Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is in for another bout of Double XP, starting now and lasting through the weekend.
According to Treyarch, it end this Tuesday at 10PM Pacific.
Uh-oh, look what Daddy did. #BlackOps2 2XP anyone? pic.twitter.com/V2vU7G51Dy
— Treyarch Studios (@Treyarch) May 22, 2015
Check out the latest info on Black Ops 3, Treyarch’s next Call of Duty project launching this November 6.
Check out The Lighthouse, a new social space on Mercury that’s only accessibly by achieving 9 wins and 0 losses in Destiny‘s Trials of Osiris event, now live until the weekly reset on Tuesday morning.
The giant chest seen at the end of the video gifts players with various materials, including Etheric Light and more Trials Coins, as well as an Adept version of any primary Trials of Osiris Weapon, meaning it comes equipped with elemental damage.
Potential SPOILERS if you want to see it with your own eyes. Otherwise, have a look above.
Big thanks to my Fireteam, Jonny With No H and ENVIDIA!
Yesterday, the PlayStation 3 version of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare was updated with new gameplay improvements and bug fixes. The patch has been due for some time now, with the same changes already applied to other platforms. You’ll find the detailed patch notes below.
Coming to Advanced Warfare soon is a new update that Sledgehammer Games’ Studio Head Michael Condrey says will decrease the effective radius of Stun grenades, include flinch protection from lethal equipment with the Flack Jacket perk, and prevent flinch from tactical equipment with the Hardwire perk.
More details likely to come, so keep your sights on MP1st.
In-Game Updates
Weapon Updates
UI Updates
Challenges Updates
Store Updates
Scorestreak Updates
Ranked Play Updates
Game Mode Specific Updates
Map Specific Updates
Exo Survival Updates
Exo Zombies Updates
Mortal Kombat X players on the Xbox One platform can now rejoice as the latest patch that brings infamous Blanche stage brutality and numerous character changes is now available for download.
Unfortunately, it seems PC users may have to wait a bit longer to receive it, as there’s still no ETA on when the patch will arrive.
Speaking of the patch, which also added assets for Tanya and added her to the character select screen, it seems that is has also outed her variations in similar fashion to how Jason variations were. They are:
Judging from the names of her variations, it looks like some will heavily favor different types of weapons, such as the bladed tonfas and, while others might be based off of her fire based special attacks.
Mortal Kombat X is available for the PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.
Recapping all of the latest weapon and gear additions to Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare over the past few weeks, Activision and Sledgehammer Games have put together a brand new gameplay trailer filled with high-action moments and cool so-mo shots.
Earlier this week, a brand new set of weapon variants was introduced to Advanced Warfare. Dubbed “Royalty Elite,” weapons in this new set boast powerful stats and sport a highly detailed royal purple camo. Along with this update, Sledgehammer introduced new non-Akimbo variants of the SAC3 sub-machine gun.
Both sets are now available on Xbox One and soon coming to PlayStation 4 and PC. According to Sledgehammer, these sets won’t be coming to previous-generation consoles due to hardware limitations.
Earlier this month, Sledgehammer also gave Advanced Warfare fans access to the new M1 Irons special weapon, including 10 variants, as well as brand new gear drops to customize your Operator with.
See the new loot in action above.
EA and Ghost Games, who brought you Need For Speed Rivals in 2013, have announced their return to the fan-favorite racing series with a new title that aims to reboot the entire franchise on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC this Fall.
Simply called “Need For Speed,” the game “delivers on what the fans want, and what Need for Speed stands for – deep customisation, authentic urban car culture, a nocturnal open world, and an immersive narrative that pulls you through the game,” reads the press release.
In collaboration with EA’s car culture community, Speedhunters, Ghost Games promises to deliver an experience “grounded in authentic car culture by diving into the rich world of past, present and emergent trends of the urban car scene.”
You’ll be able to watch the game’s first full trailer during EA’s media briefing at E3 this year on June 15, but you can also check out the quick teaser footage that accompanied today’s announcement above along with some new screens below.
Two new mercenaries get some time under the spotlight two brand new Overwatch videos from Blizzard.
Like last week’s footage, the gameplay features full-length matches, unedited, showing off each character’s strengths and abilities. Hanzo is a master bowman, while McCree’s gun skills are unmatched. The maps and modes highlighted are Kings Row, a Point Capture/Payload hybrid map situated in the heart of England, and Watchpoint: Gibraltar, a Payload map set in an abandoned Overwatch outpost perched above the Mediterranean Sea.
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The official Overwatch Beta begins this Fall. You can sign up here.
United States is getting its very own Xbox One Special Edition Halo: The Master Chief Collection Bundle, Microsoft has announced.
The bundle, featuring a 500GB Cirrus White Xbox One console and wireless controller, also comes with a digital download code for Halo: The Master Chief Collection and a 14-day Xbox Live Gold trial. It will be available for $349 USD “in very limited quantities and for a limited time at participating U.S. retailers while supplies last,” says Microsoft.
You’ll find a link to it on the Microsoft store right here.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection is getting a major content update later this month that will introduce a new Halo 2 Anniversary map, Remnant, and finally bring a remastered Halo 3: ODST campaign to Xbox One.
Visceral Games and EA have dropped the first official details for Battlefield Hardline‘s upcoming multiplayer expansion, dubbed “Criminal Activity.”
According to the announcement, Battlefield Hardline Premium subscribers will get early access some time in June. The expansion itself will get you hooked up with the following:
As for the set up, Visceral writes, “Small crews of well-trained, aggressive criminals have been using force of arms to terrorize the citizenry and are in direct conflict with the police in many cases. Public property damages and insurance claims have skyrocketed, not to mention the impact on the police force.”
“Detectives have uncovered evidence of a secret crime ring that could be behind all of this activity. They’re not sure why anyone would coordinate these goals – in a number of cases, the take seems to be smaller than the risk. But, orders have come down the chain to find out what’s going on and put a stop to it. Will you help the police?”
Hopefully we’ll get a good look at some of the new content in action soon. For now, keep your sights on MP1st for more Battlefield news and updates.
The second major expansion for Bungie’s shared-world shooter, Destiny, is now available to download on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360.
House of Wolves opens up a brand new social space in the Reef where Guardians will meet fresh faces and begin a new quest to help the Queen that summoned you to eradicate her Fallen foe.
In addition to new Story Missions and Bounties, House of Wolves’ activities include a new three-player Strike called The Shadow Thief, a new three-player, end-game, wave-based arena event called the Prison of Elders, and a highly-competitive, three-versus-three multiplayer event called the Trials of Osiris. From these activities, you’ll earn new weapons and armor or special material to upgrade pre-existing weapons and armor to help you reach the new maximum Light Level of 34. Be sure to re-visit the Tower to find new ways to upgrade or re-roll your gear and exchange materials.
On the competitive side of things, Destiny’s PvP multiplayer will be expanded with three new maps — Thieves’ Den, Black Shield, and Widow’s Court — and a new three-versus-three, elimination-style game mode. A fourth map, Timekeeper, will be exclusive to PlayStation users for a limited time.
Here’s the official feature list, as per a recently sent out press release:
Destiny Expansion II: House of Wolves is included in Destiny’s Expansion Pass or can be purchased separately for $19.99.
You can check out House of Wolves’ overview trailer above, as well as the official launch trailer below:
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It’s double XP for one full week in Visceral Games’ Battlefield Hardline and DICE’s Battlefield 4, EA announced this morning.
The event starts today, ends next Monday, and is open to all players, Premium or not, on all platforms, according to this tweet:
Full week of 2XP in #BF4 & #BFHardline on All Platforms for All Players starts Today, ends next Monday. pic.twitter.com/UjOQrTxAj3
— Battlefield (@Battlefield) May 18, 2015
A few neat things lay on the horizon for both Battlefield Hardline and Battlefield 4. Later this month, Visceral Games will be introducing Battlefield Hardline’s own Community Test Environment to PC owners. Meanwhile, Battlefield 4’s Spring Patch is on course to launch some time near the end of this month as well, says DICE.
Keep your sights on MP1st for more Battlefield updates.
On June 14 at 7:00 PM Pacific, Bethesda will give Doom fans — and long-time first-person shooter fans in general — what they’ve all been waiting for: a first look at the upcoming reboot, simply titled “Doom.”
It’s about time. Isn’t it? Like many who pre-ordered Wolfenstein: The New Order over one year ago, you’re probably wondering what the heck to do with that beta key you were awarded, promising you access to the Doom Beta some time before the end of 2015.
Between then and now, all of what we’ve seen or heard of Bethesda’s new project amounts to this short teaser trailer and this recounting of the behind-closed-doors gameplay footage shown to audiences at QuakeCon 2014. According to those who attended, we know that Doom is built on the idTech 6 engine and that it will run at 60FPS and 1080p. We also heard that it will attempt to reimagine the older games with a similar focus on run-and-gun gameplay, a Mars setting, and tons of gore and violence.
More than likely, Bethesda’s media briefing will detail the upcoming Doom Beta launch on PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4, along with presenting some action-packed gameplay. The game’s newest teaser trailer, showcasing a soldier loading buckshot into a double barrel shotgun and a monstrous screaming demon-thing with shoulder-mounted rocket launchers, can be viewed above.
The Kold War pack is now available for purchase for $3.99 USD in the in-game store.
Ever since the Jason Voorhees compatibility patch that hit a few weeks ago, fans of Mortal Kombat X have been asking when the mysterious “Kold War” skin pack, featuring Cold War-era style skins for Kano, Sonya and Sub-Zero, will be available for purchase.
At the time of this writing, there’s no official answer, aside from the “soon” that the MKX devs recently stated and a rather small teaser from the co-creator of the franchise himself, Ed Boon.
However, thanks to a user on Reddit running an “unlocker” on the PC version of the game, we’ve managed to get our first good view of the Kold War skins. You can check out the images below with each characters wearing both their player 1 and player 2 colors:
Recently, Mortal Kombat X received a new patch that saw the majority of the cast receive a few noticeable changes, added a rather hilarious stage brutality in Outworld Marketplace featuring Blanche, and more. It should be noted that this patch is still currently only available on the PlayStation 4, though the Xbox One and PC platforms will receive it soon.
Halo 5: Guardian’s HUNTtheTRUTH marketing campaign, which Halo developer 343 Industries initiated last March, will conclude in a two-part season finale on June 14, Microsoft announced today.
That’s one day before the company’s yearly media briefing at E3, which takes place this year on June 15, suggesting that the campaign will lead directly into any Halo 5: Guardians announcements or reveals 343 has planned for their presentation.
In a series of weekly podcasts called HUNTtheTRUTH, Halo fans have followed fictional war journalist Benjamin Giraud as he uncovers the deepest, darkest secrets of the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), the Spartan program, and the heroic Spartan 117, Master Chief.
Sysomos English has called the campaign “one of the most discussed advertising campaigns in March,” which now boasts a current total of 2.15 million listens across iTunes and Soundcloud. In addition, three separate announcement trailers for the game have been viewed online and on television more than 217 million times while over 250,000 fans have visited websites for the ARG. To-date, “Halo 5: Guardians” has also been referenced nearly 960,000 times across social media since the campaign’s start.
The campaign itself features a triple-A voice cast, including Keegan-Michael Key of “Key and Peele,” Cobie Smulders of “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” Kumail Nanjiani of “Silicon Valley,” and legendary actor Stacy Keach. Other voices familiar to the video game world include Jennifer Hale and Troy Baker among others.
If you haven’t been keeping up with the intriguing and sometimes shocking fictional events leading up to Halo 5: Guardians, you can have a listen to the entire series of podcasts on huntthetruth.tumblr.com.
Halo 5: Guardians launches on Xbox One October 27. We expect to learn much more about the game on June 15 during Microsoft’s E3 conference.
Source: Xbox Wire
Helping you stock up on games to get you through those lazy summer months, Microsoft is now holding a 25% off sale on the Xbox One’s top titles.
12 are on sale in total. You’ll find Battlefield Hardline, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Grand Theft Auto V, Mortal Kombat X, Borderlands: The Handsome Collection, and Forza Horizon 2, all for $44.99 USD. Meanwhile, you can snatch Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare for only $29.99 USD or Minecraft: Xbox One Edition for $14.99 USD.
We’re not certain when the sale ends, so head on over to the the Microsoft Store’s official sale page to find the full list of discounted titles.
Let us know in the comments what you end up picking up, if anything!
Battlefield 4’s Community Test Environment is on its way to Xbox One “really soon,” according to DICE LA, who are currently leading the charge for upcoming Battlefield 4 patches and content updates.
Julian, an Engineer at the studio, posted this picture with the caption “What’s going on here?!”
What is going on here?! pic.twitter.com/voyFI2cEpA
— Julian (@_jjju_) May 15, 2015
What exactly are we looking at? There are two Xbox One consoles on the desk and, if you look at the monitors, both appear to be powering the CTE version of Battlefield 4, which you can make out by the red watermark. Julian clarified in another tweet that the Xboxes “are regular retail consoles in the picture, not dev kits and not running any dev software. Just regular retail consoles connected to the internet.”
Previously, DICE LA Producer David Sirland expressed his interest in bringing Battlefield 4’s test environment to consoles, but cited Microsoft and Sony’s strict patch and update certification processes as the primary barrier.
According to Julian, those hurdles may have been jumped, as he said in another tweet that fans will get to play it on Xbox One “really really really really soon.” No word of CTE running on PlayStation 4.
Currently, Battlefield 4’s CTE is open to Premium subscribers on PC and is run on only a limited number of servers as a place to perform experiments and test new updates, patches, and content. It was most recently updated with a 60Hz and 120Hz high frequency network as well as content that will be arriving in Battlefield 4’s Spring Patch on all platforms before the end of this month.
Keep your sights on MP1st for more updates. We’ll let you know when we find out more about CTE on consoles.
EB Games New Zealand has updated their Halo 5: Guardians page with similar box art. Details on its contents are still being kept secret, but we’ll likely find out during or shortly after 343 Industries’ media briefing at E3 this year.
Box art for both the Limited and Limited Collector’s Editions of Halo 5: Guardians has allegedly been revealed, courtesy of Gamestop Italy.
Developer 343 Industries announced both special editions of the game late last year, providing a rough description of the contents within each. While the $99.99 USD Limited Edition includes the game “plus new digital content” and “exclusive items wrapped in a uniquely designed steel book,” the $249.99 Limited Collector’s Edition will sport all of the above plus “additional content such as a commemorative numbered statue designed by 343 Industries.”
Gamestop Italy’s new page doesn’t provide any further details, but it does looks like it offers a first peek at the new box art for both editions, along with some Gamestop-exclusive action figures, not to be confused with the Limited Collector’s Edition’s commemorative statue.
Note: The cases do say “For Display Only,” so there’s still a chance that these covers are subject to change.
Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition
Halo 5: Guardians Limited Collector’s Edition
Gamestop-Exclusive Action Figure (Italian Prices)
More Gamestop-Exclusive Action Figures
Last month, thanks to the puzzle-solving skills of the Halo community, the final box art for Halo 5: Guardians’ Standard Edition was revealed, featuring both Spartan Lock and Master Chief as well as their respective fire teams.
Gamestop in North America america recently unveiled their Halo 5: Guardians pre-order incentive: a day-one unlock for the HUNTER-class armor set for use in multiplayer.
Thanks, BeyondEntertainment
Featured image courtesy of Berdu
Near the end of May, developer DICE LA aims to update Battlefield 4 with a hefty new patch, dubbed the “Spring Patch”, which will bring a handful of new features in addition to the standard bug fixes and gameplay improvements.
In a new blog post on Battlelog, the studio recently detailed two of these new features and talked about some of the other big updates fans can expect later this month. They include an assortment of new weapons, a new game mode, weapon tuning updates, and improvements to netcode, among other things. Check out the details below.
Five New Weapons
DICE LA has picked five “old fan favorites” to bring back in Battlefield 4’s Spring Patch. According to the studio, they were “picked based on their unique gameplay aspects.”
New fan favorite Assault Rifle: AN-94 – “Picked based on its unique burst gameplay and massive fan desirability”
New Carbine: Groza-1 – “A unique bullpup carbine with built-in vertical grip”
New PDW: Groza-4 – “A unique PDW with built-in silencer”
New Sidearm: Mare’s Leg – “Unique long range ‘sniper’ sidearm using magnum rounds”
New LMG: L86A2 – “Magazine fed LMG, which with the new weapons balance, plays in between a belt-fed LMG and an AR – your ‘run and gun’ LMG”
Battlefield community member Berdu recently posted this Imgur album filled with beautiful screenshots of all five new weapons, which are now available in Battlefield 4 CTE. Check it out:
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Full Weapons Balance Pass
Speaking of weapons, DICE LA is performing a balance pass across Battlefield 4’s entire weapon list, revamping the damage, falloff, and suppression model. The studio says its goal “has been to create distinct roles for the weapon classes, and award skill of the player through increased recoil and by bringing back the 2-bullet headshot!”
Below is a visual representation of Battlefield 4’s new damage, falloff, and suppression model.
Return of Gun Master
Gun Master, which you may remember last from Battlefield 3’s DLC, is returning with five different variants and a progression of 18 different weapons in each.
“Gun Master is played like a Team Deathmatch game,” says DICE LA. “The twist is that you don’t get to choose the weapons used. You swap weapons every time you get two consecutive kills on an opponent and whoever is the first player to get a kill with the final weapon wins!”
Here are the five different presets that will be available:
Standard – “This setup contains rifles, machine guns, shotguns and pistols and ends with the M9 bayonet”
Classic – “Classic rifles, machine guns, shotguns and pistols ending with a M9 bayonet”
Pistol – “In this preset you can only use different kind of pistols, ending with the survival knife”
DLC – “This mode will let you play with DLC weapons – including the Phantom bow”
Troll – “Seeing how Gun Master is a ‘party mode’, we had to make a silly weapon list too! This one starts out with ballistic shields (as weapons) and it’s downhill from there”
PC Stability & Netcode Updates
In an effort to improve Battlefield 4’s online experience, DICE LA has “set out to significantly improve client stability on all platforms and have applied fixes for the most frequently occurring crashes on each.”
The studio urges users on PC to ” upgrade their graphics driver to the latest stable versions, keeping overclocking to a minimum for the best results with Spring Patch.”
According to the studio, players can expect a full list of patch notes closer to launch. Keep your sights on MP1st for updates!
Bungie has supplied detailed patch notes for Destiny Update 1.2.0, which is currently rolling out on all platforms.
In the notes, the studio has also provided a preview of the Hotfix that will go live on May 19 at around 10AM Pacific. This is the same hotfix that will unlock all of the new House of Wolves content, which launches on the same day and at the same time.
Petra Venj, The Queen’s Emissary, is also currently in the tower offering new “Wanted” Bounties which will allow Guardians to earn reputation towards House of Wolves weapons and gear. There is also a new House of Wolves Public Event.
Have a look, courtesy of Bungie.net.
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Destiny Expansion II: House of Wolves arrives with the launch of Hotfix 1.2.0.1 on May 19 at around 10AM Pacific, according to Bungie.
As a bit of “super good advice”, the studio also says that the new Daily Mission, Weekly Heroic Strike, and Nightfall Strike for that week won’t be available until the new update is applied. Thanks, matrixblue.
With the Jason Voorhees character DLC now officially available to all, it appears NetherRealm Studios is giving MKX fans a small taste of the next upcoming DLC fighter, Tanya.
The latest patch, now available for PlayStation 4, soon to hit Xbox and PC, offers a small glimpse of an updated Tanya model, as well as a first look at the Klassic Pack, Brazil Pack, and Klassic Reptile costumes:
Also, here’s a look at some of Tanya’s Finishers:
NetherRealm Studios has also outlined the changes that are set to accompany this patch when it hits your platform of choice:
General Gameplay fixes
Character Specific Fixes
Lastly, Ed Boon’s tease of everyone’s favorite elderly Outworlder, Blanche, becoming a Stage Brutality in a upcoming update has become a reality. The latest patch adds the ability to finish off your opponent in style, teaching them a lesson in humility.
