Weekly Recap April 2nd: Nintendo 3DS Review, The Agency Cancelled, Spider-Man Edge Of Time
Big, big news happened throughout this week, including Capcom unveiling a brand new Resident Evil game and new information on upcoming RE titles for the Nintendo 3DS. Speaking of the autostereoscopic handheld device, Nintendo’s latest portable gaming machine gets the review treatment courtesy of Rich Knight. Find out how the 3D works and whether or not it’s better to play in 2D or 3D. There’s also some news on the brand new Spider-Man game called Spider-Man: Edge of Time. These stories and more in this April 2nd, 2011 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.
Sunday
Nintendo 3DS Makes Me Sick…Literally A not so glowing review of the new autostereoscopic handheld from Nintendo.
Metal Assault Side-Scrolling Arcade MMO Heads Into CBT April 1st. Aeria Games is sending the side-scrolling MMO into testing sooner rather than later.
Is Epic Serious about New Cole Skin? Is the ghetto gear a little over the top? Click the link and decide for youself.
Dawn of War 2 Retribution Co-op Review. A breakdown of the cooperative feature offered in Dawn of War 2: Retribution.
Electronic Theatre Sunday Special Top Ten PlayStation 3 Exclusives. A detailed look at the very top of the crop available only on the big bad PS3.
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Monday
Choplifter HD Announced For PC and PS3. Make daring rescues in this remake of the classic Choplifter.
Resident Evil Revelations Demo Included With Resident Evil Mercenaries 3D. You can get a small taste of the newest RE in the 3DS version of the game.
The Hunter Multiplayer Mode Coming In Fall. Players can finally team up against those pesky deers.
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City Announced For PS3, PC and Xbox 360.
Nintendo 3DS Now Available In North America. This is probably going to be the biggest news of the week. Watch the sales soar for Nintendo with this one.
Call of Juarez Cartel Demo Confirmed The game moves along into the new era of gangsters and robbers.
Tuesday
Lucent Heart Same Sex Marriage Vote and Japan Relief Announced. Need to donate and vote for gay marriage? Well here’s your chance.
RAGE Novel Announced. RAGE Novel Announced. A detailed backstory explaining what’s going on in id Software’s new interactive world.
L.A. Noire Selected By 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. A game that transcends the standard gaming paradigm and is selected to be amongst movies.
Darkspore Beta Now On Steam. Try your hand at the new game with the beta.
PlayStatoin Rewards Delayed. Find out why Sony has a hold-up on the rewards system.
Operation 7 Receives New Map And ACR Shotgun. An update that will make shotty fans happy.
Atari Warlords Coming To PS3 and Xbox 360 this Summer. Get in some strategic, multiplayer competitive action this summer.
Team Fortress 2 Raises $300,000 for Japan. It’s peanuts for all the damaged caused over in Japan but something is better than nothing.
Dynasty Warriors 7 Free DLC Available; Paid DLC Coming Soon.
Just Cause 2 Developers Announce Co-op Shooter, Renegade Ops.
Max Payne 3 Screenshots Keep Hope Alive.
Castlevania Lords of Shadow Reverie DLC Delayed for Xbox 360. The story gets held up for Xbox 360 gamers…you’ll have to wait a while to finish the tale.
Thursday
Spider-Man Edge of Time Announced. Activision’s newest Spider-Man title gets the announcement treatment.
Mega-Man Universe Cancelled. Too bad, I was really looking forward to this game.
Magicka Vietnam Release Date and Features Revealed. Brand new features unveiled for the upcoming game.
Xoreax XGE Joins Epic Unreal IPP For Faster Build Times. Could this mean less buggy Unreal Engine games? Hopefully so.
Just Cause, Hitman, Tomb Raider and Mini Ninjas Join OnLive. A lot of fun games are now available and for some members…for free.
Friday
Angry Pinheads Screamville Coming Soon To Facebook iOS. Two iconic horror movies get the social/casual gaming treatment.
Back to the Future Episode One Now Free. Follow the adventures of Marty and the Doc for free.
Metal Assault Closed Beta Gets Underway. Blast zombies to smithereens with friends in this side-scrolling MMO.
GUNNAR Digital Performance Eyewear Now Available At Best Buy. You can look stylishly sexy with a pair of glasses now being sold at Best Buy.
BloodRayne Betrayal Coming To PSN And Xbox Live. The heroic vampire heroine comes back for some more hunting action on the digital platforms for the Xbox 360 and PS3.
GameStop Buys Impulse Spawn Labs. Looks like the retailer giant is getting in on the digital gaming arena.
Saturday
APB Reloaded Matchmaking System Overhauled. It’s about time…I don’t know dang noobs in my pro pie.
Homefront Profile Freeze Patch Goes Life, Wide Range of DLC on The Way. Lots of goodies in store for loyal Homefront gamers.
Swarm Review. It’s been a long time in the making but the review of the new digital-download title is here.
Slam Bolt Scrappers Co-op Review. Curious how well you and a friend can handle this new title? Well, Co-Optimus breaks down the good and bad about the new cooperative title.
The Agency Cancelled. No big surprise there. Let’s just hope some other F2P company can pick up the pieces and re-release it.
That wraps up this edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap. Still looking for a little more excitement before the start of the new week? Why not check out the new launch trailer for the adventure title, Black Mirror III. Enjoy.
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