http://cache.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png http://kotaku.com/tag/update http://kotaku.com/tag/update After posting my initial impressions of gameplay on the Razer Blade yesterday, company reps contacted me to make sure my video card was working properly. It was not. Now it is, and my impressions have been updated. More »
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Detailed last week and set to release next week, Star Wars: The Old Republic's first major update, Rise of the Rakghouls, looks pretty spectacular. It's a pity it won't look this good to players. More »
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Look folks, just because you've been granted superhuman powers that allow you to go toe-to-toe with the biggest names in the DC Universe doesn't mean you can ignore your chores. In its latest free update DC Universe Online grants players the power to craft. More »
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Nintendo's 3DS is quickly, finally becoming a must-have gaming handheld. Games like Super Mario 3D Land and Mario Kart 7 are easily satisfying my gaming itch these days and this latest update for the system adds the sorts of new features that has me once more showing off the 3DS to friends and relatives. More »
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Already available on the PlayStation 3 (though masquerading under the name 2.01), the 1.2 patch for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is due out for the PC and Xbox 360 on Wednesday, and the plague of marital corpses finally comes to an end. More »
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Your long struggle is now over, EVE Online players, as CCP gears up for the November 29 release of its 15th free expansion, Crucible, returning your beloved spaceships to spinning in stations status following a brief period of madness. More »
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Commenter Balmung of the Azure Sky has been thinking about Pokémon lately, and believes it's high time the franchise gets the modern-day makeover it desperately needs. How would you folks bring Pokémon up to date? Speak Up on Kotaku, I choose you! More »
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While we're still a week away from the big batch of downloadable content for Gran Turismo 5, the free 2.0 update drops today, delivering car interiors, 2011 NASCAR racers, and tons of fixes and tweaks, just in time to turn racing fans' heads away from Forza 4. More »
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Is it alternative advancement time already? Trion Worlds' Rift got its 1.5 Ashes of History update on today, giving level 50 players the ability to fill a honeycomb-shaped board with powerful new abilities. What else does 1.5 have in store? More »
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PC gamers that didn't enjoy The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings as much as I did should check back in on Thursday, when the massive 2.0 update adds a full tutorial, arena combat, the insanely difficult dark mode, and much, much more. Wanna see a full list? More »
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When LEGO Universe launched in October of last year it was a breath of fresh air in the stale MMO market. Putting an emphasis on exploration and creativity, it didn't need standard MMO mechanics like leveling to entice people to play. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5828780&view=rss&microfeed=true The 3DS' Nintendo Video service, which sort of launched yesterday, really launched today, with two short animated clips (one with dinosaurs, rawr!), a Captain America trailer, and a new OK Go music video due July 27. Okay then, go. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5823904&view=rss&microfeed=true Patch 1.3 for The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings is live, delivering extended aspect ratio support, 3D Vision support fixes, item storage, cutscene flashbacks and more, topped off with "A Sackful of Fluff", a lovely bit of free downloadable content. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5823105&view=rss&microfeed=true It looks as though the 3DS is scheduled to update to version 2.0.0-2U sometime this evening. Keep an eye out for it. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5808885&view=rss&microfeed=true CD Projekt has released update 1.2 for The Witcher 2 on the PC, featuring more than 30 significant changes and fixes to the game, including the ability for Geralt to swap between six different looks via in-game barber shops. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5808257&view=rss&microfeed=true Time to update those Minecraft clients, as Notch and crew roll out update 1.6, introducing hatches, spreading mushrooms, craftable maps, and taking away some of the destructive power of fire. Check out the patch notes to see what's new. More »
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If you've lost friends to Trion Worlds' massively-multiplayer online role-playing game Rift, prepare to get them back in an annoying fashion next week, when the 1.2 update hooks its claws into Facebook. More »
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A title update to the Xbox 360 version of Fallout: New Vegas, to prepare the game for the upcoming Honest Hearts DLC should not be accepted until a replacement update goes live later this evening, Bethesda Softworks said. More »
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NetDevil's toy-based massively-multiplayer LEGO Universe gets its largest dose of product placement-littered new content yet as the portal opens to Crux Prime, where players can learn the ancient art of Spinjitsu and, for the first time ever, form groups. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5755033&view=rss&microfeed=true Early this morning Treyarch unleashed a major patch for the PlayStation 3 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops, fixing freezing issues, stability problems, and various other annoying issues. Check out the official forums for full patch notes. More »
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Chillngo's adorable little candy-muncher Om Nom has proved irresistible to iPhone gamers. Here's a sneak peek at what more than three million Cut The Rope players can look forward to in update 1.1. More »
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Remember that Kick-Ass video game that came out with the movie back in April? There's a "new and improved" version coming out next week that makes that one look like a beta version. Isn't the digital age grand? More »
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Campaign matchmaking playlists will come to Halo: Reach on Oct. 19, and the game's rank cap should get raised sometime in the month or so, Bungie said yesterday in its weekly update. More »
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Imagine seeing your Facebook friends' pictures on wanted posters in Red Dead Redemption, or plastered across billboards in Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. A recent Facebook integration update for the PlayStation 3 could make such features a reality. More »
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More than 500 player movements and changes comprise Madden NFL 11's final pre-season roster update, which is now live for both Xbox 360 and PS3. More »
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The old pre-snap commands are back in Madden NFL 11, one highlight in a whale of an update that also adds replays of key moments from the upcoming NFL season, and even a "Breast Cancer Awareness" presentation mode. More »
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Not "patched," remember? Monday Night Combat carries a "Live Update System" that allows it to tune settings without rolling a full patch through the time-consuming certification channels. Here's what you get: More »
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This dynamic new login screen will greet Global Agenda players this afternoon, heralding the completion of the Sandstorm update, bringing sweeping changes to the game's Agency-Vs.-Agency PVP. Want to see the login screen that didn't make the cut? More »
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We seem to have gotten things out of order. The first gameplay tuning file for NCAA Football 11 went live this morning, so it was not dependent on a mid-August patch. The adjustments will be incorporated into existing dynasties. More »
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New plays, better AI, a suite of replay cameras and new "focus modes" are among features coming to the football title Backbreaker, possibly as soon as Wednesday, through one of the largest patches I've ever seen for a sports game. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5602774&view=rss&microfeed=true Street Fighter IV iPhone players might want to hop on iTunes for the latest free update, which adds Cammy and Zangief to the roster. Props to Aertea for tipping us off. More »
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Jay Pavlina's not done with his awesome-sauce Super Mario Bros. Crossover. It's totally getting post-release support. And an update on the way June 25 will give Link, Samus, Mega Man et al. even more powers and attacks. More »
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Atlanta-based Hi-Rez Studios launches phase one of the massive Sandstorm patch to Global Agenda today, bringing many much-needed additions to the massively multiplayer online shooter, including revamped Agency-vs-Agency combat, epic weapons, and single player content. More »
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Yesterday we posted about an invisibility glitch that was vexing players of Red Dead Redemption, particularly during online play. Today Rockstar has a patch ready to make horses, riders, and weapons appear as intended. More »
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The Sims 3 is scoring a free pattern tool this summer that will allow players to take a perfectly lovely Sim house and plaster the walls with the vilest images their twisted hearts' desire. More »
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Halas, the wintry home of the Barbarians in the original EverQuest and one of the most confusing starting zones in any MMO ever, makes its triumphant return this month in EverQuest II's Halas Reborn game update. More »
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NCsoft's City of Heroes is six years old, and Paragon Studios celebrates with the release of Issue 17: Dark Mirror, a free update that brings new story arcs, huge enemies, and an extremely fetching graphical makeover. More »
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Items in Team Fortress 2 will drop more frequently under changes Valve just rolled out, ones that the publisher hopes will discourage standing around idly in the game waiting for them to happen. More »
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What comes with those extra experience levels in World of Warcraft's Cataclysm expansion? Blizzard will be releasing info on new spells, new skills, and talent tree changes this week for all classes - except the Paladin, because Paladins suck. More »
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Starting April 6 Xbox 360 owners will be able to use USB flash drives to store profiles, game saves, demos and "more", Microsoft confirmed this morning. More »
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