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Modern Warfare 3 is now the major focus for Call of Duty fans for the foreseeable future, and with the game now out, players are eager to get into this year’s content.
All eyes are on the game right now because the brand-new CODMAS update has arrived, and there’s a ton for gamers to check out.
The following are the patch notes for today, December 19, 2023.
COD MW3 Patch Notes 19 Dec
With Modern Warfare 3 being completely launched, gamers are familiarizing themselves with all of the weaponry, maps, and other features, and there is a new holiday event to explore.
Players will be able to delve into the new CODMAS update, which brings some festive cheer to the game, as well as the patch notes provided by Activision.
Seasonal Dishes! Santa Gnaws has arrived to torment everyone who dares to disobey him. To obtain prizes more amazing than a lump of coal, complete up to eight challenges in the Santa’s Slayground in-game event. Get equipment and cosmetics such as the “Christmas Skulls” Calling Card, the “Elfsecution” Finishing Move, and the Weapon Blueprint/Operator Skin as rewards.
As you complete the tasks in Multiplayer, Zombies, and Call of Duty: Warzone, you’ll be able to play across new themed maps and modes.
Zombies Mission
Act 1
Automated Backup
Mission progress will now also track regular turret circuits.
Freezer Burn
Mission progress has been adjusted to now give credit to Cryo Freeze kills in addition to slowing enemies with Cryo Freeze.
Fire Power
Mission progress will now also track kills for Pack-a-Punch levels II and III.
Act 2
More Firepower
Mission progress will now also track kills for Pack-a-Punch level III.
Act 4
Dead Signal
Adjusted the Gorm’gant boss fight difficulty in Dead Signal to scale better for solo players.
Gameplay
Dark Aether Rift
Contract Rewards have been tuned to provide better rewards.
Finally, Dragon Ball lovers, the Tenkaichi series has returned. Bandai Namco today revealed Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, with the 3D fighting franchise ready to make its triumphant return after a decade hiatus.
While there are many other fighting games set in Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball universe, such as the great Dragon Ball FighterZ and Xenoverse titles, the Budokai Tenkaichi series is famous for its gigantic, destructible 3D battle arenas and a large roster of playable characters. Tenkaichi 4 was announced as Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero at the 2023 Game Awards.
Tenkaichi 3 allows you to take over the roles of Arale, King Vegeta, and Tambourine. We’re expecting the upcoming installment will include its list of deep cuts from the anime’s enormous cast of characters. At the very least, we know it involves Dragon Ball Super.
Continue reading to learn everything there is to know about the upcoming game, including the Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero release date, platform availability, and trailer.
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero Release Date PS5
There is no definite release date for Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 4 or Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero at the moment. The game was only recently disclosed and is reported to be in the early phases of production, so we may have to wait a while before we can play it.
Given that the original games were all released in October/November of 2005, 2006, and 2007, we can presumably expect the new Tenkaichi game to be released in 2024 around the same time. We’ll update this page with fresh release date information when it becomes available.
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero Gameplay and Story
At the time of writing, little is known about the new Budokai Tenkaichi. We only know that a new game in the cult classic series is now in production at Bandai Namco and that Goku, one of the most powerful anime characters, will be able to transform into his Super Saiyan form.
This indicates that Dragon Ball Super will be incorporated into the Budokai Tenkaichi universe. In the upcoming Tenkaichi, we should see new playable characters, stages, and transformations from the franchise.
One ambition for Tenkaichi 4 is that it maintains the series’ history of including more than 100 playable characters (more than 9,000 would be ideal but may not be realistic). You may fight with and against characters from the complete Dragon Ball franchise (original, Z, and GT) in Tenkaichi 3.
The series is well-known for its deep cuts and exact recreations of obscure and well-known characters, as well as dazzling special techniques and the ability to shift on the fly. Fingers crossed that the new game has over 100 playable characters and includes some real unknowns.
ULTRAKILL is back in the spotlight, with new levels, modes, and a flurry of changes that me to return to the violent FPS action.
The most recent ULTRAKILL patch notes are available here, and they include all fixes, rebalancing modifications, and more!
Ultrakill Patch Notes Dec 2023
Merry Christmas! My present to you: A hotfix with 76 changes, tweaks and fixes, including performance improvements and Guttertank balance changes. pic.twitter.com/u4u4pmJ2n6
— ULTRAKILL – LAYER 7: VIOLENCE OUT NOW (@ULTRAKILLGame) December 24, 2023
Additions
Added Layer 7: VIOLENCE
Added custom music support to Cyber Grind
Added autocomplete for the console
Added a hurt sound when being hurt by acid
Multiple buttons can now be bound to a single action
Added God mode cheat to make the player invulnerable
Added option to disable white screen flash when parrying
Added “Advanced Options” menu in General options for level-specific tweaks
Added “HEALTH – HATEFUL (Instrumental)” to the Cyber Grind jukebox
Sandbox
Added a toggleable warning when overwriting a Sandbox save
Added a quicksave button for the Sandbox
Added ability to make enemies fight each other in the Sandbox
Altars can now be edited to remove items with the Alter arm
Added ability to sandify enemies with the Sandbox Alter arm
Added ability to enrage enemies with the Sandbox Alter arm
Added Crystal of Madness to the Spawner arm menu
Added invisible wall custom block to the Sandbox
Alter arm can now change the force of a slingshot hook point
Alter arm can now change the size of custom Sandbox objects after they’ve been created
Alter arm can now change a Dual Wield powerup’s duration
General Changes
Punch and parry timing now has 3 frames of leniency (punching a few frames early will still count as a hit) [excluding projectile boosts]
Increased horizontal and vertical size of player’s projectile parry zone
Explosive projectiles and the Hideous Mass spear now have the same mercy frames after hitting a player as normal projectiles
Some charge an enemy projectile sprites have been updated to match the greater visual fidelity of the game
Alternate Sharpshooter Revolver now spins up almost instantly, making it perfect for players who only use the Sharpshooter situationally
Rockets that have been frozen for a second or longer will always cause red explosions when hitting an enemy
Dying Mindflayers can now be punched with the Knuckleblaster to launch them
Punching a Screwdriver screw out of an enemy will now also deal its remaining damage to them
Reworked the text system to fix fonts appearing blurry
Songs in the Cyber Grind playlist now only load whenever used instead of all at once on level load, causing the game to freeze
Seasonal events only apply in levels the player has already played at least once
Level leaderboards are now hidden on the first playthrough
Level leaderboards now include a notification about the option to disable them
All level leaderboards in the level select can switch between Any or P-Rank with the last used weapon button
Added ability to scroll level leaderboards
The radiance speed modifier no longer affects the projectile speed
Fixed Cyber Grind enemy point budget inconsistencies caused by start wave number
Changed the radiant enemy spawning formula in the Cyber Grind, making them less common and more consistent
Updated visuals for explosions
Pre-boss terminals no longer play music to not ruin the build-up
Changed the tab level stats overlay’s secrets from a number to icons
State of “Don’t touch X” challenges now resets on checkpoint reset if the player hasn’t failed yet
Boss health bars now have secondary meters for bosses who are supposed to have them
An enemy spawning inside a rocket now consistently causes red explosions Punch exhaustion gets reset on respawn
Converted .mp4 video files into .webm
Removed the scrollbar from the Prelude level and select
Players can now initiate a rocket ride with a whiplashed rocket even while moving upwards
Reduced the delay for a Swordsmachine’s sword returning after a throw that doesn’t hit anything
Player can now only be launched by one damage less explosion at a time
Diving (jump+slide at the same time) into a wall now allows the player to wall jump while keeping their momentum
Increased leniency for dive input
Replaced 2 Strays in 5-3 Rocket Launcher airborne shot tutorial with Schisms to better illustrate the damage difference
Streetcleaners now explode when Mauriced
Items held while in Clash mode are now visible in the player’s hand
Swordsmachine radiance health bonus reduces from 2x to 1.5x
Fixes
Explosions no longer kill enemies through walls
Fixed the name on boss health bars sometimes stretching horizontally when there are many active at once
Fixed the spawn cost of enemies in the Cyber Grind not increasing per instance of the same enemy
Fixed sandbox blocks becoming invisible if stretched too far
Fixed some rumble setting names being partially cut off
Can no longer jump off rockets while the game is paused
Fixed S.R.S. Cannon weapon freshness not working correctly
Fixed some objects not being saved in Sandbox saves
Fixed a weapon wheel bug caused by unequipping the Nailgun
Swordsmachine Agony and Swordsmachine Tundra now appear in the correct order
Fixed 5-S Maurice bait not being held correctly
Crosshair HUD will now be disabled correctly if HUD Fade is enabled before attempting to set the thickness to none
Fixed strays in the first sunken arena of 5-3 being able to walk through some walls
Fixed a hole in the ceiling of the P-2 boss entrance
Fixed “Target Framerate” setting not applying on restart
Fixed the framerate being unlocked during the intro videos
Virtues no longer count towards the total Virtue count for halting the enrage of other Virtues
Fixed the Shotgun overkill damage applying to radiant virtues without accounting for the radiance health buff
Fixed the Shotgun weapon icon not having the correct amount of ambient glow
Fixed the floor lights in the last room of 0-2 not having a navmesh
Fixed Whiplash pull not cancelling properly on some big enemies
Fixed Cerberus being unable to walk towards the player if the player is too high up
Fixed Drones losing their sandification visual effect when shooting
Fixed Drone seasonal event texture bugs
Fixed Attractor Nailgun sometimes called Magnet Nailgun in the terminal
Fixed flickering shockwave effects in 2-4 arm encounter
Added a failsafe if the Flesh Panopticon death animation freezes
Fixed shotgun breaking when point-blank shooting Sisyphus Prime during his intro
Fixed Sisyphus Prime attack trails sometimes persisting after death
Fixed Sentry beams sometimes hitting the player even if chargeback
Fixed the Rocket Launcher not counting towards the amount of weapons equipped for freshness calculations
Drones no longer cause “+CANNONBALLED” style bonus when killing an enemy by crashing into them
Fixed a bug that caused Size 2 fish to be uncatchable
WoW 10.2 is the latest content update for World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, the third expansion of the popular MMORPG. The update, which was released on November 7, 2023, introduces a new zone, a new raid, a new weapon, new events, and more. In this article, we will summarize the main features and changes of the WoW 10.2 patch notes, and what you can expect from the Guardians of the Dream update.
WoW 10.2 Patch Notes
WoW 10.2 Patch Notes
New Zone: The Emerald Dream
The Emerald Dream is a new zone that is accessible from the World Tree in the center of Azeroth. The zone is a seed of the World Tree that has been corrupted by Fyrakk, the Seer of the Flame, and his molten allies.
The zone is divided into four regions: the Viridian Weave, the Molten Incursion, the Incarnates Wake, and the Fate of Amirdrassil. Each region has its own quests, enemies, and secrets to discover.
The Emerald Dream also has a new faction, the Dream Wardens, who are the guardians of the zone and the World Tree. You can earn reputation with them by completing quests, events, and world quests in the zone. You can also buy various rewards from their quartermaster, such as mounts, pets, toys, and transmog items.
New Raid: Amirdrassil, the Dream’s Hope
Amirdrassil is a new raid that is located in the Fate of Amirdrassil region of the Emerald Dream. The raid has four wings and eight bosses, each with their mechanics and loot.
The raid is available in four difficulties: LFR, Normal, Heroic, and Mythic. The raid also has a new legendary weapon, Fyr’alath, the Dream Render, which can be obtained by defeating Fyrakk on Mythic difficulty.
The raid bosses are:
Gnarlroot: A corrupted treant that uses nature and fire attacks.
Igira the Cruel: A molten giant that uses physical and fire attacks.
Smolderon: A fire elemental that uses fire and explosive attacks.
Volcoross: A lava worm that uses fire and acid attacks.
Larodar, Keeper of the Flame: A dragonkin that uses fire and arcane attacks.
Council of Dreams: A trio of Dreamweaver that use nature and arcane attacks.
Nymue, Weaver of the Cycle: A dryad that uses nature and frost attacks.
Fyrakk, Seer of the Flame: A fire incarnate that uses fire and shadow attacks.
New Public Events: Superbloom and Emerald Bounty
Superbloom and Emerald Bounty are two new public events that occur randomly in the Emerald Dream. Superbloom is an event where you have to collect and plant seeds to grow flowers and trees in the zone.
Emerald Bounty is an event where you have to hunt and loot rare and elite enemies in the zone. Both events reward you with gold, resources, reputation, and a chance to get mounts, pets, toys, and transmog items.
New Class Tier Sets
WoW 10.2 also introduces new class tier sets for all classes. The sets are themed around the Emerald Dream and the World Tree, and have different bonuses and effects depending on the class and the spec. The sets can be obtained by completing the raid, the PvP season, or the Mythic+ season. The sets are:
Druid: Dreamweaver’s Regalia
Hunter: Wildwood Tracker’s Garb
Mage: Arcanist’s Raiment
Monk: Mistweaver’s Vestments
Paladin: Lightbringer’s Armor
Priest: Vestments of the Dreamer
Rogue: Shadowflame’s Guise
Shaman: Stormcaller’s Regalia
Warlock: Doombringer’s Raiment
Warrior: Battleguard’s Plate
Class Reworks: Rogue and Demon Hunter
WoW 10.2 also reworks two classes: Rogue and Demon Hunter. The reworks aim to improve the gameplay, balance, and identity of the classes and their specs. The reworks include changes to the abilities, talents, and resources of the classes and their specs. Some of the main changes are:
Rogue: The Rogue class now has a new resource, Combo Points, which are generated by certain abilities and spent by others. The Rogue class also has a new ability, Stealth, which allows them to become invisible and gain access to other abilities. The Rogue specs are also changed: Assassination focuses on poison and bleed damage, Outlaw focuses on combat and utility, and Subtlety focuses on stealth and burst damage.
Demon Hunter: The Demon Hunter class now has a new resource, Fury, which is generated by certain abilities and spent by others. The Demon Hunter class also has a new ability, Metamorphosis, which allows them to transform into a powerful demon form and gain access to other abilities. The Demon Hunter specs are also changed: Havoc focuses on melee and chaos damage, and Vengeance focuses on tanking and fire damage.
Mythic+ and PvP Season 3
WoW 10.2 also starts the third season of Mythic+ and PvP. The season features new rewards, such as gear, mounts, pets, titles, and achievements. The season also features new affixes, such as:
Molten: Enemies periodically erupt, dealing fire damage to nearby players and enemies.
Dreambound: Players are periodically teleported to the Emerald Dream, where they have to complete a challenge or face a penalty.
Incarnate: Enemies have a chance to spawn an incarnate of their element, which has powerful abilities and grants a buff to nearby enemies.
Dragonriding: New Mount, Glyphs, Races, Customizations
WoW 10.2 also adds new features and options for dragonriding, the new gameplay system that was introduced in the Dragonflight expansion. The features and options include:
New Mount: The Emerald Drake, a green dragon that can fly and breathe fire. The mount can be obtained by completing the raid, the PvP season, or the Mythic+ season.
New Glyphs: Glyphs that can change the appearance and abilities of your dragon mount, such as Glyph of the Firestorm, Glyph of the Dreamwalker, and Glyph of the Molten Core.
New Races: Races that can ride dragons, such as the Dragonkin, the Dragonsworn, and the Dragonborn.
New Customizations: Customizations that can change the appearance of your dragon mount, such as scales, horns, wings, and eyes.
Character Customizations: Blood Elf, Druid Forms
WoW 10.2 also adds new character customizations for two races and one class. The customizations include:
Blood Elf: New skin tones, eye colors, hair colors, hair styles, and facial features for the Blood Elf race.
Druid Forms: New forms, colors, and effects for the Druid class, such as the Emerald Bear, the Molten Cat, the Stormcrow, and the Firestalker.
It’s possible that more PS5 Pro specifications and information, such as the release date of Sony’s purportedly powerful PS5 console, have leaked online. We have covered the PS5 Pro model in our reports on multiple occasions. As reported in May of this year, Sony is reportedly 100% committed to developing a Pro console.
It was stated more recently that the console is expected to be powered by a unique eight-core Zen 2 CPU, maybe quadruple the performance of the Tempest Engine, two shader engines, and more.
It’s interesting to note that the first rumor was part of a bigger one from leaker Tom Henderson, who also stated that Sony was developing a PS5 model that was thinner. This has turned out to be accurate, as the majority of you are aware, and the thinner PS5 variants are currently offered everywhere.
A user has now allegedly provided further information and specs about Sony’s PS5 Pro model on the ResetEra forums. The PS5 Pro model is rumored to be unveiled in September of next year. The speculated Pro model’s CPU boost is reportedly not that big when compared to the PS5’s current CPU, as suggested by leaker @Kepler_L2 earlier this month.
This fresh information from the ResetEra user also provides some more CPU specifics. Based on this “leak,” the Zen2 architecture seen in the PS5 model will remain the same in the Pro model but with a greater dynamic peak frequency.
Remarkably, this updated data also refers to “accelerated ray tracing,” a concept that Tom Henderson also brought up in July of this year. Below, via RandomlyRandom 67, are the details that were shared on the ResetEra forums:
Viola is fabbed on TSMC N4P.
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Viola’s CPU is maintaining the zen2 architecture found in the existing PS5 for compatibility, but the frequency will once again be dynamic with a peak of 4.4GHz. 64 KB of L1 cache per core, 512 KB of L2 cache per core, and 8 MB of L3 shared (4 MB per CCX).
Viola’s die is 30WGPs when fully enabled, but it will only have 28WGPs (56 CUs) enabled for the silicon in retail PS5 Pro units.
Trinity is the culmination of three key technologies. Fast storage (hardware accelerated compression and decompression, already an existing key PS5 technology), accelerated ray tracing, and upscaling.
Architecture is RDNA3, but it’s taking ray tracing improvements from RDNA4. BVH traversal will be handled by dedicated RT hardware rather than fully relying on the shaders. It will also include thread reordering to reduce data and execution divergence, something akin to Ada Lovelace SER and Intel Arc’s TSU.
3584 shaders, 224 TMUs, and 96 ROPs.
16GB of 18 Gbps GDDR6. 256-bit memory bus with 576 GB/s memory bandwidth.
The GPU frequency target is 2.0 GHz. This lands the dual-issue TFLOPs in the range of 28.67 TFLOPs peak (224 (TMUs) * 2 (operations, dual issue) * 2 (core clock)). 14.33 TFLOPs if we ignore the dual-issue factor.
50-60% rasterization uplift over Oberon and Oberon Plus, over twice the raw RT performance.
XDNA2 NPU will be featured for the purpose of accelerating Sony’s bespoke temporal machine learning upscaling technique. This will be one of the core focuses of the PS5 Pro, as we saw with checkboard rendering for the PS4 Pro. Temporally stable upscaled 4K output at higher than 30 FPS is the goal.
September 2024 reveal
The Sony PS5 Pro has the potential to utilize 60 of the 64 CUs present on the Viola SOC, as noted by Kepler_L2:
This is what AMD leaker said about 56 out of 60 CUs assumption for the PS5 pro so these might be fake. https://t.co/zZmBnNpnVG
When questioned about these additional PS5 Pro specs that have leaked on X (previously Twitter), Tom Henderson said he was unable to answer. The leaker went on to say that because dev kits are being sent to outside developers, Sony anticipates that the console’s complete specifications will surface this month.
Naturally, as of right now, none of the aforementioned details have received formal confirmation. Actually, as of right now, Sony hasn’t even acknowledged that a Pro model exists. As such, for the time being, take this “info” very, very lightly. As soon as we receive additional information, we’ll let you know.
A fresh leak linked to State of Decay 3 has potentially revealed the release date for Xbox’s future survival game – and it’s much later than many fans probably expected. Xbox stated in 2020 that developer Undead Labs was working on State of Decay 3.
This announcement was made in the form of a CG teaser, hence no gameplay footage was displayed. Since this announcement, Xbox and Undead Labs have announced nothing new about the State of Decay 3, raising a variety of doubts from fans about the project’s status. Now, an explanation for the silence appears to have emerged, and it is because SoD3 may still be years away.
State Of Decay 3 Release Date
According to Nora Shramek’s Art Station profile, who is the lighting lead at Undead Labs on State of Decay 3, the game is set to be released in 2027. If this is correct, there will be a nine-year gap between State of Decay 2 and State of Decay 3, which is extremely long.
State Of Decay 3 Release Date
It also implies that Xbox would have revealed the State of Decay 3 seven years before its release. Normally, games aren’t revealed this far ahead, but SoD3 could have only recently begun pre-production when it was shown off in 2020.
The state of Decay 3 was first revealed in 2020 during the Xbox Games Showcase. The game, created by Microsoft-owned studio Undead Labs, was launched with a short cinematic trailer and hasn’t had much information released about it since, particularly about its release date.
While it’s impossible to say anything about the State of Decay 3’s development due to Undead Lab’s silence, the studio has previously been at the centre of a toxic environment debate. Former Undead Labs employees complained about a hostile workplace climate in which programmers got stressed by deadlines and have spoken about incidences of misogyny, such as women being systematically ignored during decision-making, in 2022.
The state of Decay 3 is a significant title for Microsoft, which owns Undead Labs, and this report suggests that it may take some time to release, but this does not mean that Microsoft and its Game Pass service will be short on first-party releases anytime soon.
Microsoft showcased many first-party titles that would be launched in the next years during the recent Xbox Showcase, including Forza Motorsport, Fable, Avowed, Clockwork Revolution, and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. While none of these games are open-world zombie shooters, it’s safe to say that there’s enough diversity to suit all preferences.
The free Valhalla DLC for God of War Ragnarok includes a new boss encounter against a story-important character who fans have been yearning to see since the original game’s release.
Although most God of War fans expected an expansion or side story involving an older Atreus adventuring in another realm, we were all surprised to learn at The Game Awards that Ragnarok’s first piece of DLC is not only free but also focuses on Kratos as he attempts to make his way through Valhalla.
God Of War Ragnarok Valhalla 05.03 Patch Notes
Valhalla, it turns out, is much more than just a fascinating roguelite take on God of War’s gameplay; it also serves as a sort of epilogue to the main game, packed with plot content and surprises for players.
One of those surprises is a final boss battle against a powerful character whom fans hoped to see in the main game but didn’t get. The following contains major spoilers for God of War Ragnarok’s Valhalla DLC.
After Kratos first enters Valhalla, it is revealed that the one who invited him to take on the trials in the first place was none other than Tyr (the real version, not the one that Odin was masquerading as), the Norse God of War who played a significant role in Ragnarok’s story. That explains why his actor said we hadn’t seen the last of him.
When Tyr first meets Kratos and Mimir, he tells them that he brought them to Valhalla because he understands his internal conflicts and wants them to confront them, which he will only be worthy of if he can defeat them in a friendly fight. As nice as two Gods shaking the Earth can be, at least.
Fans have been anticipating a massive clash between the two Gods since 2018’s God of War, something that appeared to happen in Ragnarok but did not. Although this was disheartening for many fans, it makes sense for the tale given that we don’t truly get to see the real Tyr until the end of the game, and the one we spent the majority of our time with Ragnarok was Odin in disguise.
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A new hunt is approaching, so sharpen your blades, stock up on remedies, and have a big supper. Monster Hunter Wilds was revealed at The Game Awards 2023, and it appears to be the biggest and worst entry in the hunting genre to date. Since Monster Hunter World, the franchise has drawn fans from all around the world.
Some were unhappy with the previous entry, Monster Hunter Rise because it was first released on Switch before being converted to PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles at a later date. Capcom doesn’t seem to be holding back this time, so let’s follow the trail and find out everything we can about Monster Hunter Wilds.
Monster Hunter Wilds Release Date
Monster Hunter fans have been waiting for word about the sixth generation of games in Capcom’s second-best-selling franchise for quite some time. Their prayers were answered at The Game Awards 2023 when the show’s closing surprise revealed Monster Hunter Wilds for the first time.
While the Niantic-developed Monster Hunter Now may keep some players occupied until the arrival of Monster Hunter Wilds in 2025, Capcom isn’t putting all of its eggs in one basket. They’ve welcomed both new and experienced players to put their skills to the test in Monster Hunter World.
The ReturntoWorld campaign has resulted in a significant increase in active Monster Hunter World gamers across multiple platforms. It has reached its biggest 24-hour peak since October 2020, according to SteamDB.
Hunters, keep your skills sharp ahead of the arrival of Monster Hunter Wilds in 2025 as we invite you to join us as we #ReturntoWorld!
It’s time to relive the hunts & journey we’ve taken since 2018 as we look forward to the next generation!
Capcom’s ReturntoWorld campaign aims to prepare players for Monster Hunter Wilds. Monster Hunter World’s basic game and Iceborne DLC are now available for their lowest price ever, thanks to the company’s approval.
In addition, they’ve been organizing community live streaming of the game to provide complete playing for individuals who are still on the fence. It appears to be working since Monster Hunter World recently reached a 24-hour peak of 97,006. This is the most players it has had in three years.
Before Capcom launched their campaign, the Monster Hunter franchise’s die-hard audience had been pleading for seasoned gamers to return to Monster Hunter World. The developer’s official seal of approval has been a pleasant sight in the community.
Veterans have gotten involved by welcoming new players and offering tips on how to overcome the game’s high barrier to entry. In addition, they’ve been jumping into hunts using Monster Hunter World’s SOS Flare system and assisting novices in the most difficult hunts.
To avoid steamrolling monsters with their endgame gear, veteran players have created new characters in the spirit of the event. There has never been a better time to start watching the series.
Monster Hunter World was the first title in the genre to get widespread acclaim, and players can find out why alongside a slew of other newcomers.
Monster Hunter Wilds Platforms
Monster Hunter Wilds, unlike Rise, will be released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Unfortunately, it appears that Switch owners will be excluded this time.
Stay tuned with us here at Gameempress.com for more latest news and information.
Chimaera, try the most recent Beast Patrol. Arathi Basin, as well as two new emotes. In PvP, we’ve boosted the leader Honor and created smaller copies obtained from a group of honor rewards. Leaders/Thirty Surgeed (Cleaning Heads) with advanced ascendance ability have been changed.
Warcraft Rumble 3.0.0 Patch Notes
Warcraft Rumble Heroic Guide
Arclight Surge
Arclight Surge will now surge 1 zone 4 times per week (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday), instead of 2 zones 2 times per week (Sunday and Thursday).
Towers will no longer attack chests during Guild Armaments surges.
Cairne Bloodhoof should no longer lose his Bloodlust buff after resurrecting during Bloodsport surges.
Coins from Arclight Surge will no longer claim themselves before the reward is tapped.
Big Red Buttons from completing an Arclight Surged zone will show in inventory without requiring a restart.
Leaders
Bloodmage Thalnos
Damage has been increased from 140 to 150.
Grommash Hellscream
Health has been increased by 10%.
Minis
Tapping a Mini’s level now displays a tooltip showing all of its bonus levels and their sources.
Talents
Baron Rivendare
The Skeleton Mage spawn frequency of Chill of the Grave has been increased for Towers to 18 seconds, from 15 seconds.
Bloodmage Thalnos
The Lifesteal gained from Drain Life has been increased from 8% to 10%.
Blizzard
Cold Snap should now slow movement as intended, instead of applying a Stun.
Dark Iron Miner
AOE Damage triggered by Gold Mine should no longer damage flying Troops.
Darkspear Troll
Headhunting now properly stacks more than once.
Defias Bandits
Pick Lock should no longer grant Gold to an enemy if they claim the chest after the player’s Bandits have attacked it.
Cheat Death
Apocalypse now summons affected Skeletons randomly on the left or right side of the Barracks. Previously, affected Skeletons would always spawn in the top left corner of the Barracks.
Frostwolf Shaman
Earthwall Totem should no longer be cast before the Shaman encounters a damaged building.
Earth Shield should no longer be cast on buildings.
General Drakkisath
Piercing Blow’s vertical range has been reduced to 2.5, from 3.5, to match his default ability and improve ability behavior on ramps. He should now move closer to the enemy or up/down a ramp before attacking, enabling his attack to hit enemies appropriately.
Gryphon Rider
Air Drop potions should no longer be consumed by chests.
Maiev Shadowsong
Remorseless should now deal double damage, instead of triple damage.
Plague Farmer
Plague Farmer should now actually receive extra range and splash area when the Splashing Pumpkins Talent is equipped!
Tirion Fordring
Divine Shield should now properly block attacks from General Drakkisath.
Quilboar
Bramble Burst’s timing has been adjusted to better sync up with visual effects.
Additional Changes
Burn now has a 0.5 second delay before the first tick of damage is dealt. Reapplying Burn rapidly will not cause this 0.5 second delay to reset, ensuring Burn damage is dealt consistently regardless of application frequency.
Player vs Player
Increased the rate at which Leaders gain Honor in PvP.
Updated the rewards for 4300 and 9600 Honor to Major Leader Tome, from Modest Tome.
The number of Mini copies received from PvP Honor rewards has been rebalanced to provide more copies earlier.
Original
Player Honor
New
1
10,000
4
2
12,000
4
4
15,000
4
8
17,000
6
15
19,000
10
Dungeons
The Basilisk Fang Relic now deals the correct amount of damage.
Band of the Arcanist and Band of the Protector Relics should now appropriately work with Charlga.
Dungeons no longer forbid players from proceeding for 10 minutes if a match fails to start properly.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue with the continue button not being tappable at the end of a game. We swear…probably.
Old rewards should no longer fail to claim when players use multiple devices.
Fixed an issue that prevented some Sigil rewards on the Path of Onyxia from being claimed.
Chain Lightning should no longer bounce to Sylvanas’ Banshee multiple times when used to kill Sylvanas.
Rend Blackhand and Gyth’s Range stat are now properly grouped with their other respective stats.
Chimaera’s stat page should now show the correct damage for each individual head.
Frostwolf Shaman’s healing should now match what is shown on the stat page.
Abomination should no longer be able to hook Minis on a bridge above him.
Core Hounds can now resurrect their buddies if they get Stealthed.
Fixed a couple enemy Armies that had multiple copies of Harpies in their deck, causing them to be able to play Harpies back to back.
Except for the Winter Veil deployment, the modifications to Season of Discovery have been modest. However, the December 19 patch made certain changes to the classes. Let’s take a look at the WoW Classic: SoD patch notes for today and see what they include.
WoW SoD Patch Notes Dec 19
The December 19 patch changes, announced in a blue post on the official World of Warcraft forums, are pretty significant considering they, and the talents they effect, are deviations from the tried and true vanilla WoW paradigm.
WoW SoD Patch Notes Dec 19
That’s the whole point of this “Season of Discovery” thing, and I’m sure most of us are interested in how Blizzard will continue to tweak it. But for now, here’s what you can expect when you log in:
Mage
Living Flame now benefits from and consumes Arcane Blast.
Paladin
Avenger’s Shield’s movement slow is now properly considered a Snare and can be removed by effects that remove movement impairing effects.
Mana granted by Seal of Martydom to party and raid members has been increased.
Seal of Martyrdom now grants all party and raid members 20% of damage the Paladin takes from the seal (was 10%).
Rogue
Blade Dance has been updated to grant 10% parry at all ranks, rather than increasing parry chance per combo point. The only effect of more combo points is now increased duration.
Shaman
Mana granted by Shamanistic Rage to party and raid members has been increased. Shamanistic Rage now grants party and raid members 20% of the mana gained by the Shaman (was 10%).
Professions
Tailors may now learn and craft Invoker’s Cord and Invoker’s Mantle. Both grant additional spell damage and healing. These recipes can be purchased from Borya in Orgrimmar or Elynna in Darnassus.
The free Valhalla DLC for Ragnarok has proven to be far more than anybody expected. Sure, it’s a God of War-inspired roguelite, but it goes deeper by pushing Kratos to ponder on his history and face some difficult facts.
When it comes to difficulty, the new DLC isn’t exactly a walk in the park. Furthermore, it was released with several bugs, some of which may have hampered the experience for some players.
— Santa Monica Studio – God of War Ragnarök (@SonySantaMonica) December 18, 2023
PS5 Users
Please ensure that both God of War Ragnarök and God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla have been updated before accessing the game again.
Bug Fixes
Cinematics
Fixed an issue where audio would not play and characters would be out of sync during the first cinematic after death
Cleared lingering Draupnir Spear particles when cinematic starts
Gameplay
Reduced difficulty of first Týr fight on the ‘Show Me Will’ difficulty setting
Increased difficulty of some arena challenges
Tuning adjustment to ‘The Forum’ to make difficulty more appropriate
Slightly reduced health gain and chance of proc on Spear kill perk while in Valhalla
Various combat tuning and balance updates
Fixed an issue where Greek Labyrinth Mastery would not increase in the “Open Greek Chests” value if Kratos forfeited a reward selection after spending Fleeting Echoes to open a chest
Fixed an exploit when using the Spear against Ormstunga
Fixed an issue with the encounter not ending when kicking Einherjar outside of the arena
Fixed an issue where Týr would teleport away and not come back
Fixed an issue where not all Hunter armor pieces were available
Fixed an issue where encounter would not end if Nightmare was ejected from a creature near the arena boundary
Fixed an issue where Kratos could erroneously stay in Spartan Rage when interacting with Shield Maidens
General Stability
Resolved multiple crashes including when opening certain chests or rifts, non-
English language-specific crashes, and memory leak on PlayStation 4
Fixed an issue where Kratos would be falling through the world
Fixed an issue where Kratos would fall out of the arena when interacting with a rift on the Aegean Ship
Fixed an issue with Kratos falling through the world after walking through a Mystic Gateway
Fixed some issues with textures not streaming in properly when entering arenas
UI/UX
Fixed an issue with the “Time Extended” message displaying in timed challenge trials when it should not
Fixed an issue with subtitles overlapping UI when in vendor menus
Fixed some instances of the navigation assist pointing to incorrect locations
Fixed an issue where the timer would overlap the Warrior Soul health bar
Fixed instances where the “Elites Killed” counter would remain after timer expired
Corrected the “Costly Damage” burden to show appropriate duration in description
Fixed the King of the Hill challenge timer overlapping progress bar
Fixed an instance when the timer would never reach zero on the Aegean Ship encounter
Fixed an issue which would cause a screen reader to read the Tablet of Reflection prompt twice in a row
Fixed instances where subtitles were not formatted properly
Fixed an issue where “Flawless Kills” and “Flawless Parries” Challenge UI updated any time Kratos was hit
Added a ‘Download in Progress’ screen if attempting to launch God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla before God of War Ragnarök is fully installed
Fixed an issue with the options menu displaying when opening the glyph tutorial for the first time
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This page contains information on the 1.13.1.2 Patch Note update for Pokemon UNITE, which will be released on December 5th, 2023. Continue reading to view all of the latest additions and updates to Pokemon UNITE, including Buffs, Nerfs, Bug Fixes, and Balance updates for Switch and Mobile!
Pokemon Unite 1.13.1.2 Patch Notes
Pokemon Unite 1.13.1.2 Patch Notes
Update Details
Snowball Battle in Shivre City Event (2023-12-05 to 2023-12-28):
You can participate in the Snowball Battle in Shivre City and obtain special rewards!
Solo Challenge (2023-12-07 to 2024-01-15):
A new mode is being added where players can casually play solo and beginners can learn the basics of Unite Battles.
You can complete challenges and obtain rewards that will be useful in future Unite Battles!
Holiday Celebration Prize Machine Event! (2023-12-07 to 2024-01-11):
During the event period, you can obtain 10 Holiday Balls every day at no cost, up to a maximum of 100. You can only use Holiday Balls on the same day you obtain them, so don’t forget to use them!
Ranked Matches
Players at Great: Class 5, Expert: Class 5, Veteran: Class 5, and Ultra: Class 5 ranks will not experience a class decrease even if they lose.
Unite EX licenses are now available in Unite Battles.
Certain Unite licenses have become Unite EX licenses (or “EX licenses” for short) and are marked with an EX icon.
The Unite licenses for Zacian, Mewtwo (X), and Mewtwo (Y) are now EX licenses.
(Adjustments may be made in the future regarding which Unite licenses are EX licenses).
Regulations
There will be special regulations for ranked matches that have one or more Master-rank players participating in them.
For ranked match season 17 starting on 2024-01-16, neither team will be allowed to use EX licenses.
These regulations will change each season, and the changes will be announced before the season starts.
Note: You can still play normal Unite Battles outside of ranked matches.
New held items added:
Charging Charm, Resonant Guard
They can be obtained at Aeos Emporium starting 2023-12-05 at 04:00.
Battle Pass Updates
Ranked Match Updates
Shop Updates
Event Updates
Bug Fixes
Text Fixes
Adjustment Details
Urshifu
Surging Strikes have been nerfed.
Damage of boosted attack after using this move: reduced by 20%
Cooldown: 11 sec. → 12.5 sec.
Mew
Solar Beam and Mew’s Unite Move, Mystical Mirage, have been nerfed.
Solar Beam
Damage: reduced by 13–20%
Unite Move: Mystical Mirage
Damage: reduced by 20%
Inteleon
Inteleon’s stats, Water Gun, and Liquidation have been nerfed.
Stats
Sp. Atk: 100–950 → 100–900 (Lv. 1–15)
Liquidation
Critical-hit damage: reduced by about 20%
Water Gun
Damage: reduced by 15%
Mimikyu
Play Rough and Shadow Sneak have been nerfed.
Play Rough
Cooldown: 5 sec. → 7.5 sec.
Shadow Sneak
Duration of shadow target mark: 0.5 sec. → 0.25 sec.
Dragapult
Dragapult’s stats, Phantom Force, Shadow Ball, and Dragapult’s Unite Move, Dreep and Destroy, have been buffed.
Stats
Attack: 140–470 → 140–500 (Lv. 1–15)
Phantom Force
Cooldown: 14 sec. → 12 sec.
Attack increase after a knockout: 6 (up to 8 times) → 10 (up to 10 times)
Basic attack speed increase: 85% → 100%
Movement speed increase: 15% → 30%
Shadow Ball
Damage: increased by 30%
Increased damage to marked opponents: increased by 30%
HP recovery when marks are removed: 10% of max HP → 15% of max HP
Unite Move: Dreep and Destroy
Cooldown: 12 sec. → 10 sec.
Greninja
Water Shuriken and Double Team have been buffed.
Water Shuriken
Movement speed decreased effect: 25% → 35%
Movement speed increase: 15% → 25%
Double Team
Cooldown: 9 sec. → 8 sec.
Double Team+
Cooldown: 8 sec. → 7 sec.
Alolan Ninetales
Aurora Veil has been buffed.
Aurora Veil
HP recovery from boosted attacks used in the aurora: increased by 100%
Reduction to damage taken: 30% → 35%
Aurora Veil+
HP recovery from boosted attacks used in the aurora: increased by 100%
Reduction to damage taken: 35% → 40%
Hoopa
Phantom Force and Hyperspace Hole have been nerfed.
Phantom Force
Cooldown: 4.5 sec. → 6.5 sec.
Hyperspace Hole
Cooldown: 10 sec. → 12 sec.
Movement speed increase after returning to base: decreased by about 35%
Movement speed increase after warping between goal zones: decreased by about 30%
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From Lv. 9 onward, now recovers HP equal to 12.5% of damage dealt with Sp. Atk
Hurricane
Cooldown: 9 sec. → 8 sec.
Mr. Mime
Mr. Mime’s stats and Confusion have been buffed.
Confusion
Cooldown: 6 sec. → 5 sec.
Stats
Sp. Atk at Lv. 15: 414 → 450
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Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader patch 1.0.71 is now available for PC (Steam). The current update, according to the official Rogue Trader patch notes, fixes a few small issues. In addition, WH 40K Rogue Trader update 1.0.71 provides stability fixes.
Previously, Rogue Trader version 1.0 added CrossPlay between Steam and the Microsoft Store, as well as the new Elite Resistance condition. Unfortunately, users are encountering several issues when attempting to play the game on consoles. A couple of these issues have been addressed in today’s Warhammer Rogue Trader update 1.0.71.
More information is provided below.
Rogue Trader 1.0.71 Patch Notes
Minor 1.0.0.7 hotfix for Rogue Trader on Xbox is live:
– Lift in Kiava Gamma was fixed;
– Corrected some formulas in item descriptions;
– Nurgle cultists no longer outheal all damage;
– Space Marine animations were fixed;
– Founder’s pack now doesn’t require other DLCs to work; pic.twitter.com/SYa1JlmPNS
[spoiler]Fixed a problem that prevented the player from starting a council in Chapter 4;[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Fixed a bug that could occur after making a Heretical choice in Chapter 4 that resulted in broken cutscenes on the bridge further on;[/spoiler]
[spoiler]Fixed a problem with Chapter V failing to start after the boarding;[/spoiler]
Visual
The High Factotum could disappear from the bridge and cutscenes not work at the same time – fixed;
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Some games make an indelible impression on gamers, whether because they were startlingly bad, like Gollum, or because they excelled where other titles failed. Today we commemorate the majesty of a wonderful game: Batman: Arkham Knight. And what better way to do so than to inform you that the game will receive a free update eight years after its initial release?
I’m not sure what else will convince you of the game’s brilliance.
Batman Arkham Knight Update 2023
Rocksteady has published Batman Arkham Knight version 1.17, which includes Matt Reeves’ The Batman movie skin for usage on all platforms, as announced last month.
— Carlos “Diamond Crook Avenger” Enrique (@TitoTitoq85) December 16, 2023
THE BATMAN skin from Matt Reeves’ 2022 is now available. The Batman film.
That’s all there is to the latest Batman Arkham Knight update. Given the game’s age and other factors, don’t expect any gameplay modifications or new material.
Speaking of Rocksteady, the studio’s next game is (nearly) here! Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League will be released on February 2, 2024, for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
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Civilization 6 has launched a free update across all platforms to commemorate a significant anniversary, and most players are pleased to learn that there are some features and adjustments worth examining.
This marks the 32nd anniversary of Sid Meier’s Civilization series, which will not be forgotten. To get “Civtember” off to a good start, a promotional film was released on the last day of August to promote the release of a free update available to gamers across all platforms.
Civ 6 Update
This update offered far more than most gamers anticipated. The first wave of the Leader Pass for Civilization 6 was launched in November 2022 as a new type of DLC that was only available on PC. Many players were disappointed to learn that the additional content would not be available on consoles.
The August 2023 Update for Civilization VI is here, featuring:
🏆 New achievements
⚔️ Ability updates
🔧 Assorted fixes
Thankfully, the free August 2023 update has finally remedied this, and players may now experience the 12 new leaders as well as six distinct variations of several fan-favourite leaders.
Although the announcement of the Leader Pass was the highlight for many gamers, there was much more to the update. Civilization 6 fans will be pleased to learn that extra achievements have been introduced.
Gamers can now earn achievements for defeating each leader added to the game with the Leader Pass DLC. In addition, various tweaks have been made to balance some leadership skills.
Gamers will notice that the Veni, Vidi, Vici ability of Julius Caesar, Wu Zetian’s Manual of Entrapment ability, Varangian Harald Hadrada’s Varangian Guard ability, and Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation ability have all been changed.
Because only Leader Pass leaders’ skills have had their powers balanced, gamers who are curious to try them out can do so right away.
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Console users who have already purchased every DLC pack for Civilization 6 can get the Leader Pass for free. Gamers will be able to play with a plethora of new civilizations as well as new personas for characters they are already familiar with, but if that isn’t enough, console players will also be able to unlock Julius Caesar as a leader for free.
Fans who want to take advantage of this offer must connect their platform to their 2K account. This is available to all Civilization 6 owners across all platforms, however, it will only be available until November 24, 2024.
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HoYoverse recently aired a special program in which they discussed the upcoming Version 1.6 upgrade for their famous game Honkai Star Rail. The following article details all Honkai Star Rail Version 1.6 events, including release dates and some of the associated rewards!
Honkai 1.6 Release Date
Honkai Star Rail 1.6 will be available on Wednesday, December 27th. It should be released at 3 a.m. (GMT) according to the typical maintenance schedule. Due to time zone variations, 1.6 will be available in the United States on Tuesday, December 26th at 10 pm (ET).
The Honkai Star Rail 1.6 release date and time for different time zones is:
East Coast US: Tuesday 26th December, 10 pm (ET)
Central US: Tuesday 26th December, 9 pm (CT)
West Coast US: Tuesday 26th December, 7 pm (PT)
Australia: Wednesday 27th December, 2 pm (AET)
Japan: Wednesday 27th December, noon (JST)
Europe: Wednesday 27th December, 4 am (CET)
UK: Wednesday 27th December, 3 am (GMT)
Because this is merely an estimate of how long the servers will be down, you may be able to play the 1.6 patch earlier or after the timings listed above, but based on HoYoverse’s track record, the times listed are almost always correct.
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Trailblazers will receive wonderful prizes if they succeed in the numerous Version 1.6 activities. These are some examples:
Stellar Jades from Pure Fiction and Virtual Scentventure
Ornaments, Relics, and upgrade materials from Planar Fissure and Realm of the Strange
Free pulls from the recurring Gift of Odyssey login event
Lynx, a new 4-star Quantum character
Critter breeding or customization
Version 1.6 will also include additional story content and gameplay changes. A big new Trailblaze Mission is planned, as well as the introduction of new characters such as Misha and Sparkle.
Honkai Star Rail trailblazers have a lot to look forward to later this month, thanks to an action-packed holiday update. Stay tuned for additional coverage of Version 1.6!
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