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New AAA Game Studio “Lighthouse Games” Launched by Former Playground Games Co-Founder

  by   Carlos Perez  
March 28, 2023 7:30 pm in News

Following a report that a new AAA studio named “Maverick Games” was founded in January, another AAA game company titled “Lighthouse Games” was announced. Both Lighthouse Games and Maverick Games were founded by former developers from another game studio, Playground Games.

Lighthouse Games was founded by Gavin Raeburn, who played a key role in the development of the Forza Horizon games. He currently leads a team of 30 in Lighthouse and is set to work on a triple-A title. “People should be looking at Lighthouse expecting that we’ll be producing something highly polished and technologically ambitious,” Raeburn stated in an interview with GamesIndustry. Interestingly enough, Lighthouse Games is currently based in Leamington Spa, where Playground Games also currently resides. 

Raeburn is also open to graduate applications and is looking to support local universities through Lighthouse Games.

I witnessed so many success stories at Playground, where new graduates became these wonderful galvanising influences within the team,” he says. “So many of the stars we had at Playground started this way, which genuinely makes me very proud. Lighthouse will continue that tradition, welcoming the best graduate talent from across the UK and beyond, and putting heart and experience into elevating the potential of all who join us. Every one of our discipline leads are passionate about mentoring and sharing their knowledge, and I can’t wait to see how we can help support and develop the next generation of developers.

With Lighthouse Games still in its infancy, we likely won’t hear from the studio for a while, but it will be interesting to see what AAA title Raeburn and his team have in store for gamers.

Source: GamesIndustry

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Steam Down This March 28 – Connection and Login Issues

  by   James Lara  
7:22 pm in News

Reports of Steam being down for March 28 have begun flooding in, as players attempt to try and establish a connection and are being booted from their games. 

Steam Down and Connection Issues Status and Updates for March 28:

For those attempting to access the storefront, you may be prompted with a connection error stating that a connection to Steam could not be established. Don’t worry, as you aren’t the only one experiencing this issue (us included) as according to reports via downdetector, the service is currently down. 

steam down March 28

No official statement has been issued by Valve or Steam support, though we do expect them to already be aware of it due to the mass reports. We’ll continue to monitor the situation, and should anything change, we’ll be sure to update this post. 

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Silent Hill 2 Remake May Upset People, Claims Former Series Writer

  by   Carlos Perez  
7:10 pm in News

With the Silent Hill 2 remake announced last year, many within the Silent Hill community and beyond have speculated as to what the game has in store for players, given that it has yet to have an official release date. A recent statement made by a former Silent Hill series writer, however, may suggest that the game will be divisive for some players due to the nature of remakes.

Sam Barlow, a writer who worked on games such as Silent Hill: Shattered Memories and Silent Hil Origins, has claimed that the Silent Hill 2 remake may upset players. “It’s also like the biggest poison chalice in videogames, doing a remaster of Silent Hill 2. I mean, good luck to them because I don’t know how you can do that without upsetting people,” said Barlow in a conversation with PCGamesN at GDC 2023.

While the statement may read as putting Silent Hill 2 in a negative light, it’s likely that Barlow instead referred to the game as a “poison chalice” due to it being difficult to deliver on the expectations of Silent Hill fans, especially those who enjoyed the original sequel. The remake actually received a bit of criticism when the announcement trailer was released in October due to the infamous mirror scene. This prompted Silent Hill illustrator Masahiro Ito to dismiss the popular fan theory that protagonist James Sunderland was actually looking at the player while staring through the mirror.

Once more information on the Silent Hill 2 remake crops up, we’ll keep you updated.

Source: PCGamesN

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Dragon Age: Dreadwolf Production to Be Aided by Mass Effect Team; Ex-Dev Returns as Consultant

  by   Carlos Perez  
6:40 pm in News

Dragon Age: Dreadwolf, the upcoming fantasy RPG by BioWare, is getting some more manpower as the game nears its eventual release. A recent report has revealed that a former developer will be returning to work on the project as a consultant alongside support from the Mass Effect team.

The report, published by GamesBeat, stated that former BioWare Executive Producer Mark Darrah has returned to work on Dragon Age: Dreadwolf as a consultant. Here’s the full statement from Gary McKay, BioWare’s general manager:

We continue to iterate and polish Dreadwolf, focusing on the things that matter most to our fans. As we further connect this new experience with the series’ legacy Mark Darrah will join the team as a consultant, bringing with him years of experience working on Dragon Age. We’re proud to have this team, with strong leadership at the helm, working together to realize the vision we have for the game.

Alongside Darrah’s current involvement, BioWare will be getting assistance from the studio’s Mass Effect team. This is possible due to the next Mass Effect game still being pretty early in development.

With no release date for Dragon Age: Dreadwolf in sight, there isn’t much to look forward to just yet, but with the recent support from the Mass Effect team and Darrah as a consultant, Dreadwolf may become a solid addition to the Dragon Age franchise when it launches.

Source: GamesBeat

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Saints Row Roadmap for 2023 Revealed, Includes Three Expansions and More

  by   Carlos Perez  
6:10 pm in News

A Saints Row roadmap for 2023 has been published by Deep Silver Volition, revealing three expansions and a cosmetic pack all coming to the game by August this year. It reveals that there will be upcoming content for players with or without the expansion pass, so you don’t need to shell out extra funds to try out some of the new features for free.

The roadmap begins with a free content update in April featuring a cosmetic pack for Dead Island 2, the upcoming zombie survival game that launches on April 21. Following the cosmetic pack, three expansions are set for May, July, and August. May will introduce The Heist and The Hazardous, while July will feature Doc Ketchum’s Murder Circus. The third expansion in August doesn’t have a name just yet, but we’ll likely be getting an update on that as we get closer to its release.

Based on the official blog post, The Heist and The Hazardous will likely be expansions for the Saints Row campaign, whereas Doc Ketchum’s Murder Circus will be a new solo mode for players to try out.

While the expansions themselves will only be available via the expansion pass, free updates will also come to the game alongside the DLCs. We’re counting on fixes to be included in the content drops as well.

For those keeping tabs, the latest title update released for the game was back in November of 2022, which means we’ve now gone over three months without any patch to further improve the game.

Source: Saints Row 

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SEGA and Level Infinite Backing Out of E3 2023

  by   Salman Haider Zaidi  
5:43 pm in News

In yet another blow for what was once gaming’s premier showcase event, SEGA and Tencent Games subsidiary Level Infinite have both pulled out of E3 2023, leaving the future of the event now in active danger.

With gaming behemoths Sony, Xbox, and Nintendo already having declined to attend, Ubisoft pulled out of E3 2023 yesterday despite having promised earlier to bring a “strong line-up” of games to the event. That decision seems to have triggered a domino effect in the industry, as SEGA and Level Infinite have both announced that they no longer plan to attend the event.

SEGA’s statement reads:

After careful consideration, we have decided not to participate in E3 2023 as an exhibitor. We look forward to sharing more information on announced and unannounced projects in the future.

As for Level Infinite, Tencent Games confirmed a no-show for its subsidiary at the event, but did additionally state that it finds Geoff Keighley’s competing Play Days event (which is happening again this year) “an ideal experience for showcasing [its] games to the media.” That likely means that it will be present in some form at the latter event instead. The same goes for Bandai Namco Entertainment, which declined to comment on its E3 presence but confirmed that it would be attending Play Days.

Elsewhere, Devolver Digital has confirmed that it will not be holding its E3-adjacent event this year, instead focusing on its Devolver Direct event planned for June:

While we always root for the success of any industry gathering that promotes great games, we have never officially attended E3 and do not plan to do so this year unfortunately. We will also confirm we will not be hosting satellite events this year in Los Angeles, but look forward to returning to our beloved parking lot to do so if the opportunity arises for a future LACC-based event. We are happy to report that we are well underway in the production of our annual Devolver Direct scheduled for June which we will share news about soon.

Despite a change of hands this year and expectations of success due to the four-year break since the last physical event, the future of E3 now appears to be in active jeopardy. Will ReedPop be able to save E3 2023 even without the presence of the industry’s biggest names? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

(Statements provided by IGN.)

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The Last of Us PC Remake Shader Issues Leave Players Waiting for Hours

  by   James Lara  
5:21 pm in News

The Last of Us Remake PC port just released today, and while the title received a lot of praise for its PS5 release, it seems the PC port isn’t quite up to par, as users have reported a number of bugs and crashes, though its The Last of Us PC shader issues that might push some people to consider before buying.

If you’re one of the many PC players who bought The Last of Us remake on PC, then chances are, you’re probably stuck on the main screen awaiting for the shaders to finish building. While it’s common nowadays for PC titles to perform this task at the initial boot, what isn’t common is the length of time needed to do so, as for most games, it’s only a few minutes.

However, looking at the games subreddit, and even our own experience, the The Last of Us remake PC port seems to be experiencing widespread shader issues, with some users reporting on the subreddit of it taking them well over an hour, and more to finish building. 

We clocked in at roughly an hour for our slightly above recommended specs build, while our high-end build came in just a little under 45 minutes. 

While the time for the shaders to build is rather excessive, it’s the fact that the game also seems to be pushing users builds to a full 100 percent CPU usage, limiting them in their activity, as well as not to mention forcing their CPU to run hot for a long extended time. 

This has resulted in players crashing during the process, as well as encountering other bugs, and some poor performance. The performance issue is something we noticed, as both our 3080 and 4090 seem to struggle to hold a steady 60 frames-per-second. 

Looking at the review response from the game’s Steam community, the title currently has a mostly negative reception, with some users reporting the shaders taking well over two hours to finish, only to encounter bugs after booting in.

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For those on Steam, there is a refund policy that the platform offers, however that’s only if you’ve played less than two hours of the title. The issue is, even though players aren’t actually playing while they wait for the shaders, Steam still takes that time into account as the timer begins while the game is launched. 

Whether Valve will make the exception to those wanting a refund will remain to be seen, but hopefully PlayStation is able to work out these issues ASAP. We’ll continue to monitor, and hopefully a patch drops soon. Important to note that the PC version of The Last of Us Part I wasn’t ported by Naughty Dog (the studio behind the original version), but Iron Galaxy (Rumbleverse).

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The Sims 4 Update 1.72 Bites Out for Tooth Fix This March 28

  by   Alex Co  
4:55 pm in News

Maxis has released The Sims 4 update 1.72, which is primarily for fixes. Check out everything new in the official The Sims 4 March 28 patch notes.

The Sims 4 Update 1.72 Patch Notes | The Sims 4 March 28 Patch Notes:

Console: Version 1.72

Hi Simmers,

Today’s update is for the PlayStation and Xbox platforms to bring them in line with the update released for PC/Mac on Friday, March 24th.

This update addresses an issue in The Sims™ 4 Growing Together Expansion Pack where Sims who lost a tooth were intermittently having their skin tone, hair style, and clothing changed. We are temporarily putting this feature in time out by disabling the ability for Sims to lose a tooth as we prepare a fix to the underlying issue. Keep an eye on @TheSimsDirect for information on the return of this feature.

That’s about it. If there are any changes in the patch, we’ll be sure to update the article.

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Report: Modern Warfare 2 Upcoming Weapons From Season 3 to Season 5 Leaked via Datamine

  by   Salman Haider Zaidi  
3:41 pm in News

A new datamine has found a list of the Modern Warfare 2 upcoming weapons in the game’s code, releasing gradually from Season 3 through Season 5. The weapons include both traditional firearms and melee weapons, and even Kali sticks.

Through the next three seasons of the game, Infinity Ward will be introducing a great deal of new content for both Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2 before the games are eventually sunsetted in favor of the next Call of Duty installments. Before that, 13 new weapons will apparently be added to Modern Warfare 2 over the course of Season 3 through Season 5 as per a data string in the new datamine:

iw9_me_sword02 – another kind of sword

iw9_br_ngsierra – MCX Spear(from the NGSW acronym)

iw9_sn_india – M200 Intervention!!!!!!!!

iw9_pi_tango9 – Tec-9

iw9_ar_helima – Springfield Hellion

iw9_sm_acharlie45 – APC 45

iw9_sh_tsierra – Tavor TS12

iw9_sn_walpha – WA 2000!!!!!!!!!

iw9_pi_mike2011 – Staccato 2011(double stack 1911 modern pistol)

iw9_ar_malima – Malyuk

iw9_sm_acharlie9 – APC 9

iw9_me_kamas – Kamas(Japanese sickles)

iw9_me_kalisticks- Kali Sticks

While the list will remain tentative at best until Infinity Ward confirms each weapon release, Modern Warfare 2 players will be pleased to know that Infinity Ward still has much in store for the game. For now, Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 Season 2 Reloaded is well underway, and the details of its new map, TMNT collab content, and more can be found here.

Note that same with any datamined info, none of this has been confirmed by Activision, so take it with a grain of salt. It could be leftover code or something else, but don’t be surprised if the list turns out to be legit.

Source: /u/Much_Draft_2778

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Steam to Cease Windows 7 and Win8 Support Starting 2024

  by   Carlos Perez  
3:15 pm in News

Gamers who are currently playing their Steam PC games on Windows 7, 8, or 8.1 may want to update by the end of 2023. A support article on the Steam Website has revealed that the game service will no longer support Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 versions beginning January 1 next year. The client will no longer function on said versions despite having it installed.

Here’s the full statement from the Steam support article:

As of January 1 2024, Steam will officially stop supporting the Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1 operating systems. After that date, the Steam Client will no longer run on those versions of Windows. In order to continue running Steam and any games or other products purchased through Steam, users will need to update to a more recent version of Windows.

The newest features in Steam rely on an embedded version of Google Chrome, which no longer functions on older versions of Windows. In addition, future versions of Steam will require Windows feature and security updates only present in Windows 10 and above.

The article mentions that the reason for the discontinued support is due to the platform’s reliance on Google Chrome, which itself does not support older Windows versions. Interestingly, this may be related to a recent discovery that Steam will be adding a couple of new features to the client in the future.

Source: Steam Support

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iOS 16.4 Update Includes DualSense Edge Support for Apple Devices

  by   Carlos Perez  
2:40 pm in News

A recent iOS 16.4 update for Apple devices such as iPhones and iPads has finally provided official support for the DualSense Edge, Sony’s latest PlayStation controller that offers a customizable and configurable set of buttons and sticks. 

The update was spotted by MacRumors, with the original report mentioning that owners of the DualSense Edge complained about a lack of support for the device. The DualSense Edge came out on January 26, which meant that iOS devices didn’t officially support the controller for a couple of months.

 If you’re interested in connecting your DualSense Edge to your Apple Devices, Apple has a support article for doing so, which also confirms support for the DualSense Edge as of the iOS 16.4 update.

Supported PlayStation controllers

– PlayStation DualShock 4 Wireless Controller
– PlayStation 5 DualSense Wireless Controller
– PlayStation 5 DualSense Edge Wireless Controller

Pair and connect the controller

1. Make sure that your controller is turned off.

2. Press and hold the PS button and the Create (or Share) button at the same time until the light bar begins to flash. The controller is now in pairing mode, which makes it discoverable by your Apple device.

3. Open Bluetooth settings on your Apple device, then select the controller from the list of nearby devices.
– iPhone, iPad: Connect Bluetooth devices
– Apple TV: Connect Bluetooth devices
– Mac: Connect Bluetooth devices

4. If the controller pairs but doesn’t connect, press the PS button on the controller.

With Apple finally supporting the DualSense Edge, users should have a more comfortable experience with games that support controllers, such as Call of Duty Mobile or Minecraft.

Source: MacRumors

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Halo Infinite Update for March 28 Patch Notes List Various Fixes

  by   Alex Co  
2:14 pm in News

343 Industries has released the Halo Infinite update for March 28, and it’s out on all platforms! This includes a long list off fixes touching on UI, gameplay tweaks and more! Read on for the complete Halo Infinite new update patch notes for today.

Halo Infinite Update for March 28 Patch Notes:

File Sizes:

  • Xbox consoles: approximately 2.9GB or less,
  • Microsoft Store app or Xbox app on PC: approximately 2.9GB or less
  • Steam: approximately 1.6 GB or less.

Resolved Issues

The following changes were made in the March 28, 2023, patch.   

Menus 

  • Improved stability when navigating Customization menus on PC.  
  • “Underperforming” will no longer appear under some match statistics on the Post-Game Carnage Report (PGCR) menu. 
  • When purchasing the Premium Battle Pass Bundle, the “Confirm Purchase” prompt now correctly reflects that players will receive 100 XP Grants.  

Multiplayer 

  • Players are now less likely to experience “rubber banding” or “jittering” when interacting with various environmental objects on multiplayer maps.  
  • Improved stability while respawning in multiplayer matches on Xbox Series X|S consoles. 
  • Players on all platforms are now less likely to experience crashes while loading between the main menu and gameplay. 
  • On PC, Halo Infinite is now less likely to crash on launch when using non-English keyboard settings. 
  • Online matches are now less likely to disconnect all players while playing Escalation Slayer and Covert One Flag.  
  • Players are now less likely to experience crashes while playing on Xbox One, Xbox One S, and Xbox One X consoles. 
  • Resolved a crash that occurred when too many navigation and objective indicators were on-screen at once. 

Forge 

Today’s update resolves a high-impact issue that incorrectly limited the number of Script Brains that can be placed on a map. Read the Developer Notes below for additional information on this issue and the fix: 

  • What happened: Season 3 added a budget check whenever a player added nodegraph content in order to reduce the incidence of “Dedicated Server Failed to Load” errors.  
    • If your map has too many “nodegraph entities” (nodes + connections + properties), this check will prevent you from adding nodes, duplicating nodes, or adding more connections. 
    • Based on our own investigation and support tickets, this resulted in a functional global budget of about 200-250 nodes per map after the Season 3 update, which is a pretty low ceiling. 
  • What’s changing: This hotfix raises the Nodegraph Entity limit from 800 to 2048. 
    • Most players should now be able to add nodes and connections to any map that was functioning during the Winter Update. 
    • Maps should be able to comfortably hold scripts with up to 512 nodes before running into the duplication limit or the “Dedicated Server Failed to Load” bug. 
  • Please be aware:  
    • This budget check was a stopgap for Season 3 until we could add additional Node Graph budgeting elements in a future update.  With this hotfix, we’re choosing to let advanced scripters push the tool, even if it means they’ll hit that frustrating Winter Update bug more frequently. 
    • Because we have relaxed the budget checks, maps with many scripts + art content can still experience “Dedicated Server Failed to Load” errors that were present during the Winter Update.   
    • In the future, you’ll see this entity limit replaced with actual budget checks against the limits that causes the failure to load bug.

Other resolved issues in this patch include: 

  • Players can now consistently load older versions of their Forge maps.  
  • When editing a Node Graph in Forge that has multiple scripts starting with event nodes, players can now connect a single node to multiple execution nodes which are connected to different scripts.  
  • Primitive sphere objects in Forge that were moved because of the Season 3 update have been restored to their original location.   
    • As mentioned in a @HaloSupport tweet, Forge creators who attempted to restore the original position of affected primitive spheres prior to this patch may need to re-adjust the spheres after installing the update.  
  • When selecting a map for Forge on PC, selecting a file in the My Bookmarks menu no longer reverts to the previously selected map.   
  • When rotating an object in Forge with the Rotation Snap option set to 15 degrees or higher, players can now quickly tap the corresponding directional input rather than holding the directional input. 

Thank you to all players who submitted a ticket on these or other in-game issues. Stay tuned to @HaloSupport on Twitter for the latest news on upcoming releases.

Playlist Changes 

The Quick Play, Fiesta, and Tactical Slayer matchmaking playlists were also updated on March 28, 2023. The new maps added to the Quick Play and Fiesta playlists were made in Forge by community members. To learn more about these maps and their dedicated playlist, visit the Community Collection Playlist Launch blog on Halo Waypoint. 

Quick Play 

  • Added map and mode combinations 
    • Capture the Flag (CTF) on Starboard 
    • King of the Hill (KOTH) on Salvation 
    • Oddball on Starboard 
    • One Flag CTF on Salvation 
  • Removed map and mode combinations 
    • Escalation Slayer on Aquarius 
    • Oddball on Empyrean 
    • Slayer on Aquarius 
    • KOTH on Catalyst 

Fiesta 

  • Added map and mode combinations 
    • Fiesta Slayer on Absolution 
    • Fiesta Slayer on Perilous 
    • Fiesta Slayer on Salvation 
    • Fiesta Slayer on Starboard 

Tactical Slayer 

  • Added map and mode combinations 
    • Tactical CTF on Bazaar 
    • Tactical CTF on Chasm 
    • Tactical KOTH on Cliffhanger 
    • Tactical KOTH on Recharge 
  • Removed map and mode combinations 
    • Tactical Slayer Bandit on Recharge 
    • Tactical Slayer Sidekick on Cliffhanger 
    • Tactical Slayer Sidekick on Detachment 
    • Tactical Slayer Sidekick on Empyrean 

Known Issue 

Alongside this update, the team has added one new issue to our Known Issues list: 

  • Saving a map that has 2 or more Script Brains may result in multiple identical saves being created. ‘

Source: Halo Waypoint

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New Overwatch 2 Item Shop Rotation for March 28, 2023

  by   Salman Haider Zaidi  
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Blizzard has rolled out the new Overwatch 2 item shop rotation for March 28, 2023! This means that another round of character skins and other cosmetics can be bought via the in-game story using Overwatch Coins.

Don’t forget, a 100 Overwatch Coins converts to $1 USD, so 1,000 Overwatch Coin equates to $10 and so on.

New Overwatch 2 Item Shop Rotation for March 28, 2023:

Featured:

  • Empress Mei (Legendary) – 2000 OC (16% Off 2400 OC)
    • “Empress” Mei Skin (Legendary)
    • “Golden Dragon” Name Card (Rare)
    • “Imperial Snowball” Mei Spray (Common)
    • “Imperial Snowball” Mei Player Icon (Rare)
  • Antarctic Bundle (Legendary) – 2500 OC (34% Off 3800 OC)
    • “Tracer – Polar” Skin (Legendary)
  • One-Punch Man Mega Bundle (Legendary) – 4400 OC (45% Off 8200 OC)
    • “Genos” Genji Skin (Legendary)
    • “Terrible Tornado” Kiriko Skin (Legendary)
    • “Saitama” Doomfist Skin (Legendary)
    • “Training Regimen” Doomfist Emote (Epic)
    • “Terribly Impressive” Kiriko Emote (Rare)
    • “One Hundred Push-Ups…” Doomfist Voice Line (Common)
    • “Saitama Punch” Doomfist Highlight Intro (Epic)
    • “Genos – Genji” Name Card (Rare)
    • “Terrible Tornado – Kiriko” Name Card (Rare)
    • “Saitama – Doomfist” Name Card (Rare)
  • Genji x Genos Bundle (Legendary) – 1900 OC (13% Off 2200 OC)
    • “Genos” Genji Skin (Legendary)
    • “Genos – Genji” Name Card (Rare)
  • Doomfist x Saitama Bundle (Legendary) – 2500 OC (28% Off 3500 OC)
    • “Saitama” Doomfist Skin (Legendary)
    • “Training Regimen” Doomfist Emote (Epic)
    • “One Hundred Push-Ups…” Doomfist Voice Line (Common)
    • “Saitama Punch” Doomfist Highlight Intro (Epic)
    • “Saitama – Doomfist” Name Card (Rare)
  • Kiriko x Terrible Tornado Bundle (Legendary) – 2100 OC (16% Off 2500 OC)
    • “Terrible Tornado” Kiriko Skin (Legendary)
    • “Terribly Impressive” Kiriko Emote (Rare)
    • “Terrible Tornado – Kiriko” Name Card (Rare)

That’s about it for the Overwatch 2 Item Shop Rotation this week. In case you didn’t know, Blizzard announced recently that for the game’s events, players will now be able to earn a skin for it just by playing just like the first Overwatch! The new One Punch Man-themed Soldier 76 free skin is a prime example of this.

You can also check all these items out at the Battle.net Overwatch 2 Shop page.

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COD Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 Update for March 28 Released for Operator Issues and More

  by   Alex Co  
1:55 pm in News

Infinity Ward has released a new COD Warzone 2 and Modern Warfare 2 update for March 28, though don’t expect anything major from it it outside of bug fixes. Check out what’s new for this server-side update in the patch notes below.

COD Warzone and Modern Warfare 2 Update for March 28:

Here’s the announcement from Infinity Ward:

We’ve just released a small update:
• Fixed an issue preventing some Operators from being selectable in Battle Royale and DMZ
• Fixed an issue causing a “Quit to Desktop” popup to appear when pressing escape to go back to COD HQ on PC

Here some of the known issues (via the official Warzone Trello board):

Global Known Issues:

Investigating:

  • We’re aware of an issue affecting Double Kill Challenge tracking for some Players.
  • We’re investigating an issue following the latest update to Polyatomic camos where some surfaces do not display as intended.
  • We’re aware of an issue where changing the fire mode on the M16 is not reflected on the UI indicator.
  • [Gunsmith] We are investigating an issue where some players cannot acquire additional camos in Gold, Platinum and Polyatomic tiers if they have already acquired enough camos to unlock the next tier. For example, if you have 51 Platinum camos, you are unable to earn additional Platinum camos because 51 is the number you need to unlock Polyatomic.

Battle Royale Known Issues:

Investigating:

  • Private Matches: We’re investigating an issue that is preventing Private Match lobbies from populating correctly.
  • [All Platforms] The Heavy Chopper has been disabled in Battle Royale while we investigate options to balance this vehicle for late game.
  • [All Platforms] Inconsistent AAR: We’re investigating an issue that is preventing the After Action Report from consistently appearing for Players. This does not impact XP gains.

Fix Incoming:

  • We’re aware of an issue that prevents Players from selecting a small group of Operators in Battle Royale and DMZ (This includes Shredder, Klaus, Neymar, Pogba, and Messi)
  • [All Platforms] Battle Rage & Dead Silence: Battle Rage and Dead Silence have been removed while we investigate an issue.
  • [All Platforms] Disabled Equipment XP: We’ve disabled XP earned for using the following items in Battle Royale – Flash Grenade, Stun Grenade, Stim, Shock Stick, Smoke Grenade, Suppression Mine

Multiplayer Known Issues:

Investigating:

  • We’re aware of irregular animation and behavior of Tactical Sprint in Private Matches.

Once a new patch is released, we’ll let our readers know.

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Neverwinter Update 12.10 Out for New Campaign This March 28

  by   Damien Seeto  
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Cryptic Studios has released Neverwinter update 12.10 today on all platforms. The update includes a new campaign and more. Take a look at the full Neverwinter March 28 patch notes below.

Neverwinter Update 12.10 Patch Notes | Neverwinter March 28 Patch Notes:

Feature Highlights

New Campaign & Adventure Zone: Menzoberranzan

Word of a cure for Lolth’s affliction has spread throughout the Underdark, deepening the rift between those loyal to the Spider Queen and the Blaspheme who defy her. Threats of civil war and chaos loom over the Underdark, and Jarlaxle Baenre seeks to preserve the peace as long as possible. However, Malagdorl Armgo of House Barrison Del’Armgo has other plans in motion. In an effort to gain Lolth’s favor, he seeks a long forgotten artifact with the power to destroy the Blaspheme. With nowhere else to turn, Jarlaxle reaches out to Sergeant Knox in hopes that the brave Heroes of Neverwinter will answer his call in Menzoberranzan.

Further Information can be found at Neverwinter: Menzoberranzan – March 28!

New Trial: Gzemnid’s Reliquary

The Beholder god Gzemnid has taken residence in the Underdark where he schemes to take control of the Eye of Odran in order to tap into the Illithid Hivemind. Within his lair, he accumulates artifacts of power and subjugated creatures while gathering information on potential threats to his plans. A distinguished adventurer such as yourself has certainly garnered his attention.

Further information can be found at Developer Blog: Gzemnid’s Reliquary Trial.

Companion Updates

We’ve taken a more comprehensive approach to address underperforming and overperforming companions. The overall goal was to bring the top tier performers more in line with one another and increase the effectiveness of underperformers and niche role companions. By standardizing the combat formulas used, we can ensure future companions and current companions both remain desirable and effective.

Further information can be found at Official Companion Balance Changes Feedback forum thread.

Mount Updates

The new module introduces the new 4-slot mounts along with preferred slots and new Insignia Bonuses.

Highlights can be found at Upcoming Mount and Insignia Bonus Updates forum thread.

New Lockbox: Lolthian Lockbox

The goddess Lolth commands devotion from her Loyalists, but equally driven are the rising number of Blaspheme. Amongst the brewing civil war, a new lockbox emerges. The unique prizes to the Lolthian Lockbox are:

The Ebon Riding Lizard mount which has Combat Advantage and Awareness aura, as well as a combat power that increases Combat Advantage and Defense for all allies and Accuracy for the player.

Blaspheme Assassin, a companion whose Player Bonus Power grants Spiteful Presence, increasing necrotic damage and Critical Severity.

Further information can be found at Developer Blog: Lolthian Lockbox!

New Battle Pass

As Heroes of Neverwinter venture into the dangerous streets of Menzoberranzan, a new Battle Pass will provide them with much needed aid! Dark dealings are afoot in the Underdark, and Lord Neverember has once again opened the Protecter’s Enclave Vaults to worthy adventurers who will bring glory to Neverwinter.

Further information on can be found at Dev Blog: Precipice of War Battle Pass!

Known Issues

  • A button to summon a random vanity pet is currently visible in the vanity pet inventory tab. This button will be temporarily removed in an upcoming patch, with the summon random feature available in the future.
  • [PlayStation Only] The new free storefront pack is currently not available on the PS Store. We hope to have it available soon.

Release Notes

Content and Environment

Achievements

  • The following Achievements will no longer be tracked in the ‘Dungeons’ section of the Achievement tab, they will now appear in the ‘Legacy’ section.
    • Cragmire Crypts
    • Dread Vault & Dread Vault (Epic)
    • Into the Never & Into the Never (Epic)
    • Lair of the Mad Dragon & Lair of the Mad Dragon (Epic)
    • Throne of Idris & Throne of Idris (Epic)
    • Wolf Den

Campaigns and Adventures

  • Elemental Evil: Fire cultists in the Hard to Reach Elemental Evil instance will no longer chase down players back to the respawn point.
  • Ravenloft: Vistani Merchants in Barovia will now respawn correctly.

Demogorgon

  • Imposing Gaze is no longer cleansable, it was never intended to be so.
  • Demogorgon’s HP has been increased by 10% (Master only)
  • Demogorgon’s Lashing Tendrils damage has been increased by 10% (Master only)
  • Black Portals will no longer cleanse Goristro’s Rage (Master only)

Future Events

  • Day of the Dungeon Master: Flabbergast’s Foot Race will no longer break when a player crashes or logs out while waiting for a race to start.
  • Protector’s Jubilee: The Foreign Merchant has departed the Stronghold as that quest is no longer offered.
  • Siege of Neverwinter: A bug that caused mission completion to display incorrectly has been fixed; completion will now display as a percent instead of an integer.

Combat and Powers

General

  • April Fowls: When in the April Fowls Dungeon and playing as the Sneaky Scratcher, the Bok Attack daily no longer causes Double Peck attacks to deal 0 damage.

Companions

  • General
    • Many companion area-of-effect powers with a cap of 5 maximum targets have had this cap increased to 10+.
    • Many companions with small melee ‘cleave’ arcs have had those arcs increased / improved.
    • The potency of some companion heal powers (but not all yet) has been substantially increased
    • Many companions with self-targeted heal powers now stand closer to their summoner, to increase the odds they will hit them with their heals.
    • A 20% damage increase has been added to most combat companion powers, but this will mostly be felt in companions that were previously underperforming.
  • Known Issues
    • Not all companions were caught in this update.
      • Expect additional updates to more companions soon.
    • Heal and Shield powers are only used after their target (usually the summoner) has taken a certain amount of damage.
      • We are looking at changing this AI behavior.
  • Specifics
    • The companions listed in the Companion Updates Patch Notes have been specifically looked at for the NW.285.20230311a.3 patch, and have had at least a balance pass, and possibly other bug fixes.

Enchantments

  • The Flash Freeze Enchantment stated it had a 10% chance to apply but was actually applying 100% of the time due to a bug. This bug has been fixed but we have also increased the chance to apply to 20% and the duration to 8 seconds.
  • The Fortified Nature Enchantment has now has its effect modified. The Defense, Awareness, and Deflect per stack has been increased to 3%, and they now no longer expire when the character reaches 5 stacks. The HP recovery portion of the Enchantment has been decreased to 5%, and can occur once every 30 seconds, when the character maintains 5 stacks.

Mounts

  • Pegasus & Armored Pegasus: The Magnificent Inspiration and Grand Inspiration Pegasus mount buffs were never intended to stack, and have been added to the same stacking group. The most recently cast buff will now overwrite any version already applied to a character
  • Fallen Angel Wings now properly modify Ruthless Efficiency and Explosive Equalizer based on their quality.
  • The Legendary Reconnaissance Balloon’s Legendary Balloon Bombardment Power no longer grants double its damage bonus.
  • The Rabbit Hole mount power no longer affects CC immune targets.

Items and Economy

General

  • Juma the Free: Further enjoying his new-found freedom, Juma is no longer stuffing his bags full of Abyssal Chickens.
  • Rejuvenation Potions
    • Rejuvenation Potions have been rebalanced to be competitive with Healing Potions and benefit from the same boons.
    • Stores now carry Rejuvenation potions and sell them at new, higher ranks.
    • Stores will now only display max-rank potions at Level 20.
    • Chests that rewarded Rank 9 Healing Potions now reward Rank 10 Healing or Rejuvenation Potions.
  • The spectral loot chests at the end of the instances, ‘Death Forge’, ‘Dread Spire’ and ‘Phantasmal Fortress’ will no longer take your gauntlet without giving a reward. The gauntlets no longer take up regular inventory space but now appear under the Useful Items tab of your inventory, similar to chest keys.

Binding

  • Unbind tokens can no longer be used on the following artifacts:
    • Jewel of the North
    • Neverwinter’s Standard

Collections

  • The following now properly unlock within their Collections entry. This is not retroactive and only applies if the item is in your inventory or changes state.
    • Special Companions should now unlock in collections whenever your character obtains any version of that companion.
    • Charm of the Serpent Epic Rank.
    • Icosahedron Ioun Stone Companion.
    • Faithful Initiate Companion.
    • Werewolf Companion.
    • Rat Pup Companion.
    • Mounts and Companions from the Reaper Choice Packs.

Descent into Avernus

  • Genie’s Gifts have been added to the Descent into Avernus Campaign Store.

Events

  • April Fowls: Bird Seeds earned from April Fowls and April Fowls questing can no longer be sold for copper.

Legacy Campaigns

  • Legacy Campaign Heroics missions have been updated to use current standards of percentage-based completion requirements. The affected missions will need to reset because of this change so we apologize for any inconvenience.

Northdark Reaches

  • Dark Maiden gear can once again be purchased from the Northdark Reaches Campaign Store.

PvP

  • PvP Store Updates: We have made certain items in the PvP (Glory) Store more accessible.
    • Banners no longer require Battlefield Artifact Seals to unlock; they can be purchased directly with glory.
    • Banner glory cost decreased from 40,000 -> 10,000.
    • Bloodcrystal Raven Skull glory cost decreased 24,000 -> 5,000.
    • Jagged Dancing Blade glory cost decreased 14,000 -> 2,500.
  • Vanguard’s Banner description now correctly states that it increases enemy damage taken, which has always been its effect

Rage of Bel

  • The amount of charge that can be stored in the Adamantine Amulets used by the Order of the Riftwardens has been increased from 20% to 50%.
  • The hitpoints and damage of Bel’s Warlords have been reduced.
  • Bel’s Warlords will now always spawn during an incursion.
  • The chance that Rods used to upgrade the Forger’s Box will drop from their various locations has been increased.

Seals

  • Seal Traders in Avernus, Sharandar, Undermountain, Vallenhas, Chult, Ravenloft, and Protector’s Enclave no longer have an option to “View Equipment for Other Classes”, as Seal Gear is Bound on Pickup.

Zen Market

  • New, four-insignia slot mounts have been added to the Zen Store. Non-event three-slot insignia mounts have been removed from the store, and now can be obtained from other locations within Neverwinter.
  • [PlayStation Only] PlayStation players who have purchased the Astral Deva pack from the PlayStation Store will now be able to claim the Astral Deva from the Zen Market.

User Interface

General

  • The “dance” emote command will now trigger the “dancefolk” emote.
  • Recommended party size is now displayed under the mission name.
  • Protected status is now displayed on slotted insignias.

Inventory Updates

  • Binding status has been added as a filter option.
  • A Trial Currency category has been added to the Special Currency display.
  • The number of bag slots in the Materials Satchel has been increased from 240 to 300.
  • April Fowls: Bird Feed and Bird Feathers are now displayed in the Riches tab under Event Currencies.
  • April Fowls: Bird Feed and Bird Feathers now have a maximum cap of 500.

Mail

  • Mail from one character to another within the same account can no longer be deleted if there are items attached to the mail. This was done to prevent players from accidentally deleting valuable items that they send from one of their characters to another (mail with items from other players can still be deleted)

Mounts

  • The following mounts will no longer display the message “You may only have one of a unique item” when acquired multiple times:
    • Frozen Polar Bear
    • Lord’s Armored Polar Bear
    • Suratuk’s Teal Crag Cat
    • Neverwinter Champion’s Charger
    • Stormraider Clydesdale
    • Heavy Worg
    • Green Glazed Giant Crab
    • Suratuk’s Copper Strider
    • Suratuk’s Green Strider
    • Gelatinous Cube
    • Halaster’s Whirly Whirlwind
    • Suratuk’s Teal-cracked Fey Wolf
    • Suratuk’s Blue Strider
    • Nostura’s Winter Stag
    • Suratuk’s Red-lined Fey Wolf
    • Teal Stained Gorgon
    • Suratuk’s Banded Fawn
    • Raptor
    • Verdurous Lion
    • Blue Glazed Giant Crab
    • Sapphire Bulette
    • Emerald Glazed Giant Beetle
    • Ochre Bulette
    • Triceratops
    • Suratuk’s Fire Fawn
    • Suratuk’s Blue-Spotted Spider
    • Azureous Lion
    • Vert Stained Gorgon
    • Suratuk’s Darkfish Fey Wolf
    • Blue Glazed Giant Beetle
    • Suratuk’s Tropic-Colored Spider
    • Suratuk’s Ruby Strider
    • Carmine Bulette
    • Eku’s Titivated Lion
    • Electric Tiger
    • Onyx Horse

Queues

  • The Fight of the Fowls queue is now under the Event category.

Character Art, Animation, and Effects

General

  • Wings of the Court Fairy Shirt are no longer visible when riding the Bore Worm mount.

Source: Arc Games

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WWE 2K23 Update 1.06 Rolled Out This March 28

  by   Alex Co  
1:14 pm in News

Visual Concepts has rolled out WWE 2K23 update 1.06 (PS5 version 1.006), and this an unannounced patch and is out on all platforms. Check out what’s new in the WWE 2K23 March 28 patch notes.

WWE 2K23 Update 1.06 Patch Notes | WWE 2K23 Update 1.006 Patch Notes | WWE 2K23 March 28 Patch Notes:

Update: Visual Concepts has STILL not shared any official patch notes, but we’ve added more confirmed fixes (and what didn’t get fixed) straight from the game’s community.

  • Added some placeholder models for Balor and Priest to MyFaction (via _Kamigoye_)
  • Patch still didn’t fix the move set glitch in universe for rivalries when playing in superstar mode.
  • Manager glitch for Rivalries still broken (Just got Omos and a manager for a Brock Lesnar match, when Brock has Vince as his manager) – (via HomicidalRex)

Some of the confirmed issues still not fixed (via the community):

  • CCA turnbuckle logo issue not fixed (via roidymagoo2)
  • Hidden arenas glitch still works 
  • Non-WarGames matches still work in the 2 ring WarGames arenas
  • Camera glitches still happen the same WarGames arenas
  • Sami Zayn’s theme is still the same.
  • Hollywood Hogan is still missing the hair model and facial hair model.
  • The special guest referee arenas don’t load in referees anymore (JayTheBrainMan)
  • All the modded stuff is still downloadable. (via BirdiMania)
  • Trophies issue still not fixed (via CriticalSwitch)

So far, Visual Concepts has not released the patch notes just yet, though we’re expecting that to change (at least hoping to). In the meantime, we’ve listed the confirmed known issues acknowledged by Visual Concepts:

MyFACTION

When the tutorial describes MyFACTION Points, VC balance is highlighted mistakenly.

Create

Some elements of Damage CTRL 3-person entrance may be incorrect.

MyGM

Players with language set to French may experience crashes after matches.

General

“Here Comes the BOOM! – Create a custom entrance with custom Pyro.” trophy/achievement may not unlock for some players.

That’s about it. Once the official patch notes are out, we’ll update the article ASAP.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Has Gone Gold Ahead of May Release

  by   Salman Haider Zaidi  
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Hylians, rejoice! Nintendo has revealed that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has gone gold (meaning development is complete and the game is ready for publishing) ahead of its release on May 12.

Six years into the release of Breath of the Wild, Zelda fans have been eagerly awaiting the release of its sequel. It appears that the May 12 release date announced at the September Nintendo Direct will be pushed no further, according to series producer Eiji Aonuma:

Development on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is now complete. Thank you very much for waiting.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom carries over and expands the Hyrule setting of Breath of the Wild, and follows Link and the titular Zelda as they take on a malevolent force that seeks the destruction of Hyrule. Aonuma also played through over 10 minutes of the game today to showcase Link’s powerful new Recall, Fuse, Ascend, and Ultrahand abilities, with Nintendo revealing a special Tears of the Kingdom-themed Switch OLED as well as a Pro Controller and Carrying Case afterwards.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be released this May 12 on the Nintendo Switch.

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Apex Legends Update 2.20 Released for Sun Squad Collection Event This March 28

  by   Alex Co  
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Respawn Entertainment has released Apex Legends update 2.20, which is for the Sun Squad Collection event! Players can expect gameplay adjustments, new cosmetic items, new store items and more. Read on to find out everything new in the Apex Legends March 28 patch notes and overview of new content.

Apex Legends Update 2.20 Patch Notes | Apex Legends March 28 Patch Notes:

Time to catch and fire some rays in the Sun Squad Collection Event

See if you handle the heat in a new limited-time mode Heatwave and check out Ash’s “Strongest Link” Heirloom

Sun’s out? Guns out in the Sun Squad Collection event featuring a brand new limited-time mode that turns up the heat on Battle Royale, 24 limited-time cosmetics including Legendary skins for Fuse, Mirage, and more, and the debut of Ash’s “Strongest Link” Heirloom.

NEW LIMITED-TIME MODE: HEATWAVE

HEATWAVE is a new limited-time mode that turns up the heat on the Apex Games. All the usual rules of Trio’s apply, but you’ll want to look out for Heatwaves that periodically happen throughout the match. When the heats on, you’ll need to avoid taking damage from the sun by taking cover indoors or under objects. If you’re caught out in the open, only sliding cools you down if you want to avoid Heatwave damage on the move. Lastly, Heatshields have increased in size and protect you in a large area from the sun for those moments when you’re caught outdoors and need to beat the heat quickly. Take care when using Heatshields though, they will be destroyed quickly when deployed outside the Ring.

Keep an eye out for Care Packages. Perhaps there lies another way to mitigate the effects of the sun and look cool while doing it. But you’ll need to jump into the mode on March 28th to find out more.

SUN SQUAD COLLECTION EVENT ITEMS

Unlock 24 explosive limited-time cosmetics, with Legendary skins for Ash, Mirage, Fuse, and more!

All 24 items will be available in exchange for Apex Coins or Crafting Metals and in Sun Squad Collection Event Apex Packs for the entire duration of the event.

If you unlock them all before the event ends, you’ll automatically receive Ash’s “Strongest Link” Heirloom!

REWARD TRACKER

You can earn up to 1,600 points per day and challenges refresh daily. All these challenges also stack with your Battle Pass so you can complete multiple challenges at once.

STORE TAB

Explore limited-time offers in the Store tab including the Sub-Mirage or the Shoreline Savior Bundles available March 28th to April 11th and check out the weekly offers like Bangalore’s Bring The Pain Bundle available March 31st to April 4th only or Lifeline’s Breach and Clear Bundle only available April 4th to April 11th. You can view all the bundles and sales for the two weeks of the event below.

PATCH NOTES

WEAPON CRAFTING

  • EVA-8 enters the replicator
  • 30-30 Repeater enters the replicator
  • Longbow DMR returns to the floor
  • Volt SMG returns to the floor

LEGENDS UPDATE

Ash – Arc Snare

  • Cooldown decreased from 25s to 20s
  • Travel speed increased from 700 to 1200
  • Tether activation delay and snare grow time decreased by about 50% (The Arc Snare will more reliably hit intended targets)

QUALITY OF LIFE

  • Hide in-world item UI’s when aiming down the sight
  • Hide in-world crafting UI’s in the center of the screen when aiming down the sight

BUG FIXES

  • [Perks] Extended Supply Bins will more reliably give survival items in some cases when they are needed.
  • [Perks] Weapon Supply Bins will more reliably give attachments to teammates in specific edge cases.
  • [Perks] Both Weapon and Extended Supply Bins no longer spawn in close proximity to Bins of the same type.
  • Fixed a bug where re-rolling Daily Challenges would not produce the intended result of providing a non-mode dependent challenge.
  • Fixed issue with players experiencing a loud start-up noise when starting a Team Deathmatch game with reactive weapon skin equipped.
  • [Seer] Fixed bug where Seer could always see enemies with his passive since the UI updates to the minimap.
  • [Octane] Fixed the bug where players could not cycle their weapons when using the Stim tactical while on a zipline.
  • [Pathfinder] fix for cases when landing onto a Jump Pad after using any length grappling hook will cause it to go extended cooldown.
  • Fix for cases where players could not reload their gun when standing close to Wattson’s Pylon and aiming at it.
  • [Xbox Series X Only] Fixed a bug with chat messages where the first message would not be received by the other party member who is on Xbox.
  • Reduced the smoke VFX for Peacekeeper’s “Frostbite” reactive skin for better visibility in low-light areas.
  • [DX12] Fixed bug where the player’s crosshairs would be disabled when Anti-Aliasing is set to ‘None’ and Aspect Ratio is not native.
  • [DX12] Game no longer letterboxes when the aspect ratio is greater than 16:0 (in DX12, windowed)
  • Fix for cases where the minimap would show a completely different location for Crypto when using the drone.

Once the patch is live tomorrow, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.

Source: EA

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Apex Legends Update 1.000.034 Swims Out for Sun Squad Event This March 28

  by   Alex Co  
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Apex Legends update 1.000.034 has been released by Respawn on all platforms, and this brings new cosmetic items, a new Limited Time Mode and more! Check out what’s new in the official Apex Legends Sun Squad Collcetion event patch notes straight from the studio.

Apex Legends Update 1.000.034 Patch Notes | Apex Legends Sun Squad Collection Event Patch Notes:

Time to catch and fire some rays in the Sun Squad Collection Event

See if you handle the heat in a new limited-time mode Heatwave and check out Ash’s “Strongest Link” Heirloom

Sun’s out? Guns out in the Sun Squad Collection event featuring a brand new limited-time mode that turns up the heat on Battle Royale, 24 limited-time cosmetics including Legendary skins for Fuse, Mirage, and more, and the debut of Ash’s “Strongest Link” Heirloom.

NEW LIMITED-TIME MODE: HEATWAVE

HEATWAVE is a new limited-time mode that turns up the heat on the Apex Games. All the usual rules of Trio’s apply, but you’ll want to look out for Heatwaves that periodically happen throughout the match. When the heats on, you’ll need to avoid taking damage from the sun by taking cover indoors or under objects. If you’re caught out in the open, only sliding cools you down if you want to avoid Heatwave damage on the move. Lastly, Heatshields have increased in size and protect you in a large area from the sun for those moments when you’re caught outdoors and need to beat the heat quickly. Take care when using Heatshields though, they will be destroyed quickly when deployed outside the Ring.

Keep an eye out for Care Packages. Perhaps there lies another way to mitigate the effects of the sun and look cool while doing it. But you’ll need to jump into the mode on March 28th to find out more.

SUN SQUAD COLLECTION EVENT ITEMS

Unlock 24 explosive limited-time cosmetics, with Legendary skins for Ash, Mirage, Fuse, and more!

All 24 items will be available in exchange for Apex Coins or Crafting Metals and in Sun Squad Collection Event Apex Packs for the entire duration of the event.

If you unlock them all before the event ends, you’ll automatically receive Ash’s “Strongest Link” Heirloom!

REWARD TRACKER

You can earn up to 1,600 points per day and challenges refresh daily. All these challenges also stack with your Battle Pass so you can complete multiple challenges at once.

STORE TAB

Explore limited-time offers in the Store tab including the Sub-Mirage or the Shoreline Savior Bundles available March 28th to April 11th and check out the weekly offers like Bangalore’s Bring The Pain Bundle available March 31st to April 4th only or Lifeline’s Breach and Clear Bundle only available April 4th to April 11th. You can view all the bundles and sales for the two weeks of the event below.

PATCH NOTES

WEAPON CRAFTING

  • EVA-8 enters the replicator
  • 30-30 Repeater enters the replicator
  • Longbow DMR returns to the floor
  • Volt SMG returns to the floor

LEGENDS UPDATE

Ash – Arc Snare

  • Cooldown decreased from 25s to 20s
  • Travel speed increased from 700 to 1200
  • Tether activation delay and snare grow time decreased by about 50% (The Arc Snare will more reliably hit intended targets)

QUALITY OF LIFE

  • Hide in-world item UI’s when aiming down the sight
  • Hide in-world crafting UI’s in the center of the screen when aiming down the sight

BUG FIXES

  • [Perks] Extended Supply Bins will more reliably give survival items in some cases when they are needed.
  • [Perks] Weapon Supply Bins will more reliably give attachments to teammates in specific edge cases.
  • [Perks] Both Weapon and Extended Supply Bins no longer spawn in close proximity to Bins of the same type.
  • Fixed a bug where re-rolling Daily Challenges would not produce the intended result of providing a non-mode dependent challenge.
  • Fixed issue with players experiencing a loud start-up noise when starting a Team Deathmatch game with reactive weapon skin equipped.
  • [Seer] Fixed bug where Seer could always see enemies with his passive since the UI updates to the minimap.
  • [Octane] Fixed the bug where players could not cycle their weapons when using the Stim tactical while on a zipline.
  • [Pathfinder] fix for cases when landing onto a Jump Pad after using any length grappling hook will cause it to go extended cooldown.
  • Fix for cases where players could not reload their gun when standing close to Wattson’s Pylon and aiming at it.
  • [Xbox Series X Only] Fixed a bug with chat messages where the first message would not be received by the other party member who is on Xbox.
  • Reduced the smoke VFX for Peacekeeper’s “Frostbite” reactive skin for better visibility in low-light areas.
  • [DX12] Fixed bug where the player’s crosshairs would be disabled when Anti-Aliasing is set to ‘None’ and Aspect Ratio is not native.
  • [DX12] Game no longer letterboxes when the aspect ratio is greater than 16:0 (in DX12, windowed)
  • Fix for cases where the minimap would show a completely different location for Crypto when using the drone.

Source: EA

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New Destiny 2 Weekly Reset March 28, 2023 and Eververse Inventory

  by   Salman Haider Zaidi  
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It’s Tuesday, and that means another heaping of activities are live for players to complete in Destiny 2 are now live! The new Destiny 2 weekly reset March 28, 2023 refresh of activities is now live along with the Eververse inventory of items for sale. Read on for the full info for this week.

New Destiny 2 Weekly Reset March 28, 2023 and Eververse Inventory:

Nightfall – The Ordeal: The Glassway

Modifiers:

  • Nightfall: Hero
    • Hero Modifiers: Extra Shields Maximum Effective Level 1765
    • Champion Foes: You will face [Shield-Piercing] Barrier and [Disruption] Overload Champions. Visit the Character or Mod Customization screen to view your active anti-Champion perks.
    • Champion Foes: You will face [Shield-Piercing] Barrier and [Disruption] Overload Champions.
    • Void Threat: 25% increase to incoming Void damage.
    • Arach-NO!: When defeated, Fallen Vandals spawn a web mine at their feet.
    • Overcharged Weapons: Weapon overcharges from the Seasonal Artifact are active in this activity. Kinetic weapons do increased damage when your subclass element matches an active surge.
    • Solar Surge: 25% bonus to outgoing Solar damage.
    • Strand Surge: 25% bonus to outgoing Strand damage.
    • Overcharged Grenade Launcher: 25% bonus to damage for all Grenade Launchers.
    • Galvanized: Combatants have more health and are more difficult to stun.
  • Nightfall: Legend
    • All previous modifiers
    • Legend Modifiers: Locked Loadout Extra Shields Maximum Effective Level 1815
    • Equipment Locked: You will not be able to change your equipment after this activity starts.
  • Nightfall: Master
    • All previous modifiers
    • Master Modifiers: Extra Champions Locked Loadout Extra Shields Maximum Effective Level 1820
    • Attrition: Regeneration is greatly impaired. Defeating enemies may create wells of Light.

Rewards:

  • Pinnacle reward: Earn 200,000 cumulative points by completing Nightfalls.

Weekly Crucible Rotator: Momentum Control

Achieve victory by capturing zones and defeating opponents. All weapons are more lethal; abilities replenish only with targets defeated, and tracker is disabled.

Vanguard Surge: Stasis Surge

The other modifiers rotate daily, check out the Daily Reset Thread for them!

Raids and Dungeons

Weekly Raid and Dungeon

  • Raid: Vow of the Disciple
  • Dungeon: Pit of Heresy

Raid Challenges

Deep Stone Crypt

  • The Core Four: A challenge awaits…

Garden of Salvation

  • A Link to the Chain: A challenge awaits…

Vow of the Disciple

  • Swift Destruction: A challenge awaits…
  • Base Information: A challenge awaits…
  • Defenses Down: A challenge awaits…
  • Looping Catalyst: A challenge awaits…

Vault of Glass

  • Strangers in Time: A challenge awaits…

King’s Fall

  • Gaze Amaze: A challenge awaits…

Root of Nightmares

  • Illuminated Torment Challenge: A challenge awaits…

Last Wish

  • Forever Fight: A challenge awaits…

Dares of Eternity: Legend

Contestants: The Way of the Hoof

  • Round 1: Cabal
  • Round 2: Taken
  • Final Round: Crota

Loot

Neomuna

Partition: Backdoor

Break into a Vex Mind’s stronghold and defeat it.

Vex Incursion Zone: Zephyr Concourse

The Vex are testing CloudArk defenses in this region. Reality fractures as the VexNet bleeds through into Neomuna.

Legacy Activities

  • Savathûn’s Throne World
    • Campaign Mission: The Cunning: Following a lead from Fynch, search the dark corners of Savathûn’s throne world for another clue to how she stole the Light.
  • Europa
    • Eclipsed Zone: Eventide Ruins
    • Empire Hunt: The Dark Priestess: Hero: Defeat the new leader of the Fallen, Kridis, the Dark Priestess.
    • Exo Challenge: Simulation: Survival: Simulated Skill-Set Training: Survive the harsh weather as you take down the Vex.
  • Moon:
    • Campaign Mission: Beyond
    • Wandering Nightmare: Nightmare of Jaxx, Claw of Xivu Arath (Hellmouth)
    • Trove Guardian is in Archer’s Line
  • Dreaming City: Weak Curse
    • Petra is at The Strand.
    • Weekly Mission: Broken Courier – Respond to a distress call in the Strand.
    • Ascendant Challenge: Agonarch Abyss, Bay of Drowned Wishes
    • Blind Well: Scorn, Plagues: Sikariis & Varkuuriis

Guns, etc.

Banshee’s Weapons

Name Type Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Memory Interdict Heavy Grenade Launcher Linear Compensator // Smart Drift Control Alloy Casing // Mini Frags Impulse Amplifier Danger Zone
Contingency Plan Energy Scout Rifle Arrowhead Brake // Smallbore Steady Rounds // Alloy Magazine Firmly Planted Kill Clip
Palmyra-B Heavy Rocket Launcher Countermass // Quick Launch Alloy Casing // Implosion Rounds Surplus Chain Reaction
Syncopation-53 Kinetic Pulse Rifle Arrowhead Brake // Chambered Compensator Extended Mag // Armor-Piercing Rounds Steady Hands Vorpal Weapon
Redback-5si Energy Sidearm Chambered Compensator // Smallbore Appended Mag // Flared Magwell Subsistence Vorpal Weapon
Lodbrok-C Kinetic Auto Rifle Chambered Compensator // Hammer-Forged Rifling Ricochet Rounds // Light Mag Fragile Focus Target Lock

Ada-1’s Wares

Name Description Cost
Vitrified Duality Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. 10000 Glimmer
Bray Innovation Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. 10000 Glimmer
Dead Orbit’s Fate Apply this shader to change the color of your gear. 10000 Glimmer
Upgrade Module A collection of universal components that can be used to infuse power between gear items. Can be purchased from the Gunsmith or acquired from special reward sources. 1 Enhancement Core & 10 Legendary Shards & 5000 Glimmer

Eververse Bright Dust Offerings

Name Description Type Cost
Concentrated Mattergem An Upgrade Module ionizer created from refined Mattergems. Consumable 200 Bright Dust
Glimmershard A shard with the ability to generate Glimmer during combat. Consumable 250 Bright Dust
Right This Way   Emote 400 Bright Dust
Credence Equip this weapon ornament to change the appearance of Trust. Once you get an ornament, it’s unlocked for all characters on your account. Weapon Ornament 700 Bright Dust
Heartbreaking Entrance Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust
Biolume Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Jungle Viper Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Disciple’s Judgment   Emote 3250 Bright Dust
Limitless Subversion Cloak Equip this ornament on any eligible Legendary armor item to change its appearance. Once you get a universal ornament, it’s unlocked for all characters of the relevant class on your account. Hunter Universal Ornament 1200 Bright Dust
Celestial Shell   Ghost Shell 2850 Bright Dust
All-Terrain Explorer   Vehicle 2500 Bright Dust
Callisto Lancer   Ship 2000 Bright Dust
Karesansui Equip this weapon ornament to change the appearance of Jade Rabbit. Once you get an ornament, it’s unlocked for all characters on your account. Weapon Ornament 1250 Bright Dust
Riven Projection Equip this item to change your Ghost’s projection. Ghost Projection 1500 Bright Dust
Vibrant Beach Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Oiled Gunmetal Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Wayfarer’s Guise Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Irradiant Charoite Equip this shader to change the color of your gear. Shader 300 Bright Dust
Dominus Ghaul Effects Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust
Sterile Neutrino Effects Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust
Cannon Fodder Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style. Transmat Effect 450 Bright Dust

Weekly Bounties

Petra Venj, The Dreaming City

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
Ascendant Challenge “The Awoken have long practiced the art of walking between worlds.” —Techeun Kalli 1500 Glimmer 1 Ascendant challenge completed XP++ & Dark Fragment & Legendary Gear
Gateway Between Worlds “The Blind Well can split wide the veins that run between realities.” —Techeun Sedia 40 Dark Fragment 10 Activity completions XP++ & Offering to the Oracle

Eris Morn, Moon

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
Slow-Wave Disruption Complete waves of Altars of Sorrow in Sorrow’s Harbor. 1000 Glimmer 7 Waves completed Hymn of Desecration
Lunar Spelunker Loot chests in 3 of the Moon’s Lost Sectors. 1000 Glimmer 1 K1 Communion Lost Sector looted & 1 K1 Logistics Lost Sector looted & 1 K1 Crew Quarters Lost Sector looted 1 Firewall Data Fragment

Lectern of Enchantment, Moon

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
Nightmare Hunter Defeat Nightmares in Nightmare Hunts. 5 Phantasmal Fragment 100 Nightmares XP++ & 1 Phantasmal Core
Nightmare Sojourner Defeat Nightmares in Lost Sectors across the solar system. Nightmares defeated on the Moon only grant reduced progress. 5 Phantasmal Fragment 100 Nightmares XP++ & 1 Phantasmal Core

Variks, Europa

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
Courageous Expedition On Europa, complete Lost Sectors, public events, and patrols. 1000 Glimmer 15 Progress XP++
Divine Intervention During the Empire Hunt “The Dark Priestess,” defeat Kridis and earn points by defeating combatants with precision final blows. Higher difficulties grant more efficient progress. 1000 Glimmer 50 [Headshot] Precision & 1 Kridis defeated XP++

Shaw Han, Cosmodrome

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
Public Disturbance Complete public events on the Cosmodrome. Heroic public events grant the most efficient progress. 1000 Glimmer 3 Public events XP++ & Glimmer
Full Spectrum Defeat combatants on the Cosmodrome with Arc, Void, and Solar damage. 1000 Glimmer 25 [Arc] Arc & 25 [Void] Void & 25 [Solar] Solar XP++ & Glimmer

Starhorse, Eternity

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
Old-Fashioned Way Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants with charged or uncharged melee abilities, defeat combatants with weapons equipped in the Kinetic slot, and complete the activity with an impressive score. 5 Strange Coin 125 Melee & 75 Kinetic weapon & 1 180000 Points 2 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Core & XP++ & 50 Strange Favor
Sticky Situation Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants with attached grenade abilities, defeat combatants with grenades, and complete the activity with an impressive score. 5 Strange Coin 15 Attached grenades & 50 [Grenade] Grenade & 1 180000 Points 2 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Core & XP++ & 50 Strange Favor
Close and Impersonal Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity on Legend difficulty. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants with Submachine Guns, Sidearms, Fusion Rifles, or Shotguns; defeat combatants within streaks; and complete the activity with an incredible score. 7 Strange Coin 130 Weapon & 150 Defeated in streaks & 1 300000 Points 3 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Prism & XP++ & 150 Strange Favor

Nimbus, Neomuna

Name Description Cost Requirement Reward
Vex Incursion Countermeasures In the Vex Incursion Zone, defeat combatants using Strand to obtain Shellcode Fragments. Open a Terminal Overload Key Chest to obtain a Polymorphic Engine. 1000 Glimmer 8 Shellcode Fragments & 1 Polymorphic Engine XP++ & Polymorphic Shellcode

Seasonal Challenges

Name Description Objectives Rewards
Still Standing Complete Week 5 of the “We Stand Unbroken” quest. 1 Challenger XP+
Legendary Liberator Complete a Defiant Battleground on Legend difficulty. 1 Challenger XP+
Favored Warrior Earn Favors of Justice, Grace, and Zeal during Season of Defiance activities. Bonus progress awarded for Favors earned during activities on Legend difficulty. 10 Favor of Justice & 10 Favor of Grace & 10 Favor of Zeal Challenger XP
Friendly Neighborhood Guardian Complete a weekly mission from Lightfall on Hero difficulty or higher. 1 Challenger XP+
Unraveling the Sun Defeat Guardians in Crucible. Bonus progress is granted for opponents defeated with Strand, Solar, and Void ability final blows. 50 Guardians Challenger XP++ & Bright Dust
Dredgin’ Up Victory Complete Gambit matches. Earn bonus progress for wins. 15 Progress Challenger XP+ & Bright Dust
Adversaries of Humanity Defeat Taken and Vex bosses in Vanguard playlists or strikes. 5 Taken bosses & 5 Vex bosses Challenger XP++ & Bright Dust
Righteous Blade Acquire Ecliptic Distaff. 1 [Glaive] Glaive Challenger XP++ & Bright Dust

Notable Armor Rolls

Only notable rolls (stat total >= 59 or single stat >= 26) are listed here.

Class Name Vendor Type MOB RES REC DIS INT STR Total Cost
Hunter Tangled Web Vest Ada-1 Chest Armor 2 19 6 26 2 2 57 25 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Hunter Tangled Web Mask Ada-1 Helmet 2 17 9 2 26 2 58 25 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer
Warlock Tangled Web Hood Ada-1 Helmet 6 8 10 2 2 27 55 25 Legendary Shards & 1000 Glimmer

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