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Breathe a sigh of relief – gamers who feared they may have lost their characters in The Division have been told their data is safe. Following the release of the game’s 1.1 patch this week some players were aghast to discover that their characters had vanished. However, the cause has …
Read More »All League of Legends ranked matches taken offline after huge bug discovered
A game-wide bug has forced Riot to temporarily disable ranked League of Legends matches as it works to fix the issue. Players initially began to notice something curious with the hero Riven, with the champion able to cast the ‘Recall’ spell – which teleports the player character back to the …
Read More »Year-old Dark Souls 2 bug is finally being fixed
Developer From Software has finally decided to address a bug that has affected players of Dark Souls 2 on PC since release. The game across all formats features a weapons degradation system that sees the durability of an equipped weapon decrease every time it stikes. How quickly it decreases depends …
Read More »Helldivers is wiping save data if your controller runs out of power
The PS4 and PS3 versions of Helldivers suffer from a bug that wipes a user’s save data should their controller run out of battery mid-game. Fortunately, developer Arrowhead has identified the cause and is working on a fix for the quite unique bug. We found an issue related to the …
Read More »iOS 8.0.1 update breaks iPhone 6 reception and Touch ID
Apple has pulled its latest iOS 8.0.1 update after the software broke two key iPhone features. The iterative software update borked Touch ID across many handsets that support it – the iPhone 5S and both iPhone 6s. More worrying it also left some iPhone 6 users unable to connect to …
Read More »New bug discovery is another blow for Battlefield 4
Nearly six months after the game’s release, the discovery of a significant bug in Battlefield 4 has heaped more pressure on EA’s shooter. PC Gamer reports that word is spreading about what is being referred to as the ‘death shield’ bug. When a player is downed in Battlefield 4 there …
Read More »EA confirms Xbox One FIFA 14 controller bug
FIFA 14 owners on Xbox One have been warned of two bugs that are currently affecting the game. The first occurs if gamers boot FIFA 14 while two controllers are connected that are both assigned to profiles. The problem can be avoided by having only one controller connected when launching …
Read More »Nintendo acknowledges game-breaking Pokemon X & Y bug
A game-breaking bug affecting a limited number of Pokemon X & Y players has been acknowledged by Nintendo. According to a translation via Nintendolife some players found that saving their 3DS game in Lumiose City can cause irreversible corruption of save data” leaving users having to abandon their saves and …
Read More »Nintendo to patch gay marriage "bug" in Tomodachi Collection
Tomodachi Collection: New Life marked the first time in the series that Nintendo had permitted same-sex relationships in one of its titles. Or so it seemed. It was revealed last week that the Japanese 3DS title allowed male Mii characters to marry other male Miis, as well as subsequently have …
Read More »Save wiping Borderlands 2 ‘virus’ spreading across Xbox Live
A bug that wipes game progress is being transmitted across Xbox Live to players of Borderlands 2. Believed to be linked to code connected to a ‘hardcore’ game mode left in by developers, the ‘Graveyard’ exploit has seemingly been affecting those who have played online with other infected players. The …
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