Far Cry 3 Launches with Massive Day 1 Patch

Ubisoft has just released the third major installment in the Far Cry series on PC platform. The game is available via Uplay and has yet to land on Steam, if any.

Those who already unlocked the game noticed there's a patch available for download, which comes with lots of fixes and improvements meant to enhance the overall gaming experience.

Patch 1.01 has about 260MB in size and can be manually downloaded here. However, the update will be automatically downloaded via Uplay the moment players are trying to open the game.

There are many improvements and fixes that affect the multiplayer part of Far Cry 3, so you might want to take a closer look on these:

General:
- Improved overall Multiplayer stability and performance;
- Added SHOW TOP, SHOW YOU, PAGE UP and PAGE DOWN options in Leaderboards;
- Fix the voice chat issue that would mute players by default;
- Lobby chat can now be accessed when a controller is connected.

Co-op:
- Fixed graphical issues on loading screen hint;
- Fixed the issue that would prevent maps from being displayed or randomized the first time a user enters Public Co-op;
- Health regeneration option no longer has inverted functionality;
- “Flare gun” kills are no longer considered as Assist kills.

PVP:
- Fixed ground texture resolution;
- Grass surrounding fire spawns no longer remain red on Firestorm maps.

The Map Editor receiv ed a few changes as well such as improved white objects thumbnails legibility, and the option to start a private match in 1 player on user created maps.

The full list of changes included in this update, which affect Single Player campaign, are detailed below:

- Improved game stability and performance;
- Fixed issues with flickering on specific water textures;
- Fixed small UI glitches related to different display resolutions;
- “Weapon cache” mission: Mission Zone and Mission Marker no longer stays on mini-map and on screen after mission completion;
- Crafting items are now auto selected when entering a new crafting category;
- Added sound when zooming in and out the camera with the mouse scroll button.

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Obsidian Offers Update on Project Eternity Development, PayPal Contributions

The development team at Obsidian is offering fans of their current Project Eternity an update on the game creation process and an update for those who are interested in contributing to the game using PayPal.

The team in charge of the narrative is at the moment creating the pantheon of gods for the Infinity game world and fans are invited to contribute via the forums.

Characters customization is the main focus for both artists and programmers and the current system allows players to swap out pieces of armor and equipment and instantly see the models change dynamically.

The programming team is also working on more mundane issues like pathfinding and line-of-sight.

Obsidian is also announcing that those who want to contribute to Project Eternity can do so via PayPal until December 3 at 6:00 PM Pacific Standard Time.
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Proposal Photo Posted on Reddit Goes Viral

Redditor Thekidd142 posted a heartwarming picture of the tree he adorned with LED candles, before proposing to his girlfriend.

His post received almost 25,000 upvotes since yesterday, proving Reddit is the perfect place to show off your romantic streak.

“Last week I proposed to my girlfriend of 3 years, and this is how I did it. I had to wait for her to stop crying before I could even ask her to marry me,” he wrote.

He claims it took 4 to 5 hours to attach the LED lights to jars and hang them on his sweetheart's favorite tree.

He had to leave to pick her up and bring her home, and all the way back he was scared he might have burnt down her house in the process of trying to impress her.

KnitNotPurl and himself had been talking a marriage for a while, Daily Dot writes, but she was still surprised to see the tree on her family's property decorated.

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Dishonored Is Now Officially a Bethesda Franchise, Sells Better Than Expected

Pete Hines, who leads the Public Relations department at publisher Bethesda, says that the success of the recently launched Dishonored means that his company is aiming to turn it into a full-fledged franchise, although it is not clear how it plans to achieve this goal.

The executive tells Destructoid that, “I can tell you that Dishonored is far exceeding our sales expectations, which is especially cool considering it’s new IP facing a host of well-established franchises this quarter.”

“ We did terrific numbers again this past weekend, both in stores and on Steam, where Dishonored was listed as the number one selling title over the holiday weekend. And Dishonored has really sold well overseas. So, we’re very pleased and appreciate all the fans that have supported Dishonored and Arkane. We clearly have a new franchise,” he adds.

Hines has not announced an actual sequel or spin-off, which would cement the franchise status of Dishonored.

Harvey Smith, one of the co-directors of the game and co-founder of developer Arkane, has previously said that he sees Dishonored as a complete package and has mixed feelings about a direct sequel.

His partner, Raf Colantonio, says that the entire team is happy to see their game perform well, both critically and commercially, and that they are interested in working with Bethesda on a potential sequel.

Dishonored allows players to inhabit the charac ter Corvo, a master assassin who also has access to supernatural abilities, as he explored the steampunk city of Dunwall and tries to find out why he was framed for the murder of the Empress he was protecting.

The game is based on stealth mechanics, but gamers also have a lot of options during combat and there’s no penalty for achieving goals by simply taking out all enemies, although moving around without being detected is much more satisfying.

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Slacker Radio for Android Receives Bug Fixes via New Update

Slacker Radio for Android, the application that provides access to more than 100 genre stations, has just been updated with several bug fixes.

According to Slacker, these bugs have been brought by the previous update delivered via Google Play store. However, the developers quickly identified these issues and corrected most of them via this new patch.

First of all, the latest update for Slacker Radio fixes a Facebook pairing issue and a caching bug related to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system.

In addition, the update also corrects a Lock Screen disappearing issue, along with a bug found in Newsletters setting.

Slacker Radio 3.2.2093 is now available as a free download via Google Play store and it should be fully compatible with all devices running Android 2.1 and later. Check it out here.

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Virgin Money Phishing Scam: Re-Confirm Your SiteKey

Emails purporting to come from Virgin Money – the UK bank and financial services company owned by the Virgin Group – are attempting to trick recipients into clicking on a link that takes them to a phishing website.

According to Hoax Slayer, the emails entitled “Important E-mail Notification,” read something like this:

“Re-Confirm Your SiteKey

Your SiteKey is a security measure that lets you know that you are at our authentic Online Banking site. Once created, your Si teKey will be displayed after you enter your user name when you log on to Online Banking. Do not enter your password without first seeing your SiteKey.

Your SiteKey includes both an image and an image title. You may select the current image displayed or choose a new image from the available selection.

Due to recent upgrade of our database. All bank account holder are requested to re-confirm his/her sitekey to enable our security database recognise your system and can be easily remembered.

Please click on the help centre link below to get started
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Regards
The Virgin Money Team”

The emails are well designed. In fact, all the logos and the layout are taken from the official Virgin Money Magazine. Furthermore, most of the links point to the legitimate website.

However, the link on which users are urged to click takes victims to a phishing website where they’re asked to enter their usernames and password.

Once this information is provided, a second page requests additional sensitive information.

Users are advised to avoid such emails.

Those who already took the bait and provided their credentials are recommended to immediately change their passwords and contact their financial institutions.

The cybercriminals will likely use the information to commit all sorts of crimes. That’s why it’s important for those who fell victim to take immediate steps to protect their identities and their financial assets.

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You'll Get to Vote on Whether You Get to Vote on Facebook Soon

Facebook wants to make some changes to its data retention and terms of use policies. The changes have been published for a while now and Facebook is waiting for feedback.

Currently, the site's policy is that if a post announcing these type of changes gets 7,000 comments, the changes are put to a vote.

If 30 percent of Facebook users vote, then the results are binding, otherwise, Facebook can do as it pleases. This system hasn't worked out very well in practice and is, in fact, one of the things Facebook wants to change.

But, as you can imagine, getting 7,000 comments on this issue wasn't hard, the site has one billion active users. So now the changes have to be put to a vote.

It's all very meta, users get to vote on whether they are allowed to vote. While critics of the move are optimistic about the turnout, the fact is 300 million people are not going to vote on this, presidential elections don't get anywhere near those numbers.

So the whole endeavour is rather pointless, still Facebook has to go through with it. A vote will be put up soon and users will have a week to make their choice. In all likelihood, the results, i.e. the low number of people who vote, will legitimize the changes, but we'll have to wait and see.

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