Weekly Recap: PS4 vs. Xbox One Holiday Games, Microsoft Buys Havok, 1 TB Fallout System

THE BIG STUFF:

PS4 Boss Talks Holiday Lineup Comparisons to Xbox One: Who has the better lineup of exclusive games this holiday? It might be Microsoft, but Sony boss Shuhei Yoshida says, "People wouldn't just look at the first party lineup when they're making a purchase decision."

1 TB Fallout 4 Xbox One Bundle Announced: Microsoft announced six new Xbox One bundles this week, the last of which was a 1 TB system that comes with copies of Fallout 4 and Fallout for $399.

Destiny, Halo, Call of Duty Physics Tech Company Now Owned by Microsoft: Microsoft bought Havok this week, the game-physics and middleware tech company previously owned by Intel. It sounds like business as usual, as Microsoft will continue to license the tech to competitors like Sony and Nintendo.

THE OTHER STUFF:

Square Enix's new Hitman was recently delayed to 2016 (sad face), but now you can watch an extended, alternate gameplay clip from one of its missions. Among other things, we learn the game can support 300 NPCs on screen at once now, up from 50 in the last game, Absolution. Skip to about 5 minutes to see the gameplay.

Google announced a new ChromeCast device this week, and it appears to be making a play in the world of gaming. Get the story here.

Video game commercials aren't limited to AAA games like Destiny and Call of Duty. No. Now there's a Puzzle & Dragons TV commercial? No, really. Watch it here.

Indie developer Fishing Cactus has announced that their "atmospheric adventure typing game," Epistory, will launch for PC, Mac, and Linux in Q1 2016. You don't have to wait that long to play, however, as a Steam Early Access version is available now.

Need something to keep you busy until Fallout 4's release in November? A group of modders have released a stunning mod for Fallout: New Vegas that adds new characters, quests, and more than 2,000 lines of voiced dialogue. My goodness, this looks good.

Bloodborne players in Europe are in for a treat. Beat the game and you'll receive this nice-looking (static) PS4 theme. Right now this is available only in Europe.

The world of Neverwinter is growing. Perfect World Entertainment announced this week that the PC MMO will add a new expansion called "Underdark" this fall. It's the game's eighth expansion and will come to PC sometime after PC.

They grow up so fast! Marvel Puzzle Quest has now celebrated its second anniversary. To mark the milestone, Marvel has shared some big stats for the game throughout its first two years. See below.

The man who co-created Rick & Morty is making a virtual reality game--and it sounds rad. Read all about it over here at PC Gamer.

Snickers + Twitch = this new video. The candy company Snickers recent pranked thousands of gamers live on Twitch by asking the question "What happens to the best gamers when they get hungry?" Just like everyone else, they get spacey, cranky, and confused. Check out the funny video below.

It seems like all major video games/entertainment properties are accompanied by toy lines these days. That's no different for Metal Gear Solid V, which is getting this range of awesome-looking figures. See them all here.

Six weeks later, Twitch Plays Dark Souls is complete. It got off to a slow, poor start, but the community never gave up and now they can celebrate.

Someone has remade Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask in HD by way of an impressive Unreal Engine mod. Check it out below.

343 announced this week that it's reviving its video series "The Sprint," which will provide a behind-the-scenes look at Halo 5's development. You can watch a teaser for the show below.

According to Oculus engineer John Carmack, who probably knows a thing or two, Minecraft will be the single most important application to help virtual reality get off the ground. Read his full comments here.

This video might make the wait for Halo 5 all the more painful--but it's too good not to share. Check out this extended footage of the game's new 24-player Warzone mode.

Slightly Mad's racing game Project Cars received new DLC this week in the form of the Aston Martin DLC Track Expansion, which adds three new Aston Martin cars and one new location where you can drive them.

Have an excellent weekend!