GTA 5 BattlEye, Battlefield Returns, D&D Handbook + more!

Duration: 07:57

Timestamps:

0:00 GA. MING. NEWS.

0:13 GTA 5 BattlEye kicks out Linux

1:23 Battlefield being made great again

2:33 New D&D Player's Handbook

3:59 QUICK BITS INTRO

4:05 The Sims 4 paid mods

4:44 The Plucky Squire launches

5:28 PS5 Update borks FFXVI, Wukong + more

6:03 'Reforj' survival game from Minecraft devs

7:05 Flappy Bird revival is a crypto game

NEWS SOURCES:

GRAND THEFT PLAYABLE GAME

Rockstar updates GTA 5 with Battleye anti-cheat

https://www.pcgamesn.com/grand-theft-auto-v/battleye-anti-cheat

Spotted by Rockstar leaker Tez https://x.com/TezFunz2/status/1835989031714169035

kicks Linux (and therefore Steam Deck) users out

https://www.reddit.com/r/linux_gaming/comments/1fiwafo/linux_users_now_cant_play_gta_5_online/

Official support page (EDITOR: there’s two important quotes in this source that are listed below. If you could sequentially highlight them in yellow with an effect to make is look a bit more dynamic, that would be great) https://support.rockstargames.com/articles/30693392257683/GTAV-Title-Update-1-69-Notes-PS5-PS4-Xbox-Series-X-S-Xbox-One-PC

“An option has been added to the Rockstar Games Launcher to disable BattlEye Anti-Cheat for Story Mode play” (EDITOR: highlight in above Rockstar support link)

“The launch argument -nobattleye has been added to disable BattlEye Anti-Cheat when needed on third-party launchers and Story Mode play” (EDITOR: highlight in above Rockstar support link)

Despite “third-party launchers” setting, Rockstar official confirms no GTA Online for Steam Deck

https://lmg.gg/0iOve (Rockstar BattlEye FAQ)

According to Steam: “all a developer needs to do is reach out to BattlEye to enable it for their title” for Proton (i.e. Linux)

https://store.steampowered.com/news/group/4145017/view/3104663180636096966

ROLL THE DICE

EA exec Vince Zampella confirms next Battlefield to use modern setting, exclusive interview with IGN

https://www.ign.com/articles/exclusive-first-battlefield-concept-art-revealed-vince-zampella

Specialists not coming back https://www.pcgamer.com/games/fps/specialists-will-not-be-coming-back-the-next-battlefield-will-emulate-battlefields-3-and-4-the-pinnacle-of-the-series-says-ea/

Has classes and more focused maps https://www.eurogamer.net/ea-says-next-battlefield-is-modern-day-brings-back-classes-and-more-focused-maps

Return to “peak era” of Battlefield 3 and 4 https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-next-battlefield-is-a-return-to-the-peak-era-of-battlefields-3-and-4-with-a-modern-setting-and-smaller-headcounts

Said peak (defib kills) https://you tu.be/MFM85M5pWSk

REAL EYES REALIZE REVISE

D&D 5E’s new updated 2024 Player’s Handbook is now out

https://www.polygon.com/dnd-dungeons-dragons/451969/new-players-handbook-review-2024

Actually making it easier for new players https://lmg.gg/1KXrJ (Polygon)

a bunch of mechanical changes

https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/451897/dnd-2024-rules-revisions-changes

Species instead of race https://lmg.gg/lgzUg (Polygon)

Half-races don’t appear https://lmg.gg/udhT1 (Polygon)

Weapon Mastery https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/weapon-mastery

Similar to weapon actions for Baldur’s Gate 3 but better https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Weapon_actions

Class changes https://www.gamesradar.com/tabletop-gaming/how-have-the-dandd-classes-changed-for-the-2024-players-handbook/

Monk now a useable class https://lmg.gg/SCYbm (GamesRadar)

QUICK BITS

SIMFUL

Sims 4 getting paid mods

https://www.gamesradar.com/games/the-sims/ea-decides-adding-paid-mods-to-the-sims-4-is-a-good-idea-because-it-worked-out-so-well-for-bethesda-with-skyrim-and-fallout-4/

EA blog post https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/news/the-future-of-the-sims?isLocalized=true

No Sims 5, EA says they’re adding more content to Sims 4

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/diablo-4-has-made-dollar1-billion-and-counting-for-blizzard-and-a-huge-chunk-of-that-comes-from-devilish-microtransactions

HOLY PLUCK

The Plucky Squire is getting reviewed and I’m excited about it so we’re gonna talk about it

Apparently the devs wanted to get the trailer out quickly because they thought someone else would take the idea of jumping out of a book https://www.gamesindustry.biz/making-the-plucky-squire-before-someone-else-did

Announcement trailer may have built too much hype ht tps://youtu.be/bGwAtbQIC_8?t=42

9/10 from GameSpot https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/the-plucky-squire-review-every-trick-in-the-book/1900-6418285/

Some criticism about pacing, not exploring the game’s mechanical ideas enough, and possible difficulty balancing the game for children and adults https://www.eurogamer.net/the-plucky-squire-review-the-power-of-imagination

LOOSE FIRMWARE

Firmware update for PS5 apparently causes graphical glitches in multiple games

https://kotaku.com/ps5-firmware-update-graphics-glitches-fix-ff16-1851650069

Here’s one from FF16 that’ll cause nightmares https://www.reddit.com/r/FFXVI/comments/1fhe841/do_not_play_ff16_on_performance_mode_what_is_this/

Square Enix is apparently investigating, working with Sony https://x.com/finalfantasyxvi/status/1835956338180214969

Many more games, like Wukong, No Man’s Sky, Star Wars Outlaws reported having errors https://www.reddit.com/r/PS5/comments/1ficpjr/new_system_update_is_screwing_up_graphics_in_game/

NEEDS MORE J

Minecraft console developer 4J Studios announces new survival sandbox game, Reforj

https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/minecraft-console-developer-4j-studios-announces-new-survival-sandbox-game/

Started working on engine powering the game 5 years ago https://youtu.be/1wa7rTm56bw?t=13

Minecraft YouTuber Joseph Garrett aka “Stampy” joined studio this year, swears it isn’t Minecraft 2 https://www.eurogamer.net/minecraft-console-studio-making-new-creative-survival-sandbox-game

CRAPPY BIRD

Flappy Bird’s return is actually woe tidings. It’s being resurrected with unholy magic and crypto

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/09/how-crypto-bros-wrested-flappy-bird-from-its-creator/

https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/15/24245216/flappy-bird-creator-dong-nguyen-not-involved-new-game

Original creator speaks out https://x.com/dongatory/status/1835229532301017328