Gaming News Wrap [3 Feb 2016]

When you want to digest your gaming news on the run, our Gaming News Wrap is there for you.

Games

• The Division
  • The Division: Massive promises “fair experience” after PC beta cheating
  • The Division on Xbox One uses dynamic resolution scaling
  • The Division isn’t another Destiny – for better and worse
  • Are multi-group, raid-like activities in The Division’s future? Maybe
• New patch for Black Ops 3 now live on PS4; includes Combat Record and more
• Rainbow Six: Siege‘s first new map lands today
  New operators and new map land on all platforms for all players
• ARK: Survival Evolved mod adds Stargate Atlantis portals
• Original Dying Light will “disappear instantly” from digital stores on Feb 9
• Homefront: The Revolution will have microtransactions, but free DLC
• Fun Sniper Jobs and Challenges from the GTA Online Creator Community
• New Rock Band 4 content out today; Motorhead, Bruno Mars, others on the way
• Serious Sam 4 Will Use Photogrammetry & Motion Capture, Will Push Even More Enemies On Screen
• People are already speedrunning The Witness
  Current record at 25.53
• Shadowrun: Hong Kong gets 5 hours extra content in free update
• Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty Gets Wii U Release Date

@JamzplaysFIFA We're currently going through the certification process with @ID_Xbox. Mid-February is still our target. Glad you're excited!

— Rocket League (@RocketLeague) February 2, 2016

Sales & Discounts

• Pre-order Far Cry Primal on Xbox One and get Valiant Hearts free
• Ubisoft Humble Bundle
  Assassin’s Creed Rogue, The Crew, Far Cry 3 and more
• Need for Speed: Most Wanted is free on Origin

Industry

• Nordic Games acquired Imperium Galactica, Black Knight Sword, Sine Mora and more
• The Witness – Fun Sales Fakts
• Splatoon sells 4m copies, bought by a third of all Wii U owners
  Wii U up to 12.6m consoles sold
• Codex is a “card-time strategy” game inspired by Warcraft and StarCraft

Videos

• 8 Minutes of The Division‘s Deadly Underground – IGN First

• Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Awakening DLC Pack: Rise Preview

• Firewatch

• Bombshell Official Launch Trailer

• Peek at the cancelled Batman The Dark Knight game

• Far Cry Primal (OST) / Jason Graves – The Heart of Oros

• Path of Exile: Ascendancy wants to test your mettle in March

• [Hearthstone] Designer Insights with Ben Brode: A New Way to Play

• DiRT Rally April update adds new series, cars, gravel Pikes Peak, more

• LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Officially Announced

• Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2 ‘Plant Variant’ Gameplay

• Survival horror Kholat coming to PS4 on March 8

• Battalion 1944 – Official Announcement Trailer

• 100 Years of Zombie Evolution in Pop Culture