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Crysis maker Crytek has expressed hopes to create a full virtual reality experience, the developer has revealed. Speaking in an interview with GameSpot, Crytek managing director Faruk Yerli touched upon Crytek’s plans in the VR space.

“We are exploring VR right now. We want to show the world true VR experience can only come from CryEngine, the best one. We see VR as an important device for enthusiasts, then going to mainstream probably. We want to elevate what we can do here… we hope to one day deliver a fully-fleshed VR experience,” Yerli said.

He discussed the challenges of bringing VR to a wider audience, speaking of physical limitations “in terms of what gameplay actions you can do.” With regards dealing with motion sickness, Yerli said that Crytek had “already found solutions” for it. Crytek creative director Frank Vitz also noted that the engine was able to make use of AMD’s LiquidVR technology “directly out of the box” to achieve lower latency across multiple GPUs.

Crytek is known for some of the best-looking games in the industry, which it creates with its proprietary CryEngine. Last year the developer said that it is becoming increasingly difficult to impress players with stunning graphics, but hopes to keep pushing boundaries. The developer also announced a CryEngine licensing plan last year, which allows developers to use CryEngine for $10 a month per user.

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Remember Me and Life is Strange developer Dontnod allegedly has the story for Remember Me 2 completed. Speaking to Siliconera, creative director, Jean-Maxime Moris said, “We know what we would do for Remember Me 2. The main story has been written. We know what we would add to the recipe. We know what we would fix. It’s a game that’s ready to be made, but that decision is Capcom’s to make.”

Reception for Remember Me was mixed at launch. Gamespot critic Kevin VanOrd generally praised the game, awarding it a 7 out of 10, but other sites weren’t so kind. Negative reviews prompted Moris to claim that the “game was misunderstood” and that it was “buried under the hype for [The Last of Us].”

Even if Capcom did want a sequel, for the time being Dontnod is focused on its episodic game Life is Strange, which is published by Square Enix. Moris said, “Obviously we need to see and Square Enix needs to see how the first season [of Life is Strange] does to really decide whether we kick it off or not.”

We reached out to Capcom about the future of Remember Me 2. The publisher responded saying, “Capcom has made no announcements about a new Remember Me title.”

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[UPDATE 7:34 PM EDT] “Purchase and Content Usage” on Xbox Live for Xbox 360 remains “limited,” but the rest of the core services are back up and running

The original story is below.

Xbox Live for Xbox 360 is currently facing a number of issues.

A service alert posted on Microsoft’s website explains that Purchase and Content Usage and Social and Gaming are “limited.” Earlier today, core services like signing-in were affected, but those problems have since been fixed.

“Are you having a tough time matchmaking or using the Smartglass application? We’re hard at work right now trying to get things back to normal,” Microsoft said. “Thanks for your patience!”

Xbox Live for Xbox One is not affected.

The issues for Xbox Live on Xbox 360 today come on the same day that Grand Theft Auto V introduced the long-awaited online Heists mode. It is unclear, however, if the Xbox Live downtime and the release of Heists are in any way connected.

“Microsoft is aware of an issue affecting access to some Xbox 360 services. We are working to restore full access to these services as quickly as possible,” a representative said.

GTA Online Heists, too, are struggling today.

Keep checking back with GameSpot for the latest on the connectivity issues for Xbox Live and GTA Online.

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Retail GameStop stores in the United States will be accepting donations to go to the family of the Philadelphia police officer who died in a store shootout last week, Polygon has reported. Starting from tomorrow until March 24, GameStop stores will process donations to Robert Wilson III’s memorial fund.

One hundred percent of donations will go to Wilson’s family. GameStop has also donated an undisclosed amount to the fund.

Wilson was at the store while on duty to perform a security check and to buy a gift for his eight-year-old son, who was being rewarded for doing well in school. Two men entered the store with the intention of committing robbery and encountered Wilson in uniform. A shootout ensued, with over 50 shots fired in a 30-second time span. Wilson was shot multiple times at close range and was killed by a shot to the head.

“The officer was a hero and a warrior–he fought until the very, very end–firing at both of them,” Philadelphia Police Homicide Capt. Darrell Clark said.

More details on the trust fund for Wilson’s family can be found here.

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Players who have picked up Bandai Namco’s recently released fighting game Dragon Ball Xenoverse have reported issues accessing the game’s online multiplayer servers.

The Dragon Ball Z Games Facebook page recently posted an update notifying players that the game’s servers had been updated with “several optimizations” which would improve the login rates for multi-lobbies. “We will continue to monitor and fine-tune both server and client side processes to raise the login rate to 100% success very soon,” the post read. Bandai Namco’s Twitter account also confirmed that server updates would be rolling out “over the next few days,” as well as multiple responses to complains explaining that a patch would be released tonight.

We tested the PlayStation 4 version of the game in the office and encountered issues accessing both the Online Parallel Quest and Online Battles features. GameSpot has reached out to publisher Bandai Namco for comment. We’ll update this story with more details as they emerge.

Xenoverse was originally scheduled to launch in early February, but was delayed for a week to “ensure the highest possible gameplay experience” for players. The game is developed by Dimps, who also worked on the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai series and assisted development on Street Fighter IV. The game is available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. A PC release on Steam will follow on February 27.

Are you encountering online multiplayer issues in Dragon Ball Xenoverse? Let us know in the comments below.

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This War of Mine, a game about how war affects people, got some new DLC today. According to the Steam page, The War Child Charity DLC contains “unique street art pieces made by artists from all over the world including: M-City, Gabriel “Specter” Reese, SeaCreative, Emir Cerimovic, Fauxreel and Mateusz Waluś.” The pieces are spread throughout the game, and each will have something to say about the nature of “humanity during a time of war.”

All of the proceeds from the DLC will go to the charity War Child–a group dedicated to helping children caught up in wars and conflicts throughout the world. The pack is available at three price points: $0.99, $9.99, $19.99, but the content is the same regardless how much you donate. The point is to provide more options for players who have more to give.

The developers ended their announcement with a message of hope, “Thank you and please don’t give up on trying to make this world a better place.”

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The new Playstation release, Helldivers, seems to be having a bit of trouble. According to Kotaku, players have been reporting odd bugs that will wipe all progress if the batteries in the controller die. Apparently, the glitch will cause a new level one character to spawn and immediately save over your previous data — effectively wiping your save.

Helldivers developers, Arrowhead, have confirmed that this is an issue and that they will be working on fixing for the forthcoming 1.03 patch. In the meantime, Arrowhead posted a few tips on the Helldivers subreddit.

Wiped progression? Don’t turn off your controller!

There is currently an issue with players experiencing wiped save data. We found an issue related to the controller dropping its connection to the game and then when you reconnect, the game spawns your avatar before it manages to load your old save. This results in what looks like lost progress, and often results in progress being lost if you let the game finish its save.

What we are doing about it: We have fixed this specific occurrence and are investigating other ways that save data might get reset as we are seeing reports of unrelated save reset issues. The fix for this specific issue will be in patch 1.03.

What you can do about it: Make sure your controller has a full charge when you start playing. Don’t switch controllers if you battery is running low, just connect it to a cable, and wait until you are on the bridge and done with saving before switching to another controller.

If this issue should occur, restarting the game without saving will cause it to try and download the cloud save next time you start it up. This may solve the issue, but will not work if you have managed to save since you got reset.

This bug isn’t the only one plaguing Helldivers players right now, though. On the Playstation forums, users of PS4 and PS Vita versions of the game have been reporting all kinds of issues with transferring saves and problems with online multiplayer. Obviously not all of these are caused by a dead controller battery, and there’s been no word on if they’ll be addressed in the new update.

We’ve reached out to Arrowhead for comment.

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