Blizzard has released a new update for Overwatch, which includes a new event celebrating the Year of the Rooster. The new update will take up 1.5GB and according to the trailer, the event will be running until February 13.
You can check out the details below.
New Seasonal Event: Year of the Rooster
Grab your friends, family, and loved ones and get ready to ring in the Year of the Rooster.
Overwatch’s Lunar New Year celebrations have begun and, for the next three weeks, we hope this seasonal event brings you happiness, prosperity, and (most importantly) lots of fun! Collect more than 100 seasonal cosmetic items from our special Lunar Loot Boxes, enjoy a festive fireworks display on Lijiang Tower, and get ready to capture the flag in Overwatch’s newest brawl. To learn more, click here.
General Updates
General
The “Stay as Team” button now lights up when anyone on your team clicks it
Players can now join Team Chat from the Hero Select screen (Push “RB” on the Xbox One controller and push “R1” on the PlayStation 4 controller)
Crouch now has a very small cooldown between uses
Communication Wheel
Players can now equip up to 4 emotes, sprays, and voice lines from within the hero gallery
Voice line and emote submenus can be accessed from within the Communication wheel
Players can now bind individual sprays, emotes, and voice lines to mouse buttons, unique keys, or controller buttons
Kill Feed
Hero ability icons are now displayed in the Kill Feed
Headshot eliminations are now indicated with a red icon
Hero Balance Updates
D.Va
Health increased from 200 to 400
Armor decreased from 400 to 200
Fusion Cannons: Bullet damage decreased from 3 to 2, Number of bullets per shot has been increased from 8 to 11
Lucio
New Hero Option: Allow Backwards Wall Ride – When enabled, allows Lucio to start wall riding while moving backwards.
Roadhog
Chain Hook
Targets are now pulled directly in front of Roadhog (rather than straight to him), except in cases where Roadhog drastically rotates
Hooked targets are now released if they leave Roadhog’s line of sight before being pulled
Line of sight checks (which determines if targets are hit by the hook) are now done from Roadhog’s position, rather than the hook’s position
Bug Fixes
General
Fixed a bug allowing spectators to utilize the “Stay as Team” button during the end of a game
Fixed a bug that caused the “Stay as Team” button to overlap with the Back button on the Social menu
Fixed a bug preventing the Social menu from not correctly displaying World of Warcraft zones that have an apostrophe in the name
Fixed a bug causing heroes to display a T-pose on the victory screen after a Mystery Heroes brawl
Fixed a bug preventing Simple Checkout from being navigated by a controller on PC
Fixed a bug preventing Alt+Tab from properly minimizing the game client while in fullscreen mode
Fixed a bug preventing the Kill Feed from displaying the destruction of Teleporters, Shield Generators, and Turrets
Heroes
Fixed a visual bug with Ana’s “Toast” victory pose, causing her cup to appear blurry on the right side of the screen
Fixed a bug causing a graphics issue with McCree’s “Hat Trick” emote
Fixed a bug preventing the countdown timer from appearing on Mei’s Cryo-Freeze ability
Fixed a bug with the placement of Mercy’s wings on her Valkyrie and Sigrún skins
Fixed a bug preventing Symmetra’s Photon Barrier from playing its destruction sound effect when it is destroyed
Fixed a bug causing Tracer’s “You Got It” voice line to play an incorrect line
Fixed a bug preventing Widowmaker’s Venom Mine from attaching to walls
Fixed a bug preventing Zenyatta’s Nutcracker skin from receiving a golden glow while using his Transcendence ultimate ability
Square-Enix has opened pre-orders for FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood, the highly anticipated second expansion for the award-winning MMORPG, begin today in North America ahead of its scheduled release on June 20, 2017. The title will be available physically and digitally in both a collector’s edition and standard edition for the PlayStation 4 computer entertainment system, Windows PC, and in digital-only form on Mac OS.
You can can check out the details below.
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood Collector’s Edition
The FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood Collector’s Edition includes exclusive goods and in-game items for players seeking to further enhance their Stormblood experience. The collector’s edition package features the following:
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood
Stormblood Special Art Box
Expertly Crafted Zenos yae Galvus Figure
FINAL FANTASY XIV: Stormblood Art Book
Cloth Map of Eorzea™
Stormblood Logo Sticker
Exclusive In-game Items
Syldra Mount
Wind-up Bartz Minion
Chicken Knife
Players who pre-order Stormblood will also receive exclusive bonuses:
Early Access to Stormblood scheduled to begin on June 16, 2017*
A Wind-up Red Mage Minion
A pair of Ala Mhigan Earrings
Exclusive Theme and Avatar (PlayStation® Network purchases only)
NetherRealm Studio and Warner Bros. has released a new trailer announcing Robin as a playable character in Injustice 2.
Both companies previously announced Aquaman, Atrocitus, Batman, Blue Beetle, , Deadshot, Flash, Gorilla Grodd, Harley Quinn, Supergirl, Superman, Wonder Woman and Darkseid as a pre-order bonus character.
Injustice 2 will be hitting store shelves May 16 for Playstation 4, and Xbox One.
Bandai Namco has announced June 2, will be the worldwide release of Tekken 7 for Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Tekken 7 will be available in with a variation of special offers which you can check out below.
The Tekken 7 Collector’s Edition (available for PlayStation 4 & Xbox One); collectors and hardcore Tekken fans will be pleased to learn that there will be a Tekken 7 Collector’s Edition containing a spectacular statue measuring approximately 12” tall by 18” wide that features a dynamic pose with Kazuya fly kicking Heihachi in mid-air, a special Steel Book, and the official Tekken 7 soundtrack.
A Tekken 7 Season Pass (available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam) will grant players access to three content packs aimed to extend the Tekken 7 experience and will include new playable characters, new stages, a new game mode, costume packs, and a bonus 35-piece Metallic Costume Pack. *Each DLC pack contained within the Tekken 7 Season Pass may also be purchased separately.
Tekken 7 Pre-order Bonus (available today for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Steam) will feature DLC access to Eliza, the famed vampire character that made her Tekken debut in Tekken Revolution. Xbox One players will be treated to an added bonus of receiving a free copy of Tekken 6 that takes advantage of the backwards compatible capabilities of the Xbox One platform.
A special Digital Xbox One Pre-order Pack (available on the Xbox Store beginning on January 31, 2017) will include DLC access to Eliza and a free copy of Tekken 6 that takes advantage of the backwards compatible capabilities of the Xbox One platform.
The Tekken 7 Digital Deluxe Edition (available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Steam) will include Tekken 7 and the Season Pass.
Lastly, the PlayStation 4 version of Tekken 7 will contain exclusive content: legacy costumes from Tekken 4 and Tekken 2 for King, Xiaoyu and Jin as well as a Jukebox Mode where fans can listen to classic Tekken music tracks and even create playlists of Tekken music to listen to while they play.
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