Can’t get to your vaults in Fallout 76? Having issues connecting to the game’s servers? It’s not just you, but Bethesda has taken the Fallout 76 servers down this July 23, and this is for scheduled maintenance where we will see a new patch be rolled out on all platforms.
Fallout 76 Servers Down Status and Schedule for July 23:
Downtime Schedule: 10 am ET/7 am PT/10 pm HKT
Duration: Not specified but usually lasts 2-3 hours.
Once the complete patch notes are out, we’ll update the article with the info. In the meantime, you can check out the Milepost Zero PTS (Public Test Server) patch notes.
Legendary Crafting
Removed Legendary Particles
Scrapping Legendary Items now grants Scrip instead of Legendary Particles
The amount of Scrip gained this way is significantly less than the Scrip vending machine gives
Attaching Legendary Mods now requires Scrip, instead of Modules
Crafting Legendary Mods now requires Legendary Modules
Some mods have an additional required item
Fixed an issue preventing Vault 94 armor from being Legendary Crafted
Fixed cases where Legendary Items couldn’t be scrapped
Legendary Core rewards from Events and Quests replaced with Legendary Modules
Dev Note: A common thread we saw in the feedback on Legendary Crafting was concern and a bit of confusion about an additional currency being used by the system. We also saw that players ended up with more Legendary Particles than they wanted to use. So, to simplify and make the system feel more familiar, we felt that continuing to utilize Modules & Scrip would make it easier to understand and use.
Those who can’t get their collegiate football sim action on, it’s not just you, as the EA Sports College Football 25 servers have been taken down by EA, and it’s for scheduled maintenance where a patch will be released.
College Football 25 Servers Status for July 23:
Downtime Start: 6 am ET/3 am PT/6 am HKT.
Duration: Not specified but usually 2-4 hours.
During this time, all online modes and Team Builder will be unavailable which is to be expected. As for the patch, head on over here for the info.
If there are any changes to the scheduled downtime or it’s extended, we’ll update the article to reflect it. College Football 25 is now out on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, and it seems the game is doing very, very well for EA, as the football sim has skyrocketed to the top of the PlayStation Network’s most played list.
The first post-launch patch for EA Sports College Football 25 is now live on all platforms and this should bring various fixes to the football sim. Console players will be able to download College Football 25 update 1.005 right now, and you can read on below for the info and patch notes.
College Football 25 Update 1.005 Patch Notes for July 23:
Download Size: 1.3GB (PS5)
Update 2: EA has confirmed this patch is for performance improvements.
Update: No patch notes from EA yet, but here are some of the confirmed fixes via the community:
Online Dynasties fixed the bug that only allowed 20 custom coaches. (About52Chickens)
Players can now actually access Online Dynasty
Fixed current dynasties and will let players access their old dynasty that was previously inaccessible (via Stock-Handle-6543)
While the official patch notes haven’t been revealed just yet, the dev team did talk about some of the issues they’re tackling (heh) currently, which we’ve listed below.
ROSTERS & LIKENESSES:
Per the dev team: There are some slight inaccuracies with rosters and likenesses that our team is looking to update as soon as possible as we work through summer roster movement that is natural to college football. For our very passionate Dynasty fans, you can hop in and play this week or wait for a roster update around college football kickoff for the most up to date experience.
Also, one more question we want to answer: Yes, ratings updates for rosters WILL happen as we move through the college football season, so stay tuned!
AUDIO
Incorrect commentary when playing as the first game of the season in Dynasty at Utah
Florida State’s War Chant and Tennessee’s “Rocky Top” are not audible when playing only on Xbox Series S
LOGOS
The following teams/conferences have incorrect logos: Stanford, UMass, Western Michigan, Jacksonville State, FIU, New Mexico, SEC, Conference USA, and the Sun Belt
UTEP and Wyoming display incorrect athletic branding on their equipment in Dynasty
Visual issue with conference patches when changing a small subset of teams Conference in Dynasty
DYNASTY
Before we talk about some things we are tracking in Dynasty, we wanted to provide some things to consider and clarity on the design intentions. There are many factors at play in Dynasty that can create ripple effects: Injuries, players going pro early, transfers, strong or weak recruiting classes, upsets, and more! The beauty of the mode is that two different users can begin playing Dynasty as the same school, but over multiple years, their College Football 25 worlds can develop notable differences. Dynasty is intentionally designed in a way where the backend systems will create organic and dynamic situations that lead to branching stories. We didn’t want to have a rigid system that leads to all users experiencing the same situations and stories 5, 10, or 15 years in – the world of college football is dynamic and so is Dynasty in College Football 25.
As for player feedback, we do see the feedback about the Super Sim Logic. We have been looking into tuning Super Sim Logic, including FCS schools potentially creating more upsets than intended. As for wider Super Sim Logic tuning, we will continue to monitor player feedback and the telemetry data from all users’ Dynasties as we gather more data. Our team has been thrilled to see so many fans share the stories they’re experiencing, so keep it coming!
Super Sim Logic Tuning: The team is looking into tuning of the Super Sim Logic, including FCS schools upsetting too many Power 5 schools
Note: As we continue internal testing on the tuning of Super Sim Logic, Top 25 Polls & the College Football Playoff seedings will also see an improvement.
Issue when adding additional teams to the PAC-12 conference when using custom conferences does not generate a new conference schedule as intended.
Workaround: After adding teams to the PAC-12, open the Conference Rules and set Divisions to ON. Users will see they can now set the number of conference games by toggling back and forth. Users can then disable divisions and edit other settings as desired.
Issue with modified conference rules not saving
Workaround: Users can re-enter the Conference Rules screen to ensure their settings were saved and are valid. If they did not save, then the rules are not valid with their current setup.
Occasionally, when a recruit reaches their Top 5 stage, it will not display the recruit is “Ready for a Visit” despite meeting the requirements.
Recruiting Tuning: The team has planned additional tuning to recruiting logic.
Small chance of a freeze when simulating individual plays quickly after exiting “Super Sim”
Workaround: Wait a couple seconds in between simulating the individual plays before exiting Super Sim.
Issue with the Practice Tile not initially appearing in the “Team” tab
Workaround: Exit the mode and then re-enter.
Current maximum cap of 20 created coaches instead of the intended 32 created coaches
Note: The team is targeting Tuesday for an issue fix that limits Dynasty’s to 20 created coaches. A current work around is using existing coaches in the remaining spots to reach 32.
Player jersey numbers and/or OVRs changing when editing certain players gear.
Online Dynasty: A high priority for the team right now is the issue of some players being unable to load into a previously established online dynasty.
TEAM BUILDER
When using a Team Builder team in Play Now, cleats are defaulted to Adidas regardless of selected brand apparel.
Note: This does not impact Team Builder teams used in Dynasty
Second custom image layer not appearing on the field
Workaround: Add a second layer, then select a generic image, and then re-select your custom image.
Once the official patch notes are out, we’ll update the article with the info,
EA has released EA Sports FC 24 update 1.22 (PS5 version 1.000.022) today on every available platform. This update addresses issues in Ultimate Team and other visual improvements. Check out the EA Sports FC 24 July 23 patch notes posted down below courtesy of EA.
EA Sports FC 24 Update 1.22 Patch Notes | EA Sports FC 24 Update 1.000.022 Patch Notes:
Ultimate Team
Addressed the following issues:
PlayStyles+ were not displaying on the Objective reward screen.
Multiplier goals were not always counted correctly when playing specific Friendly games.
General, Audio, and Visual
Addressed the following issues:
Addressed instances of instability issues that could have occurred.
Addressed instances of incorrect and missing text.
Some stadiums could have appeared with incorrect visuals.
Made the following changes:
Updated some star heads, mask, and balls.
Given EA Sports FC 25 is close to being released, don’t expect a lot of updates to be rolled out for FC 24 save for a few fixes if needed.
DICE has released Battlefield 2042 update 1.57 (PS5 version will show up as 1.000.060), and this is a minor update that removes stuff rather than adding anything new. It does bring in adjustments to the XFAD-4 Draugr which is detailed below in the official patch notes.
The primary focus of this update is to return Battlefield 2042 to its main theme within the game’s menus as we transition away from Season 7 visuals.
Update #8.0.0 will have no downtime for this update, though you may need to restart your game to benefit from the changes.
Additional Changes:
Increased first-person perspective free look sensitivity of XFAD-4 Draugr to be consistent with other comparable aircraft (Jets).
Yep, that’s about it for this patch. That said, while nothing new has been added, and DICE has confirmed Season 7 is the last seasonal content drop for the shooter, players can still expect new events, Vault Drops and patches to be part of the support. Speaking of events, the Dead Space event was just launched this month, which you can read about here to know what new rewards are in tow.
Fortnite update 4.31 is now available for download on consoles and PC, and this is for the v30.30 patch. Players can expect this to bring new cosmetics, some adjustments and more! Read on for the known issues and datamined content from the patch as well.
Fortnite Update 4.31 Patch Notes for July 23:
INFERNO ISLAND!
7.23.2024
The Fortnite Team
It might be lights out for Neon Rush, but the racetrack is heating up for Inferno Island! Try not to scorch your paintwork as you burn up new tracks like Obsidian and Skull Rock Isle.
Prefer the competition to be a bit more… chill? Pull up to the new Casual Racing playlist to enjoy the high heat without the high stakes!
ERUPT ONTO NEW TRACKS!
Brace yourself for a volcanic wave of all-new tracks! Inferno Island’s smoldering sights await in five new Epic-made tracks, most of which will definitely have you reaching for the air con:
Obsidian: The arteries of this fiery paradise serve as cylindrical passageways. (Difficulty: Novice. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Bronze I.)
Seafoam Cove: Need a break from the heat? Feel the brisk ocean breeze as you cruise along serene scenery. (Difficulty: Novice. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Bronze I.)
Skull Rock Isle: Venture up and through twisting turns! Drift ‘round a fiery inferno on the inside, and a cool beachy paradise on the outside. (Difficulty: Novice. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Silver I.)
Twin Flame Island: Choose between split paths on this island close to Inferno Island. (Difficulty: Advanced. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Gold I.)
Azure Grotto: Drive, drift, and fly through some of Inferno Island’s most popular tourist attractions. (Difficulty: Advanced. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Gold I.)
Those aren’t all the new tracks! Travel to the lower temperature part of Inferno Island on two new tropical tracks from 404 Creative:
Lavish Lagoon: Perfect for a getaway, so long as you don’t relax too much. (Difficulty: Novice. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Silver I.)
Basalt Burrow: You’ll need quick reflexes in the treacherous twists en route to the finish line! (Difficulty: Expert. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Platinum I.)
DON’T SWEAT IT IN THE CASUAL RACING PLAYLIST
Want to sharpen your racing skills without affecting your rank? Check out the new Casual Racing playlist! This playlist brings players of all skill levels together to compete in a random order of tracks. Because it won’t impact your standing, it’s ideal for a warm-up before hitting the big leagues… or when you fancy some high-speed hijinks.
RANK RESET
Inferno Island brings a flamin’ hot new Ranked period! Your new rank is based on your finishing rank in the last Ranked period, meaning you may start in Gold, Silver, etc. instead of Bronze if you finished at a high rank in the last Ranked period.
This Ranked period will end on a date that we’ll announce in the future, so take plenty of pit stops at our social channels! Ignite your red-hot skills and leave your competition in the dust ashes.
LOCKJAW STARTER QUEST PACK
Rivalries run hot on Inferno Island, and racer Cinder might just be the spark that causes the entire competition to ignite! Start your engines with the Lockjaw Starter Quest Pack, which will be in the Shop for $9.99 USD starting July 25 at 8 PM ET. This Pack includes:
Cinder Outfit (Has a Fortnite Style, and a LEGO® Style to use in Fortnite experiences that support LEGO Styles)
Lockjaw Quest Bundle* – Complete Quests in Rocket Racing to earn:
Lockjaw Duneracer Wheels (has 12 paint colors)
Lockjaw Sport Wheels
3 Lockjaw Decals (Blackout, Heatwave, and Oasis)
Race Ready Style for the Cinder Outfit
*The Quests will be auto-completed on or around July 25, 2025.
All the Car components in the Lockjaw Starter Quest Pack — including those unlockable from Quests — are eligible for cross-game ownership with Rocket League!
MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS, ADJUSTMENTS, AND BUG FIXES
CHANGES AND ADDITIONS
General
If diving downwards, thrusters will now apply at least a 30% upward force when used.
Weekly “Inferno Island” Quests have been added!
Ranked Rewards
With a new Ranked period beginning, new rewards are yours to race towards!
As you climb the ranks, get the Sonic Boom Boost, Sonic Boom Trail, and something golden…
BUG FIXES
In Speed Run, fixed the appearance of the ghost car.
In Speed Run, fixed an issue causing players to spawn underneath the track when playing Tri-City or Tilted Turns.
Fixed an issue causing the Standard Boost to be absent from the Locker when logged into an Epic account not used with Rocket League.
Fixed the appearance of the side thrusters on both Nissan Fairlady Z Car Bodies.
Fixed the coloring on the Imperator DT5 Car Body.
Fixed the appearance of the Backfire Car Body, Nissan Z Performance Wheels, Polygonal Boost, and Discotheque Trail when previewing them in your Locker.
Epic Games has not released the patch notes just yet (though that should change very soon), but we do have the known issues (via the official Fortnite Trello board) and some of the incoming new content.
General Top Issues
Failed to meet requirements’ error when equipping Jam Tracks as Lobby Music.
Videos in the Lobby playing with every launch on Amazon Luna.
Players cannot close the emote wheel without selecting an emote
Battle Royale Top Issues
Jack’s Prize back bling appears incorrectly.
The setting ‘Lock Input Method as Mouse’ is not working correctly
Back Bling Beacon Glass displaying incorrectly in the Locker
Lego Fortnite Top Issues
Consumable buff timers can be overwritten when eating another consumable with a buff
Villagers exploring with players may destroy structures while trying to harvest.
Players are unable to sit on Seating furniture that is touching a wall
Dynamic Structure parts may displace and shift when moving fast
There is no indication of which direction some furniture is being placed
Rocket Racing Top Issues
Vehicle spawns under the track when loading certain tracks
“Polygonal” boost icon missing in Locker.
Ghost Car appears as the selected “Sport Car” when the SUV is equipped and set as the primary vehicle.
Locker’s Vehicles – SUV/Truck and Sports Cars sections changes to a different background color when navigating through the cosmetics options
Vehicle appears blurry at start of race
Werewolf and Diestro Black Painted Car Bodies are not currently cross-granting from Fortnite into Rocket League for owners of these Car Bodies
McLaren 765LT Painted Wheel variants are not currently cross-granting from Fortnite into Rocket League for owners of this Car Body
Fortnite Festival Top Issues
Keybinds are being reverted to the default ones in Battle Stage and Main Stage.
HOPO Note Following Chorded Note Not Consistently Hit
Audio Stuttering On Switch After Extended Play
Jam Stage Mixers – Players need to equip Jam Tracks before hopping into the Jam Stage to access songs and start making music.
Save the World Top Issues
Player-built structures may be damaged by weapons in Storm Shield Defense and Endurance missions.
Opening the Map while moving prevents further movement.
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Epic Games has released Fortnite update 30.30 (PS5 update version 1.000.143) today and this includes the addition of the Tesla Cybertruck and more! Read the patch notes now for Fortnite this July 23.
Fortnite Update 30.30 Patch Notes for July 23 | Fortnite Update 1.000.143 Patch Notes:
INFERNO ISLAND!
7.23.2024
The Fortnite Team
It might be lights out for Neon Rush, but the racetrack is heating up for Inferno Island! Try not to scorch your paintwork as you burn up new tracks like Obsidian and Skull Rock Isle.
Prefer the competition to be a bit more… chill? Pull up to the new Casual Racing playlist to enjoy the high heat without the high stakes!
ERUPT ONTO NEW TRACKS!
Brace yourself for a volcanic wave of all-new tracks! Inferno Island’s smoldering sights await in five new Epic-made tracks, most of which will definitely have you reaching for the air con:
Obsidian: The arteries of this fiery paradise serve as cylindrical passageways. (Difficulty: Novice. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Bronze I.)
Seafoam Cove: Need a break from the heat? Feel the brisk ocean breeze as you cruise along serene scenery. (Difficulty: Novice. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Bronze I.)
Skull Rock Isle: Venture up and through twisting turns! Drift ‘round a fiery inferno on the inside, and a cool beachy paradise on the outside. (Difficulty: Novice. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Silver I.)
Twin Flame Island: Choose between split paths on this island close to Inferno Island. (Difficulty: Advanced. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Gold I.)
Azure Grotto: Drive, drift, and fly through some of Inferno Island’s most popular tourist attractions. (Difficulty: Advanced. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Gold I.)
Those aren’t all the new tracks! Travel to the lower temperature part of Inferno Island on two new tropical tracks from 404 Creative:
Lavish Lagoon: Perfect for a getaway, so long as you don’t relax too much. (Difficulty: Novice. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Silver I.)
Basalt Burrow: You’ll need quick reflexes in the treacherous twists en route to the finish line! (Difficulty: Expert. Track unlocked in Ranked Racing at Platinum I.)
DON’T SWEAT IT IN THE CASUAL RACING PLAYLIST
Want to sharpen your racing skills without affecting your rank? Check out the new Casual Racing playlist! This playlist brings players of all skill levels together to compete in a random order of tracks. Because it won’t impact your standing, it’s ideal for a warm-up before hitting the big leagues… or when you fancy some high-speed hijinks.
RANK RESET
Inferno Island brings a flamin’ hot new Ranked period! Your new rank is based on your finishing rank in the last Ranked period, meaning you may start in Gold, Silver, etc. instead of Bronze if you finished at a high rank in the last Ranked period.
This Ranked period will end on a date that we’ll announce in the future, so take plenty of pit stops at our social channels! Ignite your red-hot skills and leave your competition in the dust ashes.
LOCKJAW STARTER QUEST PACK
Rivalries run hot on Inferno Island, and racer Cinder might just be the spark that causes the entire competition to ignite! Start your engines with the Lockjaw Starter Quest Pack, which will be in the Shop for $9.99 USD starting July 25 at 8 PM ET. This Pack includes:
Cinder Outfit (Has a Fortnite Style, and a LEGO® Style to use in Fortnite experiences that support LEGO Styles)
Lockjaw Quest Bundle* – Complete Quests in Rocket Racing to earn:
Lockjaw Duneracer Wheels (has 12 paint colors)
Lockjaw Sport Wheels
3 Lockjaw Decals (Blackout, Heatwave, and Oasis)
Race Ready Style for the Cinder Outfit
*The Quests will be auto-completed on or around July 25, 2025.
All the Car components in the Lockjaw Starter Quest Pack — including those unlockable from Quests — are eligible for cross-game ownership with Rocket League!
MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS, ADJUSTMENTS, AND BUG FIXES
CHANGES AND ADDITIONS
General
If diving downwards, thrusters will now apply at least a 30% upward force when used.
Weekly “Inferno Island” Quests have been added!
Ranked Rewards
With a new Ranked period beginning, new rewards are yours to race towards!
As you climb the ranks, get the Sonic Boom Boost, Sonic Boom Trail, and something golden…
BUG FIXES
In Speed Run, fixed the appearance of the ghost car.
In Speed Run, fixed an issue causing players to spawn underneath the track when playing Tri-City or Tilted Turns.
Fixed an issue causing the Standard Boost to be absent from the Locker when logged into an Epic account not used with Rocket League.
Fixed the appearance of the side thrusters on both Nissan Fairlady Z Car Bodies.
Fixed the coloring on the Imperator DT5 Car Body.
Fixed the appearance of the Backfire Car Body, Nissan Z Performance Wheels, Polygonal Boost, and Discotheque Trail when previewing them in your Locker.
No patch notes have been released at this time, but we have found the game’s current known issues. See the issues below from the Fortnite Trello Board.
General Top Issues
Failed to meet requirements’ error when equipping Jam Tracks as Lobby Music.
Videos in the Lobby playing with every launch on Amazon Luna.
Players cannot close the emote wheel without selecting an emote
Battle Royale Top Issues
Jack’s Prize back bling appears incorrectly.
The setting ‘Lock Input Method as Mouse’ is not working correctly
Back Bling Beacon Glass displaying incorrectly in the Locker
Lego Fortnite Top Issues
Consumable buff timers can be overwritten when eating another consumable with a buff
Villagers exploring with players may destroy structures while trying to harvest.
Players are unable to sit on Seating furniture that is touching a wall
Dynamic Structure parts may displace and shift when moving fast
There is no indication of which direction some furniture is being placed
Rocket Racing Top Issues
Vehicle spawns under the track when loading certain tracks
“Polygonal” boost icon missing in Locker.
Ghost Car appears as the selected “Sport Car” when the SUV is equipped and set as the primary vehicle.
Locker’s Vehicles – SUV/Truck and Sports Cars sections changes to a different background color when navigating through the cosmetics options
Vehicle appears blurry at start of race
Werewolf and Diestro Black Painted Car Bodies are not currently cross-granting from Fortnite into Rocket League for owners of these Car Bodies
McLaren 765LT Painted Wheel variants are not currently cross-granting from Fortnite into Rocket League for owners of this Car Body
Fortnite Festival Top Issues
Keybinds are being reverted to the default ones in Battle Stage and Main Stage.
HOPO Note Following Chorded Note Not Consistently Hit
Audio Stuttering On Switch After Extended Play
Jam Stage Mixers – Players need to equip Jam Tracks before hopping into the Jam Stage to access songs and start making music.
Save the World Top Issues
Player-built structures may be damaged by weapons in Storm Shield Defense and Endurance missions.
Opening the Map while moving prevents further movement.
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Ahead of Marvel Rivals’ closed beta kick off today, NetEase has released a new patch for PC and consoles. Marvel Rivals beta update 1.000.004 should be available for download right now, and this brings hero changes and more. Read on for the Marvel Rivals day one update patch notes for the closed beta below.
Marvel Rivals Beta Update 1.000.004 Day One Patch Notes:
Hey Players, Dev Team here! The long-awaited Super Heroes Venom and Adam Warlock are gearing up to join our Closed Beta Test (CBT). Get ready for an electrifying surge of fresh experiences and game-shaping dynamics as we go through new heroes, Balance Adjustments, and the all-new Cosmic Selection (Pick/Ban) System.
Prepare to confront chaos as Vanguard hero Venom enters the battle! In designing Venom, we aimed to capture the astonishing essence of the alien character by harnessing the symbiote’s unparalleled shapeshifting abilities and insatiable hunger. We have crafted Venom to embody the ultimate hunter, symbolizing relentless pursuit as the lethal protector soars through the chaos on symbiote-generated “webs” before charging towards prey and shattering their formations. In close-quarters combat, the symbiote can slash through enemies with melee claws or manifest tentacles to hit his enemies from a small distance, dealing devastating blows. Then, while in the throes of battle, Venom can bolster his high defenses, emerging as a formidable adversary while disrupting an entire backline of foes.
On the brighter side, Adam Warlock also arrives in Marvel Rivals, entering as a pivotal Strategist hero. Infused with Cosmic Power, Quantum Magic, and Soul Manipulation, we wanted him to skillfully and flexibly employ unbelievable healing abilities to become an indispensable force during team battles. As such, Adam Warlock has been meticulously designed to bestow powerful restorative and defensive abilities, interweaving Quantum Magic into healing currents, uniting allies’ souls to distribute damage across their bond, and coordinating his own resurrection upon defeat. You read that right, unyielding in spirit, Adam Warlock defies defeat, seamlessly shedding his soul before embracing physical rebirth within a cocoon, before swiftly returning to the fray. As a core team member, Adam possesses the extraordinary capacity to reverse the tides of battle, executing a reality-shaping rebirth with his Ultimate Ability, awakening the karma of fallen allies and remaking their bodies through Soul Manipulation and Quantum Magic, achieving remarkable resurrections and invulnerability.
With the inclusion of Venom and Adam Warlock in the CBT, get ready for the unveiling of two new electrifying Team-up Abilities:
1.”Symbiote Bond” (Venom, Spider-Man, and Peni Parker) The epic tale of Venom and the Spider-Family takes center stage, promising a fusion of their extraordinary powers as they unite. Venom shares a part of his symbiotes with Spider-Man and Peni Parker, activating their own symbiote abilities. When in danger, they can convert the symbiote into explosive spikes that inflict harm on nearby enemies and relentlessly knock them back. Simultaneously, the symbiotes’ unyielding defenses ensure enhanced survivability for the two spider-heroes, fortifying their resilience against the looming threats.
2.”Guardian Revival” (Adam Warlock, Star-Lord, and Mantis) Since joining forces with the Guardians of the Galaxy, Adam Warlock has forged an unbreakable bond with Star-Lord and Mantis. Harnessing his Quantum Magic, the golden guardian has sworn to shield his comrades. When in battle together, Adam Warlock enhances the cosmic power of both Star-Lord and Mantis, granting them the power of cocooned revival.
Hero Changes:
In response to the invaluable feedback from players during the Alpha test, we’ve implemented sweeping optimizations to our heroes in the CBT version
Vanguard
-Doctor Strange: We’ve recalibrated Doctor Strange’s damage capabilities to better resonate with his Vanguard role, enhancing his power on the front lines.
-Groot: We’ve meticulously balanced Groot’s tree wall abilities and their survivability.
-Magneto: We’ve overhauled Magneto’s ability logic, empowering him to generate magnetic barriers (Metallic Curtain) more freely, effectively neutralizing enemy assaults. Furthermore, the metal shield (Metal Bulwark) can now be self-applied, granting him greater agency on the battlefield.
-Peni Parker: We’ve fine-tuned SP//dr’s combat style, notably amplifying the left-click attack speed (Cyber-Web Cluster) to evoke the sensation of unleashing a large weapon. This adjustment will hopefully provide players with a more immersive experience when piloting the mech as Peni.
Duelist**
-Black Panther: We’ve amplified Black Panther’s prowess in wall climbing and sprinting, elevating his potential to unleash breathtaking combos. Moreover, when Black Panther triggers the Team-Up Ability with Magik, he gains the ability to summon the Limbo Disc portal at will.
-Hela: We’ve adjusted Hela’s mid to long-range capabilities, ensuring a more balanced and compelling combat experience.
-Iron Man: We’ve enhanced Iron Man’s long-range offensive capabilities, giving him more formidable suppressive power. Furthermore, the Gamma energy upgrade of his Team-Up Ability when using Armor Overdrive has been increased.
-Namor: To aid in increasing Namor’s mobility, we’ve adjusted the skill [Blessing of the Deep] so that when it is activated, Namor can freely move in the air. Also, we appropriately buffed his damage.
-The Punisher: We’ve fine-tuned the active use time of his Team-Up Ability with Rocket Raccoon. In this new rendition, each Team-Up Ability window becomes even more precious for the Punisher.
Strategist
-Loki: We’ve heightened the significance of Loki’s illusions and slightly balanced his primary form’s healing and damage capabilities. In this update, Loki will rely more heavily on his illusions to actively participate in combat, adding depth and strategy to his gameplay.
-Mantis: We’ve enriched Mantis’s ultimate ability, granting her the ability to offer enhanced survival support for the entire team by providing temporary health to already max health allies.
In addition to the above optimizations, we’ve meticulously fine-tuned the balance of each hero, ensuring that players enjoy a more refined and exhilarating combat experience during the CBT.
Moreover, in the CBT, we’ve integrated player feedback from the Alpha test to enhance tactile feedback and overall impact. During this test, heroes will undergo the following experiential optimizations:
-Ability Actions: We’ve meticulously fine-tuned each hero’s interrupt and action transitions, aiming to minimize constraints on player actions, empowering them to unleash their full potential.
-Sound and Visual Effects: Significant adjustments have been made to the sound and visual effects for ability use and impact, ensuring players can distinctly perceive the success and effectiveness of their actions during combat.
-Ability Camera and Vibration: Enhanced the in-game ability camera performance and vibration feedback to intensify the impact sensation during combat and increase immersion.
-Wall-Climbing and Collisions: We’ve optimized climbing logic and smoothed out wall collision, ensuring seamless and fluid climbing for players within the game environment.
-Crosshair Feedback and Combat HUD: We’ve optimized crosshair feedback for hits, added health bar indicators for healing and special states, and improved prompts for taking hits and impending defeat, providing players with clearer battlefield information.
Ranked Matches and Bans:
Lastly, since our announcement of the Cosmic Selection (Pick/Ban) System, we’ve further refined it and decided to introduce two version of the system for testing in heightened competitive excitement in ranked matches and tournaments:
Competitive Bans: From Diamond III rank and above, matches will feature Cosmic Selection (if all team members meet the requirement). Each team member can vote to Banish one hero to the Ban slot. The more votes a hero has, the higher possibility it will be Banished. Once a hero is Banished, neither team can select that hero for the match. (Due to the limited roster in this CBT, each team will temporarily only be able to Banish one hero.)
Tournament Bans: Cosmic Selection will be implemented in only in Tournaments. Each team will have two Banishes and one Pick, chosen by the team captain. Banished heroes cannot be selected, while Picked heroes are protected from being Banished. The sequence is: Team A Banishes one hero, Team B Banishes one hero and Picks one hero, Team A Picks one hero and then Banishes one hero, and finally, Team B Banishes one last hero.
Please note that neither of these Pick/Ban systems will be implemented in unranked nor low ranking matches. Our primary goal is for players to play their favorite hero or villain when they’re in the mood for having fun!
Language Support:
Also, one more quick note, this CBT will include multiple language options. However, due to the tight timeline, the overall quality may not be perfect. We welcome feedback from our global players and are dedicated to improving this content as we move forward. And don’t worry, we also have plans to add even more languages in the future. Thank you for your understanding and support as we continue to deliver the best experience for everyone.
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We’ll have more coverage of Marvel Rivals in the coming days, so stay tuned. Expect our hands-on impressions of the console to be made available soon.
If you can’t log in to Fortnite, don’t worry, as it’s not just you. Epic Games has taken the Fortnite servers down for maintenance this July 23, and this is to roll out patch v30.30!
Fortnite Down Server Maintenance Schedule for July 23:
Start of Server Downtime: 4 am ET/1 am PT/4 pm HKT.
Duration: Not specified but if past Fortnite maintenance downtimes are to be referenced by, expect it to last for at least two hours.
There are no patch notes for v30.30 available yet, but once it’s out, we’ll update the article with the info. What we do know is the Tesla Cybertruck will be made available for purchase in-game, there’s going to be new streetwear, new content for Rocket Racing and more.
Once the official patch notes are released, we’ll update the article with a link out to it. If anything changes regarding the downtime, we’ll also update the article to reflect the server outage info.
Sony has sprung PS5 update 24.05-09.60.00.04 (or what Sony calls “24.05-09.60.00”), and this brings in more than your standard stability! This adds new features to the console alongside messaging improvements and more. Curious what got added? Read on for the PS5 system update patch notes for July 23 below.
PS5 Update 24.05-09.60.00.04 Patch Notes for July 23:
Size: 1.19GB
Version: 24.05-09.60.00
You can invite other players to game sessions by sharing a URL to the session.
To invite other players, open the game session action card and select Share Link. Then, scan the QR code with your mobile device to share the link.
This feature is available only for open sessions that anyone can join.
This feature will gradually be rolled out to all players by July 24.
Voice Command now supports the ability to open Game Help action cards by saying “Show Game Help”.
Currently, Voice Command (Preview) is available only in English for players with accounts for PlayStation Network in the US and UK.
We’ve improved system software performance and stability.
We’ve updated the device software of some DualSense wireless controllers to improve stability.
We’ve improved the messages and usability on some screens.
That’s about it. Once a new one is released, we’ll be sure to let our PlayStation readers know.
In case you haven’t been keeping up with gaming news, Take-Two Interactive is set to release Grand Theft Auto 6 next year! What that usually means is, publishers will schedule their games around Rockstar’s upcoming beast, so they can avoid going head-to-head with it. While some companies might be worried about GTA 6 gobbling up the sales, it seems that’s not an issue for Ubisoft.
In the publisher’s latest quarterly earnings call Q&A, Ubisoft was asked what they think of their games pipeline for 2025 and its competitiveness with Grand Theft Auto 6’s impending release in the same year, and whether the publisher thinks there are risks of “crowding out.”
Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot doesn’t seem to worried about it, as the Ubisoft boss even claims that “other games” released during that time actually do really well, even.
What we see generally when GTA is coming is more people come to play, so generally it’s positive on the overall market. And other games that are available during that time actually do really well as well. It’s something we saw a few times already, because we had very good sales when GTA 5 came, and also when they did a remaster on the new consoles. It’s something that’s counter-intuitive but it’s working for us in general.
Guillemot might have a point. Of course, we’ll know for sure whether his theory still rings true come next year when Grand Theft Auto 6 is released and takes up all the entertainment space in the world.
For those that cant go online right now in Tekken 8, it’s not just you, as the game’s servers have been taken down this July 22, and this is for maintenance, where players will be able to download patch 1.06 ushering Lidia into the game via early access.
Tekken 8 Servers Down Schedule and Status for July 22:
Update: Bandai Namco Japan has shared the maintenance details:
Server Maintenance Schedule
[PDT] July 22th (Monday) 14:30 – 21:00
[UTC] July 22th (Monday) 21:30 – 23th (Tuesday) 4:00
* During server maintenance, all online content will not be accessible.
Note that Bandai Namco oddly enough, hasn’t made an announcement about today’s server outage, but expect it to last 5-6 hours at least. By our estimate, expect the servers to be available again around 12 midnight EDT/9 am PDT/12 pm HKT.
Bandai Namco has released Tekken 8 update 1.006.001 this July 22 on all platforms, and this is to usher in the early access for new fighter Lidia (non-early access release is July 25), alongside a bunch of changes, Note that there are no balance adjustments for fighters in this title update, which is called version 1.06 by the developers.
Tekken 8 Update 1.006.001 Patch Notes for July 22:
Update: Here’s the patch notes for what Bandai Namco calls Tekken 8 update 1.06.01!
Update Contents
* New playable character ‘Lidia Sobieska’ added
* New battle stage ‘SEASIDE RESORT’ added
* New feature ‘PHOTO MODE’ added
* New items added to the TEKKEN SHOP
* Feature improvements and bug fixes
* Properties and/or behavior for select moves of select characters were adjusted
Update Details
* New playable character ‘Lidia Sobieska’ added
* 72-hour early access made available to owners of the Playable Character Year 1 Pass. Playable Character Year 1 Pass is included in the following:
‘TEKKEN 8 Deluxe Edition Upgrade Pack’
‘TEKKEN 8 Ultimate Edition’
‘TEKKEN 8 Deluxe Edition’
New battle stage ‘SEASIDE RESORT’ added
– A beachside resort-themed battle stage will be added for free.
New feature ‘PHOTO MODE’ added
– New features will be added to capture battle moments more attractively, including free angle control, various functions, and filters.
New items added to the TEKKEN SHOP
– New battle pass ‘TEKKEN Fight Pass -Round 2-‘
* During the specified period, players can increase their level by completing daily and weekly missions in online matches, allowing them to obtain various items.
* In “ROUND 2”, missions will be added to make leveling up easier even for players who do not frequently engage in online battles.
* In “ROUND 2”, leveling up in “FREE” grants “100 TEKKEN COINS”.
* By obtaining “PREMIUM”, which allows you to acquire more items than “FREE”, and leveling up, you can earn up to “600 TEKKEN COINS” from “PREMIUM” in addition to the “100 TEKKEN COINS” from “FREE”, for a total of “700 TEKKEN COINS”.
* The “TEKKEN COINS” you have earned can be exchanged for various items in the “TEKKEN SHOP”.
New costume packs ‘Celebrity Pack’ and ‘Vacation Pack’ will be available for each playable characters.
– Avatar Skin ‘Lidia Sobieska’
– One free avatar customization item
– ‘300 TEKKEN COINS’
* In addition to the previously available TEKKEN COINS ‘5500’, ‘3210’, ‘2120’, ‘1050’, and ‘500’, ‘300’ has been added.
Feature improvements and bug fixes
– Improved ‘TEKKEN BALL’ to allow practice of TEKKEN BALL while waiting for online matching.
– Changed the ball return behavior in ‘TEKKEN BALL’ when using item techniques.
– Improved ‘Special Style’ to allow execution of ‘Specialty Move’ and ‘Air Combo’ from a crouching position.
– In ‘MY REPLAY & TIPS’, modified so that the countdown timer does not count down while the round timer is stopped due to actions like Rage Arts when the character is controllable.
– Other miscellaneous improvements and bug fixes were implemented.
* Properties and/or behavior for select moves of select characters were adjusted.
Bandai Namco hasn’t released the official patch notes just yet, but here are the confirmed changes incoming via the latest Tekken Talk episode.
Seaside Resort stage will be added to the game, features day of time change as the match goes
Photo Mode officially being added as well, has various settings, filters and adjustment options for taking pictures
Starting from July 26th and until the end of October, there will be a social media campaign for people to try and share their coolest and best pictures. Just like fanart, some of these might appear on official Tekken broadcasts and TWT events
Specials and Air combos will now be usable from ws via Special Style
Tekken Ball will now be available while matchmaking instead of training mode
Summer cosmetics are confirmed for (seemingly) every character. Ones that were shown on stream are Lidia, Lars, Nina, Eddy, Hwo, Alisa
New battle pass is confirmed. Free track will grant everybody up to 100 Tekken coins. Missions have been made easier to complete just by logging in and playing matches consistently
New 300 Coins pack will be added to the Tekken shop
Once the complete patch notes are available, we’ll be sure to update the article,
In other Tekken 8 news, Bandai Namco just unveiled that Heihachi is coming to the game later this year! Check out the trailer as well as info on the Tekken World Tour Finals.
In case you didn’t know, mod support is on the way for Baldur’s Gate 3 in its next major update dubbed “Patch 7” by Larian. While the patch is set to be released in September, the studio is looking to test the patch out in a closed beta, which was set to begin today. Note that I said was, as the studio confirmed that Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 7 has been delayed!
Long story cut short: there were bugs that prevented the beta from launching today, and for now, the beta has been pushed back to sometime next week while the added kinks are being ironed out. To help tide people over, the studio has now released the Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 7 changelog highlights that houses over 1,000 improvements and fixes!
Baldur’s Gate 3 Patch 7 Highlights:
HIGHLIGHTS
Introducing ‘Evil Endings’: Brand new cinematic endings for the truly villainous playthroughs.
Added our very own Mod Manager, which lets you browse, install, and use mods created by the community.
Revamped split screen gameplay: When playing on split screen, the two halves of the screen will now dynamically merge together when player characters come close to each other in-game, and dynamically split back up when the characters move apart. This revamp comes alongside many other improvements and polishes to improve the overall split screen experience
Honour Mode Combat
If Dror Ragzlin finds himself inside the spider pit, he’ll try his best to befriend the spiders residing there with a new spell called Arachnid Compulsion so they can band together to fight the real enemy – you.
The Bulette has a new condition called Diamond Scales and a new Legendary Action called Shredding Scales.
Malus Thorm has a new Legendary Action called Grasping Appendage.
Added a new aura and spell for Spectators: Panicked Sentinel and Ocular Nightmare, respectively.
Ch’r’ai Tska’an, the leader of the githyanki ambush in Act II, has a new Legendary Action called Soul Sacrifice.
Ch’r’ai Har’rak, the githyanki leader at the Knights of the Shield Hideout, has a new Legendary Action called Tu’narath’s Embrace.
Ptaris has a new Legendary Action called Ptarian Dogma.
UI
Revised and reorganised the in-game video options to be more logical and robust. You now have an Upscaling Type drop-down, an Upscaling Mode drop-down, and an Upscaling Sharpness slider, followed immediately by the options that are affected by them.
Updated the Reactions UI so that you only have to toggle the Reactions you want to use and then confirm them. (This saves you from having to select ‘Do not react’ multiple times!)
Added a new Equipment Options menu to the Character Sheet on controller.
The panel that opens to ‘Donate’ magic items to Gale will now also show items in your Traveller’s Chest. It also now indicates which items are currently equipped.
We noticed some of you hiccoughing bubbles, so the action for washing yourself with soap and sponges is now called ‘Use’ instead of ‘Consume’.
Fixed your player character’s name getting reverted to ‘Custom’ during Character Creation if you moved on to create your Dream Guardian and then went back to edit the player character again.
Fixed the wrong spell Ability showing up when selecting a Feat during Level Up.
Art
Added a new loading screen in Act III, showing the busy streets of Baldur’s Gate.
Fixed the skirt part of the Adamantine Splint Armour missing for female dwarves.
Fixed the Adamantine Scale Mail clipping on large male characters.
Gameplay
You can now start Custom Mode games using Honour Mode mechanics when starting a new playthrough. You’ll be able to do this via the ‘Ruleset’ dropdown.
The kuo-toa that promised to build you an army will now support you in the final battle. Unless they all died in Act I.
The help that the Gondians promised for the final battle will now arrive in the form of a friendly Steel Watcher. Apologies from Zanner Toobin for the delay.
The hair colour options in Character Creation will now remain accessible after you choose the bald hairstyle, so that you can continue fiddling around with eyebrow colours.
Overhead dialogues that support multiple player characters can now involve characters assigned to different players. (They were limited to characters controlled by a single player until now.) This means that there will be more banter among player characters in multiplayer games.
Group Hide will no longer affect summons that aren’t linked to the group in the Party Line.
Changed the behaviour for selecting camp supplies for a Long Rest. When selecting camp supplies that are stacked, the game now only takes what it needs from the stack.
You can no longer cheese the Leap of Faith trial at the Gauntlet of Shar by just clicking the final platform and letting your character pathfind their way there. Shar threatened to smite us if we didn’t fix this one.
Fixed a bug where resurrecting Lae’zel on the beach in Act I would cause her to appear in the Party Line but not in the world, preventing you from leaving Act I.
Patched up some savegames where Gale still had his Necrotic Aura when he shouldn’t on load.
Fixed Minthara’s body sometimes turning invisible on the Level Up screen. (We sorta liked the floating-head-and-hands look, but hey.)
Animation
Astarion now has idle animations at camp that aren’t just him reading a book.
Added a new idle animation for Minsc at camp – Boo may or may not have taught him some tai chi.
Karlach will no longer brush the shaved side of her head.
Polished the appearance of neck kisses in lovey-dovey scenes with Shadowheart on the Sharran path for characters with large body types and dragonborn characters.
Writing and Flow
Dotted some dialogue options and voiced lines into dialogues across the game to add some more overall reactivity, particularly to account for edge-case flows.
Dotted more Dark Urge reactivity (dialogue options and Narrator lines) into dialogues across the game.
Resolved an issue that had been rendering some romance party banters inaccessible while adventuring.
Avatar Lae’zel can now decide what she wants to do at the end of the game
after the brain is defeated even if she wasn’t the avatar making the choices in the main dialogue.
Added a dialogue option asking for a kiss in more paths of Wyll’s epilogue dialogue.
If you’re in holographic form in the epilogue, Wyll won’t automatically assume he’s talking to Lae’zel.
Gave Wyll a new greeting for romance partners in Act III and characters with really low approval.
Companions should now be more sympathetic to Astarion fleeing from the sun.
Added a new dialogue in which Karlach will react to Dammon if she finds him dead after he told her that he can help her.
Minthara will now react if you knock her out in Act I.
Scripting
Fixed several issues (related to resurrecting characters via Withers, restructuring the party at night, and automatic camp night scenes) that would trap you in an eternal slumber, unable to end a Long Rest.
Fixed a bug causing Shadowheart to keep repeating one line when you talk to her after she’s resurrected by Withers from the Shadowfell.
Fixed a small flow issue preventing you from commenting on Gale’s last name.
Fixed several occurrences of Wyll still having an exclamation mark above his head when he already told you everything he had to say.
When playing as the Dark Urge, Minthara will no longer act as though you accepted Bhaal when
you’ve been stripped of his influence
Fixed a broken kissing scene after you gave Shadowheart the Idol of Shar.
Fixed an issue where Jaheira would stop following the party after spending a night outside of the party.
Fixed the rune tablets on the nautiloid sometimes not triggering the Narrator’s lines.
Clerics of Lathander should now recognise his symbol on a Lathanderian amulet.
Ensured the avatar is prioritised as the main speaker in dialogues related to the hag’s Act I surrender.
Minthara does, in fact, now have something to say about Orin after you kill her.
Made the romance scene at night with Wyll in Act III unskippable if it triggers to avoid accidentally skipping it and not being able to finish the romance arc.
If Avatar Karlach and Wyll are partners and go to the Hells together, he’ll now act accordingly during the epilogue.
Fixed Karlach’s scene in Avernus not playing if you decided to go with her when playing as Wyll.
A bug has been fixed so that Wyll will now talk to his father if Ansur is defeated after the pact with Mizora is broken but Ravengard is saved from the Iron Throne despite this, to decide on his title.
Lae’zel will now wait a little longer for you at the site of her recruitment if you tell her you’ll be back.
Improved Lae’zel’s idle camp behaviours to align a bit better with the other companions’.
Fixed the fade-to-black after Karlach’s scene in Avernus at the end of the game, which would give you a very brief glimpse of Game Developer Land.
Breaking up with Karlach by speaking with another companion you’re dating the morning after her romance scene won’t block her dialogue anymore.
Reinstated Gale’s last line in his detailed explanation of ceremorphosis and tweaked a dialogue option to react to it.
Now that you can give Gale magic items from the Traveller’s Chest, he will leave again if you refuse to do so.
Patched up some savegames that had a bug that would prevent the dialogue between Gale and Mystra at the end of the game from triggering.
Fixed a bug that let you kiss Gale even if he was in a disguised form before confronting the Netherbrain. Also fixed this dialogue with him cutting off before you could give him a smooch.
Reworked the script that determines whether a character is too busy to talk. This will prevent bugs like Minthara’s dialogue not triggering at Moonrise Towers after you rescue her, and knock-on effects as a result of this, like not being able to rest or fast travel.
Performance
Continued to make performance and stability optimisations across the game and implemented many under-the-hood code fixes.
Optimised performance. This will have a more noticeable impact in areas with large numbers of NPCs (like the Lower City) and will reduce peak memory usage when loading levels for the first time. It will also be noticeable when managing lots of loot (e.g. when transferring everything from a camp chest to a character’s inventory).
Cinematics
Reworked and revamped the cutscene that plays when you interact with Ansur’s bones in the Wyrmway.
Polished facial expressions and emotions across companion dialogues, including to the facial animations of your character during some kissing cinematics, including with the Vampire Lord Astarion.
Note that Larian doesn’t tag this as the official patch notes, so there is a chance more fixes and improvements are included in the list once it’s released to the game’s retail build.
While TennoCon 2024 is now over, Warframe fans have a lot of stuff to look forward to. Not only are we getting Warframe: 1999 sometime this year, but there’s even a meaty title update out in August. Of course, there’s also Soulframe to look forward to as well. Before TennoCon started, we had the chance to sit down and talk to Digital Extremes about Warframe: 1999 and Soulframe.
Digital Extremes Warframe: 1999 and Soulframe Interview at TennoCon 2024:
Q: Steve mentioned Soulframe featuring a large overworld. How large compared to Warframe Open Zone Worlds?
A: The starting island is twice as big as the Plains of Eidolon. There you go. Twice as big. Soulframe is two times bigger than Warframe. The reason we’re kind of avoiding the open world word is that we’re spending a lot more time on density. If you’re in Preludes, Preludes 5 just dropped, a whole bunch of activities and that sort of thing, which is a new system that we just put in.
You’d be wandering around, and then there’ll be almost like a mini quest, There’s a Banneret there! Or there’s some cute little beavers that need to be rescued, and so on. That’s how that works.
Q: The character’s name is Cyte-09, as in Technocyte? (Warframe Question)
A: You better believe it! You better believe it! You better believe it. Someone made the connection. Not subtle.
Q: Can we take the bike to the Plains of Eidolon?
A: Yes, you can take it to other open zones. The Atomicycle will be summonable in all open zones.
Q: If people are intrigued by 1999 but haven’t played Warframe yet, how accessible will this campaign be?
A: We are polishing the new player experience hopefully to launch with this. It will be in the chronology of the story after Whispers in the Wall. We’re thinking of ways to get players in a little early, but we’re not sure exactly what we’re going to commit to yet. But we would encourage, if you’re even remotely intrigued by 1999, we will try and have a preview for players, but also, start playing now. Warframe’s free. Get through the story.
Q: Can you bring 1999 weapons into the Origin System 2?
A: Yes, you can. In the Railjack segment you saw Excalibur using the AX 52 and a special sidearm. It’s going to be integrated into the main game fully.
What you saw was the HEX playable prologue. Wherein at some point everything will be connected. The AX 52 that you get as a Twitch drop, you can obviously just play it in the game.
Q: Will the atomicycles be modular vehicles like past ones?
A: No, they are a way to get around 1999 and open worlds. They’re not going to be modular, we’re making them more of a cosmetic and characteristic thing rather than, you have an engine from so and so and a chassis from someone else to build your own.
It’s very much pick your skin, pick your cosmetics, and zoom around. But you can customize the colors and stuff, right? Of course, there’s even a pizza. Can’t wait for that. There’s a pizza, Mine’s gonna be hot pink, and green, and blue, K. O. L., and pizza. Well, there’s a little pizza sticker.
Q: Can you play 1999 as a standalone story, and do you see it as a good in for newer or lapsed players?
A: Currently, it is a continuation of Warframe’s now colossal and awesome campaign. You wouldn’t really be able to get into it without playing everything that came before it.
It’s a direct chronological reason to continue the story. I’ll say right now. It’s intended to be that, if you played whispers in the walls, you can see how it is deeply intertwined with what we set up in the new era of Warframe.
Q: You said Soulframe would be in some form of early access later this year. Can you provide a bit more details? Beta? Alpha?
A: We are building this game with the community, much like we did for Warframe.
We don’t have any new tricks, we’re just going to use that old trick. Preludes is going to be opened up to everyone we expect in this kind of fall time frame. It does give me heart palpitations to say that’s our intention.
You don’t have to pay to get in. It won’t be like a gated thing at all. Just to set expectations, we probably will have a few paid things early on that are kind of like founders smelling kind of supporting things, so you can get early on. We’ll talk more about that at TennoCon.
It’s going to be really cool. But we’re also exploring ways to make it way less exclusive than Warframe founders ended up being. Excalibur Prime says hi. Tune into TennoCon, you’ll see.
Q: How many different equipment spots are there in Soulframe? (ie. Body, Arms, Lower Body, Helmet, etc.)
A: Idol, Pact, Helm, Cura, leggings, Weapon. Right now there’s just primary impact and idol.Sarah, Spawned it when she killed the enemy already. Each pact comes with its own unique idol, and those idols are kind of like the weapons that have to charge up to be activated. They are swappable with different pacts.
Play as a caster that has a lightning cannon, for example. If you want to kind of mix up your builds in that way.
There has been talk to explore how to do primary secondary, but right now, we’re still kind of playing with that. Loadout.
Q: Will these infested liches come with their own selection of lich weapons you can unlock in 1999?
A: Yes, you’ll get a whole bunch of them. We will be giving you a series of technocyte weapons to grind out. Just like the Kuva Liches have Kuva weapons, the Sisters of Parvos have Tenet weapons, there is now going to be an infested series of weapons for you to earn and play.
Q: Soulframe, will ranged weapons be a main able thing in Soulframe, or is it a more balanced around melee?
A: We actually had a bit of a conflict about what to show today, because we had the Fabo, Idol, but we have a bow and arrow set that is, a primary weapon,and it’s pretty cool, so instead of the mechanic where you throw your sword and call it back, that swaps to firing arrows, and then the bow and an off handed arrow function as a melee weapon for close range combat.
It has pretty rad finishers as well.
Q: Will these new Warframe 1999 music tracks be coming to Spotify?
A: Party of Your Lifetime, will be fully released after TennoCon and TennoLive. You’ll be hearing a lot more from online leading up to the 1999 launch this winter. Stay tuned for Party of Your Lifetime, meet the band, Zeke, Packet, drill bit, hard drive.
Q: Obviously 1999 is a very different feel for Warframe of high sci-fi. How has it been to make sure it still has that Warframe vibe in a more grounded setting?
A: That has been a key pillar. Like we really want it to feel like Warframe in 1999.
So what is Warframe? Super fast, bring all your gear, and run around and kill things really quickly. We really thought that 1999 would be a fun change of scenery, so to speak, but we wanted to go all in and make it authentic. It is a procedural world for us, where we’re building all these very era appropriate, but other earth versions of a world that seems familiar.
The vibe of keeping it grounded is iterative for us. We’re really trying to make sure that the enemies And the density of them will feel Warframe, and of course, when the update itself launches, you’ll see just how deep the rabbit hole goes for how much Warframe you can bring there. The vibe, I think it really just comes down to like, the team has worked together for so long, we kind of know what core Warframe should feel like, and what you saw today is a piece of a very long quest.
So that was just the HEX version of the quest, the mission that allows you to meet these six proto frames and where you come into the story, you’ll certainly begin to recognize just how dense the 1999 content is.
Q: Will Soulframe have a similar mastery rank progression system as Warframe, or are you keeping things a little bit more traditional RPG?
A: It actually does have a very similar mastery rank system. You have your envoy, which is your character, and then you have your pact, which is your cursed armor.
Your pact is a class that you can level up. And then, for every pact you level up, your envoy gains a level. And then they have three RPG stats, that are what we call the virtues.
And that feeds back into the system as well. So it’s a kind of almost like the focus school of the operator meets mastery rank.
Q: Will the 1999 quest be as long as the New War and will it lock you out of other content until you beat it in the same way?
A: We are currently not intending to lock you out. Lengthwise, New War we clocked in at about I think four and a half to five hours.
It’s actually a little longer if you take all aggregated playtime. I don’t think it’s going to be that long. I don’t want to put a time on it yet because it’s not finished. So I don’t know. But I know how long we intend it to be, but I don’t want to say just yet.
Q: The term soul has a bit of a preconceived notion attached to it these days. Do you worry about people who aren’t familiar with Warframe’s model going into the game expecting a soul’s-like for Soulframe?
A: We had a pretty, internal battle. About Committing to that name for that very reason. It just hit the themes that we want to explore so well. We want to really kind of lean into the sister project of Warframe. Which is why the frame is there.
It had to be something frame. Iit is something we are very mindful of.
Q: Will the 1999 Syndicate be a similar scale progression to something like Fortuna and Trotty, etc.
A: That is our intention, but of course there’s an entire romance system on as well, so. Which is optional, you can be friends too. Friends you can kiss. Or you can kiss. Up to you. New Years.
Following a breakout launch for EA Sports College Football 25, it seems there’s been a number of issues bothering players since launch. Fortunately, the devs are aware of it, and have confirmed that updates are in the works. For those who want to know just what problems EA is looking at, read on for the College Football 25 known issues.
College Football 25 Known Issues (as of July 22, 2024);
ROSTERS & LIKENESSES:
Per the dev team: There are some slight inaccuracies with rosters and likenesses that our team is looking to update as soon as possible as we work through summer roster movement that is natural to college football. For our very passionate Dynasty fans, you can hop in and play this week or wait for a roster update around college football kickoff for the most up to date experience.
Also, one more question we want to answer: Yes, ratings updates for rosters WILL happen as we move through the college football season, so stay tuned!
AUDIO
Incorrect commentary when playing as the first game of the season in Dynasty at Utah
Florida State’s War Chant and Tennessee’s “Rocky Top” are not audible when playing only on Xbox Series S
LOGOS
The following teams/conferences have incorrect logos: Stanford, UMass, Western Michigan, Jacksonville State, FIU, New Mexico, SEC, Conference USA, and the Sun Belt
UTEP and Wyoming display incorrect athletic branding on their equipment in Dynasty
Visual issue with conference patches when changing a small subset of teams Conference in Dynasty
DYNASTY
Before we talk about some things we are tracking in Dynasty, we wanted to provide some things to consider and clarity on the design intentions. There are many factors at play in Dynasty that can create ripple effects: Injuries, players going pro early, transfers, strong or weak recruiting classes, upsets, and more! The beauty of the mode is that two different users can begin playing Dynasty as the same school, but over multiple years, their College Football 25 worlds can develop notable differences. Dynasty is intentionally designed in a way where the backend systems will create organic and dynamic situations that lead to branching stories. We didn’t want to have a rigid system that leads to all users experiencing the same situations and stories 5, 10, or 15 years in – the world of college football is dynamic and so is Dynasty in College Football 25.
As for player feedback, we do see the feedback about the Super Sim Logic. We have been looking into tuning Super Sim Logic, including FCS schools potentially creating more upsets than intended. As for wider Super Sim Logic tuning, we will continue to monitor player feedback and the telemetry data from all users’ Dynasties as we gather more data. Our team has been thrilled to see so many fans share the stories they’re experiencing, so keep it coming!
Super Sim Logic Tuning: The team is looking into tuning of the Super Sim Logic, including FCS schools upsetting too many Power 5 schools
Note: As we continue internal testing on the tuning of Super Sim Logic, Top 25 Polls & the College Football Playoff seedings will also see an improvement.
Issue when adding additional teams to the PAC-12 conference when using custom conferences does not generate a new conference schedule as intended.
Workaround: After adding teams to the PAC-12, open the Conference Rules and set Divisions to ON. Users will see they can now set the number of conference games by toggling back and forth. Users can then disable divisions and edit other settings as desired.
Issue with modified conference rules not saving
Workaround: Users can re-enter the Conference Rules screen to ensure their settings were saved and are valid. If they did not save, then the rules are not valid with their current setup.
Occasionally, when a recruit reaches their Top 5 stage, it will not display the recruit is “Ready for a Visit” despite meeting the requirements.
Recruiting Tuning: The team has planned additional tuning to recruiting logic.
Small chance of a freeze when simulating individual plays quickly after exiting “Super Sim”
Workaround: Wait a couple seconds in between simulating the individual plays before exiting Super Sim.
Issue with the Practice Tile not initially appearing in the “Team” tab
Workaround: Exit the mode and then re-enter.
Current maximum cap of 20 created coaches instead of the intended 32 created coaches
Note: The team is targeting Tuesday for an issue fix that limits Dynasty’s to 20 created coaches. A current work around is using existing coaches in the remaining spots to reach 32.
Player jersey numbers and/or OVRs changing when editing certain players gear.
Online Dynasty: A high priority for the team right now is the issue of some players being unable to load into a previously established online dynasty.
TEAM BUILDER
When using a Team Builder team in Play Now, cleats are defaulted to Adidas regardless of selected brand apparel.
Note: This does not impact Team Builder teams used in Dynasty
Second custom image layer not appearing on the field
Workaround: Add a second layer, then select a generic image, and then re-select your custom image.
Note that it doesn’t mean if an issue isn’t listed above, that it isn’t being worked on. Rather, these are just the pressing problems the dev team classifies as big ticket items.
We are expecting a patch to be released as soon as this week, and once we know more, we’ll let our readers know.
With a narrative-heavy game like Dragon Age: The Veilguard, BioWare needs some topnotch voice talent to make sure players stay engaged in the dialogue and the story. Thankfully, it seems EA has spared no expense, as the studio has cast a lot of veteran talent to round out the Dragon Age: The Veilguard voice cast.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard Voice Cast:
Rook, – debuts with four different English voice options – two North American and two British voices provided by notable television, film and video game personalities Erika Ishii (Apex Legends, Destiny 2), Jeff Berg (Battlefield 1, NCIS), Bryony Corrigan (Baldur’s Gate 3, Good Omens) and Alex Jordan (Cyberpunk 2077, The Amazing World of Gumball).
The game’s cast of companions includes:
Ali Hillis (Mass Effect 3, Naruto) returns to the fray as Harding, the dwarven scout, a Dragon Age: Inquisition hero with a big heart, a positive outlook, and a ready bow – as well as unexpected magical powers.
Ike Amadi (Mass Effect 3, Halo 5: Guardians, Insomniac’s Spider-Man) as Davrin, a bold and charming Grey Warden who has made a name for himself as a monster hunter.
Jee Young Han (Perry Mason, Unprisoned) as Bellara, a creative and romantic Veil Jumper obsessed with uncovering ancient secrets.
Jessica Clark (True Blood, Pocket Listing) as Neve, a cynic fighting for a better future, both as a private detective and a member of Tevinter’s rebellious Shadow Dragons.
Jin Maley (Star Trek: Picard, Silicon Valley) as Taash, a dragon hunter allied with the Lords of Fortune who lives for adventure and doesn’t mind taking risks.
Nick Boraine (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Black Sails) as Emmrich, a necromancer of Nevarra’s Mourn Watch who comes complete with a skeletal assistant, Manfred, voiced by Matthew Mercer (Critical Role, Fallout 4).
Zach Mendez (Horizon Forbidden West, Married Alive) as Lucanis, a poised & pragmatic assassin who descends from the bloodline of the House of Crows, a criminal organization renowned throughout Thedas.
Outside of the voice cast, EA has also announced that there will be a Dragon Age: The Veilguard panel at San Diego Comic-Con happening this weekend.
Per the press release:
Dragon Age fans will have the opportunity to learn more about these companions and how they fit into the overall story and world of Dragon Age: The Veilguard at San Diego Comic-Con at the “Dragon Age – Meet The Heroic Companions of Thedas” panel, moderated by GameSpot host and producer Lucy James. Attendees will hear from the BioWare team as well as members of the cast played by Jessica Clark (Neve), Nick Boraine (Emmrich), Zach Mendez (Lucanis) and Ali Hillis (Harding) about their motivations and inspirations that have lit up the personalities and uniqueness of each companion.
The panel will be held on Friday, July 26 from 3:15PM – 4:15PM in Room 6BCF and will shine light on the voiceover actors’ experiences working on the game and give a glimpse at how bonds and connections will unfold through BioWare’s dynamic conversation system.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is set to be released this fall on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
DICE is set to release a new Battlefield 2042 update tomorrow, July 23. This is a minor patch, and for those on PS4 and PS5, the preload is available now! This will show up as BF2042 version 1.57 on last-gen, and version 1.000.060 on current-gen. Those on PC and Xbox, the downloads will be available tomorrow. Read on for the complete Battlefield 2042 update 8.0.0 patch notes to know the changes incoming tomorrow.
Battlefield 2042 Update 8.0.0 Patch Notes:
BF2042 Version 1.57 Patch Notes (Preload on PlayStation Platforms):
Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 23rd, we will be deploying a small update to #Battlefield2042. The primary focus of this update is to return Battlefield 2042 to its main theme within the game’s menus as we transition away from Season 7 visuals.
Update #8.0.0 will have no downtime for this update, though you may need to restart your game to benefit from the changes.
Additional Changes:
Increased first-person perspective free look sensitivity of XFAD-4 Draugr to be consistent with other comparable aircraft (Jets).
As you can see, that’s about it for the changes for tomorrow. Aside from this patch, DICE has already talked about what’s coming to the game after Season 7, and that includes new events, Vault Drops and more!
While this is the end of the road for Battlefield 2042’s seasonal content, players can still expect new events to be part of the support. Speaking of which, we just got the Dead Space crossover event this month, which you can read about here.
For those that finished Season 7’s Battle Pass, check your email, as DICE has been sending “Letter of Commendations” messages to players.
The developer of the RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, Rabbit & Bear Studios, has released a new patch for the game available now on all platforms. Players will be able to download Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes update 1.08 (PS5 version 1.008) on consoles and PC, and this brings improved loading times before and after battles, and more.
Platforms: Switch, PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC Game Pass
Versions:
Switch: 1.0.7
Steam: 14818073
Epic: v1.0.5-p27.1
GOG: 57689548396224495
BOX: 1.0.44.0
PS5: 1.008.000
PS4: 1.08
Issues resolved:
Improved loading time before and after battles
Improved operational stability
Added “Always Auto” option to always leave battles to “Auto”
Fixed “Change Rune” at the rune shop in the main town so that players can select other members of the party
Other improvements and bug fixes
Fixed the end credits
Switch only: Further optimizations improving the framerate and stability
For those on Switch, a patch was also released back in the first week of July that included the following fixes (this patch was already released on other platforms at an earlier date).
Platform: Switch
Issues resolved:
The issue where performance mode was not working as intended
Stability improvements
The issue where time spent with Support characters was not counted even if they were in the party
The issue where certain magical attributes had the incorrect resistance applied
Story progression issues
Graphic issues
UI control issues
Dungeon gimmick issues
Localization issues
Adjustment to character voice volume
End credit revision
Additional improvements and bug fixes
That’s about it. If the studio releases more changes, we’ll update the article to reflect it.
As expected given we got the huge Worlds Part 1 patch for No Man’s Sky, Hello Games has released No Man’s Sky update 5.01 on all platforms (NMS PS5 update version 5.001), which ushers in fixes. Read on for what’s new in the official patch notes for July 22.
No Man’s Sky Update 5.01 Patch Notes | No Man’s Sky Update 5.001 Patch Notes:
Thank you to everyone playing No Man’s Sky Worlds Part 1, especially those taking the time to report any issues they encounter via Zendesk or console crash reporting.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue that caused the shop interface to fail to display correctly in VR.
Fixed an issue that caused all the trees on some lush planets to become giant corn stalks.
Fixed a number of minor text issues.
Fixed a memory leak related to texture generation.
Fixed a crash that occurred when playing PSVR1 on PlayStation 5.
Fixed a crash related to planetary imposters.
Also includes these changes from the 5.00.1 version.
Fixed a crash related to interaction with NPCs on freighters.
Fixed a crash that could occur when taking damage from the brood mother.
Fixed a rare crash related to planetary objects.
Chances are, this won’t be the last patch for the new content rolled out. Expect another patch soon-ish which will tackle another set of issues.
