Tag Archives: patch

Neverwinter seems to be going down fairly well with early players, although there’s a lot of talk of unbalanced classes. You can predict what Cryptic has planned for its first major update, can’t you? Hint: everything.

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Dota 2 has been updated, but it’s not one of those charming patches with an obvious major feature or tweak. Instead, it’s jam-packed with a huge number of nerfs, buffs and other rebalancing foolery; the full patch notes are available on Steam for those able to parse the dense thicket of information.

A title update is available for Injustice: Gods Among Us, preparing the game for the imminent arrival of a new DLC character, Mortal Kombat’s Scorpion, as well as introducing a number of fixes.

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343 Industries has issued a balancing update to Halo 4, with the result that multiplayer just got significantly more lethal.

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Indie ARPG Path of Exile will update this week with two new hardcore leagues; some user-friendly new options; unique items; and more.

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Soul Sacrifice’s next title update includes a number of interface changes as well as a whole new story section.

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According to the Japanese version of MiiVerse, as noted by NeoGAF, New Super Mario Bros U will be updated when the New Super Luigi U DLC releases. The update will enable Pro Controller support and also allow you to pick up the new content directly from the game’s menus rather than having to exit out to the eShop. There’s no word on whether the patch is headed west yet.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Developer Frogmind has updated its gorgeous mobile effort Badland with ten new levels. The free set of challenges is called “Dawn” and a further update called “Noon” is expected in late June or early July. Badland is available on the App Store at $4 or regional equivalent. It has attracted 150,000 players to date.

Thanks, Joystiq.

Crusader Kings 2 gets its first major expansion today in the form of The Old Gods, which gives players the chance to explore cultures falling outside the core game’s religious flavours. It’s available through various digital distributors for $15, and in anticipation of its arrival Paradox has issued a huge title update for Crusader Kings 2, applying loads of fixes as well as prepping for the new content. Full patch notes can be found on games.on.net.

Diablo 3 on Mac and PC has been patched with the usual boatload of tweaks and fixes, but perhaps the most interesting aspect is an XP and gold boost in co-operative multiplayer sessions.

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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines, once one of the most broken games ever to see commercial release, has just been patched yet again by its talented and devoted fan base.

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Kojima Productions is working on a patch to correct frame rate issues in the PlayStation 3 version of the Zone of the Enders HD Collection.

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Valve has issued a new patch for Dota 2 adding a whole new hero along with various user-friendly tweaks.

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Back up your Dragon’s Dogma and Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen save data. Now.

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Hawken’s anticipated Technician update goes live on April 18, bringing a new map, mech and achievements system to the free-to-play combat sim.

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Ahead of the release of the Knife of Dunwall DLC next week, Arkane Studios has prepared a title update for last year’s top-rated new IP debut, Dishonored. Patch 1.3 corrects a number of bugs in the base game and Dunwall City Trials DLC, most of which are rare but annoying little glitches that interfere with your well-laid stealth plans. See the full change log on the Bethesda Blog, and expect the patch on all platforms over the next few days.

Thanks, Blue’s News.

Darkstalkers Resurrection will be patched on April. Producer Tomoaki Ayano revealed the update in a post on Capcom Unity; it will add fight request features to arcade and training modes as well as a number of bug fixes including a remedy for replay upload issues. Darkstalkers Resurrection is a compilation of the second and third games in the series, remastered in HD and available via the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade.

World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria’s pet battles can be a bit mystifyingly random, but changes coming in an imminent update should help clear up your concerns.

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Mac port developer Aspyr has advised that it has released an update for the OS-X version of Borderlands 2. The patch adds leaderboards, achievements and “more importantly, multiplayer co-op with their Game Center friends”. Hopefully that last one means the much-touted cross-platform compatibility with PC is also back, having vanished thanks to a Gearbox update to the Windows version last year. Aspyr has also made DLC available as in-game purchases, and is offering 50% off the shooter RPG sequel on the Mac App Store.

Gears of War: Judgment got a couple of updates today, with People Can Fly releasing both a title update and stack of new DLC – all for free.

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