It looks like Need for Speed Unbound players will have to wait a little longer before they get to know more about the game’s first content update. An official post reveals that we won’t be hearing anything regarding Need for Speed Unbound upcoming content from the devs until March.
The announcement was made in a Reddit post that went over the game’s latest update, which introduced balancing changes and fixes earlier today. At the bottom of the post, it reads this:
As mentioned in December 2022, we will be delivering a series of free content updates that will include new features, experiences, content drops and more. We are currently working hard on delivering our first content update to Lakeshore and are looking forward to sharing more details with you in March!
The feedback, suggestions, bugs & issues you report – and your participation in the global Need for Speed community – continue to drive our ongoing work and we’re excited y’all are along for the ride with us. So, buckle up and hit the gas – the road ahead is wide open.
See you in Lakeshore!
As the post states that the details will be shared in March, it’s unlikely the content update itself will come out until March, too. For reference, NFS Unbound was released back on November 29 last year, so it’s been over a month without a content update. Still, Criterion Games and EA promise free updates and content, so at least you won’t have to shell out any extra cash when the updates drop.
The upcoming Developer Direct show is almost here, and a recent leak may have just revealed one of the games that will be announced during the event. Called “Hi-Fi Rush,” it’s a shooter made by Bethesda alongside Tango Gameworks.
This isn’t the first time Hi-Fi Rush was leaked, either. A ResetEra thread from December of last year actually showcased the logo as well as some concept art of the game. At the time, ZeniMax was the company mentioned alongside Bethesda, but billbil-kun’s tweet reveals that it’s actually a collaboration with Tango Gameworks, a Japanese game developer under ZeniMax. Tango Gameworks was the studio behind The Evil Within and The Evil Within 2 as well as Ghostwire: Tokyo.
While waiting for the Developer Direct livestream, consider checking out our Ghostwire: Tokyo review to give you an idea of what Tango Gameworks is capable of. We gave the game an 8.5/10 score with the following verdict: “Tango Gameworks manages to embalm it’s player in a beautiful and enticing world that is known as Ghostwire: Tokyo. There is a sense of the unknown that shrouds this new, and interesting universe, and while I may have some issues, ultimately I believe the studio has laid out a solid foundation, for what is hopefully a start to a beautiful franchise. The story will get you hooked, but the world itself will have you staying, searching for answers to those questions you dare not ask.”
Blizzard has pushed out Overwatch 2 update 3.44, and this brings the Season 2 balance changes! Tanks such as Roadhog and Orisa get significant nerfs, which are listed in the Overwatch 2 January 24 patch notes.
The enemy final position distance from Roadhog after being pulled increased from 3 to 4 meters
Scrap Gun
Damage per pellet reduced from 6.6 to 6
Recovery time reduced from 0.85 to 0.8 seconds
Reload time reduced from 2 to 1.75 seconds
Maximum ammo increased from 5 to 6
Developer comments: These changes aim to reduce the frustration of dying in one shot immediately after being hooked and pulled by Roadhog. Chain Hook is still a powerful utility to forcibly reposition enemy players, so it will still often lead to eliminations. Its effectiveness will now be more dependent on specific hero matchups and how the hooked target is able to respond.
Damage
Sojourn
Railgun
Energy gain is no longer based on damage done by primary fire. Each primary fire hit against an enemy player now grants 5 energy
Primary fire damage per projectile reduced from 10 to 9
Developer comments: The energy gain adjustment will help smooth out Sojourn’s average Railgun charge time because it won’t benefit as much from critical damage or damage boost abilities. Hitting armored targets or other sources of damage reduction will result in quicker energy gains than before.
Previously, damage boosts and critical damage had an amplified effect for Sojourn since it reduced the time to build energy and lowered the threshold at which her Railgun secondary fire became lethal. The reduction to primary fire damage will further slow that down as well.
Support
Kiriko
Healing Ofuda
Recovery time increased from 0.85 to 1 second
Developer comments: Despite Kiriko’s healing projectiles being slow-moving and single target, her average healing output per match is higher than we’d like. We’ve seen players tend to get overly focused on maximizing her healing potential and only use primary fire for extended periods of time. Rather than reduce the amount of healing per projectile, which may lead to feeling locked into focusing on primary fire even more, we’re increasing the recovery time before she can start firing the Healing Ofuda. Increasing recovery times opens the opportunity to weave in secondary fire Kunai more freely.
BUG FIXES
GENERAL
Fixed an issue with the “Winged Sandals’ weapon charm’s ‘How to Unlock’ text
Adjusted footstep audio mixing to make enemy footsteps more audible
HEROES
Lucio
Fixed an issue with Lucio’s Hermes skin exhibiting incorrect physics
Reinhardt
Fixed an issue with Reinhardt’s Hammer appearing deformed during the Sweethardt emote
Sojourn
Fixed an issue where Sojourn’s Cyber Detective Skin would fail to load
Wrecking Ball
Fixed an issue with Adaptive Shield where it could be incorrectly applied before the cooldown was complete
Agree with the changes? This should shake up the meta quite a bit. Once more Overwatch 2 changes are out, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
Deadpool was just recently announced to join Marvel’s Midnight Suns as a DLC character, and we get to see what the Merc with a Mouth can do in-game via a new gameplay showcase. The showcase highlights Deadpool’s abilities and gives players an idea of his overall playstyle.
Deadpool’s kit essentially revolves around his resource called “En Fuego.” Here’s the full showcase:
En Fuego is a meter-based resource that you can build by K.O.’ing an enemy using his abilities. Once the meter fills, you get a stack of En Fuego, and this resets the meter. Deadpool’s abilities are amplified based on the number of En Fuego stacks you have, so your goal is to gain as many En Fuego stacks as possible to maximize his potential damage output.
As Deadpool’s kit revolves around him taking all the glory, you’ll want to build a team that provides support while Deadpool handles the damage department. This does mean that you won’t be able to run just anyone alongside Deadpool if you want to maximize his damage potential, so keep that in mind.
Another useful trait that Deadpool has is his passive called “Staying Alive.” This is unlockable by gaining friendship with Deadpool, and it lets Deadpool heal 15% of his max health every turn. The second level of this passive further increases the heal by 5% per En Fuego stack, so you’ll really want to ramp up those stacks not just for damage, but for survivability, too.
Deadpool is set to launch on January 25 in Marvel’s Midnight Suns.
MP1st is here to bring you the new Fallout 76 Atomic Shop weekly update today, January 24’s list of items for sale!
New Fallout 76 Atomic Shop Weekly Update for January 24:
https://imgur.com/a/WwvBmIo
Notable Items This Week:
Abandoned Mine Kit Bundle – 1500
Miner’s Delight Bundle – 1200
Brotherhood Bundle – 1260
Log Cabin C.A.M.P. Bundle – 600
Contemporary C.A.M.P. Bundle – 657
The Armory Weapon Paint Bundle – 1400
Encampment Fortress Bundle – 840
What is the Fallout 76 Atomic Shop?
The Atomic Shop is a microtransaction store which offers cosmetics, C.A.M.P. objects and more in exchange for a special currency called Atoms. Most purchases are unlocked account-wide, and may be accessed by any character on the account.
Some objects require an in-game plan to be learned in order to gain access, while other items are only unlocked for a single, specified character. All exclusive items are character-bound, and cannot be dropped or traded with other players.
The Atomic Shop is accessible at any time from the main menu, as well as the pause screen after leaving Vault 76 for the first time.
That’s it for this week’s reset. Is there anything in particular that interests you?
If not, there is always next week, which we’ll have covered, so be sure to check back in!
Destiny 2 update 1.072 is now out on both last-gen and next-gen platforms, and it’s for what Bungie calls hotfix version 6.3.0.5! This brings changes to armor, activities and more! Read up on the official Destiny 2 January 24 patch notes.
Fixed an issue where Shadebinder Warlocks couldn’t shoot Stasis projectiles during their Super.
Legend difficulty now grants progression toward various Triumphs and Challenges.
Year-5 Seasonal ritual activities now count toward ritual progress of all Season Pass Exotic catalyst quests.
Fixed an issue where the Ritual of the Season Triumph progressed with Heavy Grenade Launchers instead of Pulse Rifles.
CRUCIBLE
Rumble: Restored as a game mode and removed from the weekly rotation.
Showdown: Fixed an issue where revives where not properly displayed on the scoreboard.
GAMBIT
Increased reputation gains by over 50%.
GAMEPLAY AND INVESTMENT
ARMOR
Citan’s Ramparts:
Increased the cooldown of the Barricade ability while Citan’s Ramparts are equipped by 70%.
Increased the amount of damage players deal to a Citan’s Barricade by 25%.
Developer note: This change should decrease how often one sees a Citan’s Barricade in PvP, as well as add more opportunities for effective counterplay.
WEAPONS
GENERAL
Adjusted Deep Stone Crypt raid encounter rewards to favor Deepsight weapons that have not had their patterns fully unlocked.
Happy farming.
Updated Deep Stone Crypt’s Commemoration Machine Gun to properly allow Rapid Hit and High-Impact Reserves as crafting options, as well as Feeding Frenzy and Under Pressure.
This includes crafting support for the enhanced versions of these perks.
Fixed an issue where Tripwire Canary was not displaying the correct draw time stat in the UI.
WEAPON ARCHETYPES
Submachine Gun
General
Increased damage and aim assist falloff start at 0 range by ~30%.
Reduced damage and aim assist falloff start at 100 range by ~10%.
Adaptive
Increased critical hit multiplier from 1.44 to 1.5.
Crit damage goes from 16.2 to 16.9.
Precision
Increased Forensic Nightmare’s zoom from 13 to 14.
Pulse Rifle
General
Reduced aim assist falloff start at 100 range by ~10%.
Reduced damage falloff start at 100 range by ~5%.
Increased recoil by 20% on mouse and keyboard only
Lightweight
Reduced BXR-55 Battler zoom from 20 to 18.
Sidearm
General
Reduced the Season 18 aim assist falloff distance buff from 30% to 20%.
AIRBORNE EFFECTIVENESS
Primary weapons
Aim Assist
Reduced all additional primary weapon auto-aim (bullet bend) penalties by ~60% at 0 AE (i.e., reduced penalty from 1.2 degrees to 0.5 degrees) for both mouse and keyboard as well as controller.
Increased the precision angle (how far off target you can be and still have auto-aim help you land a headshot instead of a body shot) by 50% at 100 AE.
Changed the curve to be exponential, so you’ll get more benefit at high AE for both mouse and keyboard and controller.
Removed all additional Primary weapon magnetism (reticle friction) penalties, and at 60 to 100 AE you get a magnetism bonus compared to pre-AE (0.5 degrees at 100 AE) for controller only.
Reduced accuracy penalty for all Primary weapons.
At 10 AE they’re now as accurate as if they had an Icarus Grip mod slotted before Season 17. (Previously they reached this level of accuracy at 30 AE.)
Approximate reduction in penalty:
Hand Cannon, Sidearm: 60%.
Auto Rifle, Scout Rifle, Pulse Rifle, Submachine Gun: 20%.
Bow: 30%.
Special weapons
Sniper Rifles and Slug Shotguns
Reduced base airborne accuracy penalty by 50%.
Pellet Shotguns
Fully removed airborne accuracy penalty.
Airborne spread angle penalty is still present.
EXOTICS
Dead Messenger
Reduced splash damage against players from waves by 35%.
Dead Man’s Tale
Removed the damage penalty for 5 stacks of Cranial Spike.
Reduced hip fire and airborne aim assist cone angles by 25% on mouse and keyboard.
Reduced hip fire cone angle bonus scaling from 20% to 5%.
Reduced hip fire precision aim cone angle from 3 degrees to 0.8 degrees.
Reduced hip fire auto-aim falloff scalar from 1.5 to 1.1.
PERKS
Reversal of Fortune now triggers on two misses within 6s.
Fixed an issue where the Perfect Float perk could cause the Frenzy perk to activate prematurely.
ABILITIES
Increased the base cooldown time of the following class abilities by ~20%:
Towering Barricade base cooldown increased from 40s to 48s.
Rally Barricade base cooldown increased from 32s to 38s.
Thruster base cooldown increased from 30s to 36s.
Marksman’s Dodge base cooldown increased from 29s to 34s.
Gambler’s Dodge base cooldown increased from 38s to 46s.
Touch of Thunder – Storm Grenade:
Roaming Storm lightning strike damage reduced from 40 to 30.
Added a 0.24s delay on Roaming Storm creation after the primary grenade detonation.
Travel speed now begins at 1.5 meters/second and ramps up over 1.3s to a maximum speed of 3 meters/second.
It previously was a flat 3.5 meters/second at all times.
Tracking search range now increases in size over 2s after creation, rather than starting at full size.
Removed weapon stability, incoming flinch, and Shotgun pellet spread angle penalties applied to the player while sliding.
POWER AND PROGRESSION
Rare (blue) engrams no longer drop after reaching the soft gear cap. Equivalent Glimmer amount will be rewarded instead.
This update will be rolling out later today. Keep an eye out on @BungieHelp for when it’s live.
VENDORS
Gunsmith reputation gains increased by 25% to compensate for the lack of Rare engrams.
BOUNTIES AND PURSUITS
The Exotic Catalyst Quest Boost now applies to all previous Season Pass Exotic weapon catalysts.
Season of the Haunted’s gear Triumphs “Shape Opulent Weapons” and “Nightmares Take Shape” will now correctly track weapon shaping.
If you shaped one of these weapons and did not complete the objective for it, you can reshape the weapon with no changes (and thus no cost) to advance the objective.
Step seven of the Revision Zero quest “The Hidden Shape” will now correctly track weapon shaping.
Like the aforementioned Triumph, you can reshape Revision Zero with no changes to advance this objective.
Adjusted the pattern requirements of the “Report: Reverse-Lure” Exotic Glaive quest.
Recipe now only requires one portion of the required Wellspring weapons’ pattern.
Additionally, the first daily drop of a Wellspring weapon will have Deepsight.
Once unlocked on a character, each class’s respective Exotic Glaive recipe will be available for purchase on the Evidence Board.
Step four of The Witch Queen quest “Report: Relic-Data” now tracks weapon shaping.
The requirements for reshaping a weapon with enhanced perks have been temporarily removed.
Reshaping any weapon will complete this objective, regardless of whether the weapon has been upgraded with enhanced perks or not.
Step six of The Witch Queen quest “Reshaping the Enigma” will now track weapon shaping.
Like the “Relic-Data” quest, the Enigma quest step has had the enhanced perks requirement temporarily removed.
Reshaping The Enigma will progress this step regardless of the existence of enhanced perks on the weapon.
UI & UX
Fixed an issue where the Glorious Seal icon was inconsistent with other Seals.
Bungie has released Destiny 2 update 2.77 across all platforms, and this is tagged as hotfix 6.3.0.5! Same as always, players can expect to see gameplay adjustments and fixes to activities, weapons and more. Read on for the complete Destiny 2 hotfix 6.3.0.5 patch notes.
Fixed an issue where Shadebinder Warlocks couldn’t shoot Stasis projectiles during their Super.
Legend difficulty now grants progression toward various Triumphs and Challenges.
Year-5 Seasonal ritual activities now count toward ritual progress of all Season Pass Exotic catalyst quests.
Fixed an issue where the Ritual of the Season Triumph progressed with Heavy Grenade Launchers instead of Pulse Rifles.
CRUCIBLE
Rumble: Restored as a game mode and removed from the weekly rotation.
Showdown: Fixed an issue where revives where not properly displayed on the scoreboard.
GAMBIT
Increased reputation gains by over 50%.
GAMEPLAY AND INVESTMENT
ARMOR
Citan’s Ramparts:
Increased the cooldown of the Barricade ability while Citan’s Ramparts are equipped by 70%.
Increased the amount of damage players deal to a Citan’s Barricade by 25%.
Developer note: This change should decrease how often one sees a Citan’s Barricade in PvP, as well as add more opportunities for effective counterplay.
WEAPONS
GENERAL
Adjusted Deep Stone Crypt raid encounter rewards to favor Deepsight weapons that have not had their patterns fully unlocked.
Happy farming.
Updated Deep Stone Crypt’s Commemoration Machine Gun to properly allow Rapid Hit and High-Impact Reserves as crafting options, as well as Feeding Frenzy and Under Pressure.
This includes crafting support for the enhanced versions of these perks.
Fixed an issue where Tripwire Canary was not displaying the correct draw time stat in the UI.
WEAPON ARCHETYPES
Submachine Gun
General
Increased damage and aim assist falloff start at 0 range by ~30%.
Reduced damage and aim assist falloff start at 100 range by ~10%.
Adaptive
Increased critical hit multiplier from 1.44 to 1.5.
Crit damage goes from 16.2 to 16.9.
Precision
Increased Forensic Nightmare’s zoom from 13 to 14.
Pulse Rifle
General
Reduced aim assist falloff start at 100 range by ~10%.
Reduced damage falloff start at 100 range by ~5%.
Increased recoil by 20% on mouse and keyboard only
Lightweight
Reduced BXR-55 Battler zoom from 20 to 18.
Sidearm
General
Reduced the Season 18 aim assist falloff distance buff from 30% to 20%.
AIRBORNE EFFECTIVENESS
Primary weapons
Aim Assist
Reduced all additional primary weapon auto-aim (bullet bend) penalties by ~60% at 0 AE (i.e., reduced penalty from 1.2 degrees to 0.5 degrees) for both mouse and keyboard as well as controller.
Increased the precision angle (how far off target you can be and still have auto-aim help you land a headshot instead of a body shot) by 50% at 100 AE.
Changed the curve to be exponential, so you’ll get more benefit at high AE for both mouse and keyboard and controller.
Removed all additional Primary weapon magnetism (reticle friction) penalties, and at 60 to 100 AE you get a magnetism bonus compared to pre-AE (0.5 degrees at 100 AE) for controller only.
Reduced accuracy penalty for all Primary weapons.
At 10 AE they’re now as accurate as if they had an Icarus Grip mod slotted before Season 17. (Previously they reached this level of accuracy at 30 AE.)
Approximate reduction in penalty:
Hand Cannon, Sidearm: 60%.
Auto Rifle, Scout Rifle, Pulse Rifle, Submachine Gun: 20%.
Bow: 30%.
Special weapons
Sniper Rifles and Slug Shotguns
Reduced base airborne accuracy penalty by 50%.
Pellet Shotguns
Fully removed airborne accuracy penalty.
Airborne spread angle penalty is still present.
EXOTICS
Dead Messenger
Reduced splash damage against players from waves by 35%.
Dead Man’s Tale
Removed the damage penalty for 5 stacks of Cranial Spike.
Reduced hip fire and airborne aim assist cone angles by 25% on mouse and keyboard.
Reduced hip fire cone angle bonus scaling from 20% to 5%.
Reduced hip fire precision aim cone angle from 3 degrees to 0.8 degrees.
Reduced hip fire auto-aim falloff scalar from 1.5 to 1.1.
PERKS
Reversal of Fortune now triggers on two misses within 6s.
Fixed an issue where the Perfect Float perk could cause the Frenzy perk to activate prematurely.
ABILITIES
Increased the base cooldown time of the following class abilities by ~20%:
Towering Barricade base cooldown increased from 40s to 48s.
Rally Barricade base cooldown increased from 32s to 38s.
Thruster base cooldown increased from 30s to 36s.
Marksman’s Dodge base cooldown increased from 29s to 34s.
Gambler’s Dodge base cooldown increased from 38s to 46s.
Touch of Thunder – Storm Grenade:
Roaming Storm lightning strike damage reduced from 40 to 30.
Added a 0.24s delay on Roaming Storm creation after the primary grenade detonation.
Travel speed now begins at 1.5 meters/second and ramps up over 1.3s to a maximum speed of 3 meters/second.
It previously was a flat 3.5 meters/second at all times.
Tracking search range now increases in size over 2s after creation, rather than starting at full size.
Removed weapon stability, incoming flinch, and Shotgun pellet spread angle penalties applied to the player while sliding.
POWER AND PROGRESSION
Rare (blue) engrams no longer drop after reaching the soft gear cap. Equivalent Glimmer amount will be rewarded instead.
This update will be rolling out later today. Keep an eye out on @BungieHelp for when it’s live.
VENDORS
Gunsmith reputation gains increased by 25% to compensate for the lack of Rare engrams.
BOUNTIES AND PURSUITS
The Exotic Catalyst Quest Boost now applies to all previous Season Pass Exotic weapon catalysts.
Season of the Haunted’s gear Triumphs “Shape Opulent Weapons” and “Nightmares Take Shape” will now correctly track weapon shaping.
If you shaped one of these weapons and did not complete the objective for it, you can reshape the weapon with no changes (and thus no cost) to advance the objective.
Step seven of the Revision Zero quest “The Hidden Shape” will now correctly track weapon shaping.
Like the aforementioned Triumph, you can reshape Revision Zero with no changes to advance this objective.
Adjusted the pattern requirements of the “Report: Reverse-Lure” Exotic Glaive quest.
Recipe now only requires one portion of the required Wellspring weapons’ pattern.
Additionally, the first daily drop of a Wellspring weapon will have Deepsight.
Once unlocked on a character, each class’s respective Exotic Glaive recipe will be available for purchase on the Evidence Board.
Step four of The Witch Queen quest “Report: Relic-Data” now tracks weapon shaping.
The requirements for reshaping a weapon with enhanced perks have been temporarily removed.
Reshaping any weapon will complete this objective, regardless of whether the weapon has been upgraded with enhanced perks or not.
Step six of The Witch Queen quest “Reshaping the Enigma” will now track weapon shaping.
Like the “Relic-Data” quest, the Enigma quest step has had the enhanced perks requirement temporarily removed.
Reshaping The Enigma will progress this step regardless of the existence of enhanced perks on the weapon.
UI & UX
Fixed an issue where the Glorious Seal icon was inconsistent with other Seals.
Bungie has taken the Destiny 2 servers down for maintenance this January 24! During this time, players can expect to see hotfix 6.3.0.5 rolled out on all platforms.
Destiny 2 Servers Down Status and Updates for January 24:
Update 6: Bungie has release da new server-side patch to fix the server issues, though there are new issues that have surfaced! Read on here for details.
Update 5: Bungie has confirmed that the issue won’t be resolved until (maybe) 3-4 am PST on January 25. We’ll post updates regarding it once we know more,
We are testing a fix. Once testing is complete, we will deploy and verify the fix before bringing Destiny 2 back online.
We will also be rolling back all player accounts to their state as of 8:20 AM PST, prior to Hotfix 6.3.0.5 going live.
Update 2: Bungie has confirmed that Destiny 2 will remain offline until the issue with Seals, Catalysts and more are resolved.
Destiny 2 will remain offline while we investigate potential leads surrounding missing Triumphs, Seals, and Catalysts. We will provide a timeline for bringing Destiny back online as soon as that information becomes available. Standby for updates.
Update: Bungie has announced that they are taking the game’s servers offline again due to an issue with Triumphs and other stuff.
Destiny 2 is being brought offline as we investigate an ongoing issue causing certain Triumphs, Seals, and Catalysts to lose progress for players. Stand by for updates.
Sign-on and game integration features will be unavailable on web, mobile, 3rd-party apps, and the Bungie Store.
Players who observe issues should report to the #Help forum.
8:45 AM PST
-8 UTC
Destiny 2 will be brought offline for expected maintenance.
Players will be removed from activities and won’t be able to log back in until 9 AM PST.
Ongoing Destiny maintenance is expected to conclude at 10 AM PST.
9:00 AM PST
-8 UTC
Hotfix 6.3.0.5 will be available across all platforms and regions.
Players will be able to log back into Destiny 2.
Players logging into the game may be placed in a queue and may experience sign-on issues as background maintenance is still ongoing.
10:00 AM PST
-8 UTC
Destiny 2 maintenance is expected to conclude.
Console players who encounter issues updating to 6.3.0.5 should restart their console and try downloading the Hotfix.
Players who observe issues should report to the #Help forum.
Same as always, once the patch is live, we’ll update the article with a proper link out to it. If anything changes for the maintenance period, we’ll update the article as well.
Dead by Daylight update 6.500, which Behaviour calls the 6.5.0 update, is now out! This brings the Moonlight Burrow event alongside a host of gameplay adjustments! Read on for the Dead by Daylight January 24 patch notes.
Dead by Daylight Update 6.500 Patch Notes | Dead by Daylight Update 6.5.0 Patch Notes | Dead by Daylight January 24 Patch Notes:
Schedule: January 24th, 2023, 1 PM ET – February 7th, 2023, 1PM ET
From January 17th , 2023, 1 PM ET – January 24th, 2023, 1 PM ET, the lobby will undergo a Lunar New Year transformation. In addition, previously released Lunar Cosmetic Collection Outfits will be on sale in the Dead by Daylight in-game store.
PROMO CODE REWARDS
Jan 18: Dwight Fairfield – Lunar Rat Cap & The Spirit – Scarlet Edge
Jan 20: Jane Romero – Striped Top & The Hillbilly – Brutal Rat Hammer
Jan 23: David King – Striped Punk Pants, The Trapper – Golden Stinger & Nea Karlsson – Rat Print Top
LUNAR SALES
Select Outfits from previous Lunar New Year Collections will be on sale in the Dead by Daylight in-game store throughout the Early Celebration and the Moonlight Burrow Event. Please note that all in-game discounts are in Auric Cells only.
For a full list of discounted Lunar New Year Outfits, check out the in-game store for details.
In addition to these sales, on January 17th the following outfits will have Iridescent Shard prices added to the store:
The Deathslinger – The Oxen Bounty
The Legion – New Year Shoplifter (Susie)
Jeff Johansen – New Year Showgoer
Ace Visconti – Seasoned Gambler
Feng Min – Spring Festival
We’re also giving away the following Outfits as daily rewards for logging into the game:
The “Moonlight Burrow” Lunar New Year event starts January 24, 11am ET.
Archives
Tome 14 – BETRAYAL Level 1 opens January 25, 11am ET.
Archive Challenges:
“Dark Triumph” Killer Challenge: As The Executioner, Survivors who die inside a Cage of Atonement now award progress.
“Terrified” Killer Challenge: As The Trickster, Survivors hit by Showstopper blades no longer award progress.
“Near Miss” Survivor Challenge: Dodging Basic Attacks from The Oni and The Ghost Face (while crouched) now awards progress.
“The Engineer’s Guild” Survivor Challenge: Progress is now cumulative and no longer resets when the co-op action is interrupted.
Features
Quality Of Life
Survivor Activity HUD
The Survivor HUD now features an indicator that appears whenever they or their teammates engage in an activity. Activities include Repairing a Generator, being chased by the Killer, Healing, recovering from the Dying State, Cleansing or Blessing a Totem, opening an Exit Gate, or interacting with a Killer’s Power.
Merciless Killer
Moving forward, getting 4 Kills will earn the Killer a Merciless Killer rating, rather than the previous requirement of a double pip.
The Queuing Experience
Players are now able to browse the Store, The Archives and Daily Rituals, while queueing for a match. If they are mid-purchase when the lobby is ready, the game will wait for the conclusion of the transaction – though it will kick the player if the delay is too long.
While queued, Killers can browse their other Killers and change their loadouts and customizations. This will not affect their currently queued character, who remains shown beside the “Looking for Match” message.
Dev Note:Due to a potential disconnection during cinematics, we had to disable the viewing of cinematics when in a party or queueing for a match.
Wiggling
Following a period in BETA, the updated Wiggle system is now standard for all players. Rather than mashing the left and right inputs to Wiggle, it now follows a ping-pong Skill Check system.
Based on the feedback we’ve received from players – thank you very much – we have made a few adjustments to the system.
Controller input handling has been improved, which should allow Killers to respond to Wiggling more efficiently while carrying Survivors.
Survivors no longer shorten carry time by hitting Great Skill Checks. Instead, Great Skill Checks will increase resistance for the Killer.
The size of the Great Skill Check zone has been slightly increased. We’ve also updated the Wiggling sound effects for improved feedback.
Balance Changes
The Knight
Now that the Forged In Fog Chapter has been released for several weeks, we have updated several aspects of The Knight’s Base Kit:
While using his Power, The Knight is now forced out of Guard Summon Mode after 10 seconds.
While tracing a Patrol Path, The Knight’s Orb shrinks with distance travelled and disappears completely after 10m.
When The Knight creates a Patrol Path longer than 10m, he will gain the Haste Status Effect. The Effect’s duration depends on the length of the Path, beginning at 2 seconds and increasing to 10 seconds at the maximum distance of 32m. The 10-second duration was 6 seconds on the PTB.
When a Guard detects a Survivor: If your Patrol Path is over 10m, the time it takes that Guard to reach the Survivor has been decreased. This reduction depends on the length of your Path, ranging from the default 10% to a maximum of 25% if your Path reaches 32m. Basically, the longer your Patrol Path, the faster your Guard will move once he detects a Survivor.
Using a Guard to damage a Generator now grants an instant 5% loss of progress (previously 2.5%).
Add-On Updates:
Healing Poultice: When Survivors are within 24m of The Assassin when he spawns, their locations will be revealed for 5 seconds (up from 3).
The Nurse
The Nurse holds an interesting place in the Killer Roster. Though her Power can be challenging to master, she can be extremely deadly in practiced hands, especially with certain Perks that accentuate her mobility. While we don’t want to completely overhaul her, we have made some updates to The Nurse, including a pass on her Add-Ons.
In addition, The Nurse is officially the latest Killer to receive her own theme in the menu, as well as a new Terror Radius and Chase Music.
Base Kit:
Any Attack made after Blinking is now a Blink Attack, not a Basic Attack. This will impact how The Nurse synergizes with certain Perks, including those that trigger the Exposed Status Effect.
Add-On Updates:
Catatonic Boy’s Treasure: Reduces extra fatigue from Chain Blinks by 65% (was 100).
Dark Cincture: Increases movement speed after a Blink but before the following fatigue by 30%.
Heavy Panting: Extends the duration of a Lunge by 30% after more than one Blink.
Ataxic Respiration: Reduces base Blink fatigue duration by 7% (was 12%).
Fragile Wheeze: Blink Attacks inflict the Mangled status effect.
Campbell’s Last Breath: After reappearing from a fully charged Blink, The Nurse immediately Blinks again at full charge in the direction she is currently facing. This only works if The Nurse has a remaining Blink charge (was originally a half-charged Blink).
“Bad Man’s” Last Breath: Hitting a Survivor with a successful Blink Attack grants the Undetectable status effect for 25 seconds (up from 16). This effect may be only triggered once every 45 seconds (down from 60).
Kavanaugh’s Last Breath: When succumbing to fatigue, any Survivors within 8 meters of The Nurse are afflicted with the Blindness status effect for 60 seconds.
Jenner’s Last Breath: Once The Nurse has exhausted all her Blinks, The Nurse can immediately Blink back to her original position by pressing the Active Ability Button. Must be triggered before The Nurse succumbs to fatigue. After returning to her original position, one Blink charge is restored (added restoration of 1 Blink charge; this is a change from the PTB where all charges were restored).
Torn Bookmark: Adds 1 Blink charge. Increases Blink recharge time by 30% (was 50%).
Matchbox: Sets maximum number of Blink charges to 1. Increases The Nurse’s base movement speed to 4.4 m/s (was 4.2 m/s, no longer allows other addons to increase Blink charges).
We’ve also adjusted the following:
Improved feedback for the Spasmodic Breath Add-On.
Updated Blink recharge audio to give a better indication of when Blink charges are full.
Eyrie of Crows Map
Eyrie of Crows has received an additional balance pass to make the Map more fun to play for both Survivor and Killer.
The Map’s length has been shortened.
Generators are more evenly distributed.
The main building has been moved toward the Map’s edge.
The strength of certain main building loops has been decreased.
New tiles have been added.
Dead Zones have been reduced around the border.
The Exit Gate no longer inadvertently spawns behind the main building.
Certain rocks will no longer spawn close to Hooks, causing collision issues.
An alternate Generator has been added to the main building.
Bug Fixes
PlayStation
The PlayStation Store banner no longer remains visible outside of the store.
PlayStation players should no longer have trouble inviting or joining their friends in a match.
Windows Store
Players should no longer be unable to successfully purchase Auric Cells on the Windows Store.
Audio
The proper SFX will now play when a match is found.
The blood SFX will no longer play when a Hooked Survivor enters the Struggle Phase.
The Locker exit SFX is no longer unaffected by the Quick & Quiet Perk.
The Music no longer continues playing while a Survivor is being Sacrified.
Raised the volume of the Legion’s blood wiping SFX.
The Knight
The Knight’s Guards no longer get stuck in various places on the Mount Ormond Map.
Cold Iron Studios has deployed Aliens Fireteam Elite update 1.35 (PS5 version 1.035), which brings changes on how rewards are obtained, bug fixes and more! Read on for the official Aliens Fireteam Elite January 24 patch notes.
We know you’ve been busy thinning the hordes of Xenomorphs in the Cistern, Marines. Your efforts have not gone unnoticed! If you got the limited rewards, you’ve earned ‘em! If you haven’t, sadly, your time to collect is over. But that doesn’t mean game over. Starting today, the limited time rewards from the Winter Event have been replaced with new permanent rewards. You’ll want to boot up and hit the Cisterns again to look for those all new weapon colors, emotes, and a new decal.
Some weapons, attachments, and rewards have been adjusted, and you’ll notice those Horde Mode rewards menus are much easier to read.
Like you, we’ve also been busy killing bugs. Read on for the full report of everything in this patch, and then get back to business, jarheads!
BUG FIXES
REWARDS
In addition to the below changes to Cosmetic rewards, all Game Mode reward tables have been updated so that they share the same pool of non-cosmetic rewards. This means that all Perks and Attachments that were previously only available in some modes are now available in all modes. All cosmetic rewards are still only available from their unique Game Mode.
The following changes have been made to rewards in the following Game Modes:
Reworked the Horde Mode reward previews to better clarify possible rewards for each set of 10 waves.
Horde Mode – Ruptured Cistern: The Winter Event limited rewards have been removed from the Ruptured Cistern Horde Mode (Winter Constellations, Deep Freeze, Stay Frosty, Xeno’s Greetings, Let It Snow, Holly Berries, Antarctica Traffic Control, Icicles)
The following rewards have been added to the Ruptured Cistern Horde Mode:
THREE (3) NEW EMOTES – (Intense+)
Respect
Elaborate Bow
Fist Pump High
THREE (3) NEW WEAPON COLORS – (Extreme+)
Warped Mesh Assassin
Warped Mesh Ranger
Warped Mesh Freelancer
ONE (1) NEW DECAL – (Insane)
Peace Through Superior Firepower
Game Mode Reward Changes:
All Modes now share the same reward pool of Attachments and Perks. Previously, some Attachments were only available from Point Defense, some Attachments were only available from Restock Turrets, and some Perks were only available from Likasi Tower. All of these have been pooled together now. All modes now grant access to first tier of Attachment/Perk rewards when completed on Casual or Standard difficulties, unlock access to the second tier of Attachment/Perk rewards when completed on Intense difficulty, unlock access to an additional Universal Perk on Extreme, and unlock access to the final Universal Perk on Insane difficulty.
Point Defense Cosmetic Rewards: Rewards that previously only dropped in a specific difficulty tier, will now also drop in higher difficulty tiers. For example, if a reward used to be earned by beating Point Defense on Intense (and only Intense), it will now have a chance to drop in Extreme and Insane difficulties if the reward has not been previously granted.
Horde Mode – Likasi Tower Cosmetic Rewards: Now has two (2) additional rewards (Weapon Check emote on any difficulty, and Corpsman Up decal on Intense+ difficulties).If you beat a higher difficulty, and haven’t received previous tier cosmetic rewards, those can be earned if you have already been granted the rewards associated with the higher difficulty tier.
Restock Turrets – Tower Cosmetic Rewards: Now has two (2) additional Decals (Little Buddy, Substantial Value) available as rewards at Extreme+ difficulties. Additionally, if you are playing on a higher difficulty and win, and haven’t unlocked previous tier cosmetic rewards, those can be earned if you have already received the current tier cosmetic rewards.
Additional Hardcore Game Mode Reward Changes:
Hardcore: Point Defense – Quake: Attachment and Perk rewards that previously only dropped with a certain number of Points remaining active, will now also drop if additional Points remain active. For example, if an Attachment or Perk reward used to be earned by beating Point Defense in Hardcore Mode, with only 1 Point standing (and only 1 Point), it will now also have a chance to drop with 2 or all 3 points standing. Cosmetic rewards are only accessible if all 3 points remain active .
Hardcore: Horde Mode – Likasi Tower: Attachment and Perk rewards that previously only dropped at a specific wave threshold, will now also drop if additional wave thresholds are met. For example, if an Attachment or Perk reward used to be earned by successfully completing 10 waves (and only 10 waves) it will now also have a chance to drop at wave 20+, and Attachment or Perk rewards that used to be earned by successfully completing 20 waves ( and only 20 waves) now also have a chance to drop at wave 30+, and so on. Cosmetic rewards now also drop with similar behavior.
WEAPONS & ATTACHMENTS
The following updates have been made to Weapons:
M42A2 Scout Rifle: The 4 Star Perk now properly states that it lasts 5s, not 3s. This is just a text change.
2B1 Vajra: Now properly refreshes the duration of the 4 star perk when reapplied.
L56A3 Smartgun: Now has a special “target locking” function while aiming/ADS that prevents the weapon from firing if no valid target is found. This will prevent it from firing if no target is found, or if a friendly target is found on higher difficulties.
The following updates have been made to Weapon Attachments: NOTE: “Proc” refers to the random chance of bonus effects provided through some Attachments and Perks.
C34F3 Hamsa Null Compensator: Now also provides +10% Fire Rate.
Anti-Materiel Brake: Handling and Stability provided by this Attachment increased to +25%, up from +20%.
Extended Field Brake: Now also provides +15% Accuracy.
M12E1 Patna LiteMag: Now also provides +10% Handling.
Stabilizing Magazine: Now provides +10% Stability per stack, up from +8%.
Expanded Reserves: Proc duration increased to 5s, up from 3s.
Alignment Module: Now provides +10^ Stability per stack, up from +7%.
Smooth Bore: Now deals 20% more damage (up from 10%) to enemies that are at or below 20% health (up from 15%).
Dual Rail Booster: Now always provides +25% Damage vs Armor, instead of proc’ing a stacking Damage vs Armor bonus.
Servo-Assisted Armature: Now properly grants the stated +5% Movement Speed.
Bracing Armature: Now properly lists +40% Stability (instead of +15%) in the description of the Standing Still proc. (This is a text only changed)
Combat Actuator: Now properly states that it grants +4% Stability per stack, instead of +3%. (This is a text only change)
Hollow Points: The blood proc now deals the same amount of damage over 5s, instead of over 8s. Now stacks up to 3 times.
T22E4 Sargodha N-HANCE: Slight adjustment to the enemy highlighting while scoped to make enemies more noticeable.
C36B5 Karachi Overwatch: The slow provided by this attachment now properly interacts with the Technician’s Creative Pain Point Solutions perk.
T24C6 Sylhet Stalker: Now properly highlights targets while in scope view.”
ACCESSIBILITY
Added a setting that enables players to toggle the ‘failed to target’ audio of the Smartgun off and on.
AI
Increased the base damage for AI companion grenades to 4000.
ANIMATIONS
Emotes no longer work while a character is in cover.
AUDIO
The Twilight V.4 now has more consistent audio when firing
CHALLENGE CARDS
The Battlefield Salvage card no longer grants Credits or XP as bonus rewards.
The Rear Mounted Reloader Challenge Card no longer impacts AI companions.
CLASS KITS, ABILITIES, & PERKS
DOC: The Field Station Replacer will no longer fill additional trauma stations whenever another Doc with the same perk gets a kill.
DOC: Doc Rifle Mastery no longer increases Handling for non-Rifle weapons
GUNNER: Gunner CQW Expertise no longer increases Handling for non-CQW weapons.
LANCER: The buffs provided by the Muscle Memory Perk now correctly fall off 1 stack at a time instead of completely falling off when the character starts to move.
LANCER: Lancer Heavy Training now properly displays the increase to Handling in Weapon details.
LANCER: Lancer CQW Expertise no longer increases Handling for non-CQW weapons
PHALANX: The Phalanx Handgun Training Perk now correctly affects the Range of Handguns.
PHALANX: The Vanguard Perk now correctly applies the base 10% Damage Resistance to targets standing behind the Phalanx, in addition to the 10% applied while Shield Up is active.
RECON: Combined Arms Tactics now correctly grants the buff to nearby allies.
RECON: Rifle Mastery now properly increases Handling.
RECON: Recon CQW Expertise no longer increases Handling for non-CQW weapons
RECON: Rifle Mastery now properly increases Handling.
RECON: Recon CQW Expertise no longer increases Handling for non-CQW weapons
TECHNICIAN: CQW Expertise now correctly increases ADS Movement Speed.
Fixed issues with the Trigger Radius feature for grenades and rockets.
Fixed an issue with the fit of the Pala Lab Coat around the elbows.
Fixed an issue on the Masculine characters where certain hats would clip with the character head.
ENVIRONMENT
Fixed some areas in Ruptured Cistern Horde Mode that would sometimes cause a character to get stuck.
GENERAL
Fixed a crash that would sometimes occur during a level loading.
Fixed an issue where the Fabrication Reprocessor would sometimes cause a crash if used repeatedly.
UI
Fixed an issue where some attachment tooltips were displaying incorrect information.
Fixed an issue where the “Cannot Interact While Taking Damage” message did not always appear correctly for Client players.
Fixed an issue where viewing another player’s profile as they left would sometimes replace their name with your name.
Fixed an issue where the cursor could disappear on the character select screen.
Marvel’s Avengers update 1.000.052 is now out on all platforms, and this is for v2.7.2 that brings gameplay changes and bug fixes. Given the recent cease of support announcement, don’t expect any new content from this patch or any other moving forward. Check out what’s new in the official Marvel’s Avengers January 24 patch notes.
We’ve adjusted Exotic gear and the Ultimo-Stone minor artifact stat growth at Power Levels 167, 171, and 175, which we found were undertuned. An example of this new stat growth is that exotic 2 stat gear can reach 132 per attribute.
Pym, Cryo, Gamma, and Web status can now fully stack on either of Monica’s Exos in the final encounter of ‘No Rest for the Wicked.’
We added several collision boxes during the final boss encounter in ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ to prevent clipping through the room.
That’s not canon! Bucky will no longer appear in the Helicarrier as an NPC when you play as the Winter Soldier.
We fixed an issue causing vendors not to carry certain gear if the player was PL 180 or above.
USER INTERFACE
The file icon that is displayed in the audio file reward banner is no longer off-center.
The Winter Soldier’s ‘Winter Kills’ mission chain now properly displays all rewards.
COMBAT
Players can now switch between the Winter Soldier’s ranged settings without the Hero becoming stuck.
We added the correct sounds to Winter Soldier’s in-air Ultimate Heroic.
The Winter Soldier’s sound effects when using the ‘Stone Cold Kick’ and ‘Explosive Entrance’ skills are now correct!
The Winter Soldier’s ‘Soldier Tech’ Heroic Support Skill no longer provides an invisibility buff that exceeds the stipulated time
Spider-Man can no longer perform Wreckage Takedowns on Monica’s Exos in ‘No Rest for the Wicked.’
ART AND ANIMATION
Fixed a distortion on the chest crest of Hawkeye’s ‘Modern’ Outfit.
The Starbrand on Hulk’s chest when wearing the ‘1,000,000 B.C.’ Outfit now illuminates properly.
We fixed the face skin weighting on multiple Heroes to prevent facial rig deforming.
Fixed an issue where equipping the High-Caliber loadout on Black Widow only granted one pistol for both hands during Takedowns. “No Such Thing As Too Much” and “A New Kind of Trust Fall” will now switch Black Widow to her pistols if she’s utilizing High-Caliber, only for the duration Takedown, and revert back to High-Caliber once finished.
We adjusted Thor’s Unhelmed Outfit inspired by ‘Marvel Studios’ Thor’ to prevent clipping when performing certain emotes.
The Winter Soldier’s ‘Galvanized Stealth’ skill will no longer cause other players to turn invisible when his ‘United in the Shadows’ skill isn’t active.
Mjolnir and Undrjarn now illuminate as intended when the Mighty Thor uses the ‘Mjolnir Chat’ emote in Outposts.
GEAR, CHALLENGES, & REWARDS
Hulks ‘Lethal Support Cryo Administrator’ perk now grants the correct nanites to allies.
Iron Man’s ‘Support Cryo Boost’ perk no longer grants nanites when activating Hulkbaster, as intended. This perk should only activate Arc Overload and not with entering Hulkbuster.
The ‘Lethal Ranged Plasma Administrator’ perk on the new Cloning Lab gear no longer overrides the ‘Ultimate Lethal Plasma Administrator’ perk.
Crystal Dynamics has released Marvel’s Avengers update 1.76, which is tagged as patch version 2.7.2! As one might expect given the recent announcement, this one brings fixes and not much else. Check out the full Marvel’s Avengers update 2.7.2 patch notes below.
We’ve adjusted Exotic gear and the Ultimo-Stone minor artifact stat growth at Power Levels 167, 171, and 175, which we found were undertuned. An example of this new stat growth is that exotic 2 stat gear can reach 132 per attribute.
Pym, Cryo, Gamma, and Web status can now fully stack on either of Monica’s Exos in the final encounter of ‘No Rest for the Wicked.’
We added several collision boxes during the final boss encounter in ‘No Rest for the Wicked’ to prevent clipping through the room.
That’s not canon! Bucky will no longer appear in the Helicarrier as an NPC when you play as the Winter Soldier.
We fixed an issue causing vendors not to carry certain gear if the player was PL 180 or above.
USER INTERFACE
The file icon that is displayed in the audio file reward banner is no longer off-center.
The Winter Soldier’s ‘Winter Kills’ mission chain now properly displays all rewards.
COMBAT
Players can now switch between the Winter Soldier’s ranged settings without the Hero becoming stuck.
We added the correct sounds to Winter Soldier’s in-air Ultimate Heroic.
The Winter Soldier’s sound effects when using the ‘Stone Cold Kick’ and ‘Explosive Entrance’ skills are now correct!
The Winter Soldier’s ‘Soldier Tech’ Heroic Support Skill no longer provides an invisibility buff that exceeds the stipulated time
Spider-Man can no longer perform Wreckage Takedowns on Monica’s Exos in ‘No Rest for the Wicked.’
ART AND ANIMATION
Fixed a distortion on the chest crest of Hawkeye’s ‘Modern’ Outfit.
The Starbrand on Hulk’s chest when wearing the ‘1,000,000 B.C.’ Outfit now illuminates properly.
We fixed the face skin weighting on multiple Heroes to prevent facial rig deforming.
Fixed an issue where equipping the High-Caliber loadout on Black Widow only granted one pistol for both hands during Takedowns. “No Such Thing As Too Much” and “A New Kind of Trust Fall” will now switch Black Widow to her pistols if she’s utilizing High-Caliber, only for the duration Takedown, and revert back to High-Caliber once finished.
We adjusted Thor’s Unhelmed Outfit inspired by ‘Marvel Studios’ Thor’ to prevent clipping when performing certain emotes.
The Winter Soldier’s ‘Galvanized Stealth’ skill will no longer cause other players to turn invisible when his ‘United in the Shadows’ skill isn’t active.
Mjolnir and Undrjarn now illuminate as intended when the Mighty Thor uses the ‘Mjolnir Chat’ emote in Outposts.
GEAR, CHALLENGES, & REWARDS
Hulks ‘Lethal Support Cryo Administrator’ perk now grants the correct nanites to allies.
Iron Man’s ‘Support Cryo Boost’ perk no longer grants nanites when activating Hulkbaster, as intended. This perk should only activate Arc Overload and not with entering Hulkbuster.
The ‘Lethal Ranged Plasma Administrator’ perk on the new Cloning Lab gear no longer overrides the ‘Ultimate Lethal Plasma Administrator’ perk.
Behaviour Interactive has released Dead by Daylight update 2.71, which brings the Moonlight Burrow event as expected! Read on for the full event details and Dead by Daylight update 2.71 patch notes.
Dead by Daylight Update 2.71 Patch Notes | Dead by Daylight Moonlight Burrow Event Patch Notes | Dead by Daylight January 24 Patch Notes:
Schedule: January 24th, 2023, 1 PM ET – February 7th, 2023, 1PM ET
From January 17th , 2023, 1 PM ET – January 24th, 2023, 1 PM ET, the lobby will undergo a Lunar New Year transformation. In addition, previously released Lunar Cosmetic Collection Outfits will be on sale in the Dead by Daylight in-game store.
PROMO CODE REWARDS
Jan 18: Dwight Fairfield – Lunar Rat Cap & The Spirit – Scarlet Edge
Jan 20: Jane Romero – Striped Top & The Hillbilly – Brutal Rat Hammer
Jan 23: David King – Striped Punk Pants, The Trapper – Golden Stinger & Nea Karlsson – Rat Print Top
LUNAR SALES
Select Outfits from previous Lunar New Year Collections will be on sale in the Dead by Daylight in-game store throughout the Early Celebration and the Moonlight Burrow Event. Please note that all in-game discounts are in Auric Cells only.
For a full list of discounted Lunar New Year Outfits, check out the in-game store for details.
In addition to these sales, on January 17th the following outfits will have Iridescent Shard prices added to the store:
The Deathslinger – The Oxen Bounty
The Legion – New Year Shoplifter (Susie)
Jeff Johansen – New Year Showgoer
Ace Visconti – Seasoned Gambler
Feng Min – Spring Festival
We’re also giving away the following Outfits as daily rewards for logging into the game:
The “Moonlight Burrow” Lunar New Year event starts January 24, 11am ET.
Archives
Tome 14 – BETRAYAL Level 1 opens January 25, 11am ET.
Archive Challenges:
“Dark Triumph” Killer Challenge: As The Executioner, Survivors who die inside a Cage of Atonement now award progress.
“Terrified” Killer Challenge: As The Trickster, Survivors hit by Showstopper blades no longer award progress.
“Near Miss” Survivor Challenge: Dodging Basic Attacks from The Oni and The Ghost Face (while crouched) now awards progress.
“The Engineer’s Guild” Survivor Challenge: Progress is now cumulative and no longer resets when the co-op action is interrupted.
Features
Quality Of Life
Survivor Activity HUD
The Survivor HUD now features an indicator that appears whenever they or their teammates engage in an activity. Activities include Repairing a Generator, being chased by the Killer, Healing, recovering from the Dying State, Cleansing or Blessing a Totem, opening an Exit Gate, or interacting with a Killer’s Power.
Merciless Killer
Moving forward, getting 4 Kills will earn the Killer a Merciless Killer rating, rather than the previous requirement of a double pip.
The Queuing Experience
Players are now able to browse the Store, The Archives and Daily Rituals, while queueing for a match. If they are mid-purchase when the lobby is ready, the game will wait for the conclusion of the transaction – though it will kick the player if the delay is too long.
While queued, Killers can browse their other Killers and change their loadouts and customizations. This will not affect their currently queued character, who remains shown beside the “Looking for Match” message.
Dev Note:Due to a potential disconnection during cinematics, we had to disable the viewing of cinematics when in a party or queueing for a match.
Wiggling
Following a period in BETA, the updated Wiggle system is now standard for all players. Rather than mashing the left and right inputs to Wiggle, it now follows a ping-pong Skill Check system.
Based on the feedback we’ve received from players – thank you very much – we have made a few adjustments to the system.
Controller input handling has been improved, which should allow Killers to respond to Wiggling more efficiently while carrying Survivors.
Survivors no longer shorten carry time by hitting Great Skill Checks. Instead, Great Skill Checks will increase resistance for the Killer.
The size of the Great Skill Check zone has been slightly increased. We’ve also updated the Wiggling sound effects for improved feedback.
Balance Changes
The Knight
Now that the Forged In Fog Chapter has been released for several weeks, we have updated several aspects of The Knight’s Base Kit:
While using his Power, The Knight is now forced out of Guard Summon Mode after 10 seconds.
While tracing a Patrol Path, The Knight’s Orb shrinks with distance travelled and disappears completely after 10m.
When The Knight creates a Patrol Path longer than 10m, he will gain the Haste Status Effect. The Effect’s duration depends on the length of the Path, beginning at 2 seconds and increasing to 10 seconds at the maximum distance of 32m. The 10-second duration was 6 seconds on the PTB.
When a Guard detects a Survivor: If your Patrol Path is over 10m, the time it takes that Guard to reach the Survivor has been decreased. This reduction depends on the length of your Path, ranging from the default 10% to a maximum of 25% if your Path reaches 32m. Basically, the longer your Patrol Path, the faster your Guard will move once he detects a Survivor.
Using a Guard to damage a Generator now grants an instant 5% loss of progress (previously 2.5%).
Add-On Updates:
Healing Poultice: When Survivors are within 24m of The Assassin when he spawns, their locations will be revealed for 5 seconds (up from 3).
The Nurse
The Nurse holds an interesting place in the Killer Roster. Though her Power can be challenging to master, she can be extremely deadly in practiced hands, especially with certain Perks that accentuate her mobility. While we don’t want to completely overhaul her, we have made some updates to The Nurse, including a pass on her Add-Ons.
In addition, The Nurse is officially the latest Killer to receive her own theme in the menu, as well as a new Terror Radius and Chase Music.
Base Kit:
Any Attack made after Blinking is now a Blink Attack, not a Basic Attack. This will impact how The Nurse synergizes with certain Perks, including those that trigger the Exposed Status Effect.
Add-On Updates:
Catatonic Boy’s Treasure: Reduces extra fatigue from Chain Blinks by 65% (was 100).
Dark Cincture: Increases movement speed after a Blink but before the following fatigue by 30%.
Heavy Panting: Extends the duration of a Lunge by 30% after more than one Blink.
Ataxic Respiration: Reduces base Blink fatigue duration by 7% (was 12%).
Fragile Wheeze: Blink Attacks inflict the Mangled status effect.
Campbell’s Last Breath: After reappearing from a fully charged Blink, The Nurse immediately Blinks again at full charge in the direction she is currently facing. This only works if The Nurse has a remaining Blink charge (was originally a half-charged Blink).
“Bad Man’s” Last Breath: Hitting a Survivor with a successful Blink Attack grants the Undetectable status effect for 25 seconds (up from 16). This effect may be only triggered once every 45 seconds (down from 60).
Kavanaugh’s Last Breath: When succumbing to fatigue, any Survivors within 8 meters of The Nurse are afflicted with the Blindness status effect for 60 seconds.
Jenner’s Last Breath: Once The Nurse has exhausted all her Blinks, The Nurse can immediately Blink back to her original position by pressing the Active Ability Button. Must be triggered before The Nurse succumbs to fatigue. After returning to her original position, one Blink charge is restored (added restoration of 1 Blink charge; this is a change from the PTB where all charges were restored).
Torn Bookmark: Adds 1 Blink charge. Increases Blink recharge time by 30% (was 50%).
Matchbox: Sets maximum number of Blink charges to 1. Increases The Nurse’s base movement speed to 4.4 m/s (was 4.2 m/s, no longer allows other addons to increase Blink charges).
We’ve also adjusted the following:
Improved feedback for the Spasmodic Breath Add-On.
Updated Blink recharge audio to give a better indication of when Blink charges are full.
Eyrie of Crows Map
Eyrie of Crows has received an additional balance pass to make the Map more fun to play for both Survivor and Killer.
The Map’s length has been shortened.
Generators are more evenly distributed.
The main building has been moved toward the Map’s edge.
The strength of certain main building loops has been decreased.
New tiles have been added.
Dead Zones have been reduced around the border.
The Exit Gate no longer inadvertently spawns behind the main building.
Certain rocks will no longer spawn close to Hooks, causing collision issues.
An alternate Generator has been added to the main building.
Bug Fixes
PlayStation
The PlayStation Store banner no longer remains visible outside of the store.
PlayStation players should no longer have trouble inviting or joining their friends in a match.
Windows Store
Players should no longer be unable to successfully purchase Auric Cells on the Windows Store.
Audio
The proper SFX will now play when a match is found.
The blood SFX will no longer play when a Hooked Survivor enters the Struggle Phase.
The Locker exit SFX is no longer unaffected by the Quick & Quiet Perk.
The Music no longer continues playing while a Survivor is being Sacrified.
Raised the volume of the Legion’s blood wiping SFX.
The Knight
The Knight’s Guards no longer get stuck in various places on the Mount Ormond Map.
The Knight’s guards are no longer incapable of traversing certain passages on the Mount Ormond Map.
The Knight’s feet are officially animated in the first-person perspective when attacking or looking down.
Fixed an issue that caused the Knight and The Spirit to see the Potential Energy VFX and Refined Serum VFX while in Path creation mode and Phase Walking respectively.
The Knight’s Power no longer becomes unusable when using the order system immediately after entering Patrol mode.
The Knight will no longer be able to perform actions from unintended distances immediately after using Guardia Compagnia.
The Knight will no longer receive a permanent 5% Haste Status Effect upon creating a Guard Path under than 10m.
Fixed an issue that caused The Knight entering Path Creation Mode to trigger Make Your Choice while standing beside a Hook.
The Spirit
The Spirit’s weapon retracting animation no longer speeds up.
The Spirit’s hair is no longer missing from a Spectator’s point of view during a Custom Match.
The Twins
Switching between Charlotte and Victor will no longer lead to an unexpected black screen.
Fixed an issue where Charlotte would be unable to move after switching control from Victor.
The Undetectable Visual Effect is no longer missing while using the Silencing Cloth Add-On.
The Plague:
Unstable Rifts can no longer become infected by a Survivor infected by The Plague’s Power.
Survivor Perks & Gameplay
Flashbangs no longer spin while in a Survivor’s hand.
When the Circle of Healing Boon is snuffed, Survivors in its radius no longer fail their ongoing Skill Checks.
Survivors can no longer drop a Flashbang Grenade while getting Healed.
Firecrackers and Flashbangs now trigger as intended when thrown against a wall.
Object of Obsession now properly increases the chances of players becoming the Obsession at the start of a match.
Potential Energy should no longer remain on the Survivor after certain Killers use their Power.
Killer Perks
Fixed an issue where Hex: No One Escapes Death’s Aura remains active if first blessed by a survivor, then snuffed by a killer.
Resolved Hex: Huntress inconsistencies between SFX and UI.
Maps
Fixed an impassable passage between cedar walls on the Badham Preschool IV Map.
Survivors can no longer use momentum to vault onto a ledge of the Pale Rose’s Ferry.
A specific Generator on the Garden of Joy Map is no longer inaccessible from one side.
Placeholder textures have been removed from the Disturbed Ward Map.
Misc:
Special Cosmetics such as the Vial Charms will now appear in-game consistently.
The Killer player can no longer join a lobby with an unintended character.
Players can no longer use an exploit to play with more than 4 Perks.
Bots no longer get stuck on thin air.
Force-quitting the game no longer causes a crash.
The splash screen no longer causes a crash.
Customizations equipped in the store are now immediately visible to all party members.
Survivor Bots no longer attempt to blind The Knight’s guards.
Applied a tentative fix to an issue causing lag spikes for players with both a mouse and controller connected.
Resolved an issue in the Shrine of Secrets where a Perk would display as “available” even after purchasing it.
The menu is no longer accessible while interacting with the EULA or Privacy Policy popup.
The Alert Reward popup no longer blocks inputs on the Menu.
Players should now gain proper progress on the achievement “Milk ‘n’ Cookies.”
Wiggle Skill Check responsiveness has been improved.
Survivor hair is no longer wonky during the Hook death animation.
The Entity Spikes at the Exit Gates should now appear as intended.
Fixed an issue causing the Dissolve VFX not to not appear when a Breakable Wall is destroyed.
Bug Fixes from PTB
The Cannibal’s Perk Names have been corrected.
The Artist’s legs now move correctly while rotating in place.
Grabbing a Vaulting female Survivor as The Spirit no longer causes clipping issues.
As The Legion, Julie and Susie’s Tally Screen animation has been corrected.
A visual progression issue affecting select Tomes on Archive Compendium menu has been corrected.
Pop-ups should no longer overlap incorrectly when opened.
Improved accuracy of the Survivor Activity Indicator while in Spectate Mode.
The intensity of the Nurse’s Spasmodic Breath vignette has been reduced.
The Knight’s Undetectable vignette will now appear as intended.
Maps
Bots no longer get stuck on a pallet in Wreckers’ Yard.
A placeholder Hill tile no longer spawns in the Crotus Prenn Asylum.
The Eyrie of Crows Killer shack Pallet no longer traps Killers or causes unintended interactions.
The Legion no longer vaults incorrectly during Feral Frenzy in the Eyrie Of Crows.
Crawling underneath the Raccoon City Police Department main hall desk no longer prevents Killers from picking you up.
The Raccoon City Police Department basement light no longer clips through the stairs.
Players will no longer land on top of a desk when falling through the hole in the Raccoon City Police Department’s second floor.
The Knight’s guards no longer get stuck in the doorway of the Raccoon City Police Department’s main hall.
The Pale Rose no longer has a spot where Survivors can avoid being picked up.
Killers can no longer accidentally land on top of a Pallet in the Midwich Elementary School.
The Pig
Survivors can no longer re-interact with the Jigsaw Box after attempting to remove a Reverse Bear Trap.
The Knight
A Knight’s Guard that previously attacked a Survivor will no longer play an Attack animation after breaking a Wall or Pallet.
Improved The Knight’s Guard’s pathing around select Mount Ormond Resort ski racks.
The Knight’s Guards’ feet no longer clip into the floor.
The Twins
Charlotte no longer has a higher-than-intended movement speed boost when switching from Victor after having previously woken up as Charlotte.
Charlotte can no longer perform any actions during her wake-up animation.
The Twins may lose all functionality if stunned while unbinding.
The Nurse
The Heavy Panting Add-On now extends The Nurse’s Lunge duration after the second Blink as intended.
The Nightmare
When playing as The Nightmare, red arrows no longer appear above Generators during the intro screen.
The Nightmare is no longer unable to use Dream Snares.
The Legion
The Julie’s Mixtape Add-On no longer allows the The Legion to attack twice in quick succession after recovering from a stun.
The Trapper
The Trapper grabbing Dwight from a Locker no longer triggers a Skill Check.
The Executioner
Injuring a Survivor from up close using Punishment of the Damned no longer now gives the Punishment score event.
Killer Perks & Gameplay
Terminus now displays a cooldown for Survivors after opening the Exit Gate.
Special Attack Lunges no longer inadvertently trigger Coup De Grace.
Whispers now works as intended.
Killers no longer bypass the Decisive Strike Stun if the Survivor is dropped before the Skill Check.
Nowhere To Hide now reveals the Aura of Survivors that were out of the range upon activation.
Nowhere to Hide’s effect is now properly centered on the Killer instead of the kicked Generator.
The Hag’s Daily Ritual Rite Of Flesh and Mud can now be completed
Survivor Perks & Gameplay
Wiretap now reveals the auras of The Killer while they are blinded by Residual Manifest.
Situational Awareness no longer reveals the player’s Aura against Lethal Pursuer.
Adrenaline no longer triggers every time a Survivor is unhooked after all Generators have been repaired.
Renewal no longer keeps charging when Survivors change states.
The Deep Wound vignette no longer remains visible at the Tally Screen when a Survivor escapes while in the Deep Wound state.
Survivors now gain Haste when grabbing The Knight’s banner as intended.
Survivors are now longer immune to The Deathslinger’s projectile during a fast window Vault.
Fixed an issue that caused The Survivor perk ‘Smash Hit’ may apply delayed movement speed bonus for the Survivor when The Nurse is stunned while charging its power
The Item of Obsession Achievement can now be unlocked without issue.
The Agonizing Escape Achievement can now be unlocked without issue.
Misc.
Players can no longer use an exploit to play with two copies of the same Add-On.
Entering the Archives during an Event while tracking a previous Event’s Archive Challenge will no longer cause soft locking.
In the “Survive with Bots” Tutorial, the Killer will no longer be unable to pick up a downed Survivor.
The Wiggle UI will no longer appear incorrectly during the Survivor Tutorial.
Added an outline to the Chat text to improve contrast.
Bethesda has released Fallout 76 update 1.72 during today’s maintenance on all platforms. There is no new content in this patch, and it’s mostly for bug fixes, stability and weapon adjustments. This patch also includes the illegal weapon mod removal according to the studio. Check out the FO76 January 24 patch notes.
The official patch notes aren’t out yet, but here are the weapon improvements included in today’s title update per Bethesda:
What does this mean for my weapons?
For a great majority of our player base, you will not notice any changes to your weapons. This system will detect weapon mod attachments placed on weapons that they don’t naturally belong to and cannot be obtained through gameplay. In addition to this, weapons with mods that we have removed from the drop pool previously in balance adjustments will also be impacted. This includes weapons such as Stalkers Shovel’s and Explosive Energy Weapons.
This implementation is to ensure that all players have the same advantages as you, whether this be in Events, Daily Op’s, Scorched Earth and more. All players must adhere to the EULA rules and regulations, and the terms of our TOS.
Weapon Improvements
Additionally, we’re making a few changes to existing weapons. A few of these changes being:
Assault Rifles will now correctly have the Rifle classification regardless of how it is modded.
Explosive bullets now only apply to bullets. (Railway Spikes excluded.)
Handy Buzz Blade’s will have greatly reduced VATS AP consumption.
Radium Rifles will have an increased rate to learn mods when scrapping.
Gunpowder is now categorized as junk/scrap.
Once the full patch notes are out, we’ll update the article.
Update: The full patch notes have been released by Bethesda!
If you’re having issues logging in to Fallout 76, it’s not just you. Bethesda has taken the Fallout 76 servers down for maintenance this January 24, which will also see the roll out of a new title update.
Update #2: Bethesda has taken the Fallout 76 servers down again this January 27! Read more about that here.
Fallout 76 Servers Down Status and Updates for January 24:
Here’s the announcement from Bethesda regarding today’s F076 downtime:
ℹ️ Tomorrow, 1/24 at 10 AM ET (15:00 UTC), @Fallout 76 will be taken offline so we can perform patch maintenance. Please keep an eye here or on Discord for updates: https://t.co/d3r02FsL1P
In the latest “Inside the Vault” blog post from the studio, it was mentioned that a new title update will be released as part of today’s maintenance. There won’t be any new content but rather, the patch will focus on bug fixes and will also include the removal of the illegal weapon mod.
Once the patch is out, we’ll update this article to provide a proper link out (or you can check our FO76 game hub once it’s live). As for the schedule, expect it to last for a few hours. Unfortunately, Bethesda rarely gives any proper timeframe on these things, so we can’t say whether it’ll take more than an hour or two. We’ll be updating the article for any new developments regarding the server outages, so refresh it from time to time.
Saber Interactive has released World War Z update 1.40, and this brings Horde Mode XL, as well as the free next-gen upgrade to current owners of the game per the previous announcement! Check out the full WWZ January 24 patch notes below.
World War Z Update 1.40 Patch Notes | World War Z January 24 Patch Notes:
New Features
Added Support for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
New Horde Mode XL with a new map for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S.
New Weapons Progression System.
PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5 save files converter.
New Content
Added Sai Knives.
Added Multi-Barreled Shotgun.
Added a New Challenge Mode for Horde Mode.
About Horde Mode XL:
Available exclusively on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, this new twist on the classic game mode follows the same rules you know… but scattered among the standard waves of enemies are special XL waves bursting with over 1,000 hungry, hungry zombies. You and your team will have to pull out all the stops to survive this overwhelming challenge.
In addition, all World War Z: Aftermath and World War Z players on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC get a free update today featuring new mutators for the standard Horde Mode Z mode, a revamped weapon progression system, and two deadly new weapons: the sai knives and tri-barrel shotgun. The sai knives are the perfect dual-wielding melee weapons to deal additional damage to special zombies, while the tri-barrel shotgun shreds zombies at close distances and can be upgraded from three barrels to four barrels.
That’s about it. If there are any other gameplay-related changes, we’ll be sure to update the article.
The (Rainbow Six) R6 Siege update 1.000.046 download has been pushed out by Ubisoft on all platforms, and this is for the Y7S4.2 title update! Expect operator changes, weapon adjustments and more! Check out the complete R6 Siege Jan. 24 patch notes below.
Burst growth increased: AUG A2, AUG A3, POF 9, LMG-E, 6P41, T-95, 417, AR-15.50, MK14
Burst growth reduced: CAMRS
TWEAKS AND IMPROVEMENTS
PLAYER COMFORT
Advanced controller options
Players on PC and consoles can customize their controllers’ aim controls with Advanced Controller Options.
These options can be found in the Controller section of the Controls option menu.
We’ll be listening to player feedback to further improve this feature and offer new options as needed
Bug Fixes
GAMEPLAY
FIXED – Most played Operators are not being chosen when inactive on the Random Operator selection screen.
FIXED – POF-9 recoil pattern isn’t displayed in Weapon Loadout screen and Shooting Range records.
FIXED – Button to access chat is not functional when Covert Voice to Text option is on during gameplay sessions.
FIXED – Match loadout when round begins sometimes does not match player’s loadout during character select stage.
LEVEL DESIGN
FIXED – Players can peek above the reinforcement at EXT Garage Balcony on Outback Map.
FIXED – Echo’s Yokai drone and Valkyrie’s Black Eye camera are able to scan the attackers at the “EXT Park” location immediately after they spawn when positioned on the ceiling of the 1F Lobby location on Nighthaven Labs.
FIXED – Multiple LOD issues on various maps.
OPERATORS
FIXED – Solis can’t shoot if SPEC-IO gets deactivated at the same time that Solis activates it.
FIXED – Caveira’s hair clips into her face in the Home section.
FIXED – Doc’s Stim Pistol is missing the keyword action reminder.
FIXED – While SPEC-IO is active, Solis’ arms and phone clip through the AR HUD when entering Observation Tool view.
USER EXPERIENCE
FIXED – Icon previews for loadouts do not load properly during the operator selection phase.
FIXED – No offers are displayed in the Gift to Friends section in Ubisoft Connect.
FIXED – Players can duplicate their account by unlinking an account and relinking to a new account.
FIXED – Players experience an infinite loading when attempting to convert any pack while also switching to a different one at the same time.
FIXED – Prompt to Apply Changes appears in Options menu despite no changes being made.
Ubisoft has deployed Rainbow Six Siege update 2.42, which is for the big Y7S4.2 patch! This brings a host of bug fixes, gameplay adjustments and more into the game. Read on for the full Rainbow Six Siege January 24 patch notes below.
Rainbow Six Siege Update 2.42 Patch Notes | Rainbow Six Siege Update Y7S4.2 Patch Notes | Rainbow Six Siege January 24 Patch Notes:
Y7S4.2 PATCH SIZE
Find the download sizes for each platform below.
Xbox One: 1.10 GB
Xbox Series X: 1.10 GB
PS4: 1.65 GB
PS5: 1.09 GB
OPERATOR BALANCING
TWITCH
Increased regular drones to 2 (from 1)
Removed Vertical Grip from F2
GRIM
Added 1.5x and 2.0x sights to Commando 552
WEAPON BALANCING
EXTENDED BARREL
(New) Damage bonus: increases weapon damage by 15%
PARA-308 (CAPITÃO)
Damage: reduced to 47 (from 48)
SUPERNOVA (ECHO, HIBANA, AMARU)
Damage: increased to 55 (from 48)
9MM C1 (FROST)
Damage: reduced to 36 (from 45)
AR-15.50 & M4 (MAVERICK)
Damage: increased to 67 (from 62)
Added 2.0x sights to M4
UZK50GI (THORN)
Damage: reduced to 36 (from 44)
AUG A2 (WAMAI, IQ)
Vertical recoil: increased upward speed.
Horizontal recoil: Long bursts now have an increased spread and tend to pull left.
Burst growth increased: AUG A2, AUG A3, POF 9, LMG-E, 6P41, T-95, 417, AR-15.50, MK14
Burst growth reduced: CAMRS
TWEAKS AND IMPROVEMENTS
PLAYER COMFORT
Advanced controller options
Players on PC and consoles can customize their controllers’ aim controls with Advanced Controller Options.
These options can be found in the Controller section of the Controls option menu.
We’ll be listening to player feedback to further improve this feature and offer new options as needed
Bug Fixes
GAMEPLAY
FIXED – Most played Operators are not being chosen when inactive on the Random Operator selection screen.
FIXED – POF-9 recoil pattern isn’t displayed in Weapon Loadout screen and Shooting Range records.
FIXED – Button to access chat is not functional when Covert Voice to Text option is on during gameplay sessions.
FIXED – Match loadout when round begins sometimes does not match player’s loadout during character select stage.
LEVEL DESIGN
FIXED – Players can peek above the reinforcement at EXT Garage Balcony on Outback Map.
FIXED – Echo’s Yokai drone and Valkyrie’s Black Eye camera are able to scan the attackers at the “EXT Park” location immediately after they spawn when positioned on the ceiling of the 1F Lobby location on Nighthaven Labs.
FIXED – Multiple LOD issues on various maps.
OPERATORS
FIXED – Solis can’t shoot if SPEC-IO gets deactivated at the same time that Solis activates it.
FIXED – Caveira’s hair clips into her face in the Home section.
FIXED – Doc’s Stim Pistol is missing the keyword action reminder.
FIXED – While SPEC-IO is active, Solis’ arms and phone clip through the AR HUD when entering Observation Tool view.
USER EXPERIENCE
FIXED – Icon previews for loadouts do not load properly during the operator selection phase.
FIXED – No offers are displayed in the Gift to Friends section in Ubisoft Connect.
FIXED – Players can duplicate their account by unlinking an account and relinking to a new account.
FIXED – Players experience an infinite loading when attempting to convert any pack while also switching to a different one at the same time.
FIXED – Prompt to Apply Changes appears in Options menu despite no changes being made.
Bat family players that can’t connect to Gotham Knights, don’t fret, it’s not a super villain that’s to blame, but rather, WB Games Montreal has taken the Gotham Knights servers down this January 24, and it’s for maintenance!
Gotham Knights Servers Down Status and Updates for January 24:
This is a pretty long maintenance period for the game’s servers during which time co-op won’t be available. Here’s the announcement from the devs:
Incoming transmission to the Belfry: We will be doing scheduled maintenance on January 24th between 9:00 am EST – 4:00PM EST – matchmaking, online services and co-op sessions will be impacted at that time. Thank you. #GothamKnights
Incoming transmission to the Belfry: We will be doing scheduled maintenance on January 24th between 9:00 am EST – 4:00PM EST – matchmaking, online services and co-op sessions will be impacted at that time. Thank you. #GothamKnights
As you can see, this is a long downtime for the game’s servers, which means players won’t be able to connect for seven hours. If there’s a patch released during or after the maintenance, which is sometimes the case for games, we’ll be sure to let our readers know. Ditto if the maintenance period is extended or if anything changes.
Players of Grand Theft Auto 5 (GTA 5)‘s online multiplayer mode, GTA Online, have recently found an exploit that could potentially corrupt your accounts. Fortunately, it appears Rockstar Games is aware of the issue, and the studio hopes to fix the GTA Online account lock glitch in an upcoming title update.
The glitch apparently allows hackers to change or modify a player’s stats as well as the ability to corrupt another player’s account, potentially resulting in a ban or deletion of your account.
As the tweet reports, PC players will want to play with their firewall enabled to be on the safe side. This exploit is pretty concerning as it can result in a ban.
Rockstar recently released a statement addressing the exploit, stating that a future title update should solve the issue.
We are aware of potential new exploits in GTA Online for PC, which we aim to resolve in an upcoming planned security-related Title Update.
If you think you might have experienced any related issues, please reach out to Rockstar Support: https://t.co/Yqqj0SEDwa
It’s worth noting that Rockstar did not state when this update would go live, but with an exploit as major as this, the studio will hopefully launch the update fairly soon. Until the update drops, you’re probably better off picking up another game or playing solo in single-player instead.
