The PSVR2 virtual reality headset’s release date has finally been announced by Sony: February 22, 2023. It will cost a hefty $549.99, even more expensive than the standard PS5 disc edition console itself.
Sony previously revealed an early 2023 release date for the headset, and that has proven true with the official PSVR2 release date announcement today. The PSVR2 Sense controller charging station will release on the same day, and has an MSRP of $49.99.
PSVR2 Release Date and Price Details | PlayStation VR2 Pricing:
Players can charge the PS VR2 Sense controller through a simple click-in design, without having to connect to a PS5 console – freeing up the console’s USB ports.
You can check out the impressive spec sheets of both the PSVR2 headset and the PSVR2 Sense controller here.
Eleven new games have been announced as part of the PSVR2 games lineup today, including Zenith: The Last City, After the Fall, Tentacular, and more. To get a better idea of the virtual reality experience with the PSVR2 headset, check out Sony’s official hands-on experience with titles like Resident Evil Village, Horizon Call of the Mountain, and more with the PSVR2.
Developer Mundfish’s upcoming action role-playing title, Atomic Heart, has gotten a release date of February 21, 2023. A new trailer for the upcoming title has also rolled out, which features some new gameplay snippets, a lot of gore, and everything in 2x speed. You can watch the new Atomic Heart release date trailer here:
A system failure at Soviet Facility № 3826 leads machinery to rebel against the people. You are Major P-3, Private Agent, and your task is to minimize the consequences of this ‘systems failure’ and prevent the leakage of classified information.
To succeed, you’ll have to do your homework and study every deadly foe to avoid becoming their next victim, for secret experiments have led to the emergence of terrifying mutants, implacable machines, and bloodthirsty creatures.
Alongside the trailer and the release date, developer Mundfish has also opened pre-orders for their upcoming FPS. Here are the pre-order editions and what all of them include:
Atomic Heart – Standard Edition ($60):
Exclusive Swede Weapon Skin
Exclusive Electro Weapon Skin
Game copy
Atomic Heart – Gold Edition ($90):
Exclusive Swede Weapon Skin
Exclusive Electro Weapon Skin
Game copy
Atomic Pass:
DLC
Exclusive Polymer Glove Skin
Atomic Heart – Premium Edition ($100):
Exclusive Swede Weapon Skin
Exclusive Electro Weapon Skin
Game copy
Atomic Pass:
DLC
Exclusive Polymer Glove Skin
Exclusive Zvezdochka Weapon Skin
Exclusive AK Weapon Skin
Artbook with additional info about the game
Once again, Atomic Heart release date is set for February 21, 2023 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, and PC. The game will also be available with Xbox Game Pass on launch.
Capcom has released Resident Evil 3 update 1.000.003, which seems to be for current-gen (PS5, Xbox Series X|S) versions only. While there’s no new content, expect some fixes to be implemented. Read on for the Resident Evil 3 November 1 patch notes.
Note that Capcom has not issued any official word regarding today’s patch, though we did include the latest update released for the Steam version, which was this October 6.
The following updates have been made to Resident Evil 3.
– Correction of typos in the porting credits.
– Fixed a bug that caused the helicopter to disappear in the scene where Jill shoots Nikolai.
– Fixed a bug in which the ‘TAA’ anti-aliasing graphics option was not functioning properly.
– Fixed a bug in which the ‘Image Quality’ graphics option was not functioning properly.
– Fixed a bug in which the ‘Light Reflection’ graphics option was not functioning properly.
I wouldn’t be surprised if the patch notes for today is the same as the one released earlier on PC. If we hear anything from Capcom, or see something important posted by the community, we’ll update the post.
Rocket League update 2.22 is out now on all platforms, and this expands voice chat controls, added a new setting for player-to-player trading and more. Read on for everything new in the Rocket League November 1 patch notes.
Rocket League Update 2.22 Patch Notes | Rocket League November 1 Patch Notes:
THE HIGHLIGHTS
Text Chat has been split out into three dropdown menus to enable finer control over what chat types you want to participate in: Quick Chat, Match Chat, and Party Chat
Expanded Voice Chat controls
Added a new setting to enable or disable player-to-player trading
CHANGES AND UPDATES
Changes to Quick Chat and Text Chat (Settings -> Chat -> Text and Quick Chat Settings)
Replaced the “Tactical Quick Chat Only” option with a “Block non-tactical Quick Chat” checkbox
When checked/enabled, only the following list of Tactical Quick Chats will be visible:
All yours.
Bumping!
Centering!
Defending…
Faking.
Go for it!
I got it!
In position.
Incoming!
Need boost!
On your left.
On your right.
Passing!
Take the shot!
When checked/enabled, you will still see tactical Quick Chats when they are used by players on the opposing team
Example: An opposing player uses the “Faking.” Quick Chat when it’s bound as a Compliment or Reaction Quick Chat
To prevent opponent quick chat from appearing, see below for Quick Chat dropdown menu instructions
Added a dropdown menu for Quick Chat. Dropdown options include:
Allow Quick Chat with Everyone
Allow Quick Chat with Teammates Only
Allow Quick Chat with Nobody (Off)
Added a dropdown menu for Match Chat. Dropdown options include:
Allow Text Chat with Everyone
Allow Text Chat with Friends and Teammates Only
Allow Text Chat with Friends Only
Allow Text Chat with Nobody (Off)
Added a dropdown menu for Party Chat. Dropdown options include:
Allow Party Text Chat with Everyone
Allow Party Text Chat with Friends Only
Allow Party Text Chat with Nobody (Off)
Depending on parental control settings for your account, you may not see all available chat options in each category
Replaced the ‘Enable Voice Chat’ checkbox found in Settings -> Chat with a dropdown menu. Dropdown options include:
Allow Voice Chat with Everyone
This allows voice chat among spectators in private matches
Allow Voice Chat with Friends and Teammates Only
Allow Voice Chat with Friends Only
Allow Voice Chat with Nobody (Off)
Depending on parental control settings for your account, you may not see all available chat options in each category
Player-to-Player Trading
Under Settings -> Interface, added a checkbox for “Allow Player-to-Player Trading”
This checkbox controls whether you can initiate or receive trade requests
When disabled/unchecked, you will not be able to trade with other players
Item Shop
When making a purchase, the account username is now displayed in the confirm purchase pop-up
Added text regarding the refund policy for items and bundles purchased with money instead of in-game Credits (ex: Painted Prestige Bundle, Season 8 Elite Pack)
BUG FIXES
[Xbox] Fixed stuttering and/or lag experienced by some players on Xbox consoles in the first 10-20 seconds of Online Matches
[Xbox] Fixed a bug preventing some players on Xbox from seeing in-game friend requests, Club invites, and Party invites
Genshin Impact update 3.2 “Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises” is now out on all platforms, and this will show up as Genshin Impact update 3.20 on PS4, and 3.200 on PS5. Read on for the complete Genshin Impact patch notes for November 1.
Below are the details of the Version 3.2 update “Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises.”
1. New Characters: Nahida and Layla
2. New System: “Replication”
3. New Equipment: A Thousand Floating Dreams
4. New Main Stories: Archon Quest Chapter III: Act V and Nahida’s Story Quest
5. New Enemies: New Boss, Dendro Hypostasis
More details can be found in the following text.
At the end of the article, Travelers will be introduced to the content adjustments and optimizations in Version 3.2 as well as the issues fixed.
〓Compensation Details〓
Maintenance Compensation: Primogems ×300 (60 Primogems for every hour the servers are down)
Issue Fix Compensation: Primogems ×300 (please refer to the relevant compensation mail for more details)
〓Scope of Compensation〓
Maintenance Compensation: Travelers who reach Adventure Rank 5 or above before 2022/11/02 06:00 (UTC+8).
Please claim before the end of Version 3.2.
Issue Fix Compensation: All Travelers who have reached Adventure Rank 5 or above by 2022/11/02 06:00 (UTC+8).
Please claim the compensation mail before 2022/11/05 06:00 (UTC+8).
Our developers will distribute compensation to Travelers via in-game mail within 5 hours after the update maintenance is finished. The mail will expire after 30 days, so don’t forget to claim the attached compensation in time.
〓Update Details〓
I. New Characters
5-Star Character “Physic of Purity” Nahida (Dendro)
◇ Gnosis: Dendro
◇ Weapon: Catalyst
◇ A caged bird secluded within the confines of the Sanctuary of Surasthana who can only see the world in her dreams.
◆ Elemental Skill “All Schemes to Know”
◆ When tapped, Nahida sends forth karmic bonds of wood and tree from her side, dealing AoE Dendro DMG and marking opponents hit with the Seed of Skandha. When held, she enters Aiming Mode, which will allow you to select a limited number of opponents within a limited area. When Aiming Mode ends, this skill deals Dendro DMG to these opponents and marks them with the Seed of Skandha. Opponents who have been marked by the Seed of Skandha will be linked to one another up till a certain distance. After you trigger Elemental Reactions on opponents who are marked or when they take DMG from Dendro Cores (including Burgeon and Hyperbloom DMG), Nahida will unleash Tri-Karma Purification on this opponent and all connected opponents, dealing Dendro DMG based on her ATK and Elemental Mastery.
◆ Elemental Burst “Illusory Heart”
◆ Materializes the Court of Dreams and brings forth the Shrine of Maya. The Shrine provides different effects depending on the Elemental Types of characters in the party, as follows:
• Pyro: While Nahida remains within the Shrine of Maya, the DMG dealt by Tri-Karma Purification from “All Schemes to Know” is increased.
• Electro: While Nahida remains within the Shrine of Maya, the interval between each Tri-Karma Purification from “All Schemes to Know” is decreased.
• Hydro: The Shrine of Maya’s duration is increased.
If there are at least 2 party members of the aforementioned Elemental Types present when the field is deployed, the aforementioned effects will be increased further. Even if Nahida is not on the field, these bonuses will still take effect so long as party members are within the Shrine of Maya.
4-Star Character “Fantastical Evening Star” Layla (Cryo)
◇ Vision: Cryo
◇ Weapon: Sword
◇ A Rtawahist student who specializes in Theoretical Astrology. Heavily prone to somnambulism and locked in a grinding war with sleep deprivation, the problem of restful slumber is a most troubling one to her.
◆ Elemental Skill “Nights of Formal Focus”
◆ Puts forth a shield known as the Curtain of Slumber, dealing AoE Cryo DMG. The Curtain of Slumber’s DMG Absorption is based on Layla’s Max HP and absorbs Cryo DMG with 250% effectiveness. While the Curtain of Slumber is active, it will create 1 Night Star that will be attached to it every 1.5s. When a character protected by this shield uses an Elemental Skill, 2 Night Stars will be created. Night Stars can be created once every 0.3s in this way. A maximum of 4 Night Stars can be accumulated at any one time. Once 4 Night Stars have been accumulated and there are opponents nearby, these Night Stars will transform into homing Shooting Stars that will be fired off in sequence, dealing Cryo DMG to any opponents hit. If the Curtain of Slumber’s duration ends or it is destroyed, the Night Stars will disappear. If they are already being fired off as Shooting Stars, these Shooting Stars will last until this wave of shots ends. New Night Stars cannot be created until the previous wave of Shooting Stars has been fired completely.
◆ Elemental Burst “Dream of the Star-Stream Shaker”
◆ Unleashes a Celestial Dreamsphere that constantly fires Starlight Slugs at opponents within its AoE, dealing Cryo DMG. When a Starlight Slug hits, it will generate 1 Night Star for nearby Curtains of Slumber. Each Curtain of Slumber can gain 1 Night Star this way every 0.5s.
II. New System
New Serenitea Pot System: “Replication”
In the Serenitea Pot, Travelers can generate Replicas to record the Furnishings arrangement of the corresponding area in your realm via the Replication System. Each Replica has a corresponding Replica ID. By using a shared Replica ID, other Travelers can replicate the arrangement of the corresponding Furnishings in their own Realm. If the Replica ID used contains indoor Furnishings, you can reproduce the arrangement of these Furnishings in the same mansion.
Note: To use the Replica ID, you need to unlock the corresponding Realm Layout area and have the required Furnishings. The owner of the Replica ID can choose to enable or disable the Replica sharing function at any time.
If your friend enables sharing of their Replica, you can go to their Serenitea Pot and generate a Replica to record their Realm.
◇ Unlock Criteria:
• Unlock the Serenitea Pot System and complete the World Quest “A Teapot to Call Home: Part II” to unlock the Replication System
III. New Equipment
A Thousand Floating Dreams (5-Star Catalyst)
Party members other than the equipping character will provide the equipping character with buffs based on whether their Elemental Type is the same as the latter or not.
• If their Elemental Types are the same, increase Elemental Mastery by 32.
• If not, increase the equipping character’s DMG Bonus from their Elemental Type by 10%.
Each of the aforementioned effects can have up to 3 stacks. Additionally, all nearby party members other than the equipping character will have their Elemental Mastery increased by 40. Multiple such effects from multiple such weapons can stack.
◆ During the event wish “Epitome Invocation,” the event-exclusive 5-star weapon A Thousand Floating Dreams (Catalyst) will receive a huge drop-rate boost!
IV. New Main Story
1. New Archon Quest
Archon Quest Chapter III: Act V “Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises”
◆ Quest Unlock Criteria
• Reach Adventure Rank 35 or above
• Complete Archon Quest Chapter III: Act IV “King Deshret and the Three Magi”
◇ After the Version 3.2 update, Archon Quest Chapter III: Act V “Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises” will be permanently available.
2. New Story Quest
Nahida’s Story Quest “Sapientia Oromasdis Chapter: Act I – Lingering Warmth”
Permanently available after the Version 3.2 update
◆ Quest Unlock Criteria
• Reach Adventure Rank 40 or above
• Complete Archon Quest Chapter III: Act V “Akasha Pulses, the Kalpa Flame Rises”
3. New World Quest
◆ New World Quest: “Next Time, On King of Invokations…”
V. New Enemies
New Boss
This boss’ attacks will create Energy Blocks. Pick these blocks up to recharge the Neo Akasha Terminal. Once it has energy, the Neo Akasha Terminal can be put to various uses.
Dendro Hypostasis
◇ A hypostasis that uses an inert shell to defend itself. It now displays abnormalities due to having been corrupted by some unknown influence.
When it is in danger, it will release Restorative Piths that have the properties of Tri-Lakshana Creatures. Use Dendro to revive these Piths and induce a Normal State in them to continuously cleanse the Dendro Hypostasis, and use Electro to trigger their Activated state and speed up the cleansing process.
Located at Land of Lower Setekh
VI. Other Additions
1. New Recipes:
○ Sumeru’s Puspa Café: Rose Custard
○ Nahida’s specialty: “Halvamazd”
○ Layla’s specialty: “Extravagant Slumber”
2. New Achievements added to the “Wonders of the World” category.
3. New Namecards:
“Nahida: Crescent”: Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Nahida
“Layla: Daydream”: Reward for reaching Friendship Lv. 10 with Layla
“Travel Notes: Fungus Land”: Reward obtained via the BP system
4. Adds some prompts for loading screens.
5. New Item: Nature’s True Fruit
Purchased from Tubby the teapot spirit via the Realm Depot after completing the Archon Quest “Secret of the Scorching Desert”
6. New Serenitea Pot Realm Layout: “Sublime Spicewood”
Unlocked after using the item “Nature’s True Fruit”
7. On the Celestia Server, testing of the “Past Quest Resource Management” function has begun: Travelers can delete the audio and video resources corresponding to the completed Archon Quests and Story Quests on mobile, thus reducing the size of the game. The deleted audio resources can be re-downloaded after deletion.
Travelers can do so in the “Settings > Resources > Quest Resources” interface. This feature has been tested on other servers in previous versions.
8. Spiral Abyss
Floor 11 Ley Line Disorders changed to:
• All party members have their Elemental Mastery increased by 200.
Updated the monster lineup on Floor 11 of the Spiral Abyss.
Updated the monster lineup on Floor 12 of the Spiral Abyss.
Starting from the first time that the Lunar Phase refreshes after updating to Version 3.2, the two Lunar Phases will be as follows:
Phase I:
Hailing Moon
When characters deal DMG to an opponent, a shockwave will be unleashed at that opponent’s position, dealing True DMG. Each Elemental DMG Type (including Physical DMG) can unleash a shockwave this way every 8s.
Phase II:
Lush Moon
When characters trigger Burning, Quicken, Aggravate, Spread, Bloom, Hyperbloom, or Burgeon on an opponent, all party members will gain 10% Dendro DMG Bonus for 10s. This bonus can be triggered once every 5s. Max 4 stacks. Once 4 stacks have been gained, when characters deal Dendro DMG to an opponent, a shockwave will be unleashed at that opponent’s position, dealing True DMG. A shockwave can be unleashed in this way once every 5s.
※ The above Spiral Abyss update will take effect from November 16 at 04:00 (Server Time).
〓Adjustments & Optimizations〓
● Enemies
1. Reduces the damage inflicted when the boss “Pyro Hypostasis” is in a Burning state and unleashes blazing punches or serpentine fireballs to hit the character continuously.
● System
1. Optimizes the Anti-Aliasing function on PC, PS4, and PS5.
2. After optimizing the Anti-Aliasing function, it will be possible to choose between “None” or “FSR 2” in Settings > Graphics on PC.
● Audio
1. Optimizes the sound performance of knocking down opponents and critical hits.
2. Optimizes the sound effects of some items and objects.
3. Optimizes the Japanese, Korean, and English voice-over for certain characters, NPCs, and quests.
4. Optimizes the Korean and English voice-over related to certain items.
5. Decreases the volume of Yae Miko’s footstep sound effects when walking, running, and sprinting.
● Other
1. Rana, Jeht, Jebrael, and Habachi are now correctly affected by elemental effects.
2. Updates the materials that can be added to the Parametric Transformer: added some harvestable items and some items dropped by enemies.
3. Adjusts the ore types at certain locations in the Sumeru area: some Magical Crystal Ore will be adjusted to Crystal Ore.
4. Adjusts the visual effects display of Dendro Elemental Reactions to reduce the load on system performance (including Dendro Infusion, Bloom, Hyperbloom, Burgeon, Quicken, Aggravate, and Spread).
〓Bug Fixes〓
● Quests
1. Fixes the issue of not being able to accept the follow-up quest “The Gourmet Supremos: Cleanup” from the World Quest “Gourmet Supremos: Within Our Duties” normally (After completing the quest, you can obtain the Recipes “Fish with Cream Sauce,” “Potato Boat,” and “Tandoori Roast Chicken”).
2. Fixes an issue with the World Quest “Equivalent Exchange Once More” whereby the number of quest items required to be submitted in the text did not correspond with the actual quantity submitted.
3. Fixes an issue whereby some characters can abnormally enter certain areas in the “Mysterious Ruins” Domain of the Archon Quest “Secret of the Scorching Desert.”
● Enemies
1. Fixes an issue whereby the range of some skills of the enemy Eremite Daythunder was too large.
2. Fixes an issue whereby when the enemies Hydro Slime and Large Hydro Slime applied the Wet status to the surrounding area, the area of effect was abnormally high.
3. Fixes an issue whereby the boss Aeonblight Drake has a small probability of abnormally leaving combat under certain circumstances.
4. Fixes an issue whereby the Elemental Burst animation of some characters (e.g. Raiden Shogun) have a small probability of displaying abnormally when fighting the bosses Aeonblight Drake and Jadeplume Terrorshroom.
● Characters
1. Fixes an issue whereby some characters would stop swimming or float in the air abnormally under certain circumstances.
2. Fixes an issue whereby the special effects and some effects of Rain Swords generated by Xingqiu’s Elemental Skill were abnormally missing when Xingqiu triggered his Elemental Skill after the Rain Swords generated by his Elemental Burst disappeared.
3. Fixes an issue in Co-Op Mode whereby when Diona unleashes her Elemental Skill, if Diona leaves the field while Icy Paws is flying, the effect “Creates a shield for other nearby characters on the field” from her Lv.2 Constellation will not apply normally.
4. Fixes an issue with Sangonomiya Kokomi whereby when she casts her Elemental Burst, there is a probability that she could fall into water abnormally when standing on the surface of the water and using Four-Leaf Sigils.
5. Fixes an issue whereby when Nilou leaves the field after swiftly casting her Elemental Skill in a short period of time and entering the Lunar Prayer state, the Lunar Prayer status cannot be removed normally.
6. Fixes an issue with Nilou whereby there is a small probability that her Elemental Burst is unable to hit enemies in certain situations.
7. Fixes an issue under certain circumstances whereby after Nilou casts her Elemental Burst, her weapon effects would not display correctly.
8. Fixes an issue whereby when Cyno casts his Elemental Burst, if the Elemental Skill that was cast in the “Endseer” state is interrupted, when casting the next Elemental Skill, the “Judication” effect will trigger abnormally even if Cyno is not in the “Endseer” state.
● System
1. Fixes an issue in Japanese whereby the description of the namecard “Nilou: Lotus Dance” was incorrect.
2. Fixes an issue whereby the length of some in-game icons would display abnormally on some iOS devices.
3. Fixes an issue on iOS devices whereby players could not use the controller to scroll up and down on data about character attributes in the Character Ascension interface.
4. Fixes an issue in Co-Op Mode whereby when multiple Cynos unleashed their Elemental Burst, there is a probability that the indication effect of Endseer could display abnormally (the actual effects of the skill work as intended in-game).
5. Fixes an issue whereby Scarabs had to be at very close range before it can be detected by the effect “can display nearby resources unique to Sumeru on the mini-map.”
6. Fixes an issue whereby the actual effect does not match the text description for the Spiral Abyss’ Benediction of the Abyss “Character DMG within 8s of sprint +20%. Can occur only once every 15s.” The original actual effect is “Character ATK within 8s of sprint +20%.”
After the fix, its effects and description are: “Character DMG within 8s of sprint +20%. Each character can only do this once every 15s.”
● Audio
1. Fixes an issue whereby Chongyun’s “When It Snows” voice line could not be triggered when he is at Dragonspine.
2. Fixes an issue whereby some of Candace’s Japanese voice-overs could not be played properly in the Character > Voice-Over interface.
3. Fixes an issue of incorrect background music in some areas of the Sumeru area.
4. Fixes an issue with the boss “Childe” whereby when he switches combat phases, his voice line would be interrupted abnormally.
5. Fixes an issue whereby abnormal switching of ambient sound effects and background music occurred in some areas.
● Other
1. Fixes an issue whereby under certain circumstances, there is a small probability that characters might float abnormally when climbing.
2. Fixes an issue whereby brief abnormal brightness changes would occur when some characters entered Aiming Mode or cast their Elemental Bursts.
3. Fixes an issue whereby some environment models were displayed abnormally.
4. Fixes an issue with abnormal collision size in some environments.
5. Fixes incorrect descriptions of some Fishing Points in The Chasm: Underground Mines.
6. Fixes an issue of abnormal color display in some features (such as meteorites summoned by the Geo Traveler’s Elemental Skill, Paimon’s cloak, Elemental Sight, etc.) in areas affected by “The Withering.”
7. Fixes an issue under certain circumstances whereby the NPC Aranakula could follow the character abnormally.
8. Fixes an issue under certain circumstances whereby after some characters exited the Spiral Abyss interface, the in-game camera angle would not be correct.
9. Fixes some textual errors in 13 languages and optimizes text. “Note: Related in-game functions have not changed.” (Travelers can view the changes in different languages by going to the Paimon Menu > Settings > Language and changing the Game Language.)
Text-related fixes and optimizations in English include:
◆ Optimized some lines in Hu Tao’s story in her Profile.
◆ Optimized some lines in Nilou’s story in her Profile.
◆ Optimized some lines in Qiqi’s story in her Profile.
◆ Optimized Cyno’s character story.
◆ Optimized some lines in the quests and World Quests.
◆ Optimized instances of an item name from “Coconut Charcoal Cake” to “Charcoal-Baked Ajilenakh Cake.” ◆ Optimized instances of an item name from “Redcrest” to “Henna Berry.”
Halo Infinite players who are itching for something new in the game, you’re about to get just that next week, as 343 Industries has announced that the Halo Infinite Winter Update is out on November 8!
Halo Infinite Winter Update:
Release: November 8
Match XP Beta:
On November 8, when the Winter Update launches, Halo Infinite’s Battle Pass progression system will be overhauled via the Match XP Beta! The Winter Update will bring a free 30-tier Battle Pass, and with the Match XP Beta, Challenges, and Ultimate Rewards, players can expect a significant rework and improvement in how progression is handled.
Note that this will not only affect this upcoming Battle Pass, but those who haven’t completed the Season 1 and S2 Battle Passes will too.
With Match XP, players will be rewarded for playing whatever mode they want, and your performance in those matches will tie into those rewards. As such, when the Winter Update launches, the majority of XP that you will earn will come from Match XP.
Match XP consists of:
XP for completing matches
Additional XP for your performance in the match (this accounts for things like being on the winning team, your end-of-match placement, and more)
Take a look at how it appears in-game…
According to 343, they will be monitoring the values of each reward, and will adjust them throughout the season, so don’t expect these values to be final.
Challenges and Ultimate Rewards:
Challenges will now provide a bonus boost to Match XP, and while completing these will still provide XP, they will also serve as a path toward earning customization items each week through the Ultimate Reward.
This system is getting an overhaul of its own based on player feedback, which can be summarized in three main points:
We are reducing the number of Challenges required to hit the Ultimate Challenge from 20 to 10
All Challenges in regular weekly decks can be completed in any playlist
Challenges are more “general” overall
343 has also heard the feedback regarding playlists and progression too. Starting with the Halo Infinite Winter Update, players won’t be forced to queue in playlists simply to complete a Challenge. All Challenges will be playlist agnostic starting with the update! For now, Event Challenges will remain as what they are now and tied to their respective Event Playlists, but players can expect that to change in the future.
343 Industries has also shared that career progression that acts as an overarching system is still being worked on, and more news regarding this will be shared in the future.
Playlist Structure:
Starting with the Winter Update, there will be a permanent and rotational approach to playlists. Players can expect these to change week-to-week and should feel similar to Halo MCC and Halo 5: Guardians.
Halo Infinite’s playlist offerings will continue to evolve and shift in response to player behavior in-game (where players spend their time) and community feedback. With that in mind, here’s a look at the playlist plan that’ll be landing with the Winter Update on November 8:
PERMANENT PLAYLISTS
Quick Play
Big Team Battle
Ranked Arena
Fiesta
Tactical Slayer
Team Slayer
ROTATIONAL PLAYLISTS
Rotational Core Slot: A playlist that is typically close to the core Halo gameplay experience, similar to Quick Play (e.g., Team Snipers, Team Doubles, etc.)
Winter Update’s first core rotational will be Covert One Flag, our new mode, on various maps
Rotational Social Slot: A playlist that is usually closer to the fun, social, and whacky side of Halo (e.g., Social Slayer, Big Team Social, Rumble Pit, etc.)
Winter Update’s first social rotational playlist will be Social Slayer, which includes fun-filled modes like Kong Slayer, Purple Reign, and Rock ‘n’ Repulsors
Per 343:
Our goal is to have the rotational core and rotational social slots update every two weeks on alternating weeks, meaning a new experience will roll into matchmaking every week. This is very similar to the setup that Halo 5 used post-launch to rotate through multiple playlists as well. The plan is to hit this increased cadence, but playlist management will need to adapt and remain fluid based on community input and production realities.
Additionally, once a playlist rotates out, we’d like to refresh its contents with different map and mode combinations before it returns. Whether that means new maps or modes (or simply changing the map/mode combos), we want each playlist to have something different about it when it comes back.
Rotational Ranked Slot: A playlist that fosters a competitive experience (e.g., Ranked Doubles, Ranked FFA, etc.)
Winter Update’s first Ranked rotational playlist will be Ranked Survivors, consisting of Ranked variants of the Attrition and Elimination modes.
Right now, our plan is for Ranked rotationals to be live for two weeks before the slot shifts to another Ranked offering. The two-week cadence was chosen based on data from Ranked FFA and Ranked Doubles’ performance, which both saw their engagement decline after their first two weeks. Ranks will not reset when a playlist rotates out, so you’ll be able to continue your progress the next time it comes back. Since we’ll keep a predictable cadence, there will be multiple opportunities to jump into your favorite Ranked experiences.
EVENT PLAYLISTS
Event Playlist Slot: A slot that will be used when Events roll into the game (e.g., Cyber Showdown, The Yappening, etc.)
PLAYLIST SCHEDULE
Here’s what it could look like when the Winter Update kicks off:
Note: the playlists above are not final and subject to change.
Same as always, once the update is live, we’ll be sure to let our readers know.
EA has now unveiled the upcoming FIFA 23 World Cup 2022 update with a deep dive video, explaining the new tournament content and World Cup tie-in features “FIFA World Cup Live” and “Your FIFA World Cup,” which allow players to relive and even reshape the tournament at home. The World Cup 2022 update comes to FIFA 23 on November 9.
Watch the official deep dive video below:
From the developers:
In FIFA 23, fans are able to play as any of the 32 qualified nations in an authentic recreation of the full FIFA World Cup 2022™ from the opening match to the final game. Players also have the option to customize their tournament experience, by changing groups and substituting in select teams that didn’t make it to the finals. In Online Tournament Mode, fans will fight through the Knockout Stages as any of the qualified nations, aiming for glory against other players from around the world.
Running November 21 through December 18, FIFA World Cup™: Live, a curated EA SPORTS World Cup experience, will be available to players only on FIFA 23. Unlike anything seen before in an EA SPORTS FIFA title, this new live experience will be updated during the Group and Knockout Stages of the tournament, allowing players to follow along with authentic fixtures and squads for each game. Additionally, fans can take matters into their own hands to rewrite history by changing the outcome of any past game, giving them the spotlight.
With Your FIFA World Cup™, players can choose a nation, select a live starting point from past or current matchdays, and play an authentic single player tournament inheriting all the real-world progress made to date – including the line-ups, match stats, and standings from the tournament so far – letting them take control of their favorite team’s destiny.
Unique holiday offerings level up the FIFA Ultimate Team experience, with brand new FUT campaigns being released November 11 through December 23, bringing players closer to the action than ever before. As players board the plane to the tournament, EA will kick off the excitement, with live items that receive progression upgrades based on each nation’s progress throughout the journey. Authentic team kits, stadium dressings, visuals, match balls, dedicated commentary and more will carry fans all the way through to the final crowning of the world’s champion. Staggered throughout the “World Cup Path to Glory” event, running from November 11-23, FUT fans can look forward to 30 unique World Cup Heroes, presented in a custom World Cup themed Hero shell.
As the knockout stages begin, EA will celebrate the most impactful moments in the World Cup so far, celebrating key moments from qualification that captivated the world. Once the quarter finals arrive, FIFA fans will be greeted by a new class of World Cup FUT Phenoms, uplifting the performances of some of football’s brightest stars. Finally, as the World Cup comes to a close, FIFA 23 will celebrate the best performing players from throughout the journey, crowning them members of the Team of the Tournament and awarding them with permanently boosted items.
All of this will be available for free* for FIFA 23 fans on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One beginning November 9, with FUT updates kicking off November 11. The excitement will continue next summer as the women take the stage for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™, with more details on this game update being shared in the future.
The EA SPORTS FIFA Mobile FIFA World Cup 2022™ Tournament Mode, coming on November 8th 2022, will allow fans to earn rewards based on their tournament progress and chosen difficulty by completing the Tournament. Rewards will be useable in the upcoming FIFA World Cup 2022™ Live Event. Once the live event begins November 17th and onwards, players can earn special World Cup Players for winning the Tournament that they can add into their FIFA Mobile Ultimate Team™.
EA Sports FIFA 23 is available now for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One.
Gameloft has issued the Disney Dreamlight Valley update 1.13 on all platforms, and this is to fix an issue with the game’s recent title update. Read on for the details in the Disney Dreamlight Valley November 1 patch notes.
Disney Dreamlight Valley Update 1.13 Patch Notes | Disney Dreamlight Valley November 1 Patch Notes:
Here’s what the studio has announced regarding the update:
✨LOADING ISSUES STATUS UPDATE✨
We have successfully developed a fix for this issue and will be deploying it in phases, beginning this morning.
The first phase will be a hotfix for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation that has just begun deployment
The next phase will support players on Switch and we will share more details this afternoon.
Unfortunately, the issue on Switch will take more time to fix due to the complexities of Early Access.
Temporary Switch workaround: If your profile is saved in the Cloud and you own the game on another platform, you can:
➡️Launch the game on another platform
➡️Install the fix
➡️Open the game and Cloud Save on Switch
✅You will now be unlocked on Switch
We apologize for the inconvenience and will have more updates soon, including details on the promised compensation. We will let you know when we have more details about Switch, but in the meantime can reach out to Customer Care to help resolve this issue https://gameloft.helpshift.com/hc/en/66-
That’s about it. There are no gameplay-related changes it seems, but if we spot any, we’ll update the post.
Studio Onoma, formerly Square Enix Montreal, has been shut down by Embracer Group AB only weeks following the rebrand. As part of a larger cost-cutting initiative, Embracer is also rethinking other projects, and is seeking to bring Microsoft on-board to aid with the development of some upcoming games.
Square Enix Montreal was acquired along with Crystal Dynamics and Eidos Montreal by Embracer Group AB in a $300 million deal in August. Extensive efforts to rebrand Square Enix Montreal for a more modern image followed, culminating in October with the new name “Onoma.”
As Square Enix Montreal, Onoma was responsible for the Hitman franchise’s Hitman Go mobile spinoff series, and was expected to continue developing further titles following the release of Hitman Sniper: The Shadows in March this year. The report revealed that Embracer chose to transfer some Onoma staff to sister studio Eidos Montreal, while the fate of the rest remains currently unknown.
Though Embracer recently acquired IP rights for “The Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” franchises and has declared plans to continue acquiring more properties, it appears that strategy has not been perfectly successful. According to the report, Embracer is seeking to downsize and cut costs across the board, axing one unannounced project and scaling back another. Embracer is also reportedly to bring on Microsoft to help develop multiple games, including a Fable franchise title under UK developer Playground Games.
Mediatonic has released Fall Guys update 1.15, and this improves purchasing items and the like in the game. Read on for the Fall Guys patch notes for November 1 below.
Fall Guys Update 1.15 Patch Notes | Fall Guys November 1 Patch Notes:
Today we release Fall Guys November 2022 update, which includes improvements to the in-game purchasing process, clearer in-game information about returns and refund requests and an update on Nintendo Switch video capture.
Fall Guys now has a hold-to-purchase mechanic for all in-game purchases
In-game information at the time of purchase will show whether or not an item is returnable or refundable, where to go to request a refund and which account is making the purchase. Please visit our returns and refund request page for more information
In order to improve performance and stability on Nintendo Switch, we’ve disabled the video capture feature while we investigate solutions.
Please remember to always report any in-game issues you face to our wonderful Support Team. Your feedback and reports are so vital in helping us keep Fall Guys as fun, playable and exciting as possible!
That’s about it. If there are other gameplay-related changes released, we’ll update the post to reflect it.
MultiVersus players struggling to obtain Candy for the game’s Halloween event, worry no more: Game Director Tony Huynh has released a MultiVersus free Candy code that is valid till the end of the event on November 15. The free code nabs Candy-starved players a 1000 of the event currency and should provide an important boost towards any cosmetic purchases they wish to make.
There's a generic code for 1,000 free candy from the multiversus website. Must be Redeem by 11/15.
The Halloween event in MultiVersus brings a special store full of Halloween-themed character skins, icons, and more. To make purchases in the store, players have to earn Candy through gameplay. However, the highest possible amount of Candy that can be earned through winning one match is 60, resulting in a long, tough grind for players who wish to buy some or all of the more expensive items in the store. This MultiVersus free Candy code makes that struggle a little easier, bearing 1000 Candy.
To redeem the code, players will need to sign in with their WB Games Account at the MultiVersus Redeem Code page, and then enter in HAPPYHALLOWEEN2022 to receive 1000 Candy within the game. The code is valid until November 15, when the Halloween event officially concludes.
Player First Games’ free-to-play crossover fighting game MultiVersus is now available on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. Check out the details of yesterday’s sizeable update which brought Black Adam to the game and made a number of optimization and balance changes to other characters as well.
Maxis has pushed out The Sims 4 update 1.66 on all platforms, and this is for a small list of fixes to various aspects of the game. Read on for the official The Sims 4 November 1 patch notes.
The Sims 4 Update 1.66 Patch Notes | The Sims 4 November 1 Patch Notes:
Update 11/01/2022
PC: 1.93.129.1030 / Mac: 1.93.129.1230
Console: Version 1.66
Hello Simmers!
Hope everyone got a chance to watch the Behind The Sims Summit livestream that happened just a short couple of weeks ago—pretty exciting stuff in there if you didn’t!
We have a small update here as we get ready for the upcoming release, so let’s just go on in and see what you can expect in the update.
-The Sims Team
Bug Fixes
Base Game
Sims will run while performing a Go Here interaction if the distance is long enough.
…and they aren’t lazy
…and do not currently have a buff that would prevent running..
Sims should also run from fires. Unless they don’t. Then they’ll probably just catch fire and run in place.
Chest deformations should once again expand correctly on female Sims with masculine frames.
Change Phone Color after queuing should no longer re-queue in the action queue after traveling, or saving and reloading the game.
Completed goals as part of the New in Town scenario will now disappear on completing the goal, rather than waiting for a time out delay.
Completing the aspiration goal of Have a Boyfriend or Girlfriend before the Soulmate and Serial Romantic aspiration goals are active, will now complete the goal appropriately.
Consoles
Pressing RT/R2 or LT/L2 while in the Likes & Dislikes options in Create a Sim will no longer close the interface, and change the controller focus to a hidden interface.
High School Years
Black is no longer the only color option for the yuMakeupEyebrows_EP12EGirl eyebrows.
Werewolves
Newly transformed werewolves will now transform with appropriate varieties in their occult form fur patterns, rather than just going with the all black all the time look.
It’s Tuesday, and that means another heaping of activities are live for players to complete in Destiny 2 are now live! The Destiny 2 weekly reset November 1, 2022 refresh of activities is now live along with the Eververse inventory of items for sale. Read on for the full info for this week.
Destiny 2 Weekly Reset November 1, 2022 and Eververse Inventory:
Champion Foes: You will face [Shield-Piercing] Barrier and [Disruption] Overload Champions. You must equip Anti-Barrier and Anti-Overload mods to your arms armor to defeat them. These mods come from the Seasonal Artifact.
Champion Foes: You will face [Shield-Piercing] Barrier and [Disruption] Overload Champions.
Hero Modifiers: Extra Shields
Enfilade: There is more ammunition available for Machine Guns but less ammunition available for other Power weapons.
Nightfall: Legend
All previous modifiers
Equipment Locked: You will not be able to change your equipment after this activity starts.
Match Game: Enemy shields are highly resistant to all unmatched elemental damage.
Legend Modifiers: Locked Loadout Match Game Extra Shields
Shielded Foes: You will face combatants with [Solar] Solar Shields. Activity modifiers may add more shield types.
Shielded Foes: [Solar] Solar Shields
Nightfall: Master
All previous modifiers
Togetherness: Base health regen is reduced. If near another player, health regen is increased.
Master Modifiers: Champions: Mob Locked Loadout Match Game Extra Shields
Champions: Mob: This mode contains additional Champions.
Nightfall: Grandmaster
All previous modifiers
Arach-NO!: When defeated, Fallen Vandals spawn a web mine at their feet.
Chaff: Radar is disabled.
Grandmaster Modifiers: Extinguish Limited Revives Contest Join In Progress Disabled Champions: Mob Locked Loadout Match Game Extra Shields
Grandmaster Modifiers: Contest Join In Progress Disabled Champions: Mob Locked Loadout Match Game Extra Shields
Extinguish: If your fireteam falls in a Restricted Zone, everyone is returned to orbit.
Limited Revives: Limited fireteam revives. Gain additional revives by defeating Champions.
Rewards:
Powerful (Tier 1) reward: Get 3 points by completing runs. Higher difficulties grant more points.
Pinnacle reward: Get a score of 100k. Since modifiers are fixed, this requires a high difficulty run.
Weekly Crucible Rotator: Mayhem
Achieve victory by defeating opponents. Abilities and Supers regenerate faster. Heavy ammo spawns more frequently.
Vanguard Burn: Void Singe
The other modifiers rotate daily, check out the Daily Reset Thread for them!
Raids and Dungeons
Weekly Raid and Dungeon
The weekly featured raid and dungeon have all challenges available and are infinitely farmable for loot.
Modifications for your ship’s transmat systems, so you’ll always arrive in style.
Transmat Effect
450 Bright Dust
Weekly Bounties
Petra Venj, The Dreaming City
Name
Description
Cost
Requirement
Reward
Ascendant Challenge
“The Awoken have long practiced the art of walking between worlds.” —Techeun Kalli
1500 Glimmer
1 Ascendant challenge completed
XP++ & Dark Fragment & Legendary Gear
Gateway Between Worlds
“The Blind Well can split wide the veins that run between realities.” —Techeun Sedia
40 Dark Fragment
10 Activity completions
XP++ & Offering to the Oracle & Baryon Bough
Eris Morn, Moon
Name
Description
Cost
Requirement
Reward
Slow-Wave Disruption
Complete waves of Altars of Sorrow in Sorrow’s Harbor.
1000 Glimmer
7 Waves completed
Hymn of Desecration
Lunar Spelunker
Loot chests in 3 of the Moon’s Lost Sectors.
1000 Glimmer
1 K1 Communion Lost Sector looted & 1 K1 Logistics Lost Sector looted & 1 K1 Crew Quarters Lost Sector looted
1 Firewall Data Fragment
Lectern of Enchantment, Moon
Name
Description
Cost
Requirement
Reward
Nightmare Hunter
Defeat Nightmares in Nightmare Hunts.
5 Phantasmal Fragment
100 Nightmares
XP++ & 1 Phantasmal Core
Nightmare Sojourner
Defeat Nightmares in Lost Sectors across the solar system. Nightmares defeated on the Moon only grant reduced progress.
5 Phantasmal Fragment
100 Nightmares
XP++ & 1 Phantasmal Core
Variks, Europa
Name
Description
Cost
Requirement
Reward
Courageous Expedition
On Europa, complete Lost Sectors, public events, and patrols.
1000 Glimmer
15 Progress
XP++
Divine Intervention
During the Empire Hunt “The Dark Priestess,” defeat Kridis and earn points by defeating combatants with precision final blows. Higher difficulties grant more efficient progress.
1000 Glimmer
50 [Headshot] Precision & 1 Kridis defeated
XP++
Shaw Han, Cosmodrome
Name
Description
Cost
Requirement
Reward
Public Disturbance
Complete public events on the Cosmodrome. Heroic public events grant the most efficient progress.
1000 Glimmer
3 Public events
XP++ & Glimmer
Full Spectrum
Defeat combatants on the Cosmodrome with Arc, Void, and Solar damage.
1000 Glimmer
25 [Arc] Arc & 25 [Void] Void & 25 [Solar] Solar
XP++ & Glimmer
Starhorse, Eternity
Name
Description
Cost
Requirement
Reward
Bring the Overkill
Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants with your Super, disintegrate combatants with high-damage elemental final blows, and complete the activity with an impressive score.
5 Strange Coin
75 Super & 80 Disintegrations & 1 {var:3447066373} Points
2 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Core & XP++
Aces High
Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Defeat combatants with precision Hand Cannon final blows, rapidly defeat combatants, and complete the activity with an impressive score.
Complete the following objectives in a single run of Dares of Eternity on Legend difficulty. Objectives will reset if not completed when the activity ends. Pick up Orbs of Power, rapidly defeat combatants, and complete the activity with an incredible score.
7 Strange Coin
100 Orbs of Power & 125 Rapidly defeated & 1 {var:73817828} Points
3 Paraversal Haul & 1 Enhancement Prism & XP++
Weekly Records
Name
Description
Objectives
Rewards
No more records this season!
Notable Armor Rolls
Only notable rolls (stat total >= 59 or single stat >= 26) are listed here.
Ska Studios and Devoured Studios have released Salt and Sacrifice update 1.10, and this is for the “Shunned Namekeeper” title update! Players can expect new items, NPCs and more, which are listed in the Salt and Sacrifice patch notes for November 1.
Salt and Sacrifice Update 1.10 Patch Notes | Salt and Sacrifice Shunned Namekepper Patch Notes | Salt and Sacrifice November 1 Patch Notes:
The Shunned Namekeeper
Update New Content
New Namekeeper NPC/Merchant.
Many weapons, armor, and other items sold by the Namekeeper.
The merchant NPC inventory has been expanded.
The kingsguard now sells royal equipment.
Tarcloth for buffing mundane weapons.
Essence for breathing magical attacks.
Incense for restoration and recovery buffs.
Dagger items that allow sacrificing HP for rage, focus, or ammo.
Hourglass for resetting roaming mages.
Bowl of Pages for locating roaming mages.
Tattooed Egg for sparring with your cooperative partners.
Show/Hide helmet option in Settings->Gameplay that also syncs over the network.
Fixes / Improvements
The cost of equipment purchased with silver has been adjusted to reflect the equipment tier.
Players in NG+ no longer need to unlock NPCs for matching they’ve unlocked on previous playthroughs with their character.
Players in NG+ are no longer limited to matchmaking with players based on maps they’ve visited on their current game iteration.
Fated hunts may sometimes reward multiplayer tokens.
Icon added in stores and crafting screens to indicate which items the player already owns.
Ranged attack cooldowns have been adjusted to prevent spamming attacks by canceling animations
Chrono bubbles will no longer slow time for friendly targets.
Suffocating Rain and other runic arts attacks sync better over the network.
Fated Hunt descriptions now show the correct tier in NG+.
Music no longer relies on Windows Media Player being installed (Windows only).
Starstones in storage can be used for leveling.
Incorrect upgrade level icons no longer render over artifacts/charms.
Blizzard has released Diablo 2 Resurrected update 1.23 (PS5 version 1.023), and this is houses bug fixes for consoles, modding and more.. Read on for what’s new in the Diablo 2 Resurrected November 1 patch notes.
Fixed an issue where if a player had created an offline character on the base build of the game and patched to a later version, the character save could become corrupted, and the character unable to enter an offline game.
Terror Zone Messaging:
Fixed an issue where the Non-existent Level string appeared corrupted next to the automap.
Fixed an issue where the Terrorized Zone level string was not appearing purple in Standard Definition.
Fixed a spacing issue where the Terrorized Zone string was formatting incorrectly next to the automap.
Fixed an issue where the Terrorized Zone string didn’t disappear when the automap was closed.
Added the option to toggle the Terrorized Zone string next to the automap.
Modding:
We have added new columns to various .txt files. While these changes will cause compatibility issues for current offline single-player mods, they will allow for further customization options for mod developers. Developers of existing offline single-player mods can remake their changes with the new data or they can add the following columns before merging.
TreasureClassEx.txt
“noAlwaysSpawn”
skills.txt
“passivestat92” → “passivecalc9”
Duplicate Items:
A hotfix went out live prior to the above patch this morning to address an issue with duplicate items-in-game.
Destiny 2 update 1.064 has been released on all platforms today, and this is for hotfix version 6.2.5.2! Expect a round of gameplay fixes and adjustments in the title update, with the details listed in the Destiny 2 November 1 patch notes below.
Fixed an issue where dungeon solo flawless Triumphs had the incorrect description.
Now clarifies that players need to do it in a single activity session (Note: This has always been the behavior for all flawless related Triumphs, but it wasn’t explicitly mentioned in these Triumph until now)
GAMEPLAY AND INVESTMENT
WEAPONS
Fixed an issue where Lord of Wolves was increasing ability damage in addition to its own.
Fixed an issue where the extra 20% bonus to aim assist fall off was not removed from Rangefinder.
EVERVERSE
Fixed an issue where Angel’s Gleam and Flower Child shaders had incorrect sources listed in Collections.
That’s about it. Don’t forget, the weekly reset kicks off today, too.
Bungie has pushed out Destiny 2 update 2.69, and this is for hotfix 6.2.5.2! This brings in fixes and adjustments to the looter shooter. Read on for the complete Destiny 2 hotfix 6.2.5.2 patch notes for November 1.
Fixed an issue where dungeon solo flawless Triumphs had the incorrect description.
Now clarifies that players need to do it in a single activity session (Note: This has always been the behavior for all flawless related Triumphs, but it wasn’t explicitly mentioned in these Triumph until now)
GAMEPLAY AND INVESTMENT
WEAPONS
Fixed an issue where Lord of Wolves was increasing ability damage in addition to its own.
Fixed an issue where the extra 20% bonus to aim assist fall off was not removed from Rangefinder.
EVERVERSE
Fixed an issue where Angel’s Gleam and Flower Child shaders had incorrect sources listed in Collections.
That’s about it. Don’t forget, the weekly reset kicks off today, too.
Blizzard Entertainment has announced that Overwatch 2‘s Mei has been disabled due to a bug with her Ice Wall ability that can be exploited by players to reach unintended locations. The developers are working to fix the issue as soon as possible and plan to re-enable Mei with the November 15 patch.
Read the announcement below:
[#OW2] We are temporarily disabling Mei to address a bug with her Ice Wall ability that allows heroes to reach unintended locations. We are working to address these issues as quickly as possible and aim to bring Mei back in our next upcoming patch which is set for November 15. pic.twitter.com/dHP65pMCsX
Mei’s Ice Wall ability allows her to raise an ice structure both perpendicular and parallel to the player character which can be used to block attacks and movement, creating powerful choke points. While the ability was present in Mei’s kit in the original Overwatch as well, players have been reporting a number of bugs with the ability in Overwatch 2, ranging from the structure not blocking attacks to game-breaking glitches where players are pushed into inaccessible areas simply by running into the Ice Wall.
Mei is not the first Hero to be temporarily disabled in Overwatch 2 by any means. Torbjorn, Bastion, and even the Junkertown map were all disabled last month due to a variety of heavily disruptive bugs, and were re-enabled on October 25 after Blizzard managed to solve the relevant issues.
Overwatch 2‘s multiplayer is available free-to-play on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
EA has released NHL 23 update 1.11 (PS5 version 1.011) on all platforms, and this brings the Mighty Ducks crossover content into the game. Read on for what’s new in the NHL 23 November 1 patch notes below.
NHL 23 Update 1.11 Patch Notes | NHL 23 Update 1.011 Patch Notes | NHL 23 November 1 Patch Notes:
Here are the details straight from the press release:
In celebration of the 30th anniversary year of The Mighty Ducks, NHL 23 will feature exclusive in-game content such as a variety of skates, jerseys and an ICON choice pack through the “Fly Together” Update, in partnership with Adidas. By logging in starting today, players can claim free cosmetic items in NHL 23’s World of Chel and Hockey Ultimate Team modes through Jan. 2, 2023.
Until then, players can receive the following in-game items, as well as be able to purchase the ICON Choice Pack that features legendary NHL players:
In-Game Items:
WOC Mighty Ducks Jersey
WOC Hawks Jersey, the Mighty Ducks’ infamous rival team
WOC Mighty Ducks Ultraboost Skates
WOC Hawks Ultraboost Skates
HUT Mighty Ducks Jersey
HUT Hawks Jersey
ICON Choice Pack Players:
Andy McDonald
Teemu Selanne
Francois Beauchemin
Saku Koivu
Scott Niedermayer
Jean Sebastien Giguere
As far as we’re aware, there are no gameplay-related adjustments in this patch, but if we spot any, we’ll update the article.
You can check out the rest of the Mighty Duck crossover content images here.
Respawn has pushed out Apex Legends update 2.09, and this is for the new season titled Eclipse! This features a new legend in Catalyst, a new map, and loads more! Read on for the complete Apex Legends Eclipse patch notes for November 1 below.
NEW LEGEND: CATALYSTAs a teenager on Boreas, Tressa Crystal Smith and her coven of friends prayed for and by the light of their broken moon. But fate brought her up to it when she ran away at fifteen to join a terraforming crew working to rebuild the moon. She took to the work, feeling a connection between her work with ferrofluid and the rituals of her past. But the unwelcome arrival of the Apex Games brought her peaceful life to an end. Now she joins the Games as Catalyst, a Legend determined to bring change and defend her home. She can use her ferrofluid to reinforce doors, form piercing spikes and obscure the playing field with high ferrofluid walls. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic, and by the time her opponents make the call? It’ll be far too late.
PASSIVE: BARRICADE
Reinforce doors, strengthening them and locking them to enemies’ spaces where doors have been destroyed can also be reinforced.
TACTICAL: PIERCING SPIKES
Throw out a patch of Ferrofluid which turns into spikes when enemies are near. Catalyst remains immune to enemy spikes.
ULTIMATE: DARK VEIL
Raise a permeable wall of Ferrofluid. Enemies who walk through it will be slowed and partially blinded for a brief time.
NEW MAP: BROKEN MOON
The Legends are dropping onto not only a Broken Moon, but a divided one. Explore the beauty and serenity of the Eternal Gardens and Bionomics, or venture to the moon’s dark side and visit marred, industrial locales like The Perpetual Core and Breaker Wharf. Grapple, climb, or use jump stations to access new Zip Rails and traverse the jagged terrain. Built for locals to quickly navigate the slopes and chasms of Cleo, they’re just the thing for Legends in a hurry.
Full breakdown of the new Broken Moon Map in the dev blog here.
ECLIPSE SEASON MAP ROTATION
The following maps will be available for public matchmaking in the Battle Royale mode:
Broken Moon
Olympus
World’s Edge
GIFTING
Whether you’re introducing a new friend to Apex Legends or welcoming back an old one, you don’t just want to catch them up on the story. Share the freshest Apex style with other players via the new Gifting system, which allows you to purchase bundles and cosmetic items in the Store tab for your in-game friends.
STICKERS
Stickers are a brand new cosmetic we’re introducing this season that lets players equip stickers to healing items! Whether you are regen-ing your shields or healing with a syringe you can now do it in style! All players will get the Shattered and Deathbox stickers for free when Eclipse launches. Players can also unlock 20 new Epic Stickers for a limited time from the Sticker Pack Series 001 available in the Special Stores Tab 11/1/22 – 11/22/22 only and not available in the general loot pool. Things you can apply stickers to:
Having trouble deciding on which Legend to unlock next? Want to try a few different tacticals and ultimates before pulling the trigger? Now you can! In the Firing Range, all Legends are unlocked, giving players the ability to test out Legends that they don’t own yet.
Begins charged on first-time pickup from the supply drop
Removed heat decay over time
Rampage & Sentinel
Can re-charge the Rampage and Sentinel before previous charge has expired
Mastiff
Ammo capacity increased from 4 to 5
Widened blast pattern
Damage per pellet reduced from 14 to 11
Projectile growth reduced
Reload can now be canceled with ADS
RE-45
Damage increased from 12 to 14
Disruptor Rounds increase damage against shields by 30%
L-Star
Reduced recoil at the beginning of the pattern
Stow animations adjusted to better match timings
Volt SMG
Reduced projectile speed
Increased projectile gravity
Triple Take
Rate of fire increased from 1.2 to 1.35
Choke charge time reduced from 1.1 to 0.75
R99
Increased blue magazine size from 24 to 25
Increased purple magazine size from 27 to 28
Peacekeeper
Projectile growth reduced
ALL BATTLE ROYALE MAPS
Ring 1 Preshrink Time increased from 60 seconds to 90 seconds.
QUALITY OF LIFE.
Updated the UI tabbed navigation system and presentation.
Updates various menus to use the updated tabbed navigation system.
Ziplines can now be pinged from a distance.
Decreased the time required to pick up two teammates’ banners from their deathboxes by canceling the initial banner pickup animation when you grab a second banner.
BUG FIXES
[Storm Point] Fixed an issue where a zipline was missing in the building on North Pad.
[Kings Canyon] Fixed bug where players could not ping Wraith’s Portal in her Town Takeover
Fixed a bug where decimal numbers showed up on the Stats screen when they shouldn’t.
[Vantage] Fixed a bug where Sniper’s Mark damage multiplier would continue even after a player is downed.
[Vantage] Fixed bug with Vantage’s passive ability displaying “Team of 3” when less than 3 players are alive in the squad.
[Revenant] Fixed a bug with the “Revelations” skins where players would experience the camera clipping into Revenant’s shoulder after exiting Shadow Form.
[Valkyrie] Fixed bug for cases where Valkyrie would remain in her Skydive animation after interacting with a Replicator.
[Crypto] Fix for bug where Crypto’s “Biwon Blade” heirloom wouldn’t be visible while using a Survey Beacon.
Fixed a bug during the tutorial where the first loot bin could become inaccessible if a player attempted to open it while standing between the bin and Bloodhound.
Fixed the bug where some players with custom controls couldn’t jump.
Fixed the bug where the timer would show the incorrect time for when the next Ranked Season will start.
Fix for cases where loot bins could crush a player to death if they got caught between the lid and a wall.
Fix for cases where players could get stuck inside the Replicator if they were knocked down while using it.
[3030 Repeater and Mastiff] Fix for cases where players were unable to aim down sights until reloading is complete when done at certain times.
Fixed bug where the User Location on the minimap wouldn’t update properly to show the direction the player is facing during the skydive sequence.
Fix for bug where the Legend Ability Ui would flicker when going into Legend select before the match starts.
Fix for Firing Dummies to take damage appropriately based on hit location.
