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Hi Eurogamers! Welcome to your weekly dispatch from outsidexbox.com. It has been a war-themed week and, as Fallout has it, war never changes - except in video games, where it changes all the time. You probably think you know who won the Second World War, for example. Not so, according to Wolfenstein: The New Order.

We've been playing more of Mario Kart 8's deliciously re-designed retro tracks and - guess what - they're a treat for your eyes and ears.

Microsoft's decision to make Kinect an optional - not to say redundant - part of the Xbox One experience this week is market positioning first and foremost. It's about taking one last step down from the high-concept high ground, rolling up those business-casual sleeves and doing battle where it really counts - on price. But it has a couple of very significant strategic ramifications nevertheless. It represents the end of a dream - maybe two dreams - that's been especially dear to Microsoft, but has been chased by every console manufacturer (and a few others besides) over the years, in one way or another. It also sounds a timely warning about the prospects of the latest gaming gimmick: virtual reality.

Indie developer Chris Bulch set out to create the stupidest, most embarrassing game ever and he very well may have succeeded.

At Polish conference Digital Dragons last week I broached, with CD Projekt co-founder Marcin Iwinski, the delicate matter of whether The Witcher 3 will run better on PS4 than on Xbox One.

It began, where some of the very best obsessions do, in a rental store.

You don't need us to tell you how shiny Mario Kart 8 is - we've done that already - but here's a slice of footage that's in danger of making its beautiful HD world look even better.

Killzone: Shadow Fall DLC expansion Intercept has been announced for release in June, and it brings an online four-player co-op mode to the table.

For any shooter looking to hook a long-term crowd, the two-month point is crucial. The casual crew has already disappeared, along with those who didn't gel with the game's systems and options from the offset. Instead, it's about maintaining those who are waning: the players who have 'regenned' (Titanfall's prestige equivalent) a few times, who have toyed with every loadout, who have hunted for achievements and destroyed a thousand Titans. These are the people that will drive your game into cash-cow territory - and it's exactly the right time to give them another reason to keep logging in.

Ever wondered what The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion would look built in the newer Skyrim engine? Wonder no more! Skyblivion is what you're looking for.

Gears of War 4 is still in the concept/prototype stage, new-in-charge developer Black Tusk has revealed.

Bundling Kinect with every Xbox One came at a price - and not just a financial one. Similar to PlayStation 4, two of the Xbox One's eight CPU cores are reserved for system functionality, but the Microsoft console's resources are further restrained by the way 10 per cent of its graphical power is allocated mostly for dealing with Kinect inputs. In the wake of the camera-free console announcement, will those resources now be returned to developers? And how much will it improve the games we play?

Minecraft's PlayStation 4 and Xbox One editions will show off more of your world on screen than their PS3 and Xbox 360 counterparts.

A few weeks into January and I've already had what could well be the most exciting, enveloping gaming experience I'll have all year. It will certainly be hard to top, at any rate. I've been introduced to this weird, underground tabletop game that's unlike anything you've ever played before: a little thing called Dungeons & Dragons. (Actually, it's not, it's called Labyrinth Lord. But I'll get to that.)

UPDATE 16/5/14 8.30am Bungie has released its patch notes for the upcoming Halo PC and Custom Edition update, which will move the soon-to-be-shutdown GameSpy services to a non-GameSpy server.

UPDATE 8.50AM BST: It's sold out! That was quick!

Price: £40 / Players: 3-5 / Time: 60 minutes

Transistor developer Supergiant Games has lifted the lid on its upcoming sci-fi action RPG's new game plus mode.

The new generation of consoles if off to a running start with the PS4 and Xbox One doubling sales of the PS3 and Xbox 360 in their first six months on store shelves in the US, according to analyst group NPD.

It ain't easy being a dog. You can't poop until someone lets you out, you're dependent on others to feed you, and worst of all, you can't play video games. Until now.

UPDATE 15/05/2014 11.40pm: Superhot's crowdfunding campaign has been super hot, as the Polish indie has smashed through its $100K Kickstarter goal after only a day.

Grand Theft Auto's 3, Vice City, and San Andreas have arrived on Amazon's Android-based video game console Fire TV, as well as Kindle Fire.

Ubisoft's upcoming persistent world online survival game The Division has been pushed back until at least Q2 2015 on PS4, Xbox One and PC.

The Stanley Parable's lovely, sarcastic narrator is now available to purchase for use in Dota 2.

Ultra Street Fighter 4 launches on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on 4th June 2014, Capcom has announced.

Hey kids, remember Titanfall? It was this really cool looking game that had robots in it or something, and apparently it was all really rather good. So good, in fact, that EA and Respawn have come back for more, with a nice little slice of new DLC that's dropping this week.

Minimalist puzzle platformer Thomas Was Alone launches on iPad today.

Log into Diablo 3 this week and you'll receive an automatic 100 per cent boost to your chance of finding Legendary loot. You'll also get double Rift fragments.

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare developer Sledgehammer Games was at one point working on a Vietnam-set entry in the series.

Neon streaks of colour are the new black and brown, don't you know? At least that's what a look at some of this year's biggest games would suggest, and there's none more colourful than Sunset Overdrive, Insomniac's forthcoming Xbox One exclusive. Coming off the back of the forgettable Fuse, it's a pleasant surprise to see the developer seeming back on top of its game so suddenly, and there's a real pep to the open world acrobatics and gunplay.