During today’s Warframe devstream #169, Digital Extremes pulled a rabbit out of its hat, as the studio out of nowhere sprung our first look at Soulframe gameplay!
Clocking in at just three minutes, this is our first look at the medieval game. While Digital Extremes has already said that players shouldn’t expect gameplay to be similar to Dark Souls or other FromSoftware titles, it does give off that vibe. Don’t believe me? Give it a watch and judge for yourself.
Again, don’t expect the gameplay to be similar to a Souls game, even if what we’ve seen so far looks to be that way.
For more on Soulframe, head on over here for our interview with the dev team regarding its design, lore and more.
Soulframe has no release date set, but is being developed for both consoles and PCs.
With Counter-Strike 2 now officially announced, Valve has published a few gameplay videos that highlight some of the major overhauls to the game over CS:GO. These include VFX improvements, better graphics, and as showcased in the announcement tweet, more dynamic smoke grenades, among other things.
You can find the three new YouTube videos below:
Aside from the graphical improvements to the game, CS2 will also make general gameplay feel smoother and more responsive thanks to an overhaul of the game’s network architecture, which makes use of sub-ticks that make gameplay precise regardless of tick rate. For those of you who have large collections and are worried about losing all your skins in CS2, don’t worry; your inventory carries over in CS2, so you’ll get to keep everything you’ve collected over the years.
Aside from the gameplay videos, Valve has also revealed that Limited Tests for CS2 will begin today. These tests will be available to players who are selected based on a number of factors, including playtime on Valve official servers, trust factor, and more. Eligible players will be notified in-game via the CS:GO main menu.
Here’s the full FAQ regarding the Limited Test if you’re interested:
How do I gain access to the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test?
Players are selected based on a number of factors deemed important by the Counter-Strike 2 development team, including (but not limited to) recent playtime on Valve official servers, trust factor, and Steam account standing.
How do I know if I’ve been selected for the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test?
If you are chosen to participate in the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test you will receive a notification on the main menu of CS:GO.
If you receive an invitation select “ENROLL” and begin your download. When the download is complete launch CS:GO and select the “Limited Test” option to play the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test.
How often are players added to the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test?
More players will be added to the Limited Test over time. Keep checking your CS:GO main menu to see if you have received an invite.
How long will the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test last?
Counter-Strike 2 is expected to ship Summer 2023.
Please visit the Counter-Strike blog for up-to-date information on the limited test and future announcements.
What features are in the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test?
Initially the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test will offer Deathmatch and Unranked Competitive matchmaking on Dust2.
Future limited test releases will offer other game modes, maps, and features.
I’m in the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test! How do I report bugs?
If you encounter bugs during the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test please send an email to cs2team [at] valvesoftware [dot] com and title your email “CS2LT Report”.
In the body of your email please include a detailed description of the bug, reproduction steps, and any screenshots or other helpful information so the Counter-Strike 2 team may investigate.
Can I use my CS:GO inventory items in Counter-Strike 2?
Yes. All of your weapon finishes, stickers, and other CS:GO inventory items will be available to use in Counter-Strike 2. Please report any inventory item and weapon finish bugs you encounter using the previoulsy mentioned bug report process.
Can I modify my inventory items during the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test?
No. During the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test players cannot modify inventory items within Counter-Strike 2. This includes applying stickers, scraping stickers, using Trade Up Contracts, and other ways players can modify their in-game items.
If you would like to modify your items you will need to do so in CS:GO.
Can I still play CS:GO while the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test is happening?
Yes. Please note, you will only play with and against other players playing the same version of Counter-Strike as you.
Counter-Strike 2 players will play with and against other Counter-Strike 2 players, and CS:GO players will play with and against other CS:GO players.
Can I earn XP in the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test?
Yes. XP in the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test counts and will carry over to CS:GO.
Can I stream or make videos of the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test?
Yes.
Can I run or play on workshop maps in the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test?
Not initially. Stay tuned to the CS:GO blog for information about workshop map availability.
Can I run or play on community servers during the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test?
Not initially. Stay tuned to the CS:GO blog for information about community server availability.
I was banned in CS:GO. Can I use the same Steam account to play Counter-Strike 2?
No. Accounts with VAC or game bans in CS:GO cannot play Counter-Strike 2 on VAC-secured servers.
Are competitive cooldowns shared across Counter-Strike 2 and CS:GO?
Yes. If you have a competitive cooldown in CS:GO you cannot matchmake in Counter-Strike 2 and vice versa.
Can I participate in the Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test on Linux or macOS?
No. The Counter-Strike 2 Limited Test is only available on Windows.
Counter-Strike 2 launches this Summer 2023, and Valve intends to release more information on the game in the months leading up to its release. Until then, check your CS:GO menu, and hope you’ve been selected!
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores pre-orders are now available! The announcement was made alongside a new trailer published by PlayStation. The trailer doesn’t show much, with brief gameplay footage of the DLC included in the video.
You can watch it here:
The trailer does showcase the pre-order bonuses that you get if you purchase the game ahead of its release. These include a special Blacktide dye, which resembles a dark green color, and a Blacktide sharpshot bow design for your weapon. It’s also worth mentioning that Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores will also feature the late Lance Reddick, who reprised his role as Sylens from Horizon: Zero Dawn.
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores aims to be even more graphically impressive than the base game thanks to its PS5 exclusivity. With the expansion not being limited by the PS4’s dated hardware, Guerrilla Games was able to add more details to lighting and other effects in Burning Shores. Along with the performance improvements that the PS5 version already sports, such as better draw distance and variable refresh rate, Burning Shores may turn out to be even more movie-like than Forbidden West. You can read more about Burning Shores and its use of the PS5’s power here.
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores launches this April 19 on PS5.
It’s official—Counter-Strike 2 has finally been announced by Valve themselves! The announcement was made via Twitter and features a short gameplay clip of smoke grenades and the changes made to them in CS2. Counter-Strike 2 is set to launch this Summer 2023.
Here’s the official Tweet:
Today we're excited to announce Counter-Strike 2. Counter-Strike 2 is an overhaul to every system, every piece of content, and every part of the C-S experience. First, let's talk about smoke grenades: pic.twitter.com/iTtguRHJ0S
The new smoke grenades are dynamic in nature, with the smoke being “volumetric 3D objects that live in the world.” This causes the smoke to look the same no matter where you look at it, and it will also interact with the environment for more realistic smoke effects. This is made possible thanks to the new game engine used in CS2. The smoke grenade change is part of Counter-Strike 2’s complete overhaul of CS, according to the tweet, with the systems and content changed up to modern standards.
Counter-Strike 2 was leaked a couple of weeks ago in a reference found on Nvidia drivers. And just a few days prior, Valve had trademarked “CS2,” further rousing suspicions that the game would be announced relatively soon after.
With Counter-Strike 2 launching later this year in Summer 2023, players won’t have to wait long before they get to try out the new game engine. While Valve hasn’t announced which platforms CS2 will be on, it will most likely come to PC and maybe even consoles. Once Valve releases more information about CS2’s new system and content, we’ll be sure to let you know.
Creative Director Harvey Smith has now confirmed that a Redfall PS5 version was indeed in development at one point, but was cancelled by Microsoft after its 2021 acquisition of Arkane parent ZeniMax Media. The developer views the change as positive for the development of the game, and feels that it could become Arkane’s “biggest game” due to Xbox Game Pass’ colossal subscriber count.
In a new interview ahead of the game’s May 2 launch, Arkane Studios Austin Studio Director and Redfall Creative Director Harvey Smith (of Deus Ex and Dishonored fame) revealed that Microsoft directed the studio to cease development on a Redfall PS5 version after its 2021 takeover of ZeniMax Media:
We were acquired by Microsoft and it was a change with capital C. They came in and they said “No PlayStation 5, we’re focusing on Xbox, PC and the [Xbox] Game Pass.” It’s not very serious. It’s even a good decision, I think. [It helps to] support Game Pass and have one less platform to worry about, one less complexity. Game Pass has a ton of players. It could become our biggest game thanks to [Game Pass’] 30 million – I can’t remember the exact number – subscribers.
Though the developer looks at the move as a positive change in retrospect, his statement is almost sure to bolster Sony’s case against the Microsoft-Activision deal in front of regulators. The Japanese gaming giant has claimed that Microsoft chose to keep Redfall and Starfield off PlayStation platforms after it acquired ZeniMax Media, and that it plans to do the same with Activision’s Call of Duty IP regardless of its commitments otherwise.
Redfall creeps out on PC and Xbox Series X|S on May 2, 2023. Check out the story trailer released last week, which introduced fans to the game’s sci-fi-meets-body-horror lore and its cast of terrifying mutant villains.
Dead by Daylight update 6.600.200 has been released by Behaviour Interactive on both last-gen and next-gen platforms. Called bugfix patch version 6.6.2, this title update brings updates to the Skull Merchant, audio changes, bug fixes and more! Read on for the complete Dead by Daylight March 22 patch notes.
Dead by Daylight Update 6.600.200 Patch Notes | Dead by Daylight March 22 Patch Notes:
Features
Killer: The Skull Merchant
Base power changes:
The Skull Merchant gains a flat Haste Status Effect for each Survivor detected on the radar. This bonus is lost when no Survivor is detected on the Radar.
One Survivor : +3%
Two Survivors: +5%
Three Survivors: +6%
Four Survivors: +7%
Note: You do not need to be Inspecting the Radar in order to get this bonus.
Failing the Claw Trap hack no longer recharges its battery
Entering an Active Zone no longer recharges Claw Trap batteries
Drones only return to the Killer after their respective Claw Trap battery is empty
Survivors with a Claw Trap cause Drones to be Unhackable while they are nearby
Claw Trapped Survivors who fast vault pallets break the pallet and their Claw Trap at the same time
Claw traps are automatically removed when their battery is empty
Addon changes :
Ultrasonic Trap Speaker (NEW EFFECT): Decrease the time it takes for Undetectable to take effect by 50%
Increase the “Expired Batteries” addon rarity to Ultra Rare (was Very Rare)
Decrease the “Prototype Rotor” addon rarity to Very Rare (was Ultra Rare)
Increase Adaptive Lighting to 50% (was 20%)
Decrease Expired Batteries to 40% (was 150%)
Miscellaneous
A previous patch note stated that the perk Leverage no longer worked on self-healing. This was not the case. Leverage has worked on self-healing and still does.
Updated screams caused by Perks to be heard map-wide, as they were prior to version 6.6.0.
Bug Fixes
Archives & Challenges
Fixed an issue where pallets broken by The Knight’s Guards were not contributing progress towards applicable challenges, such as “Rault’s Strength” and “Unleash the Rage”.
Audio
Fixed an issue in the Archives where the French voice over for Memory 714 of Tome 13 would cut before the end.
Fixed an issue where The Trapper would fail to trigger a voice over when a Survivor escapes his grab.
Bots
Bots can now ask other players to move out of their way.
Bots no longer give up when Broken and within the area of a Boon: Circle of Healing.
Tentatively fixed an issue where Bots would shut themselves down when injured by an Artist’s Dire Crow.
When playing against Freddy Krueger with the Dream Pallets Power, Bots no longer stop moving after passing a Dream Pallet.
When playing against The Skull Merchant, Bots can now disable Drones placed on stairs.
Characters
Fixed an issue that cause Yun-Jin and a few other female survivors’ face to be different when been on the hook.
Fixed an issue that cause The Nurse’s Grim Veil to stretches unnaturally on the tally screen.
Fixed an issue that cause Males survivors grabbed from lockers to have stretched eyebrows.
Fixed an issue where The Knight’s Healing Poultice, The Onryo’s Distorted Photo and The Oni’s Iridescent Family Crest Add-ons incorrectly revealed auras for the duration of their effect.
Map
Fixed a bug that made two chests spawn in the Shattered Square basement of the main building.
Perks
The Haste status effect icon no longer appears on screen when Teamwork: Collective Stealth is active
The Friendly Competition repair bonus speed buff is no longer lost if the Perk owner disconnects from the Trial.
A Survivor fast vaults a Pallet with the Skull Merchant Claw trap no longer triggers the Perk Thwack!
Failing one skill check caused by the Merciless Storm Perk no longer causes subsequent skill checks to fail
Platforms
Intro cinematics should no longer stutter on Xbox One.
Killer – Skull Merchant
Drones no longer show the scanning VFX for one frame when starting the scan phase.
Claw-Traps removed by hacking now correctly self-destruct instead of disappearing
UI
Fixed Perk description tooltips being incorrectly positioned in the Edit Bot Loadout menu.
Corrected ‘Shotgun Speakers’ add-on icon to avoid trypophobia trigger.
Behaviour Interactive has released Dead by Daylight update 2.77, which is for bugfix patch version 6.6.2! This includes a host of adjustments to the Skull Merchant, updated Screams and loads more. Read on for the official Dead by Daylight update 6.6.2 patch notes below.
Dead by Daylight Update 2.77 Patch Notes | Dead by Daylight Update 6.2.2 Patch Notes | Dead by Daylight March 22 Patch Notes:
Features
Killer: The Skull Merchant
Base power changes:
The Skull Merchant gains a flat Haste Status Effect for each Survivor detected on the radar. This bonus is lost when no Survivor is detected on the Radar.
One Survivor : +3%
Two Survivors: +5%
Three Survivors: +6%
Four Survivors: +7%
Note: You do not need to be Inspecting the Radar in order to get this bonus.
Failing the Claw Trap hack no longer recharges its battery
Entering an Active Zone no longer recharges Claw Trap batteries
Drones only return to the Killer after their respective Claw Trap battery is empty
Survivors with a Claw Trap cause Drones to be Unhackable while they are nearby
Claw Trapped Survivors who fast vault pallets break the pallet and their Claw Trap at the same time
Claw traps are automatically removed when their battery is empty
Addon changes :
Ultrasonic Trap Speaker (NEW EFFECT): Decrease the time it takes for Undetectable to take effect by 50%
Increase the “Expired Batteries” addon rarity to Ultra Rare (was Very Rare)
Decrease the “Prototype Rotor” addon rarity to Very Rare (was Ultra Rare)
Increase Adaptive Lighting to 50% (was 20%)
Decrease Expired Batteries to 40% (was 150%)
Miscellaneous
A previous patch note stated that the perk Leverage no longer worked on self-healing. This was not the case. Leverage has worked on self-healing and still does.
Updated screams caused by Perks to be heard map-wide, as they were prior to version 6.6.0.
Bug Fixes
Archives & Challenges
Fixed an issue where pallets broken by The Knight’s Guards were not contributing progress towards applicable challenges, such as “Rault’s Strength” and “Unleash the Rage”.
Audio
Fixed an issue in the Archives where the French voice over for Memory 714 of Tome 13 would cut before the end.
Fixed an issue where The Trapper would fail to trigger a voice over when a Survivor escapes his grab.
Bots
Bots can now ask other players to move out of their way.
Bots no longer give up when Broken and within the area of a Boon: Circle of Healing.
Tentatively fixed an issue where Bots would shut themselves down when injured by an Artist’s Dire Crow.
When playing against Freddy Krueger with the Dream Pallets Power, Bots no longer stop moving after passing a Dream Pallet.
When playing against The Skull Merchant, Bots can now disable Drones placed on stairs.
Characters
Fixed an issue that cause Yun-Jin and a few other female survivors’ face to be different when been on the hook.
Fixed an issue that cause The Nurse’s Grim Veil to stretches unnaturally on the tally screen.
Fixed an issue that cause Males survivors grabbed from lockers to have stretched eyebrows.
Fixed an issue where The Knight’s Healing Poultice, The Onryo’s Distorted Photo and The Oni’s Iridescent Family Crest Add-ons incorrectly revealed auras for the duration of their effect.
Map
Fixed a bug that made two chests spawn in the Shattered Square basement of the main building.
Perks
The Haste status effect icon no longer appears on screen when Teamwork: Collective Stealth is active
The Friendly Competition repair bonus speed buff is no longer lost if the Perk owner disconnects from the Trial.
A Survivor fast vaults a Pallet with the Skull Merchant Claw trap no longer triggers the Perk Thwack!
Failing one skill check caused by the Merciless Storm Perk no longer causes subsequent skill checks to fail
Platforms
Intro cinematics should no longer stutter on Xbox One.
Killer – Skull Merchant
Drones no longer show the scanning VFX for one frame when starting the scan phase.
Claw-Traps removed by hacking now correctly self-destruct instead of disappearing
UI
Fixed Perk description tooltips being incorrectly positioned in the Edit Bot Loadout menu.
Corrected ‘Shotgun Speakers’ add-on icon to avoid trypophobia trigger.
If you need a game that has a bit of a bite, then Bethesda’s upcoming first-person shooter featuring vampires might do the trick! Thankfully, we now have an idea on how it plays. On March 13, I got to take part in an event in New York City put on by Bethesda and Arkane Austin in support of the upcoming release of Redfall,. At the event, we got to play the game for about 90 minutes as well as listen to a presentation from studio head Harvey Smith.
Redfall takes place in the island town of Redfall, Massachusetts. The area has been overrun by vampires and cultists, and it’s up to us to figure out why this has happened while also trying to put an end to it before it’s too late. There are four playable characters that offer a fun mix of abilities to choose from: Divinder Crousely, Layla Ellison, Remi De La Rosa, and Jacob Boyer.
Fang-tastic Combat
During my playthrough, I decided to go with Remi. She’s described as a brilliant combat engineer who has spent her life on the front lines. She has a healing ability and a useful little robot named Bribon. I chose her mostly because of her healing ability and because I like having a little companion helping me out, and that’s definitely what Bribon is all about. There are times when I would be getting attacked, and Bribon would start making lots of noises to pull agro away, and it got me out of a jam or two.
Another interesting character is Jacob because he reminded me of Mordecai from Borderlands with his sniper rifle and spectral raven, and he may end up becoming my main once the game releases, but I definitely don’t regret using Remi.
The best way to describe Redfall is as somewhat of an open-world BioShock game with vampires. It has that same level of creepiness and mystery and really lives up to the type of vibe you would expect from the Arkane family of games. It feels familiar, while also being its own thing.
While the game offers four player co-op, we didn’t get a chance to try this. However, playing solo was definitely fun, and I cannot wait to explore the town of Redfall with a group of friends, as I found exploring and gazing upon the beautiful environments to be amongst the highlight of my play session. Being from Massachusetts myself, Arkane really nailed the aesthetics. It had true Cape Code/Martha’s Vinyard vibes, and even the interiors and buildings resonated with me as a native. I understand that seeing the radiator designs and how they look like the ones at my grandparent’s house won’t matter to many people, but I point it out because it speaks to the authenticity and attention to detail Arkane has in building this brand-new world.
They started us a little bit into the game at level 8, so we didn’t go through all the tutorials, and we were able to set up our skill tree and find some cool weapons. This also allowed us to play around with some of the abilities and the skill tree, and they are all pretty interesting and about what you would expect from a game like this. I didn’t get to go that deep, but one of the abilities Remi has that struck out was the C4, which I quite enjoyed flinging at groups of enemies and laughing as they went boom.
Stake to the Heart!
Because one of the enemy types happens to be a vampire, it’s not as simple as shooting it until it dies. Once a vampire enemy is depleted of health, you also have to melee attack them with a stake to the heart. I learned the hard way that in order to do this, you have to have a weapon equipped that has an actual stake on it, and I maybe died once because none of my guns did have one, and some more advanced vampires kept reviving and coming back to bite me — literally.
If you enjoy looter shooters, I think Redfall is going to be a lot of fun for you. Is it reinventing the wheel? Not necessarily, but from what I got to play, it did all the things you want a quality video game to do, and I think Arkane’s track record speaks for itself. The 90 minutes I got to play really flew, and I just can’t wait to get back into it.
One thing that I think is going to be important to point out for some people is that we were told the game does not intend to have microtransactions. There is a “Bite Back” Edition that can be purchased at retail for $29.99 that comes with a steelbook, a Hero Pass that will let you play as two future heroes, and some other digital skins and attachments, but there will be no in-game store full of skins and such. Microtransactions don’t necessarily bother me as much as some people, but I do think it’s really cool that a little collector’s bundle is being offered since most people will probably get the game on Game Pass. I personally love steelbooks and not having to pay extra for the game to get a cool steelbook is a great idea.
Redfall will be available on May 2nd on Xbox and PC. As mentioned, if you have Game Pass, it will launch Day 1 on the service for free. Based on what I’ve played so far, I’m eager to see the other characters and what they can do in the battlefield, as well as the other enemy types we’ll able to fight.
Jason Joseph runs the YouTube Channel JayShockblast. Travel was provided for this event by Bethesda.
CyberConnect2 has pushed out Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot update 1.001.001 on last-gen and next-gen platforms, and this includes a short list of fixes, and doesn’t introduce any new content. Read up on what’s new in the Dragon Ball Z: Kakaraot patch notes for March 22.
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Update 1.001.001 Patch Notes | Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Patch Notes for March 22:
Here’s what’s new per the PS4 version’s update history:
End of DRAGON BALL CARD WARRIORS Platinum Coin Sales
Other adjustments
So far, that’s the only thing we know. We’re keeping an eye out as the community might see some changes not documented above. If ever Bandai Namco releases patch notes, we’ll update the article to reflect it.
As for other Dragon Ball news, those who own Xenoverse 2, there is a free title update set to fly out tomorrow, and it’ll add new content!
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Pearl Abyss has released Black Desert Online update 2.70 today for all platforms. This update includes new content and fixes. Check out the Black Desert Online March 22 patch notes down below.
Black Desert Online Update 2.70 Patch Notes | Black Desert Online March 22 Patch Notes:
New Additions and Improvements
Class Changes
Warrior
Succession
Prime: Spinning Slash
Fixed the issue of command keys listed in the tooltip description of Prime: Spinning Slash having no effect.
Witch
Awakening
Fissure Wave
Fixed the issue of a lower Accuracy Rate than shown in the description being applied when activating Perfect Sign after Fissure Wave.
Contents
Hunting Byproduct
Added new Byproducts that can be obtained through hunting.
Wildspark can be obtained at a fixed probability when butchering hunting monsters with a Hunting Mastery of 250 or higher.
You can obtain “Wildspark” as loot upon defeating [King of the Grass Rhinos] Rawr-rawr.
Collect 10 Wildsparks and visit NPC Liana in each major city to exchange them for the following items:
Required Item
Exchangeable Item (Select one)
Wildspark x10
Spirit Pouch of Ferocious Beast x1
Black Gem Fragment x5
900 Contribution EXP + Hunting EXP x30
Increased Mythril Acquisition
Increased the amount of mythril you can obtain via gathering and production nodes:
Reduced the respawn time for Mythril Ore by an average of 60%.
Increased the amount of Mythril Ore obtained from gathering by an average of 50%.
Increased Mythril Ore production rate by 3 times in the following production nodes:
2 Mining Nodes at Khalk Canyon
1 Mining Node at Olun’s Valley
Item
Added Exchange Location for Golden Seal – [Imperial Training]
Breesman, the Stable Keeper of Calpheon City, has started to exchange items related to Training for Golden Seal – [Imperial Training],
Golden Seal – [Imperial Training] x40 can be exchanged for Stonetail Wind’s Meal x1 and Stonetail Tonic x1.
Required Item
Exchangeable Item (Select one)
Golden Seal – [Imperial Training] x40
Stonetail Wind’s Meal x1
Stonetail Tonic x1
Changed the max price of the following items to 40,000,000 Silver:
Stonetail Wind’s Meal
Fiery Celerity Draught
Added that [Guild] Pledge of the Blood item can also be used by Staff and Secretary in the description.
Added the related quest NPC info to the description of Capotia accessories.
Increased the wagon’s DP and max durability as follows:
Added Max Durability Increase to some wagon covers.
Increased Max HP to some horse gear.
Quest & Knowledge
Contribution Weekly Quests
Greetings, Adventurers! As you explore the world of Black Desert, the “Contribution Points” you earn by contributing to various regions are essential for purchasing houses, hiring workers, renting items, and serve as the overall foundation for your entire family. To help our adventurers acquire these Contribution Points more quickly, we have added new weekly quests in addition to the existing Cadry and Shultz Guard weekly Contribution Quests. Enjoy the new opportunities to boost your progress!
Added new weekly Contribution Quests, allowing you to gain a large amount of Contribution EXP.
Requirements for the weekly Contribution Quests are as follows:
Subjugation quest: Available from Lv. 56 or higher.
Gathering/Training/Farming/Bartering/Sailing/Hunting quest: Available from Lv. 49 and higher.
The amount of Contribution EXP that can be obtained by completing the quest varies depending on your current number of Contribution Points.
(Adventurers with Contribution Points between 220 and 349 are eligible to accept the quest.
You can only accept and complete one of the quests listed below.
The newly added Subjugation weekly contribution quests can be completed simultaneously with the existing Cadry and Shultz Guard weekly Contribution Quests.
Please note that the Contribution EXP Increase effect of Caphras – Journal of Glory and Elion – Tome of the Sun will not be applied to the following quests.
Quest NPC
Contents
Weekly Quest Requirements
Contribution Point Reward
[Valentine’s Apprentice] Liana in each major city and town
Subjugation
Defeat 3,000 monsters
220-224: Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 950
225-249 : Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 1000)
250-274: Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 1500)
275-299: Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 4,350)
300-324: Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 7,350)
325-349: Contribution points increase by approximately 1 (Contribution EXP approximately 14,650)
350 or higher: Unavailable to accept
Gathering
Get Fairy’s Breath x30 and talk to Liana.
Training
Complete Imperial Horse Delivery once
Farming
Obtain 50 Blush Leaves and talk to Liana
Bartering
Barter 50 times
Sailing
Eliminate 3 Hungry Hekarus or Hungry Ocean Stalkers
Hunting
Obtain 30 Stars of Wilderness and talk to Liana.
Changed the placement of some monsters within Cron Castle so that ladders can be more effectively used during the Balenos main questline.
Changed so that the alerts for encountering the Phantom Knight and Giath are displayed on the bottom of the screen during the Balenos main questline.
Fixed so that while defeating Defenders of the Ancient Holy Shrine during the “Ancient Shrine” quest, each slate fragment can be obtained at an equal probability.
Node & Conquest War
Fixed the issue where the Node War shop available after occupying a node could not be used after server maintenance.
For adventurers who successfully occupied a node but were unable to use the Node War shop due to regular/temporary maintenance, compensation will be provided by March 24th, 2023 (Fri).
NPC, Background, Sound
Solare Hall of Fame
Displayed the statues of adventurers who achieved first place in each class in the official season of Arena of Solare in the Hall of Fame.
Added The statues of adventurers who achieved first place in Woosa and Maegu classes in the official season of Arena of Solare to the Hall of Fame.
When interacting with “Solare Knight” in the Hall of Fame, you can exchange 20 energy for the “Blessing of a Great Knight” buff effect.
Blessing of a Great Knight: Breath EXP +10% for 10 hours
UI
Changed the “Owned Crystals” window title to “Crystal Inventory.”
Improved the alerts displayed when using the Crystal Preset function:
When trying to transfuse a crystal without having selected a preset tab
When trying to transfuse when the crystal inventory is empty
Improved the alert displayed when moving crystals into the crystal inventory.
Fixed so that during Conversation, Knowledge titles will now automatically wrap onto a new line if too long.
Web
Fixed the issue where links added in the Community Editor would open in the current window even when “New Window” was selected.
Fixed the issue where occasional email verification requests persisted despite having completed email verification when logging in from a rarely accessed location.
Fixed the issue where the “See More” button at the bottom of the openID login area could not be clicked when the launcher was minimized.
Added Jordan to the list of countries available for registering your phone number in Account Information.
Fixed the issue where image uploading would loop when writing a community post on a mobile device.
Translations
Changed and unified the following terms in German:
Schminktisch: Serendia → Schminktisch aus Serendia
Pack de Pierre de Cron journalier → Pack de Pierre de Cron de tous les jours
[Magnus] Pack de Pierre de Cron quotidien → [Magnus] Pack de Pierre de Cron journalier
[Soldes lunaires] Pack de Pierre de Cron quotidien → [Soldes lunaires] Pack de Pierre de Cron journalier
[Bal de Calpheon] Pack de Pierre de Cron quotidien → [Bal de Calpheon] Pack de Pierre de Cron journalier
Pack de Pierre de Cron de tous les jours → Pack de Pierre de Cron journalier
Emplacement de quai de l’Île d’Iliya +1 → Billet d’extension de quai +1 (Île d’Iliya)
Cartographe → Spécialiste des cartes
Modified or Changed
Fixed the issue of the [Wizard] Glorious Arsha Godr Sphera item’s effects not being displayed.
Fixed the issue where the auto-navigation to the Oquilla’s Eye Wharf Manager was not smooth due to the terrain.
Fixed the issue where the screen would occasionally brighten when waves rolled in the sea.
Fixed the issues of terrain features in certain locations in the Vadabin Sea being displayed abnormally.
Fixed the certain item descriptions that metnion Port Ratt and the Kingdom of Haso.
Fixed the issue where the amount of necessary alchemy materials was incorrectly displayed in the Corrupt Oil of Immortality knowledge.
Fixed so the automatic line breaks in the guild notifications appear more natural.
Fixed the issue where, under certain circumstances, the price of items displayed on the Web Central Market and the in-game Central Market were different.
[Wizard] Fixed the issue where the appearance of the Garnier Guitar when equipped on a Wizard was displayed differently than on other classes.
Fixed the issue where workers repeatedly attempted to continue tasks, such as the Tool Workshop, in purchased houses even when there were no materials left in the Storage.
Fixed the issue where intermittently, the dye color on helmet would appear as the previously applied color.
Fixed the description for Fwuffy Llama, as it previously included information unrelated to the Fwuffy Llama’s Special Skill.
Fixed the issue where you could not obtain the Blocked Duzak Tunnel knowledge during the Kamasylvia quest “Ahib Border #2.”
Fixed the overlapping key guide displayed at the bottom of the Bartering UI for the Gamepad UI mode.
Fixed the issue of the Present button and the View Details button overlapping in the Guild Storage for the Gamepad UI mode.
Fixed the issue where you could open both the Present window and the View History window in the Guild Storage simultaneously for the Gamepad UI mode.
Fixed the issue where your character was holding weapons abnormally in certain cutscenes.
The following info is also from the game’s PS4 update history. You can check out the full details down below.
End of DRAGON BALL CARD WARRIORS Platinum Coin Sales
Other adjustments
We will update this post as soon as we can if Bandai Namco releases more detailed patch notes today. In the meantime, keep it locked here at MP1st for all the latest news and updates on DBZ: Kakarot.
Red Beard Games has pushed out Divine Knockout update 1.33 today, and this is for the big Blazing Bifrost character patch! Read on for the complete Divine Knockout March 22 patch notes below.
It’s time to heat things up, literally!
Maneuver elevation changes and pitfalls, all the while avoiding the firebombs created by the furnaces, in this new distinct map Fiery Furnace!
New Feature: Event Pass
The Blazing Bifrost Event Pass is here!
To mark the start of our new Season, players can progress the Event Pass to unlock some red hot cosmetics and currencies.
Did we mention, as the very first Event Pass, we’ll give players the Premium upgrade for free? All rewards from all tiers are absolutely free to everyone!
Here’s a list of highlights that you can unlock! Please note that there are additional XP Boosters, Stars, and Runes to unlock!
Updated Feature: God Pass and Lesser Blessings
We made major adjustments to the progression in DKO:
We adjusted the god pass XP requirements so that players progress faster within the track, unlocking the gameplay progression earlier. We’re lowering the total Experience requirements in the God Pass by roughly 30%.
Divine Traits and Greater Blessings have been moved earlier in the god pass progression track
Lesser Blessings have been removed from the game. It will allow us to create more and more interesting traits for characters in the future. More info on that very soon.
We have a full blog post written up that you can find >>here<< with more information on this change!
b>New Feature: Map Rotation
Every 2 weeks there will be map rotations on the 3v3, 2v2 & 1v1 Queues. Please find the first map rotations listed below and keep in mind that we will share future map rotations on our social media channels! (Twitter / Instagram / Discord / Facebook)
God Balance
Amaterasu
Amaterasu’s Divine Trait Switching Strike was disabled since it was leading to a spike of power and unbalanced situations. We wanted to design a new talent to replace Switching Strike, returning to have 3 selectable Divine Traits on Amaterasu.
Switching Strike has been replaced by a new talent called Blade Edge.
Blade Edge: The attack after Uppercut grants 10% Ultimate Charge if it is an Air Light (2nd hit) or reduces all cooldowns by 2s if it is Air Heavy.
King Arthur
King Arthur receives some love in this patch. We want to make the tracking, warping, and hitboxes of his attacks consistent with other God metrics since they were slightly shorter. In addition, we make the Ability 2 projectile harder to avoid for opponents, since it was easily avoidable compared to other projectiles in the game.
Updated tracking, warping, and hitbox size of all the attacks.
Increased projectile speed of Soaring Edge by 20% to increase skill check.
Loki
Loki has seen a great god release but we hear your voices and we want to adjust him in this patch. We want to provide more awareness to opponents about Loki’s stealth activation in order to exactly know when he enters in stealth even not looking at him. Next to this addition, we want to balance the cooldown of Acrobatic Vault since it was obtained too fast leading to a lot of aerial combos. Empowered attacks led to power spikes thanks to huge tracking distance and damage, we wanted to balance them to bring those attacks in a more balanced state. Loki’s damage potential was very high due to various combos. We nerfed his damage in several parts of his kit, to spread the nerf and keep abilities and talents interesting. This also includes reducing the damage potential and making the ultimate more avoidable for opponents, since it was more punishing than other ultimates.
Integrate a specific SFX of a laugh (or other sound in line with stealth fantasy) that has to be very recognizable and unique. It has to be heard from close to medium/far distance from opponents to be aware of the stealth activation.
Acrobatic Vault: Increased the cooldown from 17s to 20s.
Obscuring Dagger: Reduced damage from 12 to 10.
Explosive Me:
Added 0.1 on the charging phase to force Loki to wait more time before the Ult is fully charged (providing also more time to refire)
Added 0.1 on the prefire of the explosion to give more reaction time to the opponents to dodge/avoid the explosion
Reduced the dmg bracket of the Ultimate from 20-30 to 17-25 to be more in line with other gods’ ult damage
Reduced Ultimate Charge rate by 8% (same as Sun Wukong and King Arthur).
Empowered Air Light:
Reduced warping distance from 9m to 8m
Reduced the velocity of the warping to reduce the “snappy” feeling of the attack and provide more time to react for opponents
Reduced damage from 16 to 12
Empowered Air Heavy Attack:
Reduced the velocity of the warping to reduce the “snappy” feeling of the attack and provide more time to react for opponents
Reduced damage from 16 to 14
Talents
Effect Seeker Divine Trait (Attacks against Poisoned and Blinded enemies deal an additional 2 Damage) reduced damage buff provided from 2 to 1.
Sol
Sol receives small Quality of Life changes in this patch. We increase the potency of her healing potential and build after the changes applied in the last patch. Also, Disapparate’s animation was not perfectly synced with the start of the movement.
Increased the number of pools created by “The Floor is Lava” from 4 to 6.
Reduced the length of the pre-fire animation by 2 frames.
Sun Wukong
We continue to hear your feedback about Sun Wukong and we want to provide a subtle way to recognize the clone (in combo with what we already did in the last patch: the clone dealing 30% less dmg) to allow high-skill players to recognize it. Next to this, the Precise Momentum blessing was the only blessing without the God name in the title; we wanted to avoid that kind of inconsistency. And lastly, we update the “Monkey See, Monkey Do” talent to reduce its overall power.
Clone plays specific gameplay cues when is hit by the opponent and when he hits the opponent. The gameplay cues are just slightly different, requiring attention to be recognized.
The talent name of “Precise Momentum” has been updated in “Sun Wukong’s Momentum” to avoid naming inconsistency.
The “Monkey See, Monkey Do” talent has been updated in “Monkey See”, and the clone can now use just The Magic Cudgel (Dashing Strikes has been removed from the talent).
Susano
Our team has been hard at work designing a new talent to replace the Wind Runner minor trait since it is too strong and leads to unbalanced power spikes in aerial playstyle.
Talents
Wind Runner replaced by a new Talent: Windstorm
Attacks against enemies trapped by Swirling Tempest deal additional 2 damage and 20% knockback (Up to 6 damage per Attack).
Map Updates
Buff Pads have been added to the following maps for Knockout modes:
Spinning Spikes
Sinking Swamp
Rockslide Ridge
Spellbound Study
Spirit Shrine
Mystic Mayhem
Merlin statue has less intrusive invisible collision around it.
Big pillars structure now has even more form accurate collision. This should now also allow crater decals to sometimes not be visible.
Bug Fixes
We also fixed a bunch of bugs again! Here’s a list of highlights:
Character Select now by default highlights the favorite God (or last played God if there is no favorite) instead of Amaterasu.
Added a gamepad key binding option for resetting the camera (default is right stick click).
3vAI switched to Knockout instead of Arcade
Fixed where Loki was playing his Enemy Knockout voice lines when an ally is knocked out
Fixed an issue where Amaterasu’s uppercut was sometimes putting her to be behind the target
Changed the name of the Arcade custom tab to 3v3 custom
Fixed an issue where players did not receive daily login rewards if they were loaded into the tutorial.
Fixed where AI Thor’s Ability 1 wasn’t displaying the warning
Fixed a controller issue where changing god in practice rooms changes god for the AI
Fixed where Bots were unable to navigate onto the central tower when playing oddball on crumbling keep when nobody was holding the crown
Fixed where Oddball cooldown HUD failed to countdown in a custom arcade game
Fixed an issue if Ymir was standing right next to his wall then he could be hit by abilities thrown at the other side of it
EA Sports has released FIFA 23 update 1.000.013 today for next-gen platforms and PC. This is called title update number 9 and it includes bug fixes and improvements. Read on for the FIFA 23 March 22 patch notes.
FIFA 23 Update 1.000.013 Patch Notes | FIFA 23 March 22 Patch Notes:
General, Audio, and Visual
Made the following changes:
Added the UEFA Women`s Champions League (UWCL) to the Kick Off and Tournaments.
Added the National Women`s Soccer League (NWSL) to Kick Off, Online Seasons and Friendlies, as well as Tournament.
Added four new Women`s clubs:
Real Madrid C.F., VFL Wolfsburg, Juventus, and Eintracht Frankfurt
Updated some kits, star heads, competition bios, tifos, credits, logos, armbands, badges, anthems, substitution boards, stadia, balls, ad boards, tattoos, facial accessories, trophies, and pitch flags.
Added ten new signature celebrations.
Gameplay
Made the following changes:
Players with the Explosive AcceleRATE archetype now accelerate slightly faster during the early stages of a requested sprint.
When intercepting the ball while jockeying, the player is now better able to take control of the ball instead of it bouncing away from the player.
Increased accuracy of Driven Ground Passes made to teammates ahead of the ball carrier, in situations where the passer is under no pressure from defenders.
Improved contextual logic when determining if a Standing Tackle request should lead to a defending player performing a Standing Tackle or a Push/Pull.
This change will result in more Standing Tackles being performed than Pushes or Pulls, in some situations.
Slightly increased the likelihood of a knuckleball shot occurring when requesting a Power Shot.
Decreased the speed that the ball can travel at from a free kick taken with the outside of the foot.
Slightly decreased the range required for a defender to attempt a tackle without being requested to do so.
Increased consistency of flicking the ball if the ball was in the air.
Addressed the following issues:
In some cases, a player could take longer than intended to start sprinting with the ball when a sprint was requested.
Goalkeepers could have sometimes anticipated shots too quickly.
This was most noticeable in 1 on 1 situations.
Improved referee logic when determining potential penalty kick fouls near the edge of the box.
In rare cases, the camera would not position itself as intended for penalty kicks.
When performing a tackle near the touchline, defenders could sometimes kick the ball out of play more often than intended.
FIFA Ultimate Team™
Addressed the following issue:
A stability issue could occur in Co-Op Friendlies.
EA Sports has released FIFA 23 update 1.12 today for PS4 and Xbox One. This update comes with several gameplay improvements and fixes. Check out the FIFA 23 Title Update 9 patch notes for March 22 below.
FIFA 23 Update 1.12 Patch Notes | FIFA 23 Title Update 9 Patch Notes | FIFA 23 March 22 Patch Notes:
General, Audio, and Visual
Made the following changes:
Added the UEFA Women`s Champions League (UWCL) to the Kick Off and Tournaments.
Added the National Women`s Soccer League (NWSL) to Kick Off, Online Seasons and Friendlies, as well as Tournament.
Added four new Women`s clubs:
Real Madrid C.F., VFL Wolfsburg, Juventus, and Eintracht Frankfurt
Updated some kits, star heads, competition bios, tifos, credits, logos, armbands, badges, anthems, substitution boards, stadia, balls, ad boards, tattoos, facial accessories, trophies, and pitch flags.
Added ten new signature celebrations.
Gameplay
Made the following changes:
Players with the Explosive AcceleRATE archetype now accelerate slightly faster during the early stages of a requested sprint.
When intercepting the ball while jockeying, the player is now better able to take control of the ball instead of it bouncing away from the player.
Increased accuracy of Driven Ground Passes made to teammates ahead of the ball carrier, in situations where the passer is under no pressure from defenders.
Improved contextual logic when determining if a Standing Tackle request should lead to a defending player performing a Standing Tackle or a Push/Pull.
This change will result in more Standing Tackles being performed than Pushes or Pulls, in some situations.
Slightly increased the likelihood of a knuckleball shot occurring when requesting a Power Shot.
Decreased the speed that the ball can travel at from a free kick taken with the outside of the foot.
Slightly decreased the range required for a defender to attempt a tackle without being requested to do so.
Increased consistency of flicking the ball if the ball was in the air.
Addressed the following issues:
In some cases, a player could take longer than intended to start sprinting with the ball when a sprint was requested.
Goalkeepers could have sometimes anticipated shots too quickly.
This was most noticeable in 1 on 1 situations.
Improved referee logic when determining potential penalty kick fouls near the edge of the box.
In rare cases, the camera would not position itself as intended for penalty kicks.
When performing a tackle near the touchline, defenders could sometimes kick the ball out of play more often than intended.
FIFA Ultimate Team™
Addressed the following issue:
A stability issue could occur in Co-Op Friendlies.
Smile For Me, the point-and-click adventure by LimboLane, is launching digitally next month on consoles. Smile For Me’s console edition release date is set for April 24 this year, with the Physical and Collector’s Editions to follow sometime later this summer.
The console version of Smile For Me was originally announced last year. You can take a look at the announcement trailer from last December below:
LimboLane has since announced the release date for Smile For Me’s digital edition, which is set to hit online stores for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. The game was originally released on Steam last 2019 and has since been very well-received among those who’ve played it, sporting an Overwhelmingly Positive score on the platform.
If you’re interested in nabbing the Physical and Collector’s Editions of Smile For Me, here’s the full list of goodies that you get when buying them later this year. Do note that these editions will only be available for Nintendo Switch, PS4, and PS5.
The Physical Edition includes:
A copy of the game
Eight stylized random Habitician trading cards
A high-quality 13-Sticker Sheet featuring characters and items from the game
A soundtrack download card for all those remastered tunes
The Collector’s Edition includes:
A copy of the game
Four Acrylic Standees
A soundtrack download card for all those remastered tunes
Happiness Fakts full-fledged desk calendar
Two inked stamps
A Smile For Me-branded microfiber cloth
All 24 Habitician Trading Cards
Nine unique window cling stickers
A high-quality 13-Sticker Sheet featuring characters and items from the game
A double-sided acrylic charm of Kamal
A gorgeous lenticular art card
A stand-out Collector’s Edition box
With the 2023 version of Smile For Me introducing new features and updates, the console release on April 24 may be a good opportunity to pick the game up again or try it out if you’ve yet to play it.
Media Molecule and Sony Interactive Entertainment have announced that Dreams‘ 4th Annual Impys Awards festival will begin with Dreams Impys Week on March 20. The Impys Week will feature multiple behind-the-scenes developer and “coMmunity” artist interviews, as well as highlight reels from the past year and more before the 4th Annual Impys Awards show goes live on March 26.
Watch the Dreams 4th Annual Impys Awards trailer below:
For those unaware, Dreams is a game creation system developed by Media Molecule where players can control an imp character to manipulate objects and create games and experiences of their own choosing. The Annual Impys Awards are hosted by the developers each year to celebrate the “coMmunity’s” greatest creations.
This year for the 4th Annual Impys Awards, Media Molecule has chosen to expand the event into a multi-day festival. During the Dreams Impys Week, the studio will host several behind-the-scenes interviews of the game’s developers and coMmunity artists, showcase highlight reels of the comMunity’s creations over the past year, and broadcast additional content over the course of the week. The Impys Week will culminate with the 4th Annual Impys Awards show on March 26 (Sunday) at 12pm ET/9am PT/5pm BST/12am HKT on Twitch, revealing this year’s winning creations and creators.
Dreams can be picked up right now for the PS4 and the PS4 Pro on the PlayStation Store for a 60% discount until March 30. Those interested can also check out this year’s final Impys Awards nominees across 23 categories here.
Glitch Busters: Stuck on You, the upcoming lighthearted co-op shooter by Toylogic, now has an official launch date. Glitch Busters: Stuck on You’s release date was announced for May 23, with new gameplay footage as part of the release date announcement trailer.
Players will be able to team up with three others in an attempt to take down viruses and bugs threatening a vibrant online world.
As a co-op title, Glitch Busters: Stuck on You features various ways to interact with other players, including a magnetic system that lets you push or pull other players amongst each other. The gameplay footage showcases some of these co-op systems in action, such as a two-person mech mode and the ability to stack players on top of one another.
Toylogic, the studio behind Glitch Busters: Stuck on You, is a Tokyo-based company that has provided development support for games such as NieR Replicant, The Evil Within, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Unlike the darker themes of NieR Replicant and The Evil Within, however, Glitch Busters is a game that’s made for the whole family.
Glitch Busters: Stuck on You will launch this May 23 on PS4, Nintendo Switch, and PC, as well as PS5 via backward compatibility.
Rainbow Studios has released MX vs ATV Legends update 1.20, which is for more bug fixes. Players can also expect better stability for the racing game as well thanks to this title update. Read up on everything new in the MX vs ATV Legends patch notes for March 21.
MX vs ATV Legends Update 1.20 Patch Notes | MX vs ATV Legends March 21 Patch Notes:
Highlights
Resolved a crash which could occur when modifying Frame or Graphic kit colors in the Paint Shop.
Adjusted 3D positional audio on MX 450F to prevent engine sounds jumping significantly to one side or another.
Detailed changelog
Resolved a crash in Paint Shop when modifying some specific Frames and Graphic Kits which were updated in the previous patch. The crash only impacted players who had customized vehicles using those frames and kits using stock colors prior to patch 1.19.
Adjusted spatialization of MX 450F engine audio to return more output to “center channel” and reduce the side-to-side jumping most noticeable on some surround sound headphones.
Bandai Namco Entertainment has made quite a killing off publishing Souls games and even its own Soulslikes: the company has announced that Code Vein sales have reached over three million units sold worldwide across all platforms since its September 2019 release.
Bandai Namco Entertainment published FromSoftware’s legendary Dark Souls games for years before the release of Elden Ring, which sold over 16 million copies less than a year into its release. With 2019’s Code Vein, it sought to blend Soulslike gameplay with the animation style of its God Eater IP, replacing the infamous Undead with powerful vampiric fighters known as “Revevants.” Though Code Vein did not achieve levels of success comparable to Dark Souls, it is nevertheless a formidable game in its own right, as evidenced by the three million units it has sold since its launch.
If you’re trying to play and access Roblox but can’t, it’s not just you, as multiple Roblox down reports have surfaced this March 21! Yes, people, the game is having issues, and it’s happening to everyone on all platforms it seems.
Roblox Down With Server Issues Updates for March 21:
Reports have surfaced on Reddit regarding the outages:
Over on Twitter, the official Roblox account hasn’t acknowledged any downtime, with the last announcement regarding the game’s appearance at GDC 23:
One thing we’re excited for at #GDC23: meeting with some of the #RobloxDev studios and developers pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on Roblox. pic.twitter.com/NrQW6nnrC8
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