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NetherRealm has released patch 1.02 for its fighting game Mortal Kombat X, the developer has announced.

The patch includes new costumes for a few fighters, including a classic skin for the ice-wielding ninja Sub-Zero. More importantly, the patch makes a few gameplay changes, which are listed below.

• General – Throws (regular or command grabs) will no longer sometimes connect on a grounded reacting opponent off a counter hit
• Shinnok (Impostor) – He can now control the location of a stolen Goro Stomp.
• Subzero (Grandmaster) – Combos on a grounded opponent frozen by the Ice Klone will now scale properly.
• Takeda (Ronin) – Added a new move “Quick Kall” (Down, Towards, Front Punch) which quickly returns a dropped blade without doing an attack.
• Takeda (Shirai Ryu) – He will now always teleport to the other side when doing the Air Shirai Ryu Port

In case you missed it, yesterday NeatherRealm released a patch on PC that fixed several issues, and granted an extra 10,000 Krypt Koins to all PC players for their patience on launch day.

On Twitter, NetherRealm creative director Ed Boon said that the patch should also improve performance on PC.

Mortal Kombat X launched earlier this week, and though he didn’t share specific numbers, according to Boone it was the biggest launch in the franchise’s history.

Mortal Kombat X is currently available for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and mobile devices. The Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions of the game have been delayed and will arrive this summer.

For more on Mortal Kombat X, check out GameSpot’s review in progress and what other critics are saying.

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We haven’t seen Alienation since Gamescom 2014, but the top-down shooter is looking pretty good in a recently released video.

The video, posted to developer Housemarque Games’ YouTube channel shows an early pre-alpha, three player cooperative session. It’s still a work in progress, but Alienation seems like a mix of two of Housemarque’s previous games. On its website, Housemarque describes Alienation as a spiritual successor to the top-down zombie shooter Dead Nation, and it does seem to share similar characters and level design, but it also looks like it has the fast pace action and weapon types of Super Stardust HD.

Alienation is a four-player action game with drop-in drop-out multiplayer exclusive to the PlayStation 4. It will have cooperative, single player, and player-versus-player modes. Housemarque has yet to announce a release date, but the game’s official site says it’s “coming soon.” Sony also previously confirmed the game for a 2015 release.

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Realistic racing game Project Cars will have 110 courses and 30 locations at launch, developer Slightly Mad Studios has announced.

The courses and locations are based on real tracks from around the world, including famous spots like Nürburgring in Germany, Zhuhai International Circuit in China, Chesterfield in the United Kingdom, and the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France.

Most locations will have multiple layouts for different types of races, which is how Project Cars reaches the impressive 110 courses mark. The California State Route 1, for example, has five different configurations.

You can find the full list of courses and locations on Project Cars’ website.

Following a succession of delays to the project on at least three occasions, the racing sim is now due to ship in the Americas on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on Friday May 6. The UK market will get the game on May 8.

Developer Slightly Mad Studios has plans to ship a version on Wii U, but details on the release date for this remain vague.

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