Gaming News Wrap [23 Oct 2015]

Plenty of videos again forming part of our Gaming News Wrap. Grab a coffee and settle in.

Games

• Witcher 3 patch 1.11 tackles Skellige’s Most Wanted quest at long last
• Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate
  • Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate has a cool secret Ubisoft hasn’t told anyone about
  • Assassin’s Creed Syndicate Has Two Day One Patches
• “Plenty of chance that Halo 5 could appear on the PC” says franchise boss
• Destiny: Bungie Weekly Update – 10/22/2015
• Just Cause 3 has gone gold
• Last-gen Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 delayed
  As Activision works to repair current-gen version.
• Rumor: New DLC coming for Until Dawn titled Rush of Blood
• Volume: Coda is a free PlayStation VR expansion coming in 2016
• SEGA reveals what Yakuza 5’s characters have been up to since we last saw them
• See all the weapons available in DOOM closed alpha
• Halloween update added to Unreal Tournament pre-alpha
• Dota 2 to receive Fallout 4’s Mister Handy Announcer Pack
• Fallout Shelter Halloween update adds ghost outfits and more

Sales & Discounts

• Fallout games on sale through Steam this weekend – save up to 66% off
• Grab Space Hulk and Talisman in the Warhammer Humble Weekly Bundle

Consoles & Hardware

• The Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Is Just Around the Corner

Industry

• Microsoft FY16 Q1: Xbox sales down 17%, XBL MAU users up 28% to 39M
• FIFA 16 and Metal Gear Solid 5 were the big digital earners in September
• PlayStation Experience 2015: Exhibitors List & Playable Games
• Ubisoft: “We’re going to fight to preserve our independence”
• Yager Development: Back from the dead
• Angry Birds Dev Cuts 213 Jobs
• Harmonix employees have been posting reviews of Rock Band 4 on Amazon
• New Canadian PM says society must stand up to Gamergate
• YouTube confirms paid subscription service
  Ad-free videos and original series on offer.
• Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain cosplay features real wolves and it’s fabulous
• 10 Big Myths About Video Games, Debunked By The People Who Make Them

eSports

• ESPN and MLG Veterans Form New Activision Esports Division

Videos

• Call of Duty: Black Ops III – Launch Gameplay Trailer

• Carl’s Jr. & Call of Duty Black Ops 3 Commercial

• Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate – Jacob and Evie Launch Trailer, and Gangs 101

• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Adam Jensen 2.0 Trailer

• Rainbow Six Siege Gameplay Videos

• DOOM Multiplayer Closed Alpha – Gameplay Video

• Total War: Warhammer dated for [28] April [2016], Chaos Warriors Race Pack is a pre-order incentive

• Elite Dangerous: Horizons – Inside the SRV

• Everspace Brings Roguelike Action to the Space Shooter Genre

• Street Fighter V Beta Gameplay

https://youtu.be/ni500fAzprc

https://youtu.be/AiQOGStARqs

• Goat Simulator and I Am Bread team up for GoatBread DLC

https://twitter.com/TheDivisionGame/status/657218070352670720