We kicked off this post-GamesCom week with a few reviews of new products and games, including the TDFreek for Madden NFL 11, Ys Seven and Square Enix’s newest, gritty buddy-up action crime-drama, Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days. In addition to this, lucky Blizzcon attendees are on the receiving end of some awesome StarCraft II and World of Warcraft swag; Square reveals why Final Fantasy XIV will be delayed for the PS3 and it’s all because the memory on the PS3 had an epic fail in comparison to the game’s design for PC, and Sid Meier’s Pirates will be arriving for the Wii. These stories and more in this August 28th, 2010 edition of the Game Blend Weekly Recap.
Sunday
Review for TDFreek (Madden 11) Edition. Is an analog extender really worth the $9.99? Well, check out the review and get the verdict.
GameStop to Offer DLC in Stores. Talk about a major blow to peeps like EA who had set out to purposefully make DLC so people wouldn’t pick it up along with a used copy of the game. DLC protection fail.
Review Ys Seven. Rich Knight lays out the details on XSeed’s latest PSP title.
Scott Pilgrim Game Soundtrack Available Next Week. If you enjoyed the tunes from the digitally downloadable game, then you can grab the official soundtrack next week.
Review: Kane and Lynch 2 Dog Days. Two of gaming’s most notorious crooks become attached to a sequel of notoriously samey gameplay.
Okamiden Fact Sheet Revealed. The sequel to the popular Wii and PS2 title gets all fact-sheeted up for its DS release.
Monday
Neverwinter Co-op RPG Announced for PC. Now this is some real news...a Neverwinter co-op game? Sounds intriguing.
Crackdown 2 Toy Box DLC Announced. As if the most action-oriented sandbox game needs more explosive mechanics...well, it's getting additional toys regardless.
Saints Row Double Pack Coming In Two Weeks. Double the fun for half the price.
Mass Effect 2 Lair of the Shadow Broker DLC Release Date and Screenshots. Even though it's coming to the PS3, BioWare isn't done with it on the Xbox 360.
Nintendo Downloads: Yet it Moves, GG Series and Ninja Karakuri-Den Now Available. A series of new games now available for digital download.
Superstars of V8 Coming Exclusively to PS3. O-Games retracts the multiplatform release of their game for a single PS3 exclusive via PSN.
Vanquish Demo Arriving for Xbox 360 and PS3 Next Week. A new demo featuring one level and two difficulties is on the way. Just try not to have a seizure while playing.
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Demo Confirmed. Too bad the third game is already canned.
DeathSpank Thongs of Virtue Announced. I didn’t know thongs had virtue, but oh well…the more the merrier.
Square Enix Launches Gun Loco Theme Song Contest. If you have the vocal chops, feel free to lend them to the title song of Gun Loco.
Tuesday
SAW II: Flesh and Blood Release Date and Concept Art Released. Because it takes a little flesh and blood to get the gore out of a SAW product.
Forza Motorsport 3: Ultimate Collection On The Way. One year of kicking butt and taking names and Microsoft releases even more content to kick even more butt.
King’s Quest Hits Good Old Games. One of the best series of adventure games becomes available via GoG.
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter Gets Xbox Live Arcade Release Date. From PC to Xbox 360, Serious Sam is definitely making his rounds on the gaming block.
Rumor: This is Vegas Cancelled. After all the hype and E3 trailers? Could it really be? Click the link to find out.
S4 League Patch 2.1 – Battle Royal Released. For everyone who wants to prove how good they are with headshots can now do so with the Battle Royal mode.
PS3 Pro Elite Wireless And Pro EX Wired Controllers Now Available. Because when you want to game like a pro on your PS3…you go with a controller that looks like it belongs on the Xbox 360.
Valkyria Chronicles 3 Announcement Soon? One of the very best RPGs for the PlayStation 3 could become a trio of games in a reputable franchise.
9Dragons Getting Re-Released, Again, By GamersFirst. After tanking the first few times the game is on its way back to the big leagues.
GearBox Showing New Games At PAX. Hopefully a Borderlands sequel is in the mix.
PlayStation Plus Members Get Protection Plan Discount. Now that sounds useful….right?
Champions Online Free Week Announced. About time. Check out the link to grab the details on how you can qualify for the free weekend.
Vanquish Pre-order DLC Trailer Is Strapped With Gats. More guns for a game where the action is so fast-paced you can’t even tell what gun you’re shooting…nice.
Why Final Fantasy XIV Was Delayed On PS3. Dun, dun, dun…is it remotely similar to the stalemate between Square and Microsoft over Xbox Live and subscription models? Click the link to find out.
Gears of War Anvil Gate novel Release Date And Cover Art Revealed. Brand new novel and a few art pieces revealed.
Dragon Age Witch Hunt DLC Announced. Even more DLC on the way for Dragon Age? That’s crazy.
Sid Meier’s Pirates Gets Wii Release Date. One of the very best adventure games gets a release date for the Wii.
Dungeon Defenders Coming This Fall for PS3, PC and Xbox 360. A new Castle Crashers-esque, tower-defense game is on the way for up to four-players.
Clash of the Titans DLC Announced. Namco churns out some DLC to make up for the game’s bad taste in being…well, bad.
Thursday
Guild Wars 2 Necromancer Class Details and Screenshots video Released. Check out the new assets for the dead-raising Necro in Guild Wars 2.
BlizzCon 2010 Attendees Get World of Warcraft and StarCraft II Items. Those lucky ducks.
Shank Dev Preparing Loading Time Achievement Fixes. Good, I don’t like hold-ups when I’m in the mood to spray lots of 2D, pixilated blood all over the screen.
BioShock 2 Minerva’s Den DLC Release Date Announced for PS3 and Xbox 360. Get a clear outline of when the game’s additional DLC will become available.
Zombie Survival RPG, Dead State, Announced. Another zombie game? Really?
Green Peace Ships and Missions Featured in New Ship Simulator Extremes. Take to the high seas and help protect the whales in Ship Simulator Extremes.
Xbox 360 Headset Audio getting Upgrade Finally, all those kids cursing over XBL will come through with crystal clarity. Just what we’ve been asking for.
Friday
HAWX 2 Uplay Rewards Detailed. Ubisoft’s own reward system gets a few extra details.
Joe Danger Receives People’s Patch. Not for the company…not for the retailers…but for the people. Can you smelllllll….oops, wrong franchise.
Red Dead Redemption: Liars and Cheats Pack Details Announced. A few liars and a couple of cheats you might recognize in a new DLC pack for one of the very best games of all time.
Portal 2 Almost Had Competitive Multiplayer. ‘Almost’? Click the link to find out where it all went wrong.
Final Fantasy XIV Open Beta Coming Next Week; Pre Release Trailer Now Available. Uh oh, I think it’s time some of us run to a Best Buy for a few upgrades.
Deep Black Set For Worldwide Release In Q1 2011 The underwater espionage game gets a publisher.
Amnesia The Dark Descent Goes Gold for PC. From the makers of Penumbra Overture comes a rather non-steroidy adventure tale.
Saturday
Medal of Honor Fallen Angel Multiplayer Trailer. A new multiplayer trailer for MoH entitled ‘Fallen Angel’.
Free Mafia II With Nivida Graphics. Not a bad deal…if you don’t mind forking over the same amount of cash to buy a PC for a single graphics card.
Civilization V Demo Pushed Back To Launch Day. This isn’t really good news, because less gamers will be compelled to buy the game on the same day that the demo becomes available.
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Not Coming to PSP Go. Ouch…looks like you’ll have to find the way to pass your time by on the PSP Go via other means.
Company of Heroes Online Open Beta Launches Next Week. Sounds like something definitely worth checking out.
Shank Unlockables Guide. Get a complete overview of all the unlockable content in Shank.
That wraps up this edition of the Game Blend Weekly Recap. A good way to round out the week would be with something high impact and intense…something griping and surreal. I know the perfect thing. A live-action trailer of Allods Online’s Goblin-o-Ball. Enjoy.
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