Weekly Recap: PS4 Beats Xbox One Again, E3 Rumors, Final Oculus Revealed

THE BIG STUFF:

PS4 Outsells Xbox One in May: After the Xbox One beat the PS4 in April, Sony took back the top spot in May, becoming the top-selling console in the United States for the month, according to NPD data. As you could have probably guessed, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was the best-selling game.

E3 2015 Rumors: Dark Souls III? A new Metroid? The Last Guardian? Check out our roundup of all the big rumors here.

Final Oculus Rift Model and More Revealed: During Oculus VR’s first-ever E3 conference this week, Oculus revealed the final Oculus Rift model and a lot more. Check out some of the top stories below.

• This Is the Final Oculus Rift Consumer Model
• All the Game Trailers From the Oculus E3 Conference
• Oculus Has Steam-Like Platform Called Home
• Square Enix, PS4 The Order Dev, and More Making Oculus Rift VR Games
• Ratchet & Clank Dev’s Next Game Is a VR Exclusive
• Oculus Rift Includes Xbox One Controller; Xbox One Games Stream to Rift
• Oculus Reveals Its Unusual Rift VR Controller, Oculus Touch
• Watch All the Game Trailers From The Oculus Conference

THE OTHER STUFF:

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare‘s Supremacy DLC, the game’s third add-on, won’t be exclusive to Xbox for much longer. Activision this week announced that the DLC will arrive for PlayStation consoles and PC on July 2. All Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare DLC is released first on Xbox.

If Jurassic Park were an 8-bit game, it might look like this.

Did you back the Bard’s Tale IV Kickstarter? If you pledged at least $20, you’re getting free games–and not just any free games, but the first three games in the Bard’s Tale series. Nice!

Looking for more Halo 5: Guardians details? Game Informer has you covered. Check out this excellent video interview featuring insight from key designers at 343 Industries. They talk about how they’re advancing the series formula and tease big plans for E3 next week.

You probably never asked for it, but it’s happening. Sega has announced a limited-time in-game event for its endless runner Sonic Dash, which will see the Angry Birds franchise meet the famous hedgehog.

Like many other AAA games, it now looks like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will have microtransactions. That’s according to a new report, which you can read here.

What were the top “trending” games of May on YouTube? You probably could have guessed it, but The Witcher 3 came out on top. The next entry, however, may surprise you: Life is Strange. See all ten here.

Sony’s game-streaming service PlayStation Now continues to grow. This week, the service expanded to its first non-Sony device: Samsung Smart TVs.

Porsches are coming to Forza Horizon 2. The appropriately titled Porsche Expansion, released this week on Xbox One, adds ten new Porsche models to the game. Get a full rundown here.

Remember that Batman vs. Superman movie trailer? Well, it’s now been remade in everyone’s favorite place to remake things: Grand Theft Auto V. Check out the excellent remake below.

Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios has named a new CEO. In fact, the studio has never had a CEO before, but now Pim Holfve, from the developer’s Expansive Worlds team, is taking on the job.

Here’s a funny video of teenagers playing Contra–or at least trying!

Geralt from The Witcher 3 is already a mighty powerful man. But this new invincibility glitch, a sort of “God mode,” truly shows us another side of him altogether. Watch the video here.

What Double Fine game is founder Tim Schafer the most proud of? The answer may surprise you: Double Fine Happy Action Theater . Read his full interview at GamesRadar.

Grand Theft Speed. It’s a video recreation of the new Need for Speed’s announcement trailer in Grand Theft Auto V. Watch the video below and let us know what you think.

Boston-based indie developer Deep End Games has released a mysterious new video for its upcoming horror game Perception, in which you play as a blind woman. With 14 days to go, Perception still needs to raise around $47,000 on Kickstarter. Check out the campaign page for more.

A new update for mobile game Final Fantasy: Record Keeper was released this week, introducing a host of new content and more. Check out a roundup of the content, courtesy of Square Enix, below.

• Break the level cap and prepare to face tougher foes
• Customize characters like never before with the new Record Materia abilities
• Earn rewards by accepting quests
• Change the battle speed whenever you want–even mid-battle. Slow things down to plan a next move, or speed it up to charge through the enemies
• Learn more about each Boss before entering a dungeon to pick your party accordingly
• Roaming Warriors help players summon friends into battle to aid you in tricky encounters

A live bear in a game developer’s office? I don’t think anything more needs to be said.

Here’s a teaser for FIFA 16; expect the full reveal at EA’s E3 briefing next week.

There is a new Alone in the Dark game and it’s available now. Atari this week launched Alone in the Dark: Illumination for PC, which is now on Steam at a special discount through June 22.

iOS and Android app Band has released a new version, 4.0, that, among other things, allows users to make their groups “public” so they can meet new players and sync up with other guild and clan members. Read more about it here.

Indie game enthusiast company iam8bit is hosting a “retro video game-themed art extravaganza” to celebrate its 10th anniversary. It will be held June 18 in Los Angeles to coincide with E3. Get more details here.

Here’s the first trailer for Afro Samurai 2. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Video game rental company Redbox is expanding its current-generation offerings. The company this week announced that it will offer Xbox One and PlayStation 4 games at all of its 35,000 kiosks nationwide. Read more about the news here.

Looks like we’re getting a new Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain trailer at E3 next week. Nice! Check out a teaser in the video below.

Have a great weekend–E3 starts tomorrow!

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