Weekly Recap Aug 13th: Shoddy Journalism, Diablo 3 DRM, Free MS Points

A minor Xbox Live reward results in free MS Points. Gearbox president, Randy Pitchford yells foul over legit info that was leaked for Borderlands 2 and the debate over Diablo 3’s new-form of always-on DRM has the industry up in arms. Blizzard doesn’t care, though, they’ll make billions regardless. These stories and more in this August 13th, 2011 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.

Sunday

Battlefield 3 Officially Unavailable On Steam; EA Will Lose Lots Of PC Gamers. It’s a sad day indeed.

PSN Play Is PS3’s Answer To The Summer Arcade. Want to play some high quality PSN arcade titles? Well, good because Sony will be bringing them to you.

O Brave New World Bungie ViDoc. Bungie gives gamers a brief glimpse into their brave new project.

Co-op Couples: The Two Console Conundrum. Buying two consoles for that awesome link-cable goodness.

In-Depth Review: Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team. Is this cooperative title worth the purchase? Click the link to find out.

Monday

Gearbox’s Randy Pitchford Calls Borderlands 2 Info Leak Shoddy Journalism. Doing your job can sometimes have dire consequences.

Dev Says Steam Gets You Good Sales, Anywhere Else Leads You Nowhere. Man, that’s not good news for indie devs.

SteelSeries Announces Legendary World of Warcraft Mouse. You can now game like a legend with the new SteelSeries mouse.

FireFall Playable At GamesCom and PAX. And for the first time…gamers get to scope out the open-world co-op.

Civilization V Adds Korean Wonders and Ancient World DLC. This is before Kim Jong-il stepped into power and all that jazz.

Tuesday

Dead Island Goes Gold With Brand New Co-op Trailer. Done and finished…Dead Island’s final promotional trip will be trekking to a retailer near you.

Turtle Beach Reveals Modern Warfare 3 Headset Details. It’s more than just franchise milking. Click the link to get all the details.

Warhammer 40K Dawn Of War II Deploying Ultramarine DLC Soon. Awesome new DLC featuring the fearless Ultramarines is headed to PC gamers soon.

Snowball USB Microphone Announced For HQ Gaming Commentary. Like yabbering on YouTube? Well, Blue Microphone has a studio quality solution for you…without the studio.

Rumor: L.A. Noire Studio Selling Off Assets. Things aren’t looking too well for Team Bondi.

Mortal Online, One of the Worst MMOs Ever, To Get Global Distribution.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Survival mode Trailer Fights Off The Horde. Take down hordes of uh, you know, bad guys in the upcoming MW3.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Defiance Coming To DS. Like Activision would pass up the opportunity to milk handheld gamers? Pfft, of course not.

RAGE Xbox 360 Install Is 21-22GB. Well I hope you upgraded your Xbox for this game.

Wednesday

id Software Likes That Diablo 3 Forces Gamers To Stay Online To Play Single-Player. Always-on, always-connected so that Big Brother maintains control. Yeah, that sounds cozy.

Nintendo 3DS Flame-Red Color Scheme Arrives On September 9th. Breathing new life into the 3DS visual aesthetic.

Alpha Centauri Reboot On The Way? Sure, why not. If Hollywood can do it, so can the game industry.

Army of the Damned Browser-Based FPS Zombie Game Goes Online. Need a little off-time to toast some zombies? Here’s the perfect way to do it.

Wrecked: Revenge Revisited Release Date Coming Soon. It’s about to get approved by the Microsoft XBLA software commission board…and that means you’ll be blowing crap up pretty darn soon.

Madden NFL 12 and Need For Speed SHIFT Part Of PSP Entertainment Pack. Game-on with some nifty EA titles all wrapped up nice and neat in a little gamer package.

VP of Unity Says Unity 3.5 To Rival AAA Game Engines. move over Epic, and step aside Crytek, a new contender has stepped up to the plate.

Assassin’s Creed Revelations Multiplayer Beta PS3 Exclusive. Sorry Xbox 360 owners, it’s PS3 or bust.

Thursday

300,000 Users Join Age Of Conan Unchained In Less Than A Month. Funcom can finally post some profits…for once.

Ace Combat Assault Horizon Is The Modern Warfare Of Flight Sims. A wicked new trailer shows off some amazing full blown combat.

NBA 2K12 Soundtrack Features Eminem and Busta Rhymes. If you like rap, it looks like the soundtrack will be your cup of tea.

Crytek Invests In Data Center For Modding, MMos and CryEngine Services.

Shogun 2 Rise of the Samurai Expansion Announced. Return to the battlefield as the legendary samurai in the new expansion.

Ridley and Tony Scott Making Call of Duty Elite Content. if you pay for the extra services you can experience some high-quality movie-style content.

Friday

DarkEden Genesis Revived For Gamers Who Enjoy Diablo Without DRM. Not verification process to go through each time you want to play the game…just play online and have fun.

Free-To-Play Racer, F1 Online: The Game Arrives Q1 2012. A F2P racing game that allows players to take to the cockpit of their favorite team and race for glory, pride and money.

Secret World Dev Diary Explores Myths, Legends and Monsters. Get a closer look at the Secret World in the new dev diary.

RAGE Sound and Art Trailer Stars John Goodman. A TV and movie legend lends his voice to one of the biggest games launching this fall.

Google Games Service Features Angry Birds, Beheweled, Blitz. All the games you’ve probably already played on other services is now available on Google Games.

Saturday

Driver San Francisco Demo Now Available. If you’re just now reading this it means you’re a little late. No worries, the demo is still waiting for you.

USB HD DVR Review. How well does it work for recording your epic gaming moments? Click the link to find out.

Fruit Ninja Kinect Co-op Review. A new cooperative sub-game for those who like slicing and dicing fruit.

Xbox Rewards Glitch Is Giving Out Free MS Points. Well that’s a good reward no matter how you cut the custard.

Decorated Ex SAS Operator Andy McNab Acting as Authenticity Coach for Battlefield 3. Pretty exciting news, no?