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News: PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Patch Prepares for DLC

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Patch Prepares for DLC

Update 1.10 rolls out the red carpet for Zeus and Isaac Clarke

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale’s latest patch has passed the weigh-in and is fit to fight. If you boot up either the PlayStation 3 or Vita version of the mascot mash-up right now, you’ll be prompted to download the meaty update ahead of the title’s impending DLC deployment...

News: PlayStation All-Stars Patch Notes Punch in Ahead of New DLC

PlayStation All-Stars Patch Notes Punch in Ahead of New DLC

Big balance tweaks incoming

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale's character roster is set to expand by two next week. As previously announced, both Zeus and Isaac Clarke will be joining the fight, alongside a new stage based on The Unfinished Swan and MediEvil. But Sony’s not stopping there, as it’s also announced a gigantic bala

News: God of War: Ascension's 'Trial of Archimedes' Getting Toned Down

God of War: Ascension's 'Trial of Archimedes' Getting Toned Down

Sony to reduce difficulty of infuriating chapter

If your DualShock 3’s in serious danger of terminal damage, then know that solace is nearby. God of War: Ascension’s director Todd Papy has taken to Twitter to confirm that an upcoming patch will soften the title’s outrageous ‘Trial of Archimedes’ difficulty spike. It’s unclear whether the...

News: Share Your Skills with Dead or Alive 5 Video Upload Patch

Share Your Skills with Dead or Alive 5 Video Upload Patch

Put on a show

Budding kings of the ring will soon be able to evidence their ability in the arena with video footage. A forthcoming patch for Dead or Alive 5 will allow you to upload your match replays to both YouTube and Facebook, though there is currently no date for the upgrade. Other improvements include the option to filter online matches by...

News: Battlefield 3 Patch Finally Fixes Input Lag and Audio Issues

Battlefield 3 Patch Finally Fixes Input Lag and Audio Issues

Redeployed

Ever since its launch in 2011, Battlefield 3 has struggled with input lag and audio issues on the PlayStation 3. Those bugs will finally be fixed this week, over a year after the title was originally released. A new patch – due out on 27th November – will “significantly improve” the controller response problems, as well as solve...

News: Assassin's Creed III Patch Stabs Bothersome Bugs

Assassin's Creed III Patch Stabs Bothersome Bugs

In the back

Assassin’s Creed III will take a step closer to completion “by the end of next week”, when a planned patch for the title eliminates any lingering game-breaking bugs. Multiplayer updates will prevent players from getting stuck on the warm-up screen for the Fort Wolcott map, while other tweaks will stop cunning participants from...

News: Silent Hill: Downpour Patch Drenches PlayStation 3

Silent Hill: Downpour Patch Drenches PlayStation 3

Cats and dogs

Those of you that purchased Silent Hill: Downpour may be pleased to learn that the title is finally playable on the PlayStation 3. Konami has released a fairly comprehensive patch for the flawed survival horror title which promises to improve the game's frame-rate, fix the save system, wash away any mission related bugs, and introduce...

News: Assassin's Creed III's Day One Patch Is Essential Too

Assassin's Creed III's Day One Patch Is Essential Too

Layer of polish

It seems like more and more incomplete games are slipping through quality assurance these days. Ubisoft has issued an enormous day one patch for Assassin’s Creed III, which fixes a number of remnant bugs and glitches in the game. "This day one update is designed to optimise your player experience," the developer explained, adding...

News: Medal of Honor: Warfighter Trophies Failing to Unlock

Medal of Honor: Warfighter Trophies Failing to Unlock

Urgh

It looks like Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s comprehensive day one patch failed to fix all of the problems with the first-person shooter. A number of posters on the title’s official forums have noted that they are having problems unlocking certain Trophies in the game, despite the requirements of the trinkets being met. Issues appear to...

News: Free Resident Evil 6 Update Shuffles onto PS3 This December

Free Resident Evil 6 Update Shuffles onto PS3 This December

Back from the brink

The free Resident Evil 6 update that was the cause of much controversy earlier this month will crawl onto the PlayStation 3 in mid-December, publisher Capcom has announced. The complimentary download will include the crushing ‘No Hope’ difficulty level, in addition to co-op for Ada Wong’s campaign. Capcom is taking the...

News: Naughty Dog Issues Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Update

Naughty Dog Issues Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Update

Restored treasure

Naughty Dog has rolled out a brand new multiplayer update for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception which makes some widespread changes to the title’s recently introduced tournament system. For starters, there are a slew of new rewards to unlock in the competitive mode, including a Fireball M9 and Biker Jacket. The developer has also...

News: Medal of Honor: Warfighter's Day One Patch Is Essential

Medal of Honor: Warfighter's Day One Patch Is Essential

Good grief

Day one patches are typically reserved for minor fixes, but Medal of Honor: Warfighter takes things to a whole new level. The game's last minute software update – available today alongside its North American release – fixes a slew of single-player and multiplayer bugs, including teensy issues such as “unresponsive controls”. The...

News: Digital Version of Resident Evil 6 Infected by Nasty Virus

Digital Version of Resident Evil 6 Infected by Nasty Virus

No hope left

Those of you that snapped up the digital version of Resident Evil 6 yesterday may have noticed there’s a slight problem with your game: it doesn’t load. It seems a patch released by Capcom has rendered Day 1 Digital versions of the title completely unplayable – but thankfully there is a temporary workaround. "The temporary fix to...

News: Latest Starhawk Patch Adds New Complimentary Maps

Latest Starhawk Patch Adds New Complimentary Maps

Cypress hill

Lest you forget that Starhawk actually released this year, developer Lightbox Interactive has announced a new update for the PS3 exclusive. Set to release later today, the patch includes a cavalcade of gameplay fixes, in addition to a couple of brand new multiplayer maps. The maps are set on Cypress, the first planet where Rift Energy...

News: Skyrim Version 1.7 Travels to PS3 This Week

Skyrim Version 1.7 Travels to PS3 This Week

The long and winding road

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will finally be updated to version 1.7 in North America this week. European players will have to wait an extra week, because, well, it’s customary on these shores, isn’t it? The patch implements a number of bug fixes, including “general memory and stability optimisations”. Unfortunately,...

News: Latest Uncharted 3 Patch Adds Tournaments and More

Latest Uncharted 3 Patch Adds Tournaments and More

Impressive stuff

Naughty Dog’s announced a gigantic patch for Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception’s multiplayer component. The update – memorably dubbed version 1.13 – includes over 137 pieces of DLC, various gameplay fixes, and a new Tournaments mode. That’s all in addition to over 50 PlayStation Network Trophies. It's set to release later...