This Week in Gaming: The Top 5 Gaming News Stories, Mar. 13 – 19, 2016

Xbox One

• Major Sales Milestone: Word came that the Xbox One has sold over 20 million units since its launch. It may not have beaten the PS4, but it is still a damn successful console:
  • Read: “Xbox One Sells Over 20 Million Units Worldwide”
• Cross Play is Finally a Reality: Microsoft caught everyone off guard when it announced that it would support cross-play with other consoles and PC for the first time ever:
  • Read: “Xbox One to Support Cross-Network Play for First Time”
    
• New Controllers: Two new special edition wireless controllers came down the pipe for Xbox One – here are the details:
  • Read: “Two New Xbox One Special Edition Wireless Controllers Revealed Today”
    
• Sell Your Old Digital Games?  Microsoft apparently is thinking about the idea of letting users sell back their old digital games. Who knows how this would work, but sign us up!
  • Read: “Is Microsoft Looking At Allowing Users to Sell Their Used Digital Games?”

Pokemon

• Tragic Accident: Pokemon and gaming fans around the world were saddened at news that a key player in the Pokemon franchise had met his death in a freak accident in Seatlle:
  • Read: “Pokémon Creative Design Director Dead in Freak Windstorm Accident”
    
• Pokken Tournament is Here: Mixing Tekken with Pokemon, Pokken Tournament brings a much-needed dose of cuteness to the fighting genre. It hit the Wii U this week:
  • Read: “Pokémon Meets Tekken in Pokkén Tournament, Now Out on Wii U”
    
• Here’s What We Think: We reviewed Pokken Tournament this week, and we were pretty impressed – check out what we said here:
  • Read: “Pokken Tournament Review – Pokemon Steps Into The Ring & Goes The Distance”

That’s it for this week. Stay tuned to COGconnected.com each week for a run-down of the Most Important Gaming News Stories of the Week!