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It's been more than a decade since we received an all-new Shinobi title, but thanks to Sega's recent initiative to revive dormant IPs from its deep catalog, the company is set to release Shinobi: Art of Vengeance later this year. The gorgeous revival comes from Lizardcube, the development team behind 2020's Streets of Rage 4, a franchise that was originally published by Sega.

This entry is the first all-new game in the series since 2011's Shinobi on 3DS. Unlike the Streets of Rage revival, which was published by Dotemu, Sega is partnering directly with Lizardcube to revitalize the Shinobi series. Late last week, Sega gave us about a minute of new gameplay, teasing the design of the stages in Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. Though the levels and encounters appear well-designed and engaging, the visual aesthetic continues to steal the show with every new glimpse at Lizardcube's next title.

You can view the new trailer below.

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance arrives on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC on August 29. Those pre-ordering the Digital Deluxe Edition can play three days before everyone else and receive additional in-game items, including currency, a Ghost outfit, a Medic Lite Amulet, and a Sega Villains Stage.

Since its launch, Street Fighter 6 has steadily added new characters across its two years of downloadable content. Though many fan-favorite characters were included in the initial roster, Capcom has dug into its vast library of fighters to further bolster the likes of Ryu, Ken, Guile, and Chun-Li. Late last week, Capcom revealed the final Year 2 character, Elena, will join the fight this June.

As announced nearly a year ago, Street Fighter 6's Year 2 pass includes M. Bison, Terry, Mai, and Elena. Elena was originally scheduled to arrive this spring, but was hit with a slight delay to her newly announced June 5 release date. M. Bison is known as one of the most iconic characters is all of Street Fighter, while Terry and Mai are guest characters from the Fatal Fury franchise. Elena is a capoeira master from Kenya who made her debut in Street Fighter III: New Generation. Since then, she has appeared in Street Fighter IV and Street Fighter X Tekken. She was completely absent from Street Fighter V, despite that game receiving five seasons of six downloadable characters. 

You can see Elena in action through her character trailer below.

Alongside Elena's release, Street Fighter 6 will also release a major balance patch, which will introduce changes for all 25 pre-existing characters, plus some alterations to the broader Street Fighter 6 system. Capcom says it will detail those changes prior to Elena's June 5 launch. That June 5 date is also when Street Fighter 6 Years 1-2 Fighters Edition launches on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, Switch 2, and PC. That edition is the first version to arrive on a Nintendo platform, but all versions include each of the 26 characters released in the first two years, as well as a downloadable outfit, additional colors, and 20 stages.

For more on Street Fighter 6, including exclusive insights on the making of the game, check out our cover story from 2022 here.

Video game genres are typically defined by the main actions a player can perform. In a shooter, you shoot. In a platformer, you jump on platforms. Cozy games are instead defined by aesthetic and emotional impact; they should make you feel, well… cozy. Despite this vague definition, the genre is extremely popular and has wide appeal, attracting people of various ages and genders, and especially people with less experience with video games as a medium. The best cozy games are forgiving, relaxing, and easy to get lost in. We've got some huge fans of the genre here at Game Informer, so here's a list of the ten cozy games you don't want to miss.

What if a puzzle didn't look like a puzzle? That's the question A Little to the Left asks and immediately answers with dozens of creative challenges where the player sorts and stacks all manner of household objects. Many puzzles have multiple solutions as well (a group of markers can be laid out by length or color, for example), so in many instances, the challenge is to find the puzzle in order to solve it. There's also a cute cat that shows up to impede your progress. It would be annoying if it weren't so adorable.

Nintendo has maintained a cheery, family-friendly aesthetic for decades, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the company at its most welcoming. As the Resident Representative of a remote island, you customize your new town and upgrade your house to your heart's content, befriending the bipedal animal villagers as you go. Animal Crossing runs on a real-time clock, meaning one day in real life is one day in the game, and it actively encourages you to take your time while playing. Still, that doesn't stop players from racking up hundreds of hours terraforming and decorating every inch of their islands.

This wordless, narrative-driven experience follows an unnamed, scarf-wearing being as it voyages across the desert. The iconic, cello-centric Austin Wintory soundtrack is your only companion–unless, of course, you count the game's subtle multiplayer mechanic, through which nameless players appear in your world and assist you on your journey. Journey is a meditative, moving experience, and a great way to introduce a friend or family member to video games.

Cute pets are often a common element of cozy games, but in Little Kitty Big City, they're front and center. This game is the ultimate adorable cat adventure, complete with collectible hats, designated buttons to meow and bap with each paw, and funny dialogue. There's a story to experience and puzzles to solve, but it's also just really fun to pounce at birds and swipe at humans' feet. It's a game that understands the cutest, silliest parts about pets, puts your paws on the controller, and lets you loose to have fun.

To most people, cleaning is not a relaxing activity, but when it's in a video game, it becomes a chill, enjoyable experience. PowerWash Simulator is one of the greatest examples of this, bringing players to a variety of dirt-caked locations to spray until spotless. If the basic maps aren't interesting enough to you, DLC maps introduce a wide array of crossovers into the mix, including cleanable areas from Final Fantasy VII and Warhammer 40,000 to SpongeBob and Shrek.

If you're looking for a silly game to escape from reality, you can't do much better than The Sims. The most iconic simulation game on the market, you create characters in a small town and watch them live their lives, going to work, making friends, and potentially starting a family. If you're new to the series, you can't go wrong with The Sims 4, the newest entry with dozens of DLC packs featuring new vocations, outfits, and crossovers. Fans looking for a blast from the past can instead grab The Sims 2 Legacy Collection, which was recently released on Steam and brings the 2004 classic to modern platforms.

Much like Animal Crossing or Stardew Valley, Spiritfarer is a game where you manage a town of sorts, plant crops, and bond with your neighbors. The catch with this one, however, is that you're actually guiding spirits to the afterworld, and eventually, you have to let them pass away. This constant confrontation with death means it's not a game for everyone, but Spiritfarer is a moving experience accompanied by management and decoration mechanics classic to the cozy genre. Pair it with a bright art style and spirited (pun intended) soundtrack, the best hugging animations ever created, and you'll quickly understand why Spiritfarer is a classic.

This pixelated farming sim is the quintessential cozy game. As a new resident of Pelican Town, you manage a farm with crops and livestock, bond with (and potentially romance) your neighbors, fish, mine, chop down trees, and craft tools and decorations. Most importantly, the vibes are off the charts, with adorable art, fun dialogue, and a jolly soundtrack. If you've never played Stardew Valley, it's absolutely worth checking out – there's a reason it's as popular as it is.

In Toem, you take pictures of everything, and your camera can solve any problem. Like the best puzzle games, it's a simple premise stretched to every conceivable situation, often to humorous effect. For completionists, each area offers dozens of tasks to complete, but if you're looking for a more laid-back experience, you can just complete the challenges you're interested in and move on. The experience is made even more charming by the silly dialogue and black and white, paper-like aesthetic.

Whenever I move houses, it takes me an unreasonable, stressful amount of time to fully unpack. But in Unpacking, it's a delightful way to spend a few hours. The game tells the story of a person's life through each of their moves, and you learn more about them based on the things they bring, the things they leave behind, and the places the game allows you to store each item. It's a light puzzle game; just enough to engage your brain, but never enough to force you to think too hard.

Platform: Xbox Series X/S, PC Publisher: Xbox Game Studios Developer: Stoic Rating: Teen

Banner Saga and its sequels won plenty of praise from both critics and tactics fans for its deep and thoughtful take on challenging battles set against an inspiration of Norse mythology. After completing the trilogy, the teams newest game feels like a dramatic departure – a bright and inviting multiplayer brawler focused on loot and fast, compelling action.

Ahead of the game’s release on Xbox Game Preview (via Game Pass) on April 29 and as the PC early access title continues to evolve, we had a chance to ask development team members about the project and what makes it distinct.

GI: Towerborne feels like a big departure from the team’s work on Banner Saga. Even so, were there any big carry-over elements or learnings from the team’s prior projects that helped inform Towerborne?

John Watson, CTO & Co-Founder of Stoic: There certainly are some differences between Towerborne and Banner Saga. Banner Saga was driven by the story with the tactical combat mechanics supporting and providing weight and atmosphere. The combat mechanics of Banner Saga were tightly constrained, with small numeric ranges, relatively similar battlefield sizes and opportunities for mobility, and rare loot drops of substantial importance. Towerborne, on the other hand, is driven by its gameplay mechanics and revolves around combat: the action combat skills you develop as a player, the huge amount of variety in combat tactics, the vastly flexible RPG progression system, and of course the great wealth of loot to support and fuel it. The story and lore of the Towerborne world is rich and deep, but unlike Banner Saga it plays a supporting role instead of driving the player's experience. The Towerborne world is much more approachable and hopeful than the dark and serious world of Banner Saga.

One of the biggest carry-overs from our experience with Banner Saga is the desire to engage with our community and participate with them in a living game. One year into the development of Banner Saga, we released Banner Saga Factions, which was a free online version of the game which focused entirely on multiplayer combat. This allowed us to test, tune, and iterate on the combat in real time with our community. The experience was incredibly positive and many of the people who joined us for that are still with us today. Towerborne allows us to do that again, but on a bigger scale.

GI: Towerborne has an appealing and approachable art style with some familiar fantasy trappings. Can you share some perspective on the art direction of the game?

Arnie Jorgensen, Chief Creative Officer & Co-founder of Stoic: We started with the idea that the player is playing an animated film, something Ghibli’esque. I say “esque” because we were never trying to do something like an anime exactly, we just used it as inspiration to get going. We initially planned on the game being fully 2D, similar to Banner Saga, but eventually to make the gameplay what we think it needed to be we pivoted to 3D and I think that move also shifted us away a little from the initial inspiration. Once we started bringing on more artists and the Lead Concept Artist, Jeff Murchie, the game really started taking on its own artistic identity and it’s been growing ever since. My job has largely been to simply make sure we’re staying within the large bounds of what we initially envisioned and it’s been fascinating and rewarding for me to see it grow into what it is today - the team really killed it I think, all props to them and our amazing Art Director, Pedro Toledo.

GI: While the game seems to be leaning heavily into brawling and loot as core elements, can you share anything about the lore and fantasy setting for all that action?

Daniel McLaren, Game Director: We definitely wanted to expand the concept of the brawler through the introduction of a deeper loot and itemization system, but also we wanted to open up an entire world around the game. The central theme of Towerborne is “hope”. When we sat down and started talking about the story (humanity's cities have been destroyed by some mysterious antagonist and now they have taken refuge in the Belfry, where our story takes place), the main thing we said was, “This is not a post-apocalyptic story. It’s a post-post-apocalyptic story.” The idea has always been that this story focuses on the restoration of humanity and the reclamation of the world from those who seek to destroy it.

Without giving too much away, the conceit here is that humanity has always had a connection to “the other side”–or, the Ebb–and some rare, but exceptional, humans can interact with it via friendly creatures called Umbra. Through that knowledge and relationship humans learn how to thrive and survive in this dangerous world. Being completely on-brand, humanity gets kinda soft and thinks “What could possibly go wrong?”, and of course, some mysterious agent of evil is like, “yeah, that’s my cue”, and thus destroys the technology that keeps everyone safe.

Well, that action tears the veil between the real world and the Ebb, so now the Umbra are “bonding” to special humans after they die and bringing them back with powers. These are known as Aces, and of course, you play one! So now the game starts with you trying to figure out what happened, who dunnit, and why.

No pressure.

GI: Would you share some details about combat in the game, and how Towerborne aims to elevate above button-mashing brawling?

Isaac Torres, Lead Live Designer: When designing the combat of Towerborne it was always important to make something that was easily approachable and had tons of depth. Towerborne has a lot of similarities to games like God of War and Devil May Cry in terms of combat prowess. Combos can be intertwined in a variety of ways where it’s just fun to try stuff out.

That's just the start, though. Then you have your more advanced tactics like dodge cancels, jump cancels, special move cancels, and even combo resets. Umbra are reminiscent of assist characters in tag fighting games, giving you an extra tool that you may not normally have. Sometimes you may want to just drop an elbow into a crowd of enemies and see the chaos unfold.

A key philosophy of the combat system is to give players fun ideas that can be explored in a variety of ways. It’s that nuance that really makes Towerborne shine, which is then amplified by the new Class Skills system. Want to expand the capabilities of your favorite move? There’s a Skill for that. You can even change up the functionality of your core Class mechanic. We also have a Skill for players who want to button mash and it’s super fun! There really is something for everyone.

GI: What can you share about Curios and how they feed into the game’s monetization and progression? Would you share some examples of Curios, and how they might differ from items or equipment found naturally through playing the game?

Daniel McLaren, Game Director: One of the most important things we had to figure out early was how we would monetize Towerborne, and something that was incredibly important to us was the idea of getting rid of as much “fear of missing out” (FOMO) as we possibly could. So the main thing here is that none of the rewards in the Curio will impact gameplay, so no Sword of Slaying +100 Damage to Beasts, or boosters, or in-game currency, or anything like that. It’s all cosmetics, expression stickers, emotes, etc. So if a player decided they don’t want to buy a Curio, they’re not being penalized in their actual gameplay.

With that, we wanted to look at how the Curio was structured. Personally I have always hated the idea that the common Battlepass is a linear, arduous system that is stacked with rewards you must get, but might not want to have, and then, if you don’t get all 100 items before the timer runs out–oopsie! Too bad!

So we did a couple things (and happily other games have beat us to the punch so we were able to see our concepts executed in real time): The first was to let players be able to purchase it and complete it whenever they wanted. Or, even better, cherry pick the things you want and then leave it to never be completed if you don’t care. There are a few restrictions in that we’ve structured it in tiers and each tier is unlocked when you purchase a couple items from the previous tier. We do want to incentivize playing the game and giving goals for the players to achieve.

Which leads to the second point: We made sure that the in-game play activities that reward Curio currency (writs) are designed around things you, as the player, want to do. This is important, because a lot of games give you a checklist of challenges to earn battlepass points, and 50% of the challenges are either lame, or they’re things you don’t want to do as a player. So no more, “Go kill 1500 enemies with a pistol while blindfolded and doing a backflip in PvP” tasks. What if I stink with a pistol, or what if I hate PvP? Then I miss out on the currency and my progression is stymied. It’s a terrible feeling and it’s a big reason why players feel penalized for engaging with that kind of a system.

Now one final thing here, and I think this is really important. If a player does not purchase a Curio when it becomes available, normally it would never come back and you would miss out forever on those things. We are working on systems to ensure that the items in the Curio, or the Curios themselves, will make a return. How long until they do? We don’t know, but we want our future players to be able to acquire things that our day-1 players had the ability to acquire–we just want to give the players who bought it when it originally released to have a meaningful window of exclusivity to thank them for helping us thrive!

GI: Can you walk us through the release timeline coming up? Is the game still going to be in early access when update 6 launches at the end of April? On what platforms can players try out the game at that point? Do you have a targeted timeframe for the full 1.0 launch?

Trisha Stouffer, CEO & President of Stoic: Towerborne will continue to be in Early Access / Game Preview throughout the summer and it is available on Steam, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X|S. It is playable on handhelds and via Xbox Play Anywhere. Player reaction and our ability to respond thoughtfully to feedback will influence when we go to 1.0 and the game is free-to-play.

During the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct livestream in early April, we learned about Nintendo Switch 2 editions of pre-existing games from the original Nintendo Switch. Though Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom were the main attractions for many, players can also upgrade their existing copies of Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Super Mario Party Jamboree. Today, as pre-orders went live, we learned that the upgrades for those two games cost more than their Zelda counterparts, setting players back $20 per game.

As Nintendo Life spotted, Best Buy listed upgrade packs for the announced Switch games with Switch 2 upgrades. As previously confirmed, upgrading your pre-existing Switch 1 copy of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will set you back $10 each (unless you have Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, in which case, those upgrades are included with your subscription). Upgraded copies of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom improve resolution, framerate, and add Zelda Notes app functionality for things like voice-note lore additions, GPS navigation, and sharing Ultrahand creations. If you don't already own Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, the Switch 2 standalone versions cost $70 and $80, respectively. 

Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Super Mario Party Jamboree's upgrade packs will set back players who already own the Switch 1 versions of those games $20 each, Best Buy's listings confirm. If you don't already own those games but want to buy the Switch 2 version, they cost $80 each as standalone products. It's worth noting that the Switch 2 versions of both Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Super Mario Party Jamboree, in addition to having better performance and resolution, add new content. Kirby and the Forgotten Land adds a new story expansion called Star-Crossed World with new Mouthful Mode transformations. Meanwhile, Super Mario Party Jamboree includes new minigames using the Switch 2 mouse controls and camera functionality, as well as two new modes Bowser Live and Carnival Coaster. Meanwhile, Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom's Switch 2 upgrades notably do not include any additional content beyond the base game, even the Breath of the Wild DLC that arrived nearly eight years ago.

Both Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Super Mario Party Jamboree were critical successes upon their respective launches. Kirby and the Forgotten Land arrived in 2022 and earned a 9 out of 10 from Game Informer, while Super Mario Party Jamboree came out in 2024 and has an 82 out of 100 on reviews-aggregate site Metacritic.

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An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:Updated the Brain Cane to fix problems with the texture and phong valueUpdated The Battle MusicAdded missing Hat styleFixed the models due to clipping on Heavy's ears and misalignment on EngineerImproved and strengthen the Noise CancellationUpdated the materials to fix it not being shinyUpdated the backpack icon to reflect the materials changeUpdated cp_gravelpit_snowyFixed potential incompatibility with external VScript files (thanks Le Codex!)Re-implemented cubemap reflections in ice caveFixed perch spotsUpdated vsh_distillery, vsh_maul, vsh_nucleus, vsh_outburst, vsh_skirmish, and vsh_tinyrockRestored Hale's resistance to knockback back to 75%Reduced bonus flame damage against Hale from 50% to 25%Hale can now do 1 extra Brave Jump before the Jump Fatigue kicks in (thanks Wendy)Weighdown is no longer blocked by the Jump Fatigue (thanks Wendy)Removed area-of-effect of Hale's normal punches (thanks Wendy)Demoman shields now absorb 70% of Saxton Punch! damage (compared to normal 50%) to make the following launch into the stratosphere survivableFixed Hale taking mini-crits from Direct Hit and Reserve Shooter while underwater (thanks Bradasparky)Fixed airborne mini-crits of Direct Hit and Reserve Shooter applying against the wielder (thanks Bradasparky)Fixed Hale being able to stomp while underwater (thanks Bradasparky)Fixed Sweeping Charge not working against underwater opponentsFixed the bug that prevented Quick-Fix from mirroring a patient's wall climbing (thanks Bradasparky)Fixed Hale's faulty ground detection (thanks Bradasparky)Fixed Baby Face's Blaster's loss of boost not applying correctly (thanks Whurr and MilkMaster72)Fixed the voice lines refusing to play sometimesUpdated pl_patagoniaStage 1Fixed the cart going under the elevator in extremely rare occasions (Thanks Shocked) Fixed sometimes hearing outside soundscapes inside blue spawnFixed being able to build in a very high rooftop after point AFixed being able to build in blue spawnCart elevator is no longer the glitchiest thing in the universeFixed cart not rolling back after completing the elevator descent sequenceNow, if the cart is rolling into the elevator in overtime, the round timer will be set to 5 seconds left, to avoid unfair loses for blue. Timer will resume once the cart reaches the bottom (Thanks I. C. Wiener).Stage 2Removed rollback from the train container ramp in last point (Thanks b4nny)Gave blue more high ground for last pointAdded an additional dropdown for blue for last pointFixed being able to be teleported into red spawn as blue after capping point ARemoved long hill rollback before point CFixed bots getting stuck on the closed train doors after cap BFixed being able to leave stickies inside blue last spawnFixed being able to get stuck in the point C shortcut door for red. If you get trapped, it will kill you.Fixed a pop-in issue relating to areaportals below point BFixed being able to enter the last blue spawn as redBirdie (Thanks Explocivo808)Stage 3Added a fenced section for the long wood cover wall in last point (Thanks b4nny)Mirrored the window sniper spot in last point chokeFixed being able to build behind a displacement rock wall in last pointRemoved troll teleport spot in last point ending rampAll StagesSlightly lowered sun brightness and slightly raised skylight brightnessImproved skybox transitionsThe cart no longer tries to defy the law of physicsNinjaneers have more freedom to be ninjasThe bots have learned how to play the mapGave the cart another coronación de gloria

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:Added missing No Gloves style for the Consigliere's CoverupAdded missing Versus Saxton Hale kill iconsAdded some tournament medalsFixed Taunt: Curtain Call voice lines overlapping with other Spy voice linesFixed the Playful Aurora and Frisky Morning Unusual effects not moving correctlyUpdated Aurora Skies Unusual effect to fix a timing issueUpdated the Necroprancer to fix an issue with the materialsUpdated the Dusk Duster to fix an issue with the materialsUpdated the Dapper NoelRemade normal map to be compatible with OpenGLRe-baked Diffuse & updated backpack icon to reflect above changesRemoved misplaced ambient occlusionFixed problematic face flexesFixed an issue where Engineer's beard was protruding from his gogglesFixed an issue with the jigglebones being disabledRigged Sniper's hat to be compatible with his melee tauntUpdated Scrooge McDocTransparent lenses are rigged to the correct bone (prp_glasses instead of bip_head) so it should now work correctly with taunts that move the glassesImproved scarf rigging and positioning to allow for better compatibility with shirt cosmeticsUpdated the backpack iconUpdated koth_overcast_finalFixed an issue with the models/materialsAdded back snow coverings (now using displacements) to some props that were missing themFixed misaligned textures in various placesFixed weird lighting bug on a wall in blue spawnFixed 'Hotel' sign not displaying properlyAdded back indicators under some health and ammo kits that were missing themUpdated cp_fortezzaRemoved sniper window leading into lastFixed Engineer being able to build in some doorsFixed some props being solidSlight art pass updateUpdated vsh_maulPlayers can no longer hide from Saxton in the darkFixed props inside other propsFixed z-fighting brushesFixed missing particle effects for the water featureFixed orientation of water feature particlesMinor lighting changes around the cinemaAdjusted LOD change distances for Cinema signUpdated VSH logicGrounded levitating propsAligned misaligned texturesFixed mis-textured wallsClipped upper metal beamsFixed clip brushes sticking out from walls that could be walked onPlayers will now be pushed off of the fire bellAdjusted cinema sign shadowUsed spell check on Saxton's Package signUpdated how music is activated and deactivatedFixed clipping on the hanging big ornaments

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:Improved matchmaking performanceImproved matchmaker behavior for users with less-than-ideal ping levels. The matchmaker should now be quicker to put you in the best available region.Improved matchmaker decision making for cross-region partiesAdded error messages when being ejected from the matchmaking queue due to connectivity or authentication failures, rather than the queue simply silently vanishingFixed the matchmaking settings dialog frequently failing to display any datacentersFixed multiple cases of in-progress casual matches abruptly terminating or failing to be assigned any new players if the game server ever loses connection to SteamUpdated the Mountebank's Masque, Courtier's Collar, and Harlequin's Hooves cosmetic items to fix issues with their paint regionsUpdated cp_gravelpit_snowyFixed a script issueImproved performanceImproved clipping

An update to Team Fortress 2 has been released. The update will be applied automatically when you restart Team Fortress 2. The major changes include:Reverted BLU Scout pants fix because it conflicts with too many existing cosmeticsUpdated the Fleet Commander again to fix import problems from the previous updateUpdated the Phantom Plague and Haunting Haze Unusual effects to fix sometimes spawning away from the playerUpdated cp_freaky_fairFixed issues related to the gamemode logicReapplied check that was mistakenly removed to check if the player is actively buying upgrades in a station or notImplemented new custom system to refund upgrades to hopefully address inconsistencies both in-round and across roundsImplemented logic to handle mismatches in recorded vs actual currency values when leaving the upgrade trigger and having not accepted de-bought upgradesReverted code to do with Ghosts and Sentry busters to fix bugs related to their effects not de-applyingImplemented a way to force kill players to address edge cases where you could survive as the sentry buster past their explosion (Thanks MilkMaster!)Improved the logic which checks if you can apply a new potion effect to yourself to address bugs where effects can overlapFixed sniper and demo shields not having their upgrades clearedFixed canteens not having their values cleared when refunding whilst not equippedIncreased the height of the skyboxIncreased last point capture time from 6s to 7sChanged some clipping to stop giants from building on roofsSmoothed out a divot (Thanks Midnite!)Updated zi_atoll, zi_blazehattan, zi_devastation_final1, zi_murky, zi_sanitarium, and zi_woodsGeneralRe-encoded all Zombie Infection sound effects as .WAVThis fixes issues with sound effects not playing correctly and spewing errors in the consoleBug fixesFixed a bug that caused Sniper's Spit Pool to deal much more damage than intendedFixed a bug that caused team names to not display correctly when playing on mp_tournament modeFixed a bug where Engineer would sometimes scream like a charging Demoman while throwing an EMP GrenadeZombie ChangesSniper's Spit Pool damage vs Survivors no longer stacks when standing in multiple zonesZombie Heavy is no longer immune to Critical HitsZombie Heavy's max health raised to 525 (from 450)Zombie Pyro's max health raised to 250 (from 175)Zombie Pyro now drops a medium health kit on deathSurvivor ChangesCrossbow weapons no longer have a flat damage multiplier against ZombiesThe B.A.S.E Jumper can no longer be deployed if you are one of the last three survivorsJumper Weapons can no longer store reserve ammunitionUpdated zi_murky (additional changes)Added more respawn room triggers around the new spawn zones