Let’s get this week going with a Gaming News Wrap shall we? OK.
Games
- Competitive Play will change Overwatch for good and bad
- Why BioWare showed Mass Effect Andromeda‘s female hero first
“Moved beyond” male Shepard reveal of 10 years ago. - Uncharted 4: Patch 1.08 and first Multiplayer DLC on 29 June
- Destiny: last-gen will no longer have access to Iron Banner, Trials of Osiris in August
- The Witcher 3’s full cast will be returning for its Gwent spin off
- Final Fantasy 15 battle system, weapons, and gameplay detailed with screenshots
Happy 20th to Quake @idsoftware! As a gift to the fans, we created a new episode of the game https://t.co/BTgju8tLuI pic.twitter.com/gHlxBgjcBU
— machinegames (@machinegames) June 24, 2016
Sales & Discounts
- Halo 5 free to download and play for a week alongside Warzone Firefight launch
From 29 June to 5 July. Expect a download of over 80GB. - Heroes of the Storm Free Heroes Weekend
Heroes free for all until 28 June
Consoles & Hardware
- PS4 Neo: release date, specs, price and everything we know
- Oculus reverses course, dumps its VR headset-checking DRM
- What the hell is a teraflop anyway?
And to what extent does it define gaming power? Digital Foundry explains all.
Some original Xbox controller designs from November 1999. Enjoy! pic.twitter.com/cTReQCJ96s
— Seamus Blackley (@SeamusBlackley) June 26, 2016
Industry
- Valve explains why Counter-Strike: Global Offensive isn’t giftable during Steam sale
- System Shock Reboot opens for crowdfunding [this] week
- Pac-Man: Championship Edition 2 outed by Korean ratings board
Coming to PS4, Xbox One and PC. - New Sonic game launching in 2017, series concept art for various characters
- Sounds like Team Bondi’s Whore of the Orient is long dead
- Modified version of Civilization 5 heading to North American high schools
- What does Brexit mean for the UK video games industry?
- Mass Effect is getting four spin-off novels bridging the gap to Andromeda
Previews
Comparisons
- Face-Off: Umbrella Corps
PC takes point over a compromised PS4 release. - What’s gone wrong with Mighty No. 9?
Digital Foundry on the bugs, performance issues and oddities found on PS4 and Xbox One.
Videos
- 10 NEW DETAILS! – Battlefield 1
- God of War | E3 2016 gameplay walkthrough
Now with developer commentary
- GTA Online: Power Play
- HTC Vive at E3
- 46 Exotic Weapons, 1 Rap Verse | EXOTIC WEAPONS | Destiny Rap
