What a week. E3 2011 has come and gone and gamers are all the better for it. The big three unleashed a flurry of new titles, announcements and assets throughout the week, verifying that in the end gamers are real the winners. Sony announced the new PlayStation Vita, along with 12 new exclusives for their high-end handheld. Also, be sure to check out the price in the PSV article…you might be pleasantly surprised at how affordable it will be. Nintendo, not to be upstaged by Sony, revealed the brand new console known as the Wii U, which operates in tandem with a wireless pad known as the WiiPad. It’s a truly innovative new piece of hardware and we can’t wait to see more of it. Microsoft also dolled out a ton of new info on a ton of new games, including Halo 4. These stories and more in this June 11th, 2011 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.
Sunday
Halo 4 Coming Fall 2012 Exclusively To Xbox 360. Microsoft couldn’t let this dead horse die…hence the beating.
Kinect Enabled MineCraft Coming To Xbox 360. Playing with your hands has never been so fun.
Xbox Live Adding YouTube, Bing, UFC To The Stash. Sure, why not?
Saints Row The Third Official Release Date Set For November. Carnage goes global with THQ’s third outing of the Saints Row franchise.
Cole From infamous Joins Street Fighter X Tekken on PSV. The PlayStation Vita gets a PlayStation exclusive.
Monday
Battlefield 3 Officially Owns Modern Warfare 3 With New Trailer. I mean, a royal ownage, like…super ownage. Almost, almost, universal ownage. < bR>
NGP Officially Named PS Vita, Pricing Details Released. If you enjoy AT&T then you’re good to go.
Jack Tretton Apologizes For PSN Outage, Announces Partnerships. New movie partnerships, new software links, Jack apologizes. It’s all good for PSN users.
Adventures of TinTin Game Seeks Your Kids’ Allowance. Because this game actually looks better than what I originally thought.
Brothers In Arms Furious 4 Announced for Xbox 360, PS3. It’s closer to Inglorious Basterds than Band of Brothers.
Far Cry 3 Announced, Coming 2012 For Xbox 360, PS3, PC. It’s a real tropical paradise…past all the killing, guns and murdering, of course.
Insomniac Games Announces Overstrike For Xbox 360, PS3. Brand new IP from the people that destroyed earth and made man fall.
Mass Effect 3 Release Date Announce, Invasion Begins Trailer Released. It’s the final game in the expansive trilogy of Mass Effect.
Fable The Journey Announced With Kinect Support. A rail shooter that sees you throwing magic with your hands.
Tuesday
Sims Social Announced, Combines Facebook With The Sims. Now you can become even more addicted to social networking.
World of Warplanes Announced. Wargaming.net moves from tanks to planes and we’re excited all the same.
Xbox Live Summer Arcade Begins July 20th. High profile XBLA titles coming exclusively to…eh…XBLA.
ICO, Shadow of the Colossus Collection Get September Release Date. Classic games coming exclusively to the PS3.
Super Mario 3D Coming This Year, First Trailer Released. Check out Mario in 3D.
Sega Confirms Aliens Colonial Marines To Make Use of Wii U. Scanning for aliens never seemed so cool.
Street Fighter IV Volt Announced for iOS Platforms. A new version of SFIV for mobile platforms is on the way.
Batman Arkham City, Ninja Gaiden 3, Aliens Colonial Marines Coming To Wii U. A bunch of high-end games coming to the Wii U.
Nintendo Announces Wii U Platform, Controller With A Screen. It’s a little confusing but Nintendo details their new console and the revolutionary new controller that comes with it.
Luigi Mansion 2 Announced For 3DS. The lesser of the Mario Bros. gets his own game once more, but it’s relegated to the 3DS handheld.
BioShock Infinite Has Move Support, PS Vita Getting BioShock. The developers were afraid of motion controls but they found a way to make it work.
Metal Gear Solid HD Collection Coming To Xbox 360, PS3. The greatest soldier that ever lived gets a redo of some of his classic missions.
DUST 514 Is A PS3 Exclusive. CCP’s shooter will debut exclusively on the PS3.
Beyond Good and Evil 2 Not Coming This Generation. Too bad…maybe next generation.
Kinect Star Wars Announced, E3 Trailer Released. It’s about as bad as it sounds. Seriously.
Dragon Crown Announced For PS3, PSV, Coming 2012. An awesome artistic venture from the minds that brought you Muramasa.
Hitman Absolution Trailer, Artwork Show Off Agent 47. Agent 47 never looked so good…really.
Duke Nukem Forever PC Has Dedicated Server Support. Well that’s a relief. I guess those multiplayer bouts are going to be full of a bunch of Dukes.
Thursday
Hellbreed Announced, Coming This Fall. High-end MMO action-RPG hitting PCs this fall.
RIFT Sells Nearly One Million Copies. 10 million more and it’ll dethrone World of Warcraft..go Trion, goooo!!!
Jagged Alliance: Back in Action Release Date Confirmed for October. Finally, after waiting almost 15 years we finally get the sequel we deserve. Thank you Sir-Tech.
MadCatz Announces F.P.S. Pro Gamepads For Xbox 360, PS3. FPS games will get easier to play with some brand new controllers.
Silent Hill Downpour E3 Trailer and 3D Support Announced. That’s right, all those gory monsters will now pop out at you just as if you were there.
Black Prophecy Enters Open Beta In North America. Get your helmet on and strap up to become a space ace.
Razer and EA Announce Partnership For New Peripherals. What kind of new peripherals? Some snazzy kind of new peripherals.
Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo…So Who Won E3? Think long, think hard and then vote like the fanboy that you are!
E3 2012 Dates Location Announced. They’re already prepping for next year’s event. So find out what you need to know beforehand.
PS Vita Is Region Free? Possibly. Click the link to get all the details.
Killer Freaks From Outer Space Wii U Launch Title. Joining the likes of Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge and Aliens: Colonial Marines…nice.
Friday
Arma 2: Free Won’t Assault Your Wallet. A brand new free-to-play shooter based on the Arma franchise.
Modern Warfare 3 Might Have Dedicated Servers and Mod Tools. That’s good news for PC gamers still loyal to the franchise.
King of Fighters XIII Coming This Year to Xbox 360, PS3. Better moves, more modes and revamped playability.
Wii U To Support One WiiPad Per System…For Now. Nintendo’s looking into alternatives to playing the Wii U with multiple WiiPads.
Gunstringer Announced, Features Kinect Puppeteering. A marionette goes on a quest for revenge…and you have to play that marionette as if you were a puppeteer.
R.A.W. Realms of Ancient War Coming 2012 For Xbox 360, PS3, PC. A hack-and-slash cooperative title is on the way for the current gen consoles and PCs.
Saturday
Sid Meier Alpha Centauri, Crusader No Remorse Now Available in GOG. One of the very best Dos games arrives on Good Old Games.
RAGE Delayed To October. Uh oh…Battlefield 3 just picked up some competition.
Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition Coming In July. It’s a long wait for Elder Scrolls V and the fourth Anniversary edition could be a good hold-me-off until the new game arrives.
Rocksmith Bundled With Les Paul Guitar. A real life guitar to help you play the game better.
Mass Effect 3 N7 Collector Edition Includes Robotic Dog and Exclusive Weapons. New weapons and a robot puppy? Well count me in.
Tower Defense Game, Rock of Ages Gets Release Date. Find out how soon this game will become avaible.
That wraps up this edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap. You can check out a smoking hot new video of the brand new Neverwinter.
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