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Bethesda has released an update to Fallout 4‘s Survival Mode, which is currently in beta on PC. This update, 1.5.146, adds one new feature (thirst, hunger, sleep, and diseases icons now change color based on status), while there are also lots of fixes and changes included with the patch.

With the update, the sleep cycle has been lowered from 24 hours to 14 hour days, while there is a reduced chance of getting a disease and you need to consume less food and drink to maintain proper sustenance. On the other hand, making things potentially more difficult, Fusion cores now weigh more, while your carry capacity has also been lowered.

You can see the update notes below, as posted by Bethesda in the game’s forums.

Fallout 4’s Survival Mode, which makes the game more challenging in a number of ways, launched in beta on PC at the end of March (find out how to get in here). There is no word yet on when the final, non-beta version will be available, while it’s scheduled to come to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One sometime in April.

For more on the ways in which Survival Mode changes the Fallout 4 experience, check out the video above.

Fallout 4 1.5.146 Survival Steam Beta Update

New Survival Features

• Thirst, hunger, sleep, and disease icons will change color based on status

Survival Fixes

• Less food and drink are required to maintain proper sustenance
• Carry capacity lowered
• Sleep cycle has been lowered from 24 hours to 14 hour days
• Reduced chances to getting a disease
• Fusion cores weigh more
• Nuka Cola Quantums no longer cancel out caffeine effect from Nuka Cola and Nuka Cola Cherry
• Fixed occasional issue with becoming parched or peckish when thirst or hunger are actually satisfied
• Fixed issue where Adrenaline effect would incorrectly persist after changing difficulty level
• When companion is down, a quest target will appear on them

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It’s already been a big week for Gears of War 4, as we recently learned the game’s release date and more details about its beta. But now, it looks like even more news about the Xbox One shooter is set to be divulged–and soon.

A tweet from the Gears of War channel teases that the game’s “next big reveal is coming soon.” A countdown clock on the Gears of War website is ticking down to three days from now, on the morning of Monday, April 11. This is apparently when the announcement will be made, whatever it is.

The website itself is potentially confusing, as it shows only a number of hours left, but producer Rod Fergusson says it should be read as three days and a number of hours.

Gears of War community director Adam Fletcher teased the reveal further, saying it will come completely out of left field.

Gears of War 4 is scheduled to launch on October 11 for Xbox One. A PC version may also be released, but nothing has been confirmed at this stage. In other news, it’s been confirmed that the game will offer split-screen play for multiplayer, though frame rate drops to 30fps when playing this way.

The Gears of War 4 multiplayer beta will begin later this month–check out this post to find out how to get in. On the subject of multiplayer, Fergusson recently said Gears of War’s multiplayer–since Gears of War 1–has been “under-served,” and explained why Gears of War 4 will change that.

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The live-action film adaptation of the hugely popular manga and anime series Death Note is apparently on the move. It has been reported that the film is on the verge of shifting production from its current home at Warner to Netflix.

According to The Wrap, the streaming giant is in negotiations to pick up the project. The site’s sources claim that the movie was nearing the start of filming when Warner decided not to move ahead. However, instead of simply dropping it, Warner agreed to let director Adam Wingard take the project elsewhere. It is reported that Netflix have offered a firm commitment to make the film, and it is expected that the deal will go through.

This follows the news earlier this week that Warner is planning to make fewer films that don’t tie into its three big franchise properties, namely DC, Lego, and Harry Potter.

In October last year, it was reported that Nat Wolff, best known for the hit teen drama The Fault in our Stars, had been cast as the lead in Death Note. It is also suggested that Straight Outta Compton‘s Keith Stanfield may join him.

The series tells the story of a high school student called Light, who comes into possession of a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone whose name he writes into it. Light sets out to rid the world of evil, but finds himself relentlessly pursued by a legendary police detective.

Death Note ran for 108 issues between 2003 and 2006, which were subsequently collected into 12 graphic novels, which to date have sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. There have also been three live-action Japanese films, an anime series, and a number of video games for the Nintendo DS, published by Konami.

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Following Quantum Break‘s release this week on Xbox One and PC, it’s now been reported that people who pirate the game will receive a unique form of punishment. Reddit user disastorm explains that if the game thinks you may be running a pirated copy, it gives main character Jack Joyce an eye patch.

Check it out:

In a FAQ about the Windows 10 version of Quantum Break, developer Remedy teased this form of pirate punishment. “Jack looks like a pirate–DRM might’ve accidentally triggered.” To avoid this issue, make sure you’re logged into your Microsoft account before starting the game, Remedy explained.

As Eurogamer explains, Remedy did the same thing with its last big game, Alan Wake.

Quantum Break received a score of 6 in GameSpot’s review, which said it can be interesting at times, but its impressive combat and great looks are hindered by a story with limited appeal and disappointing design choices. For more on the game’s critical reception, you can check out this review roundup.

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World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment’s multiplayer shooter Overwatch is coming soon, and if you’re wondering if you should pick it up on PlayStation 4 or Xbox One, a new technical comparison from Digital Foundry may have the answers you’re looking for. The site today published its performance analysis of the two console versions, detailing their resolution and frame rate.

Both editions run at a native 1080p with dynamic resolution, which allows the pixel count to drop during intensive scenes. On the subject of frame rate, Digital Foundry reports that Overwatch holds steady at 60fps for both PS4 and Xbox One most of the time, with only slight dips in frame rate in some sections.

On PS4, the only time Overwatch dropped below 60fps was during the time when the camera switches to the kill-cam. As for Xbox One, frame rate holds at 60fps “99 percent of the time.”

“It’s almost faultless in its frame rate, and for such a fast-paced game hitting that top target really pays off in controller response,” Digital Foundry said.

The Xbox One version of Overwatch does have an issue not found in the PS4 version, at least in the section that Digital Foundry tested. Instances of screen-tearing are more frequent on Xbox One, though they are apparently so brief and insignificant that you might not even notice.

“When the action really picks up, some screen tearing can sneak in, causing a horizontal tear line to appear,” the site said. “You might miss it, and this only crops up in short bursts alongside the game’s grander explosive effects. At a broadly solid 60fps refresh, Xbox One still delivers a superb level of performance, and despite its extra tearing it still plays really well.”

Head here to Eurogamer to read the full Digital Foundry report. You can also read GameSpot’s hands-on preview of the console versions of Overwatch here.

Overwatch launches on May 24 for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4. A beta starts earlier in the month and you can read this post to get all the details about how you can get in.

In other news about the game, Blizzard has revealed the replacement for Overwatch hero Tracer’s controversial “butt pose.”

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Gamers hopeful for a PC version of Rock Band 4 appear to be out of luck. The game’s crowdfunding campaign on Fig has ended–and it came up well short.

Harmonix was looking to raise $1.5 million, but only managed to attract $792,817, which is just 52 percent of the target. A total of 1,674 people contributed to the campaign over a period of 35 days. Fig, like Kickstarter, is all-or-nothing, so no money will be collected.

The bulk of the funding for Rock Band 4’s PC campaign came from investments ($592,000), while the remaining $201,000 was from traditional pledges. Fig is unique in that in addition to Kickstarter-style backing, people can actually invest in a game and ultimately share in its success through equity.

Things weren’t looking good for Rock Band 4’s PC campaign, as it needed to raise more than $750,000 with just 24 hours to go.

The raised money, had it been successful, would have been used to pay LittleBigPlanet and Dead Island 2 developer Sumo Digital to port the game to PC. The full cost of development would be $2,000,000, and Harmonix said it would provide the other $500,000 if it reached its goal.

About halfway through the campaign, Harmonix added a new reward tier that would give people the entire DLC song library if they paid $2,500.

Harmonix said in a Reddit AMA that, even if funding for Rock Band 4’s PC edition came up short, it wasn’t going to abandon the PC platform altogether.

“It’s more about whether or not it makes sense to bring a future game to the platform,” the developer said. “Rock Band VR is coming to Oculus, which is obviously PC, and I can definitely see other titles fitting nicely on PC as well.”

Rock Band 4 released last year on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It was scored a 7 in GameSpot’s review, which said “[a] lack of content and general stagnation hold this particular iteration of Rock Band back, but new ideas like Freestyle Solos genuinely enhance the core experience.”

Harmonix isn’t new to crowdfunding. The developer sought funding for another rhythm game, Amplitude, back in 2014. It was a successful campaign, raising over $800,000.

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