It’s already know that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will offer crossplay, which is a first for the franchise. If you’re one of the many people who have a lot of questions (and concerns) about it, Activision is here to clear the air a bit. The publisher has posted a new post detailing the Modern Warfare crossplay details and should answer everything you need to know about it.

1. You can Opt in, or Opt out:

In Modern Warfare, players can choose to enable crossplay, allowing players to play with friends on all three supported platforms, so the game offers an opt-in choice.

2. A COD Account is Needed:

Remember, you will need a COD Account to play Modern Warfare, if you don’t have one already you can create one here.

3. Matchmaking and Balancing:

In Modern Warfare, crossplay has been designed to factor play balancing across differences in controller type. No one should feel an unfair advantage. Plus, players have choices on which control device they wish to use on any platform. Here are some examples you may experience:

·      You can decide to use keyboard and mouse on PlayStation® 4 or Xbox One.

·      You can decide to use a controller on PC.

·      PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC players can all play against each other, provided they all utilize controllers, or all utilize KBM (a keyboard and mouse).

·      You can place into a lobby where there are no control scheme filters, allowing you to play with players using both controllers and/or KBM across up to all three supported platforms.

Plus, with the addition of crossplay, we anticipate that players should look forward to even shorter lobby wait times.

4. Adding your Friends and Gathering Parties:

Using your COD Account, you are able to create cross-platform Friends lists and Parties from all three supported platforms. This unites the community by removing barriers, creating platform-agnostic friend groups. Are you a PS4 player with friends on Xbox One and PC, for example? Now you can organize parties and jump into matches with your friends, easily and quickly regardless of platform!

5. Crossplay Applicable Modes:

Crossplay supports all multiplayer modes in Modern Warfare. There are no plans currently to support Ranked Play or competitive tournaments.

Also of note, the Modern Warfare beta will start again this Thursday and will include crossplay so players can test it out for themselves.

For more on Modern Warfare, make sure to check out our Modern Warfare game hub.

Source: Activision

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Jungle Flooded Now in Rotation on PS4

Jungle Flooded is our new free alt-weather map variant in Black Ops 4. We’re bringing unique gameplay elements to the Black Ops fan-favorite map with this one, including traversable water and an underwater capture point in Domination – and like Contraband Hurricane, additional light weather elements give this map a unique feel without affecting player visibility.

Jungle Flooded is now live in rotation starting today on PS4, and Arsenal Sandstorm has been shifted out of the map selection based on community feedback. Jump into a match and let us know what you think!

Blackout Map Environment Updates

As we close out the final days of Operation Apocalypse Z, the zombies have started their retreat and the apocalypse has ended in Blackout, bringing daylight back to both the main map and Alcatraz on all platforms. Players can expect new daytime lighting and brightness levels on the main map, and the return of the original afternoon environment in Alcatraz with this update.

Havelina AA50 Weapon Tuning

Today’s update includes two tuning changes for the Havelina AA50 sniper rifle: we’ve removed aim assist to require more precision for each EKIA, and corrected the damage values for the High Caliber II attachment. We’re also aware of an existing issue with paintjobs not showing up properly on the Havelina AA50, which should be fixed in a future update.

Stockpile and Ground War This Week

We’re bringing Stockpile to Multiplayer and Ground War back to Blackout this week on all platforms before we kick off Operation Dark Divide. Although we originally planned to bring Pandemic back to Blackout this week, we heard the community’s requests for more Ground War and made the call to swap it in for the last run of this Operation. Squad up and enjoy, and watch for more details soon on our newest limited-time mode in Blackout coming in our next Operation.

Zombies Gameplay Improvements

This update delivers new gameplay improvements for Zombies players, including an increased ammo count for the M16 and multiple fixes for Hellhound spawning logic and their visual FX. Note: Today’s update also introduces a known issue that will incorrectly display blood vials on Primis Richtofen’s in-game character model when playing “Alpha Omega”, which is planned to be fixed in a future update along with an issue preventing Diamond Camo for the Hellion Salvo from properly unlocking.

Keep an eye out for more info on Zombies content coming in our next Operation, including the conclusion to the Black Ops 4 Aether story next week on PS4. Speaking of which…

“Tag der Toten” Arrives Monday on PS4

We’re less than a week away from the launch of “Tag der Toten” on PS4, and we can’t wait to get the map into the community’s hands. As mentioned above, we’ll have plenty of details from the team before launch to prepare you for what awaits at the end of the Black Ops 4 Zombies Aether story. Stay tuned later this week for the announcement of Monday’s Operation Dark Divide studio broadcast.

With yesterday’s reveal of the official poster art and some other interesting bits of intel, you might think we’d stay quiet until Monday’s launch. But then, where’s the fun in that…?

See below for everything new in today’s game update:

MULTIPLAYER

• Maps

  • Jungle Flooded

    • Alt-weather variant of Jungle now live on PS4 with other platforms to follow.

  • Arsenal Sandstorm

    • Arsenal Sandstorm removed from map rotation in core and hardcore game playlists.

MULTIPLAYER

• Weapons

  • Havelina AA50

    • Removed aim assist.

    • Corrected damage values for High Caliber II attachment.

• Featured Playlists (Sept. 17-23)

  • Stockpile

  • Barebones Moshpit

  • Bolt-Action Barebones Moshpit

  • Party Game Moshpit

  • Endurance Chaos Moshpit

BLACKOUT

• Map Updates

  • Main Map

    • The apocalypse has ended in Blackout, bringing new daytime lighting and brightness levels to the main map environment.

  • Alcatraz

    • Original daytime map environment returns to Alcatraz.

• Featured Playlists (Sept. 17-23)

  • Ground War

  • Alcatraz Portals

  • Quads

  • Duos

  • Solo

ZOMBIES

• Weapons

  • M16

    • Increased base ammo count.

• Miscellaneous

  • Addressed an issue that could allow Hellhounds to start pathing before spawning.

  • Addressed a timing issue on Hellhound spawn visual FX.

GLOBAL

• Customization

• Addressed an issue that could prevent Weapon Charms and Death Effects from staying equipped.

MULTIPLAYER

• Featured Playlists (Sept. 17-23)

  • Stockpile

  • Endurance Chaos Moshpit

  • Bolt-Action Barebones

BLACKOUT

• Featured Playlists (Sept. 17-23)

  • Ground War

  • Alcatraz Portals

  • Solo

Operation Dark Divide Launches Sept. 23 on PS4:

The sixth Operation of Black Ops 4 arrives Monday on PS4 with Operation Dark Divide, our upcoming superheroes vs. villains-themed season packed with all-new game content and customization gear, as well as our final two Black Ops Pass Multiplayer maps and the conclusion of the Black Ops 4 Zombies Aether story, “Tag der Toten”.

Treyarch will host a livestream next week to talk about the new Operation, and we’ll report more details once we know more.

Source: Reddit

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As mentioned yesterday, Infinity Ward is hosting a Call of Duty: Modern Warfare livestream today, where the studio will talk about crossplay, and what to expect in the beta’s second weekend. The Modern Warfare livestream starts at 1 p.m. ETm and you can watch it unfold live below.

Watch live video from Infinityward on www.twitch.tv

Hopefully, we get a good preview of not only crossplay, but the 32 vs. 32 Ground War mode too, which is scheduled to hit next week as well.

Stay tuned for our Modern Warfare beta hitting later this week. We’re also going to go deep in Ground War once it’s out, and offer our impressions as well.

More Modern Warfare Reading:

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Spawns Were Not That Good in the Beta, and Here’s Proof
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Loot Boxes Confirmed via the Beta
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Nuke Earned in Less Than 2 Hours of Availability, Here’s What It Looks Like

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Bethesda Game Studios released a new Fallout 76 update for all platforms, and it’s live now! Numbered Fallout 76 update 1.28 (1.2.3.13 by Bethesda), it clocks in at just 1.4GB on PS4, and less than 65MB on PC. Check out the full Fallout 76 update 1.28 patch notes below.

Fallout 76 update 1.28 patch notes (1.2.3.13):

BUG FIXES

PERFORMANCE AND STABILITY

• Controls: Addressed an issue that could cause the game controls to become unresponsive when exiting a set of Power Armor.
• Stability: Addressed an issue that could cause a server crash.

USER INTERFACE

• Social: Players no longer lose their ability to interact with the Social menu if it was open when a they added or removed a friend.

Don’t forget, a new event has been announced by Bethesda called “Project Clean Appalachia.” Once it’s out, we’ll let our readers know.

Source: Bethesda

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If you’re not a PS4 gamer and haven’t tried the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beta yet, chances are you’re excited to give it a go this coming weekend. Before you do though, Infinity Ward will do a Modern Warfare livestream tomorrow to share more details about crossplay — which is being tested in the beta — and what’s coming in the beta’s second weekend. Not only that, but we get a huge list of Modern Warfare beta feedback items the studio is currently looking into.

Join us tomorrow, September 17th, for our first official livestream for Modern Warfare where we'll be sharing details about crossplay, what's coming up in weekend two of the Beta, and more! #ModernWarfare https://t.co/jtlj7Vv8ja pic.twitter.com/g0sbWxvuoi

— Infinity Ward (@InfinityWard) September 16, 2019

MP1st will of course have a livestream up on the site once we’re near the event.

Also worth noting, Infinity Ward has listed down some of Modern Warfare beta feedback they’re currently looking into, which you can see below (via Reddit).

Feedback We’re Working On:

Since the start of the Beta, you’ve sent us your comments, suggestions, and bugs. This week, we’ll be posting updates regarding feedback you’ve provided during the beta and information you’ll need before we jump into weekend two. For now, let’s take a look at some of the feedback we’re looking into:

• Partying Up: After completing a match as a party, some players are unable to find a new match and are stuck in the matchmaking lobby. We’re still looking into this issue, but in the meantime, disbanding your party and joining back up is a temporary solution while we work on a fix.
• Unable to connect to online services: This is currently being investigated. If you are still running into this issue, please feel free to PM me your PSNID (if you aren’t comfortable posting it in a thread) so we can take a deeper look. This will be helpful as we work on a solution.
• Connecting your PSNID to your CallofDuty.com account/Display name in-game: Please check this link provided by Activision Support if you’re having issues with connecting accounts or would like to adjust your display name. You can learn how to do this here: https://www.reddit.com/r/modernwarfare/comments/d3ei14/activision_account_display_names_in_the_modern/
• Hearing enemy footsteps, team footsteps, and your own: Tell us how you’re listening to the game. You can be specific by telling us some of the following information: What type of heaphones are you using? Speakers? Monitor? TV? What preset are you currently using? Are you plugged in directly to the controller? This information can help us narrow down what you’re hearing and help us look further into any issues.
• Calling Cards using wrong name and/or flag description: The description for the flag of Colombia currently says “Columbia.” The Slovakian flag is currently labeled Croatia. Both of these will be fixed during weekend two of the Beta.
• Players are able to clip into a table on Grazna Raid: A fix for this has already been completed and will be implemented as soon as possible.
• Level Cap displaying a higher level than 10: Right now, the level cap is set to 10. Some players are seeing their level cap display 11 or higher. This is a visual bug and will be fixed in weekend two.
• Graphical corruption on the matchmaking screen: Some players experienced graphical corruption errors while in matchmaking, resulting in the screen appearing black, green, or yellow. This will be fixed in weekend two of the Beta.
• Cruise Missile: The camera will remain static on the initial deployment scene and not properly display the map and enemy targets below. Once having control of the missile, it can become hard to control. This is currently being looked into.
• Spawning and Visuals: Spawning is currently inconsistent on some maps, so thank you for sharing your videos with us and sharing your feedback. We’ll continue to monitor the spawn system and we’ll update you if we deploy any changes. We will also be looking into lighting and exposure on various areas of the map, such as how you view dark rooms from the outside of a building and vice versa, for example.
• Clipping through vehicles and Deployable Cover: Character models are currently clipping through vehicles used during the infil sequence and in some cases, when using the Deployable Cover Field Upgrade. These are currently being investigated.
• Semtex Grenade: When stuck to a door, the Semtex grenade will not explode and the grenade icon will remain on screen. This will be fixed for weekend two of the Beta.
• Smoke effect on weapons: The smoke effect after firing a weapon is currently not displaying in-game. This will be fixed by launch.
• Connecting to Online Services: Some players are unable to connect to online services. If you’re still having this issue, please feel free to PM me your PSNID so we can further investigate.
• Stuttering: On occasion, a player might experience a “pull” or stutter near doors. This is being looked into.
• Players unable to move in certain locations: We’ve seen a few cases where players are getting stuck in their position and are unable to move around the map. We’re currently investigating this.
• Weapon Attachments: In some cases, weapon attachments are not unlocking after reaching the required level. This is being investigated.
• Doors: We’ve read your comments about doors; how they open, how loud they can be, and how they interact with you if they’re already open. We’ll be monitoring how you interact with them throughout the weekend and during weekend two.
• Spawning and Visuals: Spawning is currently inconsistent on some maps, so thank you for sharing your videos with us and sharing your feedback. We’ll continue to monitor the spawn system and we’ll update you if we deploy any changes. We will also be looking into lighting and exposure on various areas of the map, such as how you view dark rooms from the outside of a building and vice versa, for example.
• Semtex Grenade: When stuck to a door, the Semtex grenade will not explode and the grenade icon will remain on screen. This will be fixed for weekend two of the Beta.
• Smoke effect on weapons: The smoke effect after firing a weapon is currently not displaying in-game. This will be fixed by launch.
• Players “stuck” on the map: On random places across a map, a player might get ‘stuck’ in their current position and is unable to move. We’re taking a look at these and should have some of these locations fixed for weekend two.
• Minimap: We turned on a version of the minimap that doesn’t display enemy fire. We’ve been reading through your comments not only about the map itself, but also the compass and other UI elements on screen. Reading your feedback has brought up some very insightful conversations here at the studio, so again, thank you. Tomorrow, we’ll be turning off outlines that exist on your teammates within the world. We’d love to hear your thoughts on this combination, so please keep your suggestions and feedback rolling in throughout the weekend.
• Weapon Attachments: In some cases, weapon attachments are not unlocking after reaching the required level. This is being investigated.
• Recon Drone: There are two noted issues with this Killstreak. One: UI elements remain on the players screen after using the Drone. Second: Thermal function on the Drone causes the map below to become discolored.
• Weapons clipping through the Operator Character Model: On occasion, the AUG will clip through the arm of an Operator when viewing in the matchmaking or Operator selection screen

What we do know in the second week is, we’ll see the big 32 vs 32 mode be put to the test. We also want spawns fixed, which you can see here how bad it is so far.

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