The 100 Top Gaming News Stories You Need to Know on Dec 18, 2015
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In-depth coverage of the gaming latest headlines, breaking news and top stories:
Gran Turismo franchise sales top 76 million, GT 6 at 4.7M
Friday, December 18, 2015 from VG247
The official Gran Turismo site has been updated with new sales data. Gran Turismo series developer Polyphony Digital has published updated sales numbers for all of its released games. The updated website reveals franchise sales has...
Alienation PS4 Won't Support Local Co-Op at Launch
Friday, December 18, 2015 from GamingBolt.com: Video Game News, Reviews, Previews and Blog
Housemarque's upcoming shooter may look into it after launch though.
Stephen Colbert's Ridiculous Plan To Save Everyone From Star Wars Spoilers
Friday, December 18, 2015 from Game News HQ - Popular Stories
Source: Kotaku
Team Fortress 2's adds new three-month event, maps, contracts, more
Team Fortress 2 has received another major event-based update. Tough Break is the name of the latest Team Fortress 2 update. The update brings a tonne of changes, and adds new content and new event. The highlight is the new Tough Break...
News: Have you seen the hidden chicken in Kojima Productions' new logo?
Friday, December 18, 2015 from VideoGamer.com - All Updates
What has been seen cannot be unseen. See that? As pointed out by a member of NeoGAF, there seems to be a hidden chicken in the studio's new logo - something that shouldn't come as too much of a surprise given Kojima's previous work. For...
Star Wars SnapTite 3-Piece Model Building Set $52 + free shipping - CNET
Friday, December 18, 2015 from Gaming and Culture - The latest in the geek life - CNET News
Star Wars SnapTite 3pc Model Building Set for $52
The Elder Scrolls Legends pushed back to 2016
Friday, December 18, 2015 from EGMNOW
Bethesda's answer to Hearthstone, The Elder Scrolls Legends, will not see a release this year, according to VP of PR and marketing Pete Hines. Responding to a question on Twitter asking if the game would see a release this year as...
Hackers want to bring down Xbox Live & PSN again this Christmas. Ho Ho... oh FFS
Friday, December 18, 2015 from GamesRadar - Updates
Here's everything happening in GTA Online this weekend
Yachts, discounts, double RP and loads of cash. This is what's going down in Los Santos this weekend. It's been a big week for GTA Online. The Executives and Other Criminals DLC bought with it the Galaxy Super Yacht, stacks...
[PC Mod]Maggie From The Walking Dead Joins Fallout 4
Source: N4G
Konami Hiring For "New Metal Gear" Without Kojima
Friday, December 18, 2015 from Rock, Paper, Shotgun
The great Konami/Kojima cabinet reshuffle continues – first Koj shacks up with Sony, and now Konami are running job listings for a new Metal Gear game that'll they make without the involvement of the notorious/revered auteur....
Destiny: Xur weapons, gear, and location December 18-20. Heart of the Praxic Fire!
Review: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC – An Adventure with Character
Source: DualShockers
"New Metal Gear": Konami recruiting to replace KojiPro
Metal Gear will continue. Now that Kojima Productions has gone indie, Metal Gear publisher Konami intends to continue the franchise with a new creative team. The publisher is currently recruiting development staff, and the job ad leaves...
2016 Will Be Great For Gamers: Part 1, Graphics
Source: Rock Paper Shotgun
Dragon's Dogma to support 4K, 60fps on PC, system requirements released
The PC version of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen will not be capped at 30fps, and will support fancy 4K resolutions. Capcom has confirmed more details about the upcoming release of Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen on PC. For...
The Elder Scrolls: Legends delayed to 2016
One of the lesser-popular Bethesda announcements at E3 is not going to make it out this year. Bethesda's pre-E3 show this year was full of big announcements. We saw the DOOM, Dishonored 2, Fallout 4, and even mobile spin-off...
Destiny Xur update: should you buy Hard Light?
Hard Light wasn't a favourite of many in Year 1. Now that it's been brought over to Year 2, is it worth it? Xur is selling the Year 2 version of Hard Light this week. Although it does more damage, thanks to the attack...
Fallout 4 Nuka Cola Quantum Goes Back On Sale Tomorrow at Target
Friday, December 18, 2015 from Game Rant
After nearly a week since the announcement that Nuka Cola Quantum would return to Target stores, Target reveals that the product will be back starting December 18th.
Dev:It Takes 2-3 Months Just To Add Trophies For PS2 Emulation,Comments On Trophy Progression Tracke
Final Fantasy 15 Could Be Coming This Summer, According To New Survey
Survey asks users whether they would buy that game, Persona 5 or both.
Ken Levine's new game will have a "small scale open world"
League of Legends team chairman and general villain arrested on fraud
Source: Destructoid
No Man's Star Citizen
Friday, December 18, 2015 from AusGamers :: News
In a new video titled 'From Pupil to Planet', the highly anticipated and ambitious Star Citizen showcases its procedurally generated planet tech . And in spectacular fashion too. Starting from the pupil of a space pilot dude we get an...
Feature: The Christmassy VideoGamer Christmas Guide to Getting Through Christmas
5 tips to help you endure the most wonderful time of the year 1. Don't bother playing games online This is a given by now, yeah? On Christmas morning loads of people are going to get brand spanking new consoles, which is great for them...
Rainbow Six Siege free this weekend
Friday, December 18, 2015 from PC Gamer latest stories
If you can get a referral from a friend.
15 Of The Strangest Dystopias In Gaming
Friday, December 18, 2015 from Kotaku
The future is scary and, according to these 15 dystopias in video games, it's going to get a lot stranger before things get better. Read more...
Humble Sports Bundle gets you OlliOlli, Sportsfriends, more
The latest Humble Bundle is all about sports, both fake and real. Humble Sports Bundle is the latest weekly bundle from Humble. At the "pay what you want" level, you get Max Gentlemen Triple DLC Pack, Qvadriga, and the...
Hideo Kojima on why he chose to partner with Sony
Sony and PlayStation's long-standing relationship with Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has something to do with why he partnered up with them again for his new project. Now that it's been officially confirmed Hideo Kojima is...
Street Fighter 5 to support Steam OS, Steam Controller
The PC version of Street Fighter 5 will support Steam OS alongside Windows. Capcom has announced the PC version of Street Fighter 5 will support Steam OS, and the Steam Controller. Steam OS is, of course, based on Linux, but Capcom did...
Valve sued by French consumer association
The suit alleges that the Steam Subscriber Agreement breaches French consumer law.
Destiny PlayStation-Exclusive Iron Banner Rewards Revealed
Check out some of the gear only available for PS3 and PS4 players.
The LEGO Movie Rescue Reinforcements for $42 + free shipping - CNET
The LEGO Movie Rescue Reinforcements for $42
Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice posters showcase the superhero trinity
Source: GamesRadar
Take down the Storm in Minecraft: Story Mode Episode 4 trailer
Bloody hell, Minecraft: Story Mode is getting pretty damned dramatic. Minecraft: Story Mode is full of warm-hearted moments and typical Telltale wit, but it's also telling a seriously epic story. This latest trailer primes us for...
Earth Defense Force 4.1: The Shadow of New Despair Review – An Unnecessary Port
This PS3 port just doesn't cut it by today's standards.
Watch the first gameplay footage for Mafia 3
Mafia 3 looks very good in this new gameplay video. Mafia 3 was revealed around gamescom this year. We saw a CG trailer and very little gameplay. Today, thanks to IGN, we get to watch over 12 minutes of actual, honest to god gameplay....
Every Dogma Has Its Day: Dragon's Dogma Out Jan 15th
When I watch trailers for Dragon's Dogma [official site], I'm not quite sure what I'm all excited about. It looks like a hacky and slashy RPG with some big ol' monsters and a full party system, and that's...
Destiny: Xur location and inventory for December 18, 19
Xur is back, will he bring you an early Christmas gift? Xur: Agent of the Nine, the Destiny vendor with an often disappointing inventory, returns this week to the Tower. Xur sells Year 2 Exotic armour, but he's not guaranteed to...
Total Annihilation invades Steam at last
Because war never changes.
World of Warcraft Legion Revamps PvP, Honor Points Revealed
Gear also won't give you a huge edge, stats-wise, during PvP.
Team Fortress 2's Tough Break Update Hits
Valve crept in during the night and left a little present under your Christmas PC (I've seen it, stuffed full of lights and gingerbread with a case window to show them off), a nice, big Team Fortress 2 [official site] update. Okay,...
One of Microsoft's biggest product failures may not have been its fault
Star Wars Battlefront celebrates release of The Force Awakens with double XP
Watch the Star Wars movie and return home to play Battlefront and enjoy double XP. The latest Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens, opens up this weekend in most parts of the world, and EA is making sure you don't return home to play...
P.T. Can Now Be Re-Downloaded With The Right Approach
It still can't be downloaded if you didn't have it before.
Three new Conan games in development, first to be announced in January
Funcom is working on three games based on the Conan mythology, the first of which will be revealed in January. Funcom has revealed that it has entered into a publishing agreement with Conan Properties, the rights holder of the Conan...
News: VideoGamer's Christmas Content Article - Like the Radio Times but better
Look, it's the Pro-G Robin, for all five of you who know what that means. Here on VideoGamer.com we'll have my Game of the Year choices, and I've been kind enough to let everyone else tell you about their picks too. If you prefer videos,...
News: Kojima Productions currently has 4 employees - but it's hiring for more
Kojima, Shinkawa and Imaizumi, but who's the fourth? The members of staff include director/game designer Hideo Kojima, art director Yoji Shinkawa, and Kenichiro Imaizumi, a former producer at Konami. The identity of the fourth employee...
'The Greatest Star Wars Game Ever': TIE Fighter
Source: USGamer
Marcus Fenix, Lonely Guy
Andrew Porter is a concept artist who has worked on games like Batman: Arkham Origins, Gears of War Ultimate Edition and Dirty Bomb . Read more...
Macaulay Culkin's Home Alone character is still mad 25 years later
Thursday, December 17, 2015 from Polygon - All
The Banner Saga gets PS4 and Xbox One release date
Thursday, December 17, 2015 from Eurogamer.net
UPDATE 17TH DECEMBER: The Vita version of The Banner Saga has been put on "the back burner". John Watson, co-founder and programmer lead of developer Stoic, explained why on the official game forum. "Our console and Vita porting has been...
Unity, Strike Gamelabs vets form Rocket Lolly Games
Thursday, December 17, 2015 from GamesIndustry.biz
Oscar Clark and Ella Romanos are working with a remote-working team of ten on an "iconic IP"
DriveClub VR preview: A Virtual Car Wreck in the Best Possible Way
Thursday, December 17, 2015 from Shacknews Recent Articles
PlayStation Experience saw the debut of several intriguing virtual reality efforts. There's the game with giant robots playing golf, there's the game about working a day-to-day job, and even the stuff that didn't look so polished at...
Dark Souls 3 PC system requirements outed by official Steam page
Dark Souls 3 is just four months away from release, and today, we're learning both of its minimum and recommended specs for the PC version. The Dark Souls 3 Steam page has listed both the minimum and recommended specifications your...
Landing Kojima was a necessity for Sony
Friday, December 18, 2015 from GamesIndustry.biz
As third-party pubs become increasingly wary of the rising costs and high risk of AAA development, Sony must step into the breach to keep PS4 customers happy
PayPal Lists Steam Winter Sale Start Date
Thursday, December 17, 2015 from IGN PC Articles
The Steam Winter Sale will allegedly start next week.
The Ghostbusters get individual character posters
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is out on iOS
A tarted-up version of Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories is out on iOS that runs in 60 frames-per-second if you have an iPhone 6s/6s Plus or an iPad Pro. If you have an iPhone 5/5s it runs normally, presumably in 30fps, and if you...
We've got beta keys for Chronicle: RuneScape Legends
Over the next few weeks, you're likely to receive a number of cards that will be rifled through for gifts of currency and then unceremoniously tossed aside. This year, we've decided to buck the trend by giving the gift of cards that...
Rocket League revenues nearly $50 million
Psyonix's $2 million bet on soccer-with-cars game is paying off in a big way
Destiny's Iron Banner returns Dec. 29 with some PlayStation-exclusive gear
Friday, December 18, 2015 from Polygon - All
Daily Deals: Fast and Furious Move Set, Unlocked Android Phone, Star Wars: Battlefront
Low price for 16GB of Vita memory, plus a great Xbox One bundle, and the original Star Wars trilogy.
Splatoon grooves to new Piranha Pit and Ancho-V Games stages
Splatoon's updates are still rolling out through the end of the year and into 2016 and the next one appears to be imminent. Two new stages have been unveiled and while there's no hint as to when they'll be available, there is scheduled...
Konami hiring for next 'Metal Gear' game
It's time for the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of "As the Kojima Turns." Last time, Hideo Kojima had finally escaped Konami by sneaking out under a cardboard box before emerging as the head of an independently-owned Kojima...
Badland 2 out now on iOS
Badland 2, the sequel to Apple's 2013 iPad Game of the Year, is out now on iOS . Available for £3.99 / $4.99, this enchanting fantasy adventure casts you as a floaty sprite avoiding all manner of environmental hazards such as buzzsaws,...
DayZ Will Introduce Predators Soon, Watch The Video
Thursday, December 17, 2015 from Cinema Blend Games
Bohemia Interactive's DayZ may seem like it's stuck in Early Access, but Brian Hicks and the rest of the team are working around the clock on stabilizing the game and adding some interesting new gameplay mechanics, such as the predatory...
Chinese company Tencent purchases League of Legends developer Riot Games
League of Legends is among the giants of the gaming world, standing as one of the major pillars of the MOBA genre. And it is now under majority control of one of the biggest companies in China. Earlier this week, Chinese company Tencent...
Rocket League has made $50m
Friday, December 18, 2015 from Eurogamer.net
Indie success Rocket League has raked in more than $50m since it launched in July. The footballing car game was offered for free on PlayStation 4 at launch via PlayStation Plus. It's also available on PC and is coming to Xbox One in...
The Escapists tunnels to Xbox 360 today
There's now an Xbox 360 edition of The Escapists, Team 17 and Mouldy Toof's successful prison role-player. Xbox Live Gold members currently get a third off the game - £10.04, down from the regular price of £14.99. The Escapists first...
Team Fortress 2 Tough Break update adds new contracts and four new maps
The holidays are coming and for Team Fortress 2, that means it's almost Smissmas time! It also means that TF2 is going to continue with its successful contracts model that first started back in the summer. The Tough Break Update will...
Portal, Halo: Reach, Fable 3 get Xbox One back compatibility
16 more Xbox 360 titles have been added to the Xbox One back compatibility list today, including Halo: Reach, Fable 3 and Portal: Still Alive. Peggle, Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Hydro Thunder have also made the cut, along with indie...
Minecraft: Story Mode fourth episode trailer prepares for one last stand
Telltale has already revealed that the next installment of Minecraft: Story Mode would mark the end of the Wither Storm Saga. Now it's preparing players for that ending with the trailer leading up to the series' fourth episode. In "A...
Kojima Productions considering film and TV production
"We'll have more agility... We'll be able to do things that are more edgy"
TellTale Games Need A New Game Engine
Thursday, December 17, 2015 from N4G: news feed
Pixelgate.co.uk writes: ''TellTale games have become major players in the modern industry. Darlings of the critics, favourites of the consumer, life is good for TellTale. Theyve been securing license faster than Funko. Game of Thrones,...
EA's Sim City BuildIt turns 1yr old this week and gets updated to celebrate it
Thursday, December 17, 2015 from Android Game News
EA's Sim City BuiltIt title for mobile has finally turned 1-year old this week and to celebrate this birthday, the company has released an update for the game. This update fits right in with this time of year as well, being a...
Twitter hires first ever director of game partnerships
Rodrigo Velloso left the role of director of gaming content at YouTube in September
Digital Foundry vs Assassin's Creed Syndicate PC
Is the new generation of console hardware holding back creators from fully realising their visions for next generation visuals? It's a question we've been pondering recently with the release of Assassin's Creed Syndicate. There's no...
Super Mario Maker update adds new items, bookmarks, and more on Dec. 21
Nintendo will be adding a number of features in an upcoming update to Super Mario Maker, including a new vehicle, new obstacles, and more. The upcoming Super Mario Maker is scheduled to launch on December 21 and will include the...
Warframe Is About To Answer Its Biggest Mystery
Friday, December 18, 2015 from Cinema Blend Games
Digital Extremes has been luring gamers along a path of mystery ever since Warframe originally launched back in 2013. The game is the spiritual successor to the third-person action shooter, Dark Sector. One of the game's biggest...
Xbox One Indie Below Delayed to 2016
Thursday, December 17, 2015 from IGN Entertainment Articles
Capy has confirmed that its upcoming Xbox One/PC exclusive won't be out in 2015 after all.
Apple names new chief operating officer
Jeff Williams promoted at tech giant
Only in Dreams: Addressing the tricky question of what Media Molecule's latest is about
Here's a question that's become familiar in recent years: what is it you actually do in this game then? Sean Murray of Hello Games, the small studio behind the mind-bogglingly large No Man's Sky, has been fielding it for a while, and now...
Just Cause 3 Is About To Get A Whole Lot Better
Just Cause 3 is primed to receive Patch 1.02 on all platforms this week and, along with some minor tweaks and adjustments, the team at Avalanche aims to tackle some of the most common complaints leveled at the game. Click To Continue...
UK Christmas Deals - Until Dawn under £16
Friday, December 18, 2015 from IGN PC Articles
Great Christmas savings with The Evil Within under £12,Tomb Raider under £29, Halo 5 under £28, Assassin's Creed Special Edition under £23 and more!
Mega Minecraft Update Coming to Consoles
Thursday, December 17, 2015 from IGN Xbox 360 Articles
Loads of new biomes, mobs, and a way to finally fight back against the skeleton horde.
Hideo Kojima's first post-Konami game will be PS4 exclusive
Kojima Productions is back in business, and Sony is bankrolling its first game. Update: Sony pulls Q&A saying new game will also be released on PC
How to Get the BFG in Fallout 4
This week's Fallout 4 mods brings a classic DOOM weapon and a ton of settlement and Pip-Boy customizations.
2K Games hires PlayStation vet Murray Pannell
PlayStation UK's former marketing director to serve as vice president of publishing
Star Citizen Video Reveals A Mind Blowing Gameplay Feature
Star Citizen is certainly living up to its tag line of "The first-person universe is expanding." In the latest promotional video, Cloud Imperium Games shows off an impressive new feature coming to the massive space exploration game:...
Kojima: "My role in this world is to keep on making big games for as long as I can"
Hideo Kojima was apparently considering a tranquil year on a deserted island following his recent departure from Konami (and completion of Metal Gear Solid 5) - until a pep talk by a Hollywood friend changed his mind. Keep it up, the...
Xbox One Is Making All Of These Games Backwards Compatible
Microsoft has announced that 16 new games are now available for the Xbox One from the Xbox 360's library. These new games being made backwards compatible coincide with the games that are also made available for free through the Games For...
Street Fighter 5 will support SteamOS and Valve's Steam Controller
Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls Legends Delayed
Bethesda's collectible card game for PC and iPad appears to have slipped out of its 2015 release window.
UK Christmas Deals - 2 games for £50
Great Christmas savings with Tomb Raider under £29, Halo 5 under £28, Assassin's Creed Special Edition under £23 and more!
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 gets new trailer and screenshots highlighting new activities
Koei Tecmo has released a new trailer for Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 that shows some of the game's new activities as well as a bunch of new screenshots. The new trailer for Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 shows off some of the game's new...
Here's what's worth buying from Destiny's Xur, Dec. 18-20
Has PlayStation 4 been hacked?
A couple of days ago, reports emerged that an exploit that been found on PlayStation 4, giving users complete access to the system RAM of Sony's latest console. Hacker CTurt revealed the methodology, which involves exploiting PS4's...
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories now available on iOS; Android support coming soon
Rockstar Games has released Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories on iOS and will soon be available on Android and Amazon devices. Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories features a number of enhancements over the original PSP release,...
Blizzard fundamentally overhauling World of Warcraft PVP for Legion
Is World of Warcraft taking a leaf out of Call of Duty's book all these years after that multiplayer shooting craze began? Blizzard has just announced plans for a fundamental overhaul to player-versus-player combat for expansion World of...