Bethesda promises you won’t need internet access to play the ‘Doom’ re-releases

id Software/Bethesda

Some Doom players weren’t particularly happy when Bethesda re-released the first three Doom games. That’s because the re-released version required users to have a BethesdaNet account, which meant you needed to be online. And this frustrated players who have been playing these games before home internet access really took off. The developer assures its players that it’s listening, though. Bethesda is now working on making accounts optional for players. The company reasoned that the requirement to reward the members of Bethesda’s Doom Slayers Club for playing the original titles. But if you don’t want to sign up, it seems you’ll be able to play the game soon without it.

Source: Engadget

Bethesda’s upcoming patch for ‘Fallout 76’ will be newbie-friendly

Bethesda wants to make sure it’s going to be easier for newcomers to play the game. Patch 11, which is set for a mid-July release, will also make it easier for players who take new characters out for a spin to play the game. The game will ease up on the challenges players face at the beginning of the game. Some examples cited include: “characters under level 25 will pay fewer caps when fast traveling, those under level 15 will have higher disease resistance, and we’re replacing a number of early-game Challenge rewards with items and other supplies that will give these Dwellers a better chance at survival.”

Areas that are hard for newbies or first-timers to traverse will have their difficulties lowered. As Bethesda said in its blog post, “We’re also looking to reduce creature difficulty in a few sub-regions within the Ash Heap, the Savage Divide, and Toxic Valley so that Dwellers who are stepping out of the Forest for the first time have fewer encounters with higher-level enemies.” Other changes include raw food lasting 50 percent longer with food and drink not losing its condition after fast travelling. Item descriptions will be improved. And the patch will address bugs like CAMP building errors in Pioneer Scout Challenges as well as looping gunshot sound effects.

Tesla cars will get Bethesda’s ‘Fallout Shelter’ and the YouTube app

Embed from Getty Images

While it is still illegal and dangerous to play games on the massive touchscreen infotainment system of Tesla cars, that isn’t stopping the company from adding more distractions/fun activities to do. Fallout Shelter and the YouTube app are coming to Tesla vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk made the announcement during a live chat with Bethesda Game Studios Director Todd Howard during Geoff Keighley’s E3 Coliseum event. The game will join indie platformer Cuphead on Tesla’s cars. At the event, they also showed off a demo of Beach Buggy Racing 2 where you can use the steering wheel of your car to steer your in-game vehicle. Now, let’s just hope we get far along with self-driving tech that the drivers can actually take advantage of these games. For now, it’s best to leave it to your passenger to play.

Source: The Verge

Arkane previews new game ‘Deathloop’

“If at first you don’t succeed… die, die again.” This rather witty catchphrase comes from a new game being developed by the studio behind the Dishonored series and Prey. Arkane showed off the trailer for Deathloop at Bethesda’s E3 press conference. It follows two assassins called “The Captain” and “Jules” who are locked in a constant battle trying to kill each other as well as their targets. As the title suggests, the characters are stuck in some time loop in a mysterious island called Blackreef. The trailer above gives us the feel for the game, but not much else is known beyond that. The game is being developed at Arkane’s Lyon studio and it’s expected to deliver a “mind-bending story” with “meticulously designed levels” that the studio is known for creating. We don’t have a target release date for it either, but we’re hoping to hear more soon.

Source: The Verge