April 9th, 2016 
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Weekly Recap: Gears of War 4 Release Date, Free Halo 5 DLC, Street Fighter 5 Lack of Content
Did you step away this week? Here’s a recap of some big stories and other you might have missed.
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Dated!
Gears of War 4 finally has a release date. It’s coming out on October 11 for Xbox One. The game’s beta starts later this month. It’s the first all-new Gears game since Microsoft acquired the franchise from Epic Games. [Full story]
Free Is a Nice Price
Halo 5’s Ghosts of Meridian update landed this week. The latest free update to the game added more multiplayer maps, weapons, and more. In other news, a beta for Halo 5’s new Warzone Firefight will start next week. [Full story]
Lacking
One of the main criticisms of Street Fighter V has been around its lack of content. Now, Capcom producer Yoshinori Ono has responded. You can read his full comments here.
Quantum Issues
According to Digital Foundry, all is not well with the Windows 10 PC version of Quantum Break. Among other things, it apparently can’t run at 60FPS and it does not have an exit button. Developer Remedy has said it’s looking into the issues and will report back soon with new information. [Full story]
In a Flash
Rejoice! A new GTA V mod lets you play as The Flash. Finally. Get all the details on the mod here at Kotaku.
Happy Birthday!
The Elder Scrolls Online has turned two. Happy birthday! To mark the occasion, developer ZeniMax Online posted a retrospective blog post discussing how the game has evolved and milestones its met.
Sword of Artorias IRL
What would Dark Souls III’s Sword of Artorias look like in real life?! Now we know, thanks to the fine folks at Man at Arms. See how the swordmasters made it here.
Honoring a Fellow Dev
Developers have come together to launch an eBay charity campaign for Michael Forgey, who passed away earlier this year from cancer. They are selling rare gaming items, with all proceeds going to Forgey family. You can see all of the available auction items here.
Gone
After 25 years, the founders of Vicarious Visions, Karthik and Guha Bala, have left the New York-based, Activision-owned developer behind games in the Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, and Skylanders franchises. Get the full story here at Game Informer.
Vaping Congressman + Steam
Congressman Duncan Hunter, who recently found himself in the news for vaping during a congressional session, is now being questioned about using campaign funds to pay for video games. It all sounds like a big misunderstanding that will likely be cleared up soon.
Questions, Answered
Final Fantasy 15 director Hajime Tabata has answered your burning questions about the long-in-development RPG. Speaking to PlayStation Access he confirmed, among other things, that the game won’t have loading screens and more. Get all the details here.
Overwatch Gets Competitive
Feeling competitive? Love Overwatch? You’re in luck, as Blizzard this week announced a new mode for the game called Competitive Play. Here’s the description:
“Prepare to prove yourself in Competitive Play! Designed for those seeking a more serious challenge, Competitive Play is our new game mode in which players can compete and ‘rank up’ through a series divisions and tiers in monthly seasons.”
The Future Is Now
You can now play your PlayStation games on PC using Remote Play! Get all the details here and grab the PC executable here.
Black Desert Is Not Deserted
PC MMO Black Desert Online sold 400,000 copies in its first month, developer Daum Games announced this week
“Considering the upward trend, I expect that the game will achieve over one million sales this year. What’s impressive is these figures far exceed those in the domestic market,” Daum Games Europe CEO Min Kim said.
A Big Update
DomiNations, the new mobile game from Civilization designer Brian Reynolds, got a “massive content update” this week called Global Age. It becomes the 10th historic era playable in the game.
Extra Chunky
Indie developer Grimm Bros this week announced that an “Extra Chunky Edition” of its RPG Dragon Fin Soup is coming out this year, alongside a “major update.”
What’s in the Extra Chunky Edition? All of this:
- Ability to feed pets to level them up
- Toggle button for the grid view
- New “Black Knight” pet inspired by Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- New dungeons
- New “Trash Talk” system
- New items, recipes, weapons
- And much much more as you can see from our DFS Tutorial Video here !
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