Recap!

Here’s a roundup of the week’s big stories and some you might have missed. Click “Next Image” to get started.

PS4, Call of Duty End 2015 On Top

The NPD Group released its report for December 2015 and the full year this week, confirming that the PlayStation 4 was the best-selling system of the year in the US, while Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 was the No. 1 overall game for the year. [Full story here and here]

Fallout 4 Seasons Mod

The Fallout 4 modding community, even without official modding tools, continues to surprise and impress. The latest example is this amazing “Fallout 4 Seasons Mod” that is exactly what you think. [Full story]

GTA 5 Boss Quits

Leslie Benzies, the longtime president of Grand Theft Auto studio Rockstar North, left the Scottish studio this week. He went on a 17-month sabbatical before officially calling it quits. [Full story]

GTA 5 Single-Player DLC?

Shawn Fonteno, the actor behind GTA 5’s Franklin, posted a picture on his Instagram account this week of himself in a motion capture suit. In Rockstar’s office. What does it mean? Are we finally getting single-player DLC? Nothing is confirmed yet, but it’s exciting to think about. [Full story]

Real Pokemon…Kinda

This is pretty cool. An artist has drawn Pokemon as if they were real-world creatures. [Full story]

Tim Schafer answered a load of questions about Psychonauts 2 (and more!) as part of a Reddit AMA this week. Catch up with everything he had to say here.

How

Someone beat Bloodborne without dodging or rolling–c’mon now. How is that even possible? Get the story and watch the video here.

Patched Up

Blizzard’s action RPG Diablo 3 receive a massive patch this week, introducing new features and making a series of sweeping changes. You can see the complete patch notes here.

RIP David Bowie

Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn said this week that he had considered the late David Bowie for a cameo role in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. RIP Bowie! [Full story]

Read The Fine Print

Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry publisher Ubisoft has updated its Terms-of-Service. You can see the new TOS and what’s changed here in this document.

Changes

It’s interesting times for GameStop, a company that relies on physical games in an increasingly digital world. Here’s an interview with the company’s CEO about the current landscape and more.

Beam Me Up!

Looking for a new mobile game to play? Boston-based indie dev Disruptor Beam this week launched Star Trek Timelines, a new game based on the iconic sci-fi series that celebrates its 50th (!!!) anniversary this year. Get it today for for iOS and Android devices.