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Day: December 8, 2021

Battlefield 4 Update In September - Its the Netcode

Battlefield 4 Update In September – Its the Netcode

Battlefield 4 Update In September – Its the Netcode – Yet another Battlefield 4 update is coming quickly. Just announced by DICE the next update promises many general improvements. The list contains updates to game modes, visuals (such as recoil, and HUD), movement, and balance.  But the most intriguing of the updates is the Netcode improvements.

The Netcode changes will probably offer the biggest change in how you play.  Adjusting for the ping difference (which appears as lag or latency) is a slippery slope. slot gacor hari ini

Here is hoping the tweaks such as Auto High Frequency Update help more than they hurt.  Getting killed by 0 health dead people, or after you have turned the corner sucks. The new improvements specifically promise to reduce “trade kills” and “kills behind cover” specifically. https://morrowpacific.com/

A recent update bumped the tickrate (frequency of bullet hit detection) to 30Hz, and helped dramatically. This update will speed up the tickrate even more helping to (hopeful) reduce false one bullet kills even more.  One bullet kills sometimes come from counting the same bullet twice as it travels through the victim. https://www.century2.org/

It is also mentioned that “dusting” will be addressed.  Dusting is when you see a visual hit on a vehicle that did not actually happen. Or it did happen, but you get no credit for anything, other than the visual dust animation.

See the Dusting example below.

Battlefield has progressed back to the AAA grade game it should be in our opinion, we are hoping this update is another step forward.

Samzorz and Twitch's Muting Prerogative

Samzorz and Twitch’s Muting Prerogative

Samzorz and Twitch’s Muting Prerogative – When we saw former MLG gamer and Twitch star Samzorz (over 33K followers) at Comic Con he was asked about Google potentially buying Twitch.  His biggest fear at that time was the removal of background music from his streams. “Otherwise all you hear is a whole lot of shooting”, is what he said.  Samzorz (who makes a significant amount of his income via Twitch) fear has has come true – but with a twist. slot gacor

Twitch has voluntarily partnered with Audible Magic with no involvement from Google (yet). Audible Magic which works closely with the recorded music industry is used to scan streams for ambient music. When music is detected (even in-game music) at least 30 minutes of the effected stream is muted.  In other words Audible Magic *hates* music.  Ok the real reason as we all know is music rights. www.creeksidelandsinn.com

It appears Twitch is trying to get it’s house in order (legally) to be more attractive to a buyer such as Google.  Twitch probably does not have deep pockets that make it a target for the RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), but Google has plenty of cash and a previous history with the RIAA.

For now only VOD (video on demand) files are effected, not live content. But this will still effect an enormous amount of content on Twitch. Some of the muted content contains high profile events such as Valve’s Dota 2 tournament The International 4, and Twitch’s own weekly gaming show, Twitch Weekly. sbobet

Google is widely rumored to be in negotiations to buy Twitch and access to the 45 million viewers per month, for somewhere near 1 billion (US) dollars.  

Reaction to the new policy has been predictably upsetting to many viewers, and even some of the musicians.  Gamespot has reported an influx of new members at Hitbox, a competing service.

Wired also noted that Twitch is using Audible Magic’s service for copyright enforcement, why are they not using Google’s own Content ID system instead.

The Legend of Zelda Monopoly

The Legend of Zelda Monopoly

The Legend of Zelda Monopoly – If you love Zelda and you love Monoply then you are in luck because The Legend of Zelda, officially licensed Zelda-themed Monopoly game is coming. Ohh?  We believe the crossover might not be there for the $40 game (avaiable on Sept. 15).  

Do we need yet another themed Monoply game?   The grand history of themed Monoply contains games like The Smurfs Film Edition and QVC Edition (how does that work?) Where is the  The Legend of Zelda Catan theme? slot online

If you are still interested anyhow here are the details.  The “collector’s edition” includes a custom designed game board featuring iconic locations from The Legend of Zelda franchise, Zelda-themed rupees along with six player tokens: https://www.creeksidelandsinn.com/

Bow, Hookshot, Boomerang, Triforce, Hylian Shield and Ocarina of Time. Deku Sprouts and Deku Trees replace the familiar houses and hotels, while Chance and Community Chest cards are renamed Empty Bottle and Treasure Chest. judi bola

BTW, a Pokémon-themed Monopoly game (Kanto region) was also announced. 

EA Access – The Real Question

EA Access – The Real Question

EA Access – The Real Question – A $100 of coffee for $5 is only a great deal if you like coffee.  And such is the real question when debating EA’s latest subscription offering.  “That’s over $100 worth of games for $4.99 a month.” is one of the main points of EA’s announcement.  They arrive at that number by adding up the cost of: FIFA 14Madden NFL 25Peggle 2 and Battlefield 4.  But the price doesn’t matter, what does matter is do you personally like the titles on offer.  

The comparison to Playstation Plus is completely incorrect.  Plus and Live are required and purchased for the online gaming.  I doubt many people are purchasing these services for the free games, which have been lacking of late anyhow – especially PS4 titles. slot

EA Access is best compared to Netflix or HBO for now.  Will there be enough AAA Game of Thrones content, or will we be stuck with re-runs of Entourage.  The EA universe of games is large but will it be enough.  I own a season pass for Battlefield and I won’t ever trade in that game. hari88

Maybe I’m old school but I want to own that game.  That leaves Madden (which I mostly stopped playing years ago), FIFA, and Peggle for $5 a month.  I think we will wait for now. judi online

Will this be the new model of gaming?  People subscribing to the Publisher they like the most, not actually their favorite Titles?  We liked more of the shows on HBO so we went with it, and said good bye to Dexter (Showtime).

Gaming at Comic Con 2014 - Our Recap

Gaming at Comic Con 2014 – Our Recap

Gaming at Comic Con 2014 – Our Recap – Its Monday and we are heading to the airport, but first a recap of what we saw at SDCC under the heading: “Gaming.”

First off big thanks to Microsoft and Xbox for a big presence at the con. The Lounge with Sunset OverdriveEvolveThe Crew, and much more all playable on multiplayer LANs. Tournaments with MLG announcers, panels, and demo made for a good time.  And lots of schwag in the form of shirts, posters, key chains, and stuff that I don’t know what it is. slot88

Sony and Playstation passed on the event in a big way.  Last year the big two convention hall booths faced each other, this year nothing.  Were hoping they are back next year, and don’t take us for granted. https://hari88.net/

Blizzard has no interested in expanding it’s titles.  Attending the panel is was pretty clear they were very happy to expand on what they have now.  There was no big news but Starcraft got a few teases. taruhan bola

The Last of Us will become a movie, and it is rumored that Maisie Wiliams (you know here as Arya Stark) will play Ellie.

Tekken X Street Fighter is still in development. If we read between the lines…

Riot Games staff are pretty laid back and cool.  One of the best game panels we attended was the League of Legends panel.  It was about 75% questions from the audience and they answered them all.  No big reveals, but interesting stories of how Champions (that can take a year or more to be finished) are made, named, and sometimes rejected at the last minute.

Mass Effect is hugely popular, ok we knew that but the panel line was long for the small room it was in.  Minimal details except the next version will be the “spiritual successor” to the Mass Effect trilogy not a direct sequel.

Battlefield: Hardline has a plot, but not that we personally care too much.  Battlefield is a multiplay game only in our eyes.  Oh and it is delayed.

Assassin’s Creed IRL event was not quite as cool as we thought it would be.  We love the effort each year, and the free shirts, but the pirate ship was better.  Either way we are buying the game.

Nintendo has high hopes for Super Smash Bros 4 that is set for release on October 3, 2014.  As evidenced by the large presence in the Nintendo lounge – taking almost half the entire space.  Also announced with the 16 new characters there will be a new Tomodachi Life themed battle stage.  As previously reported the game looks, plays like “a boss.”

Cosplay gets you a better chance at sitting in a prime seat, or asking your question.  This year several panels invited cosplayers a chance to snag a great seat, and special schwag.  Most notably the Halo Nightfall panel where a dozen people (i assume there were people under the helmets) were given the star treatment.

Big Announcement For A Big Game Tomorrow

Big Announcement For A Big Game Tomorrow

Big Announcement For A Big Game Tomorrow – GameStop has teased via Twitter a “big announcement for a big game tomorrow” along with the picture below. Coinciding with the start of San Diego Comic Con on Wednesday (and Batman Day) the game retailer usually has a presence at SDCC. slot99

The tweet from this afternoon gives no clues as to what the game might be but Batman News reader “El Murcielago” has probably solved the mystery. slot77

Look like the Red Hood Story pack is going to be available to people who pre-order Batman: Arkham Knight. hari88

It was already confirmed fans who pre-order will be able to play as Harley Quinn in a story mission.  See the leaked full ad below. agen bola

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