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As sure as night follows day, reports of problems have followed the release of a new patch for Mass Effect 3. Eurogamer reports that the Xbox 360 version appears to be particularly effected, although some PS3 users have also reported problems. The main issue appears to be an inability to …
Read More »BioWare looking into Old Republic patch 1.1 ‘issues’
The latest update in MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic has angered a number of players, and BioWare is investigating. Users have reported problems involving the top-level in-game area Illum, where players of one faction are able to constantly kill their outnumbered opponents using turrets. This is rewarding the bigger …
Read More »Skyrim 1.4 update to address PS3 stuttering bug
This month’s 1.4 patch for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will finally address the PS3 stutter bug, Bethesda has claimed. It made the assurance on Twitter. A fix for the game, which was released worldwide on November 11th last year, was released in early December, but failed to address the …
Read More »Bethesda promises another Skyrim patch next week
Publisher Bethesda has said it will release another patch for the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim next week. Yesterday MCV reported that the latest update for the game had introduced two major bugs – the loss of resistance character benefits and dragons that fly backwards. This week we released update 1.2 …
Read More »Skyrim patch introduces new problems
A patch for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that was supposed to fix an error with the PS3 version has introduced two fresh bugs to the game. The PS3 version of the game has been plagued since launch with frame-rate problems. Many users had reported that once their save game file …
Read More »Is iOS5 update worsening iPhone battery life?
Apple today released a patch for its iOS 5 that is deigned to address complaints about battery life – but users are complaining that it has made situation worse. iOS 5.0.1 was released specifically to improve the battery life of iPhones following widespread complaints that the new iPhone 4S has …
Read More »FIFA 12 patch causing game crashes
Publisher EA last night released a huge patch for FIFA 12, but it has lead some users to experience crashing problems with the game. "Some users have reported game crashes since installing the November 10th patch on PS3 and Xbox 360,” EA stated. "We believe this is caused by mismatched …
Read More »Carmack: Rage launch was a "cluster f@#$’
Bethesda has released a patch for id’s latest shooter, RAGE, fixing a number of bugs and adding graphics engine settings "due to popular demand." Legendary gaming pioneer John Carmack enraged a number of PC gaming faithful by saying: "We do not see the PC as the leading platform for games" …
Read More »Techland investigating Dead Island PC concerns
The developer of Dead Island has said it is looking into claims that it released the incorrect version of zombie thriller Dead Island on Steam. Users of Steam’s forum highlighted some lines from the game’s code which suggest that the version available to purchase was actually a developer build. Furthermore, …
Read More »Patch to remove From Dust DRM
You have to wonder why it bothered in the first place. Having once seemingly learnt its lesson regarding the DRM it implements on its PC games, for reasons unbeknown to anyone other than itself Ubisoft decided to re-enter the battleground by including always-on” DRM in recent release From Dust. And …
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