Gaming News Wrap [11 Mar 2016]

Another week is done, and we’d like to think the Gaming News Wrap had a little help in letting you survive it.

Games

• Hitman
  • Hitman to release on disc in 2017, plus details of April’s new missions
    Marrakech and Sapienza inbound
  • Hitman‘s episodic structure explained
    “You can skip an episode but you will miss out on some of the story elements.”
  • Performance Analysis: Hitman
    The final game runs better than the PS4 beta – and there are some unexpected surprises
• It sounds like Gears of War 4 will come to PC
  Plus, 1080p 30fps in campaign, 60fps in multiplayer
• Dead Island 2 alive
  Now being made by the developer behind Sonic Racing
• CD Projekt’s Cyberpunk 2077 to Be “Better, Bigger, More Revolutionary” Than Originally Intended
• Our first look at Street Fighter 5‘s Alex
  Plus, March update lets you request Ranked rematch
• XCOM 2 Patch is now Live
• Need for Speed trial now available on Origin Access
• Elite Dangerous Coming To Rift Alongside VR Headset Launch
• Hearthstone: Whispers of the Old Gods leaked by a painting on a wall
• Pinball FX2 VR is coming to Oculus Rift this month [28 March]
• Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition delayed on PC

Forget what you've heard. #DarkSouls3 will run at 60 FPS on PC! https://t.co/h8O21GTxR8

— Dark Souls (@DarkSoulsGame) March 10, 2016

Happy to share that we expect the 1.4 console update (Xbox One & PS4) to release by the end of the week https://t.co/PZSb56yitm

— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) March 9, 2016

Consoles & Hardware

• The making of PlayStation VR

Industry

• February 2016 NPD: PlayStation 4 Leads Hardware Sales, Far Cry Primal Tops Software Sales
• The Witcher 3 studio has something “new” in the works for 2016
• The Witcher franchise has sold 20 million copies worldwide
• Bethesda’s Todd Howard clarifies “three long-term” projects statement made at DICE
• Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture nominated for 10 BAFTA Game Awards
• $1200 Assassin’s Creed movie ticket includes a crossbow

2/2 …there'll be people there from all our SCEE studios and if you'd like to a book a time for a chat on the day, please DM for details

— PlayStation Jobs (@PlayStationJobs) March 10, 2016

Hints & Tips

• The Division Dos and Don’ts Starter Guide
• The Division: best builds and weapons for groups and solos

Videos

• Tom Clancy’s The Division – Agent Training

• How many ways can we kill a target in Hitman?

• Mirror’s Edge Catalyst Developer Diary – Gameplay

• Battleborn: Incursion Let’s Play

• Official Bungie ViDoc – The Sounds of Destiny

• Total War: Warhammer – High King Unboxing Challenge

• Cities: Skylines – One Year Anniversary

• My Urban Playground Trailer 2016 [Cities: Skylines]

• Why is League of Legends the biggest game in the world?

• Plants vs. Zombies Heroes | Announce Trailer
  Arrives this year for mobile devices

• MXGP2 Motocross of Nations UK Trailer

• Pneuma: Breath of Life developer reveals first-person puzzler The Turing Test

• Sheltered Launch Trailer – Available March 15th

• Cossacks 3 diplomacy basics