Here’s your daily briefing

Every little piece of information we learn about video games can’t be classified as a story in itself. While we’d love to talk more about everything, the fact is that resources don’t permit us to discuss titles beyond ones we feel will resonate with our readers. Keeping that in mind, the stories still deserve attention so we’ve invented the daily briefing to get you up to speed.

Battalion 1944

Square Enix Collective, the platform that brings diverse and quality indie titles to market, has inked a deal with Derby-based Bulkhead Interactive to exclusively publish old-school multiplayer World War II shooter Battalion 1944 on PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. This time last year Battalion 1944 smashed its crowdfunding campaign with a promise to recapture the core action of classic multiplayer first-person shooter game and propel World War II into the next generation. Having grown up playing the sensational World War II shooters from the turn of the century, the designers at Bulkhead Interactive have utilized the most up-to-date industry technology to create a visceral and heart-thumping multiplayer experience featuring raw, skill-based infantry combat across tight, focused competitive maps.

Destiny

Destiny’s final event sees the Vault of Glass return.

Grand Theft Auto Online

Next week, a different breed of high-flying vehicular competition hits Grand Theft Auto Online with twenty new Stunt Races custom built for the Rocket Voltic, Ruiner 2000 and Blazer Aqua in Cunning Stunts: Special Vehicle Circuit. Designed with each of these vehicles’ unique characteristics and abilities in mind, this collection of Stunt Races comes to Grand Theft Auto Online on Tuesday, March 14. Also on Tuesday, Legendary Motorsport adds the classically-styled Progen GP1 to its formidable roster of supercars.

InnerSpace

Depending how you look at it, InnerSpace is either a flying game with heavy emphasis on exploration, or an adventure game that puts you in a plane. Either way it’s a game that encourages player freedom and self-driven exploration for the sake of, well, exploration. It’s coming to Xbox One this summer.

KontrolFreek

KontrolFreek today announced its Spring 2017 Performance ThumbstickTM lineup, which includes KontrolFreek FPS Freek Edge and KontrolFreek GamerPack Alpha. Both sets of Performance Thumbsticks–which are available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One–can be purchased through KontrolFreek.com and select retailers internationally like GameStop.

Minecraft

Minecraft players on Pocket Edition and Windows 10 Edition can now trade with villagers! Need a saddle, you say? Or perhaps an Eye of Ender? Reach out to a nearby villager for the opportunity to acquire hard-to-find items!

MotoGP 17

Milestone, one of the leading and established racing game developer in the world, announced MotoGP 17, the video game dedicated to the 2017 world championship season. The game will be available from June 17 on Xbox One and other platforms.

Past Cure

Past Cure is a third-person stealth adventure which is coming to Xbox One soon.

Sling Television

Sling got a new app but it’s still pretty bad.

Smite

Smite’s Hunting Season patch added a new god called Cernunnos.

Thumper

Thumper is a rhythm-based game with violence, classic action, breakneck speed, and brutal physicality. It’s coming to Xbox One in spring 2017.

World to the West

Rain Games, the Norwegian developer behind magnetic indie hit Teslagrad, will launch its second title, World to the West, on May 5. The game will be available on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Wii U. The price is $20 for console. A retail version will be also available worldwide thanks to SOEDESCO for PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.