PUBGnew crates are now available to open on the game’s Test Server. These are the Militia and Fever crates, which boast new cosmetic items for players to earn. On February 22 (tomorrow), both crates will be made available on live servers.
You can watch Mack from Pixel Enemy open some Fever and Militia crates in the video below:
The upcoming Xbox Games With Gold March 2018 titles have been announced. Four games are coming to Xbox Live Gold subscribers: two for Xbox One and two for Xbox 360. As you might expect, both Xbox 360 titles are playable on Xbox One via backwards compatibility.
Xbox One
On Xbox One, Xbox Live Gold members can download Trials of the Blood Dragon ($14.99 ERP) for free during the month of March. SUPERHOT ($24.99 ERP) will be available as a free download from March 16th to April 15th.
Xbox 360
On Xbox 360, starting March 1st, Brave: The Video Game ($19.99 ERP) will be free for Xbox Live Gold members through March 15th. Then on March 16th, Xbox Live Gold Members can download Quantum Conundrum ($9.99 ERP) for free through March 31st.
March’s lineup provides over $69 dollars in value and up to 3400 in gamerscore.
Are you happy with March’s selection of games? Or are they underwhelming? Let us know!
StarCraft 2 update 4.2.0 brings big changes to the game’s co-op mode, with significant tweaks made to Karax, Fenix, Han and Horner, and more.
Find the full list of StarCraft 2 update 4.2.0 patch notes below:
StarCraft 2 Update 4.2.0 Patch Notes:
General
UI
The “strong against” and “weak against” section for each unit has been updated in the Help section.
Versus
Protoss –
Observers will now animate slightly when in Surveillance Mode. They will no longer emit sounds while cloaked to enemy players in this mode.
The Disruptor Purification Nova art has been modified so that the center core better indicates the collision size of the detonation radius.
Adept attacks will now have orange projectiles once Resonating Glaives has been researched.
The icon for Resonating Glaives has been updated to match the new spell effect.
Zerg –
Hydralisk attacks now have a new green visual effect once Grooved Spines has been researched.
Co-op
General
All Spore Crawlers’ damage—including Zagara’s, Kerrigan’s, Abathur’s, and Amon’s—has been reduced from 15 (+30 vs. Biological) to 15.
Armor and Shield upgrades are now generally cheaper across the board.
Reworked building selection priority of all Co-op commanders to be more consistent.
Changed various Mastery descriptions to improve the clarity of these abilities.
All Overseers now have a more distinct visual indication when they enter Surveillance Mode.
Part and Parcel
Parts Crates are now considered hostile and units will automatically target them.
Parts can now be picked up by air units.
Parts pickup radius has been increased.
The first bonus objective will now spawn at 8 minutes instead of 7 minutes.
Hybrid Boss music will now be modified by the Music volume option under sound settings.
The area around each Hybrid Stasis Chamber is now buildable.
The “Gather Balius Parts” objective has now been renamed “Gather Balius Parts to delay Hybrid” to better communicate to the purpose of collecting parts.
Reworked General Davis’ voiceovers to be less frequent.
Abathur
Abathur’s Ultimate Evolutions now have tooltips that better describe their Symbiotes’ abilities.
Fenix
Reworked Fenix’s level 10 upgrade, Operational Efficiency, to reduce the mineral costs of all production and tech structures by 50% in addition to its current functionality. This cost reduction applies to Gateways, Cybernetics Cores, Forges, Twilight Councils, Robotics Facilities, Robotics Bays, Stargates, and Fleet Beacons.
Legionnaire base damage increased from 12×2 to 16×2. Weapon upgrades now provide +2×2 damage each, up from +1×2.
Conservator Protective Field damage reduction increased from 20% to 35%.
Radius of Conservator Protective Field in Mobile Mode increased from 5.5 to 7.2. It now matches its radius in Phasing Mode.
Combat Sensor Array now increases the Scout’s air attack range by +3, up from +1. Range bonus on the ground remains the same.
The Air Weapons upgrade now provides the Scouts’ anti-ground Photon Blaster with +2 (+3 vs. light) damage, up from +1.
Carrier Interceptor cost decreased from 15 to 0.
Extended Thermal Lance research cost decreased from 150/150 to 100/100.
Avenging Protocol now gives a 50% attack speed bonus when a champion is transferred to a new shell, up from 25%.
Avenging Protocol now gives a 10% attack speed bonus per supply each time a host shell of their type is destroyed, up from 5%.
Avenging Protocol attack speed bonus cap increased from 100% to 200%.
Avenging Protocol bonus duration increased from 10 seconds to 20 seconds.
Taldarin range increased from 5 to 6.
Warbringer range increased from 8 to 9.
Kaldalis’ Empowered Blades damage scaling increased from 3 per Legionnaire to 4.5 per Legionnaire. Maximum Empowered Blades damage increased from 29 to 39.
Talis’ Debilitation System now allows Talis to hit 8 units with its Ricochet Glaive ability, up from 5.
Talis’ Psionic Projection ability now summons a Shade that deals 25 (35 vs. light) damage, up from 8 (11 vs. light).
Talis’ Shade now has a unique indicator so that it is more identifiable.
Taldarin attack speed increased from 1.80 to 1.45.
Taldarin’s Barrier damage absorption increased from 100 to 200.
Warbringer Purification Blast damage increased from 200 to 300.
Mojo TDW bonus reworked. Instead of increasing stun duration (from 2 to 4), it now decreases the cooldown of Suppression Procedure by 0.75 per Scout, from 10 to a minimum of 5.
Mojo now receives bonuses from Combat Sensor Array. His upgraded attack range (6 vs. air, 4 vs. ground) will still remain 1 less than that of upgraded Scouts (7 vs. air, 5 vs. ground).
Fenix’s Attack Speed Mastery bonus increased from 1% per point to 2% per point. Maximum attack speed bonus increased from 30% to 60%.
Fenix Suit Offline Energy Regeneration Mastery bonus increased from 0.5% per point to 0.75% per point. Maximum regeneration bonus increased from 15% to 22.5%.
Champion A.I. Life and Shields bonus increased from 1% per point to 2% per point. Maximum life and shield bonus increased from 30% to 60%.
Extra Starting Supply Mastery bonus increased from 1 supply per point to 2 supply per point. Maximum starting supply increased from 30 to 60.
Rally points set to Fenix’s suits will now re-rally to a new suit each time one is summoned. This occurs even if an active suit is destroyed in combat and a new suit is summoned later.
Fenix’s Purifier Conclave now shows the number of units of that type on the field without a mouseover.
Fenix’s Disruptors now have a max range indicator when selected.
Han & Horner
Hellion damage increased from 15 (20 vs. armored) to 15 (30 vs. armored).
Hellion weapon upgrade now provides +1 (+3 vs. armored) damage, up from +1 (+2 vs. armored).
Hellion Tar Bomb ability now reduces the range of units hit by the Tar Bomb by 3.
The Hellion’s stronger death chance effect now overrides its normal death chance effect.
Hellbat HP increased from 135 to 235.
Widow Mines no longer have the “Ignore Placement” flag.
Asteria Wraith max attack speed bonus increased from 50% to 100%.
The Deimos Viking’s W.I.L.D. Missiles ability now deals 15 (25 vs. armored) damage per missile, up from 10.
Deimos Viking’s anti-air damage increased from 15 (21 vs. armored) to 20 (35 vs. armored). Weapon upgrades now provide 2 (4 vs. armored) each, up from 2.
Sovereign Battlecruiser ATA Laser (12 damage) and ATS Laser (15 damage) weapon systems removed. These are replaced by an ATX Laser Battery weapon that deals 18 damage with the same cooldown.
Sovereign Battlecruiser in ATX Laser Battery mode can now fire while the Battlecruiser is moving.
Damage of Sovereign Battlecruiser in Overcharged Reactor mode increased from 100 to 200.
Mini Yamato Gun weapon upgrade now provides +20 damage, up from +5.
Drone Hanger supply cost decreased from 6 to 3.
Asteria Wraith supply cost increased from 2 to 4.
Deimos Viking supply cost increased from 2 to 4.
Sovereign Battlecruiser supply cost increased from 6 to 10.
Strike Fighter Platform supply cost decreased from 4 to 2.
Strike Fighter takeoff time decreased from 1 to 0.5.
Strike Fighter movement speed increased from 13 to 30.
Strike Fighter acceleration increased from 20 to 100.
Strike Fighter armor increased from 0 to 2.
Strike Fighter gains 1 fewer second of invulnerability after it drops its payload.
Strike Fighter retains vision for 2 additional seconds after it drops its payload.
Strike Fighter damage increased from 150 (400 vs. non-Heroic structures) to 175 (400 vs. non-Heroic structures).
Mag Mine arming time reduced from 15 seconds to 10 seconds.
Mag Mine Triggering Time reduced from 2.5 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
Han & Horner’s Level 8 ability, His and Her Supply, now increases the HP of their Supply Depots from 400 to 800.
Salvage bonuses no longer affect certain “free” units such as Nova’s Railgun Turrets (summoned from Ravens), Infested Civilians, Volatile Infested, and Infested Troopers (summoned from Bunkers). Salvage will still affect all of Zagara’s Banelings and Infested Marines (summoned from Barracks).
Stronger Death Chance Mastery bonus increased from 1% per point to 1.5% per point. Max bonuses increased from 30% to 60%.
Double Salvage Chance Mastery bonuses increased from 1% per point to 2% per point. Max bonuses increased from 30% to 60%.
Horner Unit Life Regeneration Mastery replaced with Strike Fighter Area of Effect Radius Mastery. The Strike Fighter Area of Effect Mastery increases both the radius of the Strike Fighter’s base attack and the radius of its Napalm Payload Effect by 1% per point up to a total of 30%.
Karax
Extended Thermal Lance research cost decreased from 150/150 to 100/100.
Fire Beam research cost decreased from 200/200 to 150/150.
Fire Beam damage over time increased from 100 damage over 5 seconds to 150 damage over 5 seconds.
Carrier Interceptor Cost decreased from 15 to 0.
Solar Efficiency Level 2 upgrade cost decreased from 300/300 to 250/250.
Solar Efficiency Level 3 upgrade cost decreased from 400/400 to 300/300.
Advanced Repair Systems upgrade now allows the Reconstruction Beam to target two additional targets, up from one.
The Solar Flare upgrade now enables Solar Lance to set fire to the ground in an area that is double the width, from 2 to 4. The Solar Lance’s primary weapon width remains the same.
Solar Flare duration increased from 10 seconds to 20 seconds.
Solar Flare damage over time increased from 10 damage/second to 15 damage/second.
Karax’s units are now 30% more expensive than Protoss base units, down from 50% more expensive.
Karax’s Unit Cost Mastery bonus decreased from 1% per point to 0.75% per point. Maximum cost reduction from 30% to 22.5%.
Swann
Swann’s Factory can now build both Hellions and Hellbats.
Unit Upgrades
Abathur, Kerrigan, Zagara –
Ground Carapace upgrade costs decreased from (150/150; 225/225; 300/300) to (100/100; 175/175; 250/250).
Flyer Carapace upgrade costs decreased from (150/150; 225/225; 300/300) to (100/100; 175/175; 250/250).
Artanis, Alarak, Fenix, Karax, Vorazun –
Plasma Shield upgrade costs decreased from (150/150; 225/225; 300/300) to (100/100; 175/175; 250/250).
Air Armor upgrade costs decreased from (150/150; 225/225; 300/300) to (100/100; 175/175; 250/250).
Dehaka –
Primal Attacks upgrade costs increased from (100/100; 150/150; 200/200) to (100/100; 175/175; 250/250).
Primal Carapace upgrade costs decreased from (150/150; 225/225; 300/300) to (100/100; 175/175; 250/250).
Stukov –
Infantry Armor upgrade costs decreased from (150/150; 225/225; 300/300) to (100/100; 150/150; 200/200).
Editor
Improved Terrain Editor module object lookups.
Added native functions: BankBackupGetId, BankBackupGetLatestId, BankBackupRemove, BankBackupLoopBegin, BankBackupLoopStep, BankBackupLoopDone, BankBackupLoopCurrent, BankBackupLoopEnd to allow iterating over and managing backup banks.
Changed Scintilla code and XML editor to utilize the UTF 8 character set to allow displaying hint text in all languages.
Modified the Scintilla hint text to not display across the entire screen when the hint is a long string.
Fix for missing trigger debug profiling for modder utilization in the trigger debugger.
Enabled editor features for any user that has paid content by removing the starter account restriction.
Viewing of the Wings of Liberty campaign maps now allowed for all editor users.
Added native event: EventHotKeyPressed for being able to query hot keys that are pressed.
Added native function: UnitControlGroup to get the currently selected unit group.
Added Scintilla code editor to the trigger error view.
Improved the Text Editor search functionality.
Added optimizations for unit groups.
Bug Fixes
Campaign
Fixed a typo in the description of the Tal’darim Destroyer in the Legacy of the Void campaign.
Fixed an issue in the Legacy of the Void campaign where using the Temporal Field ability created only one field.
Restored the casting animation of Aiur High Templars when playing Legacy of the Void campaign.
Fixed an issue on Void Launch that prevented Terran buildings from landing in certain areas.
Co-op
Fixed a bug where killing Amon’s Ghost Academy would give the player additional score points.
Fixed some unintended interactions with the Twister Mutation.
Players who have a Han and Horner ally will no longer hear the announcement voice-line when a Wraith is called down.
Replaced the Queen unit in the Hotkey list for Zerg Co-op Commanders
Fixed an issue with the Twister Mutator not interacting properly with flying units in certain parts of the Chain of Ascension mission.
Fixed an issue where Weekly Mutations were not granting the correct amount of experience based on difficulty.
Burrowed Lurkers will now have the chance to change into a more powerful unit when the Transmutation Mutator is active.
Symbiote from Abathur’s Ultimate Evolution will now target Void Shards on the Rifts to Korhal mission.
Abathur –
Fixed a bug where Toxic Nests were respawning on initial placement.
Fixed a bug where Symbiotes were disappearing when certain abilities were used on it.
Alarak –
Fixed a bug that allowed Alarak to use abilities while the hero is spawning.
Fixed a bug where Alarak’s Wrath of the Highlord ability had global range.
Dehaka –
Fixed an issue that caused the Primal Hive to trigger the incorrect error when attempting to root in a blocked area.
Dehaka no longer has a chance of becoming stuck in the air when affected by the Infestor’s Fungal Growth.
Primal Mutalisks with Primal Reconstitution can now receive fatal damage from a Choker’s tentacle attack on Dead of Night.
Primal Wurms can no longer Deep Tunnel into the Xel’Naga Temple and avoid enemy melee units.
Fenix –
Fixed a typo in Purifier Armament’s description. It now correctly shows the bonus damage.
Fixed a tooltip error regarding Clolarion’s range.
Han and Horner –
Fixed an issue that allowed a Reaper to access areas that should not be pathable after using Jet Pack Overdrive on Chain of Ascension.
Chrono Wave no longer slows the cooldown of Horner’s Starport units.
Karax –
Fixed a bug where Sentinels were reviving into Legionaries and refunding the player minerals.
Fixed a bug where Optimized Ordinance was providing Photon Cannons and Khaydarin Monoliths with slightly too much attack speed.
Nova –
The Raven’s Railgun Turret will no longer produce salvage when playing with a Han and commander.
Replaced the Starport building in the Hotkey list.
Issuing an attack move command near Nova’s “Penetrating Blast” radius effect will no longer command Nova’s army to attack her.
Stukov –
The tooltip for Retinal Augmentation now displays the correct attack range.
The Volatile Infested that spawn from an Infested Siege Tank will now move to the location of the Psi Emitter.
Fixed a bug that allowed Infested Bunkers to generate minerals while playing with a Han & Horner ally.
The Brood Queen’s attack speed will now be increased by the “Mech Attack Speed” mastery.
The Aleksander is now able to attack the crates in Parts and Parcel.
Swann –
The Wraith’s Pulse Amplifier upgrade will now grant an additional 100% attack speed.
Fixed an issue that allowed Science Vessels to erroneously repair structures and bonus objectives.
The Hellbat transformation ability no longer has an Armory requirement.
Vorazun –
Fixed a bug where cloaked units would become unkillable while under certain conditions when the mutator, Eminent Domain, was active.
Zagara –
Fixed a typo regarding Zagara’s Baneling damage Mastery.
It should provide 1 extra damage per point, not 1%.
Maps
AcidPlant LE –
Removed a one unit wide pathable area in the north edge of the map.
Resolved several issues related to various doodads.
Backwater LE –
Fixed an issue where, even with the ambient sound option turned off, animal sounds could be heard.
UI
Fixed an issue where players would receive an error when queuing for a 1v1 unranked game with a party.
Removed a duplicate listing of the Observer in the Help menu.
Resolved an issue that prevented changing the hotkeys related to the Overseer.
Removed Repair Drone from the Hotkeys menu.
The Shield Battery will no longer change sizes when being viewed in the Help menu.
Added the missing Infernal Pre-Igniter upgrade to the Hellbat in the Help menu.
Attempting to join an expired lobby while in a party no longer causes the non-party leader to get into an unresponsive state.
Removed support for viewing replays that are older than SC2 3.10 due to these replays no longer being supported and causing frequent crashes.
Versus
Fixed an issue that could cause the Oracle’s Revelation to last longer than intended.
Fixed an issue that caused units to maintain the visual effects of the Nexus Recall ability if it was destroyed while the units are being recalled.
An Adept’s location will no longer be briefly revealed to an enemy player if the Adept was in the middle of attacking when teleporting to its Shade.
Observers in Surveillance Mode will now benefit from armor and shield upgrades.
Zerg Burrowed Queens no longer have higher tab priority than unburrowed Queens.
Triggering the Oracle’s Stasis Ward now correctly removes the Interference Matrix debuff.
Fixed the building priority order for Pylons and Shield Batteries.
A warping Shield Battery pre-placed model will no longer appear if a Pylon is placed over or near the warping Shield Battery.
The Auto-Kill achievement has been updated so that it can still be obtained.
Fixed an issue that prevented the Protoss AI from being able to use Chrono Boost in custom games.
The Judicator Zealot’s Psi-Blades are now properly distinct from standard Zealot’s Psi-Blades in-game.
Fixed an issue with the Mercenary version of the Supply Depot appearing fully constructed while it was still being built when playing on the Wings of Liberty expansion level.
An Observer using the Forged skin will now face upwards when in Surveillance Mode.
Fixed an animation bug in the Junker Hellbat’s 3D portrait.
In case you didn’t know, Rainbow Six Siege will be introducing loot boxes into the game with the limited-time event, Outbreak. While most might not be thrilled with this news, Ubisoft maintains that only cosmetic items will be available in these Rainbow Six Siege loot boxes, and that it will “never” affect gameplay.
Rainbow Six Siege Director Alexandre Remy has spoken out about the microtransactions, and maintains that Ubisoft isn’t being greedy at all, and compares it to a “gift shop” after a rollercoaster ride.
I feel like the loot boxes act like the gift shop after the rollercoaster. “I am feeling very empathetic towards players upset with this, but at the same time I do not feel we are cheating anyone, i don’t think we are being greedy whatsoever.
In a separate interview, Remy comments that these loot boxes won’t ever affect gameplay, and that “they’re only skins.”
For the Outbreak packs, first it is never about gameplay. I have to say: They are only skins. (It) will never have something affecting gameplay…It will change nothing to the game
While Siege has had microtransactions before, it was for cosmetics-only items that can be bought by real-world money, or in-game currency. The Outbreak event and loot box implementation will start this March 6 and will run until April 3.
Are you OK with Ubisoft’s introduction of loot boxes in Siege? Or will this be the start of something more sinister if it works? Given the game isn’t due for a sequel anytime soon, Ubisoft does need something to keep the revenue flowing in; maybe this is the perfect win-win scenario for both camps?
Are you a fan of Rocket League? Have you ever wanted to use the Batmobile to net you goals all the while saying “I’m Batman!” over and over again? If so, here’s your chance! Psyonix has teamed up with DC to bring us the Rocket League DC Super Heroes DLC Pack!
Check out the trailer below to see two versions of the Batmobile in action! There’s the Tumbler from Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins trilogy, and there’s the Batmobile Micheal Keaton drove for the 1989 Batman flick!
Rocket League’s DC Super Heroes DLC Pack comes with over 20 customization items, including TWO of your favorite Gotham City rides — the classic ’89 Batmobile AND the roof-cruising The Dark Knight Rises Tumbler.
Here’s the full list of items included in the DC Super Heroes DLC Pack:
Aquaman — Decal (Breakout), and Player Banner
Batman — Decal (Paladin), and Player Banner
Cyborg — Decal (Roadhog), and Player Banner
Flash — Speed Force Boost, Wheels, Decal (Venom), and Player Banner
Green Arrow — Decal (Hotshot), and Player Banner
Green Lantern — Decal (Merc), and Player Banner
Superman — Decal (Octane), and Player Banner
Wonder Woman — Wheels, Decal (X-Devil), and Player Banner
DC — Player Banner
The Rocket League DC Super Heroes DLC, which should have been called the Rocket League Batmobile pack, will race out this March 5 for $3.99 or whatever it’s equivalent is to your region.
In addition to Skydiving Trails, the Fortnite Season 3 Battle Pass includes new outfits, pickaxes, emotes, gliders, back blings, loading screens, banners, and emoticons.
Burnout Paradise Remasteredhas now been officially revealed. In addition to releasing a 4K 60fps reveal trailer, EA has also announced a release date of March 16 for the PS4 and Xbox One versions. (The PC version will be coming at a later date.)
Check out the Burnout Paradise Remastered trailer below:
Coming March 16 to Xbox One and PlayStation 4
RETURN TO PARADISE CITY
In 2008, the original Burnout Paradise™ came roaring off the starting line ready to demolish the competition. Featuring breakneck racing, high-flying stunts, and — most importantly — shameless amounts of automotive destruction, Burnout Paradise set the bar for what an action racing game could be. And now, ten years later, it’s back and ready to show a new generation of consoles the true definition of a “smash hit.”
The Definitive Burnout Paradise Experience
Relive the high-octane stunts and wanton destruction of one of the greatest arcade-driving games ever. Featuring a range of technical enhancements for greater visual fidelity and authenticity, it plays natively in 1080p on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in 4K at 60fps on the PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X.
Explore Paradise City with Friends
Burn rubber and shred metal across the open roads of Paradise City while discovering jumps, stunts, and shortcuts. Wreck your friends online or join forces to demolish hundreds of online challenges.
RACE AND DESTROY
Toss out that driver’s handbook and set speed and destruction records all over town.
UP TO FOUR PLAYERS
Smash through traffic with friends in both online and offline multiplayer and compete for destruction dominance.
4K GRAPHICS*
Take in all the magnificent mayhem on PlayStation 4 Pro and Xbox One X with 60 fps in stunning 4K.
While Sledgehammer Games released a game patch for Call of Duty: WWII just last week — and we got a hotfix after — it seems the studio is keen on making sure the game is balanced for the new guns introduced, as a new hotfix has been rolled out yet again.
Over on Reddit, Sledgehammer announced a new COD: WWII hotfix update that just got rolled out today, and it’s mostly tweaks for Ranked Play and the new revolver, Reichsrevolver.
We pushed through a couple fixes today. We heard your feedback on the Reichsrevolver and have made an adjustment to the damage location for 2-shot kills. We’ve also pushed through some UI changes for the AAR in Ranked Play, which was showing various inconsistencies that were a source of player frustration.
Buffed Reichsrevolver 2-shot kill damage locations to be arms, chest, and above
Made UI improvements to AAR in Ranked Play (XP gains, CTF captures)
After you try out the Reichsrevolver, let us know what you think of the new buff in the comments below.
Thank you!
If that’s not your cup of tea, Sledgehammer Games has also mentioned that the Dom XL playlist (each kill counts for 100 points), and scorestreak tuning will be out sometime soon, though with no definite date.
For this week’s PSN sale, Sony is holding a PlayStation Plus Specials sale, which should just have been called a PlayStation VR special sale. The PSN weekly deals are back, and yep, it’s mostly VR-related games, though there’s some that are just for PS4.
Thanks once again to Reddit user weebae, the full list can be seen below.
A new PUBGupdate is available to download and install on PC. It applies to the Test Server, bringing gameplay optimizations and bug fixes for players to trial.
In addition to the PUBG PC Update 6 patch notes, the developer has detailed changes coming to the game’s matchmaking system. PUBG will begin to use ping-based matchmaking, to help “improve the overall play experience.” The “first trials” of these changes will be rolled out this week.
PUBG PC Update 6 Patch Notes
World
Replaced some fences in Miramar to unbreakable fences or walls in order to optimize the client.
Gameplay
When the player is riding in the airplane, they will no longer be able to see the inside of the airplane. This is to improve the early game client and server performance
Other players will be visible once they jump out of the airplane
When riding the airplane, you can check the number of remaining passengers via the new UI element at the bottom left of the screen
Replays
When reporting someone through the replay system, we now receive a 1 minute replay file centered on the point of your report
It is impossible to report through a replay file which has been created longer than a week ago
It is impossible to report the same player multiple times in the same replay file
Bug Fixes
Fixed the issue where the player would die from falling when vaulting and climbing
Fixed the issue where after reconnecting to the game, the player would get a glitched view when using ADS on their weapon
Fixed the issue where the player didn’t receive any damage after entering a vehicle from a prone position and then exiting while the vehicle was moving
Fixed the issue where after entering the vehicle (passenger seat) from prone position and using heal/boost items, the player was shown using the items in prone position instead of sitting down
Misc.
Made changes to prevent the reduced heal/boost time cheat
It’s finally here, Battlefield 1 players! The final expansion for Battlefield 1 called “Apocalypse” is finally out for BF1 Premium members! This two-week early access to the DLC comes with a hefty download that includes updates on the base game. Same as before, we’ve included the Battlefield 1 patch notes below.
Before you dive in to the changes to the base game, check out the explosive trailer for the Apocalypse expansion below.
With Apocalypse, new maps, weapons, gadgets and more have made their way to Battlefield 1! We’ve posted about it before, but you can read about it in more detail now.
New Maps:
CAPORETTO
The Austro-Hungarian forces have bombarded the Italian army with toxic gas to gain a foothold in the village along the Isonzo River. Dive behind the Castle Ruins of the old world or the craggy rocks of Blood Creek, dodging Cavalry and motorcycles alike, while keeping one hand on your trusty gasmask to fend off the barrages of the Livens Projector. Fortify Capello Grove, near the war-torn bridge, and gain access to several artillery guns to push back enemy forces.
PASSCHENDAELE
After continuous artillery shelling, all that’s left is muddy terrain, littered with debris and rubble where buildings and trees once stood. Surrounded by a blazing forest on one side and putrid gas on the other, British and German soldiers contend over fallen tree trunks and sunken tank husks in the Augustus Wood. Duck into deep trenches, cutting across the territory to find shelter in the crumbling walls of Edwards House. Storm the high ground to control Zonnebeke Church and take cover behind the stone skeleton that remains.
RIVER SOMME
British troops have dug in with a trench network that cuts through the golden wheat fields, opposing German dugouts carved into the earth just a few hundred meters away. Follow tactics of trench warfare and take possession of the Marsh Landing, prepare for the final push beyond the river. Just past the treacherous Hill 21, you’ll find only death and destruction at the site of the Sugar Mill, the latest victim to a never-ending British artillery barrage.
RAZOR’S EDGE
Top pilots take to the skies above the towering peaks of the Alps. In freezing conditions and high altitudes, flying aces attempt to outmaneuver other single-seat fighter planes as they engage in deadly dogfights. Use aerial cunning and tactics to defeat the enemy and claim your place as a knight of the sky.
LONDON CALLING
Battle among the clouds, high above the British capital. Aircraft of all types collide in this cataclysmic conflict. Using the superior speed and maneuverability of Fighter planes, tail your enemy and lay down fire to bring down attackers. Tactical bombers line high in the sky to drop overwhelming payloads on unsuspecting airships that are armed with anti-air armaments, laying waste to circling pilots in this clash between titans.
New Mode: Air Assault
A re-imagining of Air Superiority, players will engage in stunt-laden dogfights using the many aircraft available in Battlefield 1. Whether you’re spinning among your enemies in Attack biplanes, or offering support as a gunner, flying aces and novices alike can contribute to their team’s success.
As enemy crafts fall from the skies, teams will earn points. Each aircraft type varies in the awarded score, successful players will focus their attention on the big payouts. You may join a match with a Behemoth, move quickly to remove the threat and secure victory.
New Vehicles and Weapons:
Expanding the aircraft armada, we’re introducing two new bomber planes that are not only in this expansion pack but fitted into older maps as well. The British Empire is equipped with the Airco DH 10 Bomber plane, while the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Ottoman Empire have access to the new Hansa-Brandenburg G.I. bomber.
Horses are equipped with a gas mask in Battlefield 1 Apocalypse maps, protecting them from the onslaught of toxic gas attacks.
Gain access to the new guns in Battlefield 1 Apocalypse through all new weapon assignments. Everyone who has Battlefield 1 Apocalypse will immediately find the gruesome Meat Cleaver in your melee inventory, alongside the improvised grenade as a grenade option. Unlock the Prybar by collecting puzzle pieces in Battlepacks.
Assault
RSC SMG Factory
Perform 50 kills as Assault
RSC SMG Optical
Perform 50 kills with the RSC SMG Factory
In a round, perform 300 vehicle damage using explosives
Medic
Howell Automatic Factory
Perform 50 kills as a Medic
Howell Automatic Sniper
Perform 50 kills with the Howell Automatic Factory
In a round, perform 600 points of healing
Support
LMG 08/18 Low Weight
Perform 50 kills as a Support
LMG 08/18 Suppressive
Perform 50 kills with the LMG 08/18 Low Weight
In a round, perform 100 resupplies
Scout
Ross MkIII Marksman
Perform 50 kills as a Scout
M1917 Infantry
Perform 50 kills with the Ross MkIII Marksman
Accumulate 2500 meters of headshots using single-action rifles
Sidearm
Revolver Mk VI
Kill 25 different enemies using revolvers
New Gadget:
Assault Class soldiers will now have a counterattack to airplanes with the AA Rocket Gun. Equip this in your gadget slot and launch a flak cloud to impair your flying enemies.
NEW: SERVICE ASSIGNMENTS AND SPECIALIZATIONS
Take advantage new Specializations that are immediately available in Battlefield 1 Apocalypse.
Awareness Enemies you spot remain spotted 25% longer
Useful for players that rely on spotting and serves as a counter to Quick Unspot.
Slink Reduce footstep sounds
Designed for players that wish to stay quiet whilst navigating the battlefield, with the added benefit of being more aware of their surroundings.
Privateer Swim faster with your melee weapon in-hand
Very useful in maps featuring a lot of water.
AFFLICTIONS
Whilst we’ve been attempting to make Weapon and Service Assignments more approachable for more players, skilled players might be slightly missing a steeper challenge. Afflictions are meant to fill that void; offering an added challenge that is completely voluntary but can be worn as a badge of honor (since your victims will now see your active Specializations on the Kill Card). Afflictions are available only after completing 3 Service Assignments in the first tier (Getting Started) and 5 Service Assignments in the second tier (Staying Focused). Afflictions are required to unlock some truly unique Dog Tags.
Death Toll Lose 200 points each time you die, after the revive window
Death Toll was designed for the player that’s always at the top of the leaderboard. Points aren’t deducted until you go to the deploy screen, so you can still avoid the penalty by being revived.
Peacock Once spotted, you remain spotted until death
This one is for sneaky players looking for an added challenge. Enemies need to initially spot you for the Affliction to take effect, so you can be extra careful and remain unspotted. Players that like to be in the thick of it shouldn’t notice much of a downside to this one, either.
Scavenger You can only carry one magazine per weapon
Make each shot count and keep an eye out for dropped kits. Frequently switching kits on the fly creates new challenges, forcing you to quickly adapt to an ever-changing battlefield.
Reaper Receive 1 damage per second, but performing a kill pauses the effect for 10 seconds
Since you are constantly taking damage you are always considered in combat, so you won’t be able to heal while the Affliction is active. Make sure to get a kill when health is nearby for maximum efficiency.
Paranoia You cannot remove your gas mask
The gas mask limits visibility and prevents aiming down sights, but at least you’ll be safe from any deadly gas.
OTHER UPDATES (Base game):
MENU & HUD
Fixed an issue where some weapon skins would not show up on the kill card.
Players can now map the transport vehicle self-repair key bind.
Fixed an issue where PS4 would not display tooltips for deployed gadgets.
The artillery barrage zone mini-map UI now properly supports custom colorblind settings.
Revised the end of round statistics that are displayed at the end of each match to better reflect how the final score was reached.
In Conquest, instead of displaying “Flag Captures” and “Squad Spawns,” we now show “Score From Flags” and “Score From Kills.”
In Domination, instead of displaying “Flag Captures” and “Squad Spawns,” we now show “Score From Flags” and “Flag Captures.”
In Team Deathmatch, instead of displaying “Revives” and “Squad Spawns,” we now show “Kills” and “Revives.”
WEAPONS, VEHICLES, & GADGETS
Reduced the ability to ‘magdump’ the Ribeyrolles for very long ranges and increased the effectiveness of burst fire.
Decreased the first shot spread multiplier of the Ribeyrolles from 4 to 3.
Increased the horizontal recoil of the Ribeyrolles from 0.16 to 0.33.
Improve the consistency of the Automatico at mid-range.
Decreased the horizontal recoil of the Automatico from 0.6 to 0.4.
Decreased the first shot recoil multiplier of the Automatico from 2.8 to 2.4.
Fixed an issue where the Sjögren Inertial was firing one more pellet than intended.
Aligned the SMG 08/18 performance closer to its real-life counterpart.
Slowed the zoom-in speed of the Hellriegel 1915 and SMG 08/18, these weapons will now take longer to fully aim down sights
Reduced the Maschinenpistole M1912/P.16’s vertical recoil slightly.
Fixed an issue where AT Grenades would sometimes bounce off vehicles without exploding.
Cavalry can now heal themselves and their horses, through bandage pouches, without having to dismount.
Cavalry units are more resistant to damage while mounted.
Increased the damage to tanks from a ricochet hit, by changing the ricochet angle damage modifier on tanks from 0.1x to 0.5x.
Changed the shells fired by the Artillery Truck to heavy shells like the Landship’s mortar.
Fixed an issue where the sights of the SK45 Coastal Gun could be knocked off center by heavy impacts.
Fixed a bug where the Tank Hunter Rifle, Tank Hunter Landship Package, and Tank Hunter Attack Plane Package could destroy other planes in one shot.
Improved the handling of the Heavy Bomber.
Reduced the rate the Repair Tool is able to repair the Heavy Bomber.
Made changes to the Heavy Bomber to improve the effectiveness of the Strategic Bomber Package against infantry.
Increased the blast radius of the Heavy Bomber’s Cluster Bombs from 7 to 12 meters.
Fixed an issue where the Heavy Bomber Cluster Bombs occasionally had a safe zone within the blast radius.
Switched the Heavy Bomber’s Flechettes to twin HE Autocannons.
Fixed an issue where the bombs of the Caproni Ca5 would remain on the bomb racks after being dropped.
Adjusted the aim constraints on the Caproni Ca5 rear gunner.
Adjusted attack plane throttle settings to increase their minimum speed slightly, reducing the time pilots have to line up attack runs on ground targets.
Significantly increased Fighter Plane Incendiary Rounds damage to airplane wings/engines.
Significantly increased the accuracy of Fighter Plane Incendiary Rounds.
Fixed an issue where bombs on attack planes would not disappear from the bomb racks after being dropped.
Improved the destruction FX on the C-Class Airship.
Fixed an issue where the seat layout information was not displayed correctly when customizing the C-Class Airship.
Fixed a weapon description which provided an incorrect bomb count on the C-Class Airship.
Fixed an issue where certain vehicle weapons, like torpedoes or Le Prieu Rockets, could do double damage to other vehicles.
Reduced the maximum range of torpedoes to around 500 meters.
MAPS & MODES
Adjusted the spawns in Ballroom Blitz to create more safe spawn zones.
Adjusted the boundaries in the 3rd sector of Verdun Heights, in Operation Devil’s Anvil, to prevent Defenders from stealing Attacker Elite kits.
Adjusted the HQ boundaries and Elite kit placement in the 1st sector of Achi Baba, in Operation Gallipoli, to prevent Defenders from stealing Attacker elite kits.
Adjusted the placement of Elite kits for Attackers in the 3rd sector of Achi Baba, in Operation Gallipoli, to prevent Defenders from stealing Attacker Elite kits.
Increased the surrounding area in Heligoland Bight, so the big boats have more room to maneuver.
Adjusted various elements of Volga River to balance Operation Red Tide.
The Red Line flag in the 1st sector has been pushed back to a different, but nearby, location.
The 1st sector’s boundary has been lined up with the Red Line trench, providing some additional protection for Attackers and clarifying the dividing line for the Defenders.
An additional HQ has been added for Attackers in the 2nd sector.
An additional tank has been added in the 2nd sector for Attackers.
A Tank Hunter Elite kit is now available for Attackers in the 1st sector.
A Flame Trooper Elite kit is now available to Attackers in the 2nd sector.
Spawns have been adjusted across all sectors.
Vehicle and cavalry spawns have been adjusted across all sectors.
Adjusted various elements of Tsaritsyn to smooth out the increasing challenge as Attackers progress through the map, in Operation Red Tide.
Defensive spawns have been pulled back in the 1st sector.
Adjusted the A-flag capture area in the 2nd sector.
Increased the capture area of the 3rd sector to encompass the entire interior of the Cathedral
Defender spawns have been shifted to account for the increased capture area in the 3rd sector.
Adjusted various elements of Brusilov Keep to improve the balance and playability of Operation Brusilov Offensive.
Removed the Artillery Truck from the map.
Adjusted capture areas to provide more cover when contesting the point.
Adjusted spawns to provide cover and adjust the advantages of forward spawns for Defenders.
Attackers will now have two Putilov-Garford trucks for the 1st and 2nd sectors.
Attackers will now have one Putliov-Garford truck in the 3rd sector.
Attackers will not have a Putilov-Garford truck in the 4th sector
Moved the placement of the Defender Flame Trooper Elite kit in the 2nd sector, to prevent Attackers from stealing it.
Defenders will now have access to a Tank Hunter Elite kit in the 2nd sector.
Adjusted various elements of Galicia to improve the balance and playability of Operation Brusilov Offensive.
Removed the Artillery Truck from the map.
Added planes for Attackers and Defenders in the 1st and 4th sectors.
Removed the Flame Trooper Elite kit.
Removed the Defender’s Tank Hunter Elite kit from the 1st and 2nd sectors.
Enlarged and refined the capture area to help provide more cover.
Improved the stability of several maps by reducing the memory overhead. Maps that saw this improvement are:
Soissons
Prise de Tahure
Empire’s Edge
Sinai Desert
Fixed a bug where throwing an AT grenade at, or near, a supply drop in the Supply Drop game mode would cause it to explode.
SPECTATOR
Fixed an issue where spectators could occasionally fly outside of the play space.
RSP
RSP – Fixed an issue where some admins or VIP lists might be truncated after the bump to 50 players.
RSP – Fixed an issue where queuing VIPs would not bump a player from the game (looking into addressing this for admins).
That’s one chunky update, no?! Given the game has passed over 25 million players, it’s only logical DICE puts in this much attention to the game even after all this time has passed.
Those who want to purchase Apocalypse piece-meal can do so after two weeks.
It’s Tuesday, which means that it’s time for a Destiny 2weekly reset. We’ve listed everything that’s new — including Milestones, the Nightfall Strike, Eververse items, and more — down below.
Milestones
Call to Arms
Win glory by participating in Crucible matches – Powerful Gear
Heroic Strikes
Complete 3 Heroic Strikes – Powerful Gear
Clan XP
Earn Clan XP in strikes, raids, the Crucible, or world activities – Powerful Gear
Flashpoint: Mercury
Complete public events on Mercury – Powerful Gear
Nightfall
Complete the weekly Nightfall Strike – Powerful Gear
Nightfall Strike
Strike
The Inverted Spire
Modifiers
Momentum – Health and shield regeneration stop when you’re not moving. Sprint to speed up regeneration.
Timewarp: Rings – Vex time gates have appeared in the area. Pass through them to discharge temporal energy and extend the mission timer.
Eververse
Silver Purchases
Illuminated Engram – 200 Silver
Illuminated Engram x3 – 500 Silver
Illuminated Engram x5 – 800 Silver
Limitless Starter Pack – 900 Silver
Bright Dust Purchases
Get Up (Emote) – 400 Bright Dust
Disco Dance (Emote) – 700 Bright Dust
Velos Knight (Vehicle) – 600 Bright Dust
Kabr’s Glass Aegis (Vehicle) – 2000 Bright Dust
Black Plague – Rat King (Weapon Ornament) – 800 Bright Dust
Epic Games has laid out the plans it has for Fortnite Season 3’s Battle Pass earlier today, and yep, the game has a lot of juice left to be squeezed.
Not familiar with the Battle Pass? It’s Fortnite’s premium loot (read: paid) that lets members buy tiers (or earn them) to unlock more stuff. For the Fortnite Season 3 Battle Pass, players will instantly unlock a bunch of in-game rewards which include the new Mission Specialist outfit, and as you play during the season, expect tiered rewards to be doled out. The more you play, the more you unlock stuff.
According to Epic, in the Fornite Season 3 Battle Pass, there are now more 30 more tiers (100 in total), and that means, more loot! Check out the comparison chart below.
Cosmetics
Season 2 Battle Pass
Season 3 Battle Pass
Outfits
4
6
Pickaxes
3
3
Emotes
4
4
Gliders
3
3
Back Blings
0
3
Skydiving FX Trails
0
5
Loading Screens
0
8
Banners
16
23
Emoticons
16
21
TOTAL
46
76
Epic states that even if the studio added more tiers, players will be able to complete the Fortnite Season 3 Battle Pass in the same amount of time as Season 2’s. Check out the rest of the stuff set to come below, along with a quick FAQ from Epic.
NEW BATTLE BUNDLE
Battle Pass + 25 Tiers (2800 V-Bucks)
Includes access to the Battle Pass and instantly unlocks your next 25 tiers, all at a 40% discount.
WEEKLY CHALLENGES
Play at your own pace!
Tier up even faster by completing the new Weekly Challenges. Each week a new set of seven challenges unlock, replacing the Season 2 Battle Pass daily challenges. Weekly Challenges stack and can be completed any time before the season ends, so if you buy a pass mid-season you’ll still have access to all of the previous Weekly Challenges. You can complete four out of the seven Weekly Challenges to unlock your rewards, so choose the challenges that best fit your style!
FAQ
If I purchase the Battle Pass Season 2 do I get the Battle Pass Season 3?
No, but you keep all of the rewards you’ve earned from the Season 2 Battle Pass!
How do I buy the Battle Pass?
Launch Fortnite
Select Battle Royale
Navigate to the Battle Pass Tab
Purchase either the Battle Pass or the Battle Bundle
What if I buy the Battle Pass late in the season?
You will receive all of the rewards up to your current level, retroactively!
I want to get everything right away. Since there are more levels in Season 3, isn’t it going to cost more to buy my way to the end?
Yes, it does. For the first 70 tiers you’ll receive 70 items, just like last season. The added 30 tiers in Season 3 offer more loot than before. We have designed the boosts and challenges so you can complete the 100 tiers of the Season 3 in the same time that it took you to complete the 70 tiers of Season 2.
In other Fortnite news, don’t forget a massive patch dropped just last week, and you can see the changes made and additions here. There’s also free skins for PS4 players, though PC players can access it via a workaround, too.
Are you still playing Daybreak Games’ H1Z1? If you are, you might have seen a massive H1Z1 player count drop since last year.
According to Steam Charts (via MMOGames), the H1Z1 player count has dropped from 150,000+ players, to just 8,000 from June 2017 this February 2018! While the game seemed poised for success in 2017 due to eSports activity, and even an hour-long special aired on US TV called H1Z1: Fight for the Crown, it failed to maintain its momentum, and was leapfrogged in terms of Twitch views by other battle royale games like PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and Epic Games’ Fortnite.
While 8,000+ players still show a very active player base, the fact that it dropped over 100,000 players in less than 12 months isn’t very good news for H1Z1. Is this the end of H1Z1? Maybe, maybe not. Don’t forget, there’s a pro league for the game announced last year, which should start in “early 2018,” which could jumpstart interest in the game once again.
If you want more comparisons between H1Z1, Fornite and PUBG, check out this netcode analysis video to see who fares the best out of the three. Also, the developers of H1Z1 thinks there won’t be PUBG without their game, and also think PUBG is a “fast-follow” opportunity.
If you’re at the very high Hunter Rank in Monster Hunter World (HR50 and above), then you’ve most likely have crafted your end-game weapon of choice, and even your end-game armor. You might be farming for the best Decorations now to complete your badass character, but believe me, you’re not done — not by a long shot.
The Monster Hunter World Augmenting system is the real end-game of World. Once you’ve unlocked Augmenting, your armor and weapons will reach new tiers, gain new abilities though it’s easier said than done.
What is Augmenting and why should I care?
Augmenting in Monster Hunter World is simple to explain: it lets you upgrade armor and weapons past their threshold. However, you can only augment weapons and armors in World once you’ve reached the said weapon or armor’s max level (by infusing it with Armor Spheres, or getting to the last step of a weapon tree).
Augmenting will make you take less damage from attacks, which in turn, make you harder to kill. For weapons, you’ll be able to unlock the in-game cap for each weapon’s attack, Affinity rating, etc.
Augmenting will let you add extra attack, Affinity, and other stuff to your weapons. Check out the abilities available to my bow via Augmenting:
With the Xeno Metora (which is a Rarity 8 weapon), you can add an attack increase ability, Affinity increase, defensive increase, slot upgrade, or health regen. Note that with weapons which are maxed out at Rarity 7, you’ll have two Augmented abilities to choose from to add to the list. If the weapon is capped at Rarity 6, then you have three Augmented upgrades to choose from.
How do I unlock Augmenting?
Unlocking the augmenting option in the Smithy is the hardest part. You will have to obtain a Warrior’s Streamstone or something similar from killing a threat level three tempered monster. We posted the full threat level list for tempered monsters, but just remember that threat level three are the Elder Dragons: Nergigante, Daora, etc.
If that wasn’t hard enough, the Hero and Warrior’s Streamstone (the better stone is the Hero one), is based on RNG. So even if you slay threat level three tempered Elder Dragons repeatedly, as long as you don’t get a Hero or Warrior’s stone, you won’t unlock the option.
Interestingly enough, for augmenting armors, part of the materials used are just Streamstones and not the Hero or Warrior’s stone (Hero and Warrior stones are used for augmenting weapons only), but you need the Hero and/or Warrior’s stone to unlock the augmenting option at the Smithy. Not sure if this was intentional in Capcom’s part, or if it’s a bug that will be patched soon.
To put things in perspective, I went from HR50 to HR60 something before I finally managed to get a Warrior’s stone to drop from killing a tempered Elder Dragon. Yep, that’s more than 10 levels of just grinding, and whatnot, with not certainty. You do get Streamstone stuff that you’ll need for augmenting though, so there’s that.
What do I need to Augment weapons and armor?
Once you unlock the augmenting option at the Smithy, you’ll need Armor Spheres — and lots of in-game cash — to bump up your preferred armors to level 11. You will see an option in the augmenting menu at the Smithy for “Upgrade Limit Removal” for armors, which will let you bump your item’s defense to max, though it’s quite costly.
For weapons, you’ll need the Warrior or Hero stones along with various hard to obtain materials to change their properties. Expect weapon materials to be needed like monster gems, Dragonbone Relics, etc. Warrior and Hero stones are also weapon-specific, so for example, I need one for the “shaft” to upgrade my bow, a “lance” one to upgrade my lance and so on.
Both weapons and armors will require Streamstones to augment, so make sure to always have some in your item box. These Streamstones can be obtained by killing tempered monsters (not necessarily threat level three).
While armors can be upgraded using the Armor Spheres from completing Research Center quests, the weapon upgrades are the hard part. Make no mistake about it, unlocking a weapon’s full potential is super worth it given you will be able to unlock the following to your weapon(s) of choice:
Attack Increase – Raises the raw damage of the weapon
Affinity Increase – Adds 10 percent Affinity to the weapon (if it’s at negative Affinity, it’ll deduct 10 percent per upgrade)
Defense Increase – Adds 10 points of defense and a chance to reduce incoming damage
Slot Upgrade – Adds an additional Decorations slot to your weapon
Health Regen – You will regenerate health when you land hits
Remember: some weapons have more than one augmentation slot, and as explained above, the lower Rarity the weapon is, the more slots it can accommodate.
Grinding Streamstones, Hero stones and the like, will be the end-game goal for now since it’ll translate to breaking through the in-game plateau. It will be a grind for sure, but one that’s worth it. Once you’ve upgraded your armor and weapon, you’ll want to do the same for your alternate builds, which means more grinding.
There you have it, hunter! We hope you found our quick Augmenting guide useful, and informative. Check out more guides from us by visiting the Monster Hunter World page often.
Ubisoft has released a new Rainbow Six Siege Outbreak gameplay video, and this one gives us a ton of gameplay, and as well as tips on what to do with each zombie type. Yep, zombies are coming to Rainbow Six Siege, and it’s looking fantastic so far.
Squad up with three other mates to take on the zombie horde, and pick from a curated list of Operators whose abilities are suited for this co-op event. Check the chaos out in the video below.
Check out the horrific new enemies and expansive new maps of the special Rainbow Six Siege co-op event, Outbreak. This gameplay video will show you what you and your teammates are up against, and give you tips to survive and succeed in the face of this new threat.
Rainbow Six Siege’s Outbreak event will start on March 6 and will run until April 3 (four weeks). During this time, players can expect the new Operators to make their way out as part of Operation Chimera.
For those curious, you can check out what each zombie will look like in the list below (courtesy of Reddit user StopTheDamnTrainCJ)
Yep, it seems the Grunts will be your usual cannon fodder, while the Smasher type looks like it can take a couple of rounds and keep on swinging (or biting)!
Lots of Rainbow Six Siege news dropped due to the Six Invitationals that concluded this weekend; such as the new Operators — Lion and Finka — being showcased in a new gameplay trailer. Ubisoft has also gone on record to say that there’s no sequel planned for Siege just yet, since the dev team has a 10-year plan for the game.
Mavericks: Proving Groundsis an upcoming shooter that aims to first become a 400-player battle royale experience, which is scheduled to launch in 2018, before then expanding into a 1000-player MMORPG, which is set to happen in 2019. It’s an ambitious goal, that’s for sure!
Developer Automaton games has now released a teaser trailer, showing the environment that players can expect to fight in:
https://youtu.be/q-U8jPzselQ
Mavericks: Proving Grounds is an in-development revolutionary MMO tactical shooter marking the first purpose built entry into the battle royale genre, set to expand with an open-world MMORPG later next year.
Do you think a 400-player battle royale game would work well? How about the ultimate goal of becoming a 1000-player MMORPG? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments down below.
Following rumors of a Sea of Thieveskraken hidden within the game, beta testers searched far and wide for a glimpse of the mythical creature. Unfortunately, it appeared that the kraken was not featured in the beta build, leaving players disappointed.
A datamine of the PC beta revealed more clues of a kraken, as well as harpoons, ship customization, and more.
What are reportedly in-game screenshots of the Sea of Thieves kraken have been posted over on Resetera. These show huge tentacles rising out of the water, as well as a kraken head biting the ship.
What do you make of this beast? Will you be hunting for the Sea of Thieves kraken? Let us know in the comments.
