The Weekly Recap (June 13th-19th)
E3 2010 Edition
This Week
Definitely a busier week than usual, thanks to E3. With a total of 46 news submissions and 6 QuickNews, the activity level is a far cry from the past few weeks, that’s for sure! Be sure to check out the Community News, as there is a lot of stuff to cover with that this week, too (some of it is just a recap of E3, though).
Anyway, as for this week’s highlights, we’ll start off with the non-E3 related stuff first. I reviewed Joe Danger earlier in the week, and if you haven’t heard of the game or are unsure of a purchase, be sure to read it! One of our new writers, MAINEiac4434, talked about the games he’s most excited for. Darrin also describes his vision for a 3D-capable video headset. Valve is also planning on cross-platform support for Portal 2, between the PC/Mac version and PS3. I also touched on a possible rumor that GT5 might have vehicle customization outside of the tuning capabilities.
As far as E3 news goes, where to begin? Well, even though we didn’t report on it directly, the Kinect seemed to be underwhelming at the conference, with staged demos and everything. But we won’t touch anymore on that. As for PlayStation and Sony, Kevin Butler made an appearance at the conference. Not only that, but even Gabe Newell showed up, who has hated on the PS3 for years, and now decided to work on it, and even go so far as to say the PS3 version of Portal 2 will be the best console version of the game. Though a Team ICO collection has not been announced, a Sly Cooper Collection has. EA has announced that the Need for Speed Hot Pursuit franchise will be returning. And another surprise at the E3 conference? Twisted Metal is coming back! There is a lot more news, though, so be sure to check out the Gaming News tab for all the past week’s submissions!
Community News
To start off the Community News, if you haven’t checked it out, you can read the archive of our E3 discussion. A few of us were online discussing the press conferences as they were happening live, so if you missed out on it and don’t feel like watching the conferences, be sure to check that page out. Oly was also at hand at the conference himself, and even though his posts were made in the previous article, you can read his coverage here separate from the discussion.
While we’re on Oly, he also has a giveaway going on, which ends at 8PM pacific time tonight (GTM -8). The contest is to win a key for the Medal of Honor beta that starts tomorrow. We also have that other giveaway for PSN Gift Cards, which will have the winners chosen at 8AM mountain time (GMT -7) tomorrow.
And finally, we still have voting for the Best of E3, so be sure to get your votes in before the 23rd! Here’s this week’s recognitions:
Contributor of the Week
Jay – 19 Entries
QuickNews Contributor of the Week
Demerson – 5 Entries
Most Liked
Jay – Kevin Butler Makes Epic Speech at E3 – 11 Likes
Most Comments
Eddie – What Games Were Not Shown at E3 That You Were Looking Forward To? – 20 Comments
Gaming News
Sony teasing new hardware for E3
Ace – June 13th
Landit Bandit for PSN
Eddie – June 13th
Kevin Butler is the Center of Attention at E3
Jay – June 13th
Official Review: Joe Danger
Jay – June 14th
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Gameplay Trailer
Trev – June 14th
E3 2010: Metal Gear Rising Trailer
Sakinah – June 14th
E3 2010: Need For Speed Hot Pursuit is Back!
Sakinah – June 14th
E3 2010: Quantum Theory Trailer
Sakinah – June 14th
Medal Of Honor E3 Trailer
Ace – June 14th
Assassins Creed: Brotherhood ‘E3 2010 Trailer’
Ace – June 14th
Driver: San Francisco Interview with IGN
Jay – June 14th
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 heads To Vietnam
Madagasca – June 15th
E3 2010: A Year in Motion?
Demerson – June 15th
Gran Turismo 5 Finally Dated
Jay – June 15th
Guess Who Decided to Come Back…
Jay – June 15th
Move Priced and Dated; Plus, Some Accessories
Jay – June 15th
PlayStation Plus Confirmed! Details!
Jay – June 15th
InFAMOUS 2 Trailer Out; Finally, Some Gameplay!
Jay – June 15th
Sly Cooper Collection
Darrin – June 15th
Motorstorm Apocalypse Trailer!
Darrin – June 15th
Under the Radar…”Journey” by thatgamecompany
Eddie – June 15th
Finally!!! Cross-game chat is here but…..
Ace – June 15th
Some PixelJunk Shooter 2 Information
Jay – June 15th
Kevin Butler Makes Epic Speech at E3
Jay – June 15th
Biggest Surprise of E3? Valve at the PS3 Conference?!
Jay – June 15th
And for a New Kevin Butler Ad…
Jay – June 16th
FFXIV E3 Trailer and News
Eddie – June 16th
What Games Were Not Shown at E3 That You Were Looking Forward To?
Eddie – June 16th
New Marvel vs Capcom 3 Trailer Highlights 3 vs 3 Gameplay
Sakinah – June 16th
New PS3 Surround Sound System Quietly Revealed
Sakinah – June 16th
Sony Releases Fact Sheet for Gran Turismo 5
Jay – June 16th
Ah the 360 Slim….
Ace – June 16th
Six Upcoming Games I’m Way Too Excited About
MAINEiac4434 – June 16th
E3 2010: Sorcery – Harry Potter on Steroids?
Demerson – June 17th
Wishlist: 3D Video Glasses
Darrin – June 17th
Prediction: VR Athlete Training on PS3/360
Darrin – June 17th
PixelJunk Shooter 2 Producers Talk About Game
Jay – June 17th
Will Stereo 3D Reduce Graphic Fidelity?
Darrin – June 17th
Move Control on Metal Gear Solid Rising a Possibility
Jay – June 17th
Valve and Cross-Platform Play
Jay – June 17th
New Video Shows Crashes and Flips in GT5
Jay – June 17th
Trine 2 Coming in 2011
Sakinah – June 18th
E3 2010: The Last Guardian at TGS? Maybe…
Demerson -June 18th
Housemarque Talks Dead Nation
Jay – June 18th
New Screens of InFAMOUS 2
Sakinah – June 18th
Undisclosed GT5 Feature Hidden in Trailer?
Jay – June 18th
QuickNews
41% Should Buy PS Move
Demerson – June 13th
[E3 2010] Press Conference Live Stream / Coverage List
Tosh – June 14th
Yakuza 4 in the West in Spring 2011
Demerson – June 14th
Tales of Monkey Island in PS Store!
Demerson – June 16th
PSN+: Your doubts clarified… so far.
Demerson – June 18th
Red Dead Redemption DLC in June 21st!
Demerson – June 19th
Play With Us
Due to E3, we didn’t really have time to formally plan any gaming nights, but, as always, keep your eye on the forums, groups and public chat, as those are usually the source for when we do have game nights.
Poll Results
Well, a lot of this didn’t become a reality at all, but the results are still interesting.
Thank You
Thanks for reading this week’s recap! I wish it would be busy like this every week, but hey, at least there’s more than just E3, right? There are still a bunch of conferences coming up, including the Tokyo Game Show, but until then, we’d still appreciate you guys coming and reading our articles!
