Weekly Recap: Standby For Titanfall And 6 Other Hot Gaming News Items

Well this was the week it happened... the week it all exploded for Microsoft, EA and Respawn Entertainment. The boiler room that powers the train of hype was in over drive, taking in the tears of PlayStation fanboys as fuel, and the dignity of Xbox fanboys to keep the fire burning bright “But, but, but... it will 1080p at launch”. No dice, chum. Still, Titanfall has been a force of reckoning for the sales of the Xbox One – or at least, an impetus for the media to promote it as such – and this was the week in which Titanfall would do, or the Xbox One would die.

Beyond all the hype, all the scores, all the reviews and all the dropping of titans, there were also a few other noteworthy items in the news that sparked some hot reactions, too. South Park: The Stick of Truth finally became available after a long series of delays, the resolution war continued on with inFamous: Second Son coming under the microscope, and Elder Scrolls Online has managed to crawl from the morose corners of the almost non-existent gamer hype its garnered to once again try hard to win over some fan-favor. These stories and more in this March 15th, 2014 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.

South Park Review

After hitting so many delays that one would think they were driving through I-95 during a construction-heavy summer, but Obsidian's South Park: Stick of Truth finally managed to release to some impressive enough review scores, in fact, Gaming Blend's own Pete Haas managed to give the game a reasonable enough review score even though the game seemed like it could have been heading toward the same route as Duke Nukem Forever. I guess it's a great thing that the game turned out to be better than what some may have been anticipating, even though it wasn't quite as good as it potentially could have been.

Titanfall Resolution Wars Continue

Well, here it is, folks. The time of reckoning, the day of no return, the point in which honest Herb lays out the truth bomb, and boy what a truth bomb it is: Turns out, Titanfall is only 792p on the Xbox One. It's not even up for debate. Truth-fact. Truth-bomb. Fanboys just got atomized. Digital Foundry picked apart the resolution like a hungry, starving, homeless man picks meat from a pig's roasted bone, and they found that the 792p was well and intact for the Xbone for the launch of the game. In fact, Respawn Entertainment's lead engineer dropped that bit of info to clarify the point, making it known that the team will be working hard to hit that glorious 1080p full HD buffer (if they can) post-launch. Whether or not that comes true remains to be a mystery in the stars, but let's hope that that truth befalls us like coke befalls Charlie Sheen; we need it... badly.

Witcher 3 Delayed

Oh man, you were really looking forward to seeing eighth-gen boobs in full HD, eh? Well, you better put that fap gear away and hope it can wait for a little extra because The Witcher 3 has been delayed. On the upside, while you wait to see some full HD boobies in The Witcher 3, you can play a real challenging game in Dark Souls II. Gaming Blend's own Ryan Winslett managed to get in some cajones-busting gameplay with the Bandai Namco's Dark Souls II and had an absolute blast. The best part about it was that he came out with his manhood intact, so he's still primed and ready to enjoy those full HD boobies in The Witcher 3 next year.

Titanfall Review Goes Live

Gaming Blend's Pete Haas gets in some time with the game, enough to warrant whether or not the game is worth the price of admission. Find out just how worth the game is in the review. But what say you of something a little more daring? A little more unique? A little more... risque? Well, you can grab Mercenary Kings this April on the PS4. If that's not enough there's Pure Chess on the Wii U and 3DS. And if the aforementioned still doesn't tickle your fancy and tingle your tosh, maybe... just maybe, you need to think a little bit above the the norm... perhaps, a new Expendables game? Well, back down to reality there's always Dark Souls II.

Wii U Makes A Sales Comeback In February

The NPD Group has let loose the official results and things are looking up for Nintendo throughout February, as the company made a pretty big comeback from the brink of death, according to the regular Nintendoom naysayers. The Xbox One also managed to pick it up a bit throughout February heading into the March release of Titanfall. But even more than that, Nintendo has also granted the EVO tournament organizers to allow for the hosting of Super Smash Bros. Melee at this year's 2014 EVO tournament. That's pretty big news. It sure beats the crummy week EA has been suffering, other than the launch of Titanfall of course... and barring any mention of the recent plague of cheaters.

Elder Scrolls Online Beta Is Back

...and better than ever! Well, maybe or maybe not. But it doesn't matter what you think of Elder Scrolls Online, the beta is back in full swing with some pretty big changes. But if the Elder Scolls MMO isn't your cup of tea, there's a variety of new titles inbound across various platforms, including the Nintendo 3DS' new Yoshi's New Island as well as some brand new content for GTA V's online mode. If that kind of stuff doesn't appeal much to you, you should check out the new Counterspy game for the PS4, which is set for release this summer. Finally, if playing games isn't appealing to you at this very moment, feel free to take some time out to see a super-cool Contra speed-run on the NES.