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Battlefield 4 – Rogue Transmission: T-Rex Easter Eggs

by BOSS JEDIZOHAN

December 13, 2013 1:47 pm in News

It goes without saying that DICE likes to mess with us when it comes to dinosaurs in Battlefield.

So it should come as no surprise that thousands of players have taken to scouring every inch of Paracel Storm and Rouge Transmission this week looking for the ever-elusive and seemingly extinct Megalodon and goat eating Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Personally, I enjoy distractions like this. While yes it might be a waste of time to go around a map examining every texture, at the same time it’s nice that players are working together rather than killing and cursing at each other.

If or when any new information makes it online, I’ll be sure to do a follow up article/video, especially if it’s anything that means we must go faster.

Happy hunting!

Update 1

Our friends Westie and Danny have managed to activate and record some of these dinosaur-related Easter Eggs on Rogue Transmission. If you don’t scare easily, check out the videos below:

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Update 2

Another video from Karwin Leutscher, like the videos above, shows off the relationship between the newly discovered T-rex etching, the second button, the dino-roars and the rustling trees. It’s safe to say we’ve cracked this Easter Egg.

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Now, where’s that Megalodon?

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Battlefield 4 Xbox One Game Update Out Today, Here Are The Patch Notes

by David Veselka

8:46 am in News

Today, it is the Xbox One’s turn to receive the latest Battlefield 4 patch.

The update, which should now be live for all Xbox One users, includes fixes that were mentioned in previous updates for other platforms like removing the Commander’s EMP blur effect, fixing audio drop outs on a number of Conquest maps, and getting rid of the “one-hit kill bug” where damage from a single bullet was sometimes applied multiple times.

Check out the full notes below:

December 13 Xbox One Game Update Notes

Fixed three common crashes that could occur during map transitions
Fixed a common crash that could occur when using the in-game Battlelog in the “end of round” screen
Fixed two crashes related to destroying vehicles
Fixed a crash that could occur when the player lost connection to a server
Fixed a crash that could occur when using the scoreboard
Fixed a crash that could occur when players were using the voice chat
Optimized performance when shooting destroyed Levolution objects on some levels
Removed the blur effect on soldiers that appeared when Commanders were using EMP attacks
Fixed the “one-hit kill” bug where damage from a single bullet sometimes was applied multiple times. This could lead to firefights where normal rifles sometimes dealt one-shot kills, which is not as designed
Fixed a memory leak that could lead to crashes at certain points
Further reduced the probability of getting a corrupt save file in the single player campaign
Fixed the audio drop outs that could occur when playing on large maps. Typical map affected was Golmud Railway in Conquest with 64 players. Ambient sound would sometimes cut out, like foley sounds from player running, vehicle engine sounds, vehicle movement sounds, and map ambient sounds
Fixed an issue with going online after resuming your Xbox One from suspended mode
Fixed some issues with the handling of Xbox One parties
Made the icons used to signal voice chat status more reliable

Remember, you can keep up-to-date with 22 things developers DICE are currently looking into fixing in Battlefield 4 by following this list.

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Destiny – Building the E3 Demo With Commentary From Bungie

by David Veselka

12:36 am in News

You may have seen Destiny‘s E3 2013 gameplay demo a thousand times over by now, but why not one more time, this time with some commentary from the studio that made the game.

Earlier today, developers Bungie re-released the very same demo that debuted during this year’s Electronic Entertainment Expo, but with commentary from some of the game’s art directors and designers. They delve a bit deeper into some of the game’s tech and give away a few extra tidbits of information. You can watch the video in the featured section above.

We recently learned a ton of gameplay, character, and environment details about Destiny from the latest issue of GameInformer which you can catch up on right here. Also, be sure to check out the game’s latest trailer that debuted last week at the VGX awards.

Destiny was recently announced to launch on September 9, 2014, with access to the game’s beta this Summer.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts on PC, Xbox One, and Xbox 360 Gets Patched, Here Are The Notes

by David Veselka

December 12, 2013 11:25 pm in News

Another Call of Duty: Ghosts game update makes its way to the Xbox One and Xbox 360 this Thursday, December 12.

Both patches, which should now be available to download on both Xbox consoles, are very similar with only a few differences. You’ll find a few stability fixes, weapon balance tweaks, and a number of other miscellaneous updates. A notable Xbox One fix will now give proper access to the Free Fall bonus map for those who upgraded to the Xbox One from the Xbox 360 but found that particular content missing.

UPDATE: The PC version of Call of Duty: Ghosts has also been updated today. Notes included below:

Check out the full notes for each platform below:

Xbox One December 12 Patch Notes

Stability

Fixed an issue where the Squad Reports Screen would occasionally hang on a black screen.
Fixed black screen issue that would occasionally occur in clan wars bonus playlist.
Fix for a rare bots crash.
Improved operations functionality.

Weapon Balancing

MSBS Range reduced.
MSBS no longer 2 shot kill to arms and lower legs (rewards accuracy).
Fire rate on MSBS and Burst Fire Attachment reduced.

Additional Fixes

Fix for 360 users that were missing Free Fall bonus map once they upgraded to Xbox One.
Fix for store images sometimes not appearing properly in the store.
Fixed a bug where the friends list would not refresh for controllers other than the first slot.
Fix for past title entitlements not appearing properly.
Fixed issue that would occur when having hardline as last perk with specialist.
Fixed inconsistencies between SP and MP for a few patches and backgrounds.
Fixed rare issue with blinking objects (IED, SAT COM) if player left shortly after using.
Added no enemy callouts to incog perk description.
Fixed an issue where connecting to a Squads game could potentially see the buttons/title for an incorrect Squad mode.
Menu optimization for clan wars.
Fix for going to the store from the create-a-soldier menu.
Fixed incorrect indexing of perks with squads that had defined loadouts.
Fixed bots so they can open doors (Warhawk/Freight).
Fix for splitscreen issue when going to the store.
Blitz bug fixes.
Host migration timer bug fixes.
Fix for potentially not showing the in game “controller removed” popup.
Fixed splitscreen UI bug where the dom capture bar would be in the way of the reticle.
Fixed a couple bugs with the new icon.
Fix to clear unlock data when leaving post game lobbies to prevent seeing online unlock in offline modes and vice versa.
Added scrolling animation to social feed ticker.
Fix to validate reticle type even when switching sights.
Fixed long pause when enabling eSports mode after returning from non-eSports game mode.
Fixed a bug where the bomb planting bar would flash when spectating someone who planted the bomb earlier in the match.
Added icon to indicate bomb carrier on scoreboard in eSports mode.
Fix for sound issue when seeker explodes.
Fix for final escape being broken by player jumping off cliff after nuke activation.
Fix for drill disappearing when grabbing the drill after using SOFLAM.
Fixed unlimited weapon glitch in first contact.
Fixed animation issue when pressing RT before riotshield was out.

Xbox 360 December 12 Patch Notes

Stability

Fixed an issue where the Squad Reports Screen would occasionally hang on a black screen.
Fixed black screen issue that would occasionally occur in clan wars bonus playlist.
Fix for a rare bots crash.
Improved operations functionality.

Weapon Balancing

MSBS Range reduced.
MSBS no longer 2 shot kill to arms and lower legs (rewards accuracy).
Fire rate on MSBS and Burst Fire Attachment reduced.

Additional Fixes

Fix for past title entitlements not appearing properly.
Fixed issue that would occur when having hardline as last perk with specialist.
Fixed inconsistencies between SP and MP for a few patches and backgrounds.
Fixed rare issue with blinking objects (IED, SAT COM) if player left shortly after using.
Added no enemy callouts to incog perk description.
Fixed an issue where connecting to a Squads game could potentially see the buttons/title for an incorrect Squad mode.
Menu optimization for clan wars.
Fix for going to the store from the create-a-soldier menu.
Fixed incorrect indexing of perks with squads that had defined loadouts.
Fixed bots so they can open doors (Warhawk/Freight).
Fix for splitscreen issue when going to the store.
Blitz bug fixes.
Host migration timer bug fixes.
Fix for potentially not showing the in game “controller removed” popup.
Fixed splitscreen UI bug where the dom capture bar would be in the way of the reticle.
Fixed a couple bugs with the new icon.
Fix to clear unlock data when leaving post game lobbies to prevent seeing online unlock in offline modes and vice versa.
Added scrolling animation to social feed ticker.
Fix to validate reticle type even when switching sights.
Fixed long pause when enabling eSports mode after returning from non-eSports game mode.
Fixed a bug where the bomb planting bar would flash when spectating someone who planted the bomb earlier in the match.
Added icon to indicate bomb carrier on scoreboard in eSports mode.
Fix for sound issue when seeker explodes.
Fix for final escape being broken by player jumping off cliff after nuke activation.
Fix for drill disappearing when grabbing the drill after using SOFLAM.
Fixed unlimited weapon glitch in first contact.
Fixed animation issue when pressing RT before riotshield was out.

PC December 12 Patch Notes

Stability

Fixed PSM crash with smoke grenade.
Fixed an issue where the Squad Reports Screen would occasionally hang on a black screen.
Fixed black screen issue that would occasionally occur in clan wars bonus playlist.
Fix for a rare bots crash.
Improved operations functionality.

Weapon Balancing

MSBS Range reduced.
MSBS no longer 2 shot kill to arms and lower legs (rewards accuracy).
Fire rate on MSBS and Burst Fire Attachment reduced.

Additional Fixes

Added warning if video settings are likely to cause game to run low on VRAM resulting in low-res textures.
nVidia hair simulation update.
Fix for inability to bring up friends menu with mouse while in create-a-soldier.
Fix for Private Match showing an empty stats screen after a match.
Fix for past title entitlements not appearing properly.
Fixed issue that would occur when having hardline as last perk with specialist.
Fixed inconsistencies between SP and MP for a few patches and backgrounds.
Fixed rare issue with blinking objects (IED, SAT COM) if player left shortly after using.
Added no enemy callouts to incog perk description.
Fixed an issue where connecting to a Squads game could potentially see the buttons/title for an incorrect Squad mode.
Menu optimization for clan wars.
Fix for going to the store from the create-a-soldier menu.
Fixed incorrect indexing of perks with squads that had defined loadouts.
Fixed bots so they can open doors (Warhawk/Freight).
Fix for splitscreen issue when going to the store.
Blitz bug fixes.
Host migration timer bug fixes.
Fix for potentially not showing the in game “controller removed” popup.
Fixed splitscreen UI bug where the dom capture bar would be in the way of the reticle.
Fixed a couple bugs with the new icon.
Fix to clear unlock data when leaving post game lobbies to prevent seeing online unlock in offline modes and vice versa.
Added scrolling animation to social feed ticker.
Fix to validate reticle type even when switching sights.
Fixed long pause when enabling eSports mode after returning from non-eSports game mode.
Fixed a bug where the bomb planting bar would flash when spectating someone who planted the bomb earlier in the match.
Added icon to indicate bomb carrier on scoreboard in eSports mode.
Fix for sound issue when seeker explodes.
Fix for final escape being broken by player jumping off cliff after nuke activation.
Fix for drill disappearing when grabbing the drill after using SOFLAM.
Fixed unlimited weapon glitch in first contact.
Fixed animation issue when pressing RT before riotshield was out.

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League of Legends Update 3.15 Patch Notes

by MP1st Staff

2:57 pm in News

Riot Games has released the patch notes for an upcoming League of Legends update.

It is estimated to be up tomorrow, December 13 at 7:30 AM PST. With this patch, you can expect to see the new champion named Yasuo to be released before Christmas. Without further ado, here are the League of Legends 3.15 Patch Notes.

Matchmaking

Fixed a bug where Loss Prevented was showing up as Defeat in the post-game lobby and in Match History. Games in your Match History that were listed as Defeat but actually Loss Prevented, will be changed to Loss Prevented.
New players will now have their appropriate skill level identified faster in the matchmaking system
Fixed a rare bug where the matchmaker would create imbalanced matches when a player had been in the queue for very long periods of time

General

Temporary attack speed buffs now update champion’s attack speed immediately, rather than after the first attack
Damage amplification abilities no longer work on true damage

Champions

Yasuo

Yasuo, The Unforgiven is in this patch, waiting to be released pretty soon.

Ahri

General

Base mana increased to 250 (from 230)
Base mana regeneration increased to 7 per 5 seconds (from 6.25 per 5 seconds)

Fiddlesticks

Q – Terrify

Duration reduced at later ranks to 1.25/1.50/1.75/2.00/2.25 seconds (from 1.00/1.50/2.00/2.50/3.00 seconds)
Mana cost reduced to 65 at all ranks (from 65/75/85/95/105)

R – Crowstorm

Mana cost reduced to 100 at all ranks (from 150/200/250)

Janna

R – Monsoon

Mana cost reduced to 100 at all ranks (from 100/150/200)

Lee Sin

W – Safeguard

Now only shields the target if the ally is a champion

Lucian

Q – Piercing Light

Base damage reduced to 80/110/140/170/200 (from 80/120/160/200/240)
Reduced cast range to match Lucian’s basic attack range (now 550 from 570)

Lulu

Passive – Pix, Faerie Companion

Base damage increased to 9/21/33/45/57/69/81/93/105 (from 9/18/27/36/45/54/63/72/81)

E – Help, Pix!

Base shield strength increased to 80/120/160/200/240 (from 60/105/150/195/240)

R – Wild Growth

Mana Cost reduced to 100 at all ranks (from 150 at all ranks)

Rammus

W – Defensive Ball Curl

Can no longer be deactivated. Instead goes on cooldown when used (total cooldown of Defensive Ball Curl remains unchanged, as deactivating the ability previously did not reduce its cooldown)

E – Puncturing Taunt

Duration reduced at later ranks to 1.25/1.50/1.75/2.00/2.25 seconds (from 1.00/1.50/2.00/2.50/3.00 seconds)
Mana cost reduced to 50 at all ranks (from 50/60/70/80/90)

R – Tremors

Mana Cost reduced to 100 at all ranks (from 120 at all ranks)

Sivir

Passive – Fleet of Foot

Movement speed bonus reduced, now scales to 30/35/40/45/50 (at levels 1/6/11/16/18) (from 50 at all ranks)

E – Spell Shield

Duration reduced to 1.5 seconds (from 3 seconds)

R – On The Hunt

Total duration reduced to 8 seconds (from 10 seconds)
Enhanced movement speed duration now scales to 2/3/4 seconds (from 4 seconds at all ranks)
Cooldown increased to 120/100/80 seconds (from 120/90/60 seconds)

Soraka

General

Base armor increased to 13 (from 9.4)
Base movement speed increased to 340 (from 335)

Taric

Passive – Gemcraft

Armor scaling reduced to 20% (from 30%)

W – Shatter

Aura amount bug fixed, will now give correct amount of 12% (from roughly 15%)
Armor damage scaling reduced to 20% (from 30%)
Shred base values lowered to 5/10/15/20/25 (from 10/15/20/25/30)
Shred armor scaling lowered to 5% (from 10%)

Minor Changes and Bug Fixes

Brand

E – Conflagration

Fixed a bug where the cast range was longer than intended (625 from 650)

Caitlyn

Caitlyn’s running animation has been improved

Cho’Gath

Q – Rupture

Fixed a line within the tooltip to correctly reflect the duration of the slow (the actual value is 1.5 seconds, where the tooltip previously stated 3 seconds)

Fiora

R – Blade Waltz

Fixed a bug where Blade Waltz was not dealing damage to “revealed” stealth targets

Garen

E – Judgment

No longer deals reduced damage to monsters (still reduced vs. minions)
Fixed a bug where Judgment was dealing less damage than intended

Lissandra

R – Frozen Tomb

Fixed a bug where the slow would sometimes not reapply properly

Maokai

R – Vengeful Maelstrom

Added a counter showing how much bonus damage Vengeful Maelstrom is storing

Pantheon

W – Aegis of Zeonia

Now can be cast on enemy minions and jungle monsters

Vayne

Fixed a bug where, if the target was being moved by a spell when Condemn’s projectile hit (dash, knockup, knockback, pull, etc.) Condemn would sometimes not stun on collision with terrain.

Items

Vision Items

Vision items no longer display their current ward count to your enemies on their tooltip display

Spirit of the Spectral Wraith

Now has Conservation passive (instead of Bounty Hunter passive)

Spirit of the Elder Lizard

Now has Conservation passive (instead of Bounty Hunter passive)

Sweeping Lens

Cooldown reduced to 120 seconds (from 180 seconds)

Greater Lens

Cooldown reduced to 60 seconds (from 90 seconds)

Oracle’s Lens

Cooldown reduced to 60 seconds (from 90 seconds)
True sight duration reduced to 8 seconds (from 10 seconds)

Scrying Orb

NEW: Enemy champions hit will be revealed for 5 seconds. This does not affect stealth champions.
Cast range increased to 1500 (from 1100)

Greater Orb

NEW: Enemy champions hit will be revealed for 5 seconds. This does not affect stealth champions.
Cast range increased to 2500 (from 1500)

Farsight Orb

NEW: Enemy champions hit will be revealed for 5 seconds. This does not affect stealth champions.
Cast range increased to 3000 (from 2500)

Howling Abyss

Everyone will spawn with a Poro-Snax item in their trinket slot

Masteries

Martial (Offensive)

Attack damage reduced to +4 (from +5 attack damage)

Arcane (Offensive)

Ability power reduced to +6 (from +8 ability power)

Perseverance (Defense)

Reduced to restoring 0.7%/1.35%/2% missing health every 5 seconds (from restoring 1/2/3% missing health every 5 seconds)

Legendary Guardian (Defensive, formery “Tenacious”)

Fixed a bug where the name had gotten swapped with the Tenacious Mastery
Required range to gain bonus armor and magic resistances from enemy champions reduced to 700 (from 900)

Summoner Spells

Clarity, Clairvoyance, Revive, Barrier, Flash, Teleport and Ignite have all had their icons updated

And that’s it for tomorrow’s patch. What are your thoughts? Excited to begin feeding the poros in an ARAM match? Post your comments below!

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Call of Duty: Ghosts – Infinity Ward Answers Your Questions About Create-A-Soldier

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Answering your questions about Call of Duty: Ghosts‘ new Create-a-Soldier character creation system is Senior Community Manager Tina Palacios and Multiplayer Designer Joseph Cecot.

The two of them walk through default class “archetypes”, unlocking perks, maximizing perks, and utilizing squad members in the most efficient way possible. You might find some cool new ways to think about unlocks that you might not have considered earlier, so give the video above a click.

How do you set up your soldiers in Ghosts?

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Cliff Bleszinski Working On A “Proper” Arena Shooter For PC

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2:24 pm in News

Cliff Bleszinksi, known for his work on the Unreal and the Gears of War series, has a few new ideas for a “proper” arena shooter that he wants to turn into a reality.

Appearing on the latest “Pointless” podcast, he was asked about some of his current plans as a video game designer.

“I have a pitch, I have concept art, I know pretty much what I wanna do. (…) It will be a PC experience that will harken back to a certain type of game that we cut our teeth on, if you know what I’m saying.”

He then told listeners that he wanted to do a “proper” arena shooter.

“A first-person shooter. It’s in my DNA. It’s one of those things – a lot of these kids playing Call of Duty, I don’t think they’d know what a proper arena shooter is if it’d hit them across the fucking head.”

“I’ve shown [the project] to various parties, and there are nibbles (…) I wanna do something. It’s just I’m not gonna do it if the time is not right and if the funding’s not right.”

Developers Illfonic tried their own hand at a more modern take on the classic genre with Nexuiz, an arena shooter build on Crytek’s CryEngine. It was a game that I particularly enjoyed on Xbox Live, but as things go, it didn’t foster enough attention and servers have since shut down.

Perhaps an arena shooter with a big name like Cliff Bleszinski behind it might just do the trick. How would you fancy a proper return to the roots of FPS gaming? Let us know in the comments!

Thanks, Kotaku.

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Battlefield 4 – DICE Wants Your Help To Identify PlayStation 4 Crashes

by David Veselka

1:48 pm in News

DICE is looking for your assistance in targeting the cause of a common crash seen in the PlayStation 4 version of Battlefield 4.

Though the game recently received an update on the PS4 that looked into resolving a “large amount” of client crashes, the studio is still looking for the root of the “CE-34878-0 crash” error that you might have seen pop up now and again.

“We know that players on PS4 can get the “CE-34878-0 crash” error message,” writes “Trydling” in a recent Battlelog update. “This is in fact a general error code that you can receive when the game has crashed for a number of different reasons that are not related.”

How you can help is actually pretty simple and doesn’t require a ton of effort.

“You can help us to identify these individual issues by providing a few details in the crash report (we read all of them),” he adds. “For example what game mode you were playing and on what map you crashed. Doing this will help us a lot to reproduce the issues and investigate fixes for them in upcoming patches.”

So, perhaps keep that in mind the next time you come across the error.

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Halo 4 Spring Playlists Announced

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1:31 pm in News

Developer 343 Industries have announced new playlists for the Spring season of Halo 4.

Below are the playlists and what details have been given via the latest update on the Halo Bulletin, including a tease of a new “Ninja Assassins” game type.

Medal Madness

Earn medals to help your team win the match.
Team size – TBA.
Release Date – 3/3/14

Extraction

Extract supply sites to win.
Team Size – 5 vs. 5
Release Date – 3/17/14

Squad DLC

Team game types on DLC maps.
Team Size – 6 vs. 6
Release Date – 3/31/14

Ninja Assassins

Details TBA.

And while “These new playlists are currently in the design stages, and will be fine-tuned before their release next year”, the developers note that “We are super excited about each of these playlists, many of which are a result of community feedback. We look forward to detailing more specifics for each playlist in the future, including game types and settings, which maps will be featured in the DLC playlists, and more.”

Are you excited for the newly announced playlists? Let us know in the comment section below!

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PlayStation 4 and Xbox One System Updates Now Live, Patch Notes

by David Veselka

December 11, 2013 7:34 pm in News

Both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One received system updates in the past few days, but what were they all about?

The updates made their way to the new consoles yesterday, December 10, and should both be available to download as of this writing. Check out the details below.

PlayStation 4 System Update 1.52

According to PlayStation’s official Twitter handle, the PlayStation 4 system update 1.52 is now live and primarily focuses on improving stability. No detailed patch notes were made available.

Sony reminds users that they can enable Auto Downloads and leave their console in standby mode to receive updates automatically.

Xbox One System Update

As Larry “Major Nelsion” Hyrb writes in his latest blog update, there are two ways you can download the latest system update that went live yesterday, Tuesday, December 10.

If you are not using the Xbox One’s “Instant On” feature, you will be required to download and install the update after Thursday, December 12 at 2am PST.

If you are using Xbox One’s “Instant On” feature, the following will happen:

“Your console will automatically download the update after you turn it off. Once the update has been downloaded in the background, your console will power completely down. Please note: You will need to manually power your console back on after the update has been downloaded. Because the update will power your console completely down, the “Xbox On” voice command won’t be available until after the update is fully installed.”
“When you turn the console on you’ll see the update being applied. After that, your Xbox One will reboot. You’ll know the update is installing when you see the Xbox logo on the green background (like at the top of this post.) This can take anywhere from 2-5 minutes. Once the update has finished installing, you’ll boot to the Home screen and you’re all set.”
“Don’t worry, if you are out of town for the holidays, you console also does regular checks for updates and will download it in the background even if you have not used you Xbox One in a couple of days.”

Here are the official update notes:

Addresses SmartGlass issues for some users when coming in and out of connected standby
Addresses multiplayer issues for some users when re-joining games
Addresses issues with inconsistent notifications for some users
Addresses dashboard performance for some users
Offers improvements for Xbox One’s TV, system update, and content update services for scaling over time
Updated wireless networking driver to improve connectivity issues for some users

Have you had any issues downloading either the Xbox One or PlayStation 4 system updates? Notice any improvements?

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Steam Machines and Steam Controllers Ship to 300 Beta Testers This Friday

by David Veselka

6:38 pm in News

Steam Machines and Steam Controllers are about to make the the trip from the factory and into the hands of 300 anxious beta testers.

In an official public update, Valve writes that all 300 beta participants will have received notifications by 2pm PST earlier today that their packages will be leaving the factory this Friday, December 13.

The testers, who will have access to the Steam Machine hardware, the Steam Controller, and the brand new Steam OS software, will provide valuable feedback to the company in preparation for the products’ launch sometime in 2014. In addition, participants will be rewarded a unique badge on their Steam Community profile, as well as a number of games that run natively on SteamOS in their library.

Valve notes that more info about the commercial versions of Steam Machines will be announced during CES this January 6. Meanwhile, you’ll be able to catch some in-home streaming of the beta soon.

Catch each section of Valve’s original three-part reveal below:

Part 1: SteamOS
Part 2: Steam Machine
Part 3: Steam Controller

Anxious to catch some unboxing videos of the Steam Machine?

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Borderlands 2 “How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day” Arrives December 17

by Joel Santana

11:15 am in News

With the holiday season to soon be upon us, the folks over at Gearbox Software have gotten into the spirit and cooked up something special for all Borderlands 2 players.

This, of course, is none other than the release of the third head-hunter pack, “How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day”, which, according to a recent article on 2k’s website, Borderlands 2 fans can get their hands on starting December 17 for the price of $2.99 USD.

Much like the previous head-hunter pack that was heavily themed by a holiday in the month it was released, How Marcus Saved Mercenary Day will be no different. It’s a winter wonderland on the planet of Pandora, as you can see in the images below:

Additionally, the skin and heads for the upcoming headhunter pack have already been revealed which you can view below:

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In more Borderlands 2 related news, Gearbox has also released a new hotfix for the game. View the notes below:

December 10 Hotfix Notes

Adjusted the camera angle for Krieg while in the gunner seat of the Runner.
Wilhelm is no longer invulnerable to the Ahab Rocket launcher.
Description for Gaige’s Buck Up skill now correctly indicates that Deathtrap will restore 100% of shields.
Gaige’s Interspersed Outburst no longer prevents critical hits from registering.
Krieg’s Release the Beast will correctly activate when health is less than 33%.
Adjusted the presentation of Relic attributes.
Corrected an issue where Tiny Tina’s damsels could become invisible.
(TK Baha) Removed the inadvertent health regeneration for the Pumpkin King’s head when playing on OP1 – OP8.
(TK Baha) Skrakks no longer appear deformed while PhysX is enabled — PC only.

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Call of Duty: Ghosts “The Wolf” Guard Dog Killstreak Skin Comes To Xbox First December 12

by David Veselka

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The rumored Call of Duty: Ghosts Guard Dog killstreak skin that turns your war-puppy into a ravaging wolf is coming to Xbox first later this month.

“Lead your pack to victory. Get The Wolf, a custom #CODGhosts Guard Dog Killstreak skin from 12/12 on Xbox for $1.99 USD,” writes Ghosts developers Infinity Ward in a recent Instagram update.

Like Black Ops 2’s Personalization Packs, the DLC will be coming to Xbox 360 – and now Xbox One – users first, but will arrive later on other platforms.

You can watch the short Instagram video here.

Ghosts gamers can also look forward to a special Festive Personalization Pack, including a a holiday-themed Weapon Camo, Player Patch, Player Card, Reticle, and Player Background, this December 12-18

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Battlefield 4 Xbox One Game Update Delayed, Combined With Next Update

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9:44 am in News

The Battlefield 4 Xbox One game update that was originally intended to launch around or shortly after the week of December 2 has been delayed.

Instead, developers DICE are combining its contents with the next upcoming Xbox One update which the studio says is currently in testing.

“Here’s a quick update on the state of the next Xbox One game update,” writes “Trydling” in a recent Battlelog update. “The update that was originally meant to go live the week of Dec 2 was delayed, but we decided to bring those fixes to the next upcoming Xbox One update.”

“This new combined Xbox One patch is currently in testing and certification, and we will release it as soon as possible. We are hoping to get it live late this week or early next week. We will keep you updated.”

“We will share the full change notes for this patch as it goes live. It will focus on stability and some of the feedback we’ve seen from the community, including a fix for the one-hit kill bug and Commander EMP blur effect.”

Stay tuned for patch notes!

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Microsoft Issues Battlefield 4 Premium Refunds To Disgruntled Customers

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9:33 am in News

In an effort to calm upset Battlefield 4 Premium subscribers across the Xbox One and Xbox 360, Microsoft has begun issuing full refunds for the Premium service.

The service, which currently costs $49.99 USD, gives players access to downloadable content two weeks early and at a discount, exclusive events like double XP weekends, exclusive customization options and a few other goodies available only to Premium members. However, those unhappy with Battlefield 4’s performance since launch are seeking refunds, which Microsoft appears to be entertaining.

Bugs, crashes, and other issues affecting the game’s performance have become so severe that developers DICE recently issued a statement indicating that progress on future projects would be halted in an effort to bring the game up to standards. Meanwhile, subscribers of the service have begun requesting refunds, and as EuroGamer points out, reports on the Battlelog are showing signs of success. Though, those who have requested a refund were unable to keep their Premium status.

It’s currently unclear if Sony or Origin offers refunds for the service as well.

If you too are uncertain of the game’s performance, be sure to read up on 22 Battlefield 4 bugs that are being fixed.

Thanks, VG247.

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Elder Scrolls Online “War in Cyrodiil” PvP Trailer, Launches This April

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The upcoming MMO take on the popular Elder Scrolls series gets a release date as developers launch a brand new trailer outlining PvP in The Elder Scrolls Online.

Both PC and MAC users will be able to get their hands on The Elder Scrolls Online this April 4, 2014. The game is also coming to next-gen platforms, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, later in June.

To show off the game’s massive PvP battles in action Zenimax has launched a brand new trailer where heroes take down entire strongholds and fight for an empty Ruby Throne.

Check it out in the featured section above and let us know what you think!

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Battlefield 4 PlayStation 4 Game Update Addresses “Large Amount” of Client Crashes

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8:56 am in News

PlayStation 4 users enjoying Battlefield 4 are in for a bit of an update today.

The patch, which may already be live for a number of users as of this writing, intends to address stability issues affecting a “large amount” of crashes on the PlayStation 4 and will finally fix those pesky audio and EMP bugs.

If you’re not seeing the patch just yet, try rebooting your PlayStation 4. You might have been playing as it went live.

Developer “Trydling” adds in his recent Battlelog update that DICE is “…already working on the next update based on your feedback.” Check out the December 11 patch notes below:

Dec 11 Battlefield 4 PlayStation 4 Game Update Notes

General stability fixes that should remove a large amount of the client crashes we are currently seeing on the PS4
Fixed the audio drop outs that could occur when playing on large maps. Typical map affected was Golmud Railway in Conquest with 64 players. Ambient sound would sometimes cut out, like foley sounds from player running, vehicle engine sounds, vehicle movement sounds, and map ambient sounds
Removed the blur effect on soldiers that appeared when Commanders were using EMP attacks
Further reduced the probability of getting a corrupt save file by doing miscellaneous changes to the save file system. These include removing the save file saving again when quitting multiplayer
Fixed multiple crashes that could occur when bringing up the in-game Battlelog during round transition
Fixed a crash that could occur when using the BattleScreen
Fixed a random crash related to destroying vehicles
Fixed minor destruction issues in the terrain

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Is There A Giant Megalodon Easter Egg in Battlefield 4? [Updated]

by David Veselka

December 10, 2013 5:23 pm in Videos

As you may have read earlier today, the secretive “Phantom Prospect” Premium-exclusive assignment that popped up with the launch of Battlefield 4 China Rising has been receiving a bit of attention lately when its contents were discovered by members of the Battlefield community.

But is there more to it?

YouTube personality JackFrags has made some very interesting connections with some serious implications that we’re not going to spoil for you here, so check out his video in the featured section above.

What do you think? Is the theory plausible, or is it just completely out of whack? We’ll let you decide.

Update

Evidence is piling up…

A strange riddle appears, referencing the number 1015 and diving helicopters.

Creddit: Unicornasaurus

Creddit: hh7h297 – “LOOKING FOR MEGALODON? Try this…”

Creddit: microcat4 – “Another Megalodon reference, the campaign dogtag Carcharodon: the great sharks scientific name is Carcharodon Megalodon.”

Aleksander Grøndal – Producer at DICE.

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GTA Online Content Creator And New Patch Now Available

by Joel Santana

5:00 pm in News

The GTA Online Content Creator that, as reported yesterday, Rockstar was getting ready to release soon, has finally launched.

As of this writing, GTA V players can now look forward to downloading it and creating their own Deathmatch and Race missions.

In addition to the Content Creator, Rockstar has also released a new patch alongside it that addresses numerous bugs and exploits such as the Los Santos Custom glitch and, adds the ability to run in your garage and apartment, and tweaks a number of other aspects. You can view the full patch notes below:

Grand Theft Auto Online Patch 1.07 Notes

Players are now able to sell vehicles that they have purchased from websites.
Fixed an issue where a character’s tattoos would disappear when encountering cutscenes.
Corrected an issue where players could make their vehicles and passengers invisible.
Sticky Bombs can no longer be thrown during the countdown for the starts of GTA Races.
Resolved issues where players were having problems accessing their accounts.
Corrected issues with Bounties.
Fixed an issue where players were charged full price for ammo for Grenade Launchers even if they were only buying one Grenade.
Fixed an issue where Grenades could be filled up to maximum during UGC GTA Races.
Team Balancing has been improved, friends and Crew members are now grouped together and Rank is taken into consideration.
Fixed an issue where if a player has banked all of their cash, they were only charged minimal amounts for dying.
The Karin Futo can now be recovered normally after being impounded.
Fixed an exploit where players were able to clone Tanks.
Fixed an issue where players in the Bad Sport lobbies were seeing their time left in the lobby as “00d00h00m left”.
Respawning has been improved to reduce the chance of repeatedly spawning in the same location.
Cash rewards have been adjusted in Races, Deathmatches, and Parachuting to allow increases in pay-outs.
There is now a 25% RP bonus at the end of Deathmatches, Missions, CTF, LTS, Survival, player kills, and AI kills when playing in Free Aim. This gives extra credit for completing actions with more skill.
Until a Race has been verified, players cannot earn RP in UGC Races.
Added a new feature to allow easier Personal Vehicle retrieval from the Impound Lot. This has a cost of $250.
Reduced the chance of being noticed by the Cops in stolen vehicles.
Impromptu Races can no longer be launched when in a CTF or LTS.
Holdup Shopkeepers now have access to Ammu-Nation. You have been warned.
Due to changes in Deathmatches (Weapon Locking), some objectives will no longer appear in this specific type of match.
Weapon rewards (e.g. Shotgun in cop car) are blocked during weapon locked Deathmatches.
During Weapon Locked Deathmatches, Ammo Drops will not contain Molotovs.
Players who do not participate during Survivals can now be flagged as such by other players in the group and removed from the Survival.
New icons added for differing types of personal vehicle.
New awards added for the Creators.
Players are given 1RP for every ‘like’ they receive for their creations in the Creators.
Leaderboard functionality has been removed for any non-Rockstar content, i.e. no access to Social Club leaderboards in corona/end of mission, no best laps/personal bests, matched Crew for Head to Head etcetera.
Passive Mode is now free ($0) to allow players more options when playing with friends.
Three new public Playlists created for various group sizes, two new Capture-only Playlists, and updates to current themed Playlists with relevant Capture missions.
A new option has been added to allow players to fill all of their weapons with ammo in Job Coronas. This is a one-off payment costing $20,000. The ability to fill each weapon individually remains.

In other Grand Theft Auto V related news, it looks like the GTA community has stumbled on how to reach the North Yankton area of the game while playing GTA Online, which was previously only made available during select missions in the story mode. Check out the video below:

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Do you guys think it wold be cool to be able to visit North Yankton in GTA Online? Let us know in the comment section below!

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Hidden Battlefield 4 Premium Assignment Discovered, “Phantom Prospect”

by David Veselka

12:32 pm in News

As it turns out, there might more to Battlefield 4’s latest China Rising expansion pack than what meets the eye.

At first glance, China Rising appears to bring a number of new goodies to the table like four new maps, new weapons, and new assignments, among other things. But hidden away is a secret Premium-exclusive assignment you may not have known about.

As Reddit user blubakumi has discovered, visiting the “Learderboards” page on the Battlelog and scrolling down to the bottom will reveal an easy-to-miss, very faded image of a skull. Clicking it will bring up this command prompt, as seen below:

Inputting the password “bumpinthenight” (credit to Reddit user cromusz) will yield the results, “>> Assignment unlocked. Unlock phase completed. Welcome to the Phantom Program… Stand by for further instructions.”

Note: You may have to play around with different browsers to get it to work.

Visiting your “Assignment” page on the Battlelog afterwards will reveal a brand new China Rising-exclusive, Premium-only assignment called “Phantom Prospect”. To complete it, you’ll need 200 kills with an assault rifle, 200 kills with main battle tanks, and a 300 meter headshot.

As you can see, I still have some work to do, but completing the tasks will reward you with a pretty nifty dog tag that you can show off to all your friends (and enemies).

Have any of you completed the assignment already?

Thanks, MattTheMusketeer.

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