid Devourer Bulbs, and Primal Reborn Bulbs can now only drop from level 68 or higher monsters.
  • The “Exchange a Resonator for a Fossil or vice versa. Rare outcomes are more likely with rare inputs” Harvest craft is now much more likely to give rarer outcomes based on rarer inputs.
  • Harvest Crafts are now sorted by their function, then by their cost.
  • Harvest Crafts can no longer be used on Itemised Beasts.
  • The use of the “Reforge a Rare item with Lucky modifier values, keeping all Prefixes (or Suffixes)” Harvest Craft is now prevented if it will be unable to change any modifiers.
  • Fixed a bug where the Scarab Harvest Crafts would consume a stack of Scarabs if that was the input, rather than just a single Scarab.
  • Fixed a bug where the “Sacrifice a Weapon or Armour to create a Ring with similar modifiers” Harvest Craft instead created an Amulet.
  • Fixed a bug where destroying a stored craft from the Horticrafting Station prevented further use of a connected Collector for Harvest Crafts.
  • Fixed a bug where the ‘Change a Divination Card into another random Divination Card’ didn’t work if a stack of Divination Cards was used. It will now just remove a single card from the stack and give you a random Divination Card.
  • Fixed a bug where the Harvest Crafts which changed a modifier from one element to another didn’t work on modifiers that were the first explicit modifier on an item.
  • Fixed a bug where Infused Zana Modifiers could be applied to Unique Maps.
  • Fixed a bug where certain steps of the Complete Harvest Encounters VI challenge were unable to be completed.
  • Fixed a bug which caused the “Upgrade a Magic item to a Rare item, adding X random modifiers” Harvest crafts to result in Rare items without a name.

Heart of the Grove Improvements

  • The Avatar of the Grove will no longer summon Primal Vipers.
  • Increased the area of effect of Sacred Ashes such that it can cover the entire area surrounded by Vine Walls.
  • The Sacred Ashes phase now lasts a maximum of 25 seconds.
  • Sacred Ashes ground effects are now removed when the Avatar of the Grove dies.
  • Fixed a bug where the Avatar of the Grove stopped performing actions if it became stunned.
  • Fixed a bug which allowed players to begin the Avatar of the Grove encounter in non-Map areas.
  • Fixed a bug where some of the monsters summoned by the Avatar of the Grove were lower level than intended.
  • Fixed a bug where the emerge sequence didn’t visibly resume correctly if you had entered the area after it had begun.

General Improvements

  • Medium and Large Cluster Jewels will now drop with an additional enchantment effect that grants them 1 and 2 Jewel sockets respectively. These replace the modifiers that previously granted additional Jewel sockets, which can no longer appear on Cluster Jewels.
  • Selling any existing Medium and Large Cluster Jewels without this new enchantment to a vendor will remove any existing Jewel socket modifiers and add the new socket enchantment. This does not include Unique Cluster Jewels.
  • When creating multiple Brands at once, excess Brands beyond the limit are now all removed at once.
  • Clarified that “You lose Rage 20% slower” only applies to natural Rage loss over time.
  • Clarified that the “x% increased Fire Damage” from Herald of Ash’s quality stat is dependent on having the Herald of Ash buff.
  • Clarified the description of Enduring Cry to make it clear that the buff grants Elemental Resistances, rather than all Resistances. This is solely a description update.
  • Elemental Focus Support can now support skills which inflict elemental ailments.
  • The “Grants Level 22 Abyssal Cry Skill” Shaper modifier on Belts now grants Level 22 Intimidating Cry Skill. Existing items are automatically affected by this change.
  • Added the Law of the Wilds unique Hellion’s Paw to the Unique Collection Tab.
  • Added art icons for many hideout decorations added in 3.11.0.
  • Disabled the Thaumaturgy Pillar hideout decoration from being sold by Masters. It will be re-enabled at a later date.
  • Fixed a bug where the Megalomaniac unique jewel could still generate various Cluster Jewel Notables which were disabled in 3.11.0 and was unable to generate newly added Cluster Jewel Notables.
  • Fixed a bug where new Cluster Jewel Notables were inheriting the bonuses that are only meant to apply to Small Passive Skills.
  • Fixed a bug where the walls of water in the Brine King encounters were dealing significantly more damage than intended if the Brine King was taking cold damage over time when the wall’s cold damage debuff was applied to the player.
  • Fixed a bug where the Witchfire Brew unique Stibnite Flask didn’t grant the Despair Curse Aura if you were immune to Curses.
  • Fixed a bug where Map Curses could be applied to you while you had either Hexproof or Curse Immunity if one of those conditions was removed from your character but the other was still present.
  • Fixed a bug where the “1% increased Chaos Damage per Level” modifier was accidentally removed from the Edge of Madness unique Etched Greatsword in 3.11.0. (Divines won’t fix existing items)
  • Fixed a bug when using the Supreme Ego keystone passive where an aura would retain the ‘50% more Effect on you’ after unallocating Supreme Ego.
  • Fixed a bug where the Skin of the Lords unique Simple Robe granted a Keystone named “Sacred Bastion”. This keystone is meant to be named Imbalanced Guard (as seen on the passive skill tree).
  • Fixed a bug where the “+25 to Maximum Rage while wielding a Sword” modifier from Rigwald’s Savagery unique Royal Axe didn’t work when using a One-hand Thrusting Sword.
  • Fixed an unintended change introduced in 3.11.0 causing the Xoph’s Nurture unique Citadel Bow to have its “x% increased Physical Damage” range lowered. (Divines won’t fix existing items)
  • Fixed a bug where the “Exerted Attacks deal 30% more Damage per previous Attack Exerted by this Warcry” stat from Seismic Cry didn’t show up in the skill’s tooltip.
  • Fixed a bug where General’s Cry removed all existing Mirage Warriors, even if they had not yet completed their attacks. This included persistent duration-based ground effects, such as Spikes from Earthshatter.
  • Fixed a bug where Mirage Warriors (created by General’s Cry) that used Dominating Blow could not summon Sentinels of Dominance.
  • Fixed a bug where Mirage Warriors, Mirage Chieftains and Mirage Saviours were unable to deal damage when you had allocated the Ancestral Bond keystone passive.
  • Fixed a bug where Warcries displayed a Cast Time in their tooltips, rather than Use Time.
  • Fixed a bug where, when using the Eternal Youth keystone passive, Life Recharge wouldn’t appear to begin when specific things that should cause it to begin occurred (although it actually did begin).
  • Fixed a bug where Purifying Flame would attempt to hit a target a second time if it had missed the first time due to the target dodging the spell.
  • Fixed a bug where Fortify Support could apply to some triggered skills, such as Combust from Infernal Cry.
  • Fixed a bug where the bonuses from Deadly Ailments Support didn’t show up in skill tooltips.
  • Fixed a bug where using the crafting bench could overwrite Fractured modifiers.
  • Fixed a bug causing the Rank 4 and Rank 5 Life as well as the Rank 1 and Rank 2 Block Crafting Recipe unlock locations to be inversed.
  • Fixed a rare bug where the minimap wouldn’t be rendered.
  • Fixed a bug where The Basilisk’s Stone Gaze skill could be interrupted by using Seismic Cry.
  • Fixed a rare bug where, when entering Dunes Map, you would spawn in the boss arena.
  • Fixed a bug causing Infused Beachhead to appear to have a slot in the Tier 16 section of the Map Stash Tab.
  • Fixed a bug introduced in 3.11.0 where The Karui Fortress couldn’t spawn Vaal Side Areas.
  • Fixed a bug where hovering over the Dexterity or Intelligence hovers on the passive skill tree always displayed the benefits of Strength.
  • Fixed a bug where Shadow characters weren’t holding the Dark Magic Weapon microtransaction in the correct place when applied to an axe.

Crash Fixes

  • Fixed a rare bug where trying to go to your Hideout or the Menagerie could fail to join but continue attempting to join indefinitely.
  • Fixed a client crash that could occur during the Janaar, the Omen encounter or the Avatar of the Grove encounter.
  • Fixed a client crash that could occur when viewing the Betrayal Syndicate board.
  • Fixed a rare instance crash when summoning Minions.
  • Fixed an instance crash that could occur when wearing the Abhorrent Interrogation unique Ambush Mitts.
  • Fixed an instance crash that could occur when using Raised Zombies.

That’s everything coming in Path of Exile Update 1.52. A rather beefy update if we say so ourselves, and hopefully it fixes the crash issue many are experiencing. If it does, let us know in the comments!

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Xbox Games Showcase Schedule Announced for Later This Month

  by   Alex Co  
5:45 pm in News

While Sony gave us a peek at next-gen gaming with the company’s PS5 games showcase last month, Microsoft is gearing up for another one, as the Xbox Games Showcase has been announced, and it’s happening this July 23 at 9 a.m. PT/12 noon ET!

Fans can watch it on YouTubeGaming, and it will be hosted by none other than Geoff Keighley. While it doesn’t say Xbox Series X games showcase, I’m going to go on a limb here and guess that Microsoft will be focusing on next-gen games to show off. One thing we do know that’s confirmed for it is the Summer Game Fest Xbox Demo Event that will let gamers play over 70 unreleased games in the comfort of their own home! Read up on details about that to know more.

Needless to say, we’ll have a stream link on the site once we can, since gaming fans won’t want to miss what Microsoft has to offer gamers in the future.

Speaking of games, it seems next-gen games will be priced at $70, and we have a new feature that talks about how it’ll affect gamers and studios.

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Modern Warfare Merc Foregrip Buffs Movement Speed After Latest Patch

  by   Alex Co  
4:36 pm in News

Just last week, Infinity Ward released the mid-season update for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare that brought in a new weapon, new multiplayer map and more. Apparently, it also included a Modern Warfare Merc foregrip buff that made movement speed faster when it’s equipped on a weapon!

This buff follows Infinity Ward’s stealth changes (undocumented changes) that have been present in almost every patch the developer has released for the game so far. In case you didn’t know, the Merc foregrip underbarrel attachment helps with recoil control and hipfire accuracy at the expense of slower ADS (aim down sight), and movement speed. It seems that after last week’s 1.23 update, Infinity Ward has not only taken out the movement speed penalty, but gave it a buff, even! Check out the official, in-game pros and cons of the attachment below.

YouTuber Xclusive Ace and Drift0r have both published videos showcasing the evidence that this Modern Warfare Merc foregrip buff is indeed real. Based on data, players can run four percent faster with the Merc foregrip equipped on any gun. Yes, that means you can add the Merc foregrip to assault rifles, SMGs (submachine guns), etc. and it will give you a four percent speed boost!

Here’s Ace’s rundown of the movement buff and penalties for the different foregrip attachments in the game:

And for those curious, this buff works in Call of Duty: Warzone too! Now, there’s no reason not to use the attachment given not only does it help with recoil and hipfire accuracy, it now adds a movement speed bonus as well. It’s unknown whether this was intentionally made by Infinity Ward or a bug that surfaced because of the weapon balancing pass they made in the patch.

For now though, go use the Merc foregrip in every gun you can, and thank us later.

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Next-Gen Game Prices Possibly Rising: How It Might Affect You and the Industry

  by   Avery Feyrer  
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On the cusp of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, there’s been endless debate on what’s most important with “next-gen.” Is it faster load times? Better graphics? The increase in overall raw technical power that can soon rival a PC? While all pretty good answers, 2K announcing that NBA 2K21 will cost $69.99 on next-gen systems instead of $59.99 is a decision that could define this generation.

In 2005, Activision took a big leap and released Call of Duty 2 at $59.99, marking the start of the $59.99 price point. Financial experts in the industry estimated the price point would increase alongside the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, but publishers instead started releasing more DLC and experimenting with all sorts of special editions. These adjustments were a means to offset the steadily increase of costs to develop games. Former Sony president Shawn Layden explained in a recent interview at Gamelab Live (a global digital forum) on the current landscape of creating AAA games. Layden said that the cost of creating games has gone up “ten times” and the current AAA game model isn’t working. So yes, a price increase is long overdue and there should be plenty of benefits to reap from it, but that also doesn’t mean we could be in for a bumpy ride.

Taking a business approach, having the price for games increase to $69.99 will do wonders. While many see it as “only” a $10 markup on the micro-level, large publishers should see a significant revenue increase. With the added revenue, publishers would have the ability to create more jobs to avoid possible crunch periods in game development. Working game developers into the ground has been an ongoing problem in the industry, and if the added revenue from increasing game prices can help relieve that, or increase the wages of those developers, then we should fully support it.

You might be asking, “Okay, I understand increasing the price of games can potentially help game creators, but how does it help me?” Good question. Seeing that you’ll have to pay more money for something now than in the past typically doesn’t sit well with people. However, there is hope. Up until now, Sony and Microsoft have kept the price of the PS5 and Xbox Series X completely under wraps. Knowing that the landscape of game pricing is about to change and it’s safe to assume those two publishers factored this increase in their financial projections, what if the PS5 and Xbox Series X cost only $500? What about $400?

Sony does not want a repeat of the PS3, where it effectively priced much of its fans out with a $499/$599 price tag. It’s possible that the $10 increase in games might be enough for Sony and Microsoft to sell these consoles at a slight loss, knowing the money can be recouped through game sales. Offering the consoles at a more affordable price, we can practically guarantee sellouts for these consoles. That will ensure higher game sales of next-gen titles at the new $69.99 price point straight from the get-go. You win by getting a console that won’t cost a month of rent, and the publishers win with higher game sales.

As is the case with most good news, there’s usually something bad that follows shortly after. Raising the price of games to $69.99 will most certainly benefit larger publishers, but smaller ones might see rough times ahead. With the cost of creating games becoming more and more expensive, consumers already have to be somewhat picky when deciding what games to buy. A higher base price point unfortunately raises the possibility of some of these smaller publishers effectively shutting down or being bought. In 2018, Telltale Games shut down as a result of poor sales. Telltale created amazing narrative, choice-driven stories based on popular licenses, sold these games at less than the $59.99 price point, and still experienced poor sales. Lesser-known titles will slip under the radar more frequently, and because of that, more of these publishers could also shut down.

Ultimately, increasing the price of games is inevitable. Having this change occur alongside major console releases only makes sense, but publishers need to be smart about it. Consumers are not going to react kindly to a hike in games, even if inflation demanded an increase for years now. One way to ensure a smooth transition is to sell the PS5 and Xbox Series X at an affordable price. Allow consumers the financial flexibility to actually be in a position to buy next-gen games. Provide better wages for the talented individuals behind these games, make them feel wanted. Hopefully, publishers will be transparent and proactive about utilizing the revenue increase that’s sure to follow. Otherwise, people will feel slighted and think this was all a money grab to line the pockets of higher executives. Publishers have the power to paint themselves as heroes or be portrayed as villains.

Which will it be?

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Ubisoft Forward Line Up Revealed, Watch Dogs 2 to Be Given Away on PC

  by   Alex Co  
12:47 pm in News

In case you didn’t know, Ubisoft is holding a digital event this week called “Ubisoft Forward,” where we’ll see gameplay reveals, announcements and more. Today, Ubisoft has announced the Ubisoft Forward line up or what games we’ll see at the event.

Of course, this doesn’t include the potential new game announcements. We’re expecting at least a few, and given Ubisoft’s history with events, we should get a few. One of the few we’re expecting is a new Prince of Persia, given Ubisoft seems to have registered a new Twitter account just for it.

In addition to the game reveales and announcements, Ubisoft has announced that players can unlock Watch Dogs 2 on PC! At the very least, PC gamers will get a free game for watching a digital press conference. Ubisoft Forward will take place on July 12 at 12 noon PDT/3 p.m. EDT/3 a.m. HKT. There will be a pre-show that starts at 11 am.m. PDT/2 p.m. EDT/2 a.m. HKT.

One of the things we’re expecting to be revealed is gameplay footage of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, though we’ve posted about 30 minutes worth of leaked gameplay just yesterday.

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EA UFC 4 Reveal Coming This Weekend

  by   Alex Co  
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Just last month, a listing for EA Sports UFC 4 popped online on the PlayStation Network, suggesting a reveal was coming soon. While we thought the EA UFC 4 reveal drop at EA Play 2020, that wasn’t the case.

It seems the EA UFC 4 reveal is set for this coming weekend on UFC 251! This was somewhat announced by the UFC themselves, as it posted a promo tweet regarding the event.

In addition to the announcement by the UFC, sports reporter Brian Mazique spoke in a video (via VGC) that mentioned boxers Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua have agreed to appear in the MMA game as playable characters. This really shouldn’t come as a surprise, as the last game featured Bruce Lee and even Mike Tyson.

Mazique adds that UFC 4 (or EA Sports UFC 4, whichever EA calls it) will feature a career mode that ““isn’t drastically changed” from previous entries in the franchise, and this will feature on creating fighters and levelling them up.

EA Sports UFC 4 is expected to hit both current-gen and next-gen consoles. Once we have the full announcement, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

While we might not get a new Fight Night game anytime soon, at least Fury and Joshua will be in the game, right?

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Report: Call of Duty Warzone Season 5 Bringing Big Map Changes

  by   Alex Co  
July 5, 2020 3:05 pm in News

With Infinity Ward sneaking in Easter eggs alluding to another Call of Duty game in Call of Duty: Warzone’s map, it seems this is all part of a plan that will materialize in Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5. Apparently, starting next season, the map will undergo a big change.

Accoring to “people involved with development,” some of the changes include a revamp of the map’s large football stadium to include an open interior, and the addition of a train filled with loot. Allegedly, this is part of an effort to make Verdansk more in line with this year’s Call of Duty game, which rumors have said will implement Warzone into it.

Moreover, the teases and other stuff dished out by Infinity Ward ties in to this, and will have this year’s Call of Duty reveal happen in Warzone — something which rumors have pointed out to before as well. The nuclear warhead found in Warzone will be used to trigger the map change in Warzone, and this will coincide with the announcement of this year’s Call of Duty game.

Important to note that this is a rumor and should be taken with a grain of salt. That said, it does make sense if this turns out to be true. No word on when we’ll see Call of Duty: Warzone Season 5, but chances are, it’ll be sometime this August.

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Sony Can Build PS4 Consoles in 30 Seconds Through Automations

  by   James Lara  
July 4, 2020 7:53 pm in News

Have you ever wondered how PlayStation consoles are built? Well, so have we, and as it turns out the big secret has finally been uncovered, giving us our first look inside of one of Sony’s biggest factories.

The story, published by Nikkei, goes over specifications of the assembly line found in Kisarazu, Japan, the home base of the PlayStation production strategy team. 

“If you keep watching them long enough, they will start to look like humans,” said one engineer. The look in his eye is gentle like a father watching over his children. Unlike large robots that lift heavy items, the delicate movements of compact robots resemble those of human arms and have surprising warmth. “Probably there is no other production site that uses this robot this efficiently,” an engineer told the invited members of Nikkei.

Just how efficient were these robots? Well, according to the details, a team composing of 32 robots could build a PS4 in just 30 seconds when lines were fully automated in 2018. This was accomplished with much trial and error, as many of the machinery are marked with memos indicating such errors. One of the difficulties highlighted was the folded ribbon flex cable that’s inside the PS4 case. While humans could perform this action in little to no time, it was a hard process to replicate with a machine. Of course, this was eventually solved and thus by 2018 Sony had opted for full robotic ran factories at select locations. 

However, it would seem that this process did not stick for very long, as by the start of 2019 they had shifted towards a hybrid process, where human operations would include working with the console’s motherboard at the start of production, while also ensuring their packaging at the end. This decision was based on the fact that it yielded a higher return on investment. 

The Kisarazu site has been producing PlayStation consoles since the first PlayStation launched in 1994. It has since then played a key role in Sony’s global console business as it’s the site used to achieve technological developments that get implemented in other factories. 

Talk about fast! This is some very interesting stuff right here, and a great view of what goes on inside Sony’s production sites. No doubt with the PS5 gearing to launch this year, the Kisarazu site will continue to lead in work efficiency.

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Monster Hunter World Iceborne Alatreon, Frostfang Barioth Quest Info, Armors Detailed

  by   Alex Co  
July 3, 2020 6:21 pm in News

In case you didn’t know, the next big update for Monster Hunter World is coming next week with Title Update 4! While that includes bug fixes, gameplay changes and more, the big draw here is the inclusion of Elder Dragon Alatreon! Read on below for the Monster Hunter World Iceborne Alatreon quest info and more.

Monster Hunter World Iceborne Alatreon quest info:

Special Assignments

Take on the new special assignment to face the newly discovered Alatreon!

The special assignment for Alatreon can be accepted by talking to the Third Fleet Master once you have finished the Recon Assignment after the ending of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.

Tips:

A remarkable monster that can change its element at will.
As it cycles through different elemental modes, its attacks and weaknesses will change, too!

You can mitigate the damage Alatreon’s powerful shockwave does by attacking it with an effective element.
You can also use healing items during the shockwave, so be sure to get your Dust of Life and other restorative items ready!

Alatreon Hunter Armor:

Weapon Design
Alatreon’s entire hide is composed of “reverse scales”, which are the inspiration for its armor’s design.
Each weapon features a purple glow at the core of each of design!
Alatreon α+ Armor Set／
Alatreon β+ Armor Set
Palico Equipment: Alatreon Set α+

Aside from Alatreon, the Frostfang Barioth will be entering the fray as well. This creature will be appear in limited-time event quests. Expect the Frostfang Barioth to be huntable on August 7 at 0:00 UTC/8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT/8 a.m. HKT, and will disappear from the rotation on August 19, 2020 at 23: 59 UTC/7:59 p.m. EDT/4:59 pn. PDT/7:59 a.m. HKT.

Event Quest: “The Last White Knight”

Conditions: MR 24 or higher
Locale: Hoarfrost Reach
Objective: Hunt a Frostfang Barioth

Tips:

Appears in this quest as a tempered monster!
Breaking both of its fangs will weaken its frosty breath.
If flinched, it may shoot out a breath of ice upon recovering.
Frostfang Barioth Hunter Armor:
Weapon Design
Frostfang Barioth α+ Armor Set／
Frostfang Barioth β+ Armor Set
Palico Equipment: Frostfang Set α+

Once Title Update 4 is out, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

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