What a week for news. Good goodness do gamers have a lot to catch up on for the week ending on April 25th. We kick things off with a review of EA’s new real-time strategy game, Battle Forge and an editorial by Blend Games’ own Rich Knight that sparked a heck of a lot of talk across the internet community. So what are you waiting for? Check out the recap below.

Sunday

Fallout New Vegas Announced. Yes, it’s a new Fallout…riding on the heels of Fallout 3.

Review BattleForce. A cool review for a cool game.

The Wii Is For Girls And That’s Why Nintendo Is Screwed. This created a heck of a lot of controversy. Read-on to find out why.

Bethesda Plans Fallout TV Show/Movie. I have no idea how this is going to work but if they pull it off it’ll be awesome.

Monday

Arabic Rappelz Succeeding Where The Education System Fails. You can learn and have fun while killing things…enough said.

LEGO Rock Band Announced. I don’t know if they can milk this franchise anymore than they already have.

Brutal Legend Release Date Announced. It was going to be in development forever, folks.

Review: Suikoden Tierkreis. Didn’t know about this until the review came along. Seems interesting enough.

Tuesday

WiiWare Now Available Through Amazon. Weird, but useful.

Dante’s Inferno Coming To PSP. And you thought the PS3 and 360 was going to have all the God of War-clone fun?

Building An Awesome PC Gaming Rig For Under $500. I don’t know how but Ryan Rigney from Slapstic.com knows a thing or two about getting it done.

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 Remake Teaser Site Is Live.

Army of Two: The 40th Day Playbook And Other Features Unveiled. And yet there’s even more to know about Army of Two.

25 Awesome Free Games That You Can Download Legally. Yes, and it has nothing to do with the Pirate Bay trial.

Wednesday

Electrifying Sony Announcement Coming On Monday. An announcement for an announcement.

Assassin’s Creed Sneaks Onto iPhones. It’s a crafty little bugger.

Red Faction Guerrilla Release Date Changed. Please read very carefully or else you might get confused.

New Tony Hawk Game Will Be Revealed Soon. And it’s obviously not going to be like the other 1000 or so iterations before it.

PlayStation LifeStyle Confirms New PSP. Yes, it’s a new PSP that’s not the PSP2. Shocking? We think so.

Split/Second Developer Says Racing Is Dying. Do you or don’t you agree?

Thursday

Review for SBK Superbike World Championship. Fast and good or slow and boring? Click the link, read the review and get your fill.

You Can Play The Joke In Batman Arkham Asylum. There’s a bit of a condition to this feature, though. Click the link to find out what it is.

Fable 2 Future DLC Want You To Watch Your Friends Having Sex. Disturbing or cool?

Batman Arkham Asylum: What Do You Want To Know? It’s just as simple as it sounds.

Virtual On Arriving On April 29th For XBLA. Sega has confirmed and now you will get to play it.



Friday

Pre-Order inFamous Get Uncharted 2 Multiplayer Beta Access. This is good news for anyone who likes either inFamous or Uncharted, or both.

Atari Confirms Champions Online Release Date. There’s now an official date for getting your super-hero groove on.

Stalin Vs. Martians Gets New Release Date. So now you’ll have to wait longer to pit dictator versus unlawful invader.

Saturday

Review for Cate West The Vanishing Files. So does this game vanish into obscurity or find its way into the hall of gaming fame?

Review for Retro Game Challenge. We round out the week with a review for a pseudo-retro game that’s actually a neo-retro classic. Read the review and it’ll all make sense.

That wraps up the week ending on April 25th here at Blend Games. We’ll keep you posted on the revelation by Sony next week, as well as the countdown on the mysterious teaser site by Capcom. So be sure to stay tuned in, otherwise you might miss something important.