Another day where those mysterious zombie elves (yes, that’s as scary as it sounds) pull together a Gaming News Wrap.
Games
- The Division Beta:
Start time for Xbox One players: Thursday, February 18 – 9am GMT / 10am CET / 11am SA Time / 1am PST / 4am EST.
Start time for PS4 and PC players: Friday, February 19 – 9am GMT / 10am CET / 11am SA Time / 1am PST / 4am EST. - Fallout 4‘s Far Harbor expansion is based on a real place
- Street Fighter V
- DriveClub‘s latest update is its most radical yet
- Selling loot boxes and the trouble with ranked play – Blizzard on Overwatch
“I think players who claim they want competitive play are often not agreeing on what ‘competitive play’ actually means.” - ARK: Survival Evolved story to be told in new explorer notes system
- Destiny update with less emphasis on SBMM rolls out
- GTA Online: double RP and cash for Contact Missions from this Friday
- XCOM 2 hotfix squashes a few progress bugs
- Escape from Tarkov now taking beta sign-ups
- Quiet’s bringing her special skillset to Metal Gear Online next month
- WWE 2K16 hits PC next month, get 10% off your pre-order on Steam
- Minecraft 1.9 Pre-Release 1
Consoles & Hardware
- Sign Up for the Next PS4 System Software Beta
- No need for a PS Plus account this weekend – PS4 multiplayer is free
US only currently - Buy a GTX 970 or higher, get The Division for free
Industry
- Warren Spector joins System Shock 3 and Underworld Ascendent studio [OtherSide Entertainment]
- Adventure Capitalist team working on RuneScape spin-off
- Rodeo stops making new games after poor Warhammer 40k Deathwatch sales
But Deathwatch is being ported to new platforms
Videos
- Tom Clancy’s The Division – Open Beta Trailer
- Tom Clancy’s The Division Tips
- Far Cry Primal Gameplay Walkthrough Part 1
- The Flame in The Flood Hunting and Gathering Tips
- Survarium: Weapon Upgrade System
- Black Desert Online – Opening Cinematic
