Month: April 2021

Rocket League’s Season 3 content is now live on all platforms, and it’s available as a server-side update without a download on your part. Season 3 features the new Rocket Pass, a new arena, new tournaments, and new challenges to complete. You can see the full patch notes now.

As part of the Season 3 Rocket Pass, the new Tyranno vehicle will be available. It makes use of the Dominus hitbox, based on the vehicle released as DLC several years ago. The new arena DFH Stadium (Circuit) is available across free play, online playlists, and private matches, as well. The season will also feature Nascar and F1 content.

Pro tiers have been adjusted in order to remove “uncertainty from in-game purchases,” according to Psyonix. This means consistent rewards for all players, and making those rewards visible before you unlock them.

The first challenges for Season 3 are live now, as have the competitive modes. Season 3 tournaments, including new rewards and titles, have been added, as well, and the scoreboard has been changed to make it easier to read.

Rocket League Season 3 is live on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch. The full patch notes are below:

THE HEADLINES

• Season 3 is live on all platforms. No game client update is required
• Season 3 Rocket Pass, featuring the new car Tyranno, has begun
• The new Arena ‘DFH Stadium (Circuit)’ can be found in Online Playlists, Private Matches, and Free Play
• Season 2 Competitive Rewards have been distributed to all eligible accounts

SEASON 3

Rocket Pass

• Season 3 Rocket Pass, featuring the new car Tyranno, has begun
  • Tyranno uses the ‘Dominus’ hitbox
• As part of our commitment to removing uncertainty from in-game purchases, we have made the following updates to Pro Tiers
  • Pro Tier Rewards are now consistent for all players
  • Pro Tier Rewards are visible before unlocking
  • All Pro Tier Rewards feature a Painted attribute
    • Special Edition items will appear occasionally
    • Not every Painted Special Edition combination is obtainable
    • In order to standardize Pro Tier rewards, Certified items will no longer drop in Rocket Pass. Certified items can still be found on items obtained via Blueprints, the Item Shop, and Fan Rewards
• Pro Tier purchasing is available once again if desired

Tournaments

• Season 3 Tournaments are now available
  • New Tournament Rewards and Titles have been added
• Adjusted the scoreboard to make series score more readable
• Remaining Season 2 Tournament Credits have been converted into All-Star Cups
  • 0-12,000 Tournament Credits — receive 1 All-Star Cup
  • 12,001-24,000 Tournament Credits — receive 2 All-Star Cups
  • 24,001-36,000 Tournament Credits — receive 3 All-Star Cups
  • etc

Challenges

• Stage 1 Challenges for Season 3 are now live
• Added an unlock countdown timer for Seasonal Challenge Stages

Competitive

• Season 3 Competitive has begun
• Season 3 Changes
  • 3v3 Standard, 2v2 Doubles
    • Adjusted MMR thresholds to address underpopulation in Diamond ranks and above. These ranks were significantly less populated than in previous seasons, so we are bringing their requirements into line for Season 3.
    • Each Tier from Champion I through Grand Champion III will have a slightly wider MMR range than in Season 2
    • Supersonic Legend is not affected by these changes
  • Extra Modes
    • Each tier’s MMR range is now narrower to better reflect the skill distribution of these playlists. In practice, this means that Champion+ ranks are reachable at lower MMR numbers.
  • All Modes
    • Reduced the intensity of the MMR compression we apply for new seasons
    • High-Tier players will not drop as much with this soft reset compared to previous Seasons

NEW CONTENT

New Arena

• ‘DFH Stadium (Circuit)’ can be found in Online Playlists, Private Matches, and Free Play
  • Try not to race around the track too much during Competitive Matches

Season 2 Competitive Rewards

• Season 2 Competitive has ended. Season Reward Items and Titles will be awarded for your highest Rank achieved during the season, and successful completion of the appropriate Season Reward Levels.
• Season 2 Rewards are custom, non-tradable Rocket Boosts
  • Bronze I or higher: ‘S2 – Bronze’
  • Silver I or higher: ‘S2 – Silver’
  • Gold I or higher: ‘S2 – Gold’
  • Platinum I or higher: ‘S2 – Platinum’
  • Diamond I or higher: ‘S2 – Diamond’
  • Champion I or higher: ‘S2 – Champion’
  • Grand Champion I or higher: ‘S2 – Grand Champion’
  • Supersonic Legend: ‘S2 – Supersonic Legend’
• Grand Champion Titles (in Crimson text)
  • Competitive Grand Champion: “S2 GRAND CHAMPION”
  • Rumble Grand Champion: “S2 RNG CHAMP”
  • Hoops Grand Champion: “S2 DUNK MASTER”
  • Snow Day Grand Champion: “S2 BLIZZARD WIZARD”
  • Dropshot Grand Champion: “S2 FLOOR DESTROYER”
• Supersonic Legend Titles (in Titanium White text)
  • Competitive: “S2 SUPERSONIC LEGEND”
  • Rumble: “S2 RNGENIUS”
  • Hoops: “S2 LEGENDARY BALLER”
  • Snow Day: “S2 ICE TITAN”
  • Dropshot: “S2 TILE ANNIHILATOR”

Crysis Remastered has gotten an update that adds a previously missing stage to consoles for the first time. The Ascension mission, in which a player pilots a Vulture VTOL, has been added to the game on PS4 and PS5, among other bug fixes and improvements. The update also introduces support for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

The Ascension mission was included in the original PC release of Crysis but was never brought to console releases. Crysis Remastered retained the absence when it was released for PlayStation and Xbox platforms last year, but this new update finally brings it to console players.

In addition, players on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S can play at up to 60fps with presets for Performance mode (1080p 60fps), Quality mode (up to 2160p 60fps), and Ray Tracing mode (up to 1440p 60fps). Those adjustments come alongside a wide variety of bug fixes across both sets of platforms. You can see the full patch notes with bug fixes below.

Crysis is known for pushing the limits of hardware, and actually did so as recently as last year when it was the first game to bring ray tracing to PS4 Pro and Xbox One X. Another version, without ray tracing and some other high-end graphical features, is available for the Nintendo Switch.

Crysis Remastered Console Update

General

• For the first time on console, a new level has been added – Ascension.
• Added the Classic Nanosuit menu.
• Performance improvements as well as resolving many potential crashes.

Next Gen support – Next Gen consoles can now play at up to 60FPS:

PlayStation 5

• Performance mode – 1080p – 60 fps
• Quality mode – 1800p – 60 fps
• RayTracing – 1440p – 60 fps

Xbox Series X

• Performance mode – 1080p – 60 fps
• Quality mode – 2160p – 60 fps
• RayTracing – 1440p – 60 fps

Xbox Series S

• Performance mode – 1080p – 60 fps
• Quality mode – 2160p – 30 fps
• RayTracing – 1080p – 30 fps

PlayStation Bug fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when loading into a mission.
• Fixed several green graphical artifacts that appeared through-out Awakening and Reckoning.
• Fixed an issue that caused the water to be brighter than intended on Relic – Rescue.
• Fixed an issue that prevented activating/deactivating armour mode on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed a crash that could occur at the beginning of Ascension.
• Version details have been updated in the PS menu.
• Fixed several issues that could cause crashes to occur on Recovery, Rescue and Onslaught.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when continuing a game from the main menu.
• Fixed an issue that caused flickering lights to be visible in jungles on several levels.
• VTOL controls have been updated and now match all platforms (PC, Xbox, PS4).
• Fixed an issue that resulted in menu placeholders being shown in the menu and HUD after selecting the French and Čeština.
• Fixed an issue that resulted in not being able to accelerate/decelerate the VTOL with the left thumb stick.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the cutscene to appear as a black screen instead of the intended video.
• Fixed the missing dust VFX on Awakening – Mine.
• Fixed a bug where opening the weapon select wheel would disable the players movement.
• Fixed an issue where the weapon customization menu displayed the wrong buttons.
• Fixed a bug that caused a green artifact to appear on green light sources on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed the missing fog particles in the first cutscene.
• Fixed an issue that caused the trees to flicker when approaching the harbor entrance on Harbor.
• Fixed a bug that caused Psycho to be invisible during the school cutscene on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed several missing one p on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed some missing assets in a hangar on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Raytracing from functioning correctly.
• Fixed a bug that caused the NPC to shake in the opening cutscene on Reckoning – Fleet.
• VTOL controls have been added to the main menu.
• Fixed a stutter that could occur in-game on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed a crash that could occur after blowing up the barrels near the river on Relic – Rescue.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the prompts from correctly changing when activating Classic Suit mode.
• Fixed a prompt in the tutorial that displayed the wrong information for “accelerate” tied all vehicles.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Chinese language option to be unavailable in the settings.
• Checkboxes tied to activating Classic Nanosuit and its shortcuts have been added back to the game settings.
• Corrected several tooltips and prompts that are tied to Classic Nanosuit mode.
• Fixe dan issue that caused some terrain flickering to occur during the VTOL arrival scene on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed a bug that caused the control schemes to not update correctly for Classic Nanosuit mode.
• Fixed a crash that could occur on Paradise Lost – Ice
• Fixed some audio disruptions that could occur throughout the game.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting to the menu while on Onslaught – Tank.
• Fixed a crash that could occur on Contact – Island.
• Fixed a bug that could potentially result in encountering an infinite loading screen.
• Fixed a crash that could occur before entering the main menu.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when trying to replay Relic – Rescue.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when starting a new game.
• Fixed an issue that could cause you to return to the main menu unintentionally while attempting to load into the game.
• Fixed a potential freeze that could occur when entering the main menu.
• Fixed some shadow flickering that could occur on Contact – Island.
• Fixed an issue where some NPC’s spawn in the world geometry and are inactive.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when loading into Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed an issue that caused a memory leak to occur.
• Fixed an issue where Raytracing was not working as intended in the intro cutscene on Paradise Lost – Ice.
• Fixed an issue that caused the machine gun models to appear distorted on Exodus – Sphere.
• Fixed some collision issues that could occur with some objects throughout the game.
• Ice particle visuals have been corrected. They will now be visible when running through the snow.
• Fixed a bug that caused the first shot from the Gauss Rifle or Sniper Rifle to miss after going to 10x zoom.
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to swap weapons when the nanosuit quick menu was open.
• Fixed a bug that resulted in gun sounds being muted when dialogue audio is playing at the same time.
• Fixed several black artifact lines from appearing on various surfaces throughout Core.
• Fixed some flickering that could be seen on some buildings on Recovery- Village.
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to stand when under water.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Flare smoke to disappear depending on the camera angle/movement.
• Fixed a freeze that could occur at the end of Awakening – Mine.
• Fixed the audio for several vehicle weapons on Onslaught – Tank.
• Fixed the audio for the MOAC shots as they were distorted.
• Fixed a bug that caused trees to flicker on Contact – Island.
• Fixed an issue where some terrain was clipping on Onslaught – Tank.
• Fixed a visual bug that occurred when grabbing the CEPH troops.
• Fixed an issue that caused the water to flicker during the skydiving scene on Contact – Island.
• Fixed an issue that caused the water to flicker on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed an issue that caused the fire from the destroyed Gas station to flicker.
• Improvements made to the shading of the Engineer NPC model on Awakening – Mine.
• Fixed a noticeable artifact that could appear on some explosions on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed a bug that caused speed mode to drain too quickly.
• Fixed an issue that caused the visuals of machine guns on vehicles to look displaced when switch between first and 3rd person.
• Improved the fire particle effects at the beginning of Core.
• Fixed an issue that caused the underwater rocks to be too noticeable on Recovery – Village.
• Corrected the keybinds for the Classic nanosuit modes.
• Fixed a lighting issue that occurred due to the camera position on Relic – Rescue.
• Improved the explosion VFX on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed an issue that caused the hexagons to flicker while in Armor mode.
• Fixed several crashes that could occur on Paradise lost, Awakening, and Exodus.
• Fixed the missing jet plane explosion during the Bradley cutscene Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed a bug that caused Psychos “secure the building” line to play twice on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed Psycho’s dialogue and subtitles for the intro cutscene on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed the FPS counter.
• Fixed an issue that caused the cloak to deactivate automatically when it reached 9 energy points.
• Fixed the “toggle camera” string in the VTOL controls.
• Improvements made to the cutscene shadows during the nano chair cutscene.
• Fixed the nuke explosion at the start of Reckoning to be more in line with the original.
• Fixed and issue that caused the fog to not appear when loading in to Paradise Lost.
• Improved the walking animation of the KPA nanosuit soldier on Relic – Rescue.
• Fixed the walking animation of Prophet at the end of Recovery – Village.
• Improved the corridor explosion on Reckoning fleet.
• Fixed an issue that caused the lighting to be too bright on Relic – Rescue.
• Fixed a noticeable border in the cave on Awakening – Mine.
• Fixed some flicker that would occur on the water when the Korean cruiser sinks on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Bulldog vehicle to hang in the air near the first KPA camp on Relic – Rescue.
• Fixed a misplaced hatch on Core.
• Improvements made to the smoke tied to explosions during the cutscene on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed a rock that was clipping through the beach on Contact – Island.
• Fixed some flickering terrain on Relic – Rescue.
• Fixed some flickering that could occur on some containers on Exodus – Sphere.
• Improved the visuals of the Energy field on Core to be more in line with the original.
• Improved the LOD and draw distance for the interior of the ship on Assault – Harbor.
• Removed some artifacts that appeared in the flashlight cone.
• Fixed an issue that caused light to pass through the mountain on Onslaught – Tank.
• Fixed some collision issues tied to gates on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed an issue that caused the broken bench to resize depending on the camera angle on Recovery – Village.
• Improved the visuals tied to the dead soldier at the beginning of Assault – Harbor.
• Improved the lighting in the office on Awakening – Mine.
• Removed a duplicate road sign asset on Assault harbor.
• Improvements made to some walking animations tied to NPC’s on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed the textures for the broken wheels on trucks on Awakening – Mine.
• Fixed an issue that caused the raindrops to have visible splashes in mid-air.
• Fixed some rocks that appeared in the air on Paradise Lost – Ice.
• Improved the visuals of the snow during the cutscene on Exodus – Sphere.

Xbox Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting the vehicle before crashing in the Gas station on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the game to close during the last cutscene in Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed an issue that caused flashlights to shadows to flicker on Awakening – Mine.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent you from being able to play after signing out of your Xbox profile.
• Added some missing prefab buildings on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed a crash that could occur when exiting to the main menu.
• Fixed a crash that could occur on Recovery village once the mission was complete.
• Fixed an issue with signing out/signing through the Xbox menu which blocked you from progressing through the in-game menu.
• Fixed an issue that caused purple artifacts to appear on concrete surfaces.
• Fixed a crash that could occur on Relic – Rescue.
• Fixed an issue where fire particles were not correctly displayed on Onslaught – Tank.
• Fixed a crash that could occur on Contact – Island.
• Fixed some artifacts that would appear on the water in the skydiving scene on Contact – Island.
• Fixed a bright glow that would appear on the carrier deck on Reckoning fleet.
• Fixed an issue where smoke particles were not displayed correctly on Recovery – Village and Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed an issue that resulted in menu placeholders being shown in the menu and HUD after selecting the French and Čeština.
• VTOL controls have been updated and now match all platforms (PC, Xbox, PS4).
• Fixed an issue that resulted in not being able to accelerate/decelerate the VTOL with the left thumbstick.
• Fixed an issue that caused the light to flicker in the jungles depending on the camera angle.
• Fixed the nuke explosion at the start of Reckoning to be more in line with the original.
• Fixed an issue that could cause the cutscene to appear as a black screen instead of the intended video.
• Added the missing dust effects on Awakening – Mine.
• Fixed an issue that resulted in not being able to move after opening the weapon select wheel.
• Fixed the missing fog particles in the first cutscene.
• Fixed a bug that caused Psycho to be invisible during the school cutscene on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed several missing assets on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed some boxes that had a “Replace me” asset instead of the correct detail on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed the AA firing VFX on Exodus – Sphere.
• Fixed an issue that prevented Raytracing from functioning correctly.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the in-game prompts from changing when switch to Classic Nanosuit mode.
• Fixed an issue that caused flickering and unintended shadows on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the in-game prompts from changing when switching to Classic Nanosuit.
• VTOL control scheme has been added to the main menu.
• Improved the glowing effects that appear around fire sources on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed a bug that caused the NPC to shake in the opening cutscene on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed some audio disruptions that could occur throughout the game.
• Fixed an issue that resulted in an infinite loading screen when loading into the game.
• Fixed an issue that could cause a crash to occur as the main menu appears.
• Fixed some flickering shadows that could occur on Contact – Island.
• Fixed the Delta Act III achievement.
• Fixed an issue where some NPC’s spawn in the world geometry.
• Improvements made to the memory usage to reduce the chance of memory leaks.
• Fixed an issue that caused distant terrain to flicker when walking over the bridge on Assault Harbor.
• Fixed the missing voice lines on Onslaught – Tank.
• Fixed an issue where water splashes flickered during last cutscene on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed an issue that caused some SSR reflections to break when loading into another mission while currently on Core.
• Fixed some square particles that appeared on the turrets during the final boss fight.
• Fixed some flickering water splashes during the last cutscene on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed an issue where raindrops were not appearing on the helmet of the player.
• Fixed an issue that caused the images shown on displays to change depending on the camera angle.
• Fixed a moving shadow that can be seen on the shore on Contact – Island.
• Fixed a broken visual that appeared on the Hummers’ windows on Exodus – Sphere.
• Fixed an issue that caused bullet holes to appear on the windows of cars with no glass.
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to activate strength mode with a single tap instead of the intended double tap.
• Fixed a bug that prevented you from opening the attachments menu.
• Added a missing building near the second camp after the checkpoint on Relic – Rescue.
• Fixed an issue that caused the water to flicker during the skydiving scene on Contact – Island.
• Fixed a crash that could occur once clearing the checkpoint for destroying the jamming device on Contact – Island.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the hints from displaying in the Nanosuit quick menu.
• Fixed an issue that caused the water to flicker on Assault – Harbor.
• Added some missing buildings on Paradise Lost – Ice.
• Added some missing buildings on Contact – Island.
• Fixed an issue that caused the fire from the destroyed Gas station to flicker.
• Improvements made to the shading of the Engineer NPC model on Awakening – Mine.
• Fixed an overly noticeable glow that appeared during the cutscene explosion on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed an issue that caused the visuals of machine guns on vehicles to look displaced when switch between first and 3rd person.
• Fixed a bug that caused speed mode to drain too quickly.
• Fixed an issue that caused the underwater rocks to be too noticeable on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed the flying animations of the CEPH scout.
• Fixed a bug that caused the control schemes to not update correctly for Classic Nanosuit mode.
• Fixed an issue with the lighting in the done as it was changing due to the camera angle on Relic – Rescue.
• Improved the explosion VFX on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed some LoD issues that occurred on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed an issue that caused the hexagons to flicker while in Armor mode.
• Removed the “strafe” option from the VTOL controls due to it being redundant.
• Fixed several one-time crashes that could occur on Exodus and Paradise Lost.
• Fixed a bug that caused Psychos “secure the building” line to play twice on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed Psycho’s dialogue and subtitles for the intro cutscene on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed the missing jet plane explosion during the Bradley cutscene Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed an issue that caused black artefacts to appear after loading into an existing save.
• Fixed the FPS counter.
• Fixed the shadows that were covering the faces of the characters in the Nano chair cutscene on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed some shadow flickering that could occur on Contact – Island.
• Fixed the nuke explosion at the start of Reckoning to be more in line with the original.
• Fixed the “toggle camera” string in the VTOL controls.
• Fixed an issue that caused the cloak to deactivate automatically when it reached 9 energy points.
• Fixed some shadow flickering that could occur in the mines on Awakening – Mine.
• Fixed an issue that caused issues with car headlights depending on the viewing angle on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed an issue that caused the reflections of the fire to disappear on depending on the camera angle on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Improvements made to the lighting on Rescue – Relic due to it being too bright.
• Fixed the visuals for the corridor explosion on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed the graphic thumbnails for Raytracing under the performance settings.
• Fixed an issue that caused the lighting to change when moving through the min on Awakening – Mine.
• Improved the walking animation of the KPA Nanosuit soldier on Relic – Rescue.
• Fixed a bug that allowed light to pass through the walls on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed the LoD of the doors on Awakening – Mine.
• Fixed the decals that would appear in the air on along the bridge on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed an issue that caused artifacts to appear on the ice decals on Exodus – Sphere.
• Fixed a noticeable light change that appeared depending on the camera angle on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed a barrel that would appear inside the excavator model on Rescue – Relic.
• Fixed an issue that caused water splashes to look unnatural.
• Fixed an issue that caused some rocks to not have the correct textures on all sides on Exodus – Sphere.
• Added a missing power cable asset on Reckoning Fleet.
• Fixed an issue that caused glass tubes and vials to look unnatural.
• Fixed some shadows that disappear depending on the camera angle on Awakening Mine.
• Fixed an issue that caused the naked alien to not attack if you move slow enough on Core.
• Fixed some broken Raytracing reflections on the windows of some buildings on Awakening – Mine.
• Fixed an issue that caused smoke and fire to disappear depending on the camera angle on Paradise Lost – Ice.
• Fixed some collision issues tied to gates on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed an issue that caused light to pass through the mountain on Onslaught – Tank.
• Removed some artifacts that appeared in the flashlight cone.
• Fixed an issue that caused the helicopter objective to explode when it spawned on Awakening Mine.
• Improved the LOD and draw distance for the interior of the ship on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Speed Mode tutorial tooltip to appear during the cutscene on Contact Island.
• Improved the visuals tied to the dead soldier at the beginning of Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed an issue that caused the broken bench to resize depending on the camera angle on Recovery – Village.
• Fixed some lighting issue that could occur on Awakening mine.
• Fixed a bug that caused the textures of the glass tied broken windows to appear flat.
• Fixed an issue that caused the fire from the destroyed Gas station to flicker.
• Fixed an NPC on Rescue – Relic that was not reacting to anything.
• Fixed a bug that turned off the spotlight when using the control panel on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed a bug that caused the submachine gun to fall through the shelf when picking up another item on Awakening – mine.
• Removed a duplicate road sign asset on Assault – Harbor.
• Fixed some rock geometry on Contact – Island.
• Fixed an issue that caused the clipboard to clip through the workers leg on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed an issue that caused the details of barrels to noticeably change.
• Improved the scorch marks that appear on some services.
• Fixed the textures for the broken wheels on trucks on Awakening – Mine.
• Improvements made to some walking animations tied to NPC’s on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed an issue that caused the diodes on the chair to change colour due to the camera angle on Reckoning – Fleet.
• Fixed some broken light sources on Core.
• Fixed some rocks that appeared in the air on Paradise Lost.
• Improved the snow visuals during the cutscene on Exodus – Sphere.
• Removed some artefacts that appeared on the water edges at the waterfall on Rescue – Relic.

Almost ten years after it launched, one modder has added a feature to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that fans have been asking for. PC players who have been eager to give their pooches optimistic affirmation and confirmation that they are indeed good boys, can download Pet The Dogs – Animations from Nexus mods.

“I couldn’t believe it’s the year 2021 of our Lord Talos and you still couldn’t pet dogs in Skyrim. Well, I say NO MORE,” mod creator Jayserpa wrote. Once installed, the mod can be used to deliver a trio of different positive pats depending on the dog’s position. Standing, sitting, or lying down will result in one of three actions being played, but as Jayserpa noted, these aren’t perfect animations.

The mod works best when used in third-person mode, and players will need to make certain that they’re not holding a weapon or a prepared spell before moving in for precision pats. That’s Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus developer MachineGames’ job, as traumatized players will tell you.

Giving attention to a dog that clearly deserves praise has become one of the more mandatory features of any game that features faithful canine partners. Marvel’s Avengers recently added an option to pet Lucky the Pizza Dog in its new Hawkeye DLC, Ghost of Tsushima has no shortage of foxes–which are technically wild dogs with a terrific laugh–to pat on the head, and Monster Hunter Rise has a total of four different petting animations for canine comrades.

If you’re curious to see more games that have this feature, it’s worth following Can You Pet the Dog? on Twitter to stay updated.

2K Sports has updated PGA Tour 2K21 to introduce more apparel that players can unlock or purchase to customize their player. Available in the game now is new gear from TravisMathew and Puma Golf, two big names in golf.

The TravisMathew collection has three polo shirts, three hats, and three shoes, and this represents the clothing brand’s first time partnering with 2K. As for Puma Golf, the company is bringing an “oversized hat” and a new shoe to PGA Tour 2K21. You can see some of the new gear in the video below.

This new content can be unlocked with virtual currency, which can be earned through gameplay or purchased outright with real money.

If you’re just getting into PGA Tour 2K21, now is a good time, as the game is discounted significantly to just $19.79 on console and PC. The discount is likely connected to how the Masters tournament is going on in the real world this week. It is one of the biggest and most prominent PGA Tour events all year, and golf games are historically discounted around this time to piggyback on the elevated interest in the sport.

In other news, 2K Sports has signed a deal with Tiger Woods that will see the legendary golfer–who is currently rehabbing from a horrible car crash–become a consultant on the next installment in the series. Meanwhile, EA Sports just announced it’s reviving its PGA Tour series, while the PGA Tour’s Bubba Watson has partnered with Golf Clash for a new event.

Merge Games, Jankenteam, and Sega have announced a June 24 release date for Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, the update to the 1986 Sega Master System classic. It will be released on most major platforms: PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch for an MSRP of $19.99 USD.

Miracle World DX promises new levels, new modes, a remastered soundtrack that also includes new music, as well as “striking new art and tighter, more fluid controls.” Check out the new release date gameplay trailer above to see it in action for yourself. There are also some new screenshots in the gallery below.

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Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX was first revealed during IGN’s Summer of Gaming last year.

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Ryan McCaffrey is IGN’s Executive Editor of Previews. Follow him on Twitter at @DMC_Ryan, catch him on Unlocked, and drop-ship him Taylor Ham sandwiches from New Jersey whenever possible.

Microsoft is taking a new approach to keeping some of its servers cool. The company shared in a blog post that it’s dunking servers in boiling liquid to keep them from overheating.

The liquid inside the tanks at Microsoft’s datecenter near the Columbia River in Washington is a type of fluid that is harmless to electronic equipment. It boils at 122 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 90 degrees lower than what’s required to boil water.

“The boiling effect, which is generated by the work the servers are doing, carries heat away from laboring computer processors. The low-temperature boil enables the servers to operate continuously at full power without risk of failure due to overheating,” Microsoft said.

The vapor that rises from the fluid rises and makes contact with a “cooled condenser” that in turn causes the vapor to become liquid. This liquid then rains down on the servers as part of a loop that keeps them cool.

According to principal hardware engineer Husam Alissa, Microsoft is the first cloud provider to operate a two-phase cooling system like this in a production environment.

Chips have become hotter and hotter over the years, requiring companies like Microsoft to come up with solutions to keep things cool.

“Air cooling is not enough,” Microsoft engineering boss Christian Belady said.

The full blog post goes much deeper into the nitty-gritty of how this all works, and it’s a good read for those interested in the finer details.

Servers are becoming more and more important at Microsoft and Xbox these days. Microsoft now operates a game-streaming service that continues to grow, while the company also signed a huge deal with the US Army for cloud technology.

Zombie Army 4: Dead War is adding a free next-gen update this week that’ll apply some extra grim detail to all the undead Nazis roaming the cities of Europe. Developer Rebellion detailed the upgrades in a fresh blog post, which will see the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions patched to feature a dynamic 4K resolution and 60fps, while Xbox Series S players can expect a 1080p mode running that also runs at 60fps. Xbox Series X will have the added benefit of 120fps gameplay at 1080p, a feature that’ll be absent on PS5.

Originally released on PS4 and Xbox One consoles last year, the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X versions of Zombie Army 4: Dead War were capable of running the game at 60fps in Performance mode, while Quality mode provided a 30fps option with a higher resolution. You can see the full list of how the game will perform on each console below:

Xbox Series X (April 8)

Includes quality/performance toggle with the following settings

• Quality – 4K @ 60Hz
• Performance – 1080p @ 120Hz
• Reduced loading times
• DRS enabled – The resolution of the image can drop below the target to ensure a smooth FPS.

Xbox Series S (April 8)

• 1080p @ 60Hz only
• Reduced loading times

PlayStation 5 (April 6)

• 4K @ 60Hz only
• Reduced loading times
• DRS enabled – The resolution of the image can drop below the target to ensure a smooth FPS.

A new patch has also been released this week, providing further balance changes, cross-platform multiplayer for Windows 10 Store with Steam and Epic, general bug fixes:

Zombie Army 4: Dead War Patch Notes

• Balance changes have been applied to the mission, Death Canal
• Cross-platform multiplayer added for Windows 10 Store with Steam and Epic
• New music, combat pieces, and general gameplay pieces added across all platforms
• Fixes applied to Damnation Valley to address issues raised with The Fan Service Challenge and with characters getting stuck in the Scaffolding Area
• In chapter 4 of Deeper than Hell, ‘Stop Schweiger Completing The Occult Engine’ objective will now update after killing all the zombies present in the area
• In chapter 4 of Alpine Blitz, players can no longer get stuck inside carriages
• On Xbox, cut scene audio issues fixed in Deeper than Hell
• General bug fixing and improvements

If you’ve been curious about Rebellion’s zombie-slaying game that mixes Sniper Elite‘s gruesome kill-shots with more occult themes, now’s a good time to try it out for the low price of an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate or PS Plus subscription.

Zombie Army 4 will be headed to Xbox Game Pass on April 8, and is already available as this month’s free PS Plus game alongside Days Gone and Oddworld: Soulstorm.

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