Gaming News Wrap [2 Jun 2016]

Today there’s at least gaming news, but videos? Not so much. Oh well, the looming E3 can be thanked for that.

Games

• Overwatch
  • Overwatch‘s Competitive Mode Delayed
    Blizzard aiming for mid-to-late July for Overwatch’s competitive mode.
  • Blizzard balancers looking at Overwatch heroes McCree and D. Va
  • Overwatch: Blizzard working on a way to allow players to save and export highlights
  • How does Overwatch run on budget PCs?
    Digital Foundry targets 60fps on sub-£100 graphics cards.
• Battlefield 1: here’s when we’ll see 64-player multiplayer footage
  12 June to be exact.
• Mafia III Collector’s Edition Detailed
• Mafia 2 re-releases on Steam today and it’s 80% off until June 8
• Dishonored 2 testers are already combining powers in ways Arkane hadn’t predicted
• Filthy Lucre is a new game from ex-Sony Liverpool and Evo devs
• More details about This War of Mine studio’s new game Industrial
• This War of Mine: The Little Ones out today on PC, open beta weekend on PS4

PS4: We have deployed a client patch (4.5Gb) for the Double UI issue. Please make sure to restart your game.

— The Division 2 (@TheDivisionGame) May 31, 2016

We wanted to clear up the confusion around the release of Ibuki in #SFV. She will be released alongside Story Mode at the end of June.

— Street Fighter (@StreetFighter) May 31, 2016

Sales & Discounts

• PlayStation Plus double discount sale kicks off today on EU Store
• Battlefield Hardline Getaway DLC free on PC, PS3 & PS4
• Classic Westwood RPG Nox free on Origin

Industry

• Vivendi has seized control of Guillemot brothers’ mobile publisher Gameloft
  French corporation’s hostile takeover succeeds. Targets Ubisoft next.
• GOG Connect lets you add DRM-free versions of Steam games to your GOG library
• The Division is being made into a movie starring Jake Gyllenhaal – report

Previews

• Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 is a slower, more considered spin on Konami’s series

Interviews

• Interview: Infinity Ward’s Taylor Kurosaki and Jacob Minkoff Talk Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare

Opinions

• Paradox, this is why we need to talk about your mods
  Allowing player-made content is great, but you’re responsible for it.

Hints & Tips

• Overwatch guide: best heroes, abilities and strategies for Blizzard’s shooter
• The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine – how to get the best ending

Videos

• Carmageddon: Max Damage. WE DO SCOOTERS

• Dead Rising: Endgame – Official Trailer

https://youtu.be/9BcCVw21vL0