The first quarter of this year has been relatively dry on the big blockbuster side of gaming, but that drought is getting some much-needed AAA rainfall next week! People Can Fly’s very grim and somehow also very silly Outriders arrives on April 1, and as you’d expect, you’ll really want to have your internet connection ready to rock and possibly roll on launch day.

If you played the Call of Duty: Black Ops: Cold War beta recently, you probably noticed that everyone treated the multiplayer as if the stages were coated in Vaseline. Sliding around in a manner that would embarrass even Vanquish, Cold War players exploited the action to get a leg up on the opposition.

There are just two more days until the dragon is indeed rocked, and guess what? If your answer was “day one patch” then DING DING DING! You win a hefty bill if you’re on a capped internet contract. All those Dragon Balls, Senzu beans and broken scouters whenever a power level goes over 9000 are vying for dominance on the game disc, which means that all the stable parts of the game will need to be downloaded through the magic of the Internet.

There’s a lot that works in Anthem! There’s a lot of content that is also middling at best, but I’ll save my thoughts for the review. Here’s the thing, Anthem could easily go from okayish to enjoyable, within the span of a few patches. Something that Bioware has realised, as the day one patch for the mech-warrior game is going to be a big one.

Comic Con Africa wasn’t just a showcase of geek culture running wilder than Hulkamania, it was the weekend where South Africa’s cosplay community came together in a massive showcase of talent, character and passion. It didn’t matter what your specific interest was or even how obscure it may have been, because Comic Con Africa was a space to strut your stuff and wear your love on your sleeve. Sometimes even literally.

In Monster Hunter World, you can expect to spend a few hundred megs once you have your shiny new copy inserted into your console. Hang on though! Because this patch won’t just make the game a bit more S-S-S-S-S-S-stable. It’ll also add a few other nifty features to the end game experience.

The road to Wrestlemania and beyond in WWE 2K17 is going to require locking in the STFUP on your badnwidth, thanks to an 11GB day one patch.

The Witcher 3 is here. And of course, a day one patch is gonna hit you outta nowhere. Here’s what said patch fixes up in the game, before you start jamming away in earnest.