Gaming News Wrap [17 Jun 2016]

As we end the week and E3, it’s good to know that it has been a week full of tasty gaming news. Next week is going to feel so empty.

Our E3 stage presentation coverage can be found here:

• E3 2016 | EA Conference Wrap
• E3 2016 | Bethesda Conference Wrap
• E3 2016 | Xbox Conference Wrap
• E3 2016 | Ubisoft Conference Wrap
• E3 2016 | Sony Conference Wrap

Games

• Overwatch
  • Blizzard on where Overwatch is going
  • Don’t expect Overwatch‘s Competitive Play to be the finished product when it arrives
• Sea of Thieves
  • Sea of Thieves delayed to 2017
    Rare’s swashbuckling adventure releasing in the same window as Halo Wars 2 and Scalebound.
  • Sea of Thieves is not free-to-play, Rare confirms
• Death Stranding
  • There are some pretty wild theories about what’s going on in Kojima’s Death Stranding
  • Hideo Kojima shares some Death Stranding details on Twitter
• Fallout 4 PS4 mods: multiple limitations revealed ahead of private beta launch
• Battleborn hotfix includes another round of balancing to Alani
• GTA Online
  • Play 3 New Trading Places Maps – Plus this Week’s Exclusive Unlocks and Deals in GTA Online
  • The #CEO Rockstar Editor Contest
• Dead Rising 4 is Microsoft-exclusive for a year
• 13 things you should know about Resident Evil 7
• Destiny
  • Iron Banner Clash returns to Destiny next week
  • Destiny Class Balance – June Update
• Vampyr only rewards XP when you drain victims
• X-COM creator reveals details on new tactical game Phoenix Point
• Standalone Gwent game has ten-hour single-player campaigns
• Survival horror classic Siren released for PS4

FAHRENHEIT – Indigo Prophecy 1080p Remaster releasing excl. on PS4 PLAYSTATION STORE on 7/18/16. 14.99$, worldwide. pic.twitter.com/Yzwedfxjsk

— QUANTIC DREAM (@Quantic_Dream) June 17, 2016

Sales & Discounts

• Battlefield 4, Battlefield Hardline reduced to $5 for a limited time

It’s official: the @Steam_games sale starts 23rd June. https://t.co/6EdbWFScCW

— PayPal UK (@PayPalUK) June 16, 2016

Consoles & Hardware

• 1080p Project Scorpio games “will look different” and some “run a little better” than on Xbox One/S
  “I’m trying to be transparent with people,” says Spencer.
• Portal 2 and Left 4 Dead receive Xbox One backwards compatibility
• Nintendo doesn’t think VR is ready for the mainstream just yet
• Nintendo NX will be about games, not teraflops

Industry

• Phil Spencer: Microsoft is “learning to ship PC games again”
• Microsoft: We will ship games on Steam again
• PlayStation boss ‘surprised’ by Xbox Scorpio announcement
• Allison Road cancellation statement leaves us with more questions than answers
• Michael Bay joins VR studio Rogue Initiative
• Skylanders is getting an animated series on Netflix

Previews

• What you actually do in Sea of Thieves
  And yes, you can play it solo.

Opinions

• Microsoft’s mixed messages at E3 aren’t pretty for Xbox One owners
• PC gaming is the real winner of E3

Interviews

• PS4 at E3: “We shouldn’t rely on anybody else. We should blaze a trail”
• Hideo Kojima interview: Norman Reedus-starring Death Stranding is an action game like Metal Gear Solid, not a Silent Hills substitute

eSports

• The UK is getting its first 24-hour eSports channel

Videos

• Star Wars Battlefront – Bespin Launch Trailer

• [E3 2016] The Surge – E3 Trailer

• 10 Minutes of ReCore Gameplay – E3 2016

• F1 2016 releases on August 19

• Nioh Second Demo Coming in August, E3 2016 Trailer

• Robinson: The Journey | An Adventure Begins

• NieR Automata E3 2016 Gameplay Trailer

• Final Fantasy XV Type-F Flying Car

• RIDE 2 – First Showcase Trailer

• The Last Guardian: the first 40 minutes

• Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2

• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Gameplay Trailer

• We tried VR Porn at E3