Month: November 2020

Microsoft Flight Simulator developer Asobo Studios has revealed plans to tweak the United Kingdom in its next World Update for the flight sim. Japan was the first area to receive a new lick of paint back in September, while a number of new airports and points of interest were added to the USA earlier this week.

In a recent Twitch stream, Asobo laid out its roadmap for future updates, and the UK is next on the list with World Update 3 due out on January 28. The British Isles are set to be spruced up now that the studio has a new set of data for England, Scotland, and Wales. There’s no map information for Northern Ireland available just yet, but head of Microsoft Flight Simulator Jorg Neumann says the entirety of Ireland will be updated at some point in the future.

There will be between 50 and 60 points of interest added to the map in World Update 3, with Asobo using procedural tech to introduce new buildings to the UK, including churches. A number of airports will see improvements, too, such as Liverpool EGGP, Land’s End, and Manchester Barton. No word yet on whether Buckingham Palace will still be an office building.

Aside from this, Asobo says it will be returning to the US with future World Updates that will include improvements to both Hawaii and Alaska, among other areas. VR support for all devices is also coming to the game in a December 22 update.

If you’re looking to strap into a VR headset for a trip across the globe, we’ve got you covered with all the VR headset deals for Black Friday. Microsoft Flight Simulator is also available on PC as part of an Xbox Game Pass subscription, and there are a number of Black Friday deals on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Cyberpunk 2077 is nearly upon us. After an exceedingly long wait–elongated by numerous delays–CD Projekt Red’s ambitious RPG is set to launch on December 10. While we’re busy tucking into our first playthrough after launch, however, the Polish developer has plans to reveal more details about the game’s upcoming DLC.

CD Projekt Red president Adam Kiciński announced the news in a recent third-quarter earnings call (transcribed by Seeking Alpha). The initial plan was to announce the game’s DLC before launch, but the most recent delay meant the studio decided to hold off on sharing more information until after December 10.

“We decided to wait for the release to provide gamers with the game and then start talking about future projects,” said Kiciński.

The earnings call also mentioned Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer mode, which is scheduled to arrive in 2022. “We’ll share our thoughts about [it] next year once we will update our strategy,” said Kiciński. “It will happen in Q1 next year, and that will be after releasing Cyberpunk and that will be the right moment to discuss deeper or all key aspects around future releases.”

CD Projekt Red reiterated during the earnings call that the game will meet its December release date and avoid a fourth delay. If you want to know more before then, we recently discovered how sex and relationships work in Cyberpunk 2077. It also looks like you’ll be spending a lot of time in Night City, as the game’s lead QA tester recently revealed that he’s spent 175 hours on one playthrough.

Cyberpunk 2077 launches on December 10 for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S / Series X, and Stadia. Hit up our Cyberpunk 2077 preorder guide to learn about the bonuses that come with buying early.

Heroes of the Storm’s public test realm has a new update, and it brings some major changes to Blizzard’s MOBA, including a new character, the removal of a key item, and several major balance shifts. That new character is Hogger Terror of Elwynn, a character from World of Warcraft that has long been rumored as a potential addition to the game.

Since these patch notes reflect the current state of the game’s public test realm, it’s important to note that they are subject to change in their final implementation. The wolflike Hogger is an aggressive bruiser character who can deal a lot of damage in a large area, and he has options for self-healing, as well as slowing and crippling enemies to keep them in range. He also has multiple features and abilities that increase his damage output the more he inflicts it, particularly his Rage passive, which reduces his cooldowns for every hit he takes or deals.

Besides Hogger, this patch will remove the Gladiator’s Medallion Nexus Anomaly from the game. Intended only as a seasonal item, Blizzard says that while the Medallion was a good idea in theory, it got in the way of the teamwork that the team views as central to the game’s appeal. In terms of other changes, the patch reintroduces several seasonal items into the game, as well as nerfing popular talent choices for certain characters in an attempt to increase build diversity.

Heroes of the Storm PTR Patch Notes for November 23, 2020

New Hero: Hogger, Scourge of Elwynn

Hogger, a chaotic, mobile, bruiser who creates terrain and deals heavy area damage, now joins the battle in the Nexus!

Trait [D]

• Loot Hoard
  • Throw a pile of junk that deals 102 damage in a small area and acts as terrain for 5 seconds. Upon expiration, a scrap of Meat is dislodged from the Hoard that Hogger can collect to restore 3% of his maximum Health every second for 5 seconds.
  • Cooldown: 20 seconds.

Trait [Passive]

• Rage
  • Rage is gained by taking damage or dealing Basic Attack damage. Hogger’s Basic Ability cooldowns refresh 1% faster for every 2 points of Rage. After 3 seconds of not gaining Rage, it begins to quickly decay.

Basic Abilities

• Staggering Blow [Q]
  • Swing your chain in a wide arc, dealing 140 damage to enemies hit and knocking them away. If an enemy collides with terrain, they are dealt an additional 150 damage, Stunned for .75 seconds, and grant Hogger 10 Rage.
  • Cooldown: 12 seconds.
• Ez-Thro Dynamite [W]
  • Toss a boot full of Dynamite with a 1.5 second fuse. Upon detonation, enemies take 180 damage and are Slowed by 30% for 2 seconds. The Dynamite instantly detonates when landing directly on an enemy Hero and grants Hogger 10 Rage.
  • Cooldown: 8 seconds.
• Hogg Wild [E]
  • After .25 seconds, become Unstoppable and uncontrollably spin towards the targeted direction, ricocheting off any terrain encountered. Every .25 seconds, deal 36 damage to nearby enemies, increased by 1% for each current point of Rage. Ricocheting off terrain refreshes the duration of the spin.
  • Cooldown: 14 seconds.

Heroic Abilities

• Hoardapult [R1]
  • Launch an empowered Loot Hoard with Hogger attached, dealing 140 damage and Slowing enemies by 50% for 2 seconds. Hoardapult’s Loot Hoard lasts for up to 20 seconds, but decays rapidly while Hogger isn’t nearby. Every 10 seconds Hogger can take a chunk of Meat from the Loot Hoard.
  • Cooldown: 50 seconds.
• Shockwave [R2]
  • After .5 seconds, slam the ground, sending out a shockwave that travels in a long line. Enemies hit by the initial slam take 306 damage and are Stunned for 1.25 seconds. Enemies only hit by the shockwave take 210 damage and are Stunned for .75 seconds.
  • Cooldown: 70 seconds.

Talent

• Level 1
  • Journeyman Cooking [W]
    • Quest: Hitting an enemy Hero with Ez-Thro Dynamite restores 6% of Hogger’s maximum Health and permanently increases Hogger’s Health by 10, to a maximum of 750 bonus Health.
  • Bones to Gnaw [Trait]
    • Loot Hoard creates Meat on ground impact. While Meat is active, gain 10 armor.
  • On The Prowl [Active]
    • Activate to gain 30 Rage over 8 seconds. Passive: Hogger heals for 6 Health every second, increased by 2% for each point of Rage he has.
    • Cooldown: 45 seconds.
• Level 4
  • Brute Strength [Q]
    • Increase the range of Loot Hoard by 15%. Each Hero hit by Staggering Blow will permanently increase Hogger’s Basic Attack damage by 1, up to 100 bonus damage. Terrain collision impacts grant 2 stacks of this effect.
  • Aggro Range [E]
    • Increase Hogg Wild’s area by 25% and generate 1 Rage per enemy hit, increased to 3 against Heroes.
  • Hogger’s Joggers [Passive]
    • While at or above 30 Rage, Hogger gains 10% increased Movement Speed and healing received. When above 50 Rage, increase these bonuses to 15%.
• Level 7
  • Seeing Red [Q/E]
    • While above 50 Rage, Staggering Blow and Hogg Wild’s cooldowns refresh 30% faster and Hogger gains 25% increased Attack Speed.
  • Dense Blasting Powder [W]
    • Direct hits launch an additional stack of dynamite beyond the target. Hitting an Ez-Thro Dynamite with Staggering Blow launches 3 sticks of Dynamite.
  • Garbage Fire [W/Trait]
    • Reduce the cooldown of Loot Hoard by 4 seconds. Loot Hoard deals 22 damage every .5 seconds and Slows nearby enemies by 20% in a large area.
• Level 13
  • Dust Devil [E]
    • Hogg Wild grants 40 Armor while active and for 3 seconds after it ends. Increase this Armor value to 60 if Hogger has 50 or more Rage.
  • Pummel [E]
    • Enemies hit by Hogg Wild are Slowed by 10% for 1.5 seconds, stacking up to 5 times. Heroes hit also have their Spell Power reduced by 50% for 3 seconds.
  • Bloodthirst [Passive]
    • Hogger is healed for 33% of the damage dealt to Heroes by Basic Attacks, Hogg Wild, and Staggering Blow.
• Level 16
  • Headbanger [Q]
    • Heroes that collide with terrain from Staggering Blow take an additional 8% of maximum health as damage and are stunned for an additional .5 seconds.
  • Kablooie! [W]
    • Direct Hits with Ez-Thro Dynamite deal 40% more damage, reduce its cooldown by 1.5 seconds and increase its Slow amount to 50%.
    • [Passive] Ez-Thro Dynamite’s range is increased by 25%.
  • Furzerker [Passive]
    • Hitting Heroes with Staggering Blow or Ez-Thro Dynamite increases the damage of Hogger’s next Basic Attack by 50%. Stacking up to 2 Basic Attacks.
    • When Hogg Wild ends, Hogger gains 30% Movement Speed for 2 seconds.
• Level 20
  • Secret Stash [R1]
    • Every 2 seconds, Hoardapult’s Loot Hoard launches Ez-Thro Dynamite towards a random nearby enemy Hero. Every 5 seconds, a chunk or Meat is also launched towards Hogger.
  • Power Spike [R2]
    • Each Hero hit by Shockwave has their Armor reduced by 15 for 4 seconds and grants Hogger 20 Rage.
    • [Passive] Shockwave’s cooldown is affected by Rage.
  • No Control [E]
    • Activate to cast an untalented Hogg Wild and chase an enemy Hero. After reaching the Hero, Hogger will switch to chasing another nearby enemy Hero. If no other enemy Heroes are within range of a chase target, this abilities’ duration will begin to rapidly decay. Lasts for up to 6 seconds. Cannot be canceled. 60 second cooldown.
  • Anger Management [Passive]
    • Increase Hogger’s maximum Rage by 50. Basic Attacks generate 5 additional Rage.

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Nexus Anomaly

Developer Comment

Hello fellow Heroes!

We’ve decided to remove our last Seasonal Nexus Anomaly, the Gladiator’s Medallion. While there were many things that we both did and did not like with this experimental change, it wasn’t a clear enough win for us to keep it going forward.

We liked how the Medallion gave players some agency over countering CC chains, and how it added a new vector of skill expression that was universally available to everyone who played the game, no matter which hero or role they played as.

However, over time, we felt that, as a whole, the Medallion took away from cool plays more than it added them to the game. Setting up combos with teammates is a large part of what makes Heroes of the Storm exciting to both play and watch, and having 5 possible instances every 5 minutes of these plays not working anymore was taking away a bit too much from the game. We had tried some other iterations of the Medallion internally to solve this exact problem, such as only having it available once per game for each player, but found that lowering the frequency too much led to Medallions only being used during the last fight, which ended up not hitting the mark for a new feature that should made the game better as a whole.

Despite the issues we have with the Medallion, we believe the idea still has some promise, so you may see some more experimentation in the future. We also wanted to remind you that we will not be doing seasonal Nexus Anomalies going forward. We will, however, continue to iterate and pursue other ways to improve Heroes of the Storm, and will release those updates when we feel they are ready. As always, thank you so much for playing this game that we all love.

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Collection

Many seasonal items will be returning to the collection, and will be available for crafting and in Loot Chests for a limited time!

• New Bundles (Limited Time Only!)
  • Hogger Heroic Bundle
  • Winter Veil Classic Bundle
• Returning Bundles (Limited Time Only!)
  • Toys 2018 Bundle
  • Toys 2019 Bundle
• New Skins
  • Stormwind Hogger
  • Redridge Hogger
  • Duskwood Hogger
  • Shipwrecker Hogger
    • Admiral Shipwrecker Hogger
    • Drowned Shipwrecker Hogger
    • Stately Shipwrecker Hogger
• New Mounts
  • Bottleship
    • Grog Bottleship
    • Seaweed Bottleship
• New Announcer
  • Hogger Announcer
• New Content
  • Several new Portraits, Emoji Packs and other items have been added to the Collection!

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Storm League

• Storm League Reward Mounts
  • The final reward of the 2020 Season 5 Questline will be the Quillbear Mount, which will be awarded after winning 35 games in Ranked Play.

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Heroes

Brightwing

Talents

• Level 1
  • Hyper Shift [Z]
    • Bonus healing reduced from 10% to 8% maximum Health.

Developer Comment: Hyper Shift is dominating Brightwing’s Level 1 talent choices, and she has recently risen greatly in prominence, in part due to its power. We don’t believe she is greatly overperforming at this time, so we’re giving it a slight nerf and will be keeping an eye on her to see if any future adjustments are needed.

Imperius

Base

• Health reduced from 2450 to 2375.
• Health Regeneration reduced from 5.11 to 4.95.

Talents

• Level 7
  • Blaze of Glory [W]
    • Damage increased from 135 to 150.

Developer Comment: Imperius is still a dominating pick, particularly at the higher ranks of play. We’re slighting reducing his overall power while also buffing his Blaze of Glory to help it compete better on his Level 7 tier.

Jaina

Talents

• Level 7
  • Icefury Wand [Passive]
    • Adjusted functionality: Basic Attacks against Chilled targets deal 50% bonus damage and reduce the cooldown of Blizzard by 1.25 seconds, doubled against enemy Heroes.

Developer Comment: We’ve heard fairly consistent feedback that players would like Icefury Wand to give a benefit to non-Heroic targets. We like the idea, so we are giving some of its power as a bonus against all targets.

Sonya

Talents

• Level 4
  • Shattered Ground [W]
    • Damage increased from 100% to 125% of Seismic Slam’s base damage.
• Level 13
  • Ruthless [E]
    • Now shows Crit kickers when bonus damage is dealt.
    • Health threshold for bonus damage increased from 33% to 50%.
• Level 16
  • Giant Slammer [W]
    • Damage increased from 1.25% to 1.5% maximum Health.

Developer Comment: We’re buffing some of Sonya’s under-used talents to help them compete with her more standard builds. Many of her [W] talents in particular, have been slightly underperforming for some time, so we’re hoping these buffs cause players to give the build another look.

Thrall

Talents

• Level 4
  • Feral Resilience [W]
    • Physical Armor increased from 50 to 75.
• Level 13
  • Spirit Shield [Active]
    • Spell Armor duration increased from 1.5 to 2.5 seconds.
• Level 20
  • Worldbreaker [R1]
    • Cooldown reduction increased from 20 to 40 seconds.

Developer Comment: It’s been quite some time since we’ve had any updates to Thrall. Truth be told, his talents have been in a fairly healthy place, so we didn’t see the need to make adjustments. Even so, we believe these changes will make his talent tiers more healthy, and should incentivize some alternative ways to play him.

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Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where Alarak could become Protected and move without proccing Counter-Strike’s cooldown.

Developer CD Projekt Red has outlined the way Cyberpunk 2077 players on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One can transfer their saves to their respective next-gen consoles.

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players who upgrade to the next-gen system in their respective console family can pick up their Cyberpunk 2077 save file on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S / Series X from where they left off when the game drops on December 10. As you’d expect, the process of transferring saves from one console to the other is different for each console family.

Xbox is very simple. Thanks to Smart Delivery, Cyberpunk 2077 players on Xbox One can upload their save to the cloud and simply pick up their file on Xbox Series S / Series X. Similarly, players can connect both consoles to the same network and download their saves via selecting the System Network Transfer option.

PlayStation, on the other hand, has three different ways of transferring saves. Cyberpunk 2077 players on PlayStation 4 can either connect to their PlayStation Plus accounts and upload their save files, transfer their data via a LAN cable or wireless network connection, or use an external hard drive to copy their save and then transfer it to the next-gen PS5 console.

While this process works with the backwards-compatible version of Cyberpunk 2077, it remains unclear whether saves from last-gen consoles will be accessible in the full-fledged next-gen upgrade of Cyberpunk 2077. That version comes out next year for free.

In other Cyberpunk 2077 news, CD Projekt Red confirmed that the open-world action-RPG will receive additional content after launch. The studio is still planning a multiplayer component that’s slated to launch in 2022, supposedly with microtransactions that “won’t be aggressive.”

If you are searching for Black Friday deals, there is a lot to choose from. Deals abound for video games, including plenty of PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo sales, as well as heavy discounts on 4KTVs, Apple products, and more.

Right now, GTRacing is also holding a Black Friday sale on their best gaming chairs, so if you’ve recently upgraded your PC, your desk, or you simply want a comfy place to sit for a while, they’ve got you covered.

For more great deals, check out our Best Black Friday Sales mega-post, in addition to our pieces focused on the best Black Friday Video Game Deals, and more.

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Black Friday is the time to invest in some more 4K UHD films and TV shows. Now the PS5 and Xbox Series X are finally in the public hands, it’s time to turn our attention to one of the most important features of the new consoles. The 4K Blu-ray disc drive.

Now able to output at 4K, these new consoles are perfect for those who like to watch films in the highest quality possible. Now Black Friday is here, you can happily ignore the previously large price tags of many 4K films, and dive right into the impressive selection on discount. If you want to secure a brand new 4K TV, then make sure to check out the best 4K TV deals this Black Friday, alongside all the best Black Friday deals for 2020.

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Ubisoft has opened up Phase 2 of Title Update 12 for The Division 2 on the PC Public Test Server until Wednesday, December 2. The new phase will bring about a number of changes, including buffing some weapons and addressing bugs. Check out the patch notes below.

The PDR assault rifle saw a damage buff to make it a competitive option when stacked against other assault rifles. The Exotics Bighorn and Capacitor have had their magazines increased, while the Exotic Scorpio saw some PvE and PvP debuffs to the duration of its status effects.

Title Update 12 also addresses a host of bugs. This includes general optimizations, fixes for high-difficulty missions at level 30 that weren’t dropping appropriately-leveled gear, adjustments for challenges within The Summit, and other weapon balances for the Scorpio.

In addition to these changes, Season 3 of Warlords of New York, Concealed Agenda, enters its final chapter with the Belfry League. In this last league of the season, players are tasked with taking down Skyler “Belfry” Williams, a former US Army retiree and rogue agent. There are time trials on DCD Headquarters, Federal Emergency Bunker, Potomac Event Center, and Manning National Zoo. Completing any of these challenges will score players rewards throughout the league, including a Belfry arm patch, an Exotic cache, and The Eye backpack trophy. The Belfry League runs until December 8, with all challenges resetting on December 1.

In other The Division 2 news, a Ubisoft dev said the game won’t be ported to PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S / Series X, a stance the studio has held since the beginning of the year. However, The Division 2 is playable on next-gen consoles through backwards compatibility.

The Division 2 Title Update 12 Patch Notes

Disabled Content

• Season 4
• New Global Event
• Global Event Shop

Balance

• Optimization Station:
  • Optimization Material drops for Rogue Agent Encounters:
    • Rogue Agents now drop a random stack of weapon or gear optimization materials.
    • The final rogue will drop a random stack of Tactical Assessment materials and a stack each of gear and weapon optimization materials.
• Gear:
  • Weapon – PDR (AR)
    • Buffed damage to be more competitive within the Assault Rifle category
    • This applies to all PDR variants (including Test Subject and Capacitor)
  • Exotic – Capacitor
    • Increased magazine size to 41 (from 30)
    • Adjusted to be 40 stacks of 1.5% Skill Damage (from 50 stacks of 1% Skill Damage)
    • Increased weapon damage per skill tier to be 7.5% (from 5%)
  • Exotic – Bighorn
    • Increased magazine size to 40 (from 30)
    • Buffed Talent – Big Game Hunter:
      • When scoped, switches to semi-automatic fire mode, dealing 450% weapon damage with each shot.
      • Headshots grant +2% headshot damage. Stacks up to 50 times. Once at full stacks, 10 stacks decay every 4 seconds until all stacks have been removed. Headshots delay decaying of stacks.
      • This change to how stacks decay should reward players who are able to continue getting headshots by allowing them to maintain their damage bonus because of their accuracy.
  • Exotic – Scorpio
    • Adjusted Talent – Septic Shock:
      • Shooting a target applies stacks of venom, which last for 10s. Increasing stacks adds more severe debuffs to the target.
      • Duration of Status Effects is based on percentage of pellets hit on applying shot.
      • PvE Debuffs:
        • 1 – Poison
        • 3 – Disorient
        • 6 – Shock
        • 7 – Target takes 20% damage (from all sources)
      • PvP Debuffs:
        • 2 – Bleed
        • 4 – Disrupt
        • 7 – Ensnare
        • 8 – Target takes 20% damage (from all sources)
• Skills:
  • Repair Trap
    • Buffed radius to be 0.75m (from 0.5)
    • Increased base healing amount by 25%
    • Reduced base cooldown to 40 seconds (from 60)
  • Reduced PvP damage of the Shrapnel Trap.
• Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed the “Protect the hostages” objective not updating after all enemy NPC’s were eliminated, blocking completion of the objective.
  • Fixed missions on high difficulty at level 30 not dropping gear above 504 gear score.
  • Fixed Empress International targeted loot selection not functioning in The Summit.
  • Fixed open world loot reward quality on heroic difficulty not scaling properly to the difficulty.
  • Fixed players being able to bypass legendary level enemies on Legendary difficulty in The Summit.
  • Fixed The Summit challenges not progressing the first time a player enters the game mode.
  • Fixed The Summit challenge Skill Demolitions not progressing.
  • Fixed The Summit challenge Skill Demolitions not progressing with Shrapnel Trap kills.
  • Fixed The Summit challenge Excessive Force not progressing under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed The Summit challenge Directives Dabbler not completing.
  • Fixed The Summit challenge Exceptional Accuracy not completing.
  • Fixed The Summit challenge Oppressive Suppression not progressing with grenade kills.
  • Fixed The Summit directive Ragers remaining active if the player switches directives in the lobby.
  • Fixed multiple The Summit ascent challenges incorrectly completing despite group members being downed.
  • Fixed an issue causing flamethrower kills not always progressing the “Crowd Control” challenge in The Summit.
  • Fixed an issue causing loot chests to not spawn loot for all players if some group members were more than 2 floors behind.
  • Fixed the Scorpio Exotic debuff UI not refreshing when the player reapplies with subsequent pellets.
  • Fixed the Scorpio Exotic poison effect incorrectly affecting turrets.
  • Fixed the Scorpio Exotic not refreshing the debuff duration if a second player already applied it to the target.
  • Fixed issue where the named Chest and Backpack from Empress International had the wrong core attribute.
  • Fixed the Scorpio Exotic incorrectly applying venom stacks to neutral players or group members in the Dark Zone or Conflict.
  • Fixed the Tend and Befriend buff only staying active for 4 seconds in the Dark Zone when using the Firestarter or Oxidizer chem launcher skill.
  • Fixed the “Symptom Aggravator.”
  • talent activating under certain circumstances without the required gear.
  • Fixed Achilles Pulse showing incorrect results for Cooldown when Skill Haste mods were attached.
  • Fixed the Rigger backpack not being craftable.
  • Fixed the Kendra’s Liberty exotic pistol not being craftable.
  • Fixed missing muzzle flash VFX for the Capacitor Exotic.
  • Fixed placement of the Demolitionist and Technician signature weapons on the Empress International backpacks.
  • Fixed placement of the Capacitor Exotic and PDR weapon on the Empress International backpacks.
  • Fixed placement of various Chem Launcher variants on the Empress International backpacks.
  • Fixed sidearms clipping through the Rigger holster.
  • Fixed occurrences of elbow pads appearing twisted when combined with specific apparel items.
  • Replaced a number of incorrect voiceover lines in the Japanese localization.
  • Fixed a missing voiceover line in the Brazilian Portuguese localization.
  • Improved various localizations in multiple languages.
  • Fixed the respirator mask remaining on the agents face when switching the gear dye multiple times.
  • Fixed the PC Benchmark feature incorrectly skipping to the end screen without providing any information.

Apex Legends recently added a lot of new content to the game to accompany the launch of Season 7, including the gravity-defying new Legend Horizon and a fresh map in the airborne city of Olympus. While Olympus is certainly focused on verticality, players have figured out a new way to take advantage of the map’s exclusive vehicles in the form of a glitch that launches them across the map.

To be clear, this glitch seems to have dubious tactical value, since you have relatively little control of the Trident’s direction and arc, and it’s likely to shunt you off the map or out of the circle. Still, that hasn’t stopped some players from making interesting plays using the glitch, particularly this crew who managed to launch themselves down one of the map’s towers.

To perform the glitch, a player must place one of Octane’s jump pads inside or right next to a respawn beacon or open supply bin. If you trampoline your Trident on that jump pad, there’s a chance you’ll eventually launch into the air with the greatest of ease. Developers at Respawn have already replied to some of the more outlandish examples of the glitch, though it’s not clear if they plan to “fix” it anytime soon.

Apex Legends recently received a major overhaul to its Season 7 battle pass challenges after fans complained that the flow of content was too stingy. Next month will see the return of the Holo-Day Bash Event, which will allow players a second chance at the winter-themed character skins from last year, though there are new skins for Legends like Revenant and Loba.