When thinking of a tank online game, World of Tanks certainly comes to mind first. However, Armored Warfare by Obsidian Entertainment should not be underestimated.
The developers have now released a new video that introduces the PvE mode of the online game. Because Armored Warfare wouldn’t be an Obsidian game if it didn’t have an interesting story. And you can follow this story in the PvE mode, while of course also engaging in team battles in PvP.
How heavy should it be?
Three difficulty levels are available for PvE missions: Easy, Medium, and Hard. Depending on the chosen level, you will encounter more and smarter enemies. The opponents will use more sophisticated tactics and deploy more powerful vehicles and weapons. In the mission screen, you can not only select the available missions but also the difficulty level.
The introductory phase of each mission gives you an overview of the primary and secondary objectives as well as a description of the background, location, and enemies. You must achieve the objectives within a certain time limit, and each mission can only be successfully completed if you have fulfilled all primary objectives. Those who also achieve secondary objectives secure additional rewards.
Fulfill the objectives!
Among the objectives are, for example, capturing a target location, destroying a target, protecting a target, or preventing enemies from capturing a target location. Missions are assigned to you by an agent, who also informs you about changing mission objectives and announces enemy assault waves and other events. At the end of the missions, the agent summarizes the results and hands you your rewards.
The PvE mode in the online game Armored Warfare can be completed both as a team and solo.
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This year’s football simulation FIFA 17 has now officially announced the German commentators. As in the predecessor, Frank “Buschi” Buschmann and Wolff-Christoph Fuss are behind the microphones.
EA Sports continues to rely on Buschi and Fuss as the German commentary duo once more. These cult commentators have already analyzed the games in FIFA 16 and provided cheeky remarks. Now they are confirmed in their roles for FIFA 17.
Buschmann and Fuss are in FIFA 17
This announcement comes from Fuss’s official Facebook page. Here he writes:
“I am very pleased to announce to you today that I will be part of FIFA 17 once again. Of course, with Frank Buschmann. Great fun, as always!”
While Fuss is now allowed to comment on the virtual gameplay for the second year in a row, Buschi has been around a few years longer: specifically since FIFA 11. Fuss replaced Manni Breuckmann last year.
FIFA 17 will be released on September 29 on PS4, PS3, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox 360.
A new update for Overwatch is live and has fixed some annoying bugs. Especially Mercy players should find it easier again.
Mercy’s beam heals consistently again
Overnight, a new patch was deployed for Overwatch, at least on the PC version of the hero shooter. According to Blizzard, the update has fixed several bugs with the three heroes Zarya, Winston, and Mercy. Each of these heroes had a small issue.
The Caduceus staff’s beam now stays on the same target even when Mercy quickly switches between “healing” and “damage,” even if she is not looking at the target.
While Winston is in his furious ultimate form, his hits should now consistently hit the targets. Previously, the hits were calculated at varying times during the strike animation.
Lastly, there is an adjustment for Zarya; her “right-click” shot consistently dealt high damage numbers, even when the charge of her shield had long fallen below the required value.
Furthermore, the “Sudden Death” timer has been adjusted on all maps and now has a different length, depending on the map. The times now vary between 90 and 110 seconds to create more balanced matches.
What about the “Leaver issue”?
Apparently, the patch still hasn’t resolved an annoying issue in ranked mode. If there is a person in one of the two teams who leaves the game early, the rank points will still only be adjusted slightly. Even if the player returns in time, this penalty will not be offset. Jeff Kaplan has already responded to the renewed complaints:
“We are fixing this. Hopefully today. I apologize for the inconvenience.”
It is thus assumed that another hotfix will come during the day that finally removes this issue from the list.
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Brand new stunt vehicles and more options for track building in GTA 5 Online.
After you have perhaps spent the last few days and weeks working as a CEO, working from morning till night, you can now have fun in a special way in GTA 5 Online. With new stunt events, you can defy gravity in the future and show off the tricks you have learned in GTA over the years.
Stunt mode available from July 12
From next week, you can confront your fears and jump through burning hoops on motorcycles. The developers themselves promote that the Cunning Stunts update is a “surreal seeming” and “entirely exaggerated” evolution of racing in GTA 5 Online.
For the Cunning Stunts, there will be special cars designed for the various races. A total of 13 new vehicles (super sports cars, sports cars, and motorcycles) will be implemented in the game with the stunt events. Accordingly, there will also be matching motocross clothing, racing suits, helmets, and a variety of accessories. When choosing the car, you should pay attention to where the stunt race takes place. Are you racing on a track above the clouds, or do you need a lightweight car to better glide between the wind turbines at the RON-Alternate wind farms?
You can expect to drive headfirst through loops or tubes on the new tracks. New acceleration strips provide the extra boost you need to launch into the air on steep ramps. Jumps, gaps in the track, as well as obstacles and various terrains are just some features of the new races. In the following trailer, you can get a picture of what awaits you in the update next week. Maybe you can even chase the new sports car Seven-70 across the various tracks.
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In the shared-world shooter The Division, we present the gear set Reclaimer.
With the Underground expansion, four new gear sets are now available, which can already be obtained on PC and Xbox One. On PS4, they are available from August 2. One of these four sets is the Reclaimer set, which is described as extremely powerful in the community. Is it so strong that it might need to be nerfed in the future?
What makes the Reclaimer set special in The Division
The Reclaimer set is designed for supporters. If you’re only focused on high DPS values or always roaming solo through New York, this set won’t help you. However, if you’re playing in fireteams and enjoy supporting each other, Reclaimer will greatly benefit your team.
This set consists of a total of six pieces. You can find them in the Underground, in the incursion “Dragon’s Lair”, in heroic missions, and they have also been discovered as drops from named NPCs and in supply drops in the Dark Zone.
Once you’ve looted and equipped several pieces of the set, you will receive certain bonuses. At four pieces, the unique talent is unlocked:
2 pieces: +100% healing speed of the aid station. This bonus is useful in high-level activities, such as incursions. When you’re holed up behind cover, you can efficiently regenerate yourself and your team.
3 pieces: +50% duration of consumables. This makes consumables, such as water, and special ammunition, like incendiary bullets, last longer. Below is a comparison image:
4 pieces:Talent Reclaimer: All fireteam members benefit from applied consumables and special ammunition. Moreover, these are not consumed.
These two bonuses of this set are practical, but thanks to this talent, Reclaimer is currently outstanding. This means not only that you can endlessly benefit from consumables and special ammo yourself, but your entire team receives the buff. In this image, you can see the display next to the name when group members also benefit from your special ammo:
Interesting: If you give incendiary ammunition to a buddy with the Reclaimer set, he can also use another consumable at the same time. Thus, it’s possible for you to heat up enemies simultaneously with incendiary and explosive rounds:
You have unlimited consumables and special ammo with the set; however, it’s not as simple to use one consumable after another. You need to be aware of the cooldown times for that.
To apply these faster one after the other, the character talent Triage helps: This reduces skill cooldowns by 15% when you heal an ally. If you’re playing with a large fireteam, you can essentially benefit from consumables and special ammo forever this way.
According to Arekkz Gaming, it is undoubtedly one of the best gear sets in the game. In a team, you can achieve devastating effects together. Especially in PvE, it is possible to cut a swath through hordes of enemies. But even in PvP, your squad can gain significant advantages over other agents with a Reclaimer set.
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How long Massive will look at this superiority is currently unknown. There are repeated opinions online that the set should be nerfed. Because against a team using Reclaimer, you have little chance – unless you use this set yourself.
Reclaimer is an excellent supporter set. What do you think? Should it be nerfed?
Update 6:12 PM: The matchmaking settings are now live – in the Control mode. Additionally, it was communicated via Twitter that you should prepare for Bungie Day.
Bungie has a thing for the number 7: it is considered the favorite number of the development studio. You often encounter this number in the Halo series, but it also appears in Destiny: For example, you unlock a trophy / achievement when you reach 777 Grimoire Points. It is no coincidence that the Bungie community is referred to as the “7th Column”. Therefore, on the seventh day of the seventh month, Bungie Day is celebrated. And as luck would have it, this day is today.
In the last letter to the community, the developers mentioned that next week there will be an “event that celebrates you all”, coming up – in this week, in which we currently find ourselves. Currently, there is no indication of what this event will specifically be or when exactly it will go live. There is speculation that it could be about the Moments of Triumph for Year 2 of Destiny.
Update: On the official Bungie website, under “Triumphs,” you can already find the tab with the “Year 2” Triumphs. However, you cannot click on it yet:
There is currently no indication of festive spirit. Instead, Bungie is conducting a test in the Crucible today, in the PvP area of the shooter.
On July 7th, a matchmaking test will take place, but what about the event?
Last night, the developers announced that they are working on the Crucible settings. According to Senior Designer Derek Carroll, the new settings will result in players at the extreme ends of the skill curve seeing shorter matchmaking times. The connection quality remains the primary search criterion. Matchmaking times will be shorter, but the skill range of teammates will be larger.
These PvP settings were supposed to be tested yesterday in Control mode, but the test was aborted immediately. Some errors occurred.
The test is now taking place again: On the morning of July 7th – which is in the afternoon for us. The exact time will be announced in advance. Currently, nothing is known. When Bungie speaks up, you will find out here.
But new matchmaking settings are nice and all – what about the promised event?
In recent days, we have received more messages along the lines of: “What is up with the event?”, “Is there any news about the event?”, “You must know something about this event!” But unfortunately, we know as little about it as you do. Bungie is still keeping it under wraps. As soon as they reveal the secret, you will find out in a timely manner from us.
A hint was left by Bungie in the last status report: “Next week, right at this moment, it will be Bungie Day. It is not about us. It is about you.”
Therefore, we assume that there will be more information about this event in the next letter to the community. It will be released sometime this evening. However, sometimes it comes very late at night.
What do you think Bungie will pull out of the hat?
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Allegedly we could play Pokemon Go in Germany within a few days – on iOS and Android devices.
Niantic, the PR agency of Pokemon Go developer, apparently informed some press representatives about the official release date of the EU version of Pokemon Go.
Pokemon Go – official download at the end of the week?
Currently, you can play Pokemon Go in Germany on your iOS or Android device, but only if you manually download the APK or change your Apple ID. According to a tweet, Pokemon Go should be available for download later this week.
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The upcoming action MMO “Let It Die” has received an E3 trailer. It features bloody battles and nasty opponents.
Yes, you read that right. Let It Die has finally delivered a gameplay trailer for E3 2016 with a significant delay. Either the developers at Grasshopper Manufacture mixed up the month, or the trailer simply needed a bit more production time.
Be that as it may, here you see the cheerful slaughter in the gameplay trailer for E3 of Let It Die:
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Let It Die will be a free-to-play survival action MMO set in a dark, bloodthirsty world. You create your own avatar and compete against characters created by other players. It is an asynchronous multiplayer game.
You start the game without equipment – practically only in your underwear. Gradually, you collect items from defeated opponents, which you can use to improve yourself. Occasionally, you also encounter a mysterious Grim Reaper with a skateboard, who is somehow connected to the story.
Let It Die will be a wacky beat-’em-up developed by Grasshopper Manufacture under the direction of Goichi Suda, better known as Suda51.
Those who haven’t yet played the currently very successful MMORPG The Elder Scrolls Online but are considering it can wait until the release of the newly announced Gold Edition.
It will be released on September 9 and will include all four major DLC expansions alongside the base game. This means you’ll also travel to Abah’s Landing to enlist in the notorious Thieves Guild. Or you can join the Dark Brotherhood on the Gold Coast and train to become a deadly assassin. Additionally, you will travel to Wrothgar, where you’ll assist the Orc King Kurog in rebuilding the realm of Orsinium.
Many hours of fun
Additionally, you will explore the rest of the game world and participate in Alliance Wars in the Imperial City. All DLCs together offer an additional playtime of around 40 hours.
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The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Edition includes:
The base game The Elder Scrolls Online
Four DLC expansions with new quests, locations, and abilities:
Imperial City
Orsinium
Thieves Guild
Dark Brotherhood
An exclusive Palomino horse (mount)
500 Crowns for the Crown Store (only for new accounts)
The newly announced DLC Shadows of the Hist – which also offers an introduction to the culture of the Argonians – will not be included in the package.This must be purchased separately through the Crown Store starting August 1 – unless you have an ESO Plus membership, in which case you will receive all DLCs “for free”. The price for the Gold Edition of The Elder Scrolls Online is 59.99 Euro for PC and 69.99 for PS4 and Xbox One (view on Amazon.de). The version will be available for download on PC, Playstation 4, and Xbox One, and will be available as a boxed version in retail.
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In The Division, a new ISAC mission is available starting today, July 7th. We will take a look at the weekly missions.
A new week has begun in Ubisoft’s MMO shooter – at least regarding the weekly ISAC mission. Every week, your orange glowing watch receives a video transmission that describes the task and the rewards.
However, you cannot watch this video in-game. Instead, Ubisoft releases a short video each week that illustrates the seriousness of the situation.
This is the ISAC transmission on July 7th:
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The ISAC mission starting July 7th in The Division
Last week, our ally Esmay wanted to visit an informant who had valuable details about the enemy “Asher”. However, this plan backfired: Esmay saw Asher kill the informant. Now she is retreating and canceling the deal.
Simon and Division Agent Rainer need to come up with a new plan: Rainer wants to infiltrate the informant’s apartment. You have to take care of the enemies wandering between him and the apartment.
The ISAC mission is:
Eliminate 200 LMB mercenaries: Take out troops of the Last Man Battalion. A friendly Division agent is after an enemy leader. You must protect him from wandering LMB soldiers.
If you succeed, the reward is 3 High-end Division Tech and the cosmetic item ISAC-Alex-Slouchie. Until now, there was only Esmay clothing. Now we will probably get the Alex outfit.
The Strategic Mission this Week
The Strategic Mission has been running since Tuesday. If you manage to complete four tasks within a week, you will receive 30 Phoenix Credits as a reward:
Eliminate 40 elite enemies: Kill 40 purple enemies in the Dark Zone.
Convert 15 crafting materials – Standard level or higher.
40 Explosive kills: Take down enemies with explosives.
Complete 10 operations: Master 10 main operations on Hard or Challenging difficulty.
These missions can be completed on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.
Pokemon Go is a promising new game that can turn each and every one of us into a good Pokemon trainer. With the help of the mobile camera, you can find Pokemon in “real” places in the world, battle them, and catch them. However, one should not randomly enter buildings where wild Pokemon or PokeStops are displayed. Police stations should only be visited for Pokemon Go if you can provide tips for the arrest of “Team Rocket”.
In Australia, aspiring Pokemon trainers are already seen in large numbers in the wild – you can watch them call out random attacks while pointing their fingers into the void. As an outsider, it can be confusing, as you don’t have a view of the mobile screen of the Pokemon trainers that makes the little monsters visible in the wild. The Australian Facebook page Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Services gave important advice yesterday to Pokemon Go players who walked into the police station Darwin to catch Pokemon:
“To all the aspiring Pokemon trainers out there using Pokemon Go: Even though the Darwin police station is displayed as a PokeStop, you do not have to enter the building to get the Pokeballs. Additionally, it’s good if you take your eyes off your phone before crossing the street and look left and right. The Sandamer won’t run away so quickly.
Take care of yourselves and catch them all!”
A nice message to the young trainers here. At PokeStops, you have to be a few meters away from the indicated GPS position to receive a reward – but it is usually not necessary to enter buildings. So if you don’t want to have trouble with Officer Rocky, you might want to think about where you catch your Pokemon in the future.
Now is the time to take a look at the turn-based MOBA Atlas Reactor because the beta servers are available to everyone for a week!
A Week of Open Beta for Atlas Reactor
Turn-based strategy has somewhat fallen out of fashion in recent years. Really? Not at all! Atlas Reactor proves that you can breathe new life into turn-based games by combining them with ideas from newer genres. Thus, Atlas Reactor is an exciting mix of MOBA and strategy game, where much is about “mind games” – anticipating the opponent’s moves while simultaneously misleading the enemies.
Until now, Atlas Reactor was only accessible to founders and select beta testers, but from July 8 to July 17, anyone interested can experience the Open Beta for free and get a personal impression of Trion Worlds’ latest project. During the event, all heroes, the so-called “Freelancers” are available and can be freely tested by players. After the event, the Closed Beta will continue as usual.
You can find the link to register and download the game in our sources.
Just recently, Atlas Reactor expanded its leveling system with “Loot Matrices,” through which you can receive various cosmetic upgrades: Skins, quotes, and various emblems. Yes, that sounds a bit like the loot boxes from Overwatch, but such a system was still missing from the game.
In the past few weeks, the first new heroes have already been added to further round out the available ensemble of the cyberpunk world and provide players with greater choice.
Have no idea what Atlas Reactor actually is? In the following posts, we have already dealt with the game in more detail:
Having problems with Pokemon Go? These bugs are already on the developers’ radar.
Update: Meanwhile, there is also a disturbance with the “Nearby” function. Three footprints are always displayed. The number of footprints actually indicates the distance of the respective Pokémon:
Original report:
In the new Pokemon Go, which has only recently been released, there are a few bugs and error messages that currently make the game “unstable”. Developer Niantic Inc. has updated the list of known issues on their official website.
List of known issues including help:
Besides audio and GPS problems, Pokemon Go demands a lot of power from the battery. Twitter user ℃améron Davis” says he has never seen a game that drains the phone battery as much as Pokemon Go. He loses 10% battery on his iPhone 6s while playing in 20 minutes – Even though the charger is plugged in! Other bugs automatically reset your progress, so you are back to level 1.
“You already own this item” error message (Only Android)
If you lose your internet connection while purchasing PokeCoins in the shop, you may receive the error message “You already own this item”. To fix this error, you need to turn your phone off and then on again.
Trainer progress is temporarily set to level 1:
You may have created 2 “Pokemon Go” accounts – one via Google and one in the Pokemon Trainer Club. This happens if you choose one method to log into the game first, and then later use another method. To fix this error, you need to log out of the menu and then log in with the original login method.
Distorted sound:
In some situations, the sound of Pokemon Go may be delayed or distorted. This usually happens when the device is connected to a Bluetooth speaker. The developers are currently working on a solution to the problem.
High battery usage:
Some devices experience the problem that the battery is excessively drained during prolonged play. The developers are currently working on a solution to this issue.
GPS signal not found / My location is shaking or deviating:
Make sure that the location/GPS function is turned on and set to “High Accuracy”. The developers are always working to improve the GPS function. The performance of this function strongly depends on the phone model and its signal strength. You should also check if GPS is activated on your smartphone.
“This item is not available in your country” error message when downloading the app:
Check in your iOS settings or the settings of your Google Wallet if you have indicated a country where Pokemon Go is available. If that doesn’t help, you should contact iOS Support or Google Play Support.
Parsing error:
On some devices, a parsing error may occur that prevents you from installing the app. Make sure you have Android version 4.4 installed. If so, re-downloading the APK file may help.
In Destiny, Guardians can explore and discover a new zone with the “Rise of Iron” expansion: The Plaguelands.
In the Destiny universe, the Wall has been stretching along the southern border of the Cosmodrome for centuries. In the fall, when you play the “Rise of Iron” expansion, this protective barrier will have collapsed.
Together with Lord Saladin, you will now venture out, into the Plaguelands. There you will learn about the fate of the Iron Lords and confront the rising danger.
The Plaguelands in Destiny
In a conversation with PlayStationsLifeStyle, executive producer Scott Taylor talks about the Plaguelands and explains what makes this area so unique.
The Plaguelands are a new zone on Earth, which you can fly to from orbit. To explore it, according to Taylor, click on Earth in the Navigator. The map of Earth will now unfold in a modified form before you: it will be extended significantly to the right. There you can then select which zone on Earth you want to go to. The Plaguelands have their own landing point.
In terms of size, the Plaguelands are said to be “large”. When you are in the zone, you should be able to feel the vastness. As soon as you take your first step into this zone, you will spot many places that you can also discover. This large-scale zone stands in contrast to the Dreadnaught, which you typically traverse in enclosed spaces.
Taylor wants to describe the Plaguelands as a “significantly new zone” that not only offers plenty of space but also many activities. The zone is also filled with “meat” – and uniqueness.
This uniqueness manifests itself in the fact that there will be some new patrols and public events in the Plaguelands. However, he does not want to spoil the details, but states that they are all “very nice”. You will also encounter various secrets “of all kinds” while wandering through the lands.
Here is what we already know: The entire area is infected by the SIVA outbreak (plagued) and the vile Devil Splicers cause chaos and devastation.
When asked if Lord Saladin would also be present at Sparrow League events – after all, a wide area like the Plaguelands is perfect for this kind of fun – Taylor said he hadn’t asked Lord Saladin about that yet. He did not provide concrete information about it.
Would you like to see the return of Sparrow Racing?
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In the upcoming shooter Battlefield 1, a gameplay video shows how the battles take place in the air. Definitely worth a watch.
In Battlefield 1, the NDA, the “non-disclosure agreement” for the closed alpha, has been lifted. Now we can expect a lot of gameplay material for the upcoming shooter gradually (or quite quickly).
Let’s dive into thrilling aerial battles presented by GameSpot.
Aerial Battles in Battlefield 1
In the “World War I” setting, combat takes place on land, at sea, and in the air. In the following video, you can get a good impression of the aircraft battles and aerial chases for a solid 7 minutes:
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Not only does the MG come into play, but bombs are also dropped. Besides the fighter planes, a few airships can also be admired in the sky – all in 2K resolution.
Update: In the following video, you can see one hour and 45 minutes of gameplay footage, especially of aerial battles – also featuring the Zeppelin:
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Currently, a problem is spreading in World of Warcraft that is taking the gold from honest players.
Fraudster “takes over” the interface in World of Warcraft
It sounds like a bad joke, but it is not. Currently, a “interface virus” is spreading rapidly in World of Warcraft, which causes you to hand over your saved gold directly to a fraudster and encourages your friends to do the same. But one thing at a time.
What happened?
A user on Reddit pointed out that a player in the general channel claimed he would sell a complete run of the Hellfire Citadel. However, potential buyers must execute a “/run” command beforehand, which supposedly ensures that the Raider’s interface does not get messed up.
However, the command does something completely different. It allows the other player to whisper you additional commands that are automatically accepted by your interface. In plain text, this means: The fraudster can access all the functions of your user interface and do anything that addons could normally accomplish.
One consequence of this is that the fraudster can trade with you and you then automatically place all your gold in the trading window. But it doesn’t stop there. Once you are “infected”, the fraudster will send messages through your interface to all friends and guildmates prompting them to execute this command as well. This creates a chain reaction, and the fraudster simply has to walk through the cities with open hands and collect the gold from his victims.
How can you protect yourself?
The good old principle applies: If you don’t know what a command does, don’t use it. So refrain from using any “/run” or “script” commands in the near future until this incident is over.
Evolve, the 4vs1 shooter from Turtle Rock, is being transitioned to Free2Play today. Find out the details here.
Update: Evolve is going f2p!It has now been confirmed by the developers. Evolve is going Free2Play and is starting today, starting on July 7, 2016, with an open beta on PC. Later, Evolve will also go Free2Play on consoles, but first, they want to ensure the transition on PC goes smoothly.
If you bought the game back then, you don’t have to worry: The developers have promised that they will always consider fans who have been there from the beginning and paid for the game in their plans. According to the developers:
“As long as we work on Evolve, we will show our gratitude to all original buyers of the game for supporting Evolve so early. This will happen in the form of gifts, rewards, and special access.”
We hopefully will learn more about this once the countdown is over.
Original announcement:
Evolve – The End or a New Beginning?
What has become of Evolve? Not much. After the rapid decline in player numbers and the second wave of DLC characters, things have been quiet around the 4vs1 shooter. For almost half a year, the developers have been working on a large update that is supposedly set to be released this summer, but we haven’t heard much about it since then.
But now Evolve seems to be making a comeback – at least it appears that way. Because since yesterday, Evolve can no longer be purchased on Steam. Is the game being completely discontinued? That seems unlikely, as a countdown was simultaneously published on the official website of the game, set to end today at 6:00 PM. Together with the hashtag “StageUp,” this suggests that Evolve will evolve in some way.
The most likely scenario is that Evolve will become a Free2Play title, funded through the sale of skins, characters, and other cosmetics.
This theory is supported by the fact that Evolve was not discounted during the recent “Summer Sale” and therefore was not advertised. If the shift to a Free2Play model is confirmed, at least it points to a decent move by the developers, who do not want to “squeeze money from customers” before the game goes free.
We will probably not have absolute certainty until around 6 PM when the creators of Evolve reveal what will become of the game. Personally, I hope the game experiences its “second spring” and more players get to enjoy Evolve, as for me, the monster hunt remains one of the best games I have ever had the pleasure to play. Even if not many will be interested: I am eagerly awaiting 6 PM and hoping for the best.
On The Division, the servers will be down on July 7th for PS4, Xbox One, and PC. During a multi-hour maintenance, two fixes will be implemented.
Two days ago, Massive announced that maintenance would take place on Thursdays, which is today. The maintenance will proceed as follows:
At 9 AM our time, the servers will be shut down. The expected server downtime is three hours. So around noon, you can resume playing The Division.
What changes on July 7th?
Two days ago, there was also talk of a client patch that they wanted to deliver as soon as possible. By the end of this week or the beginning of next week – maybe even today. This patch, which addresses the map bug and nerfs the G36 assault rifles, is still awaited. Massive is making some adjustments to the servers and implementing the following changes:
A bug with the pulse will be fixed: It did not always scan all enemies in the radius.
A bug in the underground will be fixed: Some enemies could spawn on trains and buses, making their loot drops unreachable.
In Destiny, Bungie plans to test new matchmaking settings in PvP on July 6.
This evening, Bungie surprises with an unexpected announcement: there will be changes to player search in the Crucible. And not at some point, but today, on July 6.
The developers emphasize that their work on the Crucible is never finished. Therefore, they have tinkered a bit with the matchmaking. Whether everything works as intended will be tested in a few hours.
New matchmaking settings aim to speed up searches
According to Senior Designer Derek Carroll, the new settings will lead to shorter matchmaking times for players at the extreme ends of the skill curve (the top Guardians and the casual players).
The connection quality remains the primary search criterion. However, the upcoming changes are supposed to ensure that the playlists are better tailored to all players. Matchmaking times will be shorter, but the skill range of teammates will be greater.
Before the new settings are activated in all Crucible playlists, they will first be tested in the mode Control. According to Bungie, the test will begin sometime in the afternoon of July 6. That is in the middle of the night for us.
Update: Some bugs occurred immediately. The test will be postponed. The next attempt is expected to take place as soon as possible.
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Blizzard shows in an initial image what the next hero in Overwatch will have as a weapon. Check out the gun here.
A Healer as a Sniper – is that Sombra?
Actually, everyone expected that new information about upcoming heroes from Overwatch would take a while, but Blizzard doesn’t seem to want to wait long. Today, they released an image of a blueprint on Twitter showing a weapon that doesn’t exist in the game yet.
According to the image, it is a report from Angela Ziegler (Mercy), who reports to her superiors J. Morrison (Soldier: 76) and G. Reyes (Reaper) about a new weapon that she developed together with Torbjörn. The report obviously comes from the time when Overwatch was still a functioning organization.
However, the blueprints themselves are even more interesting. Because evidently, the technology from Mercy’s Caduceus Staff has been transferred into a sniper rifle. Thus, it would be possible for a sniper to fire healing shots over long distances to their allies. The attached text from Torbjörn and Mercy suggests that the weapon was intended for healing purposes only – even if other colleagues see it differently. The ammunition appears to be grenades for healing, which leads to further speculations. It is therefore possible that the weapon fires grenades over distance that heal all nearby allies upon impact.
Sombra’s head, as seen in a file.
But who wields this weapon? Here come some of the previous leaks into play, suggesting that Sombra is the next supporter. She has already been hinted at in some images within the game world, and Jeff Kaplan has also indicated that players should “slowly start thinking more about Sombra”.
We will keep you updated and report as soon as there is news.
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