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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Halloween Event Nets You a Free Camo and Lets You Try Der Eiscendrache Map

  by   Alex Co  
October 27, 2017 8:15 pm in News

With a lot of games having their own Halloween events to mark the occasion, Treyarch is joining the party with Call of Duty: Black Ops 3’s own in-game festivities. Starting today until November 1, 10 a.m. PDT, the Zombie mode map Der Eisendrache will be free for trial.  There’s also going to be a free camo for everyone who logs in by November 1!

This is definitely a nice touch by Treyarch even if Black Ops 3 is considered an old game by today’s standards, the support is still there.

Will you be jumping in back to Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 to try the free trial map? If you get the new camo, let us know what it looks like, alright?

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Sony Paris Games Week Press Conference Pre-Show to Include 7 Game Reveals

  by   Alex Co  
8:00 pm in News

While 2017 is winding down, Sony has a few more surprises up its sleeve which we’ll get to know more about this coming Monday. Starting at 9 a.m. PT, Sony’s Paris Games Week media showcase will start. 

However, Sony mentions that people should tune in as early as 8 a.m. since the pre-show will feature “21 game updates” that include “seven all-new game announcements” for the PS4 and PSVR. Make sure to check here on MP1st as we’ll be live-posting the announcements and provide updates as it happens.

What are you expecting to see from Sony this Monday? Maybe a firm release date for God of War? What new announcements do you think we’ll see?

Source: PlayStation Blog

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Survarium Update Includes First Ever Co-Op Mission, New Weapons & More

  by   Jasmine Powell  
7:15 pm in News

A number of updates have hit Survarium in quick succession. The biggest addition is the Team Story Missions, which allow co-op play. A range of weapon balance tweaks have also been made, and bugs have been thoroughly squashed. 

Here’s the full list of patch notes for the most recent update (0.50ae):

General Changes

  • Added new phrases for AI characters (bots).
  • Added visual effect when you hover a mouse pointer over the team mission picture in the lobby.
  • Added visual effects for Spring activation in the team mission.
  • Bots are now tougher on medium and hard difficulties in the team mission.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issues causing desynchronization.
  • Fixed issues causing black squares on the screen.
  • Fixed issues with motion blur on your character’s weapon.
  • Fixed issues causing the game client or server crashes in the team mission.
  • Fixed issues with friendly fire in the team mission.
  • Fixed issues preventing player characters from resurrecting in the team mission.
  • Fixed issues causing the chat to not work in matches.
  • Various localization fixes.

Patch 0.50ae, builds onto the 0.50 update, which brought many big changes to the game. Here’s the extensive list of patch notes:

Team Story Missions

  • Introduced “Team Missions” mode.
  • Introduced “Dangerous Knowlege” team mission. It tells about a conflict between Black Market and The Renaissance Army, and also unveils the mystery about secret experiments which lead to creation of the Forest.
  • To begin a mission special Access Keys are required. The keys are divided in free and premium. One free key is awarded for each of the first 2 wins in PvP matches daily (so you can get maximum 2 keys daily), and you cannot own more than 2 free keys. Premium keys can be bought in the shop. Your keys never expire and the free keys are always used first.
  • After the first login into Survarium 0.50 all players will receive 5 Access Keys (2 free and 3 premium ones).
  • To start a mission you need to spend one Access Key for each person. You can pay for yourself, and also for one or both allies.
  • The mission is designed for a squad of three players. However, you can start it solo or with a friend, but you need to block the rest of the spots: pay for another one (if you go duo) or for two other people (if you go solo).
  • When you join a PvE mission alone (and have not blocked additional spots), the game will find two squadmates for you.
  • While going through the mission you can find stashes with trophies (some of them are hard to miss, but it’s not that easy to get all of the stashes). The more stashes you collect, the more rewards you get when the mission is a success. Can you find all the stashes?
  • There are three difficulty settings (easy, medium, hard) on each of five equipment tiers. The rewards for completing a mission depend on the number of stashes found, difficulty and equipment tier.
  • To successfully finish a mission you need to complete a set of tasks. At least one of the players must reach each of the checkpoints: then defeated squad members are resurrected and may continue.
  • You can resurrect immediately by spending an Access Key.
  • You can loot fallen enemies to resupply ammo.
  • If all squad members are dead, the mission is failed. The mission also has a time limit (45 minutes).
  • Added new UI screens before and after team missions.
  • Added Leaderboards for Team Missions. Your position is affected by the number of found stashes and mission completion time.

General Changes

  • Damage to characters hands increased from 80% to 100%.
  • All character skills were reset. Don’t forget to redistribute your skill points!

Weapons, Equipment, and Supplies

Equipment

  • Armor on all gloves was brought in line with that of other equipment.

Assault Rifles

  • HK416: slow down descreased from 15% to 12%.

Machine Guns

  • RPD: damage increased from 34 to 36.
  • RPK-74M: damage increased from 32 to 33.
  • Fort-401: damage increased from 34 to 36.
  • PKP “Pecheneg”: damage increased from 35 to 36.
  • FN Minimi: distance increased from 40 to 50.

Shotguns

  • Shotgun damage on the maximum distance descreased from 30% to 20%.
  • NeoStead 2000: pellets grouping when firing from the hip descreased from 9 to 6.
  • MR-27M Lancaster: pellets grouping when firing from the hip descreased from 7 to 5.
  • MP-153 “Baikal”: pellets grouping when firing from the hip descreased from 8 to 6.
  • Remington 870: pellets grouping when firing from the hip descreased from 9 to 6.
  • TOZ-34: pellets grouping when firing from the hip descreased from 7 to 6.
  • Franchi SPAS-12: pellets grouping when firing from the hip descreased from 6 to 5.
  • Benelli M4 Super 90: pellets grouping when firing from the hip descreased from 8 to 6.5.
  • Vepr-12: pellets grouping when firing from the hip descreased from 7 to 5.
  • Siaga-12K: pellets grouping when firing from the hip descreased from 7 to 5, rate of fire descreased from 400 to 350.
  • KS-23M “Catbird”: distance increased from 10 to 12 meters.
  • KS-23M: distance increased from 7 to 8.5, pellets grouping when firing from the hip descreased from 9 to 6.
  • Jackhammer: damage increased from 80 to 90.

Carbines

  • Socom 16: distance descreased from 70 to 60.
  • SVD: distance increased from 60 to 75, penetration increased from 8 to 10.

Pistols

  • Colt Python: rate of fire increased fom 150 to 175.

Technical Changes

  • Improved performance of both renderers (for gaming and old PCs).
  • Added distortion stage for the renderer for old PCs.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issues causin desynchronization.
  • Fixed several issues in the tutorial mission.
  • Fixed decal shimmering when using the renderer for old PCs.
  • Fixed an issue with laser sight dot not showing on characters and objects when using the renderer for old PCs.
  • Fixed shimmering of anumated objects when using the renderer for old PCs.

Find the Survarium C0-Op Mission #1 trailer below:

Has the update made you want to give this free-to-play FPS a go? Let us know below.

In other updates news, a preview of Destiny 2 update 1.0.6 patch notes have been revealed, WWE 2K18 patch 1.03 has slammed out, and this Rainbow Six Siege update implements “Mid-Season Reinforcements.”

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Ark PC Patch Tweaks Sleeping, Handcuffs & More

  by   Jasmine Powell  
6:30 pm in News

A new ARK: Survival Evolved PC patch has been unleashed. Update 273 tweaks sleeping, handcuffs and more. Be sure to read up on the patch notes below, so you don’t get caught off guard when hitting the hay, or when you’re captured!

See below for the full list of patch notes:

  • Added the capability to “Lay On” Simple Bed and Modern Bed (2 people on Modern Bed). If you log out while laying on a bed, you’ll remain in sleeping pose on the bed even when you log-out, and will stay on the bed even while it moves on a dynamic platform. (You can still be damaged and killed when on the bed).
  • ARK update 273 has added the capability for another player to “Lock” handcuffed players to Seating Structures (including Chairs, Benches, Beds, etc). When locked to a structure, the handcuffed player will appear to have a cable connecting them to the structure and be forced to sit on the structure. This state persists across logging out as well. Another player can also “Unlock” you from the Structure, or remove the handcuffs. Chairs within Cages are thus very useful for transportation of prisoners.
  • When handcuffed, Poop now is forced directly into Slot 1. Prisoners can consume it rapidly as it builds up to attempt suicide.
    Fixed saving/loading of Lamp Post Light intensity value.

Now go get to playing Ark and rapidly consuming that poop!

In other Ark news, the PS4 update included big memory improvements and cutter optimizations, and the game runs surprisingly well on Xbox One X hardware. 

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Call of Duty: WWII PS4 Avatar Being Given Away Again for Simple Mission Completion

  by   Alex Co  
6:00 pm in News

For two days running, Sony has been giving out free Call of Duty: WWII stuff for completing what it calls “missions” over on live.playstation.com. Well, today there’s another one. While we first got an awesome COD: WWII dynamic PS4 theme, and a COD: WWII PS4 avatar yesterday, we get another PS4 avatar today, but this one is for Major Crowley! 

Same as the previous ones, all you have to do is to watch the trailer associated with the mission to get the avatar that you can see above. 

Will we get another one tomorrow? Or maybe something on Monday? Who knows, but if we do, we’ll be sure to let people know. 

Make sure to keep an eye out for our in-depth review of Call of Duty: WWII where we’ll cover everything the game has to offer, but go deep in multiplayer as only MP1st can.

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Absolver Update Readies the Game for Halloween, Includes Reworked Loot & Prestige Systems

  by   Jasmine Powell  
5:45 pm in News

A new Absolver update is out now on PC and PS4. This patch readies the game for Halloween, adding a bunch of scary masks to the customization options. In addition to the terror add-ons, Sloclap has worked on revamping the loot and prestige systems. 

For the full list of Absolver‘s 1.08 patch see below:

1.08 UPDATE RELEASE NOTES

NEW CONTENT

  • Prestige levels unlocked after level 60
  • Rift Coins replace random loot drops in Combat Trials
  • Rift Disks allow to get rarer equipments and weapons
  • Win Crystals at each Prestige level
  • Spend Crystals to reset attribute points
  • Spend Crystals to acquire Rift Disks
  • Inventory management: Sort by, Salvage and Repair.

New equipment:

  • 4 new sets
  • 3 new Absolver Cloaks
  • 9 new masks, including 6 Halloween masks dropped by Marked Ones
  • 1v1 maps are now in night mode (temporary)
  • New “Bald” haircut available at character creation!

DESIGN UPDATES

Parry:

  • Almost all attacks, including thrust attacks, now require a specific parry direction to be countered (exceptions: Hadrunken, Obvious Slash and bare-hands Rush Attack for Stagger style)

Rush:

  • Decrease rush acceleration
  • Closer rush camera
  • Rush attacks: increase stun duration
  • Rush attacks: decrease knockback

Note: These are first steps to address fleeing behaviour.
Rush attacks were intended to counter players fleeing, but until now the player hit by a rush attack had the time to rush again directly after. With a longer stun and shorter knockback for the rush attacks, and a slower acceleration for the rush, the issue should be less present.
Also the new rush camera is closer to the character, so the player has not the whole vision of their surroundings, and it feedbacks more clearly when the character is rushing.

Camera:

  • The camera position is now lower when close to walls.

Shockwave:

  • Range 230cm -> 280cm (as before 1.06) BUT knockback now depends on distance to caster (from 280 when close to the caster, to 84 when at the limit of the range)

Items:

  • Added rarity levels to all equipments
  • Updated drop rates (Rift Coins and Rift Disks)

BUG FIXES

  • [GAMEPLAY] 1v1 rematch : clear shards
  • [GAMEPLAY] Shards cannot be filled in practice anymore
  • [GAMEPLAY] Charging attacks now lose their property when parried
  • [GAMEPLAY] Silence power cannot be used without a target
  • [GAMEPLAY] Parrying a double hit attack doesn’t result in being hit by second hit anymore
  • [GAMEPLAY] Fixed issue in which character finished in the wrong ending stance when being hit while changing stance
  • [NETWORK] Fixed a bug in hit knockback resulting in some awkward teleportation
  • [NETWORK] Fixed dodge position replication
  • [SAVES] The game now detects if save is not valid and rollbacks to previous save if needed
  • [AI] Fixed a bug when AI would get stuck after a player’s successful dodge
  • [SFX] Fixed issue with boss gate SFX sound was playing in PvP maps and during boss fights.
  • [DESIGN] Loot drops in Rift Coins and Rift Disks now give items in different color variants

You know what beats reading? Watching the dedicated update trailer! Here it is:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R6WS2_8-bo

Will you be hunting down some new Halloween masks? Let us know below.

In other Absolver news, catch up on the previous update’s patch notes here, and watch our 10-Minute Trial episode to see what this game is all about.

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Paladins Update Finally Comes to Console, Adding Terminus Character & More

  by   Jasmine Powell  
5:00 pm in News

The new Paladins update OB 61 has finally been released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, addressing bugs and improving character balance. 

The patch has also fixed several cards, introduced new customization options, and added a new champion into game.

Here are the open beta patch highlights:

General

  • Third Person toggle (not in Competitive or Esports)
    “We are experimenting with a user toggle between Third Person and First Person camera. The 3P|1P toggle is available in Casual Queues only and also as an option for players creating Custom Games. Expect a player survey regarding this feature and it may be refined or removed in a future release.“

Loading Screen additions

  • Upcoming Paladins Premier League matches
  • Game Mode tips

Removed Crowd Control overlay in First Person
Added Card cooldowns on HUD
Added additional audio for the following

  • Dances: Lex, Pip, Sha Lin, and Ying
  • Mastery: Barik, Pip and Seris
  • Emotes: Talus Default and Home Run

BUG FIXES

Addressed an issue with Champions loading in without weapons.
Fixed rarity glow & Announcer for cards/cosmetics not playing when opening Radiant Chests
Loudness level adjustments for Evie Bewitched, Androxus Shattermaw, and chat notification.
Fixed Troublemaker Evie’s voice from being heard from too far away.
Fixed max HP values not returning to expected values after max is changed.
Fixed hit sound playing when loading into match.
Spectator

  • Fixed issues camera falling through world
  • Fixed Barik death perspective locked to ragdoll camera
  • Fixed voice lines playing twice
  • Fixed Ruckus 1p projectiles only coming out of one gun
  • Fixed issues with Beam weapons not rendering correctly in Spectator (and kill cam).
  • Fixed an issue preventing the heal feed from working.

For the full list of patch notes click here.

Give Terminus a play with, and then let us know what you think in the comments!

In other Paladins news, a console series was announced with a $250,000 prize pool, get a load of this Halloween update, and check out the VIP program. 

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Minecraft Update Adds Stranger Things Skins, Halloween Tumble Arena & More

  by   Jasmine Powell  
4:15 pm in News

A new Minecraft update introduces the “Custom” game type to the Battle Mini Game, adding a variety of different options, including managing how a player heals and how fast they become hungry. 

In addition to the new custom game type, an all-new Stranger Things Skin Pack has been added, so players can celebrate the release of the second season in style!

Also, there’s now a spectate option in Battle and Tumble Mini Games, where players can appear as a Parrot, Vex or floating head.

The full list of Minecraft update patch notes are below:

  • Added Stranger Things Skin Pack.
  • Minecraft 1.60 update adds a time-limited Halloween Tumble arena, including specially themed layers!
  • Added the “Custom” game type to the Battle Mini Game with a huge variety of new settings, including:
    • Enable choosing the number of lives per round that each player gets.
    • Now you can choose the number of rounds to play before the winner is selected.
    • Enable forcing map size.
    • A variety of different options to manage how players heal, and how quickly they get hungry.
    • Minecraft update 1.60 added the No Armor item set to Custom Battle games, an item set designed to keep the combat fast-paced and exciting.
    • Added the High Power item set to Custom Battle games, allowing you to play Battle with some of the most powerful items in Minecraft!
    • Added the Decayed item set to Custom Battle games; every item breaks after a few uses, so you’ll need to keep moving.
    • Added the Food Central item set to Custom Battle games. Food is only found in the centre chests, and equipment only in the outer chests.
  • Added the “Custom” game type to Tumble Mini Game with a huge variety of new settings, including:
    • Enable choosing the number of lives per round that each player gets.
    • Minecraft PS3 1.60 enable choosing the number of layers, and controlling the size of the layers.
    • Added Fireworks as a usable weapon in Custom Tumble games.
    • Added Splash Potions of Levitation as a usable weapon in Custom Tumble games.
    • Minecraft update 1.60 has added Spectator Participation to Custom Tumble games!
  • Players can now spectate Battle and Tumble Mini Games as a Parrot, Vex, or floating head.

Will you be building houses as Eleven? Let us know below.

In other Minecraft limited edition Xbox One S that features a cool news, get a look at this Minecraft design, and catch up on the previous major update. 

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Super Mario Odyssey Update 1.0.1 “Enhances the User’s Experience”

  by   Mack Ashworth  
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It’s launch day for Super Mario Odyssey, and a patch has already found its way to the game for a 1.0.1 day one update. What could this patch possibly contain to make an already great game even greater? Well, the 101MB update is apparently just full of “fixes.”

These fixes “have been made to enhance the user’s experience.” That sounds good to me!

Version 1.0.1
Several fixes have been made to enhance the user’s experience.

If you’re wondering what Super Mario Odyssey is doing being featured on MP1st, I’d like to remind you of the game’s multiplayer co-op mode! In this mode, one player controls Mario while the other controls Cappy. This is done using a single system, making it easy for friends to jump in and have fun.

Have you picked up Super Mario Odyssey? If so, let us know your thoughts about the new Nintendo Switch exclusive. We hear that it’s pretty damn incredible!

In other Nintendo news, a spooktacular eShop sale for the UK has been released for this Halloween, the OJO projector has hit Indiegogo, and here’s 13 minutes of Super Mario Odyssey co-op gameplay. 

Source: Nintendo (Official) via Resetera

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Report: Kohl’s Black Friday 2017 Offerings Leaked

  by   Alex Co  
3:24 pm in News

You know Black Friday is close when ads and sales are being leaked. For this day, it’s retailer Kohl’s turn, as its reported Kohl’s Black Friday 2017 listings have been leaked by BFAds. 

Video game fans will be able to pick up a 1TB PlayStation 4 Slim for $199.99, and an Xbox One S 500GB model for $189.99. There are controllers and other game-related stuff too, which you can see in the ads below.

Just yesterday, we posted that Target will be featuring a B2G1 sale this weekend,. For those who prefer digital sales, Steam has an on-going Halloween sale, as does Nintendo, and of course, Microsoft and Sony’s weekly sales.

If you see any Black Friday ads, send us a line and we’ll get it up.

Source: BFads via Wario64 (Twitter)

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No Plans for PUBG Single-Player, Greene Wants PC/Xbox One Cross-Play

  by   Mack Ashworth  
2:45 pm in News

In a recent Reddit AMA, PUBG creator Brendan Greene stated that he “would love to add a single-player campaign” to the game. This got a few fans speculating about possible story missions and other fun solo activities. Unfortunately, Greene has once again spoken about single-player, but only to shoot the notion down. 

In an interview with GameSpot, Greene stated that there isn’t enough time or resources to invest in a single-player.

“Because of the lore of the island, there was an idea that I had for what I thought would be a pretty cool single-player [mode] … And even co-op single-player campaign. We have no resources. We have no time. We have no plans to add anything like this to the game. No, no single-player is coming to Battlegrounds.”

One feature that Greene does want to see implemented into the game, however, is cross-play between PC and Xbox One players. 

“Because the experience is going to be the same on both platforms, we really want these players to play together … How we do that fairly is another question … It’s something we’re looking into, but right now we don’t have anything to say about it. But we would like to see it happen. But how we do that requires a bit of work.”

There’s gonna have to be some serious testing done to make sure Xbox One players can fight fairly against PC keyboard and mouse users. I’m looking forward to hearing more on that!

In other PUBG news, the recent update was 2.1GB in size and included changes to the Blue Zone damage, a direct sequel to the game isn’t going to happen anytime soon, and this PUBG copycat clone actually looks impressive!

Source: GameSpot

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Top 5 PUBG Tips for Beginners (and Veterans!)

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This time on Pixel Enemy, I’ve published a video that details the best tips for beginners. These include setting up your HUD, the best ways to stay alive, and how best to practise with weapons. 

Click “play” on the video above to give it a watch, and be sure to leave any thoughts of your own in the comments below.

“This is Mack, for Pixel Enemy, here to help you get better at PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. This video is mainly intended for newer players, but I imagine a lot of these tips will be useful to veterans, as well.

I’ll be avoiding the more obvious pointers like “taking things slow,” “lower your graphics settings” and “wear headphones,” since that’s all pretty much common sense. No, this video will focus on the more useful tips that should actually help you get better.

And so, without any further ado, here are my top five PUBG tips for beginners (and some veterans, too).”

Don’t forget to check back regularly here on MP1st for the latest gaming news! 

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PSA: Be Careful of Call of Duty: WWII Leaks From Early Release Copies

  by   Alex Co  
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With Call of Duty: WWII’s retail release just a few days away, it seems some people have managed to get their hands on early copies of the game, which is quickly becoming the norm when it comes to every year’s Call of Duty entry.

Over on Instagram (via Reddit), we can see someone from UAE post a pic of an actual disc that looks legit, and couple it with the country’s reputation for selling games early (seriously, Google it), well, this is most likely the real deal.

 

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While we’ve posted leaks regarding COD: WWII before, we won’t be posting any story-specific stuff or spoilers, since we believe it’s better to tackle the single-player campaign fresh. 

You can check out the COD: WWII Trophies/Achievements list (some might be considered spoiler-y). Or if you’re into multiplayer, scroll through these “sweetheart grips” gun customization that’s new to the franchise.

Stay tuned for MP1st’s review of Call of Duty: WWII where we’ll cover the single-player, and of course, go in-depth with multiplayer like no one else can. If you’re interested in multiplayer, you’ll want to read our review.

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Destiny 2 Update 1.0.6 Preview & Planned Improvements Detailed

  by   Mack Ashworth  
12:15 pm in News

Destiny 2 future updates are the hottest topic of discussion in this week’s Bungie developer blog post. With new PC players flooding the game’s universe, even more eyes are on Bungie, watching and waiting for their next move. 

In a tease of what’s to come, Bungie’s game director Christopher Barrett detailed “a short list” of what the dev team is working on:

  • New systems and rewards to give our most engaged players additional, optional pursuits.
  • Better incentives for players who complete challenging Prestige activities.
  • Better rewards and replay value for strikes, adventures, and Lost Sectors.
  • Private matches for the competitive community (we are targeting early 2018).
  • Crucible tuning like adjusted Supremacy scoring and better spawning rules.
  • Better incentives for completing Crucible matches (and penalties for quitting competitive games).
  • Continued improvements to Iron Banner and Faction Rallies, including uniqueness of rewards.
  • Changes to make the mod economy more interesting and impactful.
  • Ongoing improvements to Exotics, including adjustments to reduce instances of duplication.
  • New ways to spend surplus currency and materials (looking at you Legendary Shards).
  • An emote interface that allows players to equip Salty, Spicy Ramen, Six Shooter, and Flip Out all at the same time.

As for what’s coming next week with patch 1.0.6, Bungie also gave a glimpse at some of the upcoming changes:

General
Fixed an issue with collision detection on the Bureaucratic Walk emote
Fixed an issue causing players to encounter empty public spaces too often in free roam

Crucible
Updated Mercy Rule settings to allow Mercy to activate slightly later in the match, allowing a wider range of scores to trigger it.
Clash
Reduced score limit to 50 (was 75)
Control
Reduced score limit to 90 (was 100)
Reduced influence that enemy-controlled zones exert over the spawning system
Survival
Reduced round time limit to 2 minutes (down from 3)
Reduced life count to 6 (down from 8)
Supremacy
Increased score-to-win to 70 (up from 50)
We now grant one point for defeating an enemy Guardian
Adjusted the influence that enemy crests have on the spawning system

There will be other improvements and fixes made next week, but we’ll have to wait for the full list of patch notes to know exactly what has been tweaked.

In other Destiny 2 news, a giant Pokéball Easter egg has been found in the game, possible future DLC locations and info has been leaked, and the game has become the best-selling console game of 2017 in the US.

Be sure to check out what Xur is selling for this weekend by clicking here.

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Injustice 2 Hellboy Release Date Announced, Watch Him Bring the Heat in Intro Trailer

  by   Alex Co  
11:26 am in News

Another character is being added to the Injustice 2 roster, and this time, it’s none other than Hellboy! Set to be the final character in Fighter Pack #2, Hellboy can be played starting November 14 for those who purchased the Injustice 2 Ultimate Edition, and Injustice 2 Digital Deluxe Edition, with the Hellboy DLC being available to everyone for purchase separately on November 21.

Check out the video above to see his abilities and see his Right Hand of Doom in action. 

Hellboy is Dark Horse comic book character, and was created by Mike Mignola. 

As a member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, Hellboy has defended the world from fiends, witches, demons, and more than a few Lovecraftian Gods. With his trusty revolver and his “Right Hand of Doom,” Hellboy has made monster disposal his specialty

Once we get wind of new characters or new DLC for Injustice 2, we’ll be sure to let fight fans know. 

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Call of Duty: WWII Pre-Load Now Available & Final PC Requirements Revealed

  by   Mack Ashworth  
10:07 am in News

Call of Duty: WWII is set to launch across PC, PS4 and Xbox One on November 3. Those on who have pre-ordered a PC or PS4 version of the game, can now pre-load the game ready for launch. This means that, rather than sitting waiting for a huge game to download, these players can immediately jump straight into the experience. 

For those of you PC players wanting to know if  your rig can handle the new release, Activision has now revealed the final PC requirements list. 

Minimum

  • OS: Windows 7 64-Bit or later
  • CPU: CPU: Intel Core i3 3225 3.3 GHz or AMD Ryzen 5 1400
  • RAM: 8GB RAM
  • HDD: 90GB HD space
  • Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 @ 2 GB / GTX 1050 or ATI Radeon HD 7850 @ 2GB / AMD RX 550
  • DirectX: Version 11.0 compatible video card or equivalent
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

Recommended

  • CPU: Intel Core i5-2400 or AMD Ryzen R5 1600X
  • RAM: 12GB RAM
  • HDD: 90GB HD space
  • Video: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / GTX 1060 @ 6GB or AMD Radeon R9 390 / AMD RX 580
  • DirectX: Version 11.0 compatible video card or equivalent
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Sound Card: DirectX Compatible

What’s more, the list of PC-exclusive features has been expanded to include even more options and support:

  • Native 4K Support
  • Framerate Cap Slider (up to 250FPS)
  • Keyboard/Mouse Fully Re-mappable
  • Controller Support
  • Nvidia G-Sync Monitor Support
  • FreeSync Monitor Support
  • Ultra-Wide Monitor Support
  • High-Resolution Mouse Support
  • Advanced Video Settings
  • Extend FOV
  • Scroll bars on options that scroll
  • Allow numerical entry to mouse and controller sensitivity options (in addition to slider)
  • Streamline the exit of the game
  • Option to hold for scoreboard, instead of default toggle
  • Option to hold for sprint, instead of default toggle
  • Option to bind lean left/right keys in multiplayer
  • Option to bind inspect weapon
  • Making the resolution options more clear and consistent
  • Video option previews
  • Add a video option video memory indicator
  • Warnings about video memory over-commitment (noted above)
  • Investigated and fixed input smoothing problems with high-resolution gaming mice

Are you excited for the big Call of Duty: WWII release?

In other Call of Duty: WWII news, there’s a free PS4 avatar up for grabs, the Call of Duty World League 2018 season is to have a $4.2 million prize pool, and here’s the Achievements/Trophy list for the game. 

Source: Steam (Official)

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Destiny 2 Xur Items and Location for October 27-31, 2017

  by   Mack Ashworth  
5:13 am in News

It’s Friday, which means it’s time for a Destiny 2 Xur location and items post! 

Xur appears to players in the wilds of Destiny 2. His location changes every week, so players should watch out for where he’ll appear next.

This weekend, players can spend 29 Legendary Shards on the D.A.R.C.I sniper rifle. 

Hunters can grab the Knucklehead Radar for 23 Legendary Shards.

Titans can pick up the Actium War Rig chest armor for 23 Legendary Shards.

Warlocks can purchase the Eye of Another World for 23 Legendary Shards.

The Destiny 2 Xur location for this week is on Io, near the Giant’s Scar landing zone.

In other Destiny 2 news, a giant Pokéball Easter egg has been found in the game, possible future DLC locations and info has been leaked, and the game has become the best-selling console game of 2017 in the US.

If you haven’t yet caught up on the weekly reset, here’s the new Milestones, Nightfall Strike, Eververse items, and more.

Will you buying anything off Xur this weekend? Let us know!

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Microsoft Intellimouse Being Resurrected With a Refreshed Design

  by   Den Kovacs  
October 26, 2017 11:00 pm in Hardware

Microsoft’s Intellimouse is as classic as the ’90s Lamborghini Diablo, with a sleek design, a scroll wheel(yes, this wasn’t a default feature back then) and two side buttons for that extra “oomph” in your workflow.

Now, Microsoft is bringing back the mouse in a sleek and updated design after discontinuing the 3.0 five years ago. The refreshed design features five buttons, three of which are customizable, a scroll wheel, and an ergonomic design similar to the original. For comparison for those power user, it looks to be as ergonomic as Logitech’s MX Master series.

The mouse doesn’t have a launch date, but for those looking for a price, it starts out at a cool $40 USD. You can eyeball the store page here if you’d like to keep a look out for when it drops.

Source: PC Gamer

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WWE 2K18 Patch 1.03 Slams Out, Here’s the Patch Notes

  by   Alex Co  
10:10 pm in News

There’s a new WWE 2K18 patch that just went live a few minutes ago. there seems to be a fair amount of fixes included. Clocking in at 1.83GB on the PlayStation 4, the patch will be “coming soon” to the Xbox One and PC according to 2K.

This latest WWE 2K18 update includes Road to Glory fixes, fixes cutscenes, crashing issues a lot more. Check out the complete WWE 2K18 patch notes below (via the 2K forums)

Road to Glory Fixes

• Fixed issue where a MyPLAYER’s qualification progress was reset in bad networking situations in Road to Glory. 
• Fixed issue with PSN wait time and matchmaking times in Road to Glory.

Highlight Video:

• Create a video – added the ability to choose from cutscenes using the following entrance, promo, and universe/career. From these sub options you can choose the cast (wrestlers) for the highlights. 

General Bug Fixing
• Gameplay: The referee fails to count pin falls or disqualifications in 8-man matches with entrances on in gameplay.
• Fixed an issue where Ref doesn’t count the pin in Tag Team matches when entrances are enabled.
• Universe: The title fatal crashes when starting any promo in Universe.
• Fixed crash that would occur when starting a user-created Self-Promotion Promo.
• Fixed an exploit that allowed rivalries to occur between Superstars of different genders
• Fixed not being able to select the “No Mercy” PPV theme when customizing a PPV.
• Fixed Royal Rumble winners being booked into title matches for the World Title of both co-hosting shows at WrestleMania.
• Fixed some cases where rivalries would break and lead to continuous One-on-One and Two-on-Two matches between the rivals.
– Note: This patch will not retroactively fix a broken rivalry.

• Fixed cutscenes where the wrong Superstars are shown, or where Superstars are swapped.
• Reduced chances of Falls Count Anywhere matches being booked on Major Shows.
• Increased chances of rivalries occurring that involve a champion; this should lead to more title matches occurring overall.
• The Duration of naturally-occurring rivalries will now vary.
– Non-title rivalries will be randomized between Short and Medium durations.
– Title rivalries will be randomized between Medium and Long durations.

 
Hopefully, this new title update will fix a lot of WWE 2K18’s glitches. If you care what they look like, check out this post to see ’em in motion.

 

Tags: 2K Games WWE 2K18 WWE 2K Visual Concepts Yuke's 2K Sports WWE
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Cliff Bleszinski on Press Reporting LawBreakers Low Player Count: They’re Looking for Clicks

  by   Alex Co  
7:00 pm in News

It’s no secret that LawBreakers has had a hard time engaging players since it’s release. While it’s unfortunate that the gaming populace hasn’t really embraced LawBreakers as much as Boss Key Productions would have liked, we (the gaming press) still have to report on these things. Well, apparently, the only reason we’re doing it is only for clicks — at least according to Boss Key head honcho, Cliff Bleszinksi.

In an interview with Games Industry, Belszinski had a few choices words for the gaming media, that they (we) can “fuck off.”

They’re just looking for clicks, man. They’re just looking for ad revenue. We’re going to keep doing what we’re doing, and they’re welcome to print whatever they want – but as far as I’m concerned, they can fuck off. We’re going to keep making our game for our fans.

In the same interview, Bleszinksi says that everyone who has played LawBreakers “loves it,” and cites Steam reviews of the game as an example.

While LawBreakers might not have a big player base, Boss Key is still actively supporting the shooter with new maps, game balances and more. 

Does Bleszinksi have a point? Are the gaming media too harsh on LawBreakers and like ragging on the game for ad revenue? Let us know what you think in the comments.

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