PC

Minecraft Hatches Beta Update 1.6

Time to update those Minecraft clients, as Notch and crew roll out update 1.6, introducing hatches, spreading mushrooms, craftable maps, and taking away some of the destructive power of fire. Check out the patch notes to see what’s new.


May 14, 2011
PC

Brink Devs Push Lag Fix, Promise Free DLC

Brink closes its chequered launch week with news of free DLC and promises it’s fixing the crippling lag in its multiplayer.


May 5, 2011
PC

Next Week’s Rift Update Opens A Rift To The Plane Of Facebook

If you’ve lost friends to Trion Worlds’ massively multiplayer online role-playing game Rift, prepare to get them back in an annoying fashion next week, when the 1.2 update hooks its claws into Facebook.


April 27, 2011
PC

World Of Warcraft’s Rise Of The Zandalari Patch Feeds The Trolls

The Zandalari tribe once sided with the Alliance and Horde against their troll brothers in Zul’Gurub and Zul’Drak. In World of Warcraft patch 4.1, their sympathies have changed.


April 13, 2011
PC

Dragon Age II Is A Bit More Playable On PC Today

BioWare has released patch 1.02 for Dragon Age II, patching various bugs, quest glitches and technical foul-ups and generally making the game a bit more tolerable on the Mac and PC. Check out the full patch notes here.


April 9, 2011
PC

Crysis 2 Getting A DirectX 11 Patch For Extra Glistening Aliens

Details are basically non-existant, but Crytek has officially announced that there will be a DirectX 11 patch for Crysis 2 to take full advantage of modern PC gaming hardware. [MyCrysis.com](Thanks, Kyle!)


February 22, 2011
PlayStation

Catherine Is So Hard, Let’s Make Her Easy

Action adventure game Catherine is difficult. And people in Japan are complaining.


January 26, 2011
News

PS3 Black Ops Patched Massively

Early this morning Treyarch unleashed a major patch for the PlayStation 3 version of Call of Duty: Black Ops, fixing freezing issues, stability problems, and various other annoying issues. Check out the official forums for full patch notes.


December 3, 2010
News

A Patch 1.5 Years In The Making

Enthusiasm for Ghostbusters plateaued soon after its 2009 release, but the game’s solid multiplayer variety made it a cult hit for many. That’s why, 18 months later, the developer’s finally patched a bug that kept players from collecting four achievements.


November 23, 2010
News

The Patch That Changes World Of Warcraft Forever

In two weeks World of Warcraft gains Goblin, Worgen, and a healthy dose of high-end content, but first the world must die. WoW lead systems designer Greg Street talks us through the rebirth of Azeroth coming in tomorrow’s massive patch.