Gaming News Wrap [1 Feb 2016]

Another work day, another Gaming News Wrap.

Games

• The Division beta extended by 24 hours so waitlist players can have a go
• GTA Online
  • GTA Online patch fixes bong hits and shit-faced drunk blackout bugs
  • GTA Online: Be My Valentine update leaks – the Roosevelt returns
• Details of Forza 6 Porsche expansion leaked via Amazon
• Why Counter-Strike: Global Offensive players are upset at Valve’s community server clampdown
• Star Wars Battlefront won’t have The Force Awakens content for obvious reasons
• Need for Speed’s upcoming update adds photo mode, wrap sharing, new parts, more
• Homefront: The Revolution screenshots show off Resistance Mode
• Metal Gear Online DLC adds Quiet, three new maps in March
• Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide gets horde mode & new maps in February
• More details about Conan Exiles game revealed
• Don’t hold your breath for This War of Mine Little Ones content on PC
• The Witness piracy rampant, motion sickness patch in testing

Sales & Discounts

• Madden NFL 16 joins EA Access next month
• Anyone can try Star Citizen free for the next week

Consoles & Hardware

• Digital Foundry: Hands-on with HTC Vive Pre
• Performance Analysis: The Division beta

Industry

• Sony sold 8.4 million PS4s in Q3
• We now have a clearer picture of how Xbox One is doing
• EA: we’re on a journey to regain the trust of PC gamers
• Activision reportedly developing a new Ghostbusters game for PS4 and Xbox One
• The Witness on track to sell more in one week than Braid did in a year
• [Arcen Games] Great work on Starward Rogue, team! Now you’re all laid off…?
• Metal Gear Solid 5 has shipped 6m units
• Remedy’s Next Game Will Likely Continue Alan Wake and Quantum Break’s TV-Inspired Storytelling Technique
• Beyond Good & Evil developer has an incredible story to tell

eSports

• Rainbow Six Pro League Season One kicks off in March with $100,000 on the line
• Blizzard’s Heroes of the Storm college tournament returns

Videos

• Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Awakening DLC Pack: Gauntlet

• The Division Max & Ultra PC Settings Gameplay

• The Division Max Level Agent (Beta)

• Arbiter from Halo Teased for Killer Instinct Season 3

• Killer Instinct Season 3 – Kim Wu Reveal Trailer

• Street Fighter V Games Mode Trailer

https://youtu.be/kr60NVYqH_A

• This War of Mine: The Little Ones – Launch Trailer

• FFXV release date announcement event set for March 30, Niflheim battle footage

• Sébastien Loeb Rally Evo Launch Trailer

• Hellblade Developer Diary 20: Movement and Control’

• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Opening

https://youtu.be/9rVm7DBP5OA