This week played host to the annual Super Bowl, with the Seattle Seahawks going head-to-head with the New England Patriots. There was plenty of fanfare surrounding the event, a bit of a controversy involving a shark who couldn't dance during the half-time intermission show, and a scary-accurate prediction from EA's Madden NFL on who would win and how.
More news surfaced about the Dying Light modding fiasco, as well as Techland's desperate attempts to save face. The 2015 D.I.C.E. Awards dropped this week, and it was almost a clean sweep for one game. And Gaming Blend's Ryan Winslett discusses why games aren't fun anymore. These stories and so much more in this February 7th, 2015 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.
Super Bowl Prediction Is Scary Accurate
EA's Madden NFL prediction for this year's Super Bowl turned out to be a heck of a lot closer than you may have imagined. Mods for Dying Light have been banned and taken offline by DMCA notices. Check out Liam Neeson's hilarious Super Bowl ad for Clash of Clans as he channels his Taken character. The Super Bowl was also predicted by Mario Kart 8, see how well that turned out. There's a new Evolve app that lets you unlock new goods while playing on mobile devices. Law & Order: SVU is going after a certain online consumer revolt and they're apparently not going to pull any punches. Believe it or not, there is an actual story to the whole Mario universe. And check out this fan remake of Resident Evil 2.
Dying Light Mods Are Now Available Again
The developers behind Dying Light have cleared up the confusion about blockading mods in the game and have eased up on the restriction. SOE is no longer owned by Sony; the studio will now make multi-platform games, which includes the Xbox. Bungie has made some modifications to Destiny's Xur. Nintendo is closing out the Nintendo Rewards program with a pretty big software bang. A brand new raid for World of Warcraft has become available. The not-very-good-looking Sons of Anarchy game has finally launched. A brand new campaign is set to arrive for Portal 2 and Crash Bandicoot won't be getting any resurrection duty from Naughty Dog.
Battlefield Hardline's Beta Begins
EA and Visceral Games have been teasing it for some time and now the beta is finally underway for Battlefield Hardline... only, you'll likely have already missed it if you're just catching the news in this here recap. Sony has ramped up the offerings of PlayStation Now with four additional games, including the highly lauded Uncharted 2. Mortal Kombat X has a nice cache of collector's editions available. You can check out the first 18 minutes of Bloodborne for the PS4. StarCraft II just received all the modding assets from Warcraft III, so now players can definitely experiment with that. And some of the best Star Wars games around are available for dirt cheap.
Why Aren't Games Fun Anymore?
Why aren't games fun anymore? $60 plus monthly payments on unending DLC, pre-order collector's edition packages that cost more than your car moments or the mortgage... and factory-style product releases with zero love put into them. Oh, but please do click the link to find out the real reason why games aren't fun anymore. Destiny would be a heck of a lot more fun with Samuel L. Jackson. The Sims 4 expansion adds aliens and crime fighters. Condemned 3 is a real possibility. The CEO of Take-Two talks up the good of Evolve's DLC controversy. Battlefield: Hardline premium content has been revealed through the beta. Far Cry 4's co-op mode has been expanded to include custom maps. League of Legends accounts are being robbed and here's how. And The Order 1886 Collector's Edition has been unboxed.
6 TV Shows That Would Make Great Games
So here's a list of 6 great TV shows that would make for great games. Believe it or not, one of the most popular modes in recent Call of Duty games almost didn't even make the cut. Dark Souls II is set to arrive soon for the Xbox One and PS4, and some new details have emerged for the upcoming port. There's a brand new Toejam & Earl game in the making and it's set to arrive for the new consoles... or at least, we can hope. H1Z1 has just been patched and everyone's characters... have been wiped. Visceral Games took a step back and and fixed up Battlefield: Hardline and now the game is winning over fans with the Hotwire mode. If you really want to find out whether or not your PC can handle Mortal Kombat X, you can find out right here.
2015 D.I.C.E. Winners Awarded
The winners of the 2015 D.I.C.E., awards have been handed out. Check out a new fan-made Half-Life 3 short film that sums up fans' expectations. Q*Bert: Rebooted is coming to PlayStation home consoles and portable pretty soon and you can check out the remade and remastered version right here. After the modding debacle, Techland is releasing the mod tools for Dying Light to the modding community. The Persona 5 trailer drops some mad hints about new ways to play the game, check it out here. A guy manages to beat Punch-Out! blindfolded and you have to see it to believe it. NetherRealm Studios unloads new info on the upcoming Mortal Kombat X and the Tower Challengers. And Bungie is nerfing some of the strongest weapons in Destiny and you can check out which ones they're nerfing right here.
