Aug 20, 2018

Here s a list of every game that s going to look amazing on the Nvidia RTX 2080 and 2080Ti

Serious Sam 4 - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Katharine Castle)

Good gravy, don’t Nvidia’s Turing RTX 2080 cards look nice, eh? Yes, they’re just a teensy bit hideously expensive, but make no mistake. All three cards announced this evening, from the RTX 2070 right up to the RTX 2080Ti, have all been described to me as 4K, 60fps+ pixel pushers that are almost certainly going to be massive overkill for anyone still playing games at 1920×1080 or 2560×1440.

But enough about the graphics cards – there’s a whole article for you to read about those if you haven’t already. Here, I’m talking games>. Specifically, every game confirmed so far that will be benefiting from Nvidia’s oh-so-lovely ray-tracing tech that will hopefully make your RTX 20-series card feel like a worthwhile purchase. Here we go!

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Aug 20, 2018

Steam Charts: Stale Blood Edition

Counter-Strike 2 - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (John Walker)

The grim effects of the Steam Summer Sale are finally wearing off, and we’ve got a bunch of new entries this week! Along with, of course, the usual hoary old guard of dreary regulars. So hold my hand as I guide you through the most exciting article of your life.

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Aug 18, 2018

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is having a better time of it outside Steam

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

On Steam, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is often accused of being riddled by bugs, performing badly and in dire need of attention from developer Bluehole.

Outside of Steam, PUBG seems to be having a much better time of it.

The battle royale phenomenon is a monster hit on mobile, where it's been downloaded more than 100m times since it came out over four months ago. The mobile version has over 14 million daily users, PUBG Corp recently said.

Aug 18, 2018

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' latest event 'mimics' its Early Access period

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is bringing back "the days of Early Access" with a special event that strips PUBG back to its pre-alpha form.

Early Access Memories, which is live now and will run until 7pm PST on August 19, 2018 (which is 3am on August 20, UK time), gives players the chance to play with old-school loot, rules, and a steaming heap of nostalgia, of course.

25 four-man squads can leap into Erangle in both third- and first-person perspective where they'll get to play game settings that "mimic the settings used during the Early Access period".

It's not all bad, mind; the current control scheme remains intact, your weapons should work as they presently do, and the blue circle won't batter you more the further away from the safe zone you are.

Crucially, level three helmets can still spawn in the world, while Kar98ks, Tommy Guns, camo jackets, and the much coveted Ghillie suits will be recoverable from care packages. Just don't be expecting any Aquarails, as they "will not spawn".

Oh, and yes, the red zones are enabled, too.

Earlier this month, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds developer PUBG Corp announced 'Fix PUBG', a campaign that intends to do what it says on the tin. The initiative casts its net wide as it targets performance, matchmaking, bug fixes, quality of life improvements and more.

Aug 18, 2018

Playerunknown s Battlegrounds new event mode makes it worse on purpose

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice O'Connor)

The latest temporary event mode Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds calls back to its days in early access, when the game was worse, and I can’t help but suspect the devs are doing this on purpose to show how far it has come. Live until the end of the weekend, the ‘Early Access Memories’ mode pulls terrible tricks like putting the Tommy Gun back in care packages and easing up the blue zone damage.

More importantly: a new rifle will arrive in the next patch and it seems a good’un. Most importantly: scooters are coming to the map of Sanhok. Parp parp!

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Aug 16, 2018

Event Mode: Early Access Memories

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - Hawkinz

Take a trip down memory lane with this week’s event mode, Early Access Memories! This event borrows from the days of Early Access to bring back older PUBG loot, rules, and nostalgia. Read on to learn more!

EVENT SCHEDULE

STARTS: Aug 16, 7pm PST / Aug 17, 4am CEST / Aug 17 11am KST
ENDS: Aug 19, 7pm PST / Aug 20, 4am CEST / Aug 20 11am KST

AVAILABLE QUEUES

4-man squads on Erangel
NA/EU/AS: TPP & FPP
KR/JP/SEA/OC/SA: TPP

RULES

Game settings mimic the settings used during the Early Access period.
100 Players across 25 teams on Erangel.
Lvl 3 Helmets spawn in world, while the Tommy Gun and Kar98k can also be found in care packages.
Camo-patterned jackets, as well as Ghillie suits, can be found in care packages.
Blue Zone damage is not amplified by distance from the safe zone.
Aquarails will not spawn
Weapon stats and vaulting mechanisms are the same as the current.
Additional items will spawn on the "Starting Island".

OTHER EVENT RULES

4-person squads only. Auto-matching can be set on/off
Weather is Sunny
Red zones are enabled
Care packages are enabled
Friendly fire is disabled

Aug 16, 2018

PC 1.0 Update #20

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - Hawkinz

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These patch notes have been updated.
Update 1 - 08/21/2018
Update 2 - 08/28/2018
Read the changes at the bottom of this post.
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Hey everyone,

Last week, we announced FIX PUBG, an initiative to tackle some of the game’s long-standing bugs and quality of life requests. Update 19 addressed a slew of those already and for Update 20, we’re adding a section to the patch notes to specifically cover FIX PUBG issues. These patch notes will show up in their normal sections as well.

As usual, these updates will be implemented to the test server first and will be applied to the live server at a later date. Here’s what’s coming to the test server today:

We’re implementing FIX PUBG related improvements and new content
Adding a new AR, the Beryl M762, to all maps for wider weapon diversity and strategy.
Adding a new Sanhok exclusive vehicle, the scooter!
- Both the scooter and 2-seater motorbike can be found on Sanhok
Also we’re introducing more new functions such as TPP camera position setting and reporting system improvements.
Decreased the minimum required players for starting a custom match from 10 to 8
Please note there may be additional changes made before this patch comes to live servers

An update on the Tukshai: The Tukshai is an upcoming Sanhok exclusive three-wheeled vehicle which we'd originally planned to release in the month after Sanhok came to live servers. Due to higher priority development tasks and the extra fine tuning required to make driving experience of the three-wheeled Tukshai feel just right, it will now be released in September.

FIX PUBG Update Section

Quality of Life

[LOADING SCREEN] Added a key guide to the loading screen tips
[UI/UX #01] Targeted interactive objects are now more easily distinguishable by the highlighted outline
[DEATH CAM REPORTING] Players can now report a player even if the deathcam’s target wasn’t shown properly
[KILL FEED DISPLAY #01] You can now adjust your killfeed display options
- For war mode/observer screen, the amount is fixed to 5 lines
- You can adjust the normal killfeed results to show 5 to a maximum 10 lines
[FIXED-PERSPECTIVE OPTION] Added TPP Aim Camera Position to options.
[TEAMMATE REPORTING] You can now report teammates.

Bug Fixes

[MIRAMAR FIX #04] Fixed an issue where a dead player's loot box is sometimes buried in certain locations in Miramar.
[ITEM MESH] Fixed an issue where items were difficult to distinguish from the floor in the police station in El Azahar on Miramar.
[REPLAY #02] Fixed an issue in replays where a player appears to be in an unarmed state even though the character is armed with a weapon.
[REPLAY #03] Fixed the issue where a character sometimes vaults the opposite direction while you’re time-jumping through a replay.
[REPLAY #04] Fixed the issue where the bolt-action animation doesn't always occur during replays.
[REPLAY #05] Fixed the issue where certain sounds are not playing during replays.
[CHARACTER MOVEMENT #04] Fixed the issue where a prone player is shown to be moving very fast while on a sloped area.
[SPECTATING] Fixed an issue where when spectating a teammate, a teammate's kill feed will be displayed in white instead of blue.
[GETTING STUCK #02] Fixed an issue where characters can sometimes get stuck between a wall and vehicle while exiting the passenger seat when the vehicle is touching a wall.
[LOOT EFFECTS] Fixed the issue where the looting sound and visual effects play, even though the item is not looted, if the character moves away while looting.
[BLOOD EFFECTS] Fixed an issue where the blood effect sometimes shows up randomly when moving in replay
[FUEL GAUGE] Fixed an issue where sometimes the fuel gauge of vehicles wasn't in sync with the visual display on the dashboard

New Weapon: Beryl M762

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNnpiJn_zOg
- Added the Beryl M762, which is a new versatile Assault Rifle which spawns on Erangel, Miramar, and Sanhok.
- Beryl M762 uses 7.62mm ammunition and can load up to 30 rounds (40 with an extended magazine)
- The Beryl has upper and lower rails, allowing for scopes and a grip.
- It has lower per bullet damage than the AKM, but a higher firing rate, meaning higher DPS if you can control the kick.
New Sanhok-Exclusive Vehicle: Scooter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG5B6SO6LT0
- Added a new two-seat vehicle, the Scooter, which is exclusive to Sanhok
  - Both the scooter and 2-seater motorbike can be found on Sanhok
- Compared to the current motorbike, the Scooter has lower speed and an increased turning circle, but the same HP.
Gameplay
- Added ‘TPP Aim Camera Position’ to options
  - Reset to Right Shoulder (default setting)
    - Camera will always be positioned above the character’s right shoulder
  - Reset to Left Shoulder
    - Camera will always be positioned above the character’s left shoulder
  - Latest Peek Shoulder
    - Camera position automatically moves to the direction you last leaned
  - Latest Aim Shoulder
    - Camera remains in the last ADS direction
    - In this setting, the camera position won’t be changed by leaning while not in ADS or scoping
  [Right shoulder camera / Left shoulder camera]
  
  UI/UX
  - Added a key guide to the loading screen tips
  - Targeted objects are now more easily distinguishable by the highlighted outline
  - When a player is not in a group, the default team mode is set to Squad mode in the lobby
    - After playing any other modes, the setting will be saved to the latest one.
  - Improved the design of the map markers
    - This is thanks to feedback that some players were confusing the previous marker design with the player icon
  Replay
  - Replays from previous updates are incompatible with Update #20. Unfortunately, these older replays are unable to be played.
  Anti-cheat & Reporting
  - Added a report feedback system so players can receive an update when their reports have resulted in action.
    - It will show the report description, player’s name and report status.
  - Added the ability to report teammates in the team management window
  - Added 2 new report options to the report window
  Custom Match
  - Players will now be able to access custom match settings, even if they are not the owner of the session
  - Added two more custom game presets
    - War mode
      - Bomb kit (Dodgebomb): a game mode which only uses throwables
      - VSS kit: a game mode which only uses the VSS
  - Decreased the minimum required players for starting a custom match from 10 to 8
  Skin & Items
  - PGI Team Hoodies sale has been extended.
    - Sale of these items will end on Aug 21 at 7pm PDT / Aug 22 4am CEST / Aug 22 11am KST
  Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where tooltips for the stun grenade did not accurately reflect its in-game effects
- Fixed an issue where characters were seen moving fast while prone when moving on slopes a certain way
- Fixed an issue in replays where a character appears to be unarmed even though the character is armed
- Fixed the issue where a character sometimes vaults the opposite direction while you’re time-jumping through a replay
- Fixed the issue where the bolt-action animation doesn't always occur during replays
- Fixed the issue where certain sounds were not playing during replays
- Fixed an issue where a dead player's loot box is sometimes buried in certain locations in Miramar
- Fixed an issue where item mesh is sometimes difficult to distinguish from the floor in the police station in El Azahar in Miramar
- Fixed an issue where characters can sometimes get stuck between the wall and vehicle while leaving the passenger seat when the vehicle is touching a wall
- Fixed an issue where the blood effect sometimes shows up randomly when moving in replay
- Fixed an issue where in some situations in FPP, players could see through walls
- Fixed an issue where the sawed-off wasn't listed in the attachable weapon list tooltip of the shotgun choke
- Fixed an issue where sometimes players would not get transferred to the starting plane, and instead start the match from the initial spawn location
- Fixed an issue where when crouching was set as "hold" and the hotkey was used multiple times in quick succession, the action would act as if set to the "toggle" setting
- Fixed an issue where the under certain conditions, character models could appear stuck in the crouch position
- Fixed an issue where in rare instances, players could be teleported to an entirely different location while on Sanhok
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the fuel gauge of vehicles wasn't in sync with the visual display on the dashboard
  
  Thanks for playing :)
  - The PUBG Team
  
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  These patch notes have been updated:
  ________________________
  Update 1 - 08/21/2018
  
  FIX PUBG Update Section
  Bug Fixes
- [FUEL GAUGE] Fixed an issue where sometimes the fuel gauge of vehicles wasn't in sync with the visual display on the dashboard
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  New Sanhok-Exclusive Vehicle: Scooter
- Both the scooter and 2-seater motorbike can be found on Sanhok
  
  Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where in some situations in FPP, players could see through walls
- Fixed an issue where the sawed-off wasn't listed in the attachable weapon list tooltip of the shotgun choke
- Fixed an issue where sometimes players would not get transferred to the starting plane, and instead start the match from the initial spawn location
- Fixed an issue where when crouching was set as "hold" and the hotkey was used multiple times in quick succession, the action would act as if set to the "toggle" setting
- Fixed an issue where the under certain conditions, character models could appear stuck in the crouch position
- Fixed an issue where in rare instances, players could be teleported to an entirely different location while on Sanhok
- Fixed an issue where sometimes the fuel gauge of vehicles wasn't in sync with the visual display on the dashboard
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  Update 2 - 08/28/2018
  
  Replay
- Replays from previous updates are incompatible with Update #20. Unfortunately, these older replays are unable to be played.
  
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Aug 13, 2018

Trek into the Wild with the Exclusive Twitch Prime PUBG Jungle Crate

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS - Valor

Starting August 17th, Twitch Prime members can get their hands on the Jungle Crate — the third set of exclusive PUBG crates available only with Twitch Prime.

Take down your enemies whilst fashionably blending in to the wild savagery of the jungle — even battle royale survivors have to look good! The Jungle Crate contains 8 items, including two weapon skins: Croc Bite for the M16A4 and Bengal Blade for the SCAR-L.

The full list of items in the Jungle Crate:

Explorer Hat
Tiger Print Bandana
Explorer Coat
Leopard Print Vest
Explorer Knickers
Leather Boots
Croc Bite Weapon Skin
Bengal Blade Weapon Skin

Get out there and sashay down the wild jungle runway starting August 17th!

Click here to get started.

Aug 13, 2018

Steam Charts: Entirely Original Edition

Grand Theft Auto V Legacy - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (John Walker)

OK! OK! Look, thank you, yes, yes, I know, thank you. Yes, it’s very exciting that I’m here with this week’s Steam Charts, but come on, please, sit down now, that’s really enough. Oh, come on, all of you, you’re lovely, but it’s only little me. Goodness gracious! (more…)

Aug 9, 2018

Use your frying pan to fend off explosives in PUBG's latest limited-time mode

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has unveiled its latest limited-time offering, Dodgebomb - a War Mode variant which essentially asks you to fend off a relentless barrage of explosives using nowt but a measly frying pan.

Dodgebomb's fiery chaos unfurls on Erangel, Battlegrounds' beloved original map, and supports 30 players evenly split across three team. As a match begins, each participant is granted 20 frag grenades, a molotov, Level 3 gear, and the all-important frying pan.

And that's your lot! There are no additional weapons or vehicles to be found - it's just you, your trusty frying pan, and an absolute hellstorm of fiery terror this time around. And further contributing to what's clearly intended to be a breathless match of barely contained mayhem, knock-downs are disabled, meaning that lethal damage immediately sends you off to the great airplane in the sky - although drop-offs reoccur every 30 seconds.