Weekly Recap Aug 1st: PS3 Costs Are Down, Twilight Game, Too Human 2

What a rocket-busting week of news. The last week of July and the first day of August has provided gamers with some darn good tidbits of gaming information that’s well worth recapping. First off, Blend Games Rich Knight gives us a brief history of Mother, as the game is now 20 years old. We have some coverage on the drastic drop of production costs for the PS3, some new info on the Twilight game, news about a new Ghost Recon, The Darkness 2, and delays for Splinter Cell: Conviction, again. Also, be sure to check out the article about Konami being shamed with the depraved SAW game. These stories and more in this week’s edition of the Blend Games’ Weekly Recap.

Sunday

Resident Evil 5 PC System Requirements. Is your computer up to snuff for this game?

Real Heroes Firefighters New Screenshots. Containing all the low-tech polygon power the Wii can muster.

Alan Wake’s Gameplay Is Better Than Expected. Seriously, it’s not even funny just how good this game looks. The delays were well worth it.

Grand Theft Auto Movie Not Happening.

Monday

Modern Warfare 4 Website Held Hostage. It’s not due out until another couple of years but the website is already held hostage.

Mother Turns 20. This is a good piece by Blend Games Rich Knight. He goes over the history and importance of that lovely little title known as EarthBound.

The Darkness 2 Revealed; Not Being Developed By Starbreeze Studios. Whether it’s being developed by Starbreeze or not, what’s more important is if the game is actually good.

GameTap And Ubisoft Are Getting it On Again. New games and more fun for GameTap subscribers now that they have re-signed a deal with Ubisoft.

Ubisoft Delays Splinter Cell Conviction, Red Steel 2 And Ghost Recon: I Am Alive. Another delay for Conviction? Well, it appears that’s what the game may be about…getting perpetually delayed.

Tuesday

Twilight Video Game In Development. And the emo-crowd will rejoice, no doubt. Oh, so will the interior decorating crowd who loves romantic vampires.

New PS3 Controllers Display Patriotism.

Halo 3: ODST Promises To Be A Different Experience. And not the kind of experience that includes anything serious like Brothers In Arms. Hmm, too bad.

Inglorous Basterds And Wolfenstein Team Up To Kill Nazis. It isn’t much of a leap considering that Brad Pitt does look a little like B.J. Blaskowicz.

SAW Game Is Depraved And Inhumane; Konami Should Be Ashamed. The headline says it all but not everyone agrees.

Wednesday

Concept Art From Warren Spector’s Steampunk Mickey Mouse Revealed. The guy who made Deus Ex a cult hit is now turning his creative attention to…Mickey Mouse?

Mass Effect 2 Introduces New Vehicle. A vehicle that will undoubtedly not require a long elevator ride to get to.

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Comic-Con Trailer. It features a lot of super-powers and some exchange of fisticuffs between Iron Man and Captain America.

iMEvil Game Phrase Contest. Think you can come up with a phrase and win some free stuff?

New Risen Teaser Trailer Featuring Nightwish. Gothic-rock band playing music for a medieval RPG…hmm, interesting.

Thursday

Halo 3: ODST Desperate Measures Trailer Features Nathan Fillion. Firefly/Serenity/Whedonites can get their fill of Fillion in Halo 3:ODST.

Win Free iPhone, PC And Game Swag Using Twitter. A cool contest to win some great gear. Click the link for the full details.

No Modern Warfare 2 Collector’s Edition For PC. Poor PC gamers, it looks like you’ll have to get Collector’s Edition for Xbox 360 or PS3.

Free Action Figures For Champions Online Fans. These will go good standing next to the Aquaman pants-suit and the Batman night cap.

Friday

Halo 3:ODST Vs. M.A.G: Round 2 – Weapon Balance. A comparison between weapons and balance comes into play and you might be surprised at who comes out on top.

PS3 Production Costs Get Cut By 70 Percent; Price Cut Is Next? The price-cut may or may not be next but the article has some very interesting information.

Killing Floor Map Contest Wave 1 Ends Today. Find out who won what as Electronic Theatre reports on the first round of the map contest.

Online Game Cash Shops To Generate 17 Billion By 2015. If you think that’s a lot you should check out the article and find out how much average gamers spend a month on cash shop items.

Brutal Legend Lawsuit Ruling Delayed. All this Guitar Hero clone-talk has culminated in a lawsuit that is now being delayed. Nice.

Gearbox Not Working On Halo 4. Well, this is no big surprise but don’t just go by the headline, get the full story by clicking on the link.

Halo Wars historic Battles DLC Video Game Review. A new review by The Game Reviews for the new Halo Wars DLC.

Saturday

Fallout 3 Mothership Zeta Trailer Shows Off The UFOs. It’s time to go from post-apo to present-UFO. It’s a fun trailer for some cool looking DLC. Definitely worth checking out if you’re a Fallout fan.

Monster Hunter 3 Grand Japanese Launch Trailer. Capcom should be proud, because this is the first game that makes the Wii look like it belongs in the same generation with the Xbox 360 and PS3.

Wet: The Most Violent Love Song You’ll Ever See. It’s a parody on the acrobatic gun-play found in the upcoming game, Wet and it’s definitely worth watching.

Rumor Killers: Too Human 2, More Dead Space, Wii Movie Channel. It’s all covered in The Game Reviews rumor killer piece.

Bionic Commando Original Soundtrack Now Available. We round out the week with news from Electronic Theatre. Even though no one cared about Mr. Bionic, maybe people will enjoy the soundtrack.

That wraps up this week’s edition of the recap. Hope the news was to your liking. We close out this week with some footage of the upcoming Metalocalypse. Strange name for a game, eh? Well, the trailer is interesting, nonetheless. Be sure to stay tuned in with Blend Games for more news, information, updates and media regarding all things gaming.