Page 1826 – MP1st

Home > News

Unlock Requirements For Battlefield Hardline’s Dinosaur And Wolf Masks Revealed

by David Veselka

March 28, 2015 12:56 am in News

You might remember this handful of early Battlefield Hardline gameplay videos that popped up last February, revealing an unlock that allows players to equip special masks in the form of a Dinosaur or Wolf head.

Without any clues provided by developer Visceral Games on how to unlock these peculiar gadgets, one gamer has figured it out nearly two weeks after launch.

According to Devin of Diesel Gaming, the unlock requirement for both masks is awfully time-consuming, albeit quite simple. To equip either mask, one must be carrying at least $10 million ($10,000,000) in in-game cash on their character. That’s not accumulatively, but at once.

Here’s a couple images of the masks on his character.

So, there you have it. Start saving.

According to Battlefield Hardline’s Premium announcement, additional masks “with unique gameplay benefits tied to the theme of each mask” will be available to subscribers in the future.

Tags: Battlefield Hardline BFH PC PS3 PS4 Xbox 360 Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

Call of Duty Championship 2015 Day One Recap – 16 Teams Advance To Playoffs

by David Veselka

March 27, 2015 11:35 pm in News

Day one of the Call of Duty Championship 2015 has concluded as 16 out of the 32 teams that competed in today’s group play will advance to tomorrow’s playoffs where only 3 teams will progress to the Championship Finals.

Excitement was in the air as competitors, press, and, for the first time, Call of Duty’s biggest fans were invited into the LA Live entertainment complex in downtown Los Angeles to kick off the first day of the 1 million dollar tournament.

Attendees were greeted in the main entrance by the official Call of Duty Championship 2015 trophy, team logos, and a special Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare display outfitted with concept art and a fully-armored, Exo Suit-equipped mannequin. Inside, spectators crowded around four smaller stages and began filling seats in the massive bleachers that faced the tournament’s main stage. The darker atmosphere and much-appreciated air conditioning provided sufficient cooling from LA’s hot 85 degree fahrenheit weather.

Below are the day one results of each group battle where the top two teams of each pool have earned a spot in tomorrow’s playoffs. Stay tuned tomorrow to watch the 16 teams progress through day two’s Upper and Lower Brackets. You’ll also find the upper round one match ups and schedule below.

Remember, you can watch all the action go down on our live stream page right here.

Group A

| OpTic Gaming 3 – 0

| Team Orbit 2 – 1

NXG.Rapid 1 – 2

Vitality.X 0 – 3

Group B

| Prophecy 3 – 0

| Denial eSports 2 – 1

HyperGames 1 – 2

Klar1ty Gaming 0 – 3

Group C

| FaZe Red 3 – 0

| Automatic Reload 2 – 1

FABE.DE 1 – 2

FABE.Allstars 0 – 3

Group D

| OpTic Nation 3 – 0

| Gamers2 2 – 1

Exiles.T1 1 – 2

SSOF Gaming 0 – 3

Group E

| Team EnVy 3 – 0

| Plantronics.Mindfreak 2 – 1

Team Menace 1 – 2

Underratix.Gaming 0 – 3

Group F

| Team Revenge 3 – 0

| Aware Gaming 2 – 1

3sUp Enterprises 1 – 2

Team Infused 0 – 3

Group G

| FaZe Black 3 – 0

| Below Zero 2 – 1

TCM Gaming 1 – 2

Ascentia Gaming 0 – 3

Group H

| Team Kalibur 3 – 0

| Strictly Business 2 – 1

Epsilon eSports 1 – 2

Integral Nation 0 – 3

Day Two Upper Bracket

Day Two Round 1 Schedule

Tags: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare COD Championship 2015 Featured PC PS3 PS4 Xbox 360 Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

More Ranked Playlists Coming In Halo: The Master Chief Collection’s April Update

by David Veselka

9:57 pm in News

Halo: The Master Chief Collection‘s next content patch, set to launch some time in April, is finally updating multiplayer with more ranked playlists and and other improvements.

“We’ll provide more about what’s included as we get closer to the release of the CU,” wrote 343 Industries Community Manager Andy “Bravo” Dudynsky. But in addition to more ranked playlists, the update will also introduce new in-game penalties to cut down on the quit rate and betrayals.

Meanwhile, team size for the Halo: CE playlist were adjusted earlier today, changing the limit from 2-3 players to strictly 2 players with additional tweaks being made to other existing and upcoming playlists before the next content patch. SWAT and Team Snipers will also make a return in the near future.

Source: Halo

Tags: Halo Halo: The Master Chief Collection Update Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

Bloodborne Patch In The Works, Will Fix Multiple Bugs – Corrupted Save-Data Workaround

by James Lara

8:48 pm in News

A new Bloodborne patch, slated to release sometime next week, is said to squash some annoyances with From Software’s adventure-horror title.

While Bloodborne is truly an excellent PS4-exclusive, it doesn’t go without saying that there are a few issues that players all over the world have surely encountered by now, the most notable one being the long loading times.

Whenever you die or traverse to a location via the HUB, it could take nearly a full minute to load, and seeing that you’ll most likely die multiple times within just an hour, it can get somewhat annoying. From Software has stated that they are exploring a patch that is meant to improve the load times, though they didn’t mention whether it would be in the upcoming one.

As for the upcoming patch, a bug that prevents progression in the main story is currently being fixed. When a player co-ops or invades another in the Forbidden forest, a bug can occur where a key that is required later on to face another boss won’t spawn at all, preventing the player from progressing further on in the campaign. Unfortunately if you are inflicted with this bug, there isn’t a workaround as of yet. If you are nearing this area, the only advice given is don’t summon a player for co-op, nor invade another until the patch is out.

And, finally, for those who bought Bloodborne at launch and then had their PS4 update to the latest 2.50 update, you may have been inflicted with a corrupted save bug where the player could not continue, nor load up their save. Don’t panic, as there is an easy workaround, all you have to do is start a new game, and then exit back to the main menu, and load up your old save. It’ll work as if nothing ever occurred.

Tags: Bloodborne Patch PS4

James Lara

A gamer at heart, James has been working for MP1st for the last decade to do exactly what he loves, writing about video games and having fun doing it. Growing up in the 90's gaming has been in his DNA since the days of NES. One day he hopes to develop his own game.

Home > News

Mortal Kombat X – Latest Kombat Kast Reveals Erron Black, Liu Kang, And Shinnok Gameplay

by Joel Santana

3:59 pm in News

With Mortal Kombat X rapidly approaching, the crew over at NetherRealm Studios have heard the MK community’s requests and are pumping Kombat Kast streams more often before the game’s April release.

This week’s Kombat Kast was packed with character reveals and new game information, as with previous presentations. Today, we get the first gameplay footage of Erron Black, Liu Kang, and Shinnok which you can view below:

[youtube id=”Y0YHMj09KR4″]

[youtube id=”UuR3VhpkizY”]

[youtube id=”0l8IxULf2Fk”]

Additionally, those who have a WBPlay account will get this pretty sweet looking Raiden skin on day one:

The studio also revealed that in specific game modes, players are able to partake in online training with friends while waiting for certain matches. Though they didn’t specify which game modes it will be available in, it’s implied that it’ll be available during King Of The Hill rooms.

Before the Kombat Kast concluded, they also announced that next Thursday will be the next Kombat Kast stream which will focus on Mortal Kombat X’s mobile game.

Mortal Kombat X is set to be released on April 14 for the PC, Playstation 4, and Xbox One platforms.

Tags: Erron Black Liu Kang Mortal Kombat X PC PS4 Shinnok Xbox One

Joel Santana

Gamer for the past 20 years who loves anything ranging from RPGs, Fighters and of course FPS games. Author

Home > News

Call of Duty Championship 2015 Now Live – Watch Here

by David Veselka

11:12 am in News

Call of Duty’s biggest tournament of the year is officially underway as 32 teams from around the world compete for the World Championship title and a cut of the tournament’s 1 million dollar prize pool.

Courtesy of MLG.tv, the tournament will be broadcasted live worldwide throughout the weekend, March 27 to March 29, with the final day also broadcasted on Xbox One.

We’ve rounded up all the streams, Alpha through Echo, so you can catch all of the action in one place. For a full schedule of the events, team social media kits, and more information about the tournament, be sure to check out our Call of Duty Championship 2015 Guide.

Check out the streams below and enjoy the Call of Duty Championship 2015 this weekend!

Alpha Stream

Bravo Stream

Charlie Stream

Delta Stream

Echo Stream

Tags: COD Championship 2015 Featured PC PS3 PS4 Xbox 360 Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > Videos

Bloodborne – Becoming The Most Trustful Troll In The Game

by James Lara

10:45 am in Videos

Step One: Strip naked, they always trust a naked unarmed man wandering the nightmarish abyss.

Please note, This does contain a spoiler, even though it is missable in the main story.

If you recalled last year, we released a video showing off how to troll in Dark Souls 2, and although Bloodborne does have an item that transforms you into a message (these are notes left by other players), there’s a far more memorable way of trolling, one that certainly pays tribute to Demon Souls.

All you have to do is follow the video guide in the featured slider above. It’ll walk you step-by-step on becoming the most trustful troll in video game history. Now, the pre-requirements is that you need the bell to invade players and the Nightmare Frontier area unlocked, otherwise have fun performing this next time.

For those who have unlocked the area, but don’t know how to find patches, I’ve also uploaded a short video walkthrough of Nightmare Frontier leading up to him.

[youtube id=”2WEhKnrIAh8″]

Hope you guys enjoyed this one. I know I certainly did.

Tags: Bloodborne PS4

James Lara

Home > News

Xbox One’s April System Update To Introduce Cross-Gen Voice Messages, Chat Improvements, And More – Now In Preview

by David Veselka

12:34 am in News

Xbox One’s April update is bringing good things to the console’s party, chat, and messaging systems, Microsoft revealed today.

Now in Preview, the April System update will overhaul Xbox Live’s Party Chat by moving the service to a dedicated relay server configuration. In doing so, the change aims to drastically cut down on various network errors that users may occasionally experience while in chat. Additional improvements will make it easier to troubleshoot other setting errors that can prevent party members from using the service.

A new Voice Message feature will also allow gamers to send messages as audio, instead of text, the best part being that it will work across generations — from Xbox One to Xbox One, or Xbox One to Xbox 360.

Furthermore, the update will build on Xbox One’s Game Hubs, making them easier to discover, and will add descriptions to Achievement notifications. Lastly, new tweaks are also in store for the Xbox One’s What’s On feature.

Check out the full update notes below, courtesy of Xbox Wire, as well as the preview video above with Xbox Live’s Larry “Major Nelson” Hyrb and Xbox Engineering’s Richard Irving.

Xbox One April Update Preview

Voice messages

“New this month is the No. 1 feature requested in the Friends and Parties area on the Xbox Feedback site > ‘Add audio message …’ Xbox One preview program members will be able to compose and playback voice messages in the messages app when snapped on Xbox One. Quickly and easily record audio to send to your friends or others through your snapped messages app accessed through a simple quick double tap of the Xbox button. Additionally, voice messages can be exchanged between Xbox 360 and Xbox One consoles.”

Dedicated servers for party chat

“We are committed to continuing to make improvements to party chat, designed to improve quality, reliability, and ease of use. We’re enhancing party chat with dedicated chat relay servers. This new service will enable Xbox One owners that may have historically had NAT issues to party chat more reliably. Parties where players are unable to form direct peer-to-peer connections for party chat will automatically leverage dedicated server infrastructure to relay traffic.”

“Currently, this service is only enabled for parties where one or more members are enrolled in the Xbox One Preview program. Those preview consoles enable the service for their party chat sessions, even if some of the party participants are not part of the preview program.”

What’s On

“The Xbox engineering team is continuing to experiment with the What’s On area, which highlights popular games, movies, TV shows, game broadcasts and clips. What’s On has been available for preview members in the U.S. and this month, the preview of this feature is being expanded to Canada and the UK as well. Additionally, the ‘Staff Picks”’are now more personalized based on your recent game activity, and we’re introducing new experiments with Twitter Trending TV, and Game Clips for subsets of the preview audience.”

Tags: April System Update Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

Dirty Bomb Launches Into Second Beta With New Trailer

by David Veselka

March 26, 2015 11:15 pm in News

Dirty Bomb gets a new gameplay trailer as the quirky “free-to-win”, team-based shooter from developer Splash Damage enters beta for a second time on Steam.

Users who previously received a key will have free access to the beta and will also no longer have to worry about any additional planned wipes. Plus, those who participated in at least one game during the February or March betas will score a Limited Edition Obsidian Load-Out Card.

Beta sign ups are still live at Dirty Bomb’s official website. Alternatively, the Merc Starter Pack on Steam will also grant guaranteed and immediate access to the beta, as well as five Merc unlocks.

Check out the new trailer above, as well as a batch of new gameplay screens below.

Tags: Beta Dirty Bomb Nexon PC Splash Damage

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

Your Guardian’s Vault Space Is Increasing In Destiny Update 1.1.2

by David Veselka

10:37 pm in News

Precious vault space is precious, especially when shared by multiple characters on a single account. That’s why Guarians will be happy to hear that an increase in vault size to store more your most prized possessions is coming to Destiny in Update 1.1.2, developer Bungie confirmed today.

Exactly how much extra room was revealed in the studio’s latest Weekly Update.

This April, after Update 1.1.2 rolls out on all platforms, players will be able to carry twenty-four (24) armor pieces, thirty-six (36) weapons, and twenty-four (24) general itmes in their vault. It’s a notable increase from the current twenty (20) armor pieces, twenty (20) weapons, and twenty (20) general items, but Bungie has continuing plans for even further expansion in the future.

But, as a popular community request for some time now, what took so long? According to Bungie, memory constraints were indeed a factor in the careful planning that went into providing players with more item slots.

“Our challenge was to provide an increase in storage that fit within the memory constraints that limit how many items can be displayed on one screen,” Bungie Live Team Lead M.E. Chung wrote. “This had to be accomplished by a team who is simultaneously working on future content. We opted for making sure that players would have enough slots for all Exotics from Launch through House of Wolves – thus the largest increase in slot space is for weapons.”

In the end, a few compromised had to be made, UI Engineering Lead Brad Fish explained.

“In the case of the Vault expansion, it became clear that we would be pushing very limited memory constraints on older generation hardware,” he said. “We had a choice: leave the Vault as-is, or find some kind of compromise to enable it safely. We weighed the options, with player feedback in mind, and decided to move forward with the expansion by disabling the item comparison feature within the Vault on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Item comparison will continue to function within the Vault on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and in all other contexts on all platforms.”

Look forward to more updates on future vault expansion. For now, here’s what you’re new vault will look like after Destiny Update 1.1.2.

All them Gjallarhorns…

Tags: Destiny PS3 PS4 Xbox 360 Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

Battlefest Is Back With Month-Long Battlefield Hardline And Battlefield 4 Events

by David Veselka

3:21 pm in News

Updated with details on Battlefield 4 Battlefest and new Battlefield 4 Weapon and Game Mode DLC.

Battlefest is back, this time as a month-long celebration filled with special in-game events for Visceral Games’ Battlefield Hardline as well as DICE’s Battlefield 4.

The Hardline festivities kick off today with Double XP on all platforms and will conclude with special community mission taking place between May 4 to May 11. Meanwhile, Battlefield 4 will start things off with an Easter Battlepack and Shortcut Kit sale starting March 31 and ending with and Double XP event April 30 to May 4.

Interestingly, Battlefield’s Global Community Manager Vincent Vukovic confirmed in his Battlefest Battlelog update that new DLC weapons are on their way to Battlefield 4, arriving some time before the end of May in a new “Weapons Crate” along with the new Gun Master game mode. The Community Map Project is also still in the works.

As for what the new guns might be, we’re not 100% certain, but DICE Engineer Julien sure has been leaving a lot of hints on his twitter.

pic.twitter.com/fszKUl2whZ

— Julian (@_jjju_) March 25, 2015

pic.twitter.com/QzQKqEZybS

— Julian (@_jjju_) March 26, 2015

pic.twitter.com/dA1V2l5n2E

— Julian (@_jjju_) March 26, 2015

pic.twitter.com/NpaaoqaNsK

— Julian (@_jjju_) March 26, 2015

pic.twitter.com/sXFdaGy3Y1

— Julian (@_jjju_) March 27, 2015

pic.twitter.com/10uMCoD7pW

— Julian (@_jjju_) March 27, 2015

Finally, you can check out the full month-long Battlefest schedule for both games below, as outlined on Battlefield Hardline’s official website.

Battlefield – Battlefield Hardline

March 26 – March 30

“Double XP Event: This weekend, you’ll score double XP in Battlefield Hardline. Jump into the game, play the objective, and rank up faster than a speeding bullet.”

March 27

“Gold Battlepack Giveaway: Login to Battlefield Hardline starting March 27 and you’ll receive a Gold Battlepack, containing in-game goodies like camos, weapon attachments and XP boosts.”

April 7 – May 4

“Class Weeks: Operator, Mechanic, Professional, and Enforcer. We’ll celebrate each Battlefield Hardline class, serving great tips for each, and host class-related Community Missions where you can net exclusive rewards.”

April 7 – April 30

“ShadowPlay PC Contest: NVidia’s challenging PC players to capture their most radical Battlefield Hardline moment for a chance to win modded PCs with branded Battlefield graphics. See the ShadowPlay PC Contest Official Rules (available April 7).”

April 16

“Competition: Stay tuned for more information and details on how to participate!”

April 22 – April 23

“Game with Devs: Visceral and DICE developers will play Hardline on specific servers and let fans compete with and against them. Get a piece of the action and show us your skills.”

May 4 – May 11

“Community Mission: Show how tight you are with your crew in the fast-paced Hotwire mode. Prizes await if this Community Mission is completed.”

Battlefest – Battlefield 4

March 31 – April 15

“Easter Sale On Battlepacks and Shortcut Kits: Battlepacks contain XP boosts, camos, knives and other in-game items. Shortcut Kits will let you unlock all the weapons of a specific variety such as grenades or assault rifles.

Now, you can get up to 50% off on Battlepacks and select Shortcut Kits in our Easter Sale. Restrictions and conditions apply. Check your specific gaming platform for details on the offers. Note that some variations on content and start/end times apply.”

April 15 – May 04

“Gold Battlepack Giveaway: XP boosts, weapon attachments, camos, and more: login starting April 15 and you will receive a shiny Gold Battlepack.”

April 22 – April 29

“‘Battlesteal’ Contest: Time to get creative – and thievish. Capture your coolest ‘Battlesteal’ screenshot, send it in, and you have a chance to be handsomely rewarded. Find full rules, terms, and conditions here.”

April 28 – May 04

“Zodiac Community Mission: Show off your skills in the ‘Zodiac’ Community Mission to claim a truly special ‘Aries’ Dog Tag…”

April 30 – May 04

“Double XP Weekend: Ready to climb the ranks? Make sure to jump into Battlefield 4 between April 30 and May 4: your XP will be doubled in celebration of Battlefest.”

Tags: Battlefield 4 Battlefield Hardline BF4 BFH PC PS3 PS4 Xbox 360 Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

Activision Digs Up Impressive New Call of Duty Stats, Advanced Warfare Double XP On This Weekend, New PS3 Patch

by David Veselka

2:51 pm in News

Digging deep in to Call of Duty’s 10+ year history, Activision struts some impressive new statistics to celebrate the upcoming Call of Duty Championship this weekend.

According to a new infographic the publisher presented earlier today, a Call of Duty game is sold approximately every two seconds world-wide, and, as a series, has sold over 175 million copies across all platforms.

In turn, the massive amount of sales has lead to more than 100 billion multiplayer matches played, over 300 billion grenades thrown, and 579 billion in-game awards earned thus far. Check out the stats below:

In the spirit of this weekend’s 1 million dollar tournament, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare developer Sledgehammer Games is also hitting the Double XP switch on all platforms for the duration of the event, March 27-29. Watch some competitive Call of Duty and get online to rank up twice as fast.

#DoubleXP for #AdvancedWarfare this weekend? #CODChamps

— Sledgehammer Games (@SHGames) March 26, 2015

Lastly, PlayStation 3 users were presented with a new Advanced Warfare game update earlier today that introduced new Master Prestige levels, new weapon balance tweaks, and much more. For specifics, check out the full update log below.

In-Game Updates

Full Royalty Character Loot Set unlocked.
Connectivity Optimizations
Connectivity and matchmaking improvements when in a party.
Added 15 Master Prestige ranks and Grand Master Prestige.
Added 15 more Daily Supply Drop Challenges.
Fixed a rare issue where players were not able to spawn into the game.
Reduced the max number of players in a Private Match to 10.
Fixed the sound of the SAC3 with the Suppressor Attachment to not play in stereo to all players on the map.
Fixed a rare issue where players would spawn without a gun.
Players will now be shown a “Player does not own the map pack” message when a player without the Havoc DLC joins their party.
Added the ability for purchased Create-A-Class slots to appear in Private Matches.

Weapon Balancing Updates

Note: Adjustments affect base weapon and all loot variants)

Heavy weapons: increase player movement speed by 5%
Corrected scopes on the AE4.
MK14 – reduced recoil
ARX160 – increased magazine size
AMR9 – increased damage, decreased time between bursts
SN6 – reduced recoil
KF5 – mid damage range increased
Atlas 45 – mid damage range increased, max damage range increased
PDW – increased damage
Shotguns: reduced spread when using Gung-Ho
S12 – increased fire rate, increased damage
EPM3 – reduced recoil
Lynx – reduced recoil
ASM1 – slightly reduced initial fire rate

UI Updates:

Rare Supply Drop Error messages when opening fixed.
Added a display for how many free slots you have in the Armory from the “Redeem Items” menu.
Replaced the camouflage images for Diamond and Royalty with the correct images in the Create-A-Class menu.
Replaced the Valkyrie loadout for the Centurion loadout for players who were incorrected rewarded this character gear in Clan Wars.
Fixed an issue where duplicates of unlocked items were showing in the New Items list.
Fixed an issue where some Create-A-Class were showing the incorrect lock status when selecting a Permanent Unlock when Prestiging.
Adjusted kill feed speed from 4 seconds to 6 seconds.
Added “New Item” indicators in the Create a Class screen.

Challenges Updates

Removed ability to earn more than one of a non-redeemable character gear from the Daily Supply Drop Challenges.
Players will no longer receive a Daily Supply Drop Challenge for non-redeemable gear they have already acquired.
Removed the incorrect challenge for the Crossbow Scope to unlock at 10 kills.

Emblem Updates

Fixed an issue where the Emblem would sometimes apply incorrectly to the player card.

Scorestreak Updates

Sentry Gun turrets now die in one melee hit.
Decreased the amount of time the player has to hold X to exit a remote controlled Sentry Turret.
Unmodified Missile Strike missiles now travel faster when boosting (by hitting the fire button while coming down).
The Vulcan laser scorestreak now fires longer.

Ranked Play Updates

Added probation time for players who do not complete or disconnect from Ranked Play matches.
Will properly award Division Points in the case of a forfeited match (when the entire other team leaves).

Broadcaster Updates

Adjusted the colors and over all look for Broadcaster mode to make text and names easier to read and a better experience for viewers.
Fixed a rare issue where HUD elements would get stuck on the broadcaster’s screen.

Game Mode Specific Updates

S&D: Added UI to show if you were attacking or defending at the start of the round.
One Shot: Increased Kill Confirmed score limit to 80 in the One Shot Mosh Pit playlist.
Gun Game: Added a leaderboard for Gun Game.
Momentum: Adjusted spawn locations for the Drift map.
Uplink: Fixed an issue where the satellite drone could get stuck on the Clown Inn sign.

Map Specific Updates

Fixed various out of map exploits across different multiplayer maps.
Fixed an issue where Orbital Care Packages were removed from areas of the map on Drift after the dynamic map event.
Fixed an issue where indestructible objects would show up on the Sideshow map.
Adjusted the A Bomb site location on Sideshow.
Fixed a performance issue with some of the dynamic map pieces on the Core map.
Adjusted spawns locations for the Drift map.
Fixed Aerial Assault Drone and Recon Drone out of world exploits on the Sideshow map.

Exo Survival Updates

Fixed various out of map exploits across different multiplayer maps.

Exo Zombies Updates

Added ability for players to pause the game in single-player Private match.
Fixed an issue where players were not able to join a match together while in a party.
Fixed various out of map exploits where players could remain in place and not be attacked by zombies.
Removed the ability for host to start the match before players were ready in a Private Match setting.
Fixed an issue for the 20/20 Achievement so weapons that are reacquired after leveling it up to level 20 still count towards the achievement status.
Exo Zombies intro movie is now skippable.
Fixed a rare crash issue in Exo Zombies.
Fixed an issue where certain camos were missing for the ARX160.
Fixed an issue where the pop-up messaging for Player 2 could only be closed by Player 1.
Fixed a rare issue where the After Action Report was showing the incorrect map information after joining a Private Match.

Tags: Call of Duty Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare PC PS3 PS4 Xbox 360 Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

Behemoth Monster And New Hunters Face Off In Latest Evolve Trailer

by David Veselka

2:28 pm in News

Commentators DB Sinclair and Ya Boy Shak guide viewers through a new look at the Behemoth Monster and four new Hunters coming to Evolve this Tuesday, March 31.

The intimidating new Monster type launches alongside the new Observer Mode and four new Hunters, Torvald the Assault, Crow the Trapper, Slim the Medic, and Sunny the Support. Check out the trailer above to get a look at the upcoming new content.

Xbox One users also get access to two new maps this Tuesday, Broken Hill Mine and Broken Hill Foundry, which were detailed earlier this month.

Tags: DLC Evolve PC PS4 Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > Videos

Latest Mortal Kombat X Trailer Showcases Shaolin’s Deadliest Warriors, Liu Kang Returns

by Joel Santana

8:14 am in Videos

Netherrealm Studios reveals the series’ deadliest Shaolin Warriors, Kung Lao, Kung Jin, and for the first time, Liu Kang.

He appears as a playable character in the newest Mortal Kombat X trailer, which you can watch above.

Mortal Kombat X is set to release April 14th for the PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Tags: Kung Jin Kung Lao Liu Kang Mortal Kombat X PC PS4 Xbox One

Joel Santana

Gamer for the past 20 years who loves anything ranging from RPGs, Fighters and of course FPS games. Author

Home > News

Call of Duty Championship 2015 Guide – Tournament Information, Tentative Schedule, and Social Media Kits

by David Veselka

1:00 am in News

Call of Duty’s biggest tournament of the year returns this weekend.

The Call of Duty Championship 2015 begins this Friday, March 27, where 32 of the world’s best Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare teams will compete for the ultimate title of World Champion and for a stake in the tournament’s 1 million dollar prize pool.

Hosted by Major League Gaming and presented by Xbox and Activision, the Call of Duty Championship 2015 takes place in Los Angeles, California where one team will be crowned Call of Duty king on Sunday, March 29.

Here’s our guide to this weekend’s events so you can keep up with the action at home.

Official Group Draw

Day one of the tournament will consist of a series of group matches that will determine which teams will move on to day two and the Bracket Phase of the tournament. The two winning teams of each group will progress forward, earning the chance to compete for a cut of the tournament’s $1 million prize pool.

The official groups are:

Tentative Schedule

Courtesy of MLG, below is the entire tentative schedule for the duration of the weekend in Pacific Time, though you can make use of this handy converter to determine the times for your region.

The Call of Duty Championship 2015 will take place Friday, March 27 through Saturday, March 28, with the Upper Bracket Finals, Lower Bracket Finals, and Final Championship Match taking place on Sunday, March 29.

The schedule so far is:

Friday, March 27

10:15 AM | Station A Group C – FaZe Red vs. fabE Germany
| Station B Group G – FaZe Black vs. DA.Below Zero
| Station C Group B – Denial eSports vs. Klar1ty Gaming
| Station D Group C – fabE Allstars vs. Automatic Reload
| Station E Group B – HyperGames vs. Prophecy

12:15 PM | Station A Group G – FaZe Black vs. TCM Gaming
| Station B Group C – FaZe Red vs. Automatic Reload
| Station C Group E – uX Gaming vs. Mindfreak
| Station D Group C – fabE Germany vs. fabE Allstars
| Station E Group G – Ascentia vs. DA.Below Zero

4:15 PM | Station A Group H – Team Kaliber vs. Epsilon
| Station B Group G – TCM Gaming vs. DA.Below Zero
| Station C Group H – Integral vs. Strictly Business
| Station D Group C – fabE Germany vs. Automatic Reload
| Station E Group C – FaZe Red vs. fabE Allstars

6:15 PM | Station A Group H – Team Kaliber vs. Strictly Business
| Station B Group H – Epsilon vs. Integral
| Station E Group D – Gamers2 vs. SSOF Gaming

Saturday, March 28

9:15 AM | Playoff Bracket Round 1 4 Matches)

10:15 AM | Playoff Bracket Round 1 (4 Matches)

11:15 AM | Upper Bracket Round 1 (2 Matches)

11:15 AM | Lower Bracket Round 1 (2 Matches)

12:15 PM | Upper Bracket Round 1 (2 Matches)

12:15 PM | Lower Bracket Round 1 (2 Matches)

1:15 PM | Upper Bracket Round 2 (1 Match)

1:45 PM | Lower Bracket Round 2 (4 Matches)

2:15 PM | Upper Bracket Round 2 (1 Match)

3:15 PM | Lower Bracket Round 3 (2 Matches)

4:45 PM | Lower Bracket Round 4 (2 Matches)

4:45 PM | 7th Place Consolation Match (1 Match)

6:15 PM | Lower Bracket Round 5 (1 Match)

6:15 PM | 5th Place Consolation Match (1 Match)

Sunday, March 29

11:00 AM | Upper Bracket Final

12:15 PM | Lower Bracket Final

2:30 PM | Championship Match

Where To Watch

You’ll be able to watch up to five different streams of the tournament, all live, on the official channel of Major League Gaming (MLG.tv/COD) or right here on MP1st. Viewers can cycle between Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, and Echo streams, as well as streams for both Italian and Spanish speaking audiences.

The third and final day of the tournament will be also live broadcasted on Xbox One.

Prize Pool

The tournament’s $1 million prize pool is divided up into eight chunks with the first place prize sitting at a cool $400,000. Here’s the full breakdown:

8th Place | $25,000

7th Place | $35,000

6th Place | $50,000

5th Place | $70,000

4th Place | $100,000

3rd Place | $120,000

2nd Place| $200,000

1st Place | $400,000

Social Media Kits

In support of your favorite team, you’ll no doubt want to deck out your Twitter and Facebook profiles with the appropriate logos and banners, so find your team below and click on the name to download their social media kit:

3sUP
Automatic Reload
Below Zero
Denial Esports
EnVyUs
FaZe Black
FaZe Red
OpTic Gaming
OpTic Nation
Prophecy
Team Revenge
Strictly Business Gaming
Team Kalibur
Team Orbit
Ascentia
Aware
Epsilon
FABE All-Stars
FABE Germany
Gamers 2
Hyper
Infused
Menace
Next Gaming
TCM Gaming
UX Gaming
Vitality
Exile 5
Integral
KLAR1TY
MindFreak
SSOF

[youtube id=”AhWmbcZsoeI”]

Keep your sights on our Call of Duty Championship 2015 page for tournament news throughout the weekend. For more updates, be sure to also follow MP1st on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. You can also give myself a follow on Twitter where I’ll be posting images and other COD Champ-related tidbits all weekend long.

Drop some of your predictions in the comments below and tell us who you’ll be cheering on in this year’s biggest Call of Duty tournament!

Tags: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare COD Championship 2015 Featured PC PS3 PS4 Xbox 360 Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

PlayStation 4 System Update 2.50 Arrives Today With New Features And Improvements

by David Veselka

12:01 am in News

A major system update is hitting Sony’s PlayStation 4 today, introducing important new console features and improvements, both big and small.

The update’s introduction of the highly anticipated Suspend/Resume feature will allow users to hop in and out of games with the PS button, making it easier to switch between games other applications. It delivers a ton of new tools to make friend-finding, party management, and Trophy sharing that much easier while new improvements to Remote Play and Share Play will also bring 60 FPS gaming to supported devices

There’s a lot more, so have a look at the official update notes below, courtesy of the PlayStation Blog, and tell us in the comments what you are most looking forward to.

PlayStation 4 v2.50 “Yukimura” Update

Suspend/Resume*

Supported by nearly all of your PS4 games, you can jump in and out of your games with just the press of the PS button. Quickly switch from Rest Mode to powered-up so you can pick up where you left off. *Suspend/Resume is not fully supported by some software titles.

Back-Up and Restore HDD to USB

Back-up and restore your hard disc drive data associated with users on your PS4, including settings, saved data, screenshots and video clips as well as games, patches and download data, to and from an external USB drive.

Find and Connect with Friends

“Yukimura” adds to an already robust set of social tools, bringing several updates to continue making PS4 the best place to play with your friends, including:

Facebook Friend Finder — Using your linked account, you can expand your network by searching and connecting with your Facebook friends.
Improved Friend requests — Friend requests and Real Name requests can be sent together in one step when adding a friend on PS4.
Streamlined Party process — The process to create a Party has been streamlined with a reduction in the number of steps required.
Find Friends who play your games — Easily view what friends are playing on each game detail page with a real-time “Friends Who Play This” section, which also highlights which friends are currently online and playing it, and if you own the game, allows you to jump directly into the game.
Join Friends directly from news feed — A new tile will be added on your What’s New feed where you can see what your friends are currently playing, enabling you to join in the game if you own it.

Share Earned Trophies and Optimize Your Trophy List

We know that Trophies are important to many gamers, so we’re bringing more control with how you show them off:

Automatic Trophy Screenshots — A screenshot will automatically be captured when a Trophy is earned, preserving the moment to share with friends.
SHARE Trophies — Players can share Trophy information to Facebook, Twitter or via Message by pressing the SHARE button.
Additional Trophy sorting options — Sort your Trophy list by Earned Date, Not Earned and Grade.
Delete 0% Trophies — Remove games from your Trophy list that have zero percent completion.

Improved and Expanded Accessibility Options

New options added to customize the user experience include:

Customized button assignments for DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller.
Zoom for displayed pictures and inverted colors for all system functions, apps and in-game.
Text-to-speech for all graphical user interface, including Message and Party.
Enlarged text for all graphical user interface, including Message and Party, as well as the system’s browser.
Bolder fonts and higher contrast UI for all system applications (but will not apply to games or third-party applications).

Remote Play and Share Play

For games that support 60 fps, users will be able to automatically enjoy those games with 60 fps for both Remote Play and Share Play** on supported devices.

Automatic Installation for System Software Updates

Enable automatic installation for future system software updates.

Sub-Account Upgrade

Enable users 18 years of age or older with sub-accounts to upgrade to a master account directly on PS4, removing restrictions on chat and enabling users to add funds to their Wallet, purchase content and more.

Verified Accounts

Select game developers, producers, designers and community managers will be verified with a badge.

Dailymotion

Upload video clips directly to Dailymotion via the SHARE button.

Tags: PS4 System Update Update 2.50 Yukimura Update

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

Insurgency Gets New Maps, Features, and Improvements In Latest Game Update

by Den Kovacs

March 25, 2015 9:28 pm in News

Insurgency and developer New World Interactive are back with a new update that not only introduces two brand new competitive and cooperative maps, but also delivers some long awaited features and improvements such as matchmaking preference saving.

For those who are looking to freshen up their tactical shooter experience, Tell and Station (Station also comes with a night variant) are the two new maps added to the PvP and coop mix. Additionally, updates are also being made to previously existing maps.

Full patch notes below courtesy of the game’s Steam page.

Content

New PVP maps:
- Tell (Push, Ambush, Strike, Occupy)
- Station and Station Night (Push, Firefight, Ambush, Strike, Occupy)
New Coop maps:
- Tell (Checkpoint)
- Station (Hunt)
New Insurgent Gurkha knife
Updated Coop maps:
- Peak (Hunt)
- Heights (Hunt)
- Market (Hunt, Checkpoint)
- Revolt (Hunt)

Tell

Station

Features

Added support for Soft Particles (option to enable or disable in Video Settings). This effect improves the volumetric look of various kinds of particles including dust and smoke using a technique called depth feathering.
Matchmaking preferences are now saved from your last session.

Stability Fixes

Fixed some thread safety issues with the main menu HTML that was causing some rare startup crashes.
Fixed an animation-related Linux dedicated server crash.
Fixed a Linux dedicated server crash related to AI nav area checks in Coop.
Re-enabled render batching to improve stability on Revolt.

Improvements

Scope parallax effect has been adjusted so its quicker and never obstructs the center of crosshairs.
New sprint and crawl animations for pistols and grenades.
New knife animations.
In Push and Strike, each team will have access to different classes depending on if they are attacking or defending.
In Strike, both teams will know where the cache is located at the start of the round.
In Hunt, enemies are now more responsive to a cache being blown up, and hunt players at the end more consistently.
The matchmaking process will now ignore servers you have on your server browser blacklist.
Improved overview art for District, Market, Ministry, Revolt, Siege, and Uprising
Separate crosshair texture for Mosin 7x.

Bug Fixes

Fixed being able to skip the bolt sequence on a sniper rifle by hitting reload and quickly switching weapons.
Fixed 7x Scope not being visible on the SKS world model.
Fixed M40 crosshair rendering in front of lens.
Fixed restricted area at SEC spawn on Market skirmish.
Fixed Invisible wall in Sinjar and small displacement seam.
Fixed issue preventing direct impact damage from grenades from working.

Tags: Game Update Insurgency PC Steam

Den Kovacs

Subscriber

Home > News

Weapon Balance Update In Store For Battlefield Hardline’s Next Patch, Here’s What’s Changing

by David Veselka

1:50 pm in News

Efforts to deliver Battlefield Hardline’s first major weapon balance update are already in motion, according to Lead Multiplayer Designer Thad Sasser.

“A lot of people have been providing feedback on the gameplay balance, and we’ve been looking at the data and feedback (as we always do),” he wrote in a recent forum post on the Battlelog. “I do not have an ETA for you on this update yet, but once we know we’ll provide dates.”

Hardline is only one week in, but, as we noted in our review, it’s already pretty clear that some weapons are in need of an overhaul. Here’s what sort of changes the multiplayer team at Visceral Games is considering for the game’s next update:

K10: Reduce bullet damage to 33
Saiga and PTR: reduce recoil to bring more in line with Cop faction DMRs
HCAR and HK51: reduce recoil to bring more in line with SCAR-H and SA-58
.410 Jury: Increase damage per pellet to become more effective
FMG-9 and M/45: Increase damage per round to 25 and push out falloff start range to make these weapons more effective
Battlerifle min damage increased to 25 across the board
AKM min damage reduced to 24

Sasser added that the studio has “tested these changes and find[s] them to be good improvements, look forward to constructive feedback.”

So far, we think this is a pretty good start. What’s your take? What sort of changes do you believe are necessary?

Tags: Battlefield Hardline PC PS3 PS4 Weapon Update Xbox 360 Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

Cowboy Exo Suit Likely Riding In With New Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Micro-DLC

by David Veselka

12:22 pm in News

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is getting adventurous with its micro-DLC offerings, which we suspect will make a return very shortly, on or around the release of the game’s second DLC pack, Advanced Warfare: Ascendance.

Sledgehammer Games Studio Head Michael Condrey tweeted this Cowboy-themed Exo Suit earlier today, hat and all, hash-tagging the upcoming multiplayer expansion that launches this coming Tuesday, March 31, on Xbox Live.

Just picked up my #CODChamps outfit. Yeehaw! #AWAscendance pic.twitter.com/VqZ3dCYV2e

— Michael Condrey (@MichaelCondrey) March 25, 2015

If you look closely in yesterday’s Ascendance DLC gameplay trailer, you may have also noticed this psychedelic pink Exo Suit that briefly made an appearance at around the 1:13 mark.

While no official announcement has been made, it’s quite likely that both the Premium Exo Suit and camo, along with a few other customization items, will appear in another micro-DLC pack that will launch around the same time as Ascendance. Perhaps we’ll also hear a little more about that new weapon that Condrey was teasing earlier this week.

Stay tuned to the Call of Duty Championships this weekend where additional Ascendance DLC gameplay will debut on March 29 at 1:00PM PST.

Tags: Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare PC PS3 PS4 Xbox 360 Xbox One

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber

Home > News

Saber Interactive Is Bringing A Free-To-Play Halo Game To PC In Russia

by David Veselka

10:55 am in News

Microsoft has confirmed that Russian developer Saber Interactive is working on a free-to-play, multiplayer-exclusive Halo title for the PC called Halo Onine, soon entering closed beta in Russia.

Saber Interactive is originally known for its work on other first-person shooters like TimeShift and Inversion, but it has also assisted developer 343 Industries in the creation of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Halo: The Master Chief Collection. The game is reported to be published by MMO outfit, Innova Systems.

According to the official Q&A, Halo Online “is set on a secret UNSC space installation called Anvil, where Spartan-IV soldiers train together in war exercises to sharpen their battle skills and test experimental technology.”

The shooter is being built specifically for a Russian audience, though any expansion outside “would have to go through region-specific changes to address player expectations.” It’s also 100% exclusive to PC and the company has “no plans to bring Halo Online to the Xbox One.”

No official launch date was given.

UPDATE: Check out the announcement trailer above and the game’s official key art below.

Thanks, gamesindustry.biz

Tags: Halo Halo Online PC Saber Interactive

David Veselka

Musician, Gamer, Geek. Subscriber