Gaming News Wrap [20 Jul 2016]

Let’s hit the midweek Gaming News Wrap running, because the end of the week is getting closer. And who doesn’t want to get there faster?

Games

• Overwatch
  • People mysteriously losing Overwatch progress on PS4
    Blizzard aware of and looking into it but still no fix.
  • Overwatch’s Ana update is live on PC with promised changes to D.Va, Mercy, Zenyatta
• Rise of the Tomb Raider PS4 includes a PSVR chapter when it launches
  On 11th October.
• Two free trial periods for Star Wars Battlefront Bespin DLC are coming up
• Crackdown 3 Isn’t Launching In 2016 Because The Campaign Isn’t Ready
• Here’s how DOOM’s multiplayer weapons changed in the mysterious new update
• GTA 5 update adds 3 new vehicles, 6 new Cunning Stunts races
• Dead Rising 1 and 2 confirmed for PS4/Xbox One
• Homefront: The Revolution performance boosted by up to 25 per cent
• Samurai action RPG Nioh gets a second demo next month
• Are you one of Final Fantasy 14’s 6M life-to-date players? Check back in for free
• Lego Dimensions‘ second year secrets revealed
• Uno is coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC next month

Sales & Discounts

• Battlefield 4 expansion Naval Strike now free on Xbox One
• Latest Humble Bundle offers Battleborn for $15
  Plus Spec Ops: The Line and The Darkness 2 for $1.

Industry

• Xbox Live hits 49M users, console sales decline 33% – Microsoft Q4, full year 2016
• Pro Skier Dies During Film Shoot for Ubisoft’s New Game Steep
• Two weeks on, has the YouTube CS:GO Lotto controversy changed anything?
• The story behind War for the Overworld‘s messy development

Congrats everyone! We've officially reached 19 million players for Rocket League! We are humbled by your passion. Thank you!

— Rocket League (@RocketLeague) July 18, 2016

Opinions

• The best free PC games
• Street Fighter 5 comes out of EVO better than ever, but Capcom’s DLC plan still stinks

Videos

• [Mafia 3] Lincoln Clay – The Soldier

• Rise of the Tomb Raider PS4 – 20 Year Anniversary Trailer 2016

• HITMAN: Summer Bonus Episode – Launch Trailer

• BATMAN – The Telltale Series World Premiere Trailer
  Arrives from 2 August.

• Rock Band 4‘s Rivals DLC detailed
  Adds “playable rock documentary” campaign.

• Gravity Rush 2 | New Heights Release Date Trailer
  Out in UK 2 December.

• Total War: Warhammer – Beastmen Campaign Gameplay Walkthrough

• The Assembly – PC Launch Trailer

• The King of Fighters XIV: Team China