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Days Gone Keeps Getting Updates; Here Are All The Patch Notes

May 4, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by faxfox

Days Gone has suffered from a variety of nagging since launch, with multiple reports of audio and bug issues affecting the game. Developer SIE Bend Studio has released a slew of patches that operate as quick-fixes to some of these issues.

The Oregon-based developer took to Reddit to announce three separate patches that have recently hit for its zombie-infested, open-world action game. The three patches–patch 1.05, 1.06, and 1.07–are short and sweet, and handle auto-save functionality, dropped audio, streaming complications, and more. You can read the full patch notes below to see what’s been changed and fixed over the past few days. These are all available now.

Patch 1.05

General Fixes

A fix for a streaming issue in a certain locations

Crash Fixes

Fixed a bug where some players experienced a crash when booting up the game

Known Issue

Audio dropping out/muted. If you are experiencing this, equip the default exhaust to your bike. We are looking into a resolution for this issue.

Patch 1.06

General Fixes

Auto-save function will now save the correct number of saves to your save cloud account
Audio should no longer be cut out/dropped when it involves equipping certain engines and certain exhausts to your bike
Difficulty settings are retained through patches

Known Issues

The crash on startup and other issues in this scope are being investigated. As of now, if you haven’t downloaded Patch 1.06 and start-up Days Gone, you will remain with Patch 1.05 active. Updates to come

Patch 1.07

General Fixes

Audio should no longer be cut out/dropped when it involves equipping certain engines and certain exhausts to your bike

Despite facing performance issues, Days Gone still managed to pull the UK’s top sales spot, according to sales monitor Chart-Track. Additionally, Days Gone will receive free DLC this June, including a new survival mode and challenges centered around the bike, horde, and combat.

In our Days Gone review, we said, “Riding a souped-up motorcycle through the world and taking out zombie nests and hordes is satisfying in the way that completing open-world checklists often is, but by the end, you’re left to wonder what the point of it all was.”

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/days-gone-keeps-getting-updates-here-are-all-the-p/1100-6466648/

Apex Legends Bans Up To 770,000 As Respawn Continues Fighting Cheaters

May 4, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by faxfox

Last week, Respawn Entertainment announced continued plans to deal with Apex Legends cheaters but didn’t specify what those plans were. While the California-based studio still isn’t sharing any specifics, so as to avoid helping cheaters cheat, Respawn is finally prepared to talk a little about what’s happening behind the scenes. That includes bans being handed out to a quarter of a million players.

Respawn’s executive producer, Drew McCoy, penned another blog post about what’s happening to cheaters in EA’s battle royale. “We can’t share details on what we’re doing so as to not give a head’s up to the cheat makers,” McCoy writes. “But what we can say is that we’re attacking this from every angle: from improvements in detecting cheaters, to bolstering resources and tools, to improving processes and other sneaky things to combat sellers and cheaters.”

According to McCoy, Respawn has shared “some high-level stats” on the progress thus far. You can read the full statistics below.

The recently added in-game reporting tool has had a big impact on discovering new cheats, including previously undetectable cheats that are now being found automatically via EAC
Total bans are now at 770K players
We have blocked over 300K account creations
We have banned over 4,000 cheat seller accounts (spammers) in the last 20 days
Total matches on PC impacted by cheaters or spammers has been reduced by over half in the last month due to recent efforts.

“It is a constant war with the cheat makers that we will continue to fight,” McCoy says. “We take cheating in Apex Legends incredibly seriously and have a large amount of resources tackling it from a variety of angles.” McCoy hasn’t specified when Respawn will outline plans to deal with cheaters, but he did confirm that he’ll “be back next week with an update on another one of the issues called out in last week’s post.”

In other news, Respawn confirmed that all Titanfall projects have been tabled so that the company can focus on Apex Legends and Star Wars – Jedi: Fallen Order. In focusing on Apex Legends, Respawn has stated that the game’s Season 2 plans will be outlined at this year’s EA Play event just before E3 in June. Some of the suggested changes coming to Season 2 of Apex Legends are new characters, items, weapons, and alterations to the map.

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/apex-legends-bans-up-to-770000-as-respawn-continue/1100-6466646/

The Best Star Wars Games, Movies, And More On Sale For May The 4th

May 4, 2019/0 Comments/in News /by faxfox

In the age of social media, there are a lot of unofficial, hashtag-driven “holidays” that exist these days, but few are as long-standing or beloved as May 4, the day Star Wars fans have an excuse to tell each other “May the Fourth be with you” and chuckle at the pun. Fun fact: The phrase is believed to date back to 1979, the two-year anniversary of the original Star Wars hitting theaters, and incidentally the same day Margaret Thatcher officially took office as Prime Minister of the UK. To celebrate the dual occasion, the British Conservative Party published an ad in the paper that day declaring, “May the Fourth Be With You, Maggie. Congratulations.”

Ever since, May 4 has become known as Star Wars Day, an annual celebration of Star Wars for fans all over the world. And as with other pop culture holidays (like Mario Day on March 10), online retailers are taking the opportunity to sell their best Star Wars merch at a discount. To make it easier for you, we’ve rounded up some of the best Star Wars Day sales happening this weekend and highlighted some specific products that caught our eye. Whether you’re shopping for yourself or have someone in mind who’d enjoy a Star Wars gift, there are so many discounts floating around, you’re sure to find what you need.