Is it Sunday already? It just seems like a whole week goes by in a matter of three days. I would have had this up yesterday, but due to my TV currently being out of commission, I spent time messing with that and moving my PS3 to another TV (SDTV, ewww ). Anyways, as far as this past week goes, the biggest news was probably the confirmation of the God of War collection on Blu-Ray, which I would consider getting myself! Given that, though, I think other companies should follow suit and Naughty Dog should release a Jak and Daxter pack . Other than that, firmware 3.0 was also released and brought along a bunch of issues with it. Enough talk now, here’s the recap for the week:

As far as the community as a whole goes, the only ‘news’ pertaining to the community is the fact that we have, yet, another Giveaway. This time, it’s Four Passes to the Chicago Press Event for NFS: Shift. I assume we still have all four passes available, so if you live in or near Chicago (and are over the age of 18), sign up! The event takes place this week on the 10th.

Now for the awards section, first and foremost is the ‘Contributor of the Week’. Out of a total of 33 posts, this week’s winner is a tie. Both Tosh and Eddie have 9 articles each. Congratulations guys! I was 2 posts behind that (but I would have killed you guys if I included the Quick News ).

Next up, we got the ‘Most Liked’ article, which is awarded to Eddie with his post God of War Blu-ray Compilation Confirmed and Priced $39.99, receiving a total of 16 likes. Awesome!

In contrast to that, though, the article who won this next one, received a total of zero likes. The winner for ‘Most Comments’ is awarded to Tosh, for his article Firmware 3.0 Freezing Games?, which acquired a total of 21 comments. First time we’ve gotten to the second page of comments in a long time! So now we see both Eddie and Tosh received all the awards this week. Nice one!

Now for a little riddle:
A large truck is crossing a bridge 1 mile long. The bridge can only hold 14000 lbs, which is the exact weight of the truck. The truck makes it half way across the bridge and stops. A bird lands on the truck. Does the bridge collapse? Give a reason. And no cheating!

Need for Speed Shift Hands On
Tosh – August 30th

Need For Speed Shift – TV Spot and Pre-order Bonus Info
Tosh – August 30th

Rumor: Top Secret Massive PS3 Exclusive Incoming
fleakitten – August 31st

Disney to Acquire Marvel – How Will This Affect the PS3?
Eddie – August 31st

PS3 Slim Still Best Selling Video Game Product on Amazon
JimmyMagnum – August 31st

Want Info on Kingdom Hearts 3? Play Birth by Sleep to the End for a Secret Video
Eddie – Agust 31st

God of War Blu-ray Compilation Confirmed and Priced $39.99
Eddie – August 31st

Uncharted 2 Cinema Mode
Tosh – August 31st

Firmware 3.0 Now Live & Change List [Update]
Tosh – August 31st

PS3 Dynamic Themes Thanks to 3.0 Update
Eddie – September 1st

Modern Warfare 2 – Capture The Flag Footage
Tosh – September 1st

Battle Tanks Hitting PlayStation Store This Month
JimmyMagnum – September 1st

PS3 Slim Bundle Extravaganza
Eddie – September 2nd

Change the PS3 startup destination.
Trev – September 2nd

Firmware 3.0 Freezing Games?
Tosh – September 2nd

Gravity Crash Details
JimmyMagnum – September 2nd

Sony to Start Big Focus on 3D Displays
Darrin – September 2nd

Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time on October 27th
JimmyMagnum – September 2nd

Some PS3 Controllers not working with Firmware 3.0?
Tosh – September 2nd

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Trailer.
Trev – September 3rd

Heavy Rain Delayed Until 2010 Due to “Needing it’s Own Release Window”
Eddie – September 3rd

Xbox 360 Dev HD Guidelines Abolished. How Will This Affect the PS3?
Eddie – September 3rd

Get a PS3 Slim for $199
Eddie – September 3rd

Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 to Use SexAxis *cough* SixAxis
Eddie – September 3rd

Sony Making a Reality Show?!
JimmyMagnum – September 3rd

Slim Is, Indeed, Faster Than Other SKUs
JimmyMagnum – September 4th

Bioshock 2 Multiplayer.
Trev – September 4th

3D Gaming coming to all PS3 Games in 2010
Tosh – September 4th

King of Fighters XII Review
Darrin – September 4th

PlayStation 3 Motion Controller coming this Spring
Tosh – September 4th

Future Home Innovations
JimmyMagnum – September 4th

MAG trailer written by PS3 gamers.
Trev – September 4th

How’s the PS3 SLIM doing in Japan?
fleakitten – September 4th

Get $150 Toward a Purchase of a Slim PS3 at GameStop
JimmyMagnum – August 30th

Blu-ray Releases for the week of 8.31.09
Tosh – August 31st

Some More Gran Turismo 5 Confirmations
JimmyMagnum – August 31st

Free Dynamic PS3 Theme
Tosh – September 1st

More PSOne Classics Coming to PSN
JimmyMagnum – September 1st

Toshiba Making PS3 Compatible 640GB HDD
JimmyMagnum – September 2nd

Best Buy PS3 Game Sale – Buy 1 Get 1 50% Off
JimmyMagnum – September 2nd

SonyStyle Offers 40GB At Low Price
JimmyMagnum – September 2nd

Final Cover for the God of War Collection
Tosh – September 2nd

Sony to fix Firmware 3.0 Issues
Tosh – September 4th

Uncharted 2 Fortune Hunter Edition
JimmyMagnum – September 5th

Cabela’s Outdoor Adventures (September 8th)
Dirt 2 (September 8th)
IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (September 8th)
LittleBigPlanet (Game of the Year Edition) (September 8th)
Mini Ninjas (September 8th)
The Beatles: Rock Band (September 9th)*

*Also includes Special Editions, etc

Well, that’s about it for this week. I still can’t wait for Tokyo Game Show. We should be getting a LOT of news then. Just keep in mind, that takes place between the 24th and 27th of this month so mark your calendars! Here’s some trailers for this week’s releases for your enjoyment: