With all the talk surrounding Lebron James and his move to the Miami Heat, it kind of clouded a lot of other important news happening in other segments of the entertainment industry. Nevertheless, the recap is here to fill you in on a few things that you may have missed given all the LBJ hoopla. Things such as Sony shutting down servers for the Eye of Judgment, or BioWare confirming Dragon Age II (although with a bit of a downside) and the man that made RPGs a pop-cultural phenomenon returns with a revolutionary new action-stealth-RPG for the Nintendo Wii called The Last Story. All these stories (and a few new trailers) in this July 10th, 2010 edition of the Blend Games Weekly Recap.
Sunday
Rumble Fighters Receives Season 2 Updates. New moves, new items and new ways to customize your character.
Halo Reach Space Combat Gameplay Trailer. Some semi-cool new footage of the space combat.
Star Wars The Old Republic Multiplayer Walkthrough Video. A look at the multiplayer team tactics in the upcoming Star Wars MMO.
Electronic Theatre Sunday Special: Top Ten Rhythm Action Games. A special look at some of the best rhythm-based action games on the market.
MotoGP 09/10 Free DLC Season Update Screenshots. Capcom promised some free DLC, so you can check out what it looks like with some brand new screenshots.
Monday
inFamous 2 Electrically Charged Gameplay Cinematic. Awesome new cinematic footage and gameplay from the upcoming inFamous 2.
Fallout Online Tales From The Wasteland Newsletter Is Live. Get details on what the post-apocalyptic Online world of Fallout will be like with updates and news alerts.
Combat Arms New Papa Server Welcomes Super Soldiers. This new server should eliminate the need to hack.
F1 2010 Dev Diary Discusses Fancy Cars And Slick tracks. It’s as realistic as any F1 sim, and then some.
Runes of Magic’s Third Chapter Goes Live. New dungeons and a few extra baddies make it into this latest patch, along with mounts so you and your significant other can both ride on them at the same time.
Facebook Game Steps-Up International Competition. The World Cup isn’t over with yet.
2K Releases First NBA 2k11 Trailer. What sort of visual improvements has the game undergone? Click the link to find out.
Tuesday
Team Fortress 2 Engineer Update Dispenses Frontier Justice. Is it me or is the TT2 Engineer always in the news?
StarCraft II To Get 3D Support In Patch. Grab some glasses and play the game in….*gasp*…3D!
Eye of Judgment Servers Shutting Down Well it’s a shame but the game really did usher in a new way to play.
Mythos Returns And Is Now Free-to-Play. Frogster is reviving the popular game for the masses.
League of Legends New Season Kicks Off With Major Updates. Hardcore gaming fans of League of Legends can check out what some of the new updates are like for the new season competitions.
Sega Nixes Alpha Protocol 2 Poor sales performance means no more Alpha Protocol sequels.
Ghost Recon Future Soldier Beta Still Undated But Will Occur Even though the game has been heavily delayed it’s still going to go through the beta testing phase and you might be included.
Klondike Grab The Remote Everyman Challenge Underway. Do you want to be rewarded for things you already do everyday? Well, check out the Everyman Challenge.
Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack Hits PC, PS3 Today. Even more maps in which to exercise those deathmatching talents…for a fee, of course.
Xbox Live Summer of Arcade Releases Priced And Dated. Check out some of the top Xbox Live summer titles and when they’ll be arriving at a digital store near you.
Patapon 3 Multiplayer Demo Released.
World of Warcraft And StarCraft II Forums Will Show Your Real Name. Ah shucks, now all that flamebait-troll-blasting those nerds do will actually show a real name instead of DarthZergon3211.
Widgets Odyssey Arrives On PSN For PSP And PS3. Frima’s new adventure title is available at a near steal-worthy price.
Realtime Worlds Ramping Up Marketing And Content For APB. They smelled a turd, too…now it’s time for them to clean it up.
Fort Zombie Patch Adds New Weapnos, Missions And Bug Fixes. Squish, goes the bugs. And splat, goes the zombie brains.
Planet Calypso Opens Servers For Noobs And Newbs. Even if you’re a complete noob you can still get off newb island a lot easier on the new server.
Interstellar Marines: Running Man Is Now Available To Play. It’s time to run for your life and gun at the same time…Hmm, I think it’s safe to say the new mode is all about running-and-gunning.
NBA 2k11 Box Art Revealed. Jordon dons his old-school garb to grace the cover of a game he shouldn’t be on…oh well.
Thursday
Battlefield Bad Company 2 VIP Map Pack 4 Released. Additional maps for the new game mode…enjoy.
Crackdown 2 Toy Box Deluge DLC Detailed. Maybe the new DLC will improve its replayability? Hopefully.
Split Second Coming To PSP. Minor graphic adjustments are about all this handheld rendition has seen in the port from the bigger consoles.
FIFA Soccer 11 Release Date Announced Because people outside of the USA still care about soccer.
Dead Space Ignition Announced For Xbox Live Arcade and PSN. A mini version of one of gaming’s newest and most beloved horror-survival titles.
RUSE Has PlayStation Move Support. Tom Cruise’s over-dramatic hand-ballet technique from Minority Report is coming true….Nooooo!
Red Dead Redemption DLC Packs Add Legends, Cheats and The undead. Because no shooter is complete with zombies and cheat codes.
Dragon Age II Revealed. BioWare has a full plate of projects on their hands, me thinks.
StarCraft II Beta Phase 2 Begins. The second wave of the beta is now underway.
USB Drive Giveaway For Heroes of the Three Kingdoms Beta. Free storage device for playing a game? Count me in.
Divinity II Dragon Knight Saga Coming To PC, Xbox 360 This Fall. Another expansion has been revealed for Divinity II.
Dead Rising 2 Box Art Revealed And New Website Opened. New content, new assets and more information than a Las Vegas zombie-Elvis convention.
Friday
Mafia II System Requirements Announced. Is your PC up to snuff for this visual juggernaut? Click the link to find out.
Vanquish Release Date Announced For North America, Europe And Japan. Not only that, but Sega unveiled some nifty new pre-order bonus items, too.
38 Studios Project Mercury Getting Comic Con Reveal. What’s the new project? Grab a hint after the jump.
No Multiplayer In Dragon Age II. Bummer…and here it is I was looking forward to slaying dragons with buddies.
Team Fortress 2 Engineer Update Released. That update we were talking about earlier in the week? Well, it’s here.
Enslaved Odyssey To The West Shipping Date Confirmed. It comes directly after summer…so you can try to fit the game into your work/school schedule. Way to go Namco!
The Last Story: A Debut Trailer For A Real Wii Game. It’s tough to fit praise for this game into a few sentences, so I suggest you click the link to get the full details.
Blizzard Forums Won’t Use Real Names. Blizzard is back-biting on a decision that trolled up lots of flame from retarded kids and pesky teenagers who prefer to stay anonymous when acting like pricks and douchebags on the forums. Way to go Blizzad.
Saturday
Deep Black Coming To Xbox 360 And PS3 In 2011. Brand new IP is on the way in 2011 featuring BioShock meets Metal Gear gameplay.
Electronic Theatre Preview: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood Single-Player. Find out what the single-player portions of the game is like in this hands-on preview.
Deadliest Warrior The Game Beheading its Way To XBLA. Check out the game based on the popular TV show.
Buy Assassin’s Creed II, Get Assassin’s Creed Free. It’s like two for one…well, it is two for one.
Lebron Heads To Miami In NBA 2K11 Screenshot. All the yak-jaw about Lebron has even spilled over into gaming. Go figure.
Left 4 Dead 2 Invaded By Four Swordsmen of the Apocalypse. Coolest band of new characters ever…that’s all I have to say.
Plants Vs Zombies 2 Announcement Coming Soon? Couldn’t get enough of the zombie-killing plants? Well there may be more of it on the way.
Spore Action RPG To Be Revealed At Comic Con. Brand new Spore game? I’m liking the sound of that.
Smmer Burnout Solutions We wrap up the week with this insightful editorial from our friends over at The Game Reviews.
That wraps up this edition of the Blend Games Weekly Recap. As always, we leave you with a brand new trailer of the recently released first-person, online shooter from Ignition Entertainment, Blacklight: Tango Down. You can check it out below. Enjoy.
