Gaming News Wrap [15 Oct 2015]

If you like your news of the gaming variety, you’ve come to the right place.

Games

• Yes, the Rebels had it tough in the Star Wars Battlefront beta
• Halo 5: Guardians Achievements Revealed
• The Witcher 3
  • The Witcher 3: Hearts of Stone – everything you need to know
  • XBL Rewards members playing Hearts of Stone could win a Witcher 3-themed Xbox One
• Destiny
  • The newest Destiny update is asking PS4 players to re-download the 18 GB patch
  • Destiny’s next microtransaction item could be subclass level boosters
• Styx: Shards of Darkness Announced for PS4, Xbox One & PC
• Supermassive Games “Not Ruling Out” Until Dawn DLC, No VR Edition Planned
• Here’s what’s included in the DOOM multiplayer closed Alpha
• Konami handing out compensation items for Metal Gear Online launch issues
• Silent Hills was going to be similar to The Last of Us
• Kick Off reboot shoots for PS4 and Vita
• Space Hulk ported to… PS3
• Brazilian rating board has Chivalry: Medieval Warfare listed for PS4, Xbox One
• Overwatch Closed Beta Begins October 27 in North America
• League of Legends champion Kindred is now live
• Hearthstone’s latest patch will nerf Warsong Commander and Grim Patron
• Everyone who backed Star Citizen can now play every module
• What’s next for Arma 3?
• Rise of Incarnates shutting down only months after launch

Sales & Discounts

• Battlefield Hardline enters the EA Access Vault on Xbox One today

Consoles & Hardware

• New Xbox One Experience’s New Preview Version Gets Official Patch Notes: Brings Lots of Fixes

Industry

• Ubisoft Acquires Longtail Halifax, Now Ubisoft Halifax
• Former Activision majority owner, Vivendi, buys stake in Ubisoft and Gameloft
• Capcom‘s Resident Evil division “focusing” on VR
• Placebo effect can alter your experience of games, scientists say
• Assassin’s Creed Movie Begins Production, First On-Set Image Released
• Robot Chicken writers scripting Rabbids movie

eSports

• Gfinity blows away targets with 58m viewers in 2015

Videos

• Fallout 4 S.P.E.C.I.A.L Video Series -Agility

https://youtu.be/OcXAsra4q4g

• BMW M2 Coupé, only in Need for Speed

https://youtu.be/8fnZXoCY8N0

• WWE 2K16 Creation Suite

https://youtu.be/zDfXP2BrSJs

• Guitar Hero Live Trailer – Win the Crowd: Behind The Scenes

https://youtu.be/fEVvhaIrzSo

• Disney Infinity 3.0: Marvel Battlegrounds

• Resident Evil Zero HD Remaster Dev Diary

• WildStar: Reloaded Features Trailer

• Homeworld: Shipwreckers Teaser

• Stylized action game Furi coming to PS4 & PC in 2016