For those trying to log in to Fortnite to play Battle Royale, Save the World or the other new modes, you won’t be able to do so for a few hours, as the Fortnite servers are down due to planned maintenance this Feb. 22.
Fortnite Servers Down Schedule and Status for Feb. 22:
Start time: 4 am ET/1am PT/5pm HKT/9 am UTC
Duration: Undisclosed, but usually 2-3 hours
According to Epic Games, players will be getting patch v28.30 during the maintenance period, and we’re expecting new skins and other adjustments to be part of the title update. Pop icon Lady Gaga is expected to make her way into the game as part of today’s update per the official Fortnite Twitter account’s tease yesterday:
Once the patch is live, we’ll provide a link to it within the article where the changelog and datamined content are listed. If there are any updates to the maintenance schedule, we’ll add it to the article as more news is shared by Epic.
Nintendo has released Splatoon 3 update 7.0.0 and this brings DLC support, new audio tracks, multiplayer adjustments and more. Check out the patch notes below.
Splatoon 3 Update 7.0.0 Patch Notes for Feb. 21:
Changes to DLC
Added support for Side Order DLC.
Players who have purchased the Splatoon 3: Expansion Pass – Inkopolis & Side Order DLC can start the Side Order story by heading to Inkopolis Square from the train station in the square.
Season and Catalog Changes
On March 1, 2024, data relating to Fresh Season 2024 is added to the game. This includes:
A new catalog, including new gear, titles, banners, decorations, stickers, and emotes.
153 pieces of gear added to store product lineups.
1 new battle stage: Marlin Airport.
2 new main weapons.
9 new sets of existing main weapons paired with different sub and special weapons.
A new Salmon Run stage: Bonerattle Arena.
20 new Tableturf Battle cards.
Changes to Gear
Added new ways to Adjust Gear.
This applies to certain glasses, visors, hoodies, sweaters, layered T-shirts, and shoes with socks.
Select any supported gear from the Equip screen and press the Y Button to adjust it.
Made it possible to Adjust Gear for certain caps as well as T-shirts that previously did not Adjust Gear, such as Splatfest Tees.
Changes to Multiplayer
Added 2 songs that will play during battles.
These songs will play starting from the beginning of Fresh Season 2024.
New main weapons have been added.
These weapons will be available in the shops at the start of Fresh Season 2024.
Weapon
Details
Douser Dualies FF
Normal shots from these dualies have a long flight range.
The Dodge Roll moves a long distance, but in exchange it can only be performed once at a time.
When shooting after a Dodge Roll, the flight range of shots decreases, but the rate of fire increases dramatically.
Recycled Brella 24 Mk I
This brella can deal high amounts of damage to even distant opponents due to the low scatter of its shots.
The canopy has a low durability, but it can launch quickly and has a short recovery time.
New and returning weapons have been added.
These weapons will be available in the shops at the start of Fresh Season 2024.
Weapon
Sub Weapon
Special Weapon
.52 Gal Deco
Curling Bomb
Splattercolor Screen
Foil Flingza Roller
Suction Bomb
Splattercolor Screen
New Squiffer
Autobomb
Zipcaster
Custom E-liter 4K
Squid Beakon
Kraken Royale
Custom E-liter 4K Scope
Squid Beakon
Kraken Royale
Custom Explosher
Splash Wall
Triple Splashdown
Dread Wringer D
Squid Beakon
Wave Breaker
Nautilus 79
Suction Bomb
Triple Splashdown
Glooga Dualies Deco
Point Sensor
Trizooka
Douser Dualies FF
Ink Mine
Killer Wail 5.1
Recycled Brella 24 Mk I
Angle Shooter
Big Bubbler
Specifications for some main weapons have changed.
Weapon
Change Details
Big Swig Roller
Big Swig Roller Express
Reduced the amount of ink consumed for horizontal swings and vertical swings by approximately 10%.
Mini Splatling
Zink Mini Splatling
Ink splatter is now more likely to fall around the player’s feet.
Glooga Dualies
Glooga Dualies Deco
Increased the radius of the ink splatter at the point of impact by approximately 10%.
REEF-LUX 450
REEF-LUX 450 Deco
Increased the amount of ink consumed for up to the first charge level by approximately 17%.
Points required for some special weapons have been changed.
Weapon
Before
After
.52 Gal
190
200
Enperry Splat Dualies
190
200
Added dedicated poses to the Reppin’ Inkopolis emote for when the player is equipping dualies, brellas, stringers, or splatanas.
Changes to Splatfests
Players can now use new Fizzbangs in Splatfest Battles and Tricolor Battles.
Press the A Button (or the L Button) to throw a Fizzbang. It will launch a firework where it lands to ink the ground and deal a small amount of damage to enemies.
Fizzbangs are acquired when landing on the stage from the spawner and when a player defeats an opponent. The number of Fizzbangs acquired at these times increases as the time remaining in the battle gets lower.
You can have up to seven Fizzbangs.
The points earned by each division during the final results have been adjusted, and the second-place team in each division will also now earn points.
Division
Before
After
1st place
1st place
2nd place
Sneak Peek
+7p
+90p
+45p
Votes
+8p
+70p
+35p
Splatfest Battle (Open)
+12p
+120p
+60p
Splatfest Battle (Pro)
+12p
+120p
+60p
Tricolor Battle
+18p
+180p
+90p
The matchmaking method for Splatfest Battle (Open) has been adjusted to improve matchmaking efficiency for groups of two players.
Changes to Salmon Run
Added items that can be exchanged for fish scales.
Specifications for some special weapons have changed.
Special Weapon
Change Details
Loaned Reefslider
Increased the damage dealt by the charge attack from 400.0 to 500.0.
Increased the effective radius of the area of the charge attack by approximately 50%.
Lowered the frequency of animation updates for distant Salmonids when there is a large total number of Salmonids on the stage in order to reduce the frequency of game slowdown.
Changes to Tableturf Battle
Added more characters who can be invited to Tableturf Battle Dojo.
To invite new characters, players must download the Side Order DLC and progress the story.
Added seven stages that can be selected for battles against other players.
Added a Random feature which will move the cursor to a random stage when selecting a stage for battles against other players.
You can use it by pressing the Y Button on the stage selection screen.
Changed the stage used by Spyke in Tableturf Battle Dojo.
Increased the number of decks players can save from 16 to 32.
Changes to SplatNet 3
Added a Side Order Stats feature.
Added Journey 5 to Wandercrust.
Players will be able to support Journey 5 after completing Journeys 1 through 4.
Journey 5 can only be supported with points earned by inking turf from Fresh Season 2024 onward.
Changes to Tournament Manager
From Fresh Season 2024 onward, players will be able to get a food ticket when participating in tournaments held with Tournament Manager.
Players can receive their ticket from the lobby terminal after participating in a tournament.
Players who withdraw from the tournament or are disqualified will not be able to receive the ticket.
Players may receive one ticket per season.
Added badges that directors and codirectors who complete tournaments using Tournament Manager will be able to receive based on the total number of tournament participants.
Participation in tournaments completed before applying this update data will also be counted.
Added a Prevent Stage Reuse option to Battle Settings.
When this option is enabled, randomly chosen stages will automatically be removed from the pool of random stages after finishing a battle on that stage.
Stages will not be removed if the battle is interrupted.
This update focuses on support for the Side Order DLC as well as feature additions, Splatfest changes, and tweaks to multiplayer for Fresh Season 2024, which releases in March.
For multiplayer, we’ve added new main weapons and adjusted some main weapons to make them easier to handle for players who use them frequently.
Bug Fixes
Fixes to Player Controls:
Changed the connection points for inkrails in multiplayer battle modes to be transparent when close to the camera, making it easier to target opponents.
Fixed an issue where the special animation played when a player hit another player in a state that prevents damage (such as from the Booyah Bomb or Reefslider) with all three shots from a single trigger pull of a H-3 Nozzlenose or H-3 Nozzlenose D, regardless of the fact that the other player cannot be defeated.
Fixed an issue where unintended coloring displayed for the part of the Nautilus 47 that shows the ink color.
Fixed an issue where, when a player hit a single opponent with multiple shots from a brella’s scattershot at the same time, the number of animations that indicate hits was sometimes less than the number of shots that hit.
Fixed an issue where, when a player performed certain actions while the Splat Brella’s canopy was gone, it was sometimes possible to fire the scattershot again after a shorter interval than normal.
Fixed an issue with the Undercover Brella where the interval between continuously fired scattershots was sometimes longer than normal when the destroyed canopy recovered while the player was holding the ZR Button to fire continuously.
Fixed an issue with stringers where, when fired vertically from a height close to the ground at an angle that is nearly straight upward, some arrows would sometimes land at the player’s feet immediately after firing.
Fixed an issue where, when a player performed certain actions immediately before the Crab Tank ended, they would sometimes ready their sub weapon even when not pressing the R Button.
Fixed an issue where, when a player threw a Tacticooler while moving backward and aiming diagonally upward, sometimes the Tacticooler would be placed at the player’s feet.
Fixed an issue where, when a player defeated a foe who was about to activate Kraken Royale, the next time that foe activated the special, the animation indicating that the Kraken Royale effect is about to end would sometimes play from the start.
Fixed an issue with the ink fists created by Triple Splashdown where, when they touched terrain moving horizontally from below, they sometimes moved horizontally along with the terrain.
Fixed an issue where, when a player used Triple Splashdown while riding an inkrail, the player’s position sometimes moved horizontally.
Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode where the display showing the number of clams held by a player was sometimes hidden behind other displays.
Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode where, depending on the weapon the player was equipping, the screen sometimes did not zoom in where aimed when holding a clam or power clam at the ready.
Fixed an issue in Clam Blitz mode where players could sometimes get on top of the basket by using Triple Splashdown toward the goal with certain timing.
Fixes to Multiplayer:
Fixed an issue in Scorch Gorge in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
Fixed an issue in Eeltail Alley in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
Fixed an issue in Undertow Spillway in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
Fixed an issue in Hammerhead Bridge in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
Fixed an issue in Hammerhead Bridge in Rainmaker mode where players who used Triple Splashdown with certain timing from the goal were able to invade their opponents’ base.
Fixed an issue in Hammerhead Bridge in Clam Blitz mode where some clams generated in the stage before the start of the battle were generated inside terrain.
Fixed an issue in Museum d’Alfonsino in the Rainmaker mode where players who used the Rainmaker shield and Kraken Royale were able to clip into terrain from certain locations and stay there.
Fixed an issue in Mahi-Mahi Resort where players sometimes clipped into terrain when using a Super Jump to certain locations at the timing when the water level changes.
Fixed an issue in Wahoo World where the ink fist created by Triple Splashdown sometimes impacted walls near the center.
Fixed an issue in Wahoo World where players who used Super Jump and Triple Splashdown were able to get into and stay in unintended locations.
Fixed an issue in Flounder Heights where players who used Super Jump and Triple Splashdown were able to get into and stay in unintended locations.
Fixed an issue in Flounder Heights in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
Fixed an issue in Manta Maria where certain pillars did not display on the Turf Map.
Fixed an issue in Humpback Pump Track in Tower Control mode where players who used the tower and Triple Splashdown in certain spots were able to get into and stay inside terrain.
Fixed an issue in Shipshape Cargo Co. where falling at certain spots while doing a dualies Dodge Roll sometimes caused the player to be submerged in water on the floor.
Fixed an issue in Robo ROM-en where it was not possible to swim on certain inkable walls.
Fixed an issue in Robo ROM-en where players who used Triple Splashdown were able to climb to the top of walls near the center of the stage.
Fixed an issue in Robo ROM-en where it was possible to select spots when doing a Squid Spawn where you cannot actually land.
Fixed an issue in Robo ROM-en where players who used the Crab Tank were able to climb atop certain walls.
Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot where, when a player boarded an elevator and then got off immediately, the elevator would continuously waver up and down.
Fixed an issue in Bluefin Depot in Splat Zones where it was possible to use certain methods to clip into terrain.
Fixes to Salmon Run:
Fixed an issue where the damage dealt to Salmonids using the loaned N-ZAP ‘85 was lower than the damage dealt to enemies with N-ZAP ‘85 in multiplayer battles.
The damage dealt by loaned weapons sometimes differs from the multiplayer battle weapons of the same name, but as a general rule they do not deal less damage than their multiplayer battle mode counterparts.
The damage dealt by the multiplayer battle N-ZAP ‘85 was increased in Ver. 6.1.0, making it deviate from the general rule. This has now been fixed.
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented dealing damage to Grillers with the Reefslider’s charge attack.
Fixed an issue where players would take a large amount of damage when Kraken Royale ended while inside a Mudmouth, and made it so that the player is instead pushed outside of the Mudmouth.
Fixed an issue that prevented obtaining normal Power Eggs when a player hit a non-weak point part of a Griller with attacks from weapons like the Grizzco Slosher.
Fixed an issue that sometimes made Fish Sticks appear less frequently in wave three when the tide level is the same for waves one and three, but wave two has a different tide level.
Fixed an issue where shooting the surface of the water would damage Big Shots submerged in the water.
Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Drizzlers to fire shots at a lower position than intended when aiming for a player in a cannon at a high position.
Fixed an issue where Megalodontias that ate Steelheads were not damaged by the Steelhead’s explosion.
Fixed an issue in Salmonid Smokeyard where sometimes a player who was defeated atop a propellervator would respawn on the water and be submerged there continuously.
Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented acquiring certain Golden Eggs when in an unstable network environment.
Made it so that the explosion damage from destroying Horrorboros bombs is applied to Flyfish with open containers.
Fixed an issue where the explosion damage from destroying Horrorboros bombs was less than intended.
Fixes to Splatfests:
Slightly adjusted ink color during mirror matches in Splatfest Battles and Tricolor Battles to address an issue where, depending on the stage, ink color felt too bright.
Fixed an issue where, when a player ended the previous Splatfest with festival shells, immediately after starting the next Splatfest festival shells would display in the match menu even if the player did not actually have festival shells.
Other Fixes
Fixed an issue in the square where, when a player disconnected from the internet by putting the console to sleep then ended sleep mode and resumed the game, the player would be returned to the offline square even if it was possible to return to the online state.
Fixed an issue where, when a player zoomed in on a battle replay before restarting the replay from the beginning and switching to Top-Down Camera, the camera remained zoomed.
Fixed an issue where elevator positions were sometimes not replicated properly when a player played a battle replay for Bluefin Depot and moved (set) the replay position.
Fixed an issue where, when a player played a battle replay for Tower Control mode and moved (set) the replay position to a time after a checkpoint has been passed, sometimes the checkpoint that ought to have been passed continued to display.
Fixed an issue where the player’s gear did not display properly when certain actions were taken on the Equip screen.
Changed the term “Neo Splatana Stamper” to “Splatana Stamper Nouveau.”
Fixed the translation for Spiked Duck Boots in certain languages.
The next patch should be out sometime next month, and once it’s released, we’ll let our readers know.
In case you didn’t know, there’s a new Contra game in the works and it’ll be released soon! Konami has announced that WayForward’s Contra: Operation Galuga is locked and loaded for a March 12 release on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch and PC for $39.99!
There’s a new trailer released today as well, which features the game’s combat, weapons and more.
Contra: Operation Galuga Demo Available Now
According to Konami, a demo is available now on digital storefronts which features sampling of content from the first and third stages of the game, and is even playable for up to four players. If players unlock the demo, they will receive bonus content in the final version of the game.
About Contra: Operation Galuga:
A from-the-ground-up reimagining of the revolutionary Contra NES/arcade game from the 1980s, Contra: Operation Galuga lets players choose from a group of elite commandos, including hardcore protagonists Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, as they blast their way through eight stages of mayhem against an alien horde controlled by the Red Falcon terrorist group. Wielding iconic weapons like the Spread Shot, Crush Bombs, and Laser Beam, as well as character-specific abilities including double-jumps, sliding, and grappling, plus the new power to Overload weapons for even more offensive and defensive options, players can expect relentless excitement and intensity as they tackle the game’s Story, Arcade, and Challenge modes.
While featuring updated visuals, this new Contra game seems to stick to the franchise’s tried and true run ‘n’ gun gameplay…something I gather old school gamers will be glad for.
Following this week’s major title update for DayZ, some might be wondering if the game will be getting more major patches this year. Fret not, as Bohemia Interactive has confirmed “robust support” for DayZ in 2024!
According to the studio, this year represents a significant departure from their typical update delivery model. However, players can take comfort that more updates are planned in 2024 and “beyond.” Players can expect new character cosmetics, there’s also a long-range rifle to be unveiled at a later adte.
On the gameplay tuning side of things, the audio team is hard at work on the major task of reworking the sounds of firearms, with other parts of the game’s audio getting touched up as well. Players can expect new action sounds coupled with a balancing of the audio that’s tied to player actions, and there’s ambient music in the works as well.
Bohemia is also planning to introduce a richer variety of wildlife, improving their terrain tools (Terrain Builder primarily), which should make the modding community’s lives easier. The studio is also planning on elevating survival mechanics from extreme conditions to medical challenges, which will test the player’s mettle and have them adapt to new survival strategies.
In terms of events, the yearly ones like the Halloween event, Christmas festivities and the Walpurgis Event are all confirmed to be making a return this year. The devs are also looking into the possibility of hosting new events in collaboration with other games (they hinted that legacy DayZ players might have an idea of what they’re referring to).
While no timetable has been given on what’s next, this is a good sign for the community that the devs have laid out what’s essentially a roadmap for 2024. Hopefully, we’ll see a proper DayZ roadmap revealed in the future, and once we get one, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
Team Ninja has just released a brand-new trailer for Rise of the Ronin, detailing many gorgeous landscapes you’ll get to explore and showing off how you’ll move around in them.
Rise of the Ronin – World Vignette Trailer
Paragliding, horseback riding, and swimming were among some of the traversals shown in the trailer, as well as other activities, including petting cats!
With less than a month from release, marketing should be ramping up for the game, so expect plenty more in the coming weeks!
“Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this combat-focused open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind Nioh and NINJA GAIDEN.
Japan, 1863. After three centuries of the Tokugawa Shogunate’s oppressive rule, the Black Ships of the West descend upon the nation’s borders and the country falls into a state of turmoil. Amidst the chaos of war, disease and political unrest, a nameless warrior forges their own path, holding the very fate of Japan in their hands.
As a masterless samurai – a Ronin – your destiny is your own. See the story unfold in different ways depending on the choices you make and the characters you ally with along the way. Face critical mission decisions, like whether to assassinate or protect key figures, and shape the course of history through a rich multi-choice system.“
Rise of the Ronin launches exclusively on the PS5 on March 22.
A gamer at heart, James has been working for MP1st for the last decade to do exactly what he loves, writing about video games and having fun doing it. Growing up in the 90's gaming has been in his DNA since the days of NES. One day he hopes to develop his own game.
The newest Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League update is out, and while it was meant to fix several bugs and bring improvements to the game, it seems it has done quite the opposite for some, as reports of infinite loading have begun surfacing along with other issues.
Suicide Squad Infinite Loading Bug is Causing Players to Force Close the App
Reports have surfaced on Reddit , that the latest patch for Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League may have broken the game entirely. Players on the console and PC are both reporting an infinite loading bug occurring during the end of missions, in which the only fix is to close out the app entirely and relaunch it.
Thankfully, any rewards earned during the mission are being saved, though it’s still an annoyance to have to do this every time it happens. The infinite loading bug isn’t tied to the end of the mission either, as I have also experienced it trying to load into the game and transitioning into an online lobby. There are far more noticeably longer load times in comparison to before this update.
At this time, Rocksteady Studios has yet to acknowledge the issues, though we’re sure they see the reports of them. Should they issue any updates, we’ll be sure to let you know, though we expect a patch will likely be dropping to address this issue soon.
A gamer at heart, James has been working for MP1st for the last decade to do exactly what he loves, writing about video games and having fun doing it. Growing up in the 90's gaming has been in his DNA since the days of NES. One day he hopes to develop his own game.
With today’s announcement that Xbox console exclusives Grounded and Pentiment are coming to Nintendo Switch, it looks like both games and more are headed to the PS5 too! Microsoft has announced that the Hi-Fi Rush PS5 version will be available on March 19, while Sea of Thieves will ship out on April 30.
Pentimentfrom Obsidian Entertainment, a truly unique, critically acclaimed, and award-winning narrative adventure game with a striking visual style inspired by history itself will be coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch on February 22.
Hi-Fi RUSH, the award-winning and beloved rhythm-based action game where the world syncs to the music from Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks will be coming to PlayStation 5 on March 19 at midnight UTC, with pre-purchase available on PlayStation 5 digital storefronts on February 21.
Grounded– also from Obsidian Entertainment – a co-op survival adventure phenomenon that has welcomed 20 million players into the backyard, will be coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch on April 16. Cross play will be supported across Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch and PC.
Sea of Thieves, the shared world adventure game from Rare, will be coming to PlayStation 5 on April 30 – and will be available to wishlist by PlayStation 5 players starting tomorrow, February 22. Having built a passionate community of more than 35 million players from around the world, the support of cross play for Xbox, PlayStation and PC will allow players to experience epic pirate adventures with friends on more platforms.
Out of the lot, Hi-Fi Rush is probably the most prominent one, though it’s appearance on Sony’s platform isn’t really surprising given the rumors have been circulating for months now. You can read our review of Hi-Fi Rush here to see why we hold the game in high regard.
Ubisoft has released Brawlhalla update 8.05 (PS4 update version 11.38), and this brings Season 9: Apocalypse into the game. Read on for the Season 9 Battle Pass details, gameplay changes and more below.
In a ruined world, torn apart by a never-ending storm of wind and fire, a journey to find the truth wbehind the origins of the Apocalypse begins…
This season features all new Skins for the champions: Munin, Roland, Reno, & Barraza, a level-up Skin for Wu Shang, and an animated Epic Skin for Red Raptor.
Level up “The Truth” Podium to discover the Blessed Gates that were meant to prevent this rapture!
Season 9 also introduces the Deluxe pass: which unlocks exclusive cosmetics and grants 25 reward tier skips automatically!
A bundled option is also available to unlock both the Deluxe and Gold passes.
Season 9 also features:
85 Tiers of new content including Avatars, Emotes, Sidekicks, Emojis, Weapon Skins, UI Theme, Loading Frame, and 6 new Skins!
A free track extending through all 12 weeks of the Battle Pass.
Weekly Missions available to all players.
A new Weapon set – Merciful – based on the new Deathly Presence Munin Skin’s Weapons.
3 platform variations for the new Map – Chasm. A 1v1 version, and bespoke versions for the new Brawl of the Week modes, Crumbling Chasm Clash and Dangerous Duel!
“The Betrayer” Title Reward.
UI takeover featuring animated splash art of the Champions.
New main menu, character select, and post-game theme music.
An exclusive Avatar awaits you if you complete all of the Weekly missions!
Exclusive Battle Pass Items
As the Seeker continues his journey, there are all-new Battle Pass rewards along his path.
You’ll find the enigmatic beings of seemingly supernatural origin – Deathly Presence Munin, Ashen Warmonger Roland, Famished Beast Barraza, and Relentless Pest Reno. Pass solemn judgment on the unworthy with a new Emote, and devote yourself to the Wings of Mercy with an all-new UI Theme and Loading Frame.
All Seekers are automatically granted access to the free Battle Pass track, where they may unlock Colors, Avatars, Emotes, Emojis, an animated Sidekick, Weapon Skins, and a Title Reward.
Unlocking the Gold track grants access to an even greater amount of rewards and also contains boosters to unlock rewards even faster. Gold Track rewards also include the Wu Shang, the Seeker Progression Skin, “The Truth” Progression Podium, War Horse Sidekick, Fallout KO Effect, Mammoth Coins, animated Emojis, and much more!
Unlocking the Deluxe Pass grants the exclusive Molten Terror Sidekick, Lore Accurate Celestial Emote, “Seer of All” Title, and 25 reward tier skips!
Brand New Missions for Battle Pass
Season 9 introduces several new missions to complete!
All players are granted access to all the Weekly Missions!
Daily, Weekly, and General missions are available throughout the season.
Earn Battle Gems by completing missions to earn rewards!
Battle Gems measure a player’s progress toward the next reward tier.
Unlocking the Gold track will grant boosters for more opportunities to earn Battle Gems and rewards.
Earn Battle Gems to Level Up
Each week, new missions unlock new opportunities to earn more Battle Gems while still allowing previous missions to be completed.
Battle Gems are earned by completing missions in matchmaking games except for Brawl of the Week.
Players can get even more Battle Gems just by playing Brawlhalla. Any matchmaking game rewards Battle Pass XP that advances the “Earn Battle Pass XP” mission.
Completing the mission gives players Gems and a new more challenging “Earn Battle Pass XP” mission.
Seekers can unlock over 100 new rewards during the season, so get ready to start brawling!
Players may also use Mammoth Coins to increase progress along the track while the season is active.
For more information, check out the Battle Pass and FAQ pages!
Watch out! The stage slowly crumbles away in this exciting new way to play Dice & Destruction. Fight in this 1v1, 3-minute match and earn the most points before time runs out while you struggle to find your footing.
Dice and Destruction Mode
1v1
3 Minute Timer
Map platform will slowly crumble away!
Score the most points to win!
Introducing 2 new bread-n-butter challenges, one for Rocket Lance and another for Blasters! Both allow players a chance to hone their abilities with classic combos for these Weapons.
Blasters BnB
2 noteworthy combos to utilize with Blasters!
Note that Down Light into Side-Air is true at almost all health ranges while Down Light into Side-Light is useful at lower health ranges.
Rocket Lance BnB
It’s time to practice true combos! This challenge features 2 brand new true combos with Rocket Lance.
Note that landing these combos leave you with a huge positional advantage so keep up the pressure!
In tandem with Hold-to-Dodge, we’re adding Perfect Dodge to Brawlhalla to reward players for perfectly timing their dodges rather than mashing or holding the Dodge input.
Perfect Dodge
You can perform a “Perfect Dodge” by timing a single Dodge input at the precise moment you exit hitstun, reducing your Dodge cooldown by 20 frames.
The 3 frame input buffer still applies to the Dodge input, giving you a total timing window of 4 frames.
The Dodge input can not be mashed or held.
Note that the Special FX may change in the future.
Please make sure to leave us your feedback on this and other Test Features in Discord, Twitter, Reddit, or any of our other official social channels!
Master the four elements as we celebrate the release of the live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender on Netflix! All Brawlhalla x ATLA items will be on sale starting this Friday, February 23rd, and running all through the weekend!
Sale items include:
Aang Epic Crossover – “I laugh at gravity all the time. Hahaha, gravity!”
Aang is the last Airbender, and the only known survivor of the Air Nomads. He is a trickster and longs for a life full of fun experiences. Aang fulfilled his destiny by mastering all four elements, defeating Fire Lord Ozai, and restoring balance to the Four Nations.
Toph Epic Crossover – “I am the greatest Earthbender in the world! Don’t you dunderheads ever forget it.”
Toph was born blind, but grew up learning to adapt and thrive. As a powerful Earthbender, she’s stubborn, uninhibited, exuberantly self-confident, and loves to say and do whatever she pleases. Used to being underestimated, she uses people’s misperceptions of her to gain an advantage over them.
Zuko Epic Crossover – “I’ve realized I’m free to determine my own destiny, even if I’ll never be free of my mark.”
Zuko is a powerful Firebender. After being banished from the Fire Nation by his father, Fire Lord Ozai, he was supported by his uncle Iroh and learned to let go of his father and his model of the Fire Nation. Instead, Zuko forged a new path by joining Team Avatar becoming Aang’s firebending mentor.
Appa Sidekick – “Yip yip!”
Appa is a giant flying bison who was frozen with Aang for 100 years. He can often be seen transporting Team Avatar from one adventure to another!
Appa is the largest sidekick to date in Brawlhalla. He’s been given special animations to accommodate for his unique features and massive size.
Momo Emote – “A treat for the best winged lemur!”
Momo is a winged-lemur – a hybrid of the spotted bat and the black and white lemur. Like all of his species, Momo is incredibly intelligent and trainable.
Featuring custom sound FX.
Cabbage Merchant KO Effect – “MY CABBAGES!!!!!!!!”
A humble businessman from the Earth Kingdom, the cabbage merchant was plagued by misfortune as his carts of cabbages were often destroyed or damaged after crossing paths with Team Avatar and their enemies.
Featuring custom sound FX.
Avatars:
Water – “Element of Change”
Earth – “Element of Substance”
Fire – “Element of Power”
Air – “Element of Freedom”
The Blue Spirit – “A soul learning to change.”
Sleeping Appa – “It’s been a long day for Team Avatar’s loyal sky bison.”
Emojis:
Sokka Shrug – “Looks more like jerkbending to me.”
Katara Wave – “Hi! Let’s practice waterbending together.”
Azula Rage – “Almost isn’t good enough!”
Suki WP – “On behalf of the Kyoshi Warriors: well played.”
Iroh GG – “GG – Good Ginseng”
The sale begins on Friday, February 23, 2024 at 5:00 am ET and ends on Monday, February 26, 2023 at 4:59 am ET.
Introducing a new, easier bot difficulty: Pushover. This is intended for players who may be brand new to the platform fighting genre and want to continue their practice on a more mobile Bot compared to the Training mode dummy.
Buddy Emotes now display on the Battle Pass track AND in Mallhalla!
UI
Added an explore page to view and unlock the Deluxe and/or Gold Battle Passes. Available on all platforms except Switch.
UX
Fixed a bug where teams would show up as Blue, Red, or Yellow in matchmaking.
Fixed a bug where Xbox would not display a fanfare upon a successful DLC purchase.
Fixed a bug where getting KOs on Small Thunderguard Stadium and Small Great Hall in Experimental queues didn’t contribute to Battle Pass Mission progress.
Gameplay
Fixed a bug where players that successfully dodged a grab attack could still get hit by it if the initial grab hit another player.
Fixed a bug in the Dice and Destruction modes where the skull roll wasn’t summoning Sidekicks as well as bombs.
Fixed a bug where players were forced to use red and blue team colors in 2v2 game modes. Now players are free to choose colors for both teams.
UI
Fixed a display error in Seven’s character select portrait (Mobile only) and Battle Pass Color Scheme unlock portrait (all platforms).
Fixed a bug where player Elo was visible in the post-game screen while they were still doing their 10 placement matches.
Art & Animation
Fixed a bug where Seven’s hands were displaying blue in replays.
The free-to-play Legend rotation for this week features: Thor, Diana, Ragnir, Sidra, Asuri, Arcadia, Volkov, Orion, and Cross.
Thor – Finally entering the ring, Thor, God of Thunder, makes his appearance in the Grand Tournament with his trusty Hammer, Mjölnir, and his powerful Orb.
Diana – Commander of the Order’s hunters, she uses her Bow and Blasters to slay countless beasts and monsters.
Ragnir – This apex predator, whose home is in the Fangwild, now ventures outward using his Katars and Axe to take on the rest of the Legends in Valhalla!
Sidra – Known for her legendary and fearless raids, the Corsair Queen is prepared to fight with her Sword and Cannon!
Asuri – This Night Stalker has claimed the Tournament as her territory and sets upon challengers to her domain using Katars and Sword!
Arcadia – The humble beetle farmer turned Glorious Queen of the Faefolk. Arcadia, the great champion of the Fangwild, fights in the Grand Tournament with Orma – the singing Greatsword, her Eldritch Thorn Spear, and trusty beetle companion Domo.
Arcadia – The humble beetle farmer turned Glorious Queen of the Faefolk. Arcadia, the great champion of the Fangwild, fights in the Grand Tournament with Orma – the singing Greatsword, her Eldritch Thorn Spear, and trusty beetle companion Domo.
Orion – A revered warrior and champion, the mysterious armored knight uses Rocket Lance and Spear to battle his foes in the halls of Valhalla!
Cross – For years he has owned New York City, but can he do the same in Valhalla? This charismatic mobster steps into Valhalla with Blasters and Gauntlets.
Just last week, Xbox announced that they would be bringing four of their console exclusives over to new platforms. At the time, they didn’t reveal which four titles, but many have speculated, and it seems that one of those speculations has been proven right, as today, during the Nintendo Direct, the Xbox officially confirmed that Rare’s online survival action-adventure, Grounded, is coming to the Nintendo Switch on April 16, with Obsidian Entertainment’s Pentiment arriving tomorrow on the platform.
Grounded Nintendo Switch Trailer:
We can’t say we’re surprised to see these being the first Xbox exclusives to hit the Nintendo Switch, though whether or not they come to PlayStation is another question. If they do, we expect an announcement real soon.
Pentiment Launch Trailer:
For those not familiar with Pentiment, it was released in 2022 on Xbox and PC, and was met with overwhelmingly positive reaction,
Here’s a brief description on what the game is about (via Steam):
ABOUT THIS GAME
From Obsidian, this game is a historical narrative-driven game focusing on character development, heavily stylized art, and choice-driven storytelling in early 16th century Bavaria. Players will play as Andreas Maler, a clever illustrator caught up in a series of murders in Tassing and Kiersau Abbey over the course of twenty five years. Players will be responsible for conducting their own investigation to decide the fate of the community, but each decision will have lasting consequences and inexorably draws Andreas closer to the center of an underlying conspiracy.
Grounded will be available on the Nintendo Switch on April 16, with Pentiment launching tomorrow.
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In just two weeks, Insomniac Games will release a new title update for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 which will introduce New Game+ into the game and more. For those curious what the “and more” part will include, we have just the thing, as the developers have revealed the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 New Game Plus update details!
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 New Game Plus Update Details:
New Game Plus
New suit styles for several of Peter’s symbiote story suits in the game (this will allow players to further customize their look if they play and unlock them via New Game+ Ultimate Levels.
Marvel’s Hellfire Gala suit added for Miles and Peter
Photo Mode updates – Includes action figure mode and stickers.
Players will also be able to change the time of day once the main story is completed
Adds major updates to Accessibility as Insomniac will add Audio Descriptions and Screen Reader to the game. Players can also expect additional features like Cinematic Captions and High Contrast Outlines
Insomniac Games, Marvel Games and Gameheads have collaborated for the Fly N’ Fresh suits that will be available on March 7 for the purchase price of $4.99. This will be available until April 5, 2024, and Sony PlayStation will donate $4.99 (100 percent of the purchase price) of each Fly N’ Fresh suit Gameheads. If you don’t have the funds for it, don’t fret, as the suits will be available at a later date at no additional cost to all owners of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
Fly N’ Fresh Suit Pack includes;
Fly Suit for Peter
Fresh Suit for Miles
10 photo mode stickers
2 photo mode frames
Of course, we’re also expecting gameplay bug fixes and other improvements to be in tow once the title update is released, but it seems we’ll have to wait for March 7 to know what those are exactly.
Jagged Alliance 3 update 1.51 (PS5 update version 1.005.001) has been released, and this is for hotfix 1.5.1! This brings a small list of changes from issues that stemmed from the big 1.5 content patch.
• Fixed missing HUD button for Fidel’s personal signature perk
• Fixed some softlocks
• Fixed the audio stutters that appeared when running the game on older machines
• Fixed exploit where you could sell items you don’t have
• Fixed issue where blood and mud stains would not disappear
• Fixed issue where Weapon Shipment items would disappear if the inventory is full
Yep, that’s about it and why Haemimont Games is calling it a hotfix instead of a title update. In case you’re curious what we thought of the game, go read our review of it here.
Developer Aspyr, the studio behind the recent Tomb Raider Trilogy Remastered, has just announced that they’re releasing yet another classic collection of games, and it’s from a galaxy far, far away. That’s right; Star Wars Battlefront is back in an all-new classic collection, which sees the original two Battlefront games brought back in their full online glory for modern consoles.
Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection
Talk about a massive surprise for Star Wars fans! Never did we expect to see these two come back, especially when you consider EA has its own Battlefront series.
The return of these two isn’t the only exciting thing either, as Aspy is restoring the bonus content for both games, as well as adding achievements/trophies, and other modern-day features.
Here’s a breakdown of what’s included:
Star Wars Battlefront (Classic)
Battlefront Classic: 17 total maps
Includes Bonus Map: Jabba’s Palace
Star Wars Battlefront II
Battlefront II: 22 ground maps, 6 space maps, and 9 more space maps exclusive to the single-player campaign and galactic conquest
Includes Bonus Maps: Bespin: Cloud City, Rhen Var: Harbor, Rhen Var: Citadel, and Yavin 4: Arena
Includes Bonus Heroes: Asajj Ventress & Kit Fisto
64 Players Online and Modes
Conquest: Capture control points and deplete the enemy resources
Capture the Flag (CTF): Play with 1 or 2 flags, on the ground or in space
Hunt: Clear the battlefield as soldiers or defend your planet as native species (yes, you can play as an Ewok)
Assault (Space): Pilot legendary starships: TIE fighters, X-wings, and more in space and air dogfights
Hero Assault: Originally only available on Tatooine, hero assault pits heroes against villains in an arena battle for the highest score. We’ve expanded Hero Assault to be playable on all ground maps, which means you can face off on the Death Star, Kamino, Naboo, and many more locations.
Offline 2-Player splitscreen is included. Cozy up on the couch because 2-player splitscreen is included. And it feels like an offline blast from the past.
Solo Experiences
XL mode premiers on PlayStation
Storm the sandy beaches of Kashyyyk, survive the dusty dunes of Geonosis, or relive the iconic Hoth battle, complete with AT-ATs, snipers, mounted guns, snowspeeders, and tow cables.
The return of Galactic Conquest
Craft your own Star Wars story in Galactic Conquest. Devise your strategy, recruit your troops, and execute your tactical vision for conquering the galaxy. Will Luke Skywalker kneel to the might of the Empire? Will Mace Windu defeat Lord Sidius? The galaxy’s fate is in your hands.
And the classic single-player campaigns
Relive iconic battles from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi in Star Wars Battlefront I’s campaign mode, where you’ll be at the center of the galaxy-shaping events.
PLUS
Join the elite 501st Legion of Stormtroopers and experience the rise of Darth Vader in Star Wars Battlefront II’s campaign mode.
The Star Wars Battlefront Collection will be available on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox, and PC (Steam) starting March 14!
A gamer at heart, James has been working for MP1st for the last decade to do exactly what he loves, writing about video games and having fun doing it. Growing up in the 90's gaming has been in his DNA since the days of NES. One day he hopes to develop his own game.
Shadow of the Erdtree voucher code and official soundtrack
Alongside the pre-orders going live, Bandai Namco has also revealed the Shadow of the Erdtree key features.
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Key Features:
A New Story
Guided by Empyrean Miquella, players are beckoned to the Land of Shadow, a place obscured by the Erdtree where the goddess Marika first set foot.
In these strange new lands, players discover the dark secrets of the world as they meet others who follow in Miquella’s footsteps with ulterior motives.
Exploring a Familiar World Full of New Secrets
ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree takes players beyond the Lands Between to explore the Land of Shadow, a completely new world from ELDEN RING.
Players can seamlessly travel back and forth between its vast maps interspersed with diverse situations and meticulous dungeons where menacing enemies roam
A Further-deepened RPG
Shadow of the Erdtree adds new weapons, equipment, weapon skills and magic not found in the base game ELDEN RING, along with new enemies, boss encounters and plotlines to further increase players’ RPG freedom.
Take on these threats with the new powers you can acquire.
Don’t forget, the base game is needed in order to play the upcoming expansion. While the DLC is a tad pricey, knowing FromSoftware, this should be packed to the brim with content that should make the price (hopefully) worth it.
Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware have finally revealed the Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree DLC release date and it’s June 21, 2024! Alongside the release date announcement, a new gameplay trailer has also been released giving players a look at what to expect from the game’s major expansion.
Check out the trailer that lasts three minutes long, and features the new levels, combat and even bosses.
When Will Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Be Available?
As part of today’s DLC gameplay reveal, Bandai Namco has announced that Shadow of the Erdtree will be available on June 21, 2024 on all platforms.
We’re expecting a title update to be released alongside the DLC, and once we have more news on that, we’ll let our readers know.
In other Elden Ring news, a recent trademark update reveals that FromSoftware Inc. is now the sole owner of the Elden Ring brand! It remains to be seen if anything will be produced out of it.
Visual Concepts has released NBA 2K24 update 1.08 on last-gen platforms this Feb. 21, and this is to prep the game for Season 5 launching later this week! For those on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, this is the same patch we got over a week ago.
NBA 2K24 Update 1.08 Patch Notes for Feb. 21:
For now, Visual Concepts has not released any patch notes for the last-gen version’s title update, and we’re honestly not expecting them to. You can reference the patch notes below for the current-gen consoles, which should have the same fixes (when applicable).
GENERAL
Preparations for NBA 2K24 Season 5, launching on Friday, February 23, at 8AM PT/11AM ET/4PM GMT. Stay tuned for what we have in store!
The George McGinnis #30 memorial stripe has been added to the Indiana Pacers jerseys
The Dejan Milojević commemorative patch has been added to the Golden State Warriors jerseys
The following players have had general likeness updates or adjustments made:
LaMelo Ball (tattoo update)
Ish Wainright (tattoo update)
Derrick White (default hair update)
CITY/PRO-AM/REC/THEATER/MyCAREER
Various improvements to performance, stability, and visuals have been made to enhance the overall experience in the City and throughout MyCAREER
MyTEAM
Unlimited Weekend Championship celebration updated to prevent a player from the losing team from winning the MVP trophy
Addressed a specific issue preventing shoe cards from appearing on players in Triple Threat Online: Co-Op games
MyNBA/THE W
Resolved a rare hang that could occur in MyNBA Online when simulating past the All-Star Game with the Start Today option turned on
Addressed a hang that could occur in MyWNBA when creating an expansion team and advancing in the season with the Protected Players option turned on
If we get a proper changelog for the update released today, we’ll slot it in the article. Once more info about Season 5 is revealed, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
As expected given the previous announcement, Square Enix has pushed out Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth demo update 1.002, and this adds a new playable section in the game. Not only that, but players can als expect an update on the game’s image quality as well, which will also be present in the final version of the RPG.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo Update 1.002 Patch Notes:
No word on whether we’ll get any official patch notes for today’s title update, but thankfully, we already know the major changes included.
Improvement of image quality when selecting “Performance” in the screen mode of graphics settings’.
What New Content Will Be Added to the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Demo After the Feb. 21 Update?
Thankfully, we don’t have to guess, as Square Enix already announced that players will see a new playable section titled “Dawn of a New Era in Junon.” This special preview made specifically for the demo, will let players explore a small part of the in-game world around the harbor town of Junon. This area featured in the demo has been altered to make the content more compact and players will be able to experience new synergy attacks, and new forms of exploration. For those wondering, no, progress will not carry over to the final game
If we do get a proper changelog, expect the article to be updated.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will be released this Feb. 29 exclusively on the PS5.
Rocksteady Studios has pushed out Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League update 1.008 on all platforms during today’s maintenance period. Expect a host of gameplay fixes and more to be part of the changelog. Read on for what’s new for Suicide Squad: KTJL this February 21.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Update 1.008 Patch Notes:
Size: 1.2GB (PS5)
Update: Complete patch notes have been released and we’ve updated the article.
According to Rocksteady, the main focus of this patch is to address the issues players have been experiencing since launch. The studio is also investigating the release of additional server hotfixes that aim to improve matchmaking and reduce errors when joining online sessions.
CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE:
To help players more easily access the End Game we have increased the reward from completing the first Mayhem mission to 9000 Promethium, up from 3000.
Enemies in Hack’s Support Squad missions will now prioritize a Shield Harvestable state over the Burning effect. This should make these missions easier to complete if using a build that often triggers the Diablo Blaze Affliction and for those using Black Mask Notorious Firearms.
We have updated the DPS values for Notorious and Infamy Firearms to be consistent across all weapon types within their respective tier and rarity.
Green Lantern Infused Choppers in Lex’s second Support Squad mission have now been replaced with non-Infused Choppers.
BUG FIXES:
Fixed a bug in which players were sometimes sent back to the seizure warning screen after attempting to join a session.
Fixed a bug that would result in a character being unable to move if the player was idle for 30+ minutes before completing a mission.
Fixed a bug in which players were not correctly ordered on the Leaderboard if they had a better score within the same Mastery Level.
Fixed a bug that was in rare cases causing players who launched the game for the first time to have 100% game completion.
Fixed a bug whereby 1 or more players may appear as “In Metropolis” while setting up an Incursion mission, preventing it from being started.
Fixed a bug that would sometimes result in a white screen after skipping the post-fight cinematic after killing Brainiac.
Fixed a bug whereby players would receive loot from Incursions that are higher than their current Mastery Level cap.
Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the truck to “jiggle” in place resulting in performance issues if left idle for too long in the “Drive To Centennial Park” mission.
Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented voice chat from working when joining an online session with a friend.
Fixed a bug in which the Mayhem mission in Chapter 7 would sometimes have random Mutators applied, instead of of the set Mutators.
Fixed various issues that can occur in an online session after a player’s internet connection drops in and out repeatedly.
Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the game to become unresponsive when unplugging a controller during the Map Tutorial after completing the “Hello Oswald” mission.
Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause enemies to become unresponsive during Incursions while in an online session.
Fixed a bug that resulted in players sometimes getting stuck inside some walls or terrain in “Killing Time (Hardcore)” after defeating Brainiac.
Fixed a bug that sometimes resulted in players falling out of the game world after leaving The Batman Museum.
Fixed a memory leak that was likely to happen if playing through the entirety of Chapters 1 through 5 in a single sitting.
Fixed a bug that would sometimes result in a “Loading Metropolis” screen after collecting your first Affliction from Ivy.
Fixed a bug that prevented players from picking Epic Augments for Lucky Charms when modifying gear with Toyman, stopping the player from returning to the game.
Fixed a bug that sometimes resulted in Legendary weapons having the names of their lower rarity versions instead.
Fixed a bug that prevented Shield Harvest kills from counting towards Contract progress.
Fixed a bug that instantly increased a player’s Finite Crisis rank by completing a single Incursion hosted by a player of a much higher rank.
Fixed a bug that was resulting in the Burn Damage numbers on the HUD not being accurate.
Fixed Augments showing as invalid when viewing another player’s profile from the Leaderboards.
Fixed the “Worst Case Scenario” mission granting loot after the initial completion.
Fixed a bug that sometimes caused enemies to be unresponsive during the “Noisemaker” mission while in an online session.
Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the game to become unresponsive when unplugging a controller during the Rapid Transit unlock tutorial.
Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the game to become unresponsive when unplugging a controller during the Nano-Enhancement unlock screen.
Fixed the Molecular Agitator’s Legendary Augment not working correctly in a multiplayer session.
Fixed a bug that would place players inside the Lex Tower garage during the “Batman’s Last Ride” mission if the host disconnected during the cinematic.
Fixed a potential photosensitivity concern in the cinematic for the “Best Frenzy Forever” mission.
Fixed the “Privacy Policy” button opening the wrong link.
Fixed various localization inaccuracies in the in-game store.
Fixed a bug that could lead to performance issues after repeatedly viewing emotes in the game menu.
Fixed a bug that sometimes caused Deadshot to not animate correctly during his Emotes and Rival Taunts
Fixed a bug that prevented Lootinauts from spawning from their host, if they were killed by Harley’s Suicide Strike.
Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the Exit Portal markers to show in different places for the host and the client if the client joins in late to an Incursion.
Fixed a bug that would sometimes lead to an extended black screen if the host leaves and then re-joins while loading during the “Batman’s Last Ride” mission.
Fixed various instances of clients being stuck on loading screens when the host aborts a mission.
Fixed a bug in which Bizarro’s Undeath Ray would remove all Shield Overcharge when using its regular fire mode.
Fixed the localizations for the OG Villains Leaderboard.
Fixed a crash that would sometimes occur during “Killing Time” following audio corruption.
Fixed a crash that could occur when viewing Batman in the Codex and exiting back to the main Codex menu.
Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur during “Fortress Metropolis” after engaging the first enemy.
Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur after leaving Wayne Bank, and traversing to the “Lantern Killer” mission location.
Fixed a crash that could sometimes occur when approaching a Lootinaut while reloading as Harley.
Various additional client crash fixes.
Various additional server crash fixes.
Various other server improvements.
Various updates to the game credits.
PC Only – Fixed a bug that was causing players in your Steam friend list to show as “Not in A.R.G.U.S. Database”.
PC Only – Fixed a bug that resulted in mouse acceleration being disabled when turning off “Juggle Aim Snap”.
PC Only – Addressed an issue with overly large patch sizes.
As expected, Rocksteady hasn’t released the official patch notes just yet, and we’re expecting that to change once maintenance has concluded. Thankfully, the studio did reveal some of the things they’re working on.
Server and login issues are top priority, but here are some of the gameplay changes the devs are looking into (via our article on why Burn damage got nerfed first before tackling more important issues).
Changes to the Promethium Game Loop – Rocksteady says they are seeing an imbalance where players need to play too many Metropolis missions to get Promethium for Incursion missions, Killing Time or the Mayhem missions. To solve this, the studio is making a big and fundamental change to the loop as Running Hell will reward 3000 Promethium for completing Tier 1, and each subsequent tier will reward an increasing amount of Promethium. Once the change is made, Raising Hell will be the best way to farm Promethium fast.
This change will mean that players will get to explore and interact with Metropolis in new ways.
Mutator Balancing: Boom and Affliction Immunity – The studio is considering excluding Suicide Strikes and Shield Harvesting from triggering Boom, so that players can still use all their abilities, but will still have to consider your positioning carefully when taking on enemies with other attacks.
Rocksteady is also considering modifying the Affliction Immunity so that the effect will be removed from enemies whenever they take damage, rather than just critical hits. The devs hope that these changes open up build and playstyle possibilities.
Lower Tier Legendary Items – The studio’s intent for Legendary gear is that it would be a viable part of endgame builds, and in some cases, even be cornerstone items. Rocksteady believes there is room for some of the lesser used Legendary items to find a use with more experimentation, as some of these lower tiered Legendary items are not really being used in endgame builds, given they can’t keep with the raw stats that other Legendary, Notorious and Infamy set items have.
Once the patch notes are out, we’ll update the article with the info, so refresh this from time to time.
Rocksteady Studios has taken the Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League servers down this February 21, and this is for scheduled maintenance! Expect a patch to be released alongside this as well.
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Down for Server Maintenance Schedule and Status for Feb. 21:
Update: The official patch notes for the Suicide Squad: KTJL update for today can be seen here.
Here’s the announcement from the studio:
Start time: Feb. 21 at 3 am PST/6 am EST/11 am UTC/7 pm HKT
Expect a patch to be released alongside this server outage, and once we have it, we’ll be sure to provide a link to it within the article. For those curious, here’s an early look at some of the things the studio is looking into in terms of fixes and improvements.
Embark Studios has released The Finals update 1.9.0 which is for patch number 1.000.018. This update only includes a store update, small bug fixes, and security improvements. Read on for The Finals February 14 patch notes down below.
The Finals Update 1.9.0 Patch Notes | The Finals Update 1.000.018 Patch Notes:
Patch Notes 1.9.0
To all you lovebugs who helped destroy the Arena in honor of Valentine’s Day: thank you from the bottom of our hearts! The event has concluded but the good vibes are forever!
This week’s store update will brighten your day! Check out the Neon Nightslinger kit!
This week’s update includes:
Bug and Crash fixes
Security Upgrades and improvements
That’s it for today’s patch notes. Stay tuned for more updates of this game in the near future. Any known issues are sure to be fixed in newer patches.
If you thought EA and Criterion Games were done with Need for Speed Unbound, think again, as the publisher and studio have just revealed another year of full support! New modes, more cars, bug fixes, and much more have been outlined in the Need for Speed Unbound Year 2 roadmap.
Need for Speed Unbound Year 2 Roadmap
Evolving Volumes
We’re committing to adding four new volumes of content in the next year, each launching every few months. We aim to deliver some exciting themed updates, with at least one new major mode added to each volume. We will also continue to build on and evolve with each time. Adding more events, more challenges, new content, Ranks to earn, and new progression to chase. We will deliver at least two new fully customizable cars as part of the Speed Pass. And when we say cars, we mean cars in the NFS sense, like no one else creates. We aren’t just talking base models here and stock paint there; we are talking cars that come with fully customizable body kits with a myriad of interchangeable parts so you can tweak your ride just the way you want it.
Most Requested Bug Fixes and Improvements
We really want to be fixing and focusing on the things that you all care about most (like adding realistic driving effects last December), but as a small team, we need to prioritize where we spend our time, and it will always focus on what we feel is best for you all. Every improvement we try to make is a trade-off between something new and something different. So we’ll be closely monitoring your comments and feedback and coming to you with regular communications about what we’re learning along the way.
Premium Speed Pass*
Starting with Volume 6, we are introducing an all-new premium track to the Speed Pass that will grant you instant access to one of our hot new vehicles and unlock the ability to earn all its deep customisation content. It also includes custom versions of the vehicle, and it’s where you can find our hottest new customisation options each season. Refining our Speed Pass this way is how we can keep delivering unique new content and gameplay to you through a more simplified approach. If that’s not your thing, though, we will still be offering a free track of the Speed Pass with new vehicles and customizations for you to enjoy.
Always Be Learning
We see this as a year to test and learn and understand what works best for you. Committing to an extended Unbound live service allows us to really build on feedback, which we’ll be gathering in a few ways. We’re working closely with a dedicated Player Council – a great bunch of NFS influencers, core community members, and players to understand what’s important to them and their communities. We’ll be increasing the amount of telemetry we track from the games to better understand through gameplay data what’s working for you. And we’ll look to close the feedback loop by being as transparent as possible with you, letting you know what we’ve heard and what we can and can’t do.
Talk about a surprise! Seeing the game’s last update was three months ago, many had assumed that support for the title was dying down. Clearly, that wasn’t the case, and we’re glad to see another year of content coming!
A gamer at heart, James has been working for MP1st for the last decade to do exactly what he loves, writing about video games and having fun doing it. Growing up in the 90's gaming has been in his DNA since the days of NES. One day he hopes to develop his own game.
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