January got off to a rocky start due to most people still trying to recover from hangovers, drunken one night stands and sloppy kisses that will scar you for life. Anyway, after all the holiday hoopla wore off everyone in the gaming industry was ready to get back into news-spewing shape and we ended up with noteworthy news items such as GamersFirst announcing that APB Reloaded will be heading into closed beta next month. Also, for fans of the popular PC RPG, Torchlight, the game will be arriving on the Xbox 360 but won’t be anywhere near in sight of landing on the PS3. News from CES 2011 has also emerged, featuring all kinds of gadgets and gizmos that will be released throughout 2011 and 2012. These stories and more in this January 8th, 2011 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.
Sunday
Gears of War Ultimate Bundle Coming This Winter. The first two games and possibly some extra DLC is on the way?
Two Out Rally MMO Baseball Game Enters Third Season. Managing baseball is now a massive venture.
Avatar Karting Now Available For Xbox 360. A nice little multiplayer racer for only 80 MS Points.
Monday
2011 Independent Games Festival Awards Finalists Announced. Find out if some of your favorites made the list.
Nintendo Downloads: Sneezies, Jason Rohrer Anthology. More favorites and obscure entries make up for this week’s download list.
Bad Company 2 Vietnam Operation Hastings Map Unlocked For PC, PS3 And Xbox 360. Easily one of the best purchases in DLC and worth every penny.
How To Unlock Plasma Cutter In Dead Space 2. It’s not as easy as simply starting off with the plasma cutter like in the first game.
LA Noire Screenshots Patrol The City. I’m really fascinated to see how this whole game will turn out, but so far it’s looking pretty darn cool.
Tuesday
APB Reloaded Closed Beta Coming Next Month. Better make some room on the hard drive for this one.
Lionhead Still Has No Word on PC Fable III. What’s the hold up? If I had to guess…it would be piracy.
Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 Masters Release Date And Features Announced. How soon will this game be coming to a retailer near you? Check the date and scope out the features while you’re at it.
Homefront Dev Doc: Fighting As A Civilian With Civilians. It’s an interesting take on the genre, for sure.
Ubisoft Confirms DRM Changes. No longer will PC gamers have to go through Tartarus and then some just to play a game.
DS And Wii Sets Sales Records In 2010. That’s good news for Nintendo.
Call of Duty Black Ops Movement Speed Problem Fixed. Less tactics, more run-and-gun.
THQ Signs With Mattel For He-Man, Barbie Games. The master of the universe returns…along with Barbie.
TurboGrafix 16 Games Coming To PS3 and PSP. Some old-school classics and fan-favorites finally make an appearance on new gen consoles that aren’t the Wii.
EA Shutting Down More Multiplayer Games. Mostly games people didn’t like playing anyway.
Mass Effect 2 PS3 Owners Get Free Armor And Weapon. A bonus for buying a year old game.
Kor-FX Full Sensory Peripheral Pre-Orders Now Available At Play N Trade. It’s like a full body rumble without a silly chair.
Thursday
CES 2011: Torchlight And Beyond Good and Evil Hitting Xbox Live This Winter. Two classics coming soon to a live arcade near you.
Mac App Store Now Open. If the iPhone has one, why not the Mac?
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II: Retribution Collector’s Edition Pre-Order Exclusives Announced. A few extra bucks could earn you some swagilicious goodies.
KillZone 3 Story Trailer Kicks It Up A Notch…And Then Some. Talk about intense…Guerrilla Games really knocked it out of the ballpark on this one.
Torchlight Not Coming To PS3. It is, however, coming to the Xbox 360 (see above).
Tomb Raider Trilogy Release Date Announced. Find out which three games will make the cut.
Friday
WGA Announces 2010 Best Video Game Writing Award Nominees. Only the brightest and best…and those with a big enough budget to afford decent writing.
Team6 Announces SuperSonic Racers For Nintendo Wii. Futuristic, out of this world racing…just the way casual fans like it.
Dragon Age II System Requirements Revealed. Is your computer tough enough to handle this beast? Click the link to find out.
Fight Night Champion Box Art Revealed. It’s not as fancy as previous box arts in the series but it gets the job done.
ilomilo XBLA Review. A cutesy puzzle game with adorable themes…is this possibly too cuddly for you? Click the link and read the article to find out.
Saturday
Which Was More Important To The History Of Video Games: Mortal Kombat or Street Fighter? It’s a burning question we ask ourselves all the time.
Civilization World Needs Alpha Testers. Calling all newbs who can’t wait for the game to hit store shelves.
Rumor: Next Fallout Vegas DLC Named. Snazzy or lame? You be the judge.
How Long Does 3DS Battery Last? Another burning question…click the link to get an answer.
CES 2011: New Steelseries Spectrum 7xb Wireless Headset. All the amped-uppedness you could possibly ask for out of a high-end headset.
That wraps up this edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap. You can check out a new trailer for LittleBigPlanet 2 below, which is bound to get those adventurous juices flowing. Enjoy.
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How Long Will The Chucky TV Series Run? Creator Don Mancini Explains How He Is Looking At The Future
