Overwatch and Pokemon are the news makers (still) these days, so it is no surprise that’s what you get in today’s Gaming News Wrap.
Games
- Overwatch
- The Division servers [were] down for maintenance, G36 assault rifle gets promised nerf
- GTA V
- Surprise! Sony stealth-releases new first-party shooter Kill Strain
- Dangerous Golf‘s new patch does wonders for this unusual gem
Building a brighter future underground. #Vault-Tec Workshop is available July 26 #Fallout4 pic.twitter.com/QBaE6NeGbg
— Bethesda Game Studios (@BethesdaStudios) July 12, 2016
Sales & Discounts
Consoles & Hardware
Industry
- Warner Bros. “misled” with paid-for positive Shadow of Mordor videos
YouTube stars paid tens of thousands of dollars. - Mirror’s Edge Catalyst “definitely meeting our expectations,” says EA
- EA on why FIFA is the only sports series on PC – “Madden used to be a good business”
- Three months on, Oculus fulfils all Rift pre-orders
- US game charts will soon become less boring with NPD’s inclusion of digital figures
- Ingress players were major contributors to Pokemon Go spawn locations
- Pokemon Go has already made over $14 million – report
- Holocaust museum pleads: stop playing Pokémon Go here
“We are trying to find out if we can get the museum excluded.” - Paedophiles, lures and susceptible children: the UK tabloids take on Pokémon Go
Opinions
eSports
Videos
- Official Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Descent Multiplayer Trailer
- Ghostbusters Video Game Launch Trailer
- Arma 3 Apex – Launch Trailer
- Worms W.M.D: All-Stars Preorder Pack!
