The Weekly Recap (August 15th-21st)
This Week *Phew* Alright, finally caught up on the Recaps! The biggest thing last week was, of course, gamescom, and there was a bit that came out of that. Sony’s console is picking up one of the 360’s biggest exclusives in Mass Effect 2. 160GB consoles are coming to replace the 120GB it looks like, Portal 2 has an announced release date, GT5 showed up, with more content (and won best of show and best console game), and Kung-Fu Live was there, too, and will have a supposed $15 price tag (really cheap for what looks like a pretty fun Eye-only title). 2K Games has gotten a lot of backlash when it was found that the PS3 version of Mafia II was lacking in details the 360 and PC versions had (but there are supposedly some PS3 screens that do have the ‘missing’ details), and, with my trip to LA, I wrote an impressions and hands-on post for SmackDown vs Raw 2011. As for all the trailers and videos, we’ve got some for Dragon Age 2, Killzone 3, LittleBigPlanet 2, InFamous 2, a teaser for Resistance 3, and more. Oh, and Subway is running some promotions for their fiery footlongs with Sony, and they’re running contests on Twitter for it as well (in which both Luke and Tosh had won copies of LBP2, those lucky sons of…) Community News There are a couple small, new things this week. Firstly, your points now show up at the top of the page, making it easier for you to check your balance. Secondly, forum posts now show up in the activity feed . You can filter the feed by forum posts as well. Other things include the ability to mark forum posts as favorite, and, for writers, there’s a ‘Post News’ link at the top as well. Alright, to begin, Oly announced the winners to the Mafia II T-Shirt Giveaway . Congratulations to Adam T and UbeRamza for winning that! We’re also running a big giveaway on our FaceBook page for the Move. After we get 1000 fans on there, we will be running the contest on the site as well, so you must be a registered member on here (the site itself) to win. 35 Articles // 10 QuickNews Contributor of the Week Luke – 13 Entries QuickNews Contributor of the Week Luke – 3 Entries Most Liked Sinlock & Jay – Movie News: Star Wars coming to Blu-Ray & SmackDown vs Raw 2011 – Hands-On and Impressions! – 6 Likes Most Comments Ace – 2K Admits PS3 Version of Mafia II Inferior to High End PC Version – 36 Comments Gaming News PES 2011 Beta Keys Due Out Today Madagasca – August 16th Joe Danger Demo Riding onto the PSN Tomorrow Luke – August 16th Swedish retailer lists GTA V for pre-order Ace – August 16th gamescom 2010 Live Blog Luke – August 17th ‘Just Announced’ 160GB PS3 Slim spotted on GameStop Ace – August 17th Rockstar Dropping the Ban Hammer Next Week! Luke – August 17th Portal 2 Release Date Announced Luke – August 18th MAG Adds Move Support, New Beta Coming Next Week Ace – August 19th More GT5 Information from Gamescom Jay – August 19th PS JailBreak is Finally Here, Hacks Your PS3 via USB Dongle Ace – August 20th Kung-Fu: LIVE Details from Gamescom 2010 Tosh – August 20th Sony Takes the Crown at Gamescom Sakinah – August 20th KZ3 Multiplayer Questions Blackstaffer -August 20th Zombies is making its way to Black Ops in fashion Ace – August 15th Heavy Rain Success Surprises David Cage Sakinah – August 16th 2K Admits PS3 Version of Mafia II Inferior to High End PC Version Ace – August 17th SCEA Releases PlayStation Move ‘Launch Brochure’ Sakinah – August 15th Japan to Get a Titanium Blue PS3 Bundle for Gran Turismo 5 Ace – August 18th Next Gen PSP to Have Touch-Sensitive Controls Jay – August 20th Mass Effect 2 Hitting the PS3 Luke – August 17th Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, Hitting the PS3 Luke – August 17th SmackDown vs Raw 2011 – Hands-On and Impressions! Jay – August 18th F1 2010 Gameplay Video & Release Date Trev – August 16th Dead Nation: Zombie Survival Guide Trailer Luke – August 16th FIFA 11 Debut Trailer Trev – August 17th Dragon Age II Trailer and Concept Art premiersoupir – August 17th New Mutliplayer Killzone 3 Footage Luke – August 17th inFAMOUS 2 gamescom Trailer Luke – August 17th gamescom LittleBigPlanet 2 Trailer Luke – August 17th gamescom Resistance 3 Teaser Luke – August 17th gamescom: DC Universe Online Trailer Luke – August 18th LittleBigPlanet 2 Sequencer Shown at Gamescom Jay – August 20th Subway Giving SONY More Love! Luke – August 18th Call of Duty 4D! Ace – August 15th Movie News: Star Wars coming to Blu-Ray Sinlock – August 15th QuickNews Get a Free Game With Your NFS: Hot Pursuit Preorder Sakinah – August 15th Scott Pilgrim animated GIFs premiersoupir – August 16th Sony + Subway promotion premiersoupir – August 16th Kung-Fu Live to be Just $15? Jay – August 18th PS3 Tops 38 Million Worldwide Jay – August 19th Castle Crashers on PSN: Release Date LOKO117 – August 19th Live Mafia II Play Session Tosh – August 20th Missed the Mafia II 1 Hour Gameplay Special? We Got You Covered! Luke – August 20th SONY’s Booth at gamescom Luke – August 21st John Koller PS3 Move Interview Luke – August 21st Play With Us Nothing is really planned as of immediately, but I do plan on running race nights when Gran Turismo 5 comes out, so if you’re interested, let us know! As well as ideas for other games, too. Poll Results Thank You Thanks for reading! I’m finally caught up again! As you can see, I’m trying to get on the ball and get my stuff done . Hopefully I can get the Weeklies I started running again (store updates and new releases).
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The Weekly Recap (August 15th-21st)