Welcome to the newest issue of Today in Gaming - where I break down the latest news and offers from around the gaming world. Enjoy! [b][u]Headlines[/u][/b] [u]Homefront: The Revolution Beta Starts on Xbox One[/u] Homefront: The Revolution is hosting a closed beta on the Xbox One until February 14th. If you're on the Xbox One and want to give it a shot, sign up [url=https://www.homefront-game.com/register/]here[/url]. [u]NBA Player Says Pro Gaming Train as Hard as Pro Athletes[/u] Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz) plays video games in his spare time, and claims that being truly good at a video game requires as much time and effort as being an athlete. He says professional gaming is "not a fringe culture", and "you can either acknowledge this fact, or you can be wrong". [u]Pre-Orders Available for Rocket League on Xbox One[/u] If you didn't believe that Rocket League is coming to the 'box in less than a week, Microsoft is making [i]sure[/i] you do now. Rocket League is now available for pre-purchase on Xbox One! Buy it [url=https://store.xbox.com/en-US/Xbox-One/Games/Rocket-League/233becfb-c914-4ef4-9a73-398e8195f00a]here[/url]. [u]Hearthstone Surpasses 40 Million Players[/u] Blizzard's free-to-play game is skyrocketing in popularity with no signs of slowing down. This number does include inactive accounts and duplicates, but it is still impressive. [u]Quantum Break Pre-Order Editions Come With PC Version and Extras[/u] If you pre-order Quantum Break for the Xbox One, you will also receive a copy of the game for PC (as well as Alan Wake with all DLC and Alan Wake's American Nightmare - both backwards compatible). Some fans were angry and took to Twitter to ask Xbox head Phil Spencer why he is 'abandoning console gaming'. Spencer was quick to point out that bringing Xbox games to PC only widens the playerbase. [u]Minecraft Tops PS4's January Download List[/u] Sony published a [url=http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/02/12/playstation-store-januarys-top-downloads/]list[/url] of the top downloaded games in January. Minecraft tops the charts, followed by Rocket League. [u]Kanye West is Releasing a Video Game[/u] Kanye is apparently making a video game about his mother ascending to heaven. It will be called "Only One: The Game", and he says to expect footage during this upcoming E3. This is... interesting, to say the least. [u]The Division Will be Playable Solo[/u] Division Devs told the press that the game will be playable completely by yourself if you don't want to match up or encounter other players. However, they also said that many of the missions will be extremely difficult if you choose to tackle them solo. [u]Ark: Survival Evolved Gets Split-Screen Update (X1)[/u] A new 4.5 GB update has been released for the Xbox One version of Ark: Survival Evolved. This addition brings online and offline split-screen capabilities to the game. Split screen play is only supported on non-dedicated servers currently. Also included in the update is bug fixes and stability improvements. [b][u]Deals[/u][/b] [u]$10 Amazon Gift Card With Purchase of Life is Strange[/u] [url=http://www.amazon.com/Life-Strange-Xbox-One/dp/B017AGIDY6/&tag=gamespot-vg-20]Amazon[/url] [u]Fallout 4: $40[/u] [url=http://www.bestbuy.com/site/fallout-4-playstation-4/6786201.p?id=1219240231567&skuId=6786201]BestBuy[/url] [u]Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection: $30[/u] [url=http://www.amazon.com/UNCHARTED-Nathan-Drake-Collection-PlayStation-4/dp/B00YQM1PNY/&tag=gamespot-vg-20]Amazon[/url] [u]Call of Duty: Black Ops III: $36[/u] [url=http://www.amazon.com/Call-Duty-Black-Ops-Standard-PlayStation/dp/B00VU4J13W/&tag=gamespot-vg-20]Amazon[/url] [u]Sunset Overdrive: $16[/u] [url=http://r.zdbb.net/u/e3z]Amazon[/url] That's it for today! Spare a like and comment below what you think!