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Treyarch Addresses Issues in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Published

4 years ago

October 15, 2018

Anthony DiMoro

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 arrived to rave reviews, and it seems that everyone, everywhere is playing the new title, and creating a ton of new content on their Twitch streams dedicated to the highly anticipated game that has already developed a mass following.

With most every launch, a number of issues popped up in the game including emote peeking, spawn issues, PC crashes, and a hardcore Razor Wire team killing bug, issues that the development team has worked on addressing, while also outlining what is coming down the line.

Here is a complete update:

Launch day tweaks:

Made many stability and UI improvements based on early tracking of live issues prior to official launch.
Fixed an issue where Free-for-All players could sometimes appear on a team together.
Players are now granted bonus XP for unlocking Reactive and Mastercraft camos.
Corrected some inaccurate Challenge descriptions.
Turned on Easter Eggs for all Zombies levels.
Addressed some issues with Merits and stat tracking.
Framerate cap increased to 160 FPS; uncapped framerate planned in the coming days (PC).
Fixed an issue causing a UI error to appear when right-clicking characters in the Personalization menu.
Fixed an issue that caused UI elements to persist on screen when opening the Player menu at the same time as a match starting.
Fixed an issue causing the Social and Settings menus to be inaccessible when spectating in Blackout.

Weekend tweaks:

-Zombies

Increased player health in Casual, Normal, and Hardcore Difficulty in Classic mode by 50 points.
Balance adjustment to rate at which players earn points.
Balance adjustment to Tiger attacks.
Balance adjustment to Hellhounds (spawn radius, speed, and frequency).
Balance adjustment to Hellfire Special Weapon.
Reduced cost of shield repair and replacement.
Resolved an issue where some players experienced a crash in the Laboratory.

-Multiplayer

General stability and crash fixes across all modes.
Mastercraft camos can now be properly unlocked.
Adjusted unlock requirements for the active camo on Signature Weapons (MX9, Strife).
Prevented Scorestreak kills from counting toward progress in certain Challenges.
Addressed an issue that occasionally prevented players from unlocking Ajax.
Fixed an issue where Trauma Kits would occasionally not work properly.

Console

Microsoft Unveils Xbox Developer Sustainability Toolkit

Published

2 days ago

March 22, 2023

Anthony DiMoro

Xbox has officially unveiled the Xbox Developer Sustainability Toolkit which is aimed to help creators reduce energy consumption and measure carbon emissions during game development processes.

The Xbox Developer Sustainability ToolKit includes resources that include:

Power Monitor tools
Certification reports
Power consumption dashboards
Best practices

Ubisoft and 343 Industries were named as early users of the Xbox Developer Sustainability ToolKit with 343 Industries able to reduce energy use by 15% without impacting the player experience at all.

Ubisoft and Xbox are co-developing an energy-efficient eco-mode for users.

You can check out the full report right here.

Business

Epic Games Store Hits $820 Million in Player Spending During 2022

Published

2 days ago

March 22, 2023

Anthony DiMoro

Epic Games has officially released financial data related to it’s growing marketplace on PC, showing that $820 million was spent on the Epic Games Store during the 2022 year, and promised support for third-party subscription services and new ‘content hubs’ to help companies promote their titles.

According to the data:

The numbers

Total users of Epic Games Store PC: 230 million (up 19% year-on-year)
Epic cross-platform accounts: 732 million
Daily active users peak: 34.3 million
Monthly active users: 68 million (up 10%)

Total spending, incl. Epic’s games: $820 million (down 2%)
Spending on third-party games: $355 million (up 18%)
Free games claimed: 700 million
Number of new PC releases: 626
Total library of PC games: 1,548 (up 68%)

Epic Games stated on it’s blog that more PC games launched during the 2022 year than in any year prior.

Fortnite, Grand Theft Auto 5, Rocket League, Genshin Impact, and Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands were among the most popular titles related to player engagement and player spending, and Epic Games looks to deepen their focus in 2023 as they aim to improve the store launcher’s performance.

Epic Games also aims to add support for subscription services from third-party publishers and live service products by the end of the 2023 year, adding that they are also working on ‘content hubs’ which will be separate from product pages and will enable publishers to “share information with users in a robust editorial format.”

Business

California Judge Dismisses Gamers Lawsuit Filed Against Microsoft

Published

2 days ago

March 22, 2023

Anthony DiMoro

A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that the group of 10 plaintiffs “[lacked] allegations” in their lawsuit filed last year that claimed Microsoft’s ownerships of Activision Blizzard would harm consumers and competition in the video games market, according to a filing shared by Reuters.

While US District Judge Jacqueline Corley dismissed the case, she also gave the plaintiffs 20 days to refine their lawsuit and resubmit it, and the group’s lawyer, Joseph Saveri, said that there are plans to officially submit an amended lawsuit with “additional factual detail” that will address the judge’s concerns.

It marks a victory for Microsoft, but their battles are far from over as they still face a hearing over the Federal Trade Commission’s legal complaint, which is currently slated to take place in August of this year.

Microsoft and Activision Blizzard originally expected the transaction to be complete by June 30, 2023.