Weekly Recap March 5th: Ninja Gaiden 3, Retail PC Gaming Dying, Saints Row The Third

The first week of March had some welcoming video game news that spanned from handhelds to home consoles to PC. Well, most of the news for PC was positive except for the retail aspect, which has taken a pretty big hit...the full article on that is below. Considering that this week played host to the Game Developers Conference there were plenty of hints and sneak-peek reveals about upcoming games, such as Ninja Gaiden 3 and even Modern Warfare 3. The real big kicker though came with the Battlefield 3 footage and THQ’s official announcement of Saints Row: The Third. All these stories and more in this March 5th, 2011 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.

Sunday

Uncharted 2, God of War 3 Join PS3 Greatest Hits Library. Some new age classics join the greatest hits.

KillZone 3 Steel Rain Map Pack Details And Screenshots Released. Already beat the game? Check out the upcoming DLC for the game.

KillZone 3 Review. Worth it or not? You might be surprised at the results.

Nintendo Downloads: Bit.Trip.Flux, Monster Buster Club. Some brand new games join the WiiWare.

Gameloft Developing Four New Games Using Unreal Engine 3 for iOS, Android and PSN. No word on what the games will be but you can bet they’ll probably be very casual.

Monday

Steam Coming to Televisions. Set top boxes get a little upgrade.

Ninja Gaiden Teaser Trailer Released; Game Coming in 2012. A very short and teasing new trailer emerges for Ninja Gaiden 3.

Vagrant Story Hits PSN. It’s out and available in HD.

Video Games To Grow from $52 Billion In 2009 To $86 Billion By 2014. A heck of a lot of money is passing through the video game market, and find out which countries take in the most.

Civilization V Getting Polynesia DLC Free Multiplayer Maps. A little PvP goodness coming in the form of free DLC.

Top 10 GBC Games Worth Playing on Nintendo 3DS. Some old-school goodies that would make for some fun new-school handheld gaming.

Interstellar Marines Co-op Prequel Game To Arrive On PSN, XBLA Before Full Game. A little cooperative story-telling action to arrive before the full game.

It’s Official: Retail PC Gaming Is Dying. Yep, it’s going to be dead real soon.

Tuesday

Half Minute Hero Super Mega Neo Climax Coming to Xbox 360.

NCSoft West Not Interested In Casual MMOs. Only hardcore triple-A MMOs for them, booya!

Ten Minutes of Witcher 2 Gameplay Footage Released. All of it is completely from within the game…see it and enjoy it.

GDC 2011: Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion Announced. More space strategy is on the way.

Rift Launches. About time.

Catherine Arriving In North America For Xbox 360 and PS3 This Summer. Atlus is doing the unthinkable.

FireBurst Racing Game Coming To PSN, XBLA This Summer. If you enjoy utilizing opponent-blasting turbo then FireBurst will be right up your alley.

Wednesday

Magicka Vietnam Announced. Well if it worked for Battlefield why not for Magicka.

Catherine Arriving In North America for Xbox 360, PS3 This Summer. Things will get risqué…and a little more than usual this summer.

infamous 2 Features User Created Missions. Now this is original news…didn’t even think this would be possible.

Battlefield 3 Fault Line Episode 1 Trailer And HD Screenshots. This is some mind-blowing stuff right here.

Call of Duty Black Ops Demo Hits PS3 and Xbox 360. After making billions on the game Treyarch isn’t done promoting it.

Crysis 2 Multiplayer Demo Gets PS3 release Date. Official release dates mean less time waiting to play.

If you want to game in style this is about the best way to do it.

GDC 2011: Super Mario 3DS Unveiled At E3 2011. Curious what the future of platforming gaming would be like? Well, it’s coming sooner than later.

Dungeon Defenders First-Game To Offer Multiplayer Cross-Platform Gameplay. And it’s not like that piss-poor Shadowrun either.

Thursday

Vicious Cycle’s Vicious Engine 2 Now Supported By Sony’s NGP High-end games will come in the form of more than just the Unreal Engine 3.

GDC 2011: Nintendo 3DS Has Netflix Support. Is there any platform that Netflix isn’t on? Seriously?

GDC 2011: Ocarina of Time 3D Coming In June? Let’s hope so.

Saints Row Third Announced For PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. Maybe this time the PC port won’t be a jacked up half-breed from the Xbox 360 version.

Infinity Ward Admits Modern Warfare 3 Less Technical Than Battlefield 3. Well who didn’t see this coming…?

Valve Protecting PCs With Steam Guard. Nice. Extra protection never hurt anybody.

Mortal Kombat Demo Arriving For PSN, XBLA In Late March. Very late in march for non-PSN Plus members.

Konami Announces Battle Los Angeles For Xbox 360, PC.Well it was bound to happen sooner or later.

Friday

GDC 2011: Bungie Isn’t Making World of Warcraft in Space. Well that’s good news. Let’s just hope maybe they’re making a Halo style MMO.

Resistance 3 Beta Confirmed; Multiplayer Detailed. A startling change has taken place with this iteration of Resistance…click the link to find out what they changed.

PSP Go Gets Price Cut.PSP Go Gets Price Cut. Making way for the newer, better and NGP’er.

GDC 2011: Tropico 4 Coming In August For Xbox 360 And PC. Gamers wanting to exercise their tyrannical reign can do so this summer.

Gears of War 3 Beta Release Date And Gameplay Details Revealed. Find out when you’ll be able to experience the highly awaited beta.

Interview: Interstellar Marines Details, Multiplayer, Weapons And More. Zero Point talks about all things Interstellar Marines. < br>

Star Wars The Old Republic Bounty Hunter Vignette. A new trailer showcasing the details and weapons of the Bounty Hunter.

Saturday

Most Wanted XBLA Games: Star Wars Jedi Power Battles. A classic from the PS One era needs to make a comeback on the Live Arcade.

EA Sports Removing Manuals From Titles. No more paperback hints and playing tips. You’ll have to look elsewhere on how to play their games.

Homefront Goes Gold. Prepare to defend your homeland…firing guns and bleeding apple pie.

Full Match of WWE All Stars Released. Curious what an entire match will be like in the over-the-top wrestling game? Click here to check it out.

That wraps up this edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap. We end this recap with an extended cinematic trailer for Prototype 2 from last year’s Spike VGAs. You can check it out below. Enjoy.