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Business Standard
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Business Standard
Call of Duty to release Warzone, Black Ops 6 Season 4 on May 29: What's new
Activision has announced the Season 4 update for Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 and Call of Duty: Warzone, set to release at 9:30 PM (IST) on May 29, 2025. The updates will go live across PlayStation 5 and 4, Xbox Series X, S and One, and PC via and Steam. This season will bring new multiplayer maps, game modes, weapon tuning, and expanded Zombies content, enhancing gameplay and narrative across both titles. Black Ops 6: Tactical maps and story progression Season 4 continues the evolving narrative of Adler and former antagonist Vikhor 'Stitch' Kuzmin, who will now join forces to expose moles within the shadowy group Pantheon. Players will explore three new multiplayer maps centred around a CIA black site in Iceland: Shutdown: A hydroelectric facility surrounded by volcanic terrain and flooded zones, supporting vertical and aquatic combat. Fugitive: A dark, frozen prison complex featuring stealth zones, ziplines and climbing areas. Blitz: A cliffside location with fast-paced 6v6 or 2v2 combat, ambushes near waterfalls, and dynamic reinforcements. A new 'Team Elimination" mode modifies 'Kill Confirmed' rules by limiting lives and introducing strategic dog-tag pickups to deny kills, encouraging tactical team play. New weapons include the LC10 SMG and FFAR 1 assault rifle, along with burst-fire mods, vertical grips, and the Grim Reaper scorestreak—a quad-tube rocket launcher available in both multiplayer and Zombies modes. Zombies mode brings back Grief, the 4v4 survival challenge where teams compete to outlast one another. New ammo mods and GobbleGums provide tactical advantages. The update also introduces weapon balancing, UI improvements such as a death recap widget, and enhancements to Ranked Play, including demotion protection and new seasonal rewards. Warzone: Landmark map changes and new competitive modes Season 4 will overhaul Verdansk with the introduction of the overlook skyscraper, replacing the Burger Town and SKN Comm Tower landmarks. Features include: Interactive cranes equipped with vertical ascenders to move players and gear Horizontal ziplines for faster traversal between Overlook and adjacent rooftops High-value loot zones now include The Overlook, Superstore, and Quarry. Two new limited-time modes launch this season: Clash: A 52 vs. 52 team deathmatch without circle collapse or self-revives. It features Domination Points, special crates, and power-ups, with support for both first-person and third-person views. World Series of Warzone: A three-week competitive event using official esports rules, aligned with pro-level gameplay. The Zombies experience also expands with a competitive version of Grief, where players must outlast enemy teams while fending off the undead. Season 4 Battle Pass and Premium Tier The Season 4 Battle Pass includes over 100 new unlockables, such as: Operators: Stitch and Adler Weapons: LC10 and FFAR 1 Weapon blueprints, equipment skins, reticles The premium BlackCell Tier offers exclusive cosmetics, including the Omen Operator (Crimson One) and themed bundles like the Ballerina Pack. Availability
Time of India
15-05-2025
- Time of India
How to Resolve Crashing Errors in Doom The Dark Ages on PC
Image via: Bethesda Softworks Nothing compares to dashing into the midst of battle and slashing demons in Doom: The Dark Ages. It's fast, brutal, and gorgeous, but, for some, technical issues are preventing anyone from the joy. Some are just seeing black screens, while others are booted straight back to their desktop with no error message. Good thing? You are not alone. Some very easy tricks can be tried to put the game back into proper working order. Until then, here are a couple of simple workarounds to jump back into gameplay. What's causing the problem? The game suddenly shuts down with absolutely no warning. It will throw up a black screen after being launched. It crashes during loading or ongoing gameplay, sometimes following a lag spike. All these issues typically arise due to broken game files, outdated drivers, or other software running on the system that choose to misbehave against the game. How To Fix DOOM: The Dark Ages Crashes, Crash to Desktop or Crashing at Startup Error On PC Easy fixes you can try Here's what a lot of players did to resolve the crashing issue with their games: Verifying your game files: If some files did not download properly, or got corrupted, then those files might cause crashes. Go ahead and open your game launcher, from Steam and to whatever software you use, then navigate to settings for the Doom game and look for an option to "verify" or "repair" the game files. It seems worth a try, even though it may take some few minutes. Updating your graphics driver Nvidia and AMD launched new drivers to support the game, but there are times when those drivers Lower some graphics settings Certain settings may cause sudden crashes, even on a powerful PC. Try running the game in a borderless window instead of going for fullscreen. Lower shadow, reflection, and texture quality-related settings. Turn off Frame Generation and ray tracing for now. Turn off extra software overlays Extra overlays from programs such as Discord, MSI Afterburner, or GeForce Experience might sometimes clash with game execution. Try Disable all overlays or background apps you do not need. Disable anything that is recording your screen or monitoring your performance. Run the game as administrator Right-click on the game icon and select "Run as Administrator." This is the easiest way the game can gain full permission to run properly. How To Fix DOOM The Dark Ages Crashing/Crash On Startup/Crash To Desktop(CTD)/Freezing On PC The developers are already working on a patch to address these issues. Most of the crashing problems hopefully will be fixed with that update. Till then, these tips will help most players resume playing with little hassle. The crashes are annoying, especially in a game as thrilling as Doom: The Dark Ages. But most players have fixed the issue in a blink by trying a few easy tweaks. Try the steps mentioned above, stay tuned for updates, and get ready to rip and tear your way through hell once again. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Daily Mirror
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Diablo 4 x Bersek crossover – every item included in the iconic collab and how to unlock them
Diablo 4 is getting its first IP crossover and is stepping outside of Activision Blizzard's stable of franchises for a Berserk collaboration. Season 8 of Diablo 4 will deliver on the promise of a dark fantasy collab that features its own Reliquary battle pass and armour sets in the shop when the Berserk crossover drops in May. Diablo 4 Season 8: Belial's Return has seen Activision Blizzard replace Ladder Bosses with tiered Lair Bosses, and shake up the battle pass format with the new Reliquaries system that borrows from Warzone 's sector-based approach to the battle pass. As well as the three premium and single free Reliquaries, we'll be seeing Event Reliquaries which roll out for milestone events and IP collaborations; and the Diablo 4 x Berserk crossover is the first them. Starting on Tuesday, May 6, players can earn themed items and cosmetics through the battle pass, via the in-game store (which is where the good stuff is) as well as through Twitch Drops. Here's all of Diablo 4 x Berserk crossover goodies on offer and how you can bag them. Diablo 4 x Berserk Reliquary The Berserk Reliquary contains four items as well as a bonus reward for completing it. You need to slaughter elite enemies who have the chance of dropping Behelits, which you can hoover up to spend on unlocking content from the Even pass Here's what you can unlock in the Berserk Reliquary: Diablo 4 x Berserk in-game store content The prices for the in-game store content haven't been shared yet, but we do know what's coming thanks to the official blog post: Berserker Armor The Skull Knight Chimimoryo Schnoz Pet These items will be available to buy in the in-game shop from the start of the Diablo 4 x Berserk crossover on Tuesday, May 3 to Tuesday, June 3. Diablo 4 x Berserk Twitch Drops The items on offer as part of the Diablo 4 x Berserk crossover are the Marrow of the Brute Two-Handed Sword Item Cosmetic and the Skull Behelit Mount Trophy. Here's how to bag them both: Marrow of the Brute Two-Handed Sword This one's for the Barbarian and Necromancer, with the Twitch Drops campaign starting at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST on Tuesday, April 29 and ending at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT / 6pm BST on Tuesday, May 13. You just need to clock up three three hours of watch time on eligible Diablo 4 streams for this one. Skull Behelit Mount Trophy You'll have to spend money for the Skull Behelit Mount Trophy – there's no getting away with popping a steam on in the background and getting a freebie. As part of the Support a Streamer campaign you need to buy or gift a sub of their channel, and it can be any tier. Be sure to link your and Twitch accounts by logging into your account and clicking the connections tab. Find Twitch on the list and click Connect if they're not already linked.
