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Weekly Recap: January NPD, The Division Breaks Records, Zelda Wii U Chatter

Here is a recap of the week’s biggest stories and some you may have missed.

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PS4 On Top

The NPD Group released its report for February 2016 this week, confirming that the PlayStation 4 came out on top for the month for new hardware and software. On the software side specifically, Far Cry Primal took the top spot, pushing Call of Duty: Black Ops III down to the No. 2 spot for the first time since November. [Full story]

The Division Arrives

Ubisoft’s The Division launched on Tuesday and it was a huge hit. The apocalyptic shooter is now the fastest-selling game in Ubisoft history. [Full story]

“Something New”

The Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma said this week that he hopes the new Zelda game for Wii U can bring “something new” to the table, similar to how Ocarina of Time–with its 3D graphics–changed the Zelda series forever. [Full story]

End of An Era

Microsoft announced this week that Xbox One/PC game Fable Legends is cancelled and that its developer–iconic British studio Lionhead–may be closing its doors in the next month. [Full story]

March Madness Sale

It’s March and that means it’s time for college basketball’s annual March Madness. If you need a new TV, Walmart is running so good deals now through March 19. Check out the offers below:

LG 55″ 4K Smart HDTV – $698 (originally $899.99)

VIZIO 50″ 4K LED Smart HDTV – $598 (originally $728)

VIZIO 48″ LED Smart HDTV – $398 (originally $478)

Hisense 55″ LED Smart HDTV – $369.99 (originally $548)

Element 58″ LED HDTV – $349 (originally $478)

RCA 50″ LED HDTV – $339.99 (originally $549.99)

Sceptre 40″ LED HDTV Ultra Slim – $199.00 (originally $399.99)

RCA 32″ LED HDTV – $139.99 (originally $219.99)

Fight!

Battleborn and Overwatch are similar-looking games–and they both launch in May, their release dates separated by just a few week. And now this has happened.

Very Nice.

Wow, wow, wow. This Crash Bandicoot-themed custom PS2 console looks so good you might think it was actually dug out of the Earth. You can see more images of it here.

Very Nice

The Elder Scrolls Morrowind fan remaster project continues to look really good. Check out the latest development update here.

The Future Is Coming Into Focus

Polygon has an in-depth story up about PlayStation VR, featuring insight from the virtual reality headset’s key players. Among other things, Sony talks ab out comparisons to Oculus Rift and why the company wants to price it as low as possible. You can read the full story here.

Too Big To Fail

VR is too big and has too much momentum to fail. That’s according to one developer, Owlchemy Labs, which is making the VR game Job Simulator. Get all the quotes here.

Hitman 360

To promote the recent Hitman release, Square Enix put out this neat interactive YouTube video in which you walk the catwalk as Agent 47–but of course there is more to it.

Billboard Jobs

Sledgehammer Games, the team behind Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, really wants you to know they are hiring. They’ve put up a billboard encouraging people to apply.

Getting Social

Oculus has announced a suite of new social apps and features for Samsung Gear VR, including a trivia-style multiplayer game that sounds pretty cool. You can get all the details here.

IPO Inbound

Magicka and Cities: Skylines studio Paradox plans to go public this year in Europe with an IPO. Check out this Gamasutra story to get all the details.

Days of War

Following the big success of Battalion 1944, another World War 2 FPS has popped up on Kickstarter. It’s called Days of War and, like Battalion, it looks quite promising. Check out the Kickstarter page to learn more and make a contribution.

Dinosaurs

Toki Tori developer Two Tribes is coming to an end. The Netherlands-based studio announced this week that once its latest game RIME arrives in September, the company will wind down. Why? One reason is because the studio sees itself as a “dinosaur.” Get the full statement here.

Headphones, Reinvented

That’s the pitch for Vie Shair, new gamer-friendly headphones that aim to be “pain free.”

“Traditional headphones are painful because they create pressure and generate heat,” reads a line from the product’s Kickstarter page. “They’re also subtractive, in that they take you out of your environment, which makes communication difficult and awkward.”

The Vier Shair headphones, on the other hand, sport a 3D-modeled air frame design that “floats the speaker just off your ear, and is extremely comfortable to wear.”

The team is looking for $150,000 on Kickstarter to bring them to market.