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A trifecta of patches, here or on the way [update]

SPJglitches — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:00:57 +0000

The fine folks at Destructoid have written about three new patches for popular games that are either here already or coming very soon.

A patch for Heavy Rain is coming soon that will fix the freezing issues people were having, among other things. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions of Aliens Vs Predator will also be updated soon; this patch will primarily be to make “weapon tweaks and [provide] faster matchmaking.” Finally, the PC version of Battlefield: Bad Company 2 has just received a patch that fixes a whole array of minor issues in the game.

It’s nice to see these games are getting fixed up!

Update 3/23: It appears the PC version of Aliens Vs Predator has also received a new patch.

Yet another nudey bug for ogling eyes

SPJglitches — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:17:41 +0000

Over at Kotaku, Luke Plunkett is reporting a discovery by one of their readers; more specifically, a glitch in Heavy Rain with some skin-bearing consequences.

Just like that glitch we mentioned the other day in No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, this glitch strips down one of Heavy Rain’s main characters for all to see. If you’re into that kind of thing, check out the Kotaku story for the potentially spoilerific description and video.

Bugs abound in freezing rain

SPJglitches — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:52:10 +0000

Mike Fahey at Kotaku reports that not all is well in the world of Heavy Rain. According to numerous accounts and discussion in Sony’s PlayStation forums, a bevy of insidious bugs plague the PlayStation 3 title, including “out-of-sync audio, full-on freezes, and unloadable auto-saves.” From the article:

Despite having to download a rather substantial patch on launch day, or perhaps because of it, players in North America and Europe are experiencing glitches with Heavy Rain.

Some, like me, are lucky, only experiencing odd moments of stuttering where the audio and video don’t quite sync.

Others are experiencing more severe issues. Reports of the game locking up at various points are common, and an issue with auto-saves not loading and players having to go back hours in the game to find a working restart point.

Luckily a fix should be coming soon, but for now save often and carry a big stick!