Description

Gaming hardware news out of CES 2016, notable departures from big game studios, and Pokémon turns 20.

WRUP

• Joe
  • Fallout Shelter
  • The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
    • The Legend of Zelda Collector’s Edition
• Todd
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic
  • Don’t Starve Together
  • Don’t Starve
• Duane
  • Star Wars: The Old Republic
    • SWTOR Free to Play Guide - Reddit
  • Xenoblade Chronicles X

LINKS

• Razer’s first ultrabook wants to be your only gaming PC
• Alienware unveils world’s first OLED gaming laptop
• MSI shows off $4,000 Mac Pro-inspired gaming PC with dual GTX980s
• Does anyone actually want a curved monitor?
• Analysts: PlayStation VR to cost $400-600
• HTC Vive pre-orders open 29 February
• Tested: Oculus Rift vs HTC Vive Pre
• New Donkey Kong world record set, not much room left for another
• Awesome Games Done Quick raised $1.2M for Prevent Cancer Foundation
• Steam Winter Sale a huge success…
  • …despite no flash sales or daily deals
• Half-Life writer Laidlaw leaves Valve after 18 years
• Longtime GTA producer Leslie Benzies leaves Rockstar North
• Destiny fans think the series may be headed to Mercury
• Randy Pitchford, Penn Jillette developing Desert Bus sequel for VR
• Desert Bus for Hope
• PlayStation Essentials Sale discounts GTA5, Dragon Age & more
• EA Access subscription service to PC as Origin Access
• Roguelike rhythm game Crypt of the Necrodancer coming to PS4 and Vita on 2 February
• Pokémon Red & Blue themed 3DS systems let you party like it’s 1996