Xbox Gaming in South Africa

Violition Inc. have been hard at work on a patch for Red Faction: Guerrilla, adding some new features, fixing a couple of things, and tweaking things that needed tweaking.

The patch will be available on Xbox LIVE later this afternoon, and it will coincide with the start of a Double XP Long Weekend which runs until Sunday.

Below is a list of what to expect from today's patch:

• New Wrecking Crew mode - Challenge Mode - There are 3 rounds of distinct submode/weapon/backpack settings per level. Each participant plays through all 3 rounds to try to get the highest score possible. All modes can be played with a single player.
• Wrecking Crew Leaderboards - Scores for Challenge Mode are automatically uploaded to leaderboards (1 per level) so you can compare how you're doing against your friends and the world. Leaderboards are only available for Challenge Mode.
• Bonus Wrecking Crew levels unlocked - The 4 pre-order bonus WC levels are now unlocked for everyone, giving you 10 levels in which to blow everything away.
• Weapon and Backpack disabling in Multiplayer - Prevent any specific backpacks or weapons from spawning in a level within a custom match.
• XP multiplier for matchmaking playlists - Double XP playlists are now possible (and will be used).
• Ore Deposits on Minimap - Mining ore that hasn't been mined will now show up as purple pulsing dots on the minimap. This will help players to obtain the "Working the Land" achievement/trophy.
• Support for upcoming DLC - Demons of the Badlands, the first DLC pack for RFG, will be released on August 13th.

Other Fixes

• House Arrest icons now reflect their proper completion status after you finish the last mission.
• Convoy spawning is now fixed after you finish the last mission. Previously some convoys would be prevented from spawning.
• Scale of some icons on the full-screen map and minimap has been fixed.
• Parties are no longer allowed to matchmake into Anarchy through the "Any Playlist" selection option.
• Ties no longer count as losses on the MP leaderboards.
• Various minor matchmaking fixes.