Louis Vuitton has unveiled the LVxLoL Collection, made up of 34 items inspired by League of Legends. These clothing items, which pulls elements of the game’s aesthetic into the world of high fashion, retail at extremely high prices–not unusual for Louis Vuitton, but higher than you might be used to for gaming apparel.

Some are quite subtle in their gaming links–this $345 diamond bracelet will only be identifiable as a game tribute by people in the know–while others, like this $670 t-shirt, are more transparently based on the game. On the cheaper end of the scale, a monogram bandeau will set you back $170; on the other hand, you could spend $5650 on a biker jacket. The bumbag pictured below costs $2400.

The page also features several models showing what different outfits you could potentially put together from this range might look like; a few examples are collected below. Obviously, these full ensembles are going to set you back a bit.

December has been a big month for League of Legends developer Riot Games, with the announcement of Riot Forge and a move into publishing. We also found out now long ago that they’re working on a fighting game and shooter. It hasn’t all been good news, though, with the studio also recently settling a sexual discrimination lawsuit, following a 2018 report by Kotaku on the studio’s culture of sexism.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-league-of-legends-louis-vuitton-collection-is-/1100-6472144/

The latest patch for PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, update 5.3, is now live on the game’s test server on PC. It’s the final patch for 2019, and although it’s not adding any new maps or weapons, it’s still an interesting one. The full patch notes outline every little change introduced, but the three most important additions are the new blood effect improvements, the removal of locked crates, and the new addition of cloud saves for your settings.

The blood effect changes mean that locations will now tell you more of a story about the fights that have erupted across them. Shots to the head or neck now have a more distinct visual effect, and blood impact effects on characters now better show off where they’ve been hit, but the most important change is that blood splatter will now show up on walls and floors. If a major battle happened in a building, you might walk in and find it coated in blood after this update.

Cloud saves for settings mean that you’ll easily be able to load up your settings if you switch to a different PC. Settings dependent on hardware can’t be saved, nor language settings, but you can bring most of your preferred settings over to another computer easily now.

Meanwhile, loot crates bought with BP will no longer have the possibility of being locked. This follows on from the developer’s promise to improve crate content, and random crate contents and percentages have been tweaked a bit. You have a 16% chance of getting a Wanderer, Survivor, Biker, Militia, or Raider Crate, a 17% chance of getting a Fall 2018 Crate, and just a 3% chance of a Venetian Crate.

PUBG is currently in season 5, and recently changed how its circle system works to deter camping. The rest of the 5.3 patch notes are below. It should be live on PC soon, and then for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One after that.

GAMEPLAY

Blood Effect Improvements

• Headshots including the neck area produce more distinct visual effect to ensure clear identification of hit
• Blood splatter will be shown on walls and floors if the character is hit near it
  • The size of the blood splash is unified across all color settings
• Blood impacts on characters will now provide a more precise visual representation of which body parts have been hit

Vending Machine

• Reduced the maximum number of uses per Vending Machine from 15 to 10

SETTINGS

Cloud Saving

• Settings now can be saved to the cloud in the settings screen
• Saved settings can be loaded in the settings screen when needed
  • This also allows players to load their account settings even when playing on a new PC
• Settings that are dependent on hardware cannot be saved
  • GRAPHICS: All settings in the GRAPHICS category except “Language Setting”
  • GAMEPLAY: “Inventory Character Render” setting cannot be saved
• The Cloud Saving option can be found at the bottom right of the SETTINGS screen
• Test Server settings will only be saved on to the test server account

WEAPON MASTERY

Favorite Weapon

• Players can now choose their “favorite weapon” in the Mastery tab
• The weapon of choice will show up as the first weapon stat in your PUBG ID, regardless of whether the weapon has the highest level or not
• A grey star will show up when player’s mouse is hovered over it. Clicking the star will favorite the weapon
• A gold star will show up next to a chosen weapon when a player favorites it
• Players can only favorite individual weapons and not categories
• There can only be one favorite. That’s just logical
• The favorite weapon will always show up at the top of players’ list, even when the sorting feature is used

UI/UX

Lobby Theme

• Lobby background will change to a HAPPY HOLIDAYS theme once the patch is updated on live servers
• To set the winter mood, the lobby music has also been changed

Weapon HUD Improvement

• Heal and acceleration icons on the weapon HUD will now flash when activated

CUSTOM MATCH

Esports Mode

• Boats and Aquarails now have fixed spawn locations and numbers on Sanhok

Observing UI Improvement

• Enabled rear camera flip (180 degrees flip) by pressing Ctrl+R key during freecam perspective
• Enabled adjusting camera movement speed during observing
  • Speed up: =
  • Speed down: –
• Bullet tracer setting indicator will now be shown on the bottom left of the UI

REPLAY

• Old replays cannot be played due to a version update to the replay system.

WORLD

• All PGC signs and banners on Miramar have been removed

SURVIVOR PASS: BADLANDS

• The current season of both the Survivor Pass and Survival Title System will end on January 14 PDT
  • Starting January 1st, there will be a countdown on the Survivor Pass lobby banner notifying players of the pass end date
  • A pop-up message will be displayed to users purchasing Premium Pass and Level-up items, alerting them of the time left until pass end
• Premium Pass and Level-up items can be purchased until the Pass period ends

SKINS & ITEMS

The following items will be added to the Store after Update 5.3 hits live servers:

• Added 2 BattleStat weapon skins (QBU and P1911)
• Added 2 BattleStat weapon skins (SKS and P92)
  • Purchasable with BP
• Added 3 Factory Worker skins
• Added 4 Punk Destruction skins

Crates

• Crates requiring keys to unlock are no-longer included in the pool of Random Crates purchasable with BP
  • For more information, please go to the following link: Dev Letter: Improving Crate Content
• Random Crate contents and percentages have been adjusted as shown below:

Wanderer, Survivor, Biker, Militia, or Raider Crate: 16%

Fall 2018 Crate: 17%

Venetian Crate: 3%

BUG FIXES

Gameplay

• Fixed an issue where the reticle would shake when ADS with a 6x Scope equipped
• Fixed an issue where character movement would stutter when firing the DBS in certain situations
• Fixed an issue where BRDM collision damage was higher than intended
• Fixed an issue where a disconnected player could float when displaced by a prone character

World

• Mitigated an issue which causes players to be bumped into the air when moving close to certain objects

Custom Match

• Fixed an issue while observing and using the x-ray feature where the character outline is not visible after a player is revived
• Fixed an issue where healing items would not show while spectating in free cam when in observer mode

UI/UX

• Fixed an issue where only the ammo of one weapon is updated in the inventory when holding more than one weapon using the same ammo type
• Fixed an issue where the character size would show incorrectly in lobby when moving to lobby after seeing preview of PGC 2019 bundle
• Fixed an issue where character rendering is done late when changing gender while creating a character
• Fixed an issue where item equipped icon and new item notification icon would appear at the same location in CUSTOMIZE menu

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pubgs-final-2019-update-adds-persistent-blood-spla/1100-6472140/

Command & Conquer Remastered, which was first teased in 2018 and announced officially this year, will bring back the original Command & Conquer (as well as Red Alert) for a new audience. But the original game is almost 25 years old, and EA found that they did not have all the assets from the original title, meaning that some voice acting has been re-recorded by the original actor.

In the recording below, you can hear Kia Huntzinger returning to the role of EVA, the game’s announcer, explaining what’s happening during the match. Huntzinger is re-recording the dialog to match up to what players heard in the original game.

In a blog post on EA’s website, producer Jim Vessella has explained the approach to remastering the EVA recordings. “Kia has brought an authenticity to the project which just couldn’t be achieved in any other way,” he writes. “Kia wanted to do this for the fans and approached the recording full of passion and eagerness.” Frank Klepacki, the original game’s composer, recalls that Huntzinger–who worked in the Westwood Studios office–was brought in to record because he voice felt like a good fit. “She was excited to give it a shot, and the original voice session was recorded in a padded closet,” he recalls.

“Kia wanted to do this for the fans and approached the recording full of passion and eagerness,” Vessella writes. “We’re forever thankful to Kia for contributing to this remaster journey, and hope everyone in the C&C community will appreciate her performance.” The post also clarifies that Martin Alper’s performance as the “Announcer” in Red Alert will be maintained, as Alper has passed away and replacing him would not feel right.

The most recent Command & Conquer game was the mobile title Command & Conquer Rivals. EA has promised that Remastered, which does not have a release date yet, will not feature microtransactions.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/command-and-conquer-remastered-features-re-recorde/1100-6472136/

Two Point Hospital, which originally released for PC in 2018, will finally release on Switch, PS4, and Xbox One relatively soon. The game, which was originally scheduled to arrive in late 2019 before being delayed, will now arrive on February 25, 2020, letting console players get in on the hospital empire business. The game’s console release was originally announced in July of this year.

In Two Point Hospital, players have to build manage their own hospitals, while working out how to cure patients who present a series of mysterious, fictional ailments. You play the hospital manager, and it’s up to you to develop your hospitals into successful, profitable, effective enterprises. There are also ghosts to deal with, because Two Point Hospital is a comedy game first and foremost. The console version features a completely rebuilt control scheme.

Two Point Hospital is a spiritual successor to the classic Bullfrog title Theme Hospital, and was designed by some of the creators who worked on that game. It’s designed to evoke that title, while also introducing plenty of new ideas. The game features 119 unusual illnesses, and the console version will come with both expansions released for the PC game: “Bigfoot” and “Pebberley Island.” Console players will be able to explore 21 regions, and build hospitals for them.

The original PC version of Two Point Hospital received an 8/10 in our review. Reviewer James Swinbanks praised the game as an effective follow-up to an older classic. “The exaggerated, cartoon look and relaxed approach to management make it inviting enough for most players, while the deeper aspects of its economy are enough to keep seasoned players engaged. Two Point Hospital not only re-works an old formula into something modern and enjoyable, it also iterates on the classic brand of irresistible charm and wit, making something that’s truly wonderful.”

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/two-point-hospital-has-a-release-date-for-switch-p/1100-6472135/