The Weekly Recap (April 11th-17th)
This Week Kind of a drop off this week! We had a total of 18 main articles, but QuickNews really picked it up this week (7 of those were actually by me), so I’d check those out as well. Biggest news this week would probably have to go to West and Zampella starting Respawn Studios with EA, as well as Demon Souls officially being announced for EU territories. LBP2 has also been semi-confirmed by a composer on Twitter (probably a violation of the Nondisclosure Agreement). Other bits and pieces? Darrin has the sales data up, and the PS3 is sitting at third place, but second in home consoles, which is good to see (as is the 51% increase in sales year-over-year). I have an opinion piece up about racing games and how the sound design is rather weak (Tosh seems to agree with me 100%). And if you like to read reviews, I have part one of my Sam and Max review up for the Devil’s Playhouse (the first part being episode 1: the Penal Zone). Other than that, there’s a survey that was taken concerning failed consoles with a 500,000 person sample (which is a lot better than most). Another article describing how Sony saved Nintendo in court, and how the US PlayStation Store update might be moving to Tuesday (which, I, myself definitely wouldn’t mind). There’s a few more to check out, though, so be sure to go through the tabs for quick access to news you may have missed this week! Community News Alright, earlier last week, Tosh has officially announced the winners of the PAX swag giveaway. You can check the list here . Congrats to you guys! There might be some stickers left, but I’m not sure. You can also share posts now with your Google Buzz account . Other than that, not much new in the community, but there is a new poll up if you haven’t noticed yet. And one last thing, I have noticed that Tosh has changed the “Community” tab to “Forum”, so just getting that out there. Here’s this week’s recognitions: Contributor of the Week (Tie) Ace and Jay – 6 Entries QuickNews Contributor of the Week Jay – 7 Entries Most Liked (3-Way Tie) Jay (x2) and Sakinah – No Fuss Reviews Surveys 500,000 on Console Failure Rate , Why Do Racing Games Sound Weak? , Do PS3 Owners Want Splinter Cell: Conviction? – 6 Likes Most Comments Ace – It’s not the “PS3 Nunchuk”, it’s the “Navigation Controller” – 27 Comments Gaming News Vince Zampella says Activision countersuit is false and outrageous Ace – April 11th No Fuss Reviews Surveys 500,000 on Console Failure Rate Jay – April 11th Vince Zampella and Jason West from Infinity Ward ‘Respawn’ with EA Trev – April 12th It’s not the “PS3 Nunchuk”, it’s the “Navigation Controller” Ace – April 12th Why Do Racing Games Sound Weak? Jay – April 13th PS3 has biggest percentage of internet-connected consoles in the US Ace – April 13th MAG Strategic Overhead Maps Jay – April 13th Heavy Rain Reports Heavy Sales Ace – April 14th E3 2010 Predictions Sakinah – April 14th Ted Price on ModNation Racers Jay – April 14th Sony Saves Nintendo in Court Jay – April 15th Demon’s Souls FINALLY Coming To Europe! Gary – April 15th Sales for March 2010 Darrin – April 15th Thursdays no more for US PS Store Updates. Ace – April 16th Square Enix teases: Unannounced game will shock people Ace – April 16th Little Big Planet 2 Accidentally Announced Via a Musician’s Tweet? Sakinah – April 17th Do PS3 Owners Want Splinter Cell: Conviction? Sakinah – April 17th Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Review Jay – April 17th QuickNews Is Ninja Theory’s Next Project a New Devil May Cry Game? Sakinah – April 12th Netflix for Wii Sinlock – April 12th Twisted Metal: Harbor City? Jay – April 13th New Game(s) from Insomiac at E3 Jay – April 13th Platform Nation’s Lock and Load on the Move Jay – April 13th GTAIV Episodes Now Available Jay – April 13th PS3 Tops 5 Million in Japan Sakinah – April 14th How Improved is Gran Turismo’s AI? Jay – April 14th Sony Offering Free 3D Games Via PSN This June Sakinah – April 15th No 3D Blu-Ray Support for PS3 Until Much Later Jay – April 15th Get God of War III on the Cheap Jay – April 16th Play With Us Nothing currently planned Poll Results Poll results for the current poll, “What would be the most important feature a PSP 2 could have?” will be available on the next recap. Thank You Thanks for reading everyone! I’d like to see some of the older writers, and other active ones, contribute more, though. Where has Oly been by the way? Anyway, come back next week for moe of the Weekly Recap!
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The Weekly Recap (April 11th-17th)