The version 1.2.0 update for Granblue Fantasy: Relink will launch on April 26, followed by the version 1.3.0 update in late May, publisher Cygames and developer Cygames Osaka announced.
09.04.2024 - 17:55 / amazongames.com / Lost Ark
2024 is only a few months in, but for Amazon Games, it’s been full steam ahead for the organization’s many teams. Some of the highlights include Lost Ark celebrating its second anniversary and New World’s welcome to the Year of the Dragon. Add to that, the business explored the impact of the people behind the games, from spotlighting the teams working on game creation and publishing in its new ‘Meet the Makers’ shorts series, to raising awareness for the many talented game makers with Black Voices in Gaming, to examining the impact of player communities on game development, and much more.
See below for some of the happenings from Amazon Games over the past few months.
Lost Ark marked its 2nd anniversary by unveiling the “2 Extreme” update and several special anniversary events. In celebration, the team behind the last two years of development shared some of their favorite memories of bringing Arkesia to the West. Check out the dedicated post for full details, but see below for a small selection of anecdotes from the team.
“Having worked on Lost Ark since before it launched in the West, it’s been incredible to see how the game has grown and changed since my first day on the job. One of my favorite memories from the game’s second year was the release of Brelshaza Hard Mode—or more specifically, the weeks leading up to it. Once Brelshaza Hard Mode was in our internal test client, a group of eight Amazon team members joined up to try and clear the raid before release. Who wouldn’t want to grab the flex of the first clear in the West, right!?”
—Roxanne Sabo (Roxx), Product Community Manager, Lost Ark
“I’ve been working on Lost Ark since 2022, and my favorite memory was meeting Gold River (the Lost Ark Director in Korea), at GDC together with Soomin. I’d read and seen many of his interviews before, so hearing him talk about the game in person and his philosophy for designing and operating the game was a great memory.”
—Andy Lin, Senior Game Product Manager, Lost Ark
With each month of 2024, Lost Ark upped the ante with new, rich updates to challenge players. In January, the game welcomed Brelshaza Legion Raid Inferno Difficulty, the most challenging of the Legion Raids as well as the new Lai Lai Adventure Island, and a slew of quality of life and balance updates, along with additional new content.
In February, Lost Ark ’s 2nd birthday brought the “2 Extreme” Update , which included special Valtan Extreme challenges. It also marked the return of the Arkesia Festival, and opportunities to play games like Run, Piñata, Run!, turning them into a giant Piñata as they raced to the finish line, and Break the Gourd! / A Heart Full of Love, where they could use the 'Naughty and Nice Piñata Candy' to break the gourd
The version 1.2.0 update for Granblue Fantasy: Relink will launch on April 26, followed by the version 1.3.0 update in late May, publisher Cygames and developer Cygames Osaka announced.
The Lost Ark Team is excited to reveal the second part of the 2024 roadmap, including major planned content pieces arriving in Arkesia over the next three months. Checkout the full roadmap post , as well as the video roadmap from the team.
PlayStation 5 update 24.03-09.20.00 is available to download right now. Like all modern gaming systems, Sony's PlayStation 5 is updated on a regular basis. The scope of these PS5 updates varies dramatically. There are times when the update patch notes are vague and there are no really discernible differences, but there are other times when the PS5 console updates are more substantial.
Singularity Six has revealed a plethora of new content coming as part of Palia's new April update. Patch 0.179 marks an exciting time for Palia fans, with the game receiving several quality-of-life improvements as well as game-enhancing features.
Yet another update is readily available for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 players to download right now. Insomniac Games has released multiple updates for Spider-Man 2 since first launching the game last year. Spider-Man 2 earned rave reviews from fans and critics alike at the time of its release, but there's always room for improvement, and Insomniac has definitely improved the game with the various updates it's released so far.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora has received a new update that adds a 40 FPS mode for players on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. Ubisoft's latest open world adventure game, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora was released just before the end of 2023 and has mainly been praised for its stunning first-person visuals. Set in the timeline of the blockbuster films, Frontiers of Pandora gives players control of a young Na'vi as they escape and fight back against the RDA.
Google is pushing out a fresh update for its Pixel lineup to tackle cellular network problems that some users have been facing. The out-of-cycle over-the-air (OTA) update aims to enhance network stability and performance.
This month, the “Darkness Unleashed” Update arrives in Arkesia, and with it the Thaemine Legion Raid, new Transcendence progression system, Veskal Guardian Raid, and so much more!
Microsoft has announced the second wave of April 2024 Xbox Game Pass additions. The upcoming batch consists of six titles, some of which will only be available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate has added a fresh batch of perks for users to claim, including the Vault 33 Survival Kit for online multiplayer game Fallout 76. Those subscribed to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate get to enjoy all the benefits of the other Xbox Game Pass subscription tiers, including online multiplayer, the PC and console game library, EA Play titles, exclusive discounts, and a rotating selection of perks.
Xbox's April update for consoles has begun to roll out and includes improvements to Discord, game captures, and guest privileges. The Xbox app on PC has also received a substantial update that introduces Game Hubs to all users.
Developer Iron Gate Studio has released a new update for Valheim that includes a Unity engine upgrade, performance improvements, and various bug fixes. Iron Gate explained that the update's main goal is to make Valheim smoother and prepare it for the future Ashlands update.