Recap 4.13.16


PlayStation

  • Uncharted 4 has released with high praise

  • Polyphony Digital\’s new PS4 exclusive Gran Turismo Sport will be unveiled May 19 & 20


Nintendo

  • Nintendo and Microsoft have partnered to launch exclusive Super Mario themed content for Minecraft.

  • Pokémon Sun and Moon starters detailed

  • EA’s executive vice president Patrick Soderlund has gone on record as saying that the company will have games on NX “if it makes sense”.

  • Nintendo dropping 2DS price from $99 to $79 with Mario Kart 7 included

  • The Legend of Zelda Phantom Hourglass released on Wii U


Industry News

  • Mass Effect: Andromeda now set for early 2017 launch

  • EA announced Titanfall 2 will release this fall

  • Battlefield sequel confirmed for 2017

  • Disney pulling the plug on Disney Infinity. Avalanche Studios will close as a result.

  • First trailer for the Assassin’s Creed movie is released

  • Ubisoft confirms new Watchdogs and AAA IP will release before March 31, 2017

  • Wish Shenmue III well underway SEGA has said its investigating remastering the previous two entries

  • You can\’t say Blizzard\’s beta for their upcoming title Overwatch wasn\’t popular. The company announced across PS4, Xbox One, and PC a total of 9.7 million people checked it out.

  • Regardless of what Tristan or we all think of The Division, millions of others seem to like the generic repetitive nature the game offers after all those delays. To the tune of 9.5 million registered users. While active users doesn’t mean sales (those who traded in or have multiple members in a house playing a single copy for example) it does make The Division the most successful new IP launch.

Antonio Worrall
Antonio Worrallhttps://antonioworrall.com
I'm a Senior IT Support Engineer, every day tech geek, gaming enthusiast, world traveler, and foodie living with my wife and cat in the NY/NJ area.

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