PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members have 13 new games to play as of today. The March 2024 additions to PS Plus offer a fairly balanced mix of modern and classic titles.
28.02.2024 - 13:02 / rockpapershotgun.com
Hell(o), bellowing caped stooges of Super Earth! It's time for another Helldivers 2 patch. This one makes some heroic adjustments to the shooter's generally inoffensive microtransaction system, targetting a technical issue whereby Super Credits and Premium Warbonds would not show up after purchase. Huzzah! Developers Arrowhead have also nuked a rather barmy Helldivers 2 glitch that allowed for unlimited stratagem use with no cooldowns following an AFK kick.
The AFK glitch - if you missed it, the option to boot players who are AFK was introduced last week - has also been encumbering confused Helldivers with giant purple question marks, and has accordingly become known as the "Riddler glitch". On the plus side, it allows you to summon a dozen mortar turrets at once, or stack orbital lasers on top of each other as though trying to "cross the streams" in Ghostbusters, with comparably devastating results. Here's a video from the stalwart fasc-onauts of Joosh & Co to show you the Riddler glitch in action.
The new Helldivers 2 patch also improves support for AZERTY keyboards by allowing HUD shortcuts to be rebound, which will be a shot in the arm for our gallant Helldiving comrades in (*looks up AZERTY on Wikipedia*) France and Belgium. Here are the full patch notes from Steam for your fervent enjoyment - be sure to salute while reading.
Fixes
• Improved: login speed and error messages on PS5
• Fixed: Super Credits not showing up after purchase or collection
• Fixed: crash which could occur when a player changed their rank or title
• Fixed: crash which could occur while browsing missions.
• Fixed: missing equipment issues after an AFK kick
• Fixed: purple question marks appearing after an AFK kick
Known Issues
These are issues that were either introduced by this patch and are being worked on, or are from a previous version and have not yet been fixed.
• New Personal Orders are not showing.
• Players can become disconnected during play.
• Rewards and other progress may be delayed or not attributed.
• Pick-up of certain objects in-game may cause characters to freeze in place for an extended period of time.
• Other unknown behaviors may occur.
• Japanese VO is missing from intro cutscene and Ship TV.
• Armor values for light/medium/heavy armor do not currently function as intended.
Earlier this week, Arrowhead announced that they had sorted out the most significant of Helldivers 2's launch server issues, and were planning to move ahead with actual proper additions to the game, perhaps including a third enemy faction. Arrowhead's post-launch plans don't include a PvP mode, as they're concerned it would create a toxic community.
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PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members have 13 new games to play as of today. The March 2024 additions to PS Plus offer a fairly balanced mix of modern and classic titles.
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An Animal Crossing: New Horizons player is showing off their bread-selling operation in the game and fellow fans are impressed. The latest entry in Nintendo's charming social simulation series was released back in 2020 and quickly became a hit with gamers looking for a relaxing experience of designing quaint villages. Part of what made Animal Crossing: New Horizons so successful was the sheer amount of things it allowed players to do. From befriending villagers and designing their own island to building their dream house and decorating it for every season, fans can sink hundreds of hours into the game.
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