The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) will induct Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo into its Hall of Fame at the 27th DICE Awards.
18.01.2024 - 10:37 / gamingbolt.com
Embark Studios’ latest update for free-to-play competitive shooter THE FINALS is now live. It introduces Solo Bank It, the first limited-time mode which sees 12 players in a free-for-all fight to earn 40,000 cash and deposit it before the others.
Update 1.5.0 also offers “revamped and improved detection methods for unfair play”, meaning cheaters will be restricted with “more confidence.” The in-game store also has more items for those seeking additional options. As for balance changes, Charge N’ Slam is no longer usable while stationary or stealing an extraction. Cloaking Device’s activation cost is now two seconds, and its minimum charge time is 2.5 seconds.
Grapple Hook won’t attach to objects on carriables, and Mesh Shield’s health has dropped from 1100 to 1000. Recon Sense also has a 1.5-second activation cost while its minimum charge time drops to two seconds. If that isn’t enough, the C4, RPG and Gas Mine have seen some nerfs. Check out some of the patch notes below and full details here.
THE FINALS is available for Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC. It crossed ten million players within two weeks of launch.
Update 1.5.0
Balance Changes
Abilities
Charge N’ Slam
Cloaking Device
Grapple Hook
Guardian Turret
Mesh Shield
Recon Senses
Gadgets
C4
Flashbang
Gas Mine
Incendiary Mine
Vanishing Bomb
RPG
Stun Gun
Tracking Dart
Game Modes
Bank It
Quick Cash
Ranked Tournament
Tournament
Maps
Las Vegas
Throwables
Weapons
Flamethrower
LH1
M11
SH1900 Shotgun
M60
Riot Shield
SA1216
SR-84 Sniper Rifle
Throwing Knives
V9S
The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) will induct Nintendo composer and sound director Koji Kondo into its Hall of Fame at the 27th DICE Awards.
Koji Kondo, the Nintendo composer and sound director best known for his work on The Legend of Zelda and Super Mario Bros. series, will be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ (AIAS) Hall of Fame during the 27th D.I.C.E. Awards.
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Destructive game-show shooter The Finals has received its biggest update yet. Patch 1.5 arrives with a litany of bug fixes, balance changes and more, along with the introduction of a brand new mode - the game’s first time-limited variant, as well as its first mode for solo players.
Official Xbox news website Xbox Wire has deleted a post that claimed the open beta for Final Fantasy 14 had gone live on Xbox.
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