Lots of sequels in the headline there. But that’s okay, it’s all good for gamers, especially if you’re a fan of any of the original games (i.e., Crackdown, BioShock and Mass Effect). Those aren’t the only sequels being talked about, though. Lost Odyssey 2 and an unannounced strategy game by Paradox Interactive also made headlines and earned a spot in this week’s Weekly Recap.
Sunday
XNA Games Need Reviewing. Because they’re games too and deserve equal rights like every other game on the market.
EA Wants In On MMA Game. And if they plan on doing something good with MMA, we say go for it.
Gears of War 2 Title Update 3: Snowblind Map Pack. And who doesn’t want more maps for Gears 2? Well, maybe Sony fanboys. But we don’t count them.
Monday
Alpha Protocol Declassifed. Click the link for all the details.
Ghostbusters Co-op Mirrors Persistent MMO. This means there’ll always be someone to call when someone asks, “who you gonna call?”
House of the Dead Overkill Has More F-words than any other game. Here it is I was thinking that The Warriors and Reservoir Dogs had topped the list.
Tuesday
Everquest Celebrates 10 Years. SOE should be proud, really.
Mooch Wants to Kill Gamestop. Who’s going to stop them? “Certainly not I” said every gamer who wants to stop getting ripped off.
Solid Snake Actor Forms Dark Hero Studios. David Hayter, the cool as cucumbers dude who wrote The Watchmen, is forming a movie/game/comic book studio. Enough said.
Resident Evil 5 Biggest Video Game Launch in UK Ever. That’s no lie, folks.
Gazillion Plans Marvel MMO. This is another “enough said” article, because really…a Marvel MMO is just plain awesome.
Gamers Misunderstood by Marketers. Yes and Marilyn Mason fans are misunderstood by everyone.
Sacred 2 Fallen Angel Gets New Release Date. And the link reveals when that date is.
Red Faction Guerrilla Demo Coming In April. Just in time for April fools…and the joke will be that there is no demo! Psych! Just kidding. No, really. Just click the link already.
Mass Effect 2 Announced for Xbox 360 and PC. Sorry, not coming to the PS3.
Metal Gear Solid 5 at E3 already? I think a clicksy is in store given the questionable headline.
Thursday
Street Fighter’s Dudley Was Canned for Cammy the Ho. Ohhh, who knew Capcom could get all Jerry Springer when it came to character selections?
Godfather II Will Have A New Multiplayer Mode After Release. The good news is that it’s free.
Empire Total War Totally Owns Lich King On Sales Charts. Bet you didn’t see that coming?
Microsoft and Sony don’t care about Fanboys. So what made you think they cared about anything other than the green in a fanboy’s wallet?
Researchers Now Say That Gaming Is Good For Kids. Yep, and next week they’ll be saying that food is both good and bad for you.
Friday
GameRise Lets Anyone Create Flash-Based Games. That’s got to be good news for gamers who can’t program a lick of C++.
Paradox Interactive Will Be Unveiling New Strategy Game At GDC. Bet you can’t guess what kind of strategy game it’ll be?
GarageGames Buys Tribes License. This means we’ll finally get a new Starsiege: Tribes game? Finally?!
SwitchGames Offers Developers and Publishers Profit Options for Used Games. Seriously. Suck on that GameStop.
PS3 Sales Stagnant? Maybe, or Maybe Not. Well, you’ll just have to read and see.
PSN Fines Publishers For Content. I couldn’t make this up even if I tried.
Saturday
No NCAA Football 10 For Wii. And I was sooo looking forward to this game on the Wii.
Top 5 Ways To Make Crackdown 2 Not Suck. Not that the first sucked all that much.
Indie Games Are Dirt Cheap On Steam. There’s nothing wrong with that.
Ten Signs You May Be Addicted To Video Games. Reading this could be one of the signs.
Lost Odyssey 2 At GDC or E3? Yep, that’s what the rumor mill is spinning.
Did You Know The KotOR MMO Has Bounty Hunters? Well if you didn’t know, know you do.
DarkEden Is Full Of Hacks But JoyMax Wants Your Cash. What do you do? What do you do? Read the article to find out.
Review for Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars Is In. We round out the week with a review of this DS open-world, shooter.
That wraps up this week’s news ending on March 21st. You can be sure to stay tuned in with Blend Games for the final week of March as we bring you more news, highlights, info and insight.
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