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New Patch Released for Friday the 13th: The Game

Published

6 years ago

June 8, 2018

Anthony DiMoro

A new patch has rolled out to address a number of bug in Friday the 13th: The Game.

The patch rolled out on Friday for the PC, and then went live on Playstation (as of the writing of this article), and here are the official patch notes:

General Changes and Bugfixes
General

[PS4] Medium Bloody Skins have been re-enabled
[PS4] Improved VoIP functionality
[PS4] Fixed a bug where the idle timer was not working properly
Addressed several issues that were causing crashes
- Including the crash that occurred on startup for XB1
[PC] Fixed an issue that caused SteamVR to activate when the user is launching the game with a VR device connected
Improved consistency with the mute function
The following emotes will now loop properly:
- The Poppin’ Robot
- The Cabin Boogie
- Freaky Friday
- Friday Night Fever
- Sexy Sway
- The Pumpkin Patch
- The Running Man
- Bouncin’ and Boppin’
- The Bel-Air
- The Vincent
- The Mia
- The Low Down

Jason

Addressed a bug that sometimes allowed players to select an unreleased Jason
Fixed an issue with Jason holding his weapons incorrectly when weapon swapping
Fixed an issue that caused Jason to become “shiny” when equipped with a bloody skin
Fixed an issue with Part 5 Jason’s hands being “bright orange”
Fixed an issue with Part 6 Jason’s mask strap being discolored
Fixed an issue that caused Savini Jason’s clothes to “flicker”

Counselors

Fixed an issue with Medical Sprays not functioning properly
Fixed an issue with Victoria’s pants changing into the incorrect pattern when the player equips the Sweater
Fixed an issue where Tiffany’s swimsuit outfit was not able to be individually customized between the top and bottom
Fixed a bug where Buggzy’s shoes would deform when performing certain emotes
Fixed an issue with Jenny and Tiffany’s model in the character selection menu

Vehicles

Addressed the “Rubberbanding” bugs

Maps
General

Increased the amount of shore spawners on each map
- Note: These are the item spawners that are used to respawn weapons and repair parts when a counselor escapes or dies in the water

Jarvis House

Fixed an issue where players would incorrectly take damage when climbing out one of the windows in the Vacation House

Pinehurst

Added a car blocking volume to the small bridge next to the Halfway House

Single Player Challenges

Fixed an issue on Broken Down where Buggzy’s head and neck were slightly disconnected in the opening cinematic
Fixed a bug on Lights Out where Speed Demon would become unobtainable after 1 minute
Addressed an issue on Stargazing where Shelly would jump out the windows instead of using the front door
Fixed a bug on Packanack Party that caused A.J. and Adam’s VO to play even after they had been killed
Fixed an issue on Strip Poker where there could sometimes be a duplicate A.J. in the opening cinematic
Fixed a bug on JASON IS HERE where Lachappa’s VO would play twice in the intro
Fixed a bug on JASON IS HERE where Buggzy and Vanessa’s conversation was not playing properly
Fixed a bug on JASON IS HERE where Buggzy would sometimes start sleepwalking for a few moments before falling back to sleep
Fixed an issue on Vacation Party where the counselors may sit in mid air or behave erratically when Jason walked past the window by the side of the building
Fixed an issue on Vacation Party where killing Vanessa during her conversation with Kenny would break Kenny’s AI

Sound

Fixed a bug where certain weapons would not produce the sound effect that occurs when Jason destroys a hiding spot
Fixed a bug where the sound effects for doors, barricades, etc. would not consistently trigger

[XB1] Addressed an issue that was causing the morph reticle to disappear
[PC] Fixed an issue that caused some of the emotes to be unclickable in the emote selection menu
[PC] Added “Knife Throw” to the Keybindings menu
[PC] The “Left” and “Right” movement key bindings will now properly affect movement while driving

Business

Patreon Hires Twitch’s Adiya Taylor as New Corporate Communications Lead

Published

1 month ago

March 16, 2024

Anthony DiMoro

Content creation platform Patreon has officially tabbed Adiya Taylor as their new corporate communications lead, effective in February, according to an official announcement.

Taylor worked for Amazon’s video game streaming platform Twitch for three years in a variety of roles, most recently serving as the company’s senior monetization communications manager prior to her departure.

Taylor’s hiring comes after Patreon brought on Brielle Villablanca as Vice President of communications and creator advocacy back in November 2023.

“I’m thrilled to begin crafting and implementing a communications strategy around policy, trust and safety, product and more,” Taylor said during an official post on the networking platform LinkedIn, adding that she believes Patreon is a “true advocate” for creators.

“I’m looking forward to more storytelling around how we’re fostering fandom so that creators own long-lasting businesses built around their artistry,” Taylor added.

Business

Microsoft Bringing Four Games to Rival Consoles

Published

2 months ago

February 15, 2024

Anthony DiMoro

Microsoft has responded to recent reports that there will be changes to it’s first-party strategy and has confirmed that four game titles will be released on rival consoles.

More specifically, Xbox head Phil Spencer said that ‘Starfield’ and ‘Indiana Jones’ will not be among the four titles heading to other platforms. Both games had a number of candidate platforms, per reports, adding that this is “not a change to our fundamental exclusive strategy.”

“We don’t damage Xbox and we can grow our business using what other platforms have to help us with that,” Spencer said, according to GamesIndustry.biz. “Looking forward, I think there is an interesting story for us of introducing Xbox franchises to players on other platforms to get them more interested in Xbox. We think there’s a good brand value for Xbox there.”

Xbox president Sarah Bond announced that Activision Blizzard games would begin to be added into Game Pass offerings, starting with Diablo 4, which will be added on March 28th.

Additionally, Bond said that Microsoft is still working on hardware for the future and that their focus regarding the future is “delivering the largest technical leap you will ever have seen in a hardware generation.”

Business

Sega’s Revenue See Rise to $27 Billion

Published

2 months ago

February 9, 2024

Anthony DiMoro

Sega Sammy has released its financial report for the nine-month period that officially concluded on December 31st, 2023, and that report that demonstrated a rise in overall sales and profit despite a decrease in sales for Sega’s new titles.

That decline was offset by growth in pachislot and pachinko machines, however Sega had lowered its sales forecasts for the full financial year.

Here is a breakdown, courtesy of GamesIndustry.biz.

Net sales: ¥349.9 billion ($2.3 billion, up 28.7% year-on-year)
Operating income: ¥54.4 billion ($364 million, up 42.4% year-on-year)
Ordinary income: ¥57.2 billion ($383 million, up 42.7% year-on-year)
Net sales were up 130.3% to ¥120.2 billion ($805 million) in this segment
Ordinary income increased by 521.3% at ¥45.7 billion ($306 million).
Entertainment Contents segment, which includes video games, net sales were up 4.2% at ¥219.3 billion
Profit decreased by 52.5% to ¥19.7 billion ($131.8 million) as a result of weak game sales

You can read a breakdown of the entire report at GamesIndustry.biz here.