Gaming News Wrap [22 Apr 2016]

Look at that, you’ve made it to Friday again. We would like to think the Gaming News Wrap helped a little with that…

Games

• The Division
  • The Division: [Changelog] April 21 maintenance
  • The Division files datamined to reveal loot drop rates and more
• Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst release date slips to [7] June
• Black Ops 3 1.09 update out today on Xbox One, all the details
• Performance Analysis: Battleborn beta on PS4 and Xbox One
• Destiny: next week’s Iron Banner will drop more gear after every match
• New Doom single-player footage and SnapMap details coming next week
• GTA Online: 70 biker crews unite to pressure Rockstar for motorcycle DLC
• The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth DLC gets PS4, Xbox One release date
  10 May
• NieR: Automata Screenshots
• Eve Online
  • Eve Online set for big changes
    CCP outlines the space map ahead.
  • EVE Online’s Project Legion replaced with Project Nova
• Hearthstone
  • Hearthstone changes hit many of the most popular classic cards
  • Hearthstone: get 10 free Whispers of the Old Gods packs through launch quest

Consoles & Hardware

• AMD expects $1.5B in future revenue for three new gaming processors—but what are they?
  PlayStation 4 Neo and Nintendo NX are likely for two of those SOCs. Who’s third?
• Xbox Live monthly active users up 26% year-over-year to 46 million
• Rayman Origins now back-compatible on Xbox One

Industry

• Quantum Break, Alan Wake dev’s [Remedy] new project at least 9 months old
• Blizzard on Cancelled Titan MMO: “We Failed Horrifically”
  How Overwatch was created from the ashes of Titan.
• A closer look at Lego’s new £170 Minecraft set

Fantastic news! Rocket League has now passed 14 million players. Our gratitude is real. Thank you very much, everyone!

— Rocket League (@RocketLeague) April 19, 2016

Opinion

• Overwatch is a brilliant class-based shooter, but who is it for?

Videos

• Hitman Episode 2 Sapienza Launch Trailer

• ARK: Survival of the Fittest – Announcement Trailer
  Hits PlayStation 4 in July

• LawBreakers “Between Our Guns” Gameplay Trailer
  More Gameplay Videos

• The Walking Dead: Michonne Episode 3 Finale Trailer

• Cross-platform play confirmed for virtual reality game Eve: Valkyrie

• RUINER Announcement Trailer

• Ubisoft Announces Champions of Anteria for PC

• Shadow of the Beast | The Beast Unleashed
  More on PlayStation Blog

• Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator Overview Trailer

• The Elder Scrolls: Legends – Gameplay Overview