When the first Alan Wake game was released back in May 2010 for Xbox, most gamers (including this guy) thought we’d be seeing a sequel soon thereafter given the game’s success. As it turns out, that wasn’t the case, and here we are 13 years after, and we’re just getting Alan Wake 2.
If you’re wondering what took Remedy this long to make the sequel, you’re not the only one. Speaking to MP1st during a preview event, we asked Remedy why it took so long to get a sequel to the first game. Alan Wake 2 game director Kyle Rowley and Principal Narrative Designer Molly Maloney both answered that question.
MP1st: What took so long to get an Alan Wake sequel?
Kyle Rowley: It’s a complicated question because obviously when we finished Alan Wake one we really wanted to do the sequel, and because of various different reasons, nothing ever panned out. Every time we’ve tried to create a new game It started out as Alan Wake 2, so Quantum Break had foundations that came from some ideas we wanted to do for Alan Wake 2, Control had some of the ideas that we originally were exploring to do a sequel for Alan Wake 2 and they just didn’t necessarily fit into the kind of game that we were thinking to make at the time. So we kind of just drifted in or whatever. Then after doing Control or while working on Control, we were like, we really, really want to find a way to do this now. The industry at the time, horror was kind of picking up, not just inside of games, but also inside of pop culture, you know, the success of Control, I think has also just allowed us more freedom to kind of explore those kinds of opportunities.
Molly Maloney: I think also this idea had a lot of us really excited. I think Sam (Sam Lake, creative director) sometimes says it’s not the first version of Alan Wake 2, but it is the best version. I think it was a combination of the right idea. Obviously, Epic Games has been a great partner to us, so it’s kind of like the planets aligned and this game finally got to be made. But I think it was made when it needed to be made.
Hopefully, assuming Alan Wake 2 lives up to the hype, we won’t have to wait as long for the third game in the series.
Stay tuned to our full chat with Remedy hitting the site soon.
Twelve years, a remake, and several DLCs later, The Binding of Isaac is finally getting an online co-op feature. More specifically, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, the 2014 remake of the 2011 original. Fans have long been waiting to play Isaac online with their friends, and their patience has finally paid off.
This was confirmed earlier today in a tweet from Tyrone Rodriguez, the game’s Executive Producer:
Short, sweet, and to the point, the tweet shows an image of an online lobby feature for The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and reads “Let’s play Isaac online together soon!” This tweet was shortly followed up with a quote tweet from the game’s creator, Edmund McMillen:
The Binding of Isaac has a very dedicated playerbase, and it’s widely regarded to be one of the best roguelikes of all time. The game’s received consistent updates ever since release which has helped to maintain its longevity. A quick look at the game’s SteamDB page reveals that the game still maintains nearly 20,000 players a day. This is an impressive number of players for a game that’s nearly 10 years old.
There’s still no word on when the online co-op feature will arrive in Isaac, but we’ll be sure to let readers know the second we know more.
Hinterland has rolled out The Long Dark update 2.24 on all platforms, and this fixes a specific issue with the game. Read on for what’s new in The Long Dark Sept. 29 patch notes.
The Long Dark Update 2.24 Patch Notes | The Long Dark Sept. 29 Patch Notes:
We have just released our v2.24 (121035) Hotfix for THE LONG DARK (including Survival Edition), and TALES FROM THE FAR TERRITORY on Xbox and PlayStation. An update for Steam and Epic Games Store will also follow in the next 24-48 hours.
GENERAL
Fixed an issue that caused a crash to occur if a Bow broke while being shot.
With summer turning into fall, that means cooler weather, the holiday season, and of course, the return of NBA basketball. And with the return of the NBA, that also means the newest iteration of NBA 2K. NBA 2K24 offers the latest updated rosters, graphics, and modes for basketball enthusiasts to lose themselves in, though as a sports game, there’s always a sense of “is it worth it” because of the yearly installments. Well, we’re here to tell you that NBA 2K24 is exactly that: another yearly installment that die-hard fans will enjoy, while others will find it difficult to justify a purchase.
Time for Tip-Off
First, it’s important to talk about what exactly NBA 2K24 brings to the table. For seasoned fans, much of the old game modes have returned in MyTeam, MyCareer, and MyNBA. So for players who want to either create their own NBA superstar, construct a contending team with playing cards, or operate as a general manager in the traditional sense, NBA 2K24 offers those options again.
Giannis Antetokounmpo dunking on the Miami Heat.
The main difference in game modes between last year and this year are the Mamba Moments. The late Kobe Bryant graces the cover of NBA 2K24, and similar to Michael Jordan’s challenges from a year ago, Bryant has a dedicated section of the game. These seven iconic moments occur throughout Bryant’s career and you’ll be tasked to replicate certain conditions to pass them. Rewards earned in Mamba Moments can be used in MyTeam and MyCareer.
Speaking of rewards, NBA 2K24 has a Season Pass that essentially acts as a Battle Pass. Each season runs for about a month and offers a plethora of rewards that you will unlock by simply playing the game. It doesn’t matter which game mode you’re in, you’ll always earn experience points that will be applied toward the Season Pass.
Season Pass upgradable tiers.
While there is a free Base Pass, you do have the option to purchase an upgradeable tier. This is a new way for NBA 2K24 to farm microtransactions aside from offering Virtual Currency to help boost your MyCareer player. Spending more money is understandably not something we wholeheartedly endorse but in this case, we can make an exception. If you plan on grinding the hell out of NBA 2K24, it would behoove you to upgrade the Season Pass. There is a treasure trove of rewards that can be used in all of the game modes and experience boosts that will make it easier to improve in MyCareer.
Conquer the City
MyCareer mode remains the most popular game mode in NBA 2K24 and offers several things to do. But before you begin staking your claim in the City, you’re tasked with creating your NBA superstar build. Similar to previous years, adjusting your physical traits like wingspan and height will impact a variety of attributes so it’s important to take your time in creating your build.
Once you’re satisfied with your player, it’s time for your NBA career to begin. Unlike previous years, you can simply choose which team you want to play for in NBA 2K24. While this gives you a bit more control in choosing a team where your player will thrive, it would’ve been nice to still have the option to be randomly drafted.
You can focus on simply playing the NBA games but MyCareer truly shines in the City. There are several missions scattered in the City and some are always changing. Completing activities in the City is an effective way to further improve your player on your quest to become the Greatest Of All Time. The ultimate goal of MyCareer is to surpass all-time great players and being able to see your player rise through the tiers is a great detail. There’s plenty to be done in the City so be sure to explore every nook and cranny.
Verdict
NBA 2K24 is the same game more or less than its many predecessors, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The gameplay remains solid with an emphasis on shooting, so it may take a bit to get used to the more delicate mechanics. The City is full of activities that you should not overlook and can be quick and easy ways to improve your player. MyNBA allows you to take control of a franchise in five different eras and new RPG elements add a layer to the general manager component. While NBA 2K24 does have a “pay to win” aspect to it, the upgraded Season Pass isn’t that important to where a casual player should feel pressured to purchase. If anything, NBA 2K24 is for die-hard NBA fans and gamers who plan on grinding the game well into the NBA season.
Score: 7.5/10
Pros:
Reliving Kobe Bryant’s Greatest Moments in Mamba Moments
Having the flexibility to choose your team in MyCareer
RPG elements for general managers in MyNBA
Season Pass to earn a variety of rewards
Cons:
More microtransactions for upgraded tiers of Season Pass
Not having the option to be randomly drafted in MyCareer
Destiny‘s Trials of Osiris weekly PvP mode is back this Friday with a new map and rewards. If you’re wondering about the current rotation, we’ve got you covered: MP1st’s new Destiny 2Trials of Osiris rewards and map this week September 29, 2023post lists down all that information in full below.
New Destiny 2 Trials of Osiris Rewards This Week September 29, 2023:
Reputation System, Trials Engrams, and Adept Farming
Win individual rounds within each match to gain Trials reputation. The amount of reputation you gain increases with each round you’ve won on your card. Earn enough reputation, and you’ll be able to claim a Trials Engram from Saint-14! This engram can be focused into any currently available trials loot you have previously obtained, or it can be taken to Master Rahool for a random Trials drop. Your reputation increases after every match completion, based on the number of round-wins on your card, regardless of the result of that match itself (win or lose, 0-5 or 5-4).
Once you have gone Flawless, keep playing! Every win you achieve while at the 7-win level, even if you lose your Flawless, has a chance to drop bonus Trials Engrams, adept weapons, prisms, and even Ascendant Shards. There is no penalty for losing once you’ve made it to the Lighthouse!
When you’re done, you can cash in your 7-win passage for one additional adept drop, granted you have gone Flawless that week. This resets your card so you can start anew.
Passages
Name
Perk
Cost
Passage of Ferocity
Your third match win grants a bonus win.
15 Legendary Shards
Passage of Mercy
Forgives one loss per run. Forgives a second loss if you have not yet been flawless this week.
Xur has returned to Destiny this Friday with a fresh selection of Exotics, Engrams, and Legendary gear on sale only in exchange for Legendary Shards. For those seeking information about his current hideout and wares, here you go: MP1st’s new Destiny 2 Xur location today, September 29, 2023 post details both his location and full inventory until the next Weekly Reset.
Complete Vanguard playlist activities, or win matches in Crucible or Gambit. Extra progress is awarded for more challenging activities and for succeeding with clanmates.
Engrams
Name
Description
Cost
Exotic Engram
An engram with a predestined outcome. Contains a new Exotic if any of the possible rewards remain to be collected. Preview contents for possible rewards.
Xûr, Agent of the Nine, is a strange vendor who randomly appears in a Public Sector on one of the Worlds. Xûr sells Exotic equipment and only takes Legendary Shards in exchange for them.
TL;DR: He’s the Santa Claus of Destiny and every weekend is Christmas. Sometimes he brings you what you want, sometimes he brings you coal. Mostly it’s coal.
When does Xûr visit?
Xûr visits every Friday at 17:00 UTC and departs at Weekly Reset (Tuesday 17:00 UTC). If you would like to see all the live conversions of Time Zones, please follow this link here.
Grand Theft Auto 6 might be one of the most hyped game of all time at this point. GTA 5 recently turned ten years old, and fans have been looking for signs of the next game anywhere they can find them. Unsurprisingly, then, the GTA Online Moon Festival event just went live, and it seems Rockstar might be teasing GTA 6 with it.
In this seemingly innocuous tweet about the update, fans were quick to point out that the blocking of the photo was too coincidental to not be intentional. As you can see, the characters are stationed in the middle of the screen to block most of the letters of the iconic Vinewood sign from GTA’s game world. This leaves just the V and the I highlighted on the left side. Most players believe that this is a tease at GTA 6, as the game’s titles are typically stylized with roman numerals.
This supposed “tease” could be a stretch, but GTA fans are taking anything they can get these days. With that out of the way, let’s get into the actual details of the event:
GTA Online Moon Festival Details
Players who log into GTA Online this week will receive the Red Happy Moon Tee as a reward for celebrating the Moon Festival. The Moon Festival, or Mid-Autumn Festival as it’s often called, is a traditional Chinese celebration, but it’s regularly celebrated in LA which is what GTA’s Los Santos is based on.
Players can also expect doubled production speeds for Biker Businesses, Bunker Stock, and Nightclub Warehouse Stock. Upgrades and modifications for the Executive Office, Bunker, Nightclub, and Biker Clubhouse are also 40% off this week, so players are encouraged to upgrade their businesses while prices are down.
Are you excited for GTA 6? Let us know in the comments.
Sloclap has released Sifu update 1.25 (PS5 version 1.025) on all platforms, and this brings various fixes to the game. Expect the trophy “Skill and an even stronger will” to now be available on PS5, alongside various fixes. Read on for everything new in the Sifu patch notes for September 29.
[PS5] The trophy “Skill and an even stronger will” can now be obtained.
[Steam] Players should no longer be able to accidentally complete several specific achievements by completing any challenge. (We cannot rollback achievements gotten through unintended means, sorry.)
Gold stamps in Survival Challenges are now saved correctly if the player quits the game directly after completing it.
The trophy “A bit of everything, simultaneously” can be obtained with cheats used in the randomizer.
Fixed a graphical issue with the “Master Hand” outfit.
Grunt-type enemies should no longer roll out after a ground attack.
Flashkicks should now get up normally after a ground attack.
Fixed various issues causing the game to crash.
Design – Fixes
Fixed the “Squeaky Toy” Modifier being considered a Cheat in Master Difficulty.
The “Wisdom” and “Professional” outfits can be obtained without beating Yang first.
The Juggernaut’s backfist attack can now be dodged by using low attacks.
Mid attacks should now be properly avoidable.
The “Kickboxing” outfit is now unlocked correctly when obtaining 80 Tiger stamps in the Arenas.
For Battlefield 2042 players looking forward to what’s next in the game, the wait is almost over! EA has announced that the Battlefield 2042 Season 6: Dark Creations reveal is happening this coming Monday, October 2!
Same as in previous seasons, players can expect the trailer to be available via YouTube Premiere.
Hopefully, we’ll get our first look at the game’s new map, Other than that, DICE has been quite silent on the upcoming season, though one of the devs did say that Season 6 will have “interesting moments” that players won’t expect.
Stay tuned here on MP1st, as we’ll have the Season 6 details delivered straight to players once they’re avialable.
Let’s say you’re brand-new to the Payday franchise, having never touched the previous entry whatsoever. You’re about to wind up thrust into the criminal underbelly of New York City with a team of seasoned heisters. If you’re playing a public game, don’t expect them to wait. They expect you to handle your business. But learning all of the new mechanics on the fly is made easier when the heist isn’t terribly difficult. Here’s the best Payday 3 heist for beginners!
When it comes to the best beginner heist in Payday 3, I bet most would expect us to drop No Rest For the Wicked as the go-to for newcomers. Sure, it’s an easy heist at a small-time bank in the big city. It’s also the first heist most players will become intimate with during their playtime in Payday 3. It’s easy and straightforward. But it’s not the only easy heist available.
Instead, we recommend Gold & Sharke. It’s a bank heist that proves extremely lucrative and easy to complete. The only genuine downside to Gold & Sharke is its length. It’s not as fast as, say, Road Rage, but it does pay more. But hey, as a beginner, the length doesn’t matter as much. It provides adequate time to learn the groove of the game while also earning a ton of cash to spend on weapons, attachments, and clothing options.
Tips to Complete Gold & Sharke
As a beginner, don’t worry about stealth. It’s entirely possible to complete Gold & Sharke loud, and it’s often more fun. Go ahead and whip out that shotgun and have a blast!
Gold & Sharke features numerous steps to complete, so keep busy. Even as a beginner, try to help the team find the clues in Human Resources, drill open the gate, and loot the vault. Play your part!
Do your best to stick with at least one other teammate. If someone goes down during loud gameplay, the partner can easily pick them up and keep the flow going strong.
Those still playing WWE 2K22 and still haven’t made the jump to WWE 2K23, you might be forced to do that soon if you want to grapple with players online, as the WWE 2K22 servers are shutting down on January 3, 2024.
This announcement was made over on Twitter, where it also confirmed that community created wrestlers, online matches and other online modes will cease to function.
Attention WWE 2K community: WWE 2K22 servers will be discontinued as of January 3rd, 2024.
All online modes & functions, including online matches & community Creations, will no longer be available.
If you’re on the fence whether to get WWE 2K23, go read our review of it here. While the game still has issues, it is still getting content support and other patches.
Are you surprised at how fast WWE 2K22’s servers are being put to bed? Leave a comment below and let us know if so.
Another game’s online services is ending in January 2024 as well, and that’s Gran Turismo Sport, which you can read about here.
If you’re still playing Gran Turismo Sport up to this day, and you’re planning on taking it online, you best do it now, as you won’t be able to do so in the next few months, as Polyphony Digital has announced that the Gran Turismo Sport online services are set to end on January 31, 2024.
Prior to this, the game’s downloadable content will be pulled from the PlayStation Store on December 1, 2022.
Once January 31, 2024 rolls around, players will no longer be able to utilize online features such as the Open Lobby, Sport mode, custom liveries and of course, online multiplayer. Offline portions of the game will still be available.
Check out the FAQ for GT Sport’s online services ending below.
Gran Turismo Sport Online Services Ending FAQ:
What happens to my ‘Garage’ cars and my Career progression?
All existing cars and personalised Car Settings kept in Garage will be accessible. Gameplay progression required as normal to unlock additional cars and items.
What happens to my liveries after online services end on 31 January 2024?
As Discover requires an online connection, it will no longer be possible to access custom liveries of vehicles, helmets, or racing suits.
Would I be able access all the world circuits?
Yes, all world circuits will be accessible. Gameplay progression required as normal to unlock selected tracks.
Can I still purchase Downloadable Content from the PlayStation™Store?
You will no longer be able to purchase Downloadable Content including vehicles, Scapes Content Pack, and Lewis Hamilton Time Trial Challenge from the PlayStation™Store starting on 1 December 2023. All content purchased prior to 1 December 2023 will be accessible after the end of online service.
Are there any in-game items or features I won’t be able to save or access after the end of online services on 31 January 2024?
• Online Services: It will no longer be possible to utilise online services features such as Community, Open Lobby, Quick Match, and Seasonal Events;
• Mileage Store: It will no longer be possible to purchase items from Mileage Store.
• Trophies: Selected Trophies that require an online connection will no longer be accessible.
• Garage Car Liveries – It will not be possible to access custom liveries once the online service ends. All vehicles with applied liveries will return to their original colour.
While this is not good news for players of the game, it’s expected. Of course, chances are, most of the Gran Turismo fans have moved on from GT Sport and are currently playing Grant Turismo 7. Speaking of which, that game just got its latest content update yesterday, which you can read about here.
Technology and AI are being relied on more and more in our society, which lends more credence to the fear many have of them one day taking over. This has been a theme used across many mediums over the years such as The Terminator series, but developer CATASTROPHIC_OVERLOAD decided to take on the idea with a little more light-hearted approach in Bish Bash Bots. Ahead of the October release of the game, we had the opportunity to go hands-on with Bish Bash Bots to see if we could fight back against the renegade robots.
Tower Defense With A Twist
The world in Bish Bash Bots became so advanced that humans no longer had to work, and instead were able to relax while robots handled everything. That was at least until an uprising that turned the robots against the humans and the robots started stealing everything. The robots made one major mistake though, attacking a science fair where the game’s four playable characters were participating. This leads to the foursome having to use their own tech that they have created to fight back, which allows them to escape as a group to their flying Aerovan. The story intro is a bit long-winded for a game like this, but it is skippable for those who would rather just get straight into the action.
Bish Bash Bots is an up to four-player co-op game that is split into multiple worlds of four stages, with each stage having to be beaten to move onward. The game does a good job of starting off pretty simple to ease you into the game and its mechanics. As with most tower defense games, one of the keys to survival is to build a variety of different turrets to take down enemy forces before they can reach your base, in this case, an EMP device that is charging the entire match. Once the EMP reaches 100%, you have to go to it and smash a button to activate it and end the match instantly.
Bish Bash Bots’ four playable characters play the exact same except for their special moves. For instance, Annika’s special move allows you to upgrade faster when it is active while Sol’s makes you hit harder when it is active. I personally found Annika’s faster upgrade ability to be one of the most useful, as upgraded turrets can really turn the tide in a mission sometimes.
Surveying each mission’s map setup and finding out where to place turrets is going to be step number one in every stage. I learned very quickly that it sometimes takes a few restarts of a level to really figure out the best way to strategize, as the maps often have multiple pathways that enemies can enter and you do not know those patterns to start. Thankfully, the patterns are pre-determined rather than being a roguelike, which means you can prepare your forces for the barrage of incoming robots. While it is easy to restart a mission, I wish it was more obvious where the first enemies are coming from so that you wouldn’t have to continually feel the need to restart until you get a feel for that specific mission.
You are not able to place infinite turrets though, as you are limited in the number of scraps that you have available to build them. You have a set number to start each match and will earn more as you defeat more robots. The amount of scraps being dropped dwindles the longer into a match you get, so you have to be careful to conserve the scraps.
Playing more stages unlock additional turret types as well, some of which are vital to your success in battle. The first two you have access to are the Blaster and Cannon, which can both take down ground forces. However, some stages will require you to utilize the Anti-Air turret and then later others like the Thumper and such to fight specific types of enemies. There are many stages that will be outright impossible to beat if you do not use these, so figuring out how to manage your scraps and the various turret types is very important.
As aforementioned, upgrading turrets is very important if you want to beat some of the more difficult stages. By bashing the turret with your weapon, you can gradually upgrade it until it is maxed out. There will also be upgrade packs that some robots drop that you can throw onto a turret to get a much larger upgrade boost than hitting it would do. Figuring out when are good time to focus on upgrades and which turrets to upgrade adds a lot of strategy to the game.
Not only are you able to attack the enemy bots with a variety of turrets, but one of the unique twists in Bish Bash Bots is that you can take matters into your own hands and fight the bots as well. I learned very quickly that you do minimal damage compared to the turrets, but more than anything your character can be used for crowd control. When bots aren’t quite getting in range of your turrets or are rushing down a pathway too quickly, you can go and bash away to try and place them in a better position. Another very useful tactic is to knock robots into holes that are found in some stages to knock them out immediately. One problem I found myself having more than I would have liked was falling in these holes myself even when it didn’t look like they should be falling in the hole, which forced me to tread even more carefully when around them.
Your character also has an equippable gadget in their arsenal that they can pull out at certain times during the match before having to wait for a cooldown before using it again. These vary in how useful they can really be, with one of my favorites being the Shock Hammer that freezes enemies in place for a few seconds. I honestly didn’t find myself using the gadgets too much, but they are nice to use sparingly during a mission.
Some stages also have special setups that you have to work around, such as having mushrooms that you must destroy before playing turrets or a sandstorm popping up that switches the stage up entirely a few times during a match. The developers definitely were creative with these to try and keep the game fresh, but they almost felt like they were glossed over too quickly as the game moved on to the next type of stage hazard.
The Aerovan is your character’s home base between stages where you will do all of your character customization. The only real physical player customization that you can do is to equip various unlockable cosmetic hats, which are unlocked by completing in-game challenges. I was really hoping for more levels of customization related to unlocks, but this still does the job well enough. You also have the ability to select which gadget you would like your character to equip ahead of the battle, with more being unlocked the more you play the game. One of the game’s only frustrating aspects, in the preview state at least, is that the game does not remember which cosmetic or gadget you had equipped the last time you played, so you will always have to go in and set them with every play session.
Adding to the possible fun in the game is the ability to play with up to four players locally or online in co-op. We were only able to experience the single-player side of the game, but I can definitely imagine adding more players can bring even more chaos than that which already exists in each mission.
Take Down The Bots
Bish Bash Bots is a fairly basic tower defense game that gives you a little more control over the outcome than many others in the genre. Not only do you build hordes of turrets to mow down enemies, but you also get to go in and smash the opposition hands-on, albeit more for crowd control than doing massive damage to them. The game also introduces new mechanics to keep the game fairly fresh from what we saw, though I definitely wish some of the more unique ideas got more time to breathe before moving on to the next.
From what we were able to play, Bish Bash Bots is shaping up to be a solid tower defense game that tries to mix in a few more hands-on elements to keep the player invested throughout each mission. Hopefully, the development team is working to polish some of the minimal issues and will allow for a smooth launch when it releases very soon.
MP1st was given access to a preview build of Bish Bash Bots for our hands-on session. Bish Bash Bots launches on October 19 for PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Mediatonic has released Fall Guys update 1.27 (PS5 update 1.023) today on all platforms. Check out the Fall Guys September 29 patch notes posted down below.
Fall Guys 1.27 | Fall Guys Update 1.023 Patch Notes | Fall Guys September 29 Patch Notes:
No patch notes have been released yet, but Mediatonic did acknowledge bug fixes are being addressed after the previous update was released just two days ago. Check out their tweet down below.
HOOT HOOT 🦉
Just a reminder that if you’re experiencing issues with the game, especially after today’s update, @FallGuysOwl is the place to go! There you will find acknowledgements of reported bugs, updates as we investigate and announcements when we have fixed the issue.
Just a reminder that if you’re experiencing issues with the game, especially after today’s update,
@FallGuysOwl
is the place to go! There you will find acknowledgements of reported bugs, updates as we investigate and announcements when we have fixed the issue.
We will update this post as soon as possible if proper patch notes are released today. Keep it locked at MP1st for more updates about Fall Guys in the future.
Heisters, Payday 3 is down this September 29, but it’s not what you think. Instead of the game’s servers melting once again as it has the previous few days, this one is planned maintenance by Starbreeze.
Payday 3 Down for Maintenance Schedule for Sept. 28:
Schedule:
Start: Sept. 28 – 11 pm PDT/Sept. 29 – 2 am EDT/2 pm HKT/ 8 am CEST
End: Sept. 28 – 2 am PDT/5 am EDT/5 pm HKT/11 am CEST
Duration: 3 Hours
We’re not expecting a game update to be released during the outage, as Starbreeze has already mentioned we’ll be getting a patch on October 5.
If anything changes regarding the downtime, we’ll update the article to reflect it.
In an unexpected development, Sega has announced the cancellation of Creative Assembly’s Hyenas and other unannounced projects. The cancellation of Hyenas is particularly significant because the game was playable and even had a public demo just last month at Gamescom and a recent beta.
Sega announced Hyena’s cancellation in part of a restructuring, citing the lower profitability of the European region as the primary reason for the cancellations.
In response to the lower profitability of the European region, we have reviewed the title portfolio of each development base in Europe and the resulting action will be to cancel “HYENAS” and some unannounced titles under development. Accordingly, we will implement a write-down of work-in-progress for titles under development.
Sega further stated that the fixed expenses at Creative Assembly are also being reduced.
We will implement reduction of various fixed expenses at several group companies in relevant region, centered on the Creative Assembly Ltd. We expect to incur one-time expenses related to reduction of fixed expenses.
We will continue to consider measures to improve profitability in European bases apart from above. We will announce the specific details and impact from them as soon as we make decision.
Creative Assembly is currently working on Total War: Pharaoh, scheduled for launch on October 11, 2023. However, the future of the studio’s employees is unclear because there’s no information about whether they will be affected in any way.
Hyenas was announced last year as an extraction shooter and was scheduled to be released this year, but unfortunately, it will not be seeing the light of day.
What are your thoughts on this sudden cancellation? Do share in the comments below!
SEGA has pushed out Sonic Frontiers update 1.40 (PS5 version 1.040), which is for the “Final Horizon Update” that adds new story content, new characters and more. Read on for the Sonic Frontiers September 28 patch notes.
Sonic Frontiers Update 1.40 Patch Notes | Sonic Frontiers Update 1.040 Patch Notes | Sonic Frontiers Final Horizon Update Patch Notes:
This free content update includes the following:
New story – Head back to Ouranos Island and play through additional stories.
New Playable Characters – Play as Tails, Amys, or Knuckles, each with their own unique powers and abilities
New challenges, collectibles, and more!
Additional bug fixes and quality of life adjustments.
That’s what’s been mentioned by SEGA currently, if there are more changes revealed, we’ll update the article to reflect it.
Infinity Ward has pushed out the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone update for September 28, and this is a server-side patch that brings in fixes to various issues following yesterday’s Season 6 patch roll out.
Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone Update for September 28 Patch Notes:
Here’s what got fixed per Infinity Ward:
• Fixed an issue where the “Complete the Gold Camo Challenge” task to unlock the Platinum Camo for Season 06 weapons is marked completed without finishing the challenge.
• Fixed an issue causing some Players’ game to crash when leaving matches.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent the After Action Report from displaying correctly after a Battle Royale match.
That seems to be it. Don’t forget, this is a server-side update, so there is no need to download anything, as players will automatically get the patch once they connect to the game’s servers.
Following yesterday’s surprise release of Counter-Strike 2 by Valve, it seems the CS2 servers are down this September 28 with players reporting matchmaking issues and long queue times.
Counter-Strike 2 Down With Matchmaking Issues This Sept. 28:
Valve has acknowledged the issues and it’s due to the game’s servers hitting max capacity!
Turns out a lot of you want to play Counter-Strike 2!
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Gun Interactive is teaming up with Greg Nicotero, a special effects wizard who has worked on films like the Predator, Day of the Dead, The Walking Dead and more, to bring The Texas Chain Saw Massacre “Nicotero Leatherface” to the game this October.
Check out the behind-the-scenes footage where Gun Interactive CEO Wes Keltner sits down with KNB EFX Founder Greg Nicotero to discuss the collaboration. alongside the other details.
Here’s what to expect from the collab with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Nicotero Leatherface trailer:
Designed by Special Makeup FX Artist and founder of KNB EFX Group, Greg Nicotero, we are proud to introduce Nicotero Leatherface. New Leatherface, new saw, new sound, and a brand new universal Leatherface kill, all for $15.99 and coming this October.
Alongside today’s announcement, Gun Interactive has gone on Twitter to clarify the pricing for future content.
We've seen some discussion and for transparency, we wanted to share pricing for any and all future content for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. pic.twitter.com/DGRdVgvxxD
No definite date for when the new Leatherface content will be available aside from this “October,” but chances are, it’ll be released alongside a new game update. Speaking of game updates, read on for the latest patch which was released yesterday to know the latest round of adjustments made.
