The final week of December’s weekly recap fades into the very first day of 2011 and the New Year is celebrated with a ton of off-the-wall deal busters, discounts and bargains from many e-tailers and retailers alike. You’ll find that a lot of the deals are still pertinent…even reaching past the end of 2010 and a little into 2011, just so a few people can make some extra dollar bills on your hard earned cash. This recap doesn’t just contain tons of discounts and holiday deals, there are also a few game announcements such as the gorgeous new Unreal Engine 3 powered MMO Core Blaze as well as an unnamed IP from Epic Games that will be unveiled shortly. All these stories and more in this new year’s day, 2011 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.
Sunday
Buy Two Get One Free At GameStop. It’s not always the best of deals but it’s still better than most.
Epic Games Debuting New IP At GDC. Now this is news worthy. Any ideas on what it could be?
Call of Duty Black Ops Usage Stats Announced. Want to know how many people have been playing and for how long?
Monday
Star Wars Republic Trooper Class Vignette. Check out how the heavy troopers handle Jedi.
The Last Story Japanese Combat Walkthrough Video. Complete with stealth attacks and team combos.
Humble Indie Bundle 2 Racks Up 1.8 Million. Good news for the indie industry.
Tuesday
Global Agenda Now 75% Off On Steam…For One Day Only. It’s not a bad deal if you can get there in time.
Earthrise Official Release Date Announced. Open world post-apocalyptic action coming to you in February.
Lost In Shadow Demos Now On Display At Best Buy. You can literally try right before you buy.
Uncharted 3: Two New Gameplay Trailers Released. It’s usually all gameplay with this game given that all the cinematics are in-engine, too.
Nintendo Downloads: Fighter History Dynamite, Magical Drop III. one of these games are actually worth playing but I’m not going to say which one.
Pokemon Black/White Release Dates Announced For North America.Official dates are now available so you can tell your mom when a good time is to pick up a copy from Wal-Mart.
Rift Collector’s Edition Announced. Complete details on the collector’s edition for the upcoming, triple-A RPG.
Core Blaze: UE3 RPG Details Revealed, Coming Late 2011. Another non-targeting RPG with heavy action elements.
Dead Cyborg FPS Adventure Game Coming Soon. We just don’t get enough of these.
Halo Meets Jurassic Park In Pre Alpha Video Of Orion-Prelude. There’s no better way to say it and you can see for yourself in the trailer.
Thursday
Xenogears And Vagrant Story Coming To PSN. Classic PSOne titles will be hitting PSN soon.
Bad Company 2 Stat Fixes Incoming. A few minor adjustments are on the way for BFBC2.
PopCap Games Now 50% Off. All those indie titles now half off and budget priced.
Castle Crashes Passes Two Million Players. That’s a lot of players hitting up this indie title.
Raskulls XBLA Review. Fans of the XBLA give this game the review treatment. Find out if it’s worth a few hundred MS Points or not.
Friday
Six Screenshots Emerge For Upcoming MMORPG, Core Blaze. Character screenshots become available for the Unreal Engine 3 powered MMO.
Battle for Freedom: Co-op RTS Vs FPS Demo Now Available. Taking a page out of Battleswarm’s playbook, Battle for Freedom aims to elevate the FPS genre.
Sharkoon, Raptor And Mionix Peripherals To Be On Display At CES 2011. All the latest in the fanciest and coolest looking gaming gear getting shown off at the 2011 CES.
Saturday
Final Fantasy Type-0 Trademarked. Square is working on something big and possibly trying to rectify the company’s image after the abysmal Final Fantasy XIV.
Flu Season Hits Left 4 Dead 2. Well that’s unfortunate…for the zombies!
Rumor: Ubisoft Watering Down Their DRM. A few hints and clues indicate that the DRM could be getting levied a bit for the sake of paying PC gamers.
Warning: Scott Pilgrim DLC Is Out And It’s Broken. How fail is that? Really?
X-Men Arcade Co-op Review. Those cooperative-happy fellows over at Co-Optimus give X-Men: Arcade the review treatment in all its cooperative glory.
That wraps up this edition of the very first 2011 Gaming Blend Weekly Recap You can check out the new debut trailer for The Reminiscence of Suzumiya Haruhi, a new game for the PSP and PS3. Enjoy.
How To Watch The Tattooist of Auschwitz Online And Stream Heather Morris Adaptation From Anywhere
Star Wars: The Bad Batch’s Series Finale Ended With A Surprising Omega Scene, And I Have Thoughts About Where Her Story Should Go From Here
Chicago Fire Is Putting Severide In A Brand New Kind Of Danger In The Next Episode, And A Big Secret May Come Out
