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Read More »Bungie pushes back Destiny 2 weapon fix to ‘preserve work-life balance’
Batman: Arkham Knight patch arrives, goes… but offers big fixes
A patch for the troubled PC version of Batman: Arkham Asylum was temporarily released last night, and seemed to bring with it big fixes to the game. Kotaku reports that those who had tinkered with the settings on the game’s listing in Steam to enable beta access last night received …
Read More »Microsoft rolls out major Xbox One update
A new major update has been released for the Xbox One to address a variety of the console’s issues. Many of these changes improve the console’s multiplayer with changes to tweaks made to matchmaking, party chat and friend features. The update also addresses the fame rate issues faced by European …
Read More »Fixing Battlefield 4 netcode is ‘one of the top priorities’ as DLC development moves to DICE LA
EA owned studio DICE has once again promised to fix the problems that persist with Battlefield 4. Part of this fix appears to be shifting development of the game’s remaining DLC to DICE LA, leaving Stockholm to focus on the core game. "DICE LA works closely with the DICE studio …
Read More »Xbox One PAL TV stutter fix on the way
Microsoft has said a fix to the Xbox One’s TV video stutter in Europe is just weeks away. It was revealed in November that users attempting to watch PAL TV through their consoles were experiencing judder caused by the difference between the machine’s 60Hz output and the 50Hz picture broadcast …
Read More »Respawn helping Microsoft to ‘fix’ Xbox One pad’s ‘overly twitchy’ controls
Titantfall developer Respawn has convinced Microsoft to patch in some changes to the Xbox One’s controller. The console’s February patch will, amongst other things, alter some of the joypad’s settings. "It’s just fixing the controller input, really," Titanfall design lead Justin Hendry told The Verge. "It wasn’t really where we …
Read More »Killzone: Shadow Fall patch offers forced 30fps option
PS4 now have more control of their gameplay experience in Killzone: Shadow Fall. Today’s v1.90 patch introduces amongst other things the option to lock the game’s campaign mode to 30 frames per second. Said Guerrilla: To guarantee a steadier framerate in the campaign mode, players can now lock their game …
Read More »Battlefield 4: China Rising introduces new problems as game’s tech woes continue
DICE’s ongoing struggle to fix the problems that have affected the many versions of Battlefield 4 show no signs of abating. A page on EA’s support site stated: "Some PC players of Battlefield 4 China Rising have found themselves getting kicked from servers within seconds of joining. DICE have identified …
Read More »EA confirms Xbox One FIFA 14 controller bug
FIFA 14 owners on Xbox One have been warned of two bugs that are currently affecting the game. The first occurs if gamers boot FIFA 14 while two controllers are connected that are both assigned to profiles. The problem can be avoided by having only one controller connected when launching …
Read More »Microsoft pulls Windows RT 8.1 update after BSOD issues
The Windows 8.1 update designed for Microsoft’s RT tablet PCs has been pulled from the Windows Store. TechSpot reports that Microsoft has confirmed an issue that affects roughly one in every thousand users that results in Windows tablets displaying the infamous ‘blue screen of death’ (BSOD) after updating. A workaround …
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