THE BIG STUFF:
PS4 Outsells Xbox One in July: The NPD Group this week announced its July report, revealing that Sony’s PlayStation 4 was yet again the top-selling console for the month. That’s not to say the Xbox One isn’t doing well, too, as system sales rose 44 percent in July 2014 compared to July 2013.
Leaked Fallout 4 Gameplay Emerges On…Pornhub: Really. Poor-quality gameplay footage captured during a Gamescom briefing, and without Bethesda’s consent, emerged this week on YouTube and other video sites but was quickly removed. But not from adult website Pornhub.
THE OTHER STUFF:
Is James Wan, the director of the latest Fast and Furious movie, going to sit behind the camera for the upcoming Street Fighter movie? Maybe! It certainly sounds that way, according to this report.
What do celebrities like the Giancarlo Espositio, who played Gus on Breaking Bad, think about Rainbow Six: Siege? Check out this new video from Ubisoft to find out.
Madden NFL 16 is nearly here. It launches on August 25, and if you’re a Gamers Club Unlocked member at Best Buy, you’ll be able to pick up the pro football game on the cheap. Get all the details here.
A new Dead or Alive 5: Last Round patch is out now on consoles. The good news? It adds new features and makes various improvements? The not-so-great news? It also takes some features away on select platforms. Get the full patch notes here.
Warhorse Studios has published a new gameplay trailer for Kingdom Come: Deliverance, showing off the no-fantasy RPG’s swordfighting and more. This is a deep-dive video that goes into a lot of depth about the mechanics and more.
Kick your weekend off by putting your feet up and enjoying this hour-long Mad Max gameplay video. The full game launches in just a few more weeks, on September 1.
Batman: Arkham Knight’s Photo Mode was only just recently released, but people are already putting it to good use. Take a look at these excellent shots here.
Here’s an extended interview with the developers behind Yakuza 5. Looking to learn more about the game, including its world and characters, this is a video you want to watch.
Ahead of the start of the 38 Studios court case this summer, an initial $12.5 million settlement has been reached. Get the full story here, at the Providence Journal.
Curious about the HTC Vive, an upcoming VR headset from HTC and Valve? If so, you may want to watch this in-depth, wide-ranging interview with an HTC executive about it.
Here’s some good news for people interested in HoloLens. Microsoft says in this new interview that the upcoming AR/VR tech will play better in a small living room than Kinect did. Nice!
Curse Inc. this week announced new statistics about its Curse Voice VoIP platform. In short, it’s been a runaway success, and the company has even published an in-depth whitepaper [PDF] on the subject. Below are some quick-hit stats, but be sure to read through the whitepaper linked above for lots more.
- Targeted campaigns working with publishers saw a 25% increase in Smite games played between friends and strangers every month.
- After integrating Curse Voice, Robocraft immediately saw a 258% increase in active Robocraft players.
- Curse Voice itself has in turn seen a population of 1.3 Million active accounts since launch — a number that continues to grow each day.
Ronaldo, what are you doing in GTA 5? Oh, this is great.
Violent video games have been linked to aggressive behavior, but there is no concrete link to criminal violence. That’s according to a new review from the American Psychological Association. As you might expect, the Entertainment Software Association has major issues with it. Get the full story here.
He hasn’t written it yet, but George R.R. Martin now says the secret to the ending of Game of Thrones is actually in The Lord of the Rings. Well, that’s interesting. Read Martin’s full interview here.
If The Legend of Zelda were a Western movie, with gun-toting characters and hand-to-hand combat, it might look like this.
Have a great weekend!
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