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Sony reportedly removing PS3 patches in some regions ahead of store closure

By Darryn Bonthuys
April 13, 2021
in :  Gaming
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It’s the end of an era later this year, when Sony sunsets its PlayStation 3, PSP, and PS Vita digital storefronts. Those banana stands have seen an influx of activity lately, with many players seeking to download as many of the rare and platform-exclusive games before the chance to do so is taken away from them.

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Infinity Ward apologises for Modern Warfare’s gargantuan patches

By Geoffrey Tim
February 13, 2020
in :  Gaming
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If you play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, then you’ll already know that the game’s patches have become unbearable. They’re annoying enough for those on uncapped fibre, but for people with any sort of limited connection, they must be despised. That’s because they’re not just frequent, but often clock in at dozens of Gigabytes. The latest one clocked in PlayStation 4 was 51 GB and a frankly ludicrous 68 GB on PC and Xbox One. That’s fine and well, but there was a 50Gb patch just a few weeks ago.

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Ghost Recon: Breakpoint’s first raid is live ahead of schedule

By Geoffrey Tim
November 29, 2019
in :  Gaming
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Ghost Recon: Breakpoint should have been a good game, following in the heels of the decidedly fun, if not a little jingoistic Wildlands. It was, unfortunately, not. For some reason, Breakpoint was a bit of a mess at launch – and is still far from the game it should be. But it's getting better!

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Ubisoft delivers first of many promised Ghost Recon Breakpoint patches

By Geoffrey Tim
November 13, 2019
in :  Gaming
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If I were to be generous, I’d say that Ghost Recon Breakpoint is not a very good game. Thankfully, Ubisoft has realised that it’s not a great game and has pledged to fix it up.

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Bethesda releases road-map for Fallout 76 patches, fixing some big issues

By Alessandro Barbosa
November 28, 2018
in :  Gaming
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Bethesda is acknowledging the problems with Fallout 76, and have detailed a plan to fix many issues over the next two weeks.

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Professional players have a large influence on Overwatch changes according to Jeff Kaplan

By Kyle Wolmarans
September 20, 2017
in :  Gaming
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Blizzard are making sure all feedback is heard, but professional players seem to have a big say in what changes for the growing esport.

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Here’s how Bioware’s making Mass effect: Andromeda a better game

By Geoffrey Tim
April 5, 2017
in :  Gaming
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"Since launch, our team has been poring over your comments and feedback, looking to discover what you like about the game, as well as areas we can evolve or improve," saya Bioware. Here's how they're doing that.

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No, Sony’s not charging for PlayStation 4 Pro patches

By Geoffrey Tim
September 12, 2016
in :  Gaming
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A report last week suggested that consumers would have to pay to upgrade their existing PS4 games to make use of Ps4 Pro features. Thankfully, it's not true.

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