Huge news week for the gaming industry starting on May 10th and ending on May 16th: Take-Two Interactive and 3D Realms have gotten into a nasty legal situation, the first gameplay footage of Modern Warfare 2 has been released and rumors have been flying high about Microsoft introducing a portable gaming device to the market.

Before going any further, let’s acknowledge the elephant in the room: Space Invaders Extreme Xbox Live free code giveaway. The winners have been announced and are listed at the bottom of the Weekly Recap. Now let’s get this party started.

Sunday

Modern Warfare 2: First Gameplay Footage Revealed. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 first gameplay footage speaks for itself. Need I really say more?

Eidos Announces Thief 4. First-person stealth-action makes a return to the gaming arena.

Sony Violently Rapes 17 Billion Orphans. I simply cannot put into words the importance of this article *wink*

Worst Gaming Stories Ever: KillZone 2/Halo 3/ Grand Theft Auto IV is Overrated. A rather cumbersome headline for an interesting read.

Monday

Review For Ninja Blade. Blend Games’ contributor Steve West contributes a review of Microsoft’s ninja-action game.

Bethesda/Splash Damage Project To Be Unveiled at E3. This is big news for anyone who happens to be a fan of Bethesda.

Headphones For Gamers With Pesky Neighbors. Because some of us can’t enjoy our surround sound systems without being bothered by pesky neighbors.

Kane And Lynch 2 Fifth Hitman Game In Development. Good thing the hard-edged characters still have a place in this generation of gaming.

Tuesday

Assassin’s Creed 2 Info Ubisoft Doesn’t Want You To Know.…or maybe they do?

King Of Fighers XII Website Goes Live. An excellent way to get informed about this kick-butt new fighter.

A Short List Of Inexpensive Gaming Monitors. This is for those of us gamers who don’t feel like paying ridiculous prices to view our games in better resolutions.

A Song Of Ice and Fire Games In Development. Good news for people who like fire and ice…together.

Wednesday

Ghostbusters Multiplayer Madness Trailer. A heck of a lot of multiplayer cooperative action going on in this new trailer.

Mass Effect 2 Concept Art Is Made of People. It also hints at the non-death of Commander Shepard.

PS3 Won’t Get Lost and Damned. More flamebait news for Xbox fans and it looks like the PS3 not getting Lost and Damned is a good thing for them.

Sony Has No Plans For A Slim PS3. Oh really? Well, the rumor mill says otherwise.

Interview for Quick Hit Football With Brandon Justice. Blend Game’s own Pete Haas does some back and forth Q&A regarding Quick Hit Football.

Do Celebrities Sell Games Better Than Actual Game Reviewers? Good gosh I hope that’s not true. Nevertheless, Rich Knight discusses the importance of this issue.

Thursday

Second GTA IV DLC News Coming Soon. And PS3 owners will begin weeping again.

Nintendo Kicks Butt and Chews Gum In Sales. Unbelievable sales figures for Nintendo for the month of April.

Resonance of Fate Coming to Xbox 360 and PS3. This is not your fair-boy’s RPG either; picture Devil May Cry meets Shadow of the Colossus.

BioShock 2: Nine Minutes In Rapture. Nine minutes of rapture is more like it.

GamePro Contest Wants Game Reviewers For E3. Yeah and we’re kind enough to let you know about it here at Blend Games.

Rockstar Not Showing Any Games At E3. As much of a bummer as that might be for everyone who is looking forward to Rockstar games, it’s not happening.

Friday

New Splinter Cell Conviction Trailer Is Rather Disappointing. I don’t think I need to say why the trailer is disappointing, you’ll just have to take a look for yourself.

Mass Effect 2 Pre-E3 Trailer. BioWare is about to expose all there is to know about one of the most anticipated RPG sequels of this console generation.

Full Rock Band Unplugged Song List Announced. Because it’s important to know the songs you’ll need to practice air-guitaring before you royally ruin them in the next Rock Band Game.

Section 8 Weapons Revealed And Still No PS3 News. This are some pretty cool weapon renders worth checking out for Section 8.

Tony Hawk Ride Coming This Fall. Let’s hope it’s actually something original this time around.

Ragnarock Online Is Coming To The Nintendo DS. All the gigantic-ness of the PC version will be squeezed onto that little ‘ole Dual-Screen.

Saturday

Uncharted 2 Five Minute Video Of Non-Stop Action. All the thrills of a summer blockbuster and none of the cheese-factors. Excellent.

3D Realms Vs Take-Two Getting Ugly. The battle rages on like never before…and who has to watch from the sidelines? Why, Duke Nukem must watch from the side-lines

Rumor: Microsoft To Unveil Handheld At E3. This rumor is nothing new but the fact that it might be true is what makes it worth reading.

That wraps up the week ending on May 16th. Be sure to stay further tuned in with Blend Games as we close in on the rapidly approaching E3 and more news pours out of the press machine. As promised, here are the winners of the Xbox Live code giveaway for Space Invaders Extreme

Contest Winners For Space Invaders Extreme Xbox Live Arcade Giveaway:
HiTech8
Niki
And Jonathan.

Thanks again to everyone who participated in our contest.