It’s here. Friday is here. Thank goodness right? Wrong! That means you have to wait the weekend for another Gaming News Wrap.
Games
- The Hitman beta goes live [today]
- Only digital pre-orders get the Hitman beta, and it’s always online
- Battlefield Hardline: Betrayal brings new maps and more
Arrives March 2016
Four intricate maps: Alcatraz, Cemetery, Chinatown, and Thin Ice
7 new weapons
2 new vehicles
Customize primary weapons and uniforms with the Gun Bench Super Feature, and test them at the Gun Range
New Assignments and Legendary weapon camos - Dying Light Spotlight Edition costs $10m
Includes speaking role in movie, acting lessons and more - Destiny sequel due in 2017, “large expansion” this year
Plus a major update this spring - Call of Duty
- Fallout 4
- New Rainbow Six Siege Patch Adds Dedicated Servers To Custom Games, Fixes Gameplay Exploits
- No new Assassin’s Creed this year, Ubisoft confirms
Taking time off to “evolve the game mechanics” - Next Watch Dogs game coming in the next 13 months
Will fill the role of Assassin’s Creed - GTA Online: Xbox 360 and PS3 players sort-of got a content update yesterday
- Street Fighter V
- Rocket League update kicks off Season 2
- XCOM 2 dev looking into performance issues, patches incoming
Consoles & Hardware
Industry
- How do our gaming habits change as we grow up?
According to one study, competitive gaming becomes less appealing - Microsoft to hold Windows 10 and Xbox gaming press event Feb. 25
- PS4, Black Ops 3 top January NPD during release drought
- Metal Gear Solid creator opens new YouTube channel
- ‘Dead Island: Retro Revenge‘ has been rated in Australia
Published by Koch Media (Deep Silver), and developed by Empty Clip Studios - Watch Dogs, South Park sequels coming in 2017 – Ubisoft Q3
- Star Wars: Republic Commando would have told the Rebellion’s origin story
Previews
Opinions
Videos
https://youtu.be/d4or8YE-6P4
- The Division All Perks Explained
- Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 ~ 12 New Maps Trailer
- EA SPORTS UFC 2 | UFC Ultimate Team
- SFV: Character Introduction Series – Laura
- Street Fighter V – Cammy Story Mode!
- Need for Speed PC Reveal [Out 17 March]
- Total War: Warhammer – Empire Campaign Walkthrough
- CONAN EXILES – Developer Diary #1 – An Introduction to Conan Exiles
- The Solus Project: Developer Video #3 – The Story
- Hardcore Henry | Official Trailer | STX Entertainment