That’s another weekend in the rear-view mirror, but another week of tasty goodness in the Gaming News Wrap. You see, you’re winning even if you think you are not.
And happy independence day…
Games
- Overwatch: [Competitive Mode Update] Control Maps Ratings Per Win Will Be Increased & Details On How Skill Rating Works
- Mass Effect Andromeda: gameplay, story and everything we know
- Gran Turismo Sport Will Let You Earn A Real Racing License
- Today’s big Street Fighter 5 update is actually two separate massive downloads
Be warned: you’re looking at over 16GB coming down the pipe. - Capcom points to Resident Evil 7 dummy finger use
As the demo passes 2m downloads. - Face-Off: Resident Evil 5 Remastered
Capcom’s new PS4 and Xbox One versions take on the original PC and Xbox 360 releases. - New batch of DLC coming to Rock Band 4 this month
- All LittleBigPlanet game servers shutting down in Japan
UPDATE: But LBP 1-3 are staying online elsewhere.
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— Battlefield V (@Battlefield) June 30, 2016
Consoles & Hardware
Industry
- Blizzard is hiring for a new Diablo game
Looking for director to “lead the Diablo series into the future.” - Blizzard pays tribute to Overwatch fan killed in accident day before launch
- Orion dev admits his game ripped off Call of Duty assets
“I feel like an idiot.” - One Guy’s Steam Level Just Broke 1,000
- Nintendo strikes down promising NES artbook Kickstarter
Successful campaign just one day from close. - Some people actually bought that Steam game’s £27 PDF certificate DLC
“A couple of people got angry, but there wasn’t much market for outrage.”
Interviews
- Overwatch: Blizzard’s Scott Mercer on what’s fun, fair and foul in Competitive Mode
- How will System Shock‘s reboot differ from the original?
We talk to Nightdive founder Stephen Kick about this cult-classic re-imagining. - The man behind some of motorsport’s most fascinating recent forays is turning to video games
Opinions
- Can AMD‘s new strategy restore its fortunes?
The Radeon RX 480 offers excellent value – but what about the rest of the range?
Hints & Tips
eSports
Videos
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Descent DLC Pack: Empire Preview
- System Shock Remastered vs. Enhanced Edition
- Halo Wars 2 New Campaign Cutscene [by Blur Studio]
- F1 2016 Austria Hot Lap
- Heroes of the Storm: In Development – Auriel, Gul’dan, and more!
- Abzû – Gameplay Trailer
- Majora’s Mask Teaser [Fan-made short film]
- Overwatch Epic Rap… 21 Heroes! | Dan Bull
- Arma Mobile Ops – Launch Trailer
