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Weekly Recap Sept. 20: Google, God of War, World Of Warcraft...
By William Usher: 2008-09-20 12:05:01
Another week of hard-hitting news. From September 14th to the 20th there were rumors about
Google and Steam, a lawsuit against God of War creator, David Jaffe, and a new round of
our popular and hard-hitting, weekly versus bout. Keep in mind that we have a couple of new
reviews of two popular games, TNA: Impact and Star Wars: Force Unleashed. So
if you haven’t checked them out yet, be sure to do so, pronto. All right, let’s get down to business
because there’s a lot of business to cover.
Sunday Diablo III could be hitting store shelves before Starcraft II. I’m amazed that it even took Blizzard this long to make a Starcraft II. But to add insult to injury, it sounds like it could be delayed until DIII comes off the assembly line. Hey, I’m still waiting for Blizzard to publish a BlackThorne II. Someone should give those money-munchers a wake up call so they can get their lazy behinds off the money-pile generated from World of Warcraft. Monday Star Wars: Force Unleashed received its review. Star Wars fans should find it pretty entertaining. Our Editor, Pete Haas, took the time out of his busy day to lay down some criticism and praise, for LucasArts latest Star Wars game. **Caution:** The review contains spoilers...which is all the more reason to check it out! Wrath of the Lich King will be released for World of Warcraft in November. You know what that means? A bunch of man-nerds and girl-geeks will be dressed up as their favorite WoW characters, waiting in line to purchase this add-on. Let the embarrassment begin. Gears of War 2 Vs. Resistance 2's Final Round finally commenced. The winner (by a long shot) was Resistance 2. After receiving just a little less than 10,000 votes, Resistance 2 came out on top by a two-to-one voting lead over Gears 2. Either Gears fans just weren’t geeked enough to vote Gears 2 as the winner, or there are a lot more Resistance 2 fans out there then people would assume. Tuesday Looks like the PSN is getting some goodies for Call of Duty 4. It was announced that from September 19th to September 21st, experience points would be doubled. But that’s not all folks, there’s going to be some half-priced variety map packs available beginning on September 18th to September 25th. Check out the news link to get all the details. Wednesday A lawsuit has been filed against David Jaffe, creator of God of War, and Sony. It’s no surprise that some schmucks would want to earn a few dollar bills during these dire financial times. In this particular case it involves two Californians, an unproduced script, and I’m quite positive a green plant and a case of beer. It also appears that Google is no longer interested in purchasing Valve – the famed developers of the Half Life series – for its digital distribution service, Steam. Actually, Google- heads weren't very interested in purchasing Steam, which is why it was a rumor. But you can check out the full story of how this whole thing came about. Thursday A poll for TimeSplitters 4 is asking gamers which console they would prefer to play the new game on. It’s amazing that people would rather play TS4 for the Wii more than PC. Either Wii-gamers really want to shoot some monkeys, or PC gamers just don’t care enough about shooting monkeys. Hope for a Deus Ex sequel may not be a vain hope. One of the designers of Deus Ex has made it public about his continued work in the game design field, specifically on an un-named project that just-so-happens to be a first-person, shooter-RPG. Click the link to check out the rest of the news story, and get the full low-down on this mysterious new project. Friday While Round 3 has concluded for the battle between Resistance 2 and Gears 2, things are just getting started with our battle-ground bouts. Far Cry 2 and Call of Duty: World at War butt-heads for the first time in Round 1. Check out who took the lead in the first round of this epic confrontation. It looks like Mass Effect could be coming to the big screen, but any fan of the game probably seen it coming a mile away. As of now, Avi Arad has the rights to either bludgeon this game into B-movie territory, or find a decent crew and make it a half-way average flick. Either way, it’s a long way away from a theater near you. Click the link to find out why. Saturday Blend Games has a review up of Crysis Warhead. If you don't think your computer can muster the requirements to play Warhead, don't worry, you can always watch your friends play on their brand new computer. If you're a little misinformed about Far Cry 2, don't worry. Before Round 2 begins you can just check out Blend Games' new Preview for Far Cry 2. And the best part about it is that you don't even have to go to Africa to find out how violent it can be. Remember, though, to stay tuned in with Blend Games for more news and info on all the latest games. You can also drop by the Blend Games Forum to discuss hot gaming topics.
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