Articles by Carli Velocci

It might be an ambitious game but the final product can’t live up.

At the start of Cyberpunk 2077, your character wants nothing more than to get to Night City. Through marketing materials, we’ve been taught that it’s a bright behemoth, sprawling and unobtainable thanks to controlling corporations and general dystopian rot. However, when my V, a nomad, entered Night City chased by border patrol, it was tough to take in. You’re stuck in a car, shooting at officers, and all the while driving through industrial parks and barren wasteland underneath billboards. When you finally get to experience Night City — like, really experience it — it’s through montage. You finally cut to six months later, and that’s where the game really begins.

This introduction changes depending on which backstory you choose for V, but it still represents the core issue with Cyberpunk 2077: it doesn’t know what it wants to be. There’s a gigantic open-world to explore in Night City, with a variety of NPCs, st…

We’re keeping track as things are patched, and new issues are discovered.

Marvel’s Avengers has been out for a couple months, but it launched with a lot of bugs and other issues. We noted in our Marvel’s Avengers review that the game was buggy at launch, and we’re hoping that Crystal Dynamics will be on top of those fixes, but there are a lot of issues, which makes sense with a game that wants to do as much as this one does. However, developers have made progress since launch. Here are some of the fixes that continue and the ones that have been fixed recently with patches.

Current issues

These are some of the issues that the team is currently working on via the subreddit. Others are reported by players.

Villian Sector missions come up as already completed and don’t refresh.
Some Mission Chains not completing correctly.
Reports of crashes while refreshing Weekly Missions.
“Interrogation Anxiety” mission can’t be completed.
A lot of PS4 trophy bugs.
Unlocked outfits reverting to “…

We’re keeping track as things are patched, and new issues are discovered.

Marvel’s Avengers is available to play, and as players are making their way through the story and side missions, a fair few bugs and glitches are being noticed. We noted in our Marvel’s Avengers review that the game was buggy at launch, and we’re hoping that Crystal Dynamics will be on top of those fixes, but there are a lot of issues, which makes sense with a game that wants to do as much as this one does.

Current issues

These are some of the issues that the team is currently working on via the subreddit. Others are reported by players.

“House Call” mission can’t be completed.
Infrequent infinite loading screens.
Community challenges not updating in real-time.
Credits sometimes don’t appear.
Previewing skins can freeze the game.
Characters freeze and can’t move until being hit.
Loading screen image gets “stuck” on screen.
Frequent crashes – (PC only)

Issues we’ve had

Infinite loading screens, along wi…

We’re keeping track as things are patched and new issues are discovered.

Marvel’s Avengers is available to play and as players are making their way through the story and side missions, a fair few bugs and glitches are being noticed. We noted in our Marvel’s Avengers review that the game was buggy at launch, and we’re hoping that Crystal Dynamics will be on top of those fixes, but there are a lot of issues, which makes sense with a game that wants to do as much as this one does.

Current issues

These are some of the issues that the team is currently working on via the subreddit. Others are reported by players.

“House Call” mission can’t be completed.
Infrequent infinite loading screens.
Community challenges not updating in real-time.
Credits sometimes don’t appear.
Previewing skins can freeze the game.
Characters freeze and can’t move until being hit.
Loading screen image gets “stuck” on screen.
Frequent crashes – (PC only)

Issues we’ve had

Infinite loading screens along with …

We’re keeping track as things are patched and new issues are discovered.

Marvel’s Avengers is available to play and as players are making their way through the story and side missions, a fair few bugs and glitches are being noticed. We noted in our Marvel’s Avengers review that the game was buggy at launch, and we’re hoping that Crystal Dynamics will be on top of those fixes, but there are a lot of issues, which makes sense with a game that wants to do as much as this one does.

Current issues

These are some of the issues that the team is currently working on via the subreddit. Others are reported by players.

“House Call” mission can’t be completed.
Infrequent infinite loading screens.
Community challenges not updating in real-time.
Credits sometimes don’t appear.
Previewing skins can freeze the game.
Characters freeze and can’t move until being hit.
Loading screen image gets “stuck” on screen.
Frequent crashes – (PC only)

Issues we’ve had

Infinite loading screens along with …

The V1.3.0 patch is extensive!

What you need to know

The long-awaited V1.3.0 patch will be released Friday night to all players on console. For PC players, it’s already live.
The patch introduces a huge number of fixes in all areas of the game, including combat, user interface, matchmaking, and more.
The patch notes are extremely extensive, but we’ve included highlights below.

Marvel’s Avengers was plagued with a lot of bugs at launch, but developers have taken the first step towards fixing the game.

The V1.3.0 patch, which has been highly anticipated by the community, is available now for PC players and will be available for console players at 6 p.m. PT on Friday.

A lot of the fixes were based on player feedback. For example, players can now see progress after being revived. The biggest complaint from users (at least from what we saw on the subreddit) was that it was hard to tell when challenges would be refreshed. The patch will introduce a global content refresh and challen…

We’re keeping track as things are patched and new issues are discovered.

Marvel’s Avengers is available to play and as players are making their way through the story and side missions, a fair few bugs and glitches are being noticed. We noted in our Marvel’s Avengers review that the game was buggy at launch, and we’re hoping that Crystal Dynamics will be on top of those fixes, but there are a lot of issues, which makes sense with a game that wants to do as much as this one does.

Current issues

These are some of the issues that the team is currently working on via the subreddit. Others are reported by players.

“House Call” mission can’t be completed.
Infrequent infinite loading screens.
Community challenges not updating in real-time.
Credits sometimes don’t appear.
Previewing skins can freeze the game.
Characters freeze and can’t move until being hit.
Loading screen image gets “stuck” on screen.

Issues we’ve had

Infinite loading screens along with some generally slow loading.
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The game doesn’t tell you a lot. Other times, it’ll explain it to you poorly.

Marvel’s Avengers is what I call a “deceptively complex game.” You can get by with button-mashing, but when it comes to leveling up your characters or taking on tougher enemies, you’re going to need more skill. There’s also a lot in the game that tutorials won’t tell you, making Marvel’s Avengers a game where you learn as you go.

I’ve put many hours into the game, and there are a lot of things I wish I knew when I was just starting out, or understood even after a tutorial explained it to me (nobody said this game was perfect). Here are a few tips that can help you, whether you’re just starting out or are deep into the Avengers Initiative multiplayer.

Don’t worry about Marvel’s Avengers jargon but know what it does

The game is going to throw a lot of odd terms at you, including Intrinsic ability and willpower. It’s confusing to keep straight, but these two terms are equatable to stamina and health, res…

After a very public spat between Epic Games and Apple, Google has also removed the game from its app store.

Update Aug. 13 (9:13 p.m. PT): Epic has filed a lawsuit against Google.

What you need to know

Google removed Fortnite from the Play Store Thursday following an in-game currency update that would allow players to use Epic to make in-app purchases directly through Epic.
Epic founder Tim Sweeney has spoken out against Google and Apple for its app store policies.
This follows the game being removed from the Apple App Store. Epic Games also filed a suit against Apple.

After a hubbub earlier today concerning Apple removing Epic Games’ Fortnite from the App Store, Google has followed suit.

The widely-popular game was removed from the App Store following an update where Epic Games would allow users to make in-app purchases directly through Epic instead of through Google or Apple. The option would also give users a discount on things like V-Bucks that would only be available thro…

Studios have to opt in by May 31 to have their game not removed from the service.

What you need to know

Developers and publishers now have to opt-in through a new process to have their games available through GeForce Now.
A blog post announced that those who don’t opt in by May 31 will be removed.
The process is likely in response to licensing issues with the service.

NVIDIA announced Wednesday that publishers and developers who want to use its GeForce Now streaming service to offer games will now have to go through a new opt-in process.

“Going forward, only the games that are opted in will be available on the service, providing confidence in the GeForce Now game library,” a blog post read.

The company added that, so far, over 200 publishers have opted in to have their games available to stream through the platform, which allows players to stream games through the cloud across different PCs and mobile devices. It’s meant to remove the complications of having a high-spec gaming…