Weekly Gaming Update by Pinoy Gamer! Let's talk PUBG PH Cheaters, Mobile Legends PH Angela Breakdown, Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet, PS4 5.50 Update and Red Dead Redemption 2
WEEKLY GAMING UPDATAE
PUBG
WEEKLY GAMING UPDATAE
PUBG
- Earlier this week PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds developer PUBG Corp. deployed the game’s latest anti-cheat patch
- The patch is the largest and most aggressive measure the company has taken so far to combat the game’s cheating problem
- According to a post made by the company’s community manager on the PUBG forums
- the new anti-cheat system will search the game’s files to detect if there are third-party programs running that might affect or interact with Battlegrounds
- and prevents the game from being played if such programs are found
- hopefully, address most popular forms of cheating software
- The patch will also affect other programs like ReShade that could be seen as giving some players a competitive advantage in the game
- The developer emphasizes that players who use ReShade won’t be banned, but that they can’t play PUBG if it’s installed under the new system
- So for players using reshade you will be able to play only if you uninstall the program
- The post also warns that certain third-party applications that do not affect gameplay, like video or audio recording software (including Nvidia ShadowPlay), might also be affected by the patch
- The company said it will be working quickly to correct any non-malicious software that is blocked by the anti-cheat system
- To those who don't know the company reports to have banned almost 1m cheaters last January 2018 alone with total of 1.5m
- Bandai Namco has released new Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet information
- In the customization, you can customize your avatar character from a wide selection of parts, including gender, such as figure, face, hairdo, voice, and more.
- Fatal Bullet is also introducing a new character called Bazalt Joe or "the Gun" who is a “Gun Gale Online” top rank player who takes a liking to the protagonist’s ArFa-sys and challenges him to a match many times over
- The dual wielding of a gun and Kagemitsu (light sword), which Kirito was able to equip in the “Phantom Bullet” arc of the Sword Art Online anime, will appear in Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet as the “Gun and Sword.”
- This will unlock when players clear a certain event with Kirito
- The game will also feature an online mode where you can go Co-OP for up to eight characters or 4 players in cooperative battles
- or join the Online Battles, a grand free-for-all battle where players are divided into two teams: Alpha Team and Bravo Team where players will have to deal with a difficult, boss-class enemy, as well as attacks from the opposing team
- Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on February 8 in Japan, and February 23 in the Americas and Europe
- Earlier this week Mobile Legends introduced a new support hero called Angela
- Her curative energy heals allies while dealing dames to enemies
- She can also protect her allies from anywhere on the battlefield basically a full-map support skill that deal high damage
- Hare are the hero skills
- Passive “Smart Heart” - Each time Angela uses skills, her speed is increased. Attached Friendly targets will also have their speed increased.
- 1st Skill: [Love Waves] - Launches love energy in a designated direction, dealing magical damage to an enemy target and adding a Lover's Mark (each Lover's Mark increase damage taken and reduces the target's movement speed). This skill heals when used on friendly targets.
- Angela skill 2 2nd Skill: [Puppet on a String] - Launches a puppet string at a specified target, dealing magical damage. If the target remains attached, it will be immobilized and take magical damage, with each Lover's Mark increasing the final damage.
- Ultimate Skill: [Heartguard] - Angela gathers energy to generate a shield for a friendly target, absorbing damage. After a period of time, she becomes attached to the friendly target. Using this skill again, or the death of the friendly target, will cancel this effect.
- Angela - Love Messenger was made available this week for 499 diamonds or 24k BP with the launch Week Discount of 30%
- Sony Interactive Entertainment has shared first information and screenshots on the upcoming PlayStation 4 version 5.50 system software update.
- The new update will include the following
- Play Time Management
- This allows adult family members who are set as guardians to manage PS4 playtime for child family members on family on PSN
- ‘This PS4’ and Name/Avatar tab
- Two new tabs are being added to Library to make it easier for you to see which apps you’ve installed and purchased
- Quick Menu Enhancements
- Background Music on PS Now
- you’ll be able to listen to your favorite tracks while streaming a game on PS Now
- Notifications Update
- This update will give you the ability to delete old notifications for better organization and management
- Import Custom Wallpapers via USB
- You can import your own images to PS4 from a USB stick and set it as your wallpaper
- Customize Tournaments Team Pages
- you’ll be able to customize your Tournaments team page with your own team logo or background that you can import from a USB stick
- Supersampling Mode on PS4 Pro
- PS4 Pro users will see a new ‘supersampling mode’ under Settings, which enables those with HDTVs to enjoy an enhanced visual experience when playing some PS4 games
- Play Time Management
- A release date for the update has yet to be announced.
- Rockstar Games announced that Red Dead Redemption 2 will launch for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 26
- The release date is a delay from the previously announced spring release window
- According to Rockstar Games, it needed “a little extra time for polish
- To those who don't know Red Dead Redemption 2 is an upcoming Western-themed action-adventure video game
- The game is a prequel to the 2010 title Red Dead Redemption and will be the third entry in the Red Dead series
- It follows the story of outlaw Arthur Morgan, a member of the Dutch van der Linde gang
- The game features both single-player and online multiplayer components
- Fortnite has recently more concurrent players than PUBG!
- According to the recent data Fornite leads by roughly 200,000 players with a total of 3.4 million players last Feb 4 according to Epic Games which was confirmed on a blog post
- Also round that time the game suffered numerous server issues and outages
- According to epic Fortnite started from 60k concurrent users to an impressive 3.4m users in just a few months leading to some scalability issues
- This might be because recently PUBG is banning cheaters left and right or that players prefer a more optimized game.
- To those who dont know Fortnite compared to PUBG runs smoother and is FREE
- The game is also launched on consoles
- Epic says it seeks to expand and optimize its server system to accommodate the game's ballooning player base