Weekly Recap June 18th: Duke Nukem Forever Arrives, Quake Reboot Possible

The fallout from E3 carries over into this week with additional footage, assets, media and revelations from companies still trying to hog the limelight from the biggest gaming convention of the year. Nevertheless, one of the biggest headliners this week was Duke Nukem Forever and the subsequent abysmal review scores that followed. Was it worth waiting nearly a decade and a half for the game? Most reviewers think not. On the other side of the first-person shooter spectrum, id Software seems to be considering a Quake reboot and DICE finally unveils the very first console footage of Battlefield 3 on the PS3. These stories and more in this June 18th, 2011 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.

Sunday

It’s Official: XCOM Nothing Like X-Com. Why oh why 2K? And this could have been awesome.

D&D Daggerdale Co-op review. Find out how the cooperative modes work in this new Dungeons & Dragons game.

Torchlight 2 Co-op Hands-On Preview.

Awesomenauts Final Roster Confirmed. Who made the final cut in this retro-esque action game?

Ghost Recon Future Soldier Hands-On Impressions.

Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Details Gushed Forth. What are the new online components like and what are some of the new features? Click the link to find out.

Monday

Resident Evil 6 More Horror Than Action. When gamers complain Capcom appears to listen. For better or for worse…

Catherine Gets US Release Date. The erotic thriller gets an official release date…click the link to find out when it hits store shelves.

Aliens Colonial Marines Features Voice, Likeness of Lance Henriksen. Bishop returns with his guts intact…we think.

Homefront Developer, Kaos Studios, Shutting Down. After delivering an awesome FPS experience THQ decides to call it quits on the development studio.

Witcher 2 Developer Wants To Make PS3 Version. With an Xbox 360 version already in the works, why not have a PS3 version to complete the triumvirate?

MineCraft Sells 2.5 Million Copies. The indie game keeps on racking up the sales.

Tuesday

Greg Hastings Paintball 2 Now Available For PS3. Lob paintballs at each other using a controller or the PS Move.

Why RAGE Doesn’t Have Deathmatch. Yes…why does RAGE not have deathmatch id Software…why?

War of the Worlds Game Enlists Patrick Stewart. Jean Luc joins the cast of the new platforming title.

Earth Defense Force Insect Armageddon Goes Gold, Arriving July 5th. D3’s giant insect invasion title goes gold and that means those bugs are ready for some big gun blasting sooner rather than later.

Xbox 360 Wireless Speed Wheel Coming In September. Just in time for uhhh…well, it’ll be ready for Forza 4 when Forza 4 is ready to release.

Duke Nukem Forever Finally Available…Finally. This is it, folks…the moment has come and the King has arrived.

Free to Play Games Arrive On Steam. Seems a little odd that a digital gaming store would carry F2P games, but hey I guess something is better than nothing.

Wednesday

Rumor: Call of Duty Black Ops Map Pack 3 Details Revealed. Is it possible that a new map pack is arriving so soon?

Half-Minute Hero Super Mega Neo Climax Coming To XBLA June 29th. Saving the world one half-minute at a time.

L.A. Noire Pass Discount Extended by Rockstar. Giving gamers a little extra something, something to do while they play.

Why Monday Night Combat Gets PC Updates and the Xbox 360 Doesn’t. It’s a simple matter of speed…really.

Gears of War Designer says Zero Chance For PS3 Release. Nah, this is a Xbox 360 fanboy’s game and it’s going to stay that way.

Just Cause Developer, Avalanche Studios to Open New York Studio. Another studio means more games…hopefully.

Thursday

G155 Portable Gaming System Announced For PS3, Xbox 360. A brand new way to play on the go has become available for PS3, Xbox 360.

Battlefield 3 Exclusive PS3 Footage Being Shown On Jimmy Fallon. World exclusive footage, that is.

World of Warcraft Patch 4.2 Trailer Introduces Firelands. Some new content arrives with the new patch.

Call of Duty Black Ops Annihilation Map Pack Coming To Xbox 360 June 28th. Following close on the heels of the second map pack, no less.

Lucent Heart Heads Into Open Beta For North Americans June 21st. Plenty of romance to go around once June 21st gets here.

Warhammer 40k Dark Millennium Online playable At E3 2012. THQ is already making their E3 plans well known.

Family Guy Online Beta Sign Ups Begin. Register to participate in the upcoming MMO version of the popular TV show.

Friday

Quake Reboot Could Rekindle Cthulhu Esque Story. Yeah we miss all those ugly medieval-sci fi monsters.

Battlefield 3 PS3 Footage: Is It Enough To Topple Modern Warfare 3? I don’t know, Modern Warfare 3 was looking pretty tight…almost identical to Modern Warfare 2.

Mortal Kombat Season Pass Available To Xbox Live Members. Sorry PSN members, your money is no good to Warner Bros Interactive.

GamersFirst Acquires Fallen Earth; Going Free-to-Play Soon. That’s good news for anyone who wanted to try out the post-apocalyptic survival game.

Lucent Heart Heads Into Open Beta In North America June 21st. Get your romance on next week.

Saturday

KillZone 3 From Ashes DLC Adds Multiplayer Maps. So now if you were bored shooting people in dirty grey warehouses you can now shoot them in dirty green warehouses…oooh.

Sony says “Don’t Expect PlayStation 4 Anytime Soon”. Sales need to pick up for the PS3 first.

Xbox 360 Version of MineCraft Being Developed By 4J Studios. New developers were required for the mammoth redo of the popular casual title.

Crytek says “We don’t have the next Xbox”. Too bad, that means we’ll be stuck with more of the same thing throughout 2012.

Razer Hydra PC Gaming Motion Sensing Controllers Bundled With Portal 2 DLC. An interesting way to sell a product, indeed.

L.A. Noire Title update 2.00 Goes Live. No more getting stuck in walls or glitching the floor, woot.

That wraps up this edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap. We part ways this week with the brand new launch trailer for F.E.A.R. 3, which will be arriving soon for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Enjoy.