Weekly Recap March 28th: Black Sigil, Max Payne 3, OnLive

The Game Developers Conference exploded onto the news scene this week, and there’s a good deal of news item that you might find interesting in this week’s recap. But before we make you privy to some sparkling revelations by Hideo Kojima, Peter Molyneux and a few other enlightened minds of the industry, we kicked the week off with a review of MadWorld and an interview with Black Sigil.

Sunday

MadWorld Review. Rich Knight lays down the law in his review for Sega’s dark and gritty action game.

Black Sigil Interview. Find out what their latest project is and how Andy Keener got Halo mixed into the interview.

Monday

Max Payne 3 Has Officially Been Announced. Sort of comes out of nowhere, I know. It’s all true, though.

Mass Effect 2 Story Details Revealed. Finally, some answers!

GDC CryEngine 3 Debut Video. CryTek has finally unveiled the third-generation of the CryEngine…cool video, nonetheless.

Side-Scrolling MMORPG, VIVA Fighter, Has Been Announced. This looks fun.

Tuesday

Red Faction Guerilla Will Ruin Other Games. That’s what the developers are saying, anyway.

Is Selling GTA On Nintendo Platforms A Bust? That’s what some people are saying.

Resident Evil 5 Review. Another review of a big release for March. Check out the full review of this modern-day horror-shooter.

Sony Online Entertainment Wants More Girl Game Designers. And we want them to…because they smell nice!

Full Body Gaming Coming To Replace Wii-Moting. This is no joke and it’s definitely the future of gaming.

Wednesday

Hellion Mystery of the Inquisition Coming In 2010. A new fps for the Xbox 360 and PS3…but I have no idea what it’s like.

OnLive Gaming Without Consoles or PC Upgrades. Seriously, Microsoft and Sony should be really worried about this.

Monkey Island Co-Writer Tim Shafer To Star In His Own Adventure Game. I think the headline is intriguing enough without a sarcastic description, but I think it’s a little too late to rescind on that now.

The Agency And DC Universe Are Delayed Until 2010. Oh man, and here it is I was looking forward to putting a hero in a one-piece leotard and throwing buses at people while wielding a machine gun. Oh well.

Thursday

Resident Evil 6 Could Take 8 Years To Develop. Really? Well, we’ll just have to settle with RE5 and the tank controls for another eight years.

Kojim’as Next Game Announcement Coming At E3. Yeah, an announcement for an announcement…nice.

Modern Warfare 2 Not A Call Of Duty Game. Not sure what that means? No problem, click the link to get informed.

Fable III News And New Fable II DLC Is Coming. Molyneux drops some atomic info bombs. Check it out by clicking the link.

Friday

Square Enix Officially Has Pwned Eidos. We all knew it was coming and now it’s officially confirmed.

Get Four Ubisoft Games For 10$ This Weekend. Good deal, good deal.

PlayStation: A Tale Of Two Markets UK Edition. Find out what the blokes across the pond think about the PS3.

Saturday

Blizzard Working On New Franchise. So what’s it going to be about and what can you expect from it? You know the drill…click…the…link.

KillZone 2 Devs Bringing Down The Banhammer. Yeah, Guerilla Games is going Van Damme with the banhammer on cheaters and hackers.

Dead Rising 2 To Have Up To 6,000 Zombies At Once. And I’m guessing Dead Rising 3 will have 12,000 zombies at once.

Sonic And The Black Knight Review. Andy Keener lets loose on Sega's latest Sonic tragedy...oops, I mean outing.

Empire Total War Review rounds out the news for this week. Be sure to check it out.

That wraps up the news week ending on March 28th. For it to be the week of GDC, it wasn’t the greatest week of news. Nevertheless, that’s what E3 is for! Be sure to stay tuned in with Blend Games for more reviews, news, updates and insight regarding all things gaming.