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PS4 Update 5.05 Is Live, Helps “Improve System Performance”

  by   Mack Ashworth  
January 18, 2018 10:22 am in Hardware

A new PS4 update has been rolled out. It’s 375 MB in size, and has only one purpose, if the patch notes are to be believed. PS4 Update 5.05 “improves system performance.” Yep, that’s all it does!

Check out the patch notes below:

About PlayStation 4 system software version 5.05

Main features in version 5.05 update:

  • This system software update improves system performance.

It’s only a minor update that’s landed on the Sony system today. However, we shouldn’t have to wait too long for the next significant patch, as 5.50 beta sign-ups have already begun. You can bet that Update 5.50 will contain a lot more features than just “performance improvements.”

What do you want to see in the next big update? Let us know.

I’d love to see native 1440p monitor support come to the PS4 Pro. I currently have to deal with games running at native 1440p, upscaled to 4K, downsampled to 1080p, then upscaled to my monitor. It’s as crazy as it sounds!

In other PlayStation news, beta sign-ups for PS4 Update 5.50 have begun, Hori is designing a new Xbox-inspired PS4 controller, and the Official PlayStation Blog has named its Game of the Year 2017 winners.

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Fortnite Down for Scheduled Maintenance, V2.2.0 Patch Being Implemented (Update)

  by   Mack Ashworth  
6:54 am in News

Update:

The maintenance is now over. Players can experience the new content and improvements added with update V2.2.0.

Original Story:

Fortnite is now down for scheduled maintenance. There’s no ETA on when the game will be back up and running.

Following the downtime, players will be able to enjoy the new V2.2.0 patch, with all of its fixes and new content.

Here’s the full list of patch notes:

Map Update

Discover a new city, underground mine and a number of other brand new locations scattered across the Western side of the map. Biomes are also premiering in this patch, enriching the environment and personalizing each area. Where are you going to drop?

Battle Pass Bonuses

Get a free 5 tier head start in Season 3 when you purchase the Season 2 Battle Pass.

Buy ten Battle Pass tiers for the price of six with this special bundle in the store. On sale now for a limited time!

Winter Event Wrap Up

Thank you all for being a part of our 2017 Battle Royale Winter event! We couldn’t ask for a better community to spend our holidays with. The Save the World winter event has been extended until January 24.

Voice Chat

Continue your conversation in the pre-game lobby, which now fully supports voice chat!

PATCH NOTES – BATTLE ROYALE

WEAPONS

Removed the Scoped AR from Supply Drops.

Updated the scope for the Scoped AR.

Replaced the old arrow reticle with a more modern design. It should be easier to tell where you are aiming and where your crosshair actually is.

The Snowball Launcher has been replaced by the normal Grenade Launcher.

Slightly increased the size of the grenade (loot).

Bug Fixes

Fixed frag and smoke grenades exploding on impact when hitting shallow water.

Fixed an issue where the grenade toss animation ended prematurely when tossing the last grenade in a stack.

The Boogie Bomb effect will now kick players out of weapon targeting.

Players can no longer place traps while affected by the Boogie Bomb.

Explosion effects now play properly on water surfaces.

GAMEPLAY

Friendly Fire is now disabled. This is exploratory and subject to change. We will be closely evaluating this and want your feedback!

Players will now immediately aim their weapon upon landing on the ground if they press and hold the aim button while in the air.

Pickups no longer take priority over reviving DBNO squad members.

Empty chests and metal street lights will no longer block players from building.

Corn stalks are now destroyed upon taking any damage.

Bug Fixes

Adjusted how ammo crates drop ammo so that they don’t overlap the ammo box itself.

Attempting to use a scope while playing an emote will now cancel the animation.

Fixed an issue that prevented players from picking up eliminated player’s items.

Fixed a few issues which caused supply drops to pass through player built structures.

Fixed an issue which caused a trap to deal no damage if a ramp or roof is placed in front of the trap.

Build mode visuals no longer persist when using a Launch Pad or when knocked into the DBNO state.

Fixed an issue that allowed players to see through the smoke grenade effect while scoped.

You can now move forward and backward while gliding when facing straight up and down.

The Cozy Campfire trap no longer heals eliminated players.

Fixed an issue which caused the glider to sometimes deploy sideways after using a launchpad.

WORLD

The map has been updated with many new points of interest, biomes, and more!

Players now interact with grass and foliage as they walk through it.
Added water effects when entering and exiting water.

Added a new post-process effect for when your camera goes below the water surface.

It will now look like you are actually underwater, and you can no longer see for an infinite distance.

Added Ammo Boxes to Dusty Depot.

Increased the amount of metal harvested from shipping containers.

Bug Fixes

Water no longer blocks bullets and projectiles.

ITEM SHOP

Starting on January 17th, 2018 players should see six daily store slots instead of four.

Starting on January 21st, 2018 the Weekly Item shop is changing to the Featured Item Shop.

Offers will update twice weekly instead of once.

UI

Sniper elimination feed messages now include elimination distance in meters.

When spectating a far away player, a “loading” message may be displayed for a short time, and the game world will appear after loading completes. You cannot switch to another spectated player until the load completes.

The “Reset Building Choice” option now defaults to “Off” in Battle Royale.
Added a new option to select which voice chat input device to use.

Bug Fixes

The “Select Mode” button is now greyed out and unselectable after readying up.

When selecting “Report Player” the “Name” field will no longer auto-fill the the player’s own name.

Adjusted the “Cancel/Unready” button so it looks more like the “Ready” button.

The “Press E to Pickup” prompt no longer persists for DBNO players.

Fixed an issue that made the voice chat icon appear to be active if the player disabled their voice chat while it was active.

Fixed an issue which caused the revive icon to remain over a player if two players revived them at the same time.

Players will now be able to unready if the party leader cancels matchmaking while in the “Loading Content” phase.

The matchmaking UI will now properly update when joining a different Battle Royale lobby while the user is set to Ready.

Fixed local user always showing up in the global leaderboard with 0 wins if they aren’t in the global top 50 list.

PERFORMANCE

Added level streaming, which loads the world on-the-fly as you move around, enabling a richer map and improved performance.

Improved frame rate by greatly reducing the number of objects that need to be updated.

Loading times have been greatly improved. It’s over twice as fast to load into the match on PS4 and Xbox One!

Loading content before matchmaking now completes quicker.

Greatly reduced hitching when garbage collecting memory every minute.

Greatly reduced hitching caused by updating objects when the time of day changes from day to night, and vice-versa.

Reduced the amount of system and GPU memory used.

Optimized the visual effects played when distant buildings are hit.

Improved overall frame rate by optimizing how player animation and footsteps are handled.

Cozy Campfire and Boogie Bomb items no longer cause a hitch when seen the first time in a match.

Encountering players with specific skins for the first time in a match no longer causes a hitch.

ART/ANIMATION

Greatly improved the visual quality of distant trees by using impostor billboards instead of regular meshes. This also improves overall frame rate and reduces visual popping as you approach the trees.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue that could cause remote players to look like they have stopped animating.

Improved the “Ride the Pony” animation so the character’s arm no longer pops.

Players will no longer appear as if they are still holding a weapon after being hit by a Boogie Bomb.

Fixed an issue that prevented the character’s launch animation from playing if a Launch Pad is placed directly at a player’s feet.

Adjusted the color of the Shield Potion so that’s easier to see.

Fixed an issue that caused teammates to appear stuck in the sliding animation if they were knocked DBNO while in the air or sliding.

Cozy Campfire special effects are now visible on low and medium settings.

AUDIO

Added new audio for pickaxes that were previously using default swing sounds.

Added a pick-up sound effect for the damage trap.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue which caused footstep sounds to play at an incorrect cadence or not at all while a player is not on screen.

Consumable item audio is now adjusted with the SFX volume slider rather than the Dialogue slider.

Fixed an issue which caused players to hear bullet “whiz-by” sounds from their own shots.

Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a falling wind sound to loop repeatedly after being eliminated.

Gunfire audio will no longer pan to the left & right as you move away from where you shot.

Reduced volume of consumable pick-up sounds.

Reduced volume of collection sound when harvesting wood.

Fixed issues with rapid left/right panning when dropping weapons, and attempting to build in an invalid location.

Removed the jarring stone impact sound from the AC/DC pickaxe.

GENERAL

Voice chat now supported in the pre-game lobby.

Cosmetic items can now be rotated in the locker and store pages. Left click and drag or use the right thumbstick on the controller to rotate them.

Removed the winter theme from the pre-game lobby.

Bug Fixes

Fixed an issue which allowed players to get credit for completing challenges that were not completed.

Fixed an issue which allowed aim assist to function while using a mouse.

Friend requests can now be sent to players that have left the match, using the + icon next to their name.

Clicking “Join” on a Discord invite when the client is not open would will no longer cause you to fail when trying to join a party.

PATCH NOTES – SAVE THE WORLD

GAMEPLAY

Bug Fixes

Shielders will now properly drop quest items for “Loks Book of Monsters” quest.

Fixed an issue with the Grenade Generation perk. The player is now rewarded with a grenade after eliminating 20 enemies rather than 21.

Fixed an issue where the pickaxe heavy attack was not harvesting resources.

Fixed an issue where the Shielder enemy would flicker after the Husk it was shielding was defeated.

Fixed an issue that caused quest highlights on objects to disappear when building near the object.

Fixed an issue that caused some parties to disband after a game.

HEROES

Added clarification to the tooltip of the Constructor ability, “DECOY”.

It now states it’s made of metal, and thus vulnerable to nature damage.

Bug Fixes

Impact from abilities will now properly scale with Hero Ability Damage. As a result abilities will now correctly stagger, stun, and knockback enemies at high levels.

Fixed an issue where proximity mines wouldn’t disappear when the player who placed them left the match or died.

Fixed an issue where frag grenades could still be used even when the player didn’t have enough stamina to use it.

Fixed an issue where the Soldier’s “Advanced Tactics” health bonus wasn’t properly scaling in the late game.

Fixed an issue where the Frag Grenade perk “Cluster Bomb” was triggering twice rather than just once.

Fixed the tool-tip for Air Strike which incorrectly stated that Air Strike drops 12 bombs, instead of 13.

Fixed an issue where the Outlander Fragment abilities TEDDY and Shock Tower weren’t receiving the energy damage bonus from the Energized support perk.

UI

The Commander XP curve has been inflated to make way for front-end crafting. This is to ensure that low-value items (e.g. ammo) are worth at least 1 Commander XP when crafted in the main menus.

Commander XP will appear larger than it did previously, but the amount of Commander XP you have earned toward your next level has been preserved, and the time it takes to level up remains unchanged.

Increased players’ current Daily Bonus XP and current Boost XP reserves to match the new Commander XP scale.

Squad screens will no longer show health and shield as being buffed at all times. It will instead properly show the buff/debuff arrows on health and shield stats when previewing slotting.

Bug Fixes

Fixed a localization issue in the Transform menu.

Fixed an issue where the game background would move while using a controller to view the mission details.

Fixed an issue which caused players to lose menu functionality after leaving a party.

Fixed a Research skill tree node that was missing a prerequisite.

Now the Research Tier 3 Party Resistance node requires Party Tech and Party Resistance.

Fixed an issue where recent player lists weren’t populating immediately after a game.

ART/ANIMATION

Bug Fixes

Corrected flame animation rotation on the Lobber head.

GENERAL

Searched chests and containers will no longer block players from building.

Cornstalks are no longer searchable.

Your game window will now properly appear on the primary monitor.
Bug Fixes

Fixed a rare crash on Xbox One.

Are you looking forward to experiencing the changes that the new Fortnite update brings? Let us know.

In other Fortnite news, Epic Games is blaming the CPU “Meltdown” flaw for the game’s downtime, the developer has acknowledged that some players are having trouble logging into their account, and the previous patch introduced a new pistol.

Source: Fortnite (Twitter)

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Marvel vs Capcom Infinite Update (1.06) Barrels Out, Here Are the Tweaks

  by   Alex Co  
5:39 am in News

Capcom has rolled out a new Marvel vs Capcom Infinite update (1.06) today, and it’s mostly some balance tweaks instead of new content, which is expected.

Check out the complete patch notes below.

General

  • Guard: Fixed a bug that made it impossible to block low attacks when turning around
  • Collision Boxes: Fixed a bug that made hitbox timing inconsistent depending on which direction the character was facing
  • Shadow: Fixed a bug that caused shadow effects to display incorrectly when recovering from a hit while using a shadow attack
  • Soul Stone (Infinity Storm): Fixed a bug that made it impossible to switch characters for about 5 seconds if the partner character took damage when the Soul Stone Infinity Storm ended

Character

Captain Marvel

  • Adjusted Active Switch entrance attack so that knockback distance matches that of other characters

Dormammu

  • Adjusted ground back dash so that from the 10th frame on, it can be cancelled into an attack

Hulk

  • Adjusted ground back dahs so that from the 15th frame on, it can be cancelled into an attack

Ultron

  • Adjusted Active Switch entrance attack so that knockback distance matches that of other characters

Venom

  • Venom Trap: Fixed a bug that caused two traps to appear when performed at certain times
  • Venom Glide: Fixed a bug that made it impossible to perform Venom Glide again until landing on the ground, when performing an air throw after using Venom Glide

Jedah

  • Fixed a bug that caused Finale Rosso to be interrupted mid-attack when it hits an opponent who has been bound by a reflected Web Ball

That’s it for the patch! You can check out our previous coverage of Marvel vs Capcom Infinite right here.

Source: Capcom-Unity

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Fortnite Update (V2.2.0) Now Out, Here’s All the Changes

  by   Alex Co  
5:31 am in News

Epic Games has rolled out a new Fortnite update just now, and it’s live! Called v.2.2.0 but you’ll see it as patch 1.34 on the PlayStation 4, there are map updates, weapon tweaks and more.

Clocking in at just 512MB, check out the full list of Fortnite update notes below.

Map Update
Discover a new city, underground mine and a number of other brand new locations scattered across the Western side of the map. Biomes are also premiering in this patch, enriching the environment and personalizing each area. Where are you going to drop?
Battle Pass Bonuses
  • Get a free 5 tier head start in Season 3 when you purchase the Season 2 Battle Pass.
  • Buy ten Battle Pass tiers for the price of six with this special bundle in the store. On sale now for a limited time!
Winter Event Wrap Up
Thank you all for being a part of our 2017 Battle Royale Winter event! We couldn’t ask for a better community to spend our holidays with. The Save the World winter event has been extended until January 24.

Voice Chat

Continue your conversation in the pre-game lobby, which now fully supports voice chat!

PATCH NOTES – BATTLE ROYALE

WEAPONS

  • Removed the Scoped AR from Supply Drops.
  • Updated the scope for the Scoped AR.
    • Replaced the old arrow reticle with a more modern design. It should be easier to tell where you are aiming and where your crosshair actually is.
  • The Snowball Launcher has been replaced by the normal Grenade Launcher.
  • Slightly increased the size of the grenade (loot).
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed frag and smoke grenades exploding on impact when hitting shallow water.
  • Fixed an issue where the grenade toss animation ended prematurely when tossing the last grenade in a stack.
  • The Boogie Bomb effect will now kick players out of weapon targeting.
  • Players can no longer place traps while affected by the Boogie Bomb.
  • Explosion effects now play properly on water surfaces.

GAMEPLAY

  • Friendly Fire is now disabled. This is exploratory and subject to change. We will be closely evaluating this and want your feedback!
  • Players will now immediately aim their weapon upon landing on the ground if they press and hold the aim button while in the air.
  • Pickups no longer take priority over reviving DBNO squad members.
  • Empty chests and metal street lights will no longer block players from building.
  • Corn stalks are now destroyed upon taking any damage.
Bug Fixes
  • Adjusted how ammo crates drop ammo so that they don’t overlap the ammo box itself.
  • Attempting to use a scope while playing an emote will now cancel the animation.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented players from picking up eliminated player’s items.
  • Fixed a few issues which caused supply drops to pass through player built structures.
  • Fixed an issue which caused a trap to deal no damage if a ramp or roof is placed in front of the trap.
  • Build mode visuals no longer persist when using a Launch Pad or when knocked into the DBNO state.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to see through the smoke grenade effect while scoped.
  • You can now move forward and backward while gliding when facing straight up and down.
  • The Cozy Campfire trap no longer heals eliminated players.
  • Fixed an issue which caused the glider to sometimes deploy sideways after using a launchpad.

WORLD

  • The map has been updated with many new points of interest, biomes, and more!
  • Players now interact with grass and foliage as they walk through it.
  • Added water effects when entering and exiting water.
  • Added a new post-process effect for when your camera goes below the water surface.
    • It will now look like you are actually underwater, and you can no longer see for an infinite distance.
  • Added Ammo Boxes to Dusty Depot.
  • Increased the amount of metal harvested from shipping containers.
Bug Fixes
  • Water no longer blocks bullets and projectiles.

ITEM SHOP

  • Starting on January 17th, 2018 players should see six daily store slots instead of four.
  • Starting on January 21st, 2018 the Weekly Item shop is changing to the Featured Item Shop.
    • Offers will update twice weekly instead of once.

UI

  • Sniper elimination feed messages now include elimination distance in meters.
  • When spectating a far away player, a “loading” message may be displayed for a short time, and the game world will appear after loading completes.  You cannot switch to another spectated player until the load completes.
  • The “Reset Building Choice” option now defaults to “Off” in Battle Royale.
  • Added a new option to select which voice chat input device to use.
Bug Fixes
  • The “Select Mode” button is now greyed out and unselectable after readying up.
  • When selecting “Report Player” the “Name” field will no longer auto-fill the the player’s own name.
  • Adjusted the “Cancel/Unready” button so it looks more like the “Ready” button.
  • The “Press E to Pickup” prompt no longer persists for DBNO players.
  • Fixed an issue that made the voice chat icon appear to be active if the player disabled their voice chat while it was active.
  • Fixed an issue which caused the revive icon to remain over a player if two players revived them at the same time.
  • Players will now be able to unready if the party leader cancels matchmaking while in the “Loading Content” phase.
  • The matchmaking UI will now properly update when joining a different Battle Royale lobby while the user is set to Ready.
  • Fixed local user always showing up in the global leaderboard with 0 wins if they aren’t in the global top 50 list.

PERFORMANCE

  • Added level streaming, which loads the world on-the-fly as you move around, enabling a richer map and improved performance.
    • Improved frame rate by greatly reducing the number of objects that need to be updated.
    • Loading times have been greatly improved.  It’s over twice as fast to load into the match on PS4 and Xbox One!
    • Loading content before matchmaking now completes quicker.
    • Greatly reduced hitching when garbage collecting memory every minute.
    • Greatly reduced hitching caused by updating objects when the time of day changes from day to night, and vice-versa.
  • Reduced the amount of system and GPU memory used.
  • Optimized the visual effects played when distant buildings are hit.
  • Improved overall frame rate by optimizing how player animation and footsteps are handled.
  • Cozy Campfire and Boogie Bomb items no longer cause a hitch when seen the first time in a match.
  • Encountering players with specific skins for the first time in a match no longer causes a hitch.

ART/ANIMATION

  • Greatly improved the visual quality of distant trees by using impostor billboards instead of regular meshes. This also improves overall frame rate and reduces visual popping as you approach the trees.
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue that could cause remote players to look like they have stopped animating.
  • Improved the “Ride the Pony” animation so the character’s arm no longer pops.
  • Players will no longer appear as if they are still holding a weapon after being hit by a Boogie Bomb.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the character’s launch animation from playing if a Launch Pad is placed directly at a player’s feet.
  • Adjusted the color of the Shield Potion so that’s easier to see.
  • Fixed an issue that caused teammates to appear stuck in the sliding animation if they were knocked DBNO while in the air or sliding.
  • Cozy Campfire special effects are now visible on low and medium settings.

AUDIO

  • Added new audio for pickaxes that were previously using default swing sounds.
  • Added a pick-up sound effect for the damage trap.
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue which caused footstep sounds to play at an incorrect cadence or not at all while a player is not on screen.
  • Consumable item audio is now adjusted with the SFX volume slider rather than the Dialogue slider.
  • Fixed an issue which caused players to hear bullet “whiz-by” sounds from their own shots.
  • Fixed an issue that sometimes caused a falling wind sound to loop repeatedly after being eliminated.
  • Gunfire audio will no longer pan to the left & right as you move away from where you shot.
  • Reduced volume of consumable pick-up sounds.
  • Reduced volume of collection sound when harvesting wood.
  • Fixed issues with rapid left/right panning when dropping weapons, and attempting to build in an invalid location.
  • Removed the jarring stone impact sound from the AC/DC pickaxe.

GENERAL

  • Voice chat now supported in the pre-game lobby.
  • Cosmetic items can now be rotated in the locker and store pages. Left click and drag or use the right thumbstick on the controller to rotate them.
  • Removed the winter theme from the pre-game lobby.
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed an issue which allowed players to get credit for completing challenges that were not completed.
  • Fixed an issue which allowed aim assist to function while using a mouse.
  • Friend requests can now be sent to players that have left the match, using the + icon next to their name.
  • Clicking “Join” on a Discord invite when the client is not open would will no longer cause you to fail when trying to join a party.

PATCH NOTES – SAVE THE WORLD

GAMEPLAY

Bug Fixes
  • Shielders will now properly drop quest items for “Loks Book of Monsters” quest.
  • Fixed an issue with the Grenade Generation perk. The player is now rewarded with a grenade after eliminating 20 enemies rather than 21.
  • Fixed an issue where the pickaxe heavy attack was not harvesting resources.
  • Fixed an issue where the Shielder enemy would flicker after the Husk it was shielding was defeated.
  • Fixed an issue that caused quest highlights on objects to disappear when building near the object.
  • Fixed an issue that caused some parties to disband after a game.

HEROES

  • Added clarification to the tooltip of the Constructor ability, “DECOY”.
    • It now states it’s made of metal, and thus vulnerable to nature damage.
Bug Fixes
  • Impact from abilities will now properly scale with Hero Ability Damage. As a result abilities will now correctly stagger, stun, and knockback enemies at high levels.
  • Fixed an issue where proximity mines wouldn’t disappear when the player who placed them left the match or died.
  • Fixed an issue where frag grenades could still be used even when the player didn’t have enough stamina to use it.
  • Fixed an issue where the Soldier’s “Advanced Tactics” health bonus wasn’t properly  scaling in the late game.
  • Fixed an issue where the Frag Grenade perk “Cluster Bomb” was triggering twice rather than just once.
  • Fixed the tool-tip for Air Strike which incorrectly stated that Air Strike drops 12 bombs, instead of 13.
  • Fixed an issue where the Outlander Fragment abilities TEDDY and Shock Tower weren’t receiving the energy damage bonus from the Energized support perk.

UI

  • The Commander XP curve has been inflated to make way for front-end crafting. This is to ensure that low-value items (e.g. ammo) are worth at least 1 Commander XP when crafted in the main menus.
    • Commander XP will appear larger than it did previously, but the amount of Commander XP you have earned toward your next level has been preserved, and the time it takes to level up remains unchanged.
    • Increased players’ current Daily Bonus XP and current Boost XP reserves to match the new Commander XP scale.
  • Squad screens will no longer show health and shield as being buffed at all times. It will instead properly show the buff/debuff arrows on health and shield stats when previewing slotting.
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a localization issue in the Transform menu.
  • Fixed an issue where the game background would move while using a controller to view the mission details.
  • Fixed an issue which caused players to lose menu functionality after leaving a party.
  • Fixed a Research skill tree node that was missing a prerequisite.
    • Now the Research Tier 3 Party Resistance node requires Party Tech and Party Resistance.
  • Fixed an issue where recent player lists weren’t populating immediately after a game.

ART/ANIMATION

Bug Fixes
  • Corrected flame animation rotation on the Lobber head.

GENERAL

  • Searched chests and containers will no longer block players from building.
  • Cornstalks are no longer searchable.
  • Your game window will now properly appear on the primary monitor.
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed a rare crash on Xbox One.

In other Fortnite news, check out some of the game’s achievements in this violent tribute video.

Source: Epic Games

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Dragon Ball FighterZ Beta Update Flies Out

  by   Alex Co  
January 17, 2018 9:23 pm in News

Bandai Namco has rolled out a Dragon Ball FighterZ beta update just now. Clocking in at a slim 107MB on the PlayStation 4, the patch roll out is most likely for the new beta test happening tomorrow.

The patch notes state it’s to “improve game performance and stability,” which should help with the issues the beta has been suffering through since it launched.

In other Dragon Ball FighterZ news, make sure to check out the moves list for the characters available in the beta. If you need help understanding the combo system, we have you covered as well.

Dragon Ball FighterZ will strike out onto the PS4, Xbox One and PC this January 26.

If you notice anything in the beta client update, share ’em in the comments. Likewise, if we get official patch notes, we’ll update the post.

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Gaming Industry Revenue Expected to Hit $235 Billion by 2022 Says Research Firm

  by   Den Kovacs  
9:15 pm in News

According to research done by Digi-Capital, revenue for the gaming industry is set to reach a bank-breaking $235bn by 2020, an amount, as pointed out by Gameindustrybiz, to be higher than the current GDP (gross domestic product) in 150 countries.

As detailed in Digi-Capital’s Games Report Q1 2018, mobile games, PC games, and PC hardware will take just under three-quarters of all market revenue.

An interesting observation made by the firm is that physical sales of console games will still produce an incredible amount of revenue despite the decline of physical sales and the rise of digital purchases for games.

Asia is also expected to continue its growth as the largest regional market for video games, beating out North America and Western Europe combined.

This growth has seen an insane amount of money invested in game companies and their startups, with “well over $2 billion” being put into the games.

There’s a lot more to the report that we didn’t highlight here, and if you’re interested in viewing the rest of the forecasts and data, you can head to the Digi-Capital site here to read it all.

Source: Digi-Capital via Gameindustrybiz

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New UK Developer Wushu Studios Has Driveclub and Motorstorm Alumni at the Helm

  by   Den Kovacs  
8:30 pm in News

A new UK developer has sprung up in Liverpool by the name of Wushu Studios, who have announced that they’ll be working on creating games “with interesting mechanics, unique concepts and to deliver fun, refreshing gameplay experiences to players.”

Lead by Alan McDermott, Nigel Kershaw, and Stuart Trevor, all former developers at Evolution Studios who created the racing-darlings Motorstorm and Driveclub, the team is looking into creating a new IP within the sci-fi genre.

While the new IP has yet to be sufficiently detailed, we know that the game is being developed in Epic‘s Unreal Engine 4, and the prototype for the game has been in development since August of 2017.

As of now, Wushu Studios is a small team of 11 people that not only includes the Driveclub and Motorstorm alumni but also well-known industry folks such as former BioWare senior concept artist Alex Figni and tipster turned PR Manager Nate ‘Shinobi602’ Najda.

Source: Wushu Studios via GameIndustrybiz

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This Titanfall 2 Mod Is Both Awesome and Highly Inefficient

  by   Alex Co  
7:45 pm in News

There’s a lot of video game mods out there that either add more maps, weapons, or just give the game something the developers can’t or haven’t thought of. Well, this Titanfall 2 mod falls exactly in that category.

If you ever wanted to do an actual punch in order for your Pilot to melee in Titanfall 2, then your wishes have been granted! Check out this video of Reddit user Lycanther-AI where he does an actual jab in order to initiate a melee attack in the game. It’s both impressive and funny at the same time.

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This is one of those “why would you ever want to do that?” sort of thing, but it’s there. Someone made a Titanfall 2 mod just for this and I have no idea why. It’s a cool experiment though.

Speaking of Titanfall 2 mods, here’s a more grounded one wherein someone is creating a custom Gauntlet maker.

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Call of Duty: WWII Glitched All Black Camo Type Being Considered to Be Added

  by   Alex Co  
7:00 pm in News

Call of Duty: WWII has its fair share of weapon camos that can be earned by completing various objectives. However, there is one weapon camo that seems to have made its way into the game accidentally that has an intended side effect.

For those playing the game, there’s a neat little glitch that makes your weapon covered in blood and it looks fantastic! Don’t believe me? Check out the image above (courtesy of Reddit user vikkxd). It’s being called the “all-black” camo, and people are clamoring for it to be an official weapon camo in COD: WWII!

Thankfully, Sledgehammer Games made a resolution to listen to the community, and have confirmed that they are discussing it internally about including it in!

Comment from discussion Yet another post in favour of adding the glitched black camo. This is the Domino II Sawn-off..

Thanks for posting! We are looking into the issue that is causing this to occur. But since we’ve seen quite a few posts now in favor of this look, we are also discussing with teams internally about an all-black camo.

For now, the only way to get this bloods soaked weapon “camo” is by using assault rifles, and bayonet charging enemies. Once you die, it’ll be back to its usual, clean self, though.

In other Call of Duty: WWII news, health regen has been confirmed to be getting a buff! There’s also a weapon tuning update set to drop tomorrow.

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New Shooter Based on Alien Franchise Is Being Made by Fox

  by   Alex Co  
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Do you remember Aliens: Colonial Marines? Yeah, I don’t blame you if you managed to scrub that out of your memories entirely. Well, there’s a chance for redemption this time around as Fox is once again working on a new shooter based on the Alien IP!

Currently in development at FoxNext Games, the video game division of Fox formed in 2017, the unnamed Alien game is set for release on both consoles and PC. Helping FoxNext is Cold Iron Studios, which the company just acquired. Cold Iron Studios is made up of former Cryptic Studios (Neverwinter, City of Heroes) people, which include CEO Craig Zinkievich, Chief Technology Officer Shannon Posniewski, and Creative Director Matt Highison.

President of FoxNext Games Aaron Loeb had this to say about the acquisition:

Cold Iron Studios has amazing design, craftsmanship and development talent that we are excited to welcome at FoxNext Games as we pursue our goal to build a multi-platform, multi-genre portfolio of great games. I am a personal fan of Cold Iron’s previous work and all of us at FoxNext Games are thrilled to be working with them as they create an action-packed persistent world, steeped in the mysteries of this beloved Alien universe.

No further details about the new game based on Aliens has been shared, but given how bad Aliens: Colonial Marines was, there’s nowhere to go but up, right?

Source: Polygon

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Metal Gear Survive Microtransactions Confirmed, Game Will Require Constant Internet Connection

  by   Alex Co  
5:30 pm in News

With the Metal Gear Survive beta set to kick off tomorrow, more info about the game is coming to light, and not all of ’em are good.

During a preview session, GameSpot has learned that the game will require a constant internet connection for people to play it, and that applies even for the single-player portion too. According to Konami, this is the case so the game can offer a “seamless” experience as players transition from single-player to multiplayer.

Metal Gear Survive’s online connectivity requirements were built to support a seamless integration between single player and co-op. This will also enable us to provide ongoing content post-launch.

Another bit that has been confirmed, is that Metal Gear Survive microtransactions will be a thing! The game will have an in-game store where players can purchase virtual currency using real-world money. You can check out the list of items you can buy in the image below.

Important to note that this isn’t the first Metal Gear game to include microtransactions, as The Phantom Pain also had microtransactions as well.

Metal Gear Survive will be out this March 2018 for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.

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Latest Forza Horizon 3 Update Provides Native 4K Support for Xbox One X

  by   Den Kovacs  
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For all you Forza fans out there, it’s time to get rowdy, because Microsoft has just put out an update for 2016’s Forza Horizon 3 to support native 4K resolution on the Xbox One X.

Along with the native support for 4K comes “a host of additional visual updates, including improved car reflections and shadow resolutions, improved texture detail for road and terrain surfaces, and more.”

You’ll also enjoy the size of the update, which is only 670MB.

If you’re wondering how the game looks as well as the frame rate, you can watch Digital Foundry’s analysis below.

Source: Xbox Wire via Destructoid

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Call of Duty: WWII Health Regen Will Be Tweaked, No ETA on Exact Change

  by   Alex Co  
3:51 pm in News

Good news, Call of Duty: WWII fans! One of the community’s most requested changes will be implemented by Sledgehammer Games. In case the headline wasn’t a dead giveaway, it’s the health regen that will be tweaked.

Over on Reddit, Sledgehammer Games boss Michael Condrey shared that the studio agrees that a health regen buff is needed in COD: WWII based on their data.

Multiplayer Health Regen, WWII
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We’re digging in with the MP systems design team on this today.

At launch, we were really trying to make players feel like ordinary and vulnerable soldiers fighting in the brutal conditions of WWII in the 40s.

We have seen interesting match data and fan feedback alignment on the regen time needing to be tuned faster. How much faster is still being discussed. Exactly when we’ll align and be confident in releasing any changes is also TBD.

We’ve heard you though. And we don’t disagree that a change may be warranted. Will keep you posted via our SHG channels as we get closer to a formal decision.

Best, – Condrey

Unfortunately, the studio hasn’t decided yet how fast the the health regen should kick in just yet, nor is there a specific time frame on when this tweak will be rolled out. Hopefully, it’ll be part of the game update planned for later this month.

In other Call of Duty: WWII news, don’t forget, a new weapon tuning update should be available tomorrow.

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Dragon Ball FighterZ Combo System – Here’s All You Need to Know About It

  by   Joel Santana  
3:15 pm in News

While the Dragon Ball FighterZ  beta was plagued with issues, such as extremely long waits for matchmaking, or the game simply not letting you get past the title screen. Arc System Works does have something special in the latest Dragon Ball game, which people would know if they actually managed to get into an actual match.

Unfortunately, I myself couldn’t participate too much in the open beta that was going on this past weekend due to the issues stated above. But for those who did manage to sneak into the game, or play against other people found some interesting mechanics to the game.

Arc System Works has implemented game mechanics such as an “auto-combo” and “manual-combo” feature that’s similar to Killer Instinct; where if you string combos from light attack all the way to heavy attack the game will automatically do a combo for you. However, this method isn’t efficient if you want to maximize your damage. To explain why that’s the case, you can watch this rather short video below from YouTuber “Sean Wonder” going over this feature, as well as the difference between both auto combos and manual combos.

Overall, this feature is pretty neat. as it helps those who are new to fighting games and rewards those who loves to put in some time to them.

In recent Dragon Ball FighterZ news, Bandai Namco tends to have yet another open beta before the game’s launch date of January 26. You can check out the details of it here.

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Metal Gear Survive Open Beta Kicks Off Tomorrow, Participants Receive Bonus Content

  by   Mack Ashworth  
2:30 pm in News

Well, this crept up on us quickly! Metal Gear Survive is set to launch February 20, but before its release, there’s an open beta for console players to enjoy.

The beta starts tomorrow (January 18) and runs up until January 21. It’s available to all PS4 owners (PS Plus isn’t required) and Xbox One players (Xbox Live Gold is required).

The beta is multiplayer, so grab some friends and experience the game together. Survive promises to be pretty unique!

Those who participate in the beta will receive bonus items for the full game. These include a FOX HOUND name plate, an accessory Metal Gear REX head, and a bandana.

Save data won’t be carried over to the main game, and as this is a beta, what you play is subject to change.

Will you be trying out the Metal Gear Survive beta? Let us know.

Source: Konami via Resetera

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Unity 2018 Demo Showcases Engine Improvements, Looks Incredible

  by   Mack Ashworth  
1:45 pm in News

2018 is going to be another big year for graphical upgrades in gaming. Each year, we see better-looking titles that really push the envelope. With that in mind, feast your eyes on the new Unity 2018 demo below. It looks pretty damn incredible!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cvi4TVkUdU

Unity’s award-winning Demo Team, creators of “Adam”, is excited to announce Book of the Dead, a first-person interactive demo showcasing the capabilities of Unity 2018 for powering high-end visuals for game productions.

A powerful new rendering pipeline

Book of the Dead demonstrates what is possible when using Unity 2018’s new Scriptable Render Pipeline, which provides enhanced customizability of Unity’s rendering architecture, putting more control in the hands of the developers.

The project is built on the new High-Definition Render Pipeline template shipping with Unity 2018 and various powerful customizations enabled by the SRP. A preview of the High-Definition Render Pipeline is coming soon to 2018.1 public beta.

Real-world environment assets

All of the natural environment assets in the demo are photogrammetry-scanned real-world objects and textures. The majority of them come from Quixel Megascans, a publicly available library of high-quality scanned assets, which is used widely by high-end game production and film VFX professionals alike.

For creating its own photogrammetry assets, the Demo team used the experimental Delighting Tool developed by Unity Labs in its workflow.

An interactive cinematic experience

Book of the Dead is an interactive demo that combines elements from both film and games. The trailer is representative of the actual gameplay experience.

The environments are built in a way that allows the player to move around and explore. The camera is a continuous first-person camera, and when the player is teleported to a different location, the transition feels like a cinematic cut.

Unlike a traditional first-person game camera, however, here the game camera is designed to have a cinematic handheld feel, with inertia and weight. The height, speed, and shakiness reflect the emotional state of the protagonist and change as the player progresses through the story controlling the character.

Pushing the envelope

Unity’s Demo productions drive advanced use of the Unity engine through autonomous creative projects. The team consists of experienced game professionals led by Creative Director Veselin Efremov, who writes and directs the demos and is responsible for their final look.

Focusing on graphics, the team explores and pushes the limits of what is possible to achieve with the Unity engine. The unique position of an internal team is that it is willing and able to take the risk — and pain — of basing entire productions at the bleeding edge of technological innovation.

Looks pretty amazing, right? Let us know your thoughts in the comments.

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Overwatch Blizzard World Release Date Revealed, New Map Coming Very Soon

  by   Mack Ashworth  
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Following a tease from game director Jeff Kaplan, who said that he hoped the new Overwatch map would become available “before the end of the month,” the release date of Blizzard World has now been confirmed.

Over on the game’s official Twitter, a release date of January 23 was revealed.

For those who can’t load/read the embedded tweet, here’s the plain text version:

Epic memories can only be made in an epic world…

So, grab a ticket & join us for the GRAND OPENING of Blizzard World!

Your adventure begins January 23

This is surely great news for Overwatch fans, as Blizzard World is one the most hotly-anticipated maps.

Are you looking forward to playing on Blizzard World, and checking out all of the Easter eggs? Let us know.

In other Overwatch news, a fan-made map has attracted the attention of Blizzard, the latest version of Doomfist is still plagued with bugs, and Mercy and Junkrat got hit hard with the latest PTR update.

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Destiny 2 Now Throttles Lost Sector Rewards, Prevents Faction Rally Token Exploits

  by   Mack Ashworth  
12:15 pm in News

A common tactic employed by the more committed Destiny 2 Faction Rally enthusiasts, was to repeatedly enter and exit a Lost Sector, quickly opening chests and earning loot. While certainly monotonous, it got the job done, and was a great way of quickly racking up Faction rewards.

Unfortunately, for those hoping to use the same exploit for the latest Faction Rally, Bungie has now put a throttle on the number of Faction Tokens that can be earned through completing Lost Sectors.

Here’s the official details:

UPDATE: Lost Sector Rewards

We’re aware of player reports about Lost Sectors not granting rewards. There was a throttle added to address an issue in the previous Faction Rallies where players were earning 500 Tokens per hour.

The patchnote concerning this change has been updated to correctly state that all Lost Sector chests are subject to this throttle.

Right now if a player opens more than 2 Chests in a 10 minute period they will not receive additional rewards from Lost Sector chests for 10 minutes. This does not prevent players from completing milestones related to Lost Sector chests.

It looks like the Destiny community will have to find another way to efficiently grind for these tokens…

In other Destiny 2 news, this fan comic pokes fun at Tess Everis’ exploitative nature, the game’s development was apparently rebooted in early 2016, and Bungie has revealed the dates for the next Faction Rally and Iron Banner.

Source: Bungie.net

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Heroes of the Storm Update Makes Significant Changes to Tyrael and Fixes Bugs

  by   Mack Ashworth  
11:30 am in News

The latest Heroes of the Storm update focuses its fire on Tyrael, making “significant changes” to the hero. The patch also squashes some pesky bugs.

Here’s the full list of patch notes:

Tyrael

General

Tyrael will now face the target of his Basic Attack after attacking. This is a visual change, and does not directly affect gameplay

Passive Spell Armor has been removed

Stats

Base Maximum Health increased from 2296 to 2468

Health Regeneration increased from 4.78 to 5.14

Abilities

El’druin’s Might (Q)

Mana cost reduced from 50 to 45

Righteousness (W)

Mana cost reduced from 60 to 50

Allied Shield amount changed from a flat value to 40% of the Tyrael-only Shield value.

This is the same amount of Shields, but it makes it easier to understand new Talent interactions

Smite (E)

Can now be cast while moving

Damage increased from 144 to 150

Talents

Level 1

Salvation (W)

Moved from level 16

New functionality:

Increase Righteousness’ Tyrael-only Shield amount by 25%. If the Shield is destroyed, heal Tyrael for 125 Health.

(New) Justice for All (W)

Increases Righteousness’ allied shield value to 100% of the Tyrael-only Shield amount.

(New) Ardent Restoration (Passive)

Damaging an enemy Hero grants 2.5 Health per Second to Tyrael for 5 seconds. Stacks up to 10 times.

Protection in Death (Trait)

Removed

Even in Death (Trait)

Removed

Regeneration Master (Passive)

Removed

Level 4

(New) Stalwart Angel (Q)

Tyrael gains 25 Armor while El’druin’s Might is out, and for 3 seconds after teleporting.

(New) Bound by Law (Q)

Increases El’druin’s Might’s slow amount from 25 to 35%. Tyrael’s Basic Attacks increase the duration of the slow by 1 second, up to 4 seconds.

(New) Divine Vigor (Passive)

Damaging an enemy with Smite causes Tyrael’s Basic Attacks to heal him for 50% of their damage for 4 seconds.

Vigorous Strike (Passive)

Removed

Level 7

Purge Evil (E)

Moved from level 1

New functionality:

Every enemy Hero hit by Smite increases Tyrael’s Basic Attack damage by 30% for 4 seconds

Swift Retribution (E)

Movement Speed bonus increased from 10 to 20%

No longer increases the duration of Smite’s Movement Speed bonus

Added functionality:

Now also causes Smite’s friendly effect to increase Attack Speed by 25%
Angel’s Grace (Q)

Removed

Zealotry (W)

Removed

Follow Through (Passive)

Removed

Level 13

Sword of Justice (Q)

Moved from level 16

New functionality:

Can teleport with El’druin’s Might twice, returning to Tyrael’s original position.

Holy Ground (Q)

Moved from level 16

Duration reduced from 4 to 3 seconds

(New) Law and Order (W)

Reduce the cooldown of Righteousness by 1 second for each enemy Hero hit by Smite. Righteousness increases the damage of your next Smite by 25% for each ally affected.

Burning Rage (Passive)

Removed

Angelic Absorption (W)

Removed

Angelic Might (E)

Removed

Level 16

(New) Burning Halo (Q)

El’druin and Tyrael deal 15 damage per second to nearby enemies. This damage is increased by 100% for Tyrael for 3 seconds after teleporting to El’Druin.

Horadric Reforging (Q)

Moved from level 4

New functionality:

Basic Attacks reduce the cooldown of El’druin’s Might by 1.5 seconds

(New) Smite the Wicked (E)

Smite’s cooldown recharges 100% faster while El’druin is out and for 3 seconds after teleporting to El’Druin

Blood for Blood (Active)

Removed

Level 20

(New) Defense of the Angels (Active)

Activate to reduce all incoming damage by 40% for 5 seconds. Any time Tyrael or an ally shielded by Righteousness take damage, reduce the cooldown by 3 seconds. 120 second cooldown

(New) Seal of El’druin (Passive)

Every time Tyrael casts a Basic Ability, increase his Attack Speed by 50% for 3 seconds

Nullification Shield (Active)

Removed

Nexus Blades (Passive)

Removed

Bug Fixes

Heroes, Abilities, and Talents

  • Blaze: Fixed an issue allowing players to cast Flame Stream while dead if they entered a Bunker while dying.
  • Blaze: Fixed an issue that could cause Heroes to enter permanent Stasis if they were killed just as they entered a Bunker.
  • Hanzo & Leoric: Fixed an issue causing Towers to spawn if Leoric was directly impacted by Sonic Arrow.
  • Malfurion & Stitches: Fixed an issue that could cause Heroes to become unplayable if Nature’s Cure was cast while they were affected by Stitches’ Gorge.
  • Malfurion & Zagara: Nature’s Cure can no longer cleanse Heroes of the Devouring Maw effect.
  • Uther: The Well Met talent will no longer affect non-Heroic units.
  • Valeera: The Strangle talent will no longer affect non-Heroic units.

Are you happy with the new Heroes of the Storm update? Let us know.

Source: Battle.net

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Battlefront 2 Update Undocumented Changes, Here’s What DICE Didn’t Tell You

  by   Mack Ashworth  
10:45 am in News

Yesterday, Star Wars Battlefront II received a big update, addressing many of the issues players had been complaining about. Developer DICE shared many details of the patch in a blog post. However, it looks like some changes were missing from that list.

Over on Reddit, user Tactical_Turtle12 has worked with the community to compile a record of undocumented changes. These range from reduced level requirements, to tweaked Star Cards.

Here’s what the community has found so far:

  • Requirements for purple level has been decreased: Troopers: Level 25 (instead of 50)
  • Heroes: Level 20 (instead of 25)
  • Milestone for weapons in each class are now 50/200/400
  • Milestone for weapons’ mods have been decreased to 25/75/150
  • New option to disable HUD but keep the scopes
  • When reinforcements become available, it’ll state which type. For example: AERIAL AVAILABLE, BOMBER AVAILABLE
  • Yoda can no longer block flame throwers
  • Press A or X to claim loot in career tab now. No more pressing Y or /_\
  • They fixed a bunch of Hero victory poses in the top 5 screen.
  • Phasma’s blaster sounds different
  • New music was added to the game
  • It seems that the AAT was nerfed aswell. The splash damage seems to be lower than it was before the patch. It also seems that playing the objective on GA gives more BP.
  • There is now a bunker buster in the Resurgent Class Star Destroyer map on SF Assault. I had to do a double take.
  • ARC-170 laser cannons now make the same sound as TIE Fighter cannons.
  • Leia’s Card Relentless Firing changed. Now it is increased firing time (time reduction per bullet decreased) at 25%/25%/45%/55%
  • New hero voicelines were added to some abilities to indicate the activation
  • S-5 Laser color was corrected to Green
  • Many reinforcements got their price reduced, some are the same price, some are just lower
  • Defender card for Heavy doesn’t work anymore in Vehicles
  • Destroy a turret in starfighter does not longer give a kill in the scoreboard
  • The Super Battledroid had an animation issue in regards to sprinting and reloading (his arm would go behind his back), is now fixed
  • Battle points gain from Starfighter kills (AI and Players) has been reduced (not 100% on this, might need another person to confirm)
  • Environmental Kills not count as a kill and not as an assist
  • The icon of the ion turret shows a little mark when it’s acquiring targets

That’s a quite a few changes that weren’t documented!

What do you make of Star Wars Battlefront II update 1.1? Happy with the improvements? Let us know.

In other Battlefront II news, the original (2005) version got a new patch, Pink Darth Vader has entered the battle, and developer DICE holds four games of the Top 20 PSN downloads for 2017.

Source: Reddit

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