Gaming News Wrap [24 Mar 2016]

In which we keep our eyes on the gaming world and then report back to you here in the daily Gaming News Wrap.

Games

• The Division
  • The Division’s Dark Zone is starting to deliver on its cut-throat promise
  • Ubisoft and The Division players pay tribute to the nerfed Bullet King boss
• Battleborn Open Beta – Everything you need to know
  8 to 18 April
• Overwatch patch adds new map, mode, overhauls Play of the Game, more
• Over 18M zombies met their demise during Dying Light community event
• Destiny
  • Destiny: Doctrine of Passing is the Crucible’s new essential weapon
  • Destiny April update release date [12 April], Prison of Elders refreshed
    Light level cap raised to 335, new strike and quests.
• Smite dev teases 60fps for PS4 and Xbox One
• Dark Souls 3 runs at 900p on Xbox One, suffers stuttering
• Driveclub to continue following Evolution Studios’ closure
• Performance Analysis: Trackmania Turbo
  Arcade thrills for PS4 and Xbox One – and 60fps is the target.
• Dota 2’s big spring patch is all about fixes and improvements
• Tekken 7 survey hints at PC version

Sales & Discounts

• NHL 16 comes to EA Access next week

Consoles & Hardware

• System Updates: Buy Xbox 360 Games On Xbox One, 16-Person Party Chat And More
• Dark Souls and Tekken Tag Tournament 2 receive Xbox One backwards compatibility
  Last-gen games now available directly from the Xbox One marketplace.
• Oculus Rift can do room scale VR, but doesn’t see the demand for it
• Nintendo NX controller reports gather pace [Image to the right]

Industry

• PlayStation 4 and Xbox One UK sales pass 5m mark
  PS3/Xbox 360 were just 3.5m at same point.
• Nintendo Denies It’s Ending Wii U Production Anytime Soon
• Mirror’s Edge Catalyst developer session announced for EGX Rezzed 2016

Opinion

• Destiny’s April update fulfils an 18 month old promise

Videos

• Introducing Battleborn‘s TV-style Story

• The Making of Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Pushing Technical Boundaries – Part 2

• HG 40 SMG returns in Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Black Market update

• MXGP2 Real Events Mode Trailer

• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – Gameplay Reveal Trailer

• Finals – Halo World Championship 2016

• Banner Saga 2 Coming April 19th