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JakobRush · January 19

NEWS SOURCES:

VICTORY FOR CHAOS

CoD update shuts down game if M&KB players try and activate aim assist

https://www.eurogamer.net/call-of-duty-games-now-shut-down-when-mouse-and-keyboard-players-use-aim-assist

Targets players using tools to activate aim assist https://twitter.com/CODUpdates/status/1747357273272488337

Would be way cooler if the update didn’t break Warzone https://www.gamespot.com/articles/call-of-duty-warzone-arrives-broken-with-season-1-reloaded-update/1100-6520389/

Unable to move after loadout pickup https://twitter.com/charlieINTEL/status/1747672405865050530

Weird terrain malformations (starts @0:17) https://twitter.com/Fifakill_/status/1747672458050576772

fetching data loop https://twitter.com/astroboihero/status/1747669815828050357

Announcement of fixes https://twitter.com/CODUpdates/status/1747902242026348760

Maybe we can look forward to a Warhammer 40K crossover tho, according to information gathered from multiple leakers and dataminers https://twitter.com/FumoLeaksMk1/status/1747732653862691133

Summary

https://www.ign.com/articles/call-of-duty-dataminers-discover-surprise-potential-warhammer-40000-crossover

Quotes from IGN

- Suspected operators: “Interrogator-Chaplain Boreas of the Dark Angels, and Helewise of the Sisters of Battle.”

- “There is also word of Warhammer 40,000 bosses coming to Call of Duty (Baton Jailer, Swamp Monster (Fenbeast), Orgre Butcher and Mummy)”

o Except those are Warhammer NON-40k creatures, i.e. the Warhammer fantasy setting…

- “new execution strings found within the game files suggest Warhammer 40,000’s famous chainsword is coming to Call of Duty.”

PHIL ME IN

Xbox Developer Direct

Pre-announcement https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2024/01/09/xbox-developer-direct-2024/

VOD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELFSdlFmDNI&t=91s

Indiana Jones https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htGnW6YNPjs

Hellblade 2 @9:17 in VOD

Avowed @1:20 in VOD

Visions of Mana @18:00 in VOD

Ara: History Untold @25:10 in VOD

HE SMICKING DID IT

Peanut Butter finally beat Gyromite for Awesome Games Done Quick

https://www.pcgamer.com/a-speedrunning-dog-named-peanut-butter-just-beat-an-obscure-1985-nes-game-live-for-charity-is-the-days-goodest-boy/

Pressed red, yellow, blue buttons https://youtu.be/wwP5N44Lcd8?t=390

https://www.theverge.com/24040350/awesome-games-done-quick-2024-how-to-watch-twitch

Took over a year to train Peanut Butter https://lmg.gg/WOWX7 (The Verge)

Dog was on world record pace https://lmg.gg/XmVQH (The Verge)

But unfortunately lost because an enemy smick screen wrapped (traveled from the left side of the screen to the right of the screen) around to block an exit https://youtu.be/wwP5N44Lcd8?t=1353

https://www.gamesradar.com/agdqs-best-speedrunner-was-this-dog-named-peanut-butter-who-completed-80s-puzzler-gyromite/

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-regret-to-inform-you-the-games-done-quick-dog-did-not-get-a-world-record-speedrun-time

QUICK BITS

CRITICALLY DAMPED HARMONIX

Rock Band 4’s final DLC release is this month

https://www.harmonixmusic.com/blog/an-update-on-rock-band-4-dlc

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/01/harmonix-is-ending-rock-band-dlc-releases-after-16-years-2800-songs/

https://www.polygon.com/24041833/rock-band-4-dlc-ending-fortnite-festival-harmonix

https://www.gamesradar.com/after-16-years-and-2779-songs-rock-band-dlc-is-coming-to-an-end-because-fortnite-festival-is-the-place-to-be/

UN-FLORA-GETTABLE

Plants vs Zombies 3 gets soft launch

https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24042133/ea-plants-vs-zombies-3-soft-launch