Gaming News Wrap [19 Jun 2015]

News.

Links to our E3 2015 coverage this week:

• E3 2015 | Bethesda Press Conference Wrap
• E3 2015 | Microsoft Press Conference Wrap
• E3 2015 | EA Press Conference Wrap
• E3 2015 | Ubisoft Press Conference Wrap
• E3 2015 | Sony Press Conference Wrap
• E3 2015 | Square Enix Press Conference Wrap

Games

• EA dashes hopes of Mass Effect Trilogy Remaster
• Halo 5‘s multiplayer microtransactions cause a stir
• Halo 5‘s Campaign Will Probably Make You Cry
• The Division gets two special editions and a season pass
• Star Wars Battlefront: maps change depending on which side is winning
• Fallout 4 graphics won’t be as “depressing” as Fallout 3 says Director Todd Howard
• Fallout 4 graphics ‘dialled back’ in favour of complex systems
• Arkham Knight Season Pass includes retailer-exclusive bonus content
• The Witcher 3 free DLC this week includes a lovely dress and a scavenger hunt
• Player-Created GTA Online Throwback Jobs Inspired by Max Payne 3, L.A. Noire & Red Dead Redemption

Consoles & Hardware

• Let Microsoft know which Xbox 360 games you want via Xbox One backwards compatibility

Industry

• IO Interactive on selling Season Passes: “We think it’s wrong”
• Fallout 4 sales to “surpass those of Skyrim,” according UK retail predictions
• Fallout Shelter making more money than Candy Crush Saga on the App Store
• Ex-Bethesda and CD Projekt Red developers helped build Horizon‘s open world
• E3 2015 attracted 52K visitors, 2016 show dated

Videos

• Call of Duty Black Ops 3 interview videos

• Fifteen minutes of Mad Max gameplay

https://youtu.be/iOep5O6KOzM

• E3 2015: Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Gameplay

https://youtu.be/Fh2FTywNJyU

• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 25 minutes gameplay demo

https://youtu.be/XEULRQVA6JQ

• Hunting Season 2 is coming to Evolve, new Assault character lands next week

• Killer Instinct Season 2 finale trailer

• Overwatch ~ Winston & Widowmaker trailers

• Shadow of the Beast footage

https://youtu.be/e13SG_2hbk8

• The Tomorrow Children Hits PS4 in Fall 2015

• Dontnod releases a teaser and details on its upcoming RPG Vampyr

• Godzilla ‘Ultimate Mayhem’ Trailer

• Devolver Digital brings Norse mythology to PS4 and PC in Eitr

• Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Gameplay Trailer

• World of Warcraft‘s Fury of Hellfire patch out 23rd June

• E3 2015 – Street Fighter 5 / V – 1v1 12 Man Pro Tournament Ft. Justin Wong, Daigo & More

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH1yd8fD3p0&feature=youtu.be