Gaming News - March 2007

San Mateo, CA (March 2, 2007) - Capcom today announced that an update to Lost Planet is now available via Xbox Live.

From Capcom:

This latest update adds on enhancements to the multiplayer game as well as a few fixes that address minor bugs/exploits that were discovered post-release.

Updates:

• In the pre-game lobby, a country flag icon will be shown next to the Gamertag of each player. This will be especially helpful for determining location of the match host.
• In the pre-game lobby, an icon will be added next to each player’s Gamertag, indicating connection strength.
• In Team Elimination, Post Grab and Fugitive modes, an indicator will be added next to the Gamertag of the person who is speaking.
• At the post-match Results screen, an indicator will be added next to the Gamertag of the person who is speaking.
• At the post-match Results screen, Gamertags of the players who have left the session will be grayed out.
• Points awarded to Fugitive for killing a Hunter reduced 75% (only 25% of original point total awarded)
• Additionally, the update will prevent players from playing together when network conditions are too bad and likely to cause extreme lag. This will prevent the following kinds of issues from occuring:
• Multiple fugitives in Fugitive matches when there should be only one
• Invisible players during matches
• Player info shown on Results screen for players who did not play in the match

Bug Fixes:

• Sometimes in Fugitive mode there would be multiple Fugitives instead of just one -- Fixed
• Occasionally, if an error occurred on the lobby screen, another lobby screen would be displayed on top of it -- Fixed
• Sometimes when there was a long delay/lag, the game would hang at the transition screen going from the lobby to the game and then reboot -- Fixed
• Sometimes when there was a long delay/lag, depending on the console, certain players in the match would become invisible for the duration of the match -- Fixed
• Sometimes post-match Results screens would show players who did not participate in the match -- Fixed
• Starting a taunt animation during a reload shortened the reload time as an exploit -- Fixed

Please note that network slowdown and lag is affected by each individual’s internet connection and setup.