Weekly Recap Jan 15th: Silent Hill Downpour, BattleField 3 At GDC, Cryptic's Secret Game

I’m pretty sure a lot of gamers have completely forgotten about Silent Hill. Well, Konami hasn’t forgotten and they’re still working on the long-running franchise with a brand new game called Silent Hill: Downpour. You’ll have to check it out to see what the new features and scenario will be. EA and Dice will be unveiling one of the most highly anticipated shooters of 2011 with Battlefield 3 at this year’s Game Developers Conference and famous for their MMOs, Cryptic will be unveiling yet another new MMO but no one knows what it is yet. Let’s just hope it’s less glitch than Star Trek Online and it won’t be as gimped as the free-to-play version of Champions Online. These stories and more in this January 15th, 2011 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.

Sunday

Bunch of Heroes: Four-Player Co-op Screenshots Released. Grab three friends and get ready to get rowdy on some alien invaders.

Dragon Age II Exiled Prince DLC Announced. It’s not even out yet and somehow it has DLC on the way…hmm, is that fish I smell?

Legend of Zelda Ocarina Of Time 3DS Screenshots Released. A classic makes a return to form on Nintendo’s new autostereoscopic handheld.

World of Warcraft Cataclysm Sells 4.7 Million In One Month. Really Blizzard? Really?

Monday

Nintendo Downloads: Ghosts’n’Goblins Hits Wii. A super classic makes an appearance on the Wii.

Total War Shogun 2 System requirements Announced. Is your computer up to snuff?

Silent Hill 8 Named Silent Hill Downpour. Not a bad name…check out what’s new with the latest in the long running survival horror series.

Unlikely Unsung Video Games of 2010. not really unsung when you think about it.

Secret World Co-Published by EA. Yeah that didn’t turn out too well for Realtime Worlds, but maybe Funcom will have better luck.

Test Drive Unlimited 2 Dev Doc Has A Car For Everybody. That’s good news because for a minute I was thinking there would be a lot of clones driving around.

Uncahrted Waters Online Aztec Update Arrives. Brand new update is currently available for download…for free.

Tuesday

Battlefield 3 Revealed At GDC. Now this is good news for anyone looking for a real shooter.

Bulletstorm System Requirements Announced. Is your computer tough enough for this hard-as-nails shooters?

Modern Combat Domination Coming To PS3 On January 19th. Another real shooter for real shooting fans. Too much real shooting? Well, stick with BulletStorm.

Gray Matter, Black Mirror 2, Black Mirror 3 Get North American Release Dates. Who says Americans just like to shoot things?

Lego Ninjago DS Game Announced; Ninjago Joins Lego Universe. Ninjas, pirates, space marines and zombies…oh my.

Country Dance Coming To Nintendo Wii This Spring. Taylor Swift and Kerri Underwood lead an all-star line-up of country’s brightest and best dancing songs.

MindJack Pre-Launch Screenshots Fondle Your Mind. The B-movie style video game about psychic mind-controlling gets a batch of brand new screenshots.

Wednesday

Pokemon Black/White Mall Tour Begins Next Month. Catch e’m all at your favorite mall.

DC Universe Online Launches for PS3 and PC. Fight alongside your favorite superheroes.

World of Warcraft Cataclysm LP Hits iTunes. Your favorite WoW tunes now available on the iPod.

El Shaddai Ascension of the Metatron Japanese Release Date Announced. An awesome game finally gets the release date treatment.

Zoo Games Announces Q1 2011 Line-Up For Nintendo Wii and DS. A couple of new family-oriented games for the whole family.

Thursday

FEAR 3 Delayed To May. Yet again…Warner Bros shouldn’t make a habit of this.

Mass Effect 2 Get Simultaneous PSN and Blu-Ray Release. To me, in my mind, the Blu-Ray is the definitive way to go for Mass Effect 2.

BioSHock 2 PC DLC Entering Certification Soon. That’s pretty good news for those poor PC gamers who have been waiting ages for the additional content.

GDC 2011 Awards and Nominees Announced. Unsurprising favorites finally receive the praise they’re due.

Dragon Age II Pre-Order DLC Black Emporium Announced. You can get some special deals on the new content with the pre-order.

Cryptic Studios Making A Secret Game. What could it possibly be? Check out the article to get a hint.

Activision Appoints Beenox Top Draw Developer For Spider-Man Games. New number one lead developer for a new rebooted Spider-Man.

Cyberpunk Adventure Game, Gemini Rue, Coming To PC In February. Finally, a return to form for PC gamers.

Friday

BulletStorm Demo Release Date Details Announced. New details on the demo and the official release date.

PlayStation Move Heroes Gets Release Date And Pre-Order bonuses. Find out what you get when you preorder the game from select retailers.

Homefront DLC Timed Xbox 360 Exclusive. Not surprising during this generation of gaming.

Breach Dated, PC Version Detailed. New details on the realistic war sim and they’re definitely worth checking out.

Sony Has Big DLC Plans For DC Universe Online. It may be pay-to-play but there are some added bonuses for doing so.

Blacklight Tango Down Sequel Free-to-Play. Millions of customizable gun parts, and it’s free-to-play? Count me in.

OnLive Play for Free Offer Available For Two More Weeks. Grab some of your favorite titles…for free.

Saturday

F.E.A.R. 3 Co-op Mode Dissected and Detailed. Find out what the modes are like and how players will interact with each other in the new mode.

Zeit2 Review Yet another space shooter on the XBLA…how well does it stack up? Click the link to find out.

Best Gaming Kills of the Week. Stick Skills lays out some of the very best skills of the week from Call of Duty: Black Ops.

Eat Them Co-op Review. Find out how this wacky new game handles the co-op pressure.

That wraps up this edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap. You can check out the new Mortal Kombat trailer featuring the curvy and equally deadly Mileena. Find out what her back story is like as well as get a taste of some of her moves in the new trailer. Enjoy.