NEWS | Week beginning March 14th | Playstation VR, The Division & Fallout 4

HELLLOOOOOO GUYS!! Yes, I am back and ready to blog again! Are you ready?

Playstation VR

First up, Playstation VR has been given both a release date and a price at Sony's GDC press conference.

Yes, one of the many high end VR headsets has finally been given a release date, and, well, it's definitely not cheap! The Playstation VR headset has been given a £349/$399 price tag in the UK and US and the actaul headset comes out in October 2016.

Here's what comes in the VR box!

Now, you may be asking, 'What's the point of buying these headsets if there aren't any games for it?'

According to Sony, more than 50 games will be available to purchase for the headset between the launch date and the end of the year. And if that isn't enough for you, one of these games will be a special version of Star Wars: Battlefront! Killing those Rebel scum is the Virtual Reality!

Now that I've given you guys all the good news about Playstation VR, here's some not so good news... 

First off, it looks like there will be a Camera bundle in the US, but not in Europe. The Camera bundle includes a Playstation Move controller as well as a Camera, which is required for head tracking. Unfortunately, the Camera is required for the VR headset to work, therefore, you will probably have to add another £40-50 onto the original £349 price tag!

And another bit of not so good news, UK video game retailer GAME is asking for a £100 deposit for Playstation VR headsets. Now, this does mean you are guaranteed a headset on launch. The choice is yours!

The Division

Next up, the new Tom Clancy shooter The Division has set a new world record for having the highest week one sales of a new IP, Ubisoft have announced, it even topped Bungie's FPS Destiny, though Destiny did do better on day one.

Have you played it yet?

Unfortunately we do not have exact figures yet, we do know that The Division brought in a whopping $330 million in five days, where-as Destiny brought in $325 million in the same timeframe. Not only that, The Division also peaked at 1.2 million concurrent users over the weekend. 

"The Division taking the top spot in the industry for first-week sales of a new franchise is a tremendous achievement," said CEO and co-founder of Ubisoft, Yves Guillemot. "We are very proud of our teams, and humbled by and thankful for the millions of players who are giving us their feedback and support."

Good job Ubisoft!

Fallout 4

Finally, 4 months after the launch of the main game, Bethesda have revealed 3 DLC packs, what they'll include and when they will be released! Hallelujah!

The first DLC pack called 'Automatron' will launch on the 22nd March (Tuesday) for all platfroms. The DLC will cost £7.99/$9.99 or will come free if you have purchased the season pass for Fallout 4.

Automatron will hit Fallout 4
on Tuesday!

This DLC sees the Sole Survivor hunt down robots unleashed upon you by 'The Mechanist' (anyone remember a similar character from Fallout 3??) Not only does the DLC add extra quests to the game, it also gives you the opportunity to create your own robotic companions and customise them as you wish! For example, you can change the paint jobs, weapons they use and even change their voice boxes!

Two more planned pieces of DLC will be released in both April and May. In April we will see the 'Wasteland Workshop' hit Boston. This DLC will allow you to build and set cages to capture wasteland creatures. You can either 'tame them' or 'face them off in battle'. Sounds like we could all be getting Deathclaw companions in the near future! The DLCpack will also include new settlement design options such as lighting kits and taxidermy. This will cost £3.99/$4.99 or again will come free if you have the season pass.

The final bit of DLC that we know of is 'Far Harbor'. A new case from Detective Valentine's agency has you searching for a missing woman and a colony of synths. According to Bethesda, this is the largest landmass ever created by Bethesda for an add-on, with it including new quests, settlements, creatures and dungeons, as well as weapons and armour. This pack will cost £19.99/$24.99 or free with the season pass.

Three big pieces of DLC coming to Fallout in the next few months! The already humongous Fallout 4 is set to expand even more!

So, on the comeback of my blog, which piece of news has interested you the most? Will you be pre-ordering the new Playstation VR? Have you had a chance to jump into The Division? Are you looking forward to the new Fallout DLC? Let me know in the comments down below!

Thanks for your patience, my break was much needed and I feel better than ever! See you guys next week!

Connor :)