Weekly Recap Oct 1st: Duke 3D Reloaded Delayed, MS Derails Nintendo, Dead Space 3
As if Duke Nukem hasn’t experienced enough delays in his long lifetime, it appears Duke just can’t find a cure for delayinitis and it’s even affecting an indie project that’s revisiting the original Duke Nukem 3D, called Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded. A few rumors have also surfaced regarding details of Dead Space 3 and a very insightful article has hit the interwebz that focuses on how Microsoft is currently derailing Nintendo off the tracks of success when it comes to the video game market. These stories and a lot more in this October 1st, 2011 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.
Sunday
Castlevania Harmony of Despair Gets PS3 Release Date. Get ready to revisit one of the deadliest castles in known history.
L.A. Noire Complete Edition On The Way? Additional DLC and patchwork for a complete edition? I guess that works.
PS3 Japanese Exclusive Coming To Xbox 360, PC In North America. NIS America is porting over some popular Japanese exclusives to multiple platforms here in the US of A.
Arkham City Developer: PC Version Worth Waiting For. Really? I don’t know…a lot of PC renditions have been crappy. I sure hope they aren’t lying.
BioWare Says Jade Empire Might Make Comeback. It’s possible but nothing is set in stone.
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DarkEden Genesis Free Market Points Event Underway. Play the game, earn some free swag points.
Crysis Dated For Xbox 360, PS3. Crytek’s original is finally dated for the home consoles.
Monday
PlayStation Ad Has Chronic Lack Of Kevin Butler. A new kind of marketing campaign is in effect for the PS3.
RAGE Is Three DVDs On Xbox 360 Whoa mama, it looks like Xbox 360 owners will be disc swapping on this one.
Gordon Freeman Returns To Gaming. He’s back, but not in the way that you think.
Nvidia Drivers For Battlefield 3 Increases Performance by 38% Nvidia wants you to enjoy Battlefield 3 the way it was meant to be played.
Battlefield 3 Full TV Ad Still Has 99 Problems. A very odd rap song to talk about a few of the problems soldiers face.
Deadliest Warrior Ancient Combat Arrives This Fall With Exclusive TV Content. Fans of the show will get some brand new clips not seen on television with the new Ancient Combat outing.
League of Legends Dominion Mode Now Live. An additional mode to help further entrench fans into endless hours of gameplay. Hope your mom don’t mind the QQ’ing and raging going on in the basement all night long.
Bullet Time Co-op Action RPG Coming In November. An iOS game that delivers where most consoles don’t.
Tuesday
Elder Scrolls V Skyrim Voice Cast Includes Christopher Plummer, Lynda Carter. A few top and former Hollywood heavyweights lend their voices to the game.
Journey Enters Desert Spring, 2012. The game is set to release just before summer, and that’s good because you’ll be traversing through the desert quite a bit.
Dead Rising 2 Off The Record System Requires, Pre-order Bonuses Detailed. Find out if your PC is in good enough shape to run the game.
Fallout Vegas Rceives Gun Runners Arsenal, Courier Stash. A few extra goodies available for Fallout Vegas.
ICO, Shadow of the Colossus Collection Arrives for PS3. gamers of the new generation get to play classics from the yesteryears of gaming.
Solatorobo: The Red now Available For Nintendo DS. A spiritual successor to a popular PlayStation title arrives for the Nintendo DS.
Braid Designer Says Next Game probably Won’t Be For Consoles You know things are bad when indie devs don’t want to waste money condensing down their game for home consoles.
Duke Nukem 3D: Reloaded Delayed Due To Creative Differences. Gearbox had a bit of a falling out over a few key features.
Worms Ultimate Mayhem Now Available For Xbox 360, PS3, Steam. Get three of your friends and duke it out in the new Worms game.
Humble Frozen Synapse Bundle Gives You Five Free Games. Another indie pack full of righteous independent titles.
Legend of Zelda Four Swords Anniversary Edition Now Free To Download. One of the classics is now available for fans of the series, for free.
Signal Ops Squad Based Tactical Espionage Game Coming 2012. Good news for fans of the original Syndicate and Hidden & Dangerous.
Renegade X Beyond Black Dawn Beta Is Live; Gameplay Footage Released. get a look at the C&C mod turned into a real game using the UDK.
Pee & Poo Save The World Arrives This Week on App Store. It’s as ridiculous as it sounds.
Syndicate Reboot Deploys February. Whether you’re looking forward to it or not, the game is coming out this February.
Allods Online: Undaunted Expansion Release Date Set. The wait isn’t too long and the content is bustling with great stuff.
Foo Fighters Perform At BlizzCon 2011. A classic rock band takes to the stage at Blizzard’s annual convention.
Repopulation Announced, Features Leveling Without Grinding. A unique new way to level-up has been introduced for this indie-based MMO.
Thursday
Syndicate Combat and Golden Hue Screenshots Released. Deus Ex isn’t the only game with a piss filter.
Sony Still Lags Behind Xbox 360 In Compatibility Says Dev. Not everyone is on Sony’s side, despite their more open-ended PSN policy for developers.
I Am Alive Is Not Alive For PC Gamers. Ubisoft just don’t like PC gamers all that much apparently.
Witcher 2 Update 2.0 Adds Arena, Dark Difficulty. Gamers looking for a little more depth out of the title will get some in the new update.
MicroVolts Update Adds Single-Player Survivor Mode. If PvP was wearing you down there’s now a new mode available for those who want to go at it solo.
Next Gen AI Middleware for Next-Gen Consoles Coming 2012. xaiThink and xaiKnow are revolutionary new tools for the next generation of Sony and Microsoft home consoles.
Project Blackout Takes Cues From CoD Elite, Adds Competitive Ranking. Everyone wants to know where they rank amongst millions when it comes to frag scores.
Friday
S4 League 2012 Season Designed By Gamers. Alaplaya wants your ideas to make the game even better.
Madcatz Detonator Stereo Headset Now Available For Xbox 360. Tritton joins forces with Madcatz to make one mean mother headset.
Brawl Busters Enters Second Closed Beta, Adds New Features. Including new maps, weapons and costumes.
Portal 2 Peer Review DLC Gets Release Date. Free DLC courtesy of Valve. I really love those guys.
Dark Age of Camelot Designer Forms City State Entertainment. Could him and his team revolutionize gaming once again?
Serious Sam 3 BFE Gone Till November. A slight delay won’t hurt the game’s release…I hope.
Sims 3 Browser Based Demo Makes Addiction Easy. Try out alternative ways your life could sprout with the free browser demo.
Saturday
Dead Island Review. Does the game live up to the hype created by that super, uber-awesome cinematic trailer? Read the review to find out.
Rumor: Dead Space 3 Plot Details A few hints and tips at what could possibly be the third game in the highly praised horror series.
Want to Voice Chat In Dark Souls? Not Happening Too bad.
Dead Island Bloodbath Arena DLC Delayed. A few reasons why…click the link to find out.
Publishers Think 90% of PC Gamers are Pirates. Because that's all PC gamers are good for.
How Microsoft Derailed Nintendo. Uh oh, better get that flameproof jockstrap out of the broom closet, it’s about to get hot in here.
That wraps up this edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap. You can check out a new trailer for Orcs Must Die for the PS3 and Xbox 360 below. Enjoy.
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