All kinds of crazy-cool news became the headlining factors at this year's San Diego Comic Con. In fact, just about every news bit, screenshot and trailer from the convention is worth a gander, at the least. For instance, fans got pretty excited when they found out that Warner Bros. Interactive is working on a new Green Lantern game. Claudia Black also joined the Gears of War 3 casting ranks and new details, footage and info was released on the possible blockbuster hit, 007: Blood Stone, featuring an amazing theme song from Joss Stone. These stories and much, much, much more in this San Diego Comic Con edition of the Blend Games Weekly Recap.
Sunday
Madden NFL 11 Demo Includes Achievement Trophy. Trophies and Achievements can be earned while engaging in the demo.
James Bond 007 Blood Stone Trailer Released. The first ever trailer for the upcoming James Bond game goes live.
Nintendo Download: AquaSpace, Petz, Kittens. A bunch of new casual titles fill up Nintendo’s download cache for this week.
FlatOut Wii Receives Gladiator Style Arena Mode. Destruction Derby redo? Click the link and find out for yourself.
Monday
Medal of Honor PS3, PC Beta Extended; Where the Hell is the 360 Beta? Yes, I’d like to know that, too.
Commander Conquest of the Americas Pre-Order Bonuses Announced. Naval sea battles and commerce trading makes up for a small bit of your conquering activities.
Parkour MMO, FreeJack, Enters Closed Beta on July 22nd. If you’ve enjoyed Mirror’s Edge or inFamous for their parkour-esque gameplay you’ll surely enjoy FreeJack.
R.U.S.E. Free Play Weekend Expands. More non-paying for play weekend fun has been announced for Ubisoft’s tricksy little strategy game.
Spell Force 2: Faith in Destiny Will be Unleashed this August. Because Call of Destiny was already taken.
Tuesday
Rock Band 3 Release Date Announced; Pre-Order Incentives Detailed. Another sequel to the popular music-rhythm game is on the way.
DC Universe Online beta Registration begins; PC Collector’s Edition Announced. Start building your very own superhero…once they select you for the beta, that is.
Wonderland Online Receives Two New Maps For Version 6.0. Historical places are revisited in the new expansion.
Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning Announced For PS3, PC and Xbox 360. Interesting name for an interesting new franchise.
Silicon Sisters Opens New Game Studio By Females for Females. Gaming gets a little more feminine without getting “pinkified”.
Thor Video Game Coming to Xbox 360, PS3, PSP, DS and Wii. The movie is currently in the works and now the game is on the way for major gaming consoles.
Dive: The Medes Islands Secret Announced for Wii. A 2D deep sea adventure for the whole family…complete with sharks!
Sims 3 Late Night Expansion Announced, Screenshots Released. And the party gets hot, a little skin-filled and wild.
Alice: Madness Returns Coming To Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. We’ve been waiting for a new Alice game for a while, and now we’re getting it. Click the link to find out when this beast will be arriving on a console near you.
Fight Night Champion Due In 2011. This is easily going on my must-have list of 2011.
EA Shows Off Darkspore.EA Shows off Darkspore. Waiting for the actual convention to start isn’t one of EA’s most important qualities.
EA Announces EA Sports Active NFL Training Camp for Wii. Another announcement for yet another early, pre-comic con game.
Comic Con: Four New Characters Announced for Marvel vs Capcom 3. Capcom got tired of waiting as well, and released some early stuff.
Phantasy Star Universe Guardians Advanced DLC Available for Xbox 360. This long forgotten gem actually received some new content, courtesy of Sega.
Comic Con: Lord of the Rings Aragon’s Quest Balrog Contest Announced. Grab a card, make a video and win some swag. It’s that easy.
Comic Con Marvel vs Capcom 3 New Characters Media Blowout. After finding out who the new stars are, why not check them out in action?
Thursday
Comic Con Preview Ghost Trick Phantom Detective. Pete Haas gets a little hands-on time with Capcom’s latest handheld game.
2K Strokes Michael Jordan’s Ego With His Own NBA 2k11 Mode. As if Michael Jordan needs his own game mode, well he got one anyway.
Comic Con Glee Karaoke Revolution New Screenshots For Wii. Kelly West takes a few snapshots from the showroom floor.
More Classic Genesis Games Released For PC. If you haven’t gone to the emulators yet, you can check out the new games released for PC, from the Genesis era.
Majin And the Forsaken Kingdom Release Date set for November. Namco Bandai has a firm release date in store, so long as the game doesn’t get delayed.
Dead Rising 2 Case Zero Raises The Dead This August on XBLA. A prologue that helps explain the story comes in the form of an XBLA title that actually comes before the real game. Nice.
Comic Con New Gameplay Details Released for BattleStar Galactica Online. It’s not just some hokey browser-based game, either. Check out the full details to find out what it’s in store for this mega fan-favorite franchise.
MicroVolts Closed Beta Officially Begins in August. The Team Fortress 2 MMOTPS clone has an official closed-beta date in mind.
James Bond 007 Blood Stone Opening Cinematic Takes it All. Joss Stone lends her voice to a powerful new theme song for 007.
Comic Con: Halo Reach Limited Edition Xbox 360, Headset, Controllers Announced. Also, Forge 2.0 makes a return so gamers can make their own maps.
Friday
Mafia II Demo Release Date Details Announced.
Comic Con Mega Man Fans Will Get What They Always Wanted. To build our very own Mega Man in an MMO type universe?
Comic Con Preview: Star Wars The Force Unleashed II. Hands on time with the upcoming Unleashed II.
Comic Con Neil Patrick Harris Dons The Voice of Spider-Man In Shattered Dimensions. Reprising his role from the 2003 cartoon.
Kane and Lynch 2 PS3 Demo Goes Live; Trophies and Achievement List Released. A complete listing of all the achievable things in the game…from start to finish to multiplayer.
Comic Con: Green Lantern Arriving Next Year for Xbox 360, PS3, DS And Wii. Ryan Reynolds certifies his superstardom as a superhero on game consoles.
LittleBigPlanet Marvel Costume Pack 3 Announced. Your favorite super heroes are now available in the form of a Sackboy.
Comic Con: Dead Space Graphic Novel and Animated Feature on the Way. Furthering the franchise beyond just a horror survival title and its sequel, EA has some extracurricular entertainment assignments planned for the game.
Comic Con: David Jaffe Disses 3D and PS Move Support for PS3’s Twisted Metal. Yeah, all those sticking-out 3D images won’t be available in Twisted Metal.
Beach Volleyball Online Receives Engine, Item and AI Upgrades. It was either because the game sucked or the game sucked bad.
Comic Con: Cancelled Twisted Metal Games Revealed. David Jaffe reveals some of the failed projects that could have been Twisted Metal successors.
Saturday
Comic Con: Claudia Black Joins Gears of War 3 Cast; Two New Novels Are On The Way. British actress Claudia Black teams up with an already star-studded cast in the upcoming Gears of War 3.
Comic Con Preview: James Bond 007 Blood Stone. CB’s own Pete Haas gets some hands-on time with the upcoming James Bond.
Limbo XBLA Review. The Live Arcade fans detail why this chilling game shouldn’t be missed.
Comic Con Preview: Gears of War 3 Beast Mode. It’s certainly not horde mode but it comes close.
Singularity Review. Does this singular FPS manage to make multiple positive impressions on the reviewer? Click on the link to find out.
Comic Con Preview: GoldenEye 007 For Wii. More hands-on time for the upcoming 007 game for the Nintendo Wii.
Comic Con Preview: God of War Ghost of Sparta. A whole lot of teenage boys are probably amped to find out how their favorite angst-ridden warrior fares in the latest game.
That wraps up this edition of the Blend Games Weekly Recap. We’ll definitely be sharing more comic con coverage with readers in the next couple of days, so be sure to stay tuned in for further updates on some of your favorite games, movies and comics. We part ways this week with the brand new trailer for the highly anticipated XBLA title, Monday Night Combat. Enjoy.
