Gaming News Wrap [12 Jan 2016]

Another day, another dose of the Gaming News Wrap.

Have you being wanting your own Fallout Pip-Boy? Well some clever clogs made their own out of Lego. Who needs cash or a 3D printer right? [via AllGamesBeta]

Games

• Gears of War
  • Gears of War 4 – Release date change and multiplayer map design explained
  • Gears of War, 2, 3 and Judgement Among the Top Nine Backward Compatible Games on Xbox One
• The end of Uncharted 4 means it’ll be “really hard” for Nathan Drake to be in another, says co-director
• The Witcher 3
  • The Witcher 3 patch 1.12 out now, all the details
  • CD Projekt denies existence of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Enhanced Edition
• Why Destiny fans think the series is headed to Mercury
• Here’s exactly when EA Access members will play Unravel, Garden Warfare 2, and UFC 2
• Ratchet & Clank PS4 release date confirmed [20 April]
• Shadow of the Beast delayed to March 2, Alienation to March 29?
• Tim Schafer more fully details Psychonauts 2’s plot
• There’s now a washing machine weapon in Splatoon

43.*.33.5 – "Additional boosting, farming, and glitching prevention in MP & ZM," David said matter of factly and without offering any clues.

— David Vonderhaar (@DavidVonderhaar) January 11, 2016

Kombat Pack 2. Game play video. Next Week. pic.twitter.com/EhYMOv300D

— Ed Boon (@noobde) January 8, 2016

It's official! We're coming to #XboxOne this Spring! @Xbox #DCUO5Years

— DC Universe Online (@DCUO) January 11, 2016

Sales & Discounts

• This Week’s Deals With Gold And Spotlight Sale

Consoles & Hardware

• PlayStation VR “isn’t quite as high-end” as Oculus Rift
• PlayStation owners visited Pornhub more than any other console in 2015
• HTC Vive preorders starting February 29th, still shipping in April
• AMD cuts prices on R9 Nano small form-factor graphics card

Industry

• The Witcher 3 among Writers Guild Award video game nominees
• Assassin’s Creed movie – first shots from the film

eSports

• Call of Duty World League Pro Division Stage 1 begins Jan 12th

Videos

• The Division

• The First 16 Minutes of Dying Light: The Following

• Ratchet & Clank Trailer

• Help judge Blizzard’s StarCraft 2 Arcade comp, win a laptop

• Ex-BioShock Dev Shares ‘Welcome to Rapture‘ Secrets – IGN First

• Watch Dogs mod lets you hack traffic lights, control vehicles remotely in GTA 5

• Forza Horizon 2 trailer recreation in GTA 5 is perfect

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