/// EPISODE 100
Below are the news that may not have made the headlines today but are worth reading!
Gamers never die…..
Just like the Games of Our Lives…
/// GAMES FEATURED
►Battlefield 4
►Far Cry 4
►Destiny
►Final Fantasy Explorers
►Goat Simulator
►Driveclub
►LittleBigPlanet 3
►Journey
►Grand Theft Auto V
/// Battlefield 4 — Final Stand Gameplay Trailer
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/// Far Cry 4 — Season Pass Trailer
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/// SOLVED — Why You Can’t Change Your PSN Name
“We don’t want to make it so that you can go in, grief a bunch of people in Far Cry, change your avatar, change your username, go into CoD and grief everybody over there. We want to stop that,” he said.
“[We want to do name changing] in a way that’s transparent, but also don’t let people morph themselves, either.
“And yeah, it’s terrible that you have to make decisions on a service sometimes by optimizing around the bad actor. I hate that we have to do that. So we’re trying to balance that between… the 99 percent of users going to have a good experience, how can we help make that happen without giving one more tool to the bad actor to go in and ruin the experience for others?”
[Source]
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/// Destiny — 1.03 Patch Notes
- Added a new social feature that enables users to access a channel for Team Chat
- Matchmade teammates will now be able to talk to each other in Strikes and team-based Crucible matches
- To learn more about how to toggle between chat channels, click here
- Fixed an issue in which two players who performed a melee lunge simultaneously would teleport through each other
- Fixed an issue in which Blink Strike damage would be caused by colliding with the Blink Strike, rather than melee impact
- Fixed an issue in which Warlock Bonds dismantled into Titan materials
General
- Reduced camera shake when being hit with explosive rounds
Perks
- Clown Cartridge: Replaced Clown Cartridge perk with other perks in shotgun upgrade trees
- Headseeker: Fixed an issue in which the bonus Precision Damage perk did not always get applied
Missions
- Buried City: Fixed an exploit in Mars that would clear all enemies from Clovis Bray
Strikes
- Winter’s Run: Fixed an exploit zone in the Aksor boss encounter
- Difficulty will scale less for 3-player Fireteams, making Strikes less deadly for them
Heroics
- Fixed an issue in which engrams earned during Daily and Weekly Heroic activities were not displayed in the post-game carnage report
- Players must now be level 20 and above to lead an Iron Banner Fireteam
- Players below Level 20 can only accompany players above Level 20
- Lord Saladin now has 5 reputation ranks (increased from 3)
- New Features Added: Tempered Buff, Reforging
- For more detailed information, click here
- Fixed several issues with the synchronization of cinematic subtitles in various languages
Combatants
- Fixed an issue in which Vex Cyclops and Hive Shrieker health bars would not update properly
- Reduced the number of Stealth Sword Vandals that spawn in the basement of the Terrestrial Complex on lower difficulties
Events
- Public Events will occur 10-15% more frequently in all public spaces
- Increased the number of Bounty slots in the Inventory from 5 to 10
- Added shaders to Eva Levante’s stock in the Tower
- Shader preview functionality added to vendor and inventory screens
- Emblems on vendors can now be previewed in the inventory screen
- Marks and Reputation icons and meters were adjusted to better differentiate the two
- Fixed an issue in which Strange Coins and Motes of Light would not route to the Postmaster if your inventory was full
- Fixed an issue in which engrams were not displaying the possible contents in the Cryptarch vendor menu
- Fixed an issue in which players did not receive Bounty or Mission credit when assisting in the killing of a Walker or Vex Cyclops
- Armor Stat upgrade potentials added to item compare on vendor and inventory screens
General
- Enabled revive scoring for Skirmish and Salvage
- Fixed an exploit with revive scoring when entering a kill volume and having a teammate revive you for easy points
- Adjusted Join in-Progress settings for all playlists to minimize long periods of unbalanced teams due to players quitting out of matches.
- Added new functionality to match pre-formed fireteams against each other
- This will slowly roll out to all playlists over time, but will start with the 3v3 playlists
- In 3v3 games, Fireteams of 2 or more players will match together more frequently
- In 6v6 games, Fireteams of 4 or more players will match together more frequently
Medals
- Won’t Be Beat now triggers correctly when a team wins a game after coming back from a 500-point losing deficit
- Mark of the Unbroken no longer requires a minimum player count
- Sum of All Tears no longer requires a minimum player count
- Sum of All Tears should now trigger consistently
MapsFirst Light
- Implemented multiple fixes to stop players from getting into advantageous positions
Blind Watch
- Addressed some balancing issues for the Control gametype by moving Zones, modifying routes, and adding cover objects
- Adjusted landing and respawn points to accommodate new geometry changes
- Added protection to prevent players from getting on top of a pipe high above the intended playable space
Firebase Delphi
- Added protections to prevent players from getting outside the intended playable area between Control Zone A and the crane room
Rusted Lands
- Blocked off the monitors above Control Zone A to prevent players from hiding in them
Shores of Time
- Added a Vex pillar to prevent players from sniping through the small gap on the ninja platform
- Implemented multiple fixes to stop players from getting into unfairly-advantageous positions
Exodus Blue
- Multiple fixes implemented to stop players from getting into advantageous positions, especially the giant hose reel near Control Zone A
- Fixed an issue with visibility culling behind Control Zone A
Twilight Gap
- Adjusted landing points to keep players from fighting too soon in Rumble matches
- Added protections to prevent players from getting into unintended areas, for example, atop the security camera at Control Zone C
- Added geometry to fill in small gaps that let players see out of the world
- Improved the readability of Grenade and Melee recharge states
- Improved the visibility of objectives in the Motion Tracker
- Improved the visual look of Revive waypoint and Last Man Standing
- Added skull modifier descriptions to the Navigation Mode screen
- Fixed an issue in which the names of downed teammates did not always display on-screen
- Destiny version number added to the Character Login screen
- Added dialog imagery for various events
- Fixed an issue in which new items available from the Special Orders vendor would not show up in the message count in the Director
- Fixed an issue in which a PlayStation Plus dialog was mistakenly shown when selecting a specific PVP activity
- Added countdown timers for weekly/special events
- Fixed various issues with Director animations
- Fixed an issue in which the Player/Inventory screen would sometimes close during certain parts of the spaceflight sequence
- Added the post-game carnage report for the previous games during Matchmaking search
General
- Fixed an issue in which cursor speed in 4:3 and PAL was not consistent
Roster
- Network Connection Quality Indicators now added to the Roster
- New icons added to the scoreboard and roster to indicate voice problems due to connection issues (NAT issues)
- Added support for direct fireteam joins from the roster on the Xbox One
Inventory
- Updated Spinmetal, Relic Iron, and Helium Filaments icons to better represent in-game visuals
- Fixed and updated several inventory icons
- Fixed and updated several talent tree icons
- Improved audio cues for sticking others and being stuck with certain Grenades
- Fixed an issue in which an audio cue would not play when completing a Bounty
- Fixed an issue in which “Guardian down!” referenced the wrong gender in French, Spanish, and Portuguese
- Added the ability for the Bungie DOC to send in-game alerts and messages
- Fixed stability issues across all platforms
- Fixed an issue that would cause a rare crash during space flight into activities
- Improved patch installation process
- Implemented PS3-specific performance optimizations
- Fixed some issues causing beetle and lionfish Kicks to Orbit
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/// SECOND HALF
/// Final Fantasy Explorers — Trailer
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/// G4 to Shut Down at the End of the Month
NBC Universal has finally pulled the plug on the G4 channel. This is not a huge shock to the network, as they stopped putting further investment into the channel back in 2013 when there was talk of it being replaced by Esquire. The replacement fell upon a different channel. Though, it was decided that G4 would not air any new shows, but rather continue to show reruns of LOST, X-Play, Ninja Warrior, and Heroes, accompanied by an occasional movie.
Great Plains Communications will be removing G4 from the channel lineup, effective November 30, 2014. [Source]
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/// Goat Simulator Getting a Free ‘MMO simulator’ Expansion on November 20 — Trailer
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/// Sony on Driveclub — “You can’t effectively test” For Live Performance
Layden said that Evolution has made huge steps forward for the racing genre – things the Gran Turismo team hasn’t done – and melding that with an “uber-connected experience” didn’t work out.
“They tried to do the best, newest, greatest thing ever to happen in the driving genre and they hit a hiccup,” he said, rather understating what I would describe as not just a burp but a full on chunder. [Source]
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/// LittleBigPlanet 3 — Conversations with Creators | PS4
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/// Journey on PS4 “Will Be out Soon”
@thegabecarey Tricky Pixels hasn’t finished it yet, but it’s getting closer to completion & will be out soon. Nothing more specific, though.
— thatgamecompany (@thatgamecompany) November 15, 2014
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/// FULL Grand Theft Auto V Radio Update
The Blue Ark
“Addi Truth” by Vybz Kartel
“Kingston Town (Remix)” by Busy Signal feat. Damian Jr. Gong Marley
“Loyals (Royals Remix)” by Demarco
“Money Come And Money Go” by Lee “Scratch” Perry
“Mr. Moneyman” by Danny Hensworth
“Roast Fish & Cornbread” by Lee “Scratch” Perry
“Topic Of The Day” by I-Octane
Channel X!
“Don’t Push Me Around” by The Zeros
“I Don’t Need Society” by D.R.I.
“John Wayne was a Nazi” by MDC
“Linda Blair” by Redd Kross
“Los Angeles” by X
“The Enemy” by D.O.A.
FlyLo FM
“Eddie You Should Know Better” by Curtis Mayfield
“You Never Come Closer” by Doris
“Medication Medication” by Flying Lotus feat. Krayzie Bone
“Work Title: What We Want” by XXYYXX
“Make Money” by Lapalux
“B Adams” by Mono/Poly and Thundercat
“Osaka Trade” by Flying lotus
“Masquatch” by DOOM
“Early Mountain” by Flying Lotus
“Into Vogon Skulls” by Dimlite
“Fuck The Makeup, Skip The Shower” by Knower
“4AM (Araabumzik Remix)” by Kaskade
Los Santos Rock Radio
“30 Days in the Hole” by Humble Pie
“Black Velvet” by Alannah Myles
“Burning Heart” by Survivor
“Carry On, Wayward Son” by Kansas
“Cats in the Cradle” by Harry Chapin
“Circle in the Sand” by Belinda Carlisle
“Coming On Strong” by Broken English
“Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins
“Fortunate Son” by Credence Clearwater Revival
“Gimme All Your Lovin'” by ZZ Top
“Mississippi Queen” by Mountain
“Peace of Mind” by Boston
“Roundabout” by YES
“Shadow of the Night” by Pat Benatar
“We Built This City” by Starship
The Low Down 91.1FM
“Bounce Lady” by Pleasure
“Climax” by Ohio Players
“Changin'” by Brass Construction
“Funny Feeling” by The Delfonics
“I Believe in Miracles” by The Jackson Sisters
“Magic Mountain” by War feat. Eric Burdon
“Stories” by The Chakachas
“Superman Lover” by Johnny Guitar Watson
100.7FM Non Stop Pop
“6 Underground” by Sneaker Pimps
“Alright” by Jamiroquai
“Applause” by Lady Gaga
“Bad Girls” by M.I.A.
“Cooler Than Me” by Mike Posner
“Days Go By” by Dirty Vegas
“Feel Good Inc.” by Gorillaz
“I Want It That Way” by Backstreet Boys
“Kids” by Robbie Williams feat. Kylie Minogue
“Let’s Go All The Way” by Sly Fox
“Living In A Box” by Living In A Box
“Me & U” by Cassie
“Meet Me Halfway” by The Black Eyed Peas
“Midnight City” by M83
“Moves Like Jagger” by Maroon 5 feat. Christina Aguilera
“New Sensation” by INXS
“On Our Own” by Bobby Brown
“Promises,Promises” by Naked Eyes
“Send Me An Angel” by Real Life
“Small Town Boy” by Bronski Beat
“Something Got Me Started (Hurley’s House Mix)” by Simply Red
“Tape Loop” by Morcheeba
“Tell it to My Heart” by Taylor Dayne
“Tennis Court” by Lorde
“The Time is Now” by Moloko
“Wait” by Blow Monkeys feat. Kym Mazelle
106.1 Radio Los Santos
“Bad News” by Danny Brown & Action Bronson
“Bugati” by Ace Hood feat. Future & Rick Ross
“Came Thru/Easily” by Chuck Inglish feat. Ab-Soul & Mac Miller
“Collared Greens” by Schoolboy Q feat. Kendrick Lamar
“Do It Big” by Problem & Iamsu feat. Bad Lucc & Sage The Gemini
“Everyday” by Trouble feat. Gucci Mane
“Hunnid Stax” by Ab-Soul feat. Schoolboy Q
“I Can’t Wait” by Young Scooter feat. Trinadad James
“Kush Coma” by Danny Brown feat. A$AP Rocky & Zelooperz
“Millions” by Skeme
“Relaxin'” by G-Side feat. G-Mane
“Sellin’ Dope” by Freddie Gibbs & Mike Dean
“Swimming Pools (Dank)” by Kendrick Lamar
“Upper Echelon” by Travi$ Scott feat. T.I. & 2 Chainz
“Work” by A$AP Ferg
“Work” by Young Scooter feat. Gucci Mane
Radio Mirror Park
“Always” by Panama
“Crystalfilm” by Little Dragon
“Flutes” by Hot Chip
“Forget” by Twin Shadow
“Heartbreak” by Age of Consent
“Hold On” by HOLY GHOST!
“In Real Life” by The Ruby Suns
“Living In America” by DOM
“Mesmerised” by Scenic
“New Beat” by Toro Y Moi
“O.N.E.” by Yeasayer
“One Girl/One Boy” by !!!
“Polish Girl” by Neon Indian
“Pharaohs” by SRTRKT feat. Roses Gabor
“Strangers in the Wind” by Cut Copy
“The Drummer” by Niki & The Dove
“Truly Alive” by Mitzi
“When You’re Out” by KAUF
Rebel Radio
“Crazy Arms” by Ray Price
“Dippin Snuff” by Marvin Jackson
“D-I-V-O-R-C-E” by Tammy Wynette
“Get With It” by Charlie Feathers
“Highwayman” by The Highwaymen
“She Made Toothpicks of the Timber of my Heart” by Home & Jethro
SPACE 103.2
“Back And Forth” by Cameo
“Do It Roger” by Roger
“Flashback” by Imagination
“Flashlight” by Parliament
“Gotta Get My hands (On Some Money)” by The Fatback Band
“Joystick” by Dazz Band
“Mothership Connection” by Parliament
“Nights (Feel Like Gettin Down)” by Billy Ocean
“Walking Into Sunshine” by Central Line
Vinewood BLVD Radio
“Answer To Yourself” by The Soft Pack
“Fall In Line” by Mind Spiders
“Gone for Good” by Nobunny
“Next Stop” by Bleached
“Sixpack” by Jeff The Brotherhood
“Turn It Around” by The Men
“Used Blood” by Coliseum
“Who Needs You” by The Orwells
WCC-FM: West Coast Classics
“1st of Tha Month” by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
“Afro Puffs” by The Lady of Rage
“Ballad of a Menace” by CPO
“Bow Down” by Westside Connection
“Captain Save a Hoe” by E-40
“I Got 5 On It” by The Luniz
“No More ?’s” by Eazy-E
“Servin’ Em Heat” by South Central Cartel
“Sherm Stick” by Jayo Felony
“The Murda Show” by Spice 1 feat. MC Eiht
“This D.J.” by Warren G
“We Roll Deep” by The Conscious Sisters
Worldwide FM
“Shark Week” by Sinkane feat. Salvatore Principato
“Body & Soul” by William Onyeabor
“Kool FM” by Four Tet
“Made to Stray” by Mount Kimbie
“World in a Room” by Anushka
“Why You Wanna See My Bad Side?” by Smokey Robinson
“Street Life” by Randy Crawford
“What You Need” by FLUME
“Hive” by Earl Sweatshirt feat. Vince Staples & Casey Veggies
“Numb” by Portishead
“Black Magic” by Jon Wayne
“1-69” by Roman Gianarthur
“Treat Me Like Fire” by Lion Babe
“KILLDAT” by Dam-Funk
“Run Away” by Jamie Lidell
“Recover (CID RIM Remix)” by Chvrches
“Let Yrself Be” by Jimmy Edgar
“Viajero” by Clap! Clap!
“No Balanço De Conoa” by Maga Bo feat. Rosangela Macedo & Marcelo Yuka
