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The Weekly Recap – Double Time (April 10th-23rd)

Posted by Jay in Poll, Weekly Recap on April 28th, 2011


Recap

Man it has been a busy 2 and a half weeks for me. With that said, I was almost 3 weeks late with this recap, and I apologize for the wait. I know Oly wanted me to get it done so I can give him a ton of points from the recognitions. I think I should ban him for a while instead. Or dock a hundred points from him every time he posts something.

Anyway, it was a slow news period for both weeks in terms of news posted itself, although there was one really big news event last week that sent shockwaves through the blogosphere. The PSN outage and the compromisation of personal data and, possibly, credit cards. Yeah, it has garnered the attention of national news, and even the government, but at least Sony is using that downtime to make the PSN connection more secure (and hopefully more stable).

So, what about other news? We’ve had a collection of reviews a couple weeks ago, including games and hardware. EA released the extended version of the Fault Line series trailer (clocking in at around 12 minutes in length). Eddie compiled a list of all the free stuff PlayStation Plus users have gotten the 9 months it has been around so far.

Also, given the fear a lot of people have putting credit card info on PSN, Amazon now allows you to buy PSN cards online and get the codes instantly, so you don’t have to go to a retailer to pick them up. I can see that being a boost for Amazon now.


Community News & Game Nights

As far as the Community goes, before this week, there wasn’t much new in terms of features and the like (though, this week, we did get our points system upgraded!) With that said, I did make a walkthrough video to show you how to open your site chat into it’s own window. You can watch that video here.

We had a few giveaway updates over the past couple weeks. First of all, our Portal 2 winners have been selected! And for those who entered the Swarm giveaway, the top two in points should have gotten their download codes. Congratulations to the winners of both giveaways!

April 10th-16th

19 Articles // 17 QuickNews

Contributor of the Week

  • Oly – 6 Entries

QuickNews Contributor of the Week

  • Oly – 5 Entries

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April 17th-23rd

14 Articles // 9 QuickNews

Contributor of the Week

  • Oly – 7 Entries

QuickNews Contributor of the Week

  • Oly – 5 Entries

Most Liked

  • Oly – Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation Multiplayer Preview – 12 Likes

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Since the PlayStation Network has been down for a while (namely since last week), we’ve only had one Game Night, for Killzone 3, on the 14th. Once PSN comes back up, we’ll start re-scheduling game nights!

April 10th - 16th

It’s Time For Another NGP News Round Up!!!
Eddie on April 10th, 2011 17 Comments

Official Review: Dynasty Warriors 7
Sakinah on April 10th, 2011 5 Comments

Sony Vs Hotz – It’s All Over
Madagasca on April 11th, 2011 23 Comments

InFamous 2 Shows Off Some More
Eddie on April 12th, 2011 13 Comments

Capcom Announces Dragon’s Dogma
Sakinah on April 12th, 2011 5 Comments

Portal 2 Fourth and Final Aperture video.
Oly on April 12th, 2011 6 Comments

Risen 2 Cinematic Trailer Looks Great
Oly on April 12th, 2011 7 Comments

Steam Details for Portal 2 on PS3 Revealed
Jay on April 13th, 2011 2 Comments

R&C: All 4 One Info and Terawatt Forest Gameplay
Jay on April 13th, 2011 4 Comments

Resistance 3: The Dark Woods of Pennsylvania
Luke on April 13th, 2011 8 Comments

Outland Coming April 26th
Jay on April 13th, 2011 7 Comments

Dragon Age II Review
premiersoupir on April 14th, 2011 10 Comments

The VP of Silent But Deadly Talks SOCOM 4
Jay on April 15th, 2011 9 Comments

MotorStorm Apocalypse Will Be Releasing on May 3
Oly on April 15th, 2011 3 Comments

Two Worlds Two: Pirates of the Flying Fortress Expansion Coming
Oly on April 15th, 2011 7 Comments

Puzzle Agent Coming to PSN April 19th
Oly on April 15th, 2011 5 Comments

Battlefield 3 – “My Life” Trailer
Ace on April 15th, 2011 1 Comment

LittleBigPlanet Levels Surpass Four Million & New Costumes!!
Oly on April 15th, 2011 8 Comments

12 Minute Battlefield 3 Trailer Released
Jay on April 16th, 2011 11 Comments

Angry Birds is the best-selling PSN game
kennygk on April 11th, 2011 8 Comments

Brink Release Date Is Moving up!
Oly on April 11th, 2011 9 Comments

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Gameplay Trailer
Pedro on April 11th, 2011 3 Comments

Heavenly Sword Trilogy Intact
Jason on April 11th, 2011 17 Comments

New Street Fighter X Tekken Gameplay + Trailer
Tosh on April 12th, 2011 4 Comments

Red Dead Redemption Triple XP Today 4/12
Oly on April 12th, 2011 2 Comments

Download PlayStation Network Cards Instantly From Amazon
Tosh on April 12th, 2011 8 Comments

Lazard Analyst Group Says They Confirmed NGP Will Launch 2011 in North America
Eddie on April 13th, 2011 1 Comment

L.A. Noire Content Only on PlayStation 3
Jason on April 13th, 2011 6 Comments

Elder Scrolls: Skyrim Will NOT Have Multiplayer
Oly on April 13th, 2011 13 Comments

Killzone 3 action figures released
Jason on April 13th, 2011 4 Comments

New Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Trailer
Jason on April 13th, 2011 6 Comments

Unlock the 12 Minute Battlefield 3 Trailer Early!
Ace on April 13th, 2011 2 Comments

Dungeon Hunter Alliance Joining Friends Issue Work Around
Oly on April 13th, 2011 15 Comments

PSM3 Magazine “New HD Collection Based on Popular PS Franchise”
Eddie on April 15th, 2011 17 Comments

Jerry Lawson, Inventer of One of the First Video Game Console, Died
Eddie on April 15th, 2011 10 Comments

EA SPORTS MMA Triple XP Weekend
Oly on April 15th, 2011 2 Comments

April 17th - 23rd

9 Months of Playstation Plus – This is What We Got
Eddie on April 17th, 2011 34 Comments

New Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Info
Eddie on April 18th, 2011 14 Comments

Rage “Anarchy” Edition and a New Gameplay Trailer!!
Oly on April 18th, 2011 14 Comments

Red Johnson’s Chronicles Releases for PS+ Today
Oly on April 19th, 2011 2 Comments

Call of Duty: Black Ops Escalation Multiplayer Preview
Oly on April 19th, 2011 14 Comments

Eight New Screens For Skyrim are Beautiful
Oly on April 19th, 2011 12 Comments

ICO/Shadow of Colossus Collection and The Last Guardian to be Delayed
Eddie on April 20th, 2011 14 Comments

Turtle Beach: Ear Force P11 Review
Luke on April 20th, 2011 12 Comments

Official Review: Moon Diver
EdEN on April 20th, 2011 10 Comments

New Brink Images
Oly on April 21st, 2011 5 Comments

Hunted the Demon’s Forge: Screens & Crucible: Showcasing Dungeon Crawler Customization!!
Oly on April 21st, 2011 3 Comments

Might & Magic: Clash Of Heroes Impressions
Darrin on April 22nd, 2011 6 Comments

Anonymous: “We didn’t do it”
Ace on April 22nd, 2011 24 Comments

PSN Outages and Problems | Error 80710A06
Oly on April 22nd, 2011 135 Comments

Alice: Madness Returns Will Include DLC of the Original Game
Oly on April 18th, 2011 6 Comments

Telltale Games to Develop a Law & Order: LA Game
Oly on April 19th, 2011 3 Comments

Red Dead Redemption Triple XP 4/21/11
Oly on April 19th, 2011 2 Comments

God of War 4 September 2012? PSM3 Says Yes
Eddie on April 20th, 2011 17 Comments

Dragon Age II Patch 1.01
premiersoupir on April 20th, 2011 1 Comment

Exclusive Mass Effect 3 Images Over at GameInformer
Oly on April 21st, 2011 6 Comments

PS3/PSN Error Codes
Oly on April 21st, 2011 2 Comments

Get iPad iPhone DVD Video Converter Pack for Mac Free
Tosh on April 22nd, 2011 4 Comments

Fallout: New Vegas Getting Huge Overhaul
Jason on April 22nd, 2011 7 Comments

Poll Results


What do you think of the Steam implementation in the PS3 version of Portal 2?

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Revolutionary

2346% of all votes
  • PS3 Version Now a Must Buy

    1326% of all votes
  • It’s Alright

    816% of all votes
  • Didn’t Need It

    36% of all votes
  • Not a Good Decision

    36% of all votes

    • Total Votes: 50

    [/spoiler]

    This is probably the first time I ever seen the poll results not switch positions from the time it was posted. It appears that most people find the idea of Steam integration, and all of its features, is revolutionary, and for good reason. Not too many games, if any, allow cross-platform play, let alone letting you have, essentially, 2 copies of a game for the price of one. Of course, thanks to the PSN downtime, many folks have been unable to link their PSN and Steam accounts to be able to play the title on both platforms. At least the PSN will be back up soon enough, eh?

    New Poll

    Given the recent outage of PSN, this poll will focus on what people think of it in terms of how they are dealing with the security breach (as in, how they are dealing with the possible compromisation of personal data). I can’t really predict which will come out on top, since I have seen a lot of different opinions on it anyway.

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    Does the Compromisation of Personal Data from the PSN Hack Affect You?
    Total Votes: 84 Started: April 28, 2011 Back to Vote Screen

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    The Weekly Recap (April 3rd-9th)

    Posted by Jay in Poll, Weekly Recap on April 14th, 2011


    Recap

    Old habits die hard, right? I didn’t mean for this one to be late, but I’ve been all over the place trying to get things taken care of and haven’t really had the time to work on this.

    Anyway, enough with the excuses. Here are some highlights from last week: Battlefield 3 is going to have a huge ad campaign to have better market share with the title and to, maybe, take a lot of the thunder away from the Call of Duty series. Anonymous has been proving to everyone that what they’re doing is of great annoyance, NBA Elite is still having problems and will not have a 2012 title, and Jason informed us of some general maintenance with how to clean the PS3.

    A number of trailers and videos have been released as well, including Twisted Metal (with a release date reveal), LA Noire, and InFamous 2. Even screens for Alice: Madness Returns and Battlefield 3 have made an appearance.

    If you’re into reading reviews, we have a handful of those as well. EdEN had reviewed both MiniSquadrons and Swarm, and Madagasca has reviewed Yakuza 4. We also have a few more reviews coming soon, so keep an eye out for those as well!


    Community News & Game Nights

    Not much new, but if you’re one of our co-writers, be sure to check out the co-writers group as I have been compiling a lot of resources for you guys to help make things easier for posting news. Hopefully you use these resources to your advantage!

    Also, don’t forget, we still have double points going on for a few more days in certain areas, so capitalize on that!

    Although the posts we had last week are, by now, pretty irrelevant on the account of me being so late with this recap, but we do have the FEAR 3 water bottle giveaway winners, as well as the winner to the PSP game Vertigo.

    Also, we’re heading into the home stretch of the Portal 2 giveaway so if you haven’t entered yet, what are you waiting for? We have even increased video entries to count as 7!

    And since I might be late with the next recap (hopefully not, though), there’s also a chance for you to win Swarm as well, as we’re giving away 2 copies of the hit PSN title!

    We also have more giveaways planned in the near future, so keep your eyes peeled!


    25 Articles // 15 QuickNews

    Contributor of the Week

    • Oly & Luke – 4 Entries

    QuickNews Contributor of the Week

    • Jason – 6 Entries

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    Game nights have been pretty consistent the past few weeks, usually landing on Thursdays. Tosh had posted a recap from the March 31st event, and then later set up another game night for April 7th. And don’t forget, there’s another Killzone 3 game night tonight, so be sure to take part!

    Gaming News

    Mushroom Wars: Online Add-On Available
    Oly on April 4th, 2011 9 Comments

    Battlefield 3 Gets Bigger Ad Campaign
    Ace on April 4th, 2011 6 Comments

    Dungeons & Dragons Daggerdale Fighter Trailer
    Oly on April 4th, 2011 7 Comments

    Hactivists Group “Anonymous” Hacks PSN, Blocking Donations to Tsunami Victims
    Eddie on April 5th, 2011 30 Comments

    Do You Love Your PS3?
    Jason on April 5th, 2011 36 Comments

    Star Drone on PSN Today
    Jason on April 5th, 2011 2 Comments

    Portal 2: Aperture Investment Opportunity #3: Turrets
    Luke on April 5th, 2011 3 Comments

    Official Review: MiniSquadron (minis)
    EdEN on April 5th, 2011 4 Comments

    Killzone 3 Patch 1.07 Tomorrow Adds Custom Games
    Oly on April 5th, 2011 11 Comments

    EA’s NBA Elite to stay on the bench for 2012, new NBA Jam announced
    MAINEiac4434 on April 5th, 2011 7 Comments

    Official Review: Yakuza 4
    Madagasca on April 6th, 2011 6 Comments

    PlayStation + Android Wish List
    Darrin on April 7th, 2011 9 Comments

    E3 Details Leaked by French Sony Employee *Rumor*
    Eddie on April 7th, 2011 12 Comments

    Move Along, Nothing to See Here! Meet L.A. Noire Trailer #3
    Luke on April 7th, 2011 5 Comments

    Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Trilogy Set for June 21st
    Steven on April 7th, 2011 6 Comments

    Official Review – Swarm
    EdEN on April 7th, 2011 10 Comments

    New InFamous 2 Powers Trailer
    Pedro on April 7th, 2011 17 Comments

    FREE Killzone 3 DLC, Coming April 12th to PS+ Members
    Luke on April 8th, 2011 11 Comments

    Twisted Metal: New Trailer and Release Date
    Pedro on April 8th, 2011 13 Comments

    EyePet & Friends Will Have 2 Pets to Play With
    Oly on April 8th, 2011 2 Comments

    Battlefield 3: Screenshots, Renders & Concept Art
    Luke on April 8th, 2011 5 Comments

    New Alice: Madness Returns Screen Shots
    Oly on April 8th, 2011 8 Comments

    Games to Keep an Eye On – Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
    Jay on April 9th, 2011 4 Comments

    New to PS3 – Week of 4-12-11
    Jason on April 9th, 2011 4 Comments

    SOCOM 4 Full Deployment Unboxing Pics!
    Jason on April 9th, 2011 1 Comment

    Poll Results


    If you could design a game, which genre would it be?

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    Results:

    • RPG – 29
    • Third Person Shooter RPG – 13
    • Third Person Shooter – 7
    • First Person Shooter – 5
    • Racing (Arcade or Sim) – 4
    • Platformer (2D or 3D) – 3
    • FPS/RPG1 – 3
    • Arcade – 2
    • MRPG – 1

    [/spoiler]

    Well, it appears that RPG had dominated this poll, followed by a TPS RPG, and then the shooters. I should have seen it coming, but the results are interesting nonetheless. I’m surprised multiplayer RPG got dead last, though.

    New Poll

    There were no decent poll ideas, so I made this one based off of the recent Steam features detailed for Portal 2. Many places say that this implementation can be an XBox Live killer if the relationship between Valve and PS3 grows, as cross-platform play and the ability to download titles that you bought for PS3 onto your Steam account on PC/Mac are very attractive features. What is your opinion of it?

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    What do you think of the Steam implementation in the PS3 version of Portal 2?
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    The Weekly Recap (March 27th-April 2nd)

    Posted by Jay in Poll, Weekly Recap on April 3rd, 2011


    Recap

    Got this one in relatively on time. Last week…what a week. First of all, my April Fools post. It ended up being very controversial, and I am sorry if that offended anyone, as that wasn’t the intention. The whole point was to trick people into thinking games were delayed, not poking fun at the earthquake itself, nor people who were actually laid off. Sorry if you took it the wrong way.

    Now, with that out of the way, let’s look at some highlights. First of all, Jason expressed his concern over GameStop selling opened games as new. FooBear408 attended the FEAR 3 multiplayer event in San Fran during the week, and provided a live blog, as well as got us some free stuff to give you guys.

    Word has it that the PS3 has outpaced the 360 as far as active units goes, which is quite a feat. DICE has gone out and basically said “bring it” to their rivals, referring to the upcoming title, Battlefield 3, which many believe to be the Call of Duty killer. Wal-Mart is getting some exclusive DLC for L.A. Noire (apparently, a few retailers will be getting exclusive content, which is no surprise). Virtua Tennis 4 is also slated to have some exclusive content only available on the PS3 in the form of mini-games, including one requiring the Move.

    Last week was also a busy one for reviews. We have EdEN’s review of Slam Bolt Scrappers and Vertigo (which also includes a giveaway). Luke reviewed Back to the Future: Episode 1, and Jason gave us his take on Warriors: Legends of Troy. With that said, we still have more upcoming reviews, including my WWE All-Stars review, which will be up soon after I get my PS3 back from Gophermods.


    Community News & Game Nights

    Not much of anything new, really. Apart from the previously mentioned controversy and the like, we do have double points going on from now until on or around the 18th, so it is definitely a good idea to take advantage of that while it’s around :) .

    Currently, we still have the Portal 2 giveaway going on, of which, the end date has been moved to the 18th. Be sure to enter that if you haven’t done so already! This contest probably has more ways to enter than any other contest we’ve done in the past, so there are plenty of ways to do so, even if you’re low on points.

    We also have a chance for you to win Vertigo for the PSP. If you’re interested, be sure to check out EdEN’s review, and click on the giveaway tab for details.

    Also, if you like free swag, until tomorrow night, you can also win a free aluminum F.E.A.R. 3 bottle, courtesy of FooBear. Just leave a comment here and one will be chosen at random.

    And finally, congratulations to the winner of the 500 points, Cazamalos!


    24 Articles // 14 QuickNews

    Contributor of the Week

    • Jason – 6 Entries

    QuickNews Contributor of the Week

    • Oly, Luke, & Jason – 3 Entries

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    I’m not entirely sure if another Game Night will take place this week, but Tosh hosted one for Killzone 3 last Thursday, though, I haven’t seen a recap post yet.

    Also, my PS3 should be shipped back to me next week, so keep your eyes peeled for that Gran Turismo 5 tournament!

    Gaming News

    Dreamcast Games I’d Like to See on PSN
    Jason on March 27th, 2011 11 Comments

    Gamestop Selling Open Games as New
    Jason on March 27th, 2011 36 Comments

    Coming Up For Playstation Plus Subscribers in April
    Eddie on March 28th, 2011 17 Comments

    Portal 2: Aperture Investment Opportunity #2
    Oly on March 28th, 2011 3 Comments

    DICE: We Are Coming For You
    Ace on March 28th, 2011 8 Comments

    Official Review: Slam Bolt Scrappers
    EdEN on March 28th, 2011 18 Comments

    New To PS3 Week of 3-29-11
    Jason on March 28th, 2011 17 Comments

    Official Review: Back to the Future Episode 1
    Luke on March 29th, 2011 10 Comments

    Some Mortal Kombat Updates
    Marc Macayan on March 29th, 2011 27 Comments

    Battlefield 3 – Fault Line Series Episode III: Get That Wire Cut
    Luke on March 30th, 2011 7 Comments

    Another Top Notch FooBear408 LiveBlog Production | F.E.A.R. 3 Multiplayer
    FooBear408 on March 30th, 2011 9 Comments

    Swarm – Developer Q & A
    EdEN on March 30th, 2011 8 Comments

    PlayStation Plus Last Call
    Jason on March 30th, 2011 6 Comments

    Sony Closing The Agency Dev Today? What About the Game?
    Eddie on March 31st, 2011 12 Comments

    PlayStation Getting Exclusive Virtua Tennis 4 Content
    Jason on March 31st, 2011 2 Comments

    L.A. Noire: Exclusive Wal-Mart DLC
    Luke on March 31st, 2011 8 Comments

    PS3 Passes Xbox 360 in Worldwide Active Units LTD According to Analysts
    Eddie on March 31st, 2011 20 Comments

    Official Review: Vertigo PSP + GIVEAWAY!
    EdEN on March 31st, 2011 7 Comments

    New Skyrim screenshots Look Amazing
    Oly on April 1st, 2011 9 Comments

    Watch THQ’s WWE Superstar Challenge, Win Prizes
    Jay on April 1st, 2011 1 Comment

    New Dead Island Screen Reveals a New Weapon
    Oly on April 1st, 2011 3 Comments

    Sony to Lay Off More Staff; Uncharted 3 Delayed Until 2012 – Not True – April Fools
    Jay on April 1st, 2011 22 Comments

    Battlefield 3 Release Date Leaked?!
    Ace on April 1st, 2011 7 Comments

    Warriors: Legends of Troy Review
    Jason on April 2nd, 2011 6 Comments

    Poll Results

    What is your opinion on online trophies?

    Good Idea: 16 Can Live Without: 11 Hate Them: 11
    Great Idea: 5 Too Hard to Accomplish: 5

    It seems that more people think that online trophies are a good idea (but not necessarily great), but the number of people who hate them or don’t care if they’re there or not isn’t far off either. And, of course, like those who think they’re a great idea, some folks have voted and said that they are too hard to accomplish, which I, myself, agree with since some of them are going to require teamwork and you would need good communication between players for that. Very mixed opinions on this one for sure.

    New Poll

    This new poll was suggested by chealampalma, asking if you were able to design a game, which genre would you pick?

    This, for me, would be a pretty hard one, as there are a lot of genres I enjoy. With all said and done, it might end up being a racing simulation game that takes all the best aspects from Gran Turismo, Forza, Need for Speed, DiRT, etc and puts it all into one supergame.

    Remember, if you don’t see the genre listed, you have the ability to add an answer as well.

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    If you could design a game, which genre would it be?
    • Add an Answer
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    The Weekly Recap (March 20th-26th)

    Posted by Jay in Poll, Weekly Recap on March 27th, 2011


    Recap

    First of all, yes, I got this done in time for a change. I also dropped the “Poll Results” tab, as I already posted those yesterday/Friday on the last recap (which was almost a week late). I still have the new poll tab up, though, so you can vote on the poll for this week.

    Anyway, it was a pretty uneventful week, and the number of posts shows it. QuickNews actually had more entries than the regular, front page articles (beating it out 18 to 15). That doesn’t mean we didn’t have anything interesting, though. For instance, our Portal 2 t-shirt and game giveaway went live (be sure to read the Community News tab).

    While we’re still on the topic of contests, I would like to, personally, thank those who entered into the 6 year anniversary giveaway and said all those things about us. Hearing all the positive comments about the community makes it worth not getting paid to be part of the staff :) .

    Now, for the week’s highlights. Jason has been keeping tabs on all the sales going on (at least in the states), so it’s nice to keep us informed of those. Also, apparently, GeoHot fled to South America. Here’s a “surprise.” Duke Nukem Forever has been delayed. At least it’s only for about a month or so, but that’s besides the fact.

    Battlefield 3 is being looked at for possible Move and 3D implementation (as said by the developers). That, in no way, means that the game will, indeed, include said features, though. We got a few more videos and an impressions post from Luke’s visit to PAX as well. Here’s hoping the upcoming week is a little more eventful, though.


    Community News & Game Nights

    This week was a pretty busy one, in terms of contests. Markus won the 6 year anniversary giveaway, so congratulations to him! And, again, thank you all for the support! Be sure to check that post out as well, as you can also win 500 points!

    We also have the Portal 2 game and t-shirt giveaway. Remember, just because we have a few weeks before it ends, it’s better to get your entries out of the way now, because you might end up forgetting! It’s happened to people before!


    15 Articles // 18 QuickNews

    Contributor of the Week

    • Luke – 4 Entries

    QuickNews Contributor of the Week

    • Jason – 11 Entries

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    Game Night activity has picked up a lot of steam recently, thanks to Jcmdaddy, as he had another Uncharted 2 game night going on. You can read a recap of that event here. If you would like, you can also see a highlight reel of the game they played last week as well.

    Ace had also planned on doing a game night for the SOCOM 4 beta, but given how the download size was bigger than expected, Baba0Booey headed it instead. Beyond the comments, there has not been an official recap post of the event, though.

    New Poll

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    What is your opinion on online trophies?
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    The Weekly Recap (March 13th-19th)

    Posted by Jay in Poll, Weekly Recap on March 25th, 2011


    Recap

    Yep, another late one. I’m still trying to find time to do things, but between dealing with back pain and stressing out over other things, the days seem to go by in a flash. I’ve been spending most of my time on here lately helping around the community and working with some of you on a few things to help better the site.

    Anyway, Tosh has updated my title somewhat. As you know, I’ve been officially labeled as the Community Manager for a little while now. As of this week, I also have the position of Editor-in-Chief. Though, keep in mind, some articles will go through with an occasional error here and there, but I will fix errors if I come across them. If you find one, and I missed it, let me know and I will fix it :) .

    Now, as for what went on from the 13th to the 19th, and what stories stuck out. We got a few more videos from Luke’s visit to PAX East this year, which all include gameplay. Despite not being able to record it, he also managed to check out Battlefield 3, which is sure to blow everyone’s mind. Darrin managed to go to SXSW, which happened during PAX, and didn’t let us know (so we didn’t have a live blog or anything), but he did write his own recap of the event.

    Eddie, once again, got a bunch of NGP articles compiled to keep us up to date on what is going on with our future favorite handheld (subjective, of course). As for Kevin Butler, he showed off his S.H.A.F.T. method for MLB 11: The Show, so for a good laugh, check those out.

    We also have reviews for MotorStorm Apocalypse and TNT racers by Trev and EdEN, respectively. Beyond that, Jason has been busy posting gaming deals and the like, which is a nice feature, but I will try to work with him to make them more pleasing to the eye, so bear with me! Be sure to read through the list of articles, both front page and QuickNews, as there is always more to read than what I talked about here.

    Also, don’t forget, you can donate to the Red Cross to help with the Japanese tsunami relief through PSN (the denominations are fixed, but it’s a worthy cause, and you get a free theme).


    Community News & Game Nights

    It’s been 6 years since we posted our first article. With that, we had a giveaway for a $20 PSN card (linked below). Not much in new features, but we did get a new chat system, which makes personal chats and private chat rooms possible. Definitely a nice upgrade.

    For the past few weeks, and upcoming weeks for that mater, the number of giveaways we’ve had/are having has picked up quite a bit. First of all, as I said on the last recap, winners of the SOCOM 4 beta have been announced.

    Since then, we’ve also had a Slam Bolt Scrappers giveaway, and even had that $20 PSN card giveaway for the blog’s 6 year anniversary. Luke has also acquired a number of t-shirts from PAX we will be using, including the Aperture Science t-shirts we’re giving away with Portal 2.

    It’s always a good idea to come by and see what we have going on for contests! Usually, you can spot those announcements in the green box in the sidebar.


    22 Articles // 15 QuickNews

    Contributor of the Week

    • Luke – 8 Entries

    QuickNews Contributor of the Week

    • Jason – 8 Entries

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    Game nights definitely seem to have been picking up in recent weeks. Jcmdaddy had scheduled an Uncharted 2 game night on the 17th, with a recap of the event the next day. Oly had also set up a game night for Hoard on the 18th (if you can even call it that as it wasn’t, exactly, a planned event).

    Gaming News

    PAX East 2011: Uncharted 3 Outtakes
    Ace on March 13th, 2011 5 Comments

    Free Realms MMO Coming to PSN March 29th Free!
    Jason on March 13th, 2011 10 Comments

    Battlefield 3 Impressions!
    Luke on March 13th, 2011 16 Comments

    My Top 5 Favorite User Created Levels In Little Big Planet 2
    Sakinah on March 14th, 2011 12 Comments

    New Look of the Official PS3 Blog!
    Luke on March 14th, 2011 12 Comments

    SXSW Highlights from Austin, TX
    Darrin on March 14th, 2011 14 Comments

    Another NGP News Round Up
    Eddie on March 15th, 2011 9 Comments

    New Portal 2 Campaign Footage and Interview
    Luke on March 15th, 2011 10 Comments

    Saints Row 3 Scans!
    Jason on March 15th, 2011 2 Comments

    New Batman Arkham City Trailer
    Eddie on March 15th, 2011 14 Comments

    Battlefield 3 Fault Line Episode II Trailer
    Luke on March 16th, 2011 11 Comments

    Fire Hose Games/Slam Bolt Scrappers Interview!
    Luke on March 16th, 2011 15 Comments

    Official Review: TNT Racers
    EdEN on March 16th, 2011 7 Comments

    New Dead Island Screams!
    Luke on March 16th, 2011 4 Comments

    Do the Robot in SOCOM 4!
    Ace on March 16th, 2011 10 Comments

    Swarm Gameplay Interview
    Luke on March 17th, 2011 5 Comments

    New Portal 2 TV Spot
    Oly on March 17th, 2011 6 Comments

    Help with Tsunami Relief on PSN
    Jay on March 18th, 2011 11 Comments

    Motorstorm Apocalypse Review
    Trev on March 18th, 2011 11 Comments

    Kevin Butler’s S.H.A.F.T. Method (Trash Talking for MLB 11: The Show)
    Oly on March 18th, 2011 6 Comments

    Dynasty Warriors 7, Gameplay & Screens
    Luke on March 19th, 2011 7 Comments

    PAX East 2011: Video Interview of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
    Luke on March 19th, 2011 10 Comments

    Poll Results

    Updated the old poll with the current vote tallies, and, for the most part, it all stayed the same (in terms of placement, not vote number), save for “Awesome Already”, which now stands at 8 votes.

    New Poll

    The poll for this week (and next week, due to how late this recap is) is based on Dynojunkee420′s idea on peoples’ opinion about online trophies (as in games that have trophies requiring you to play a game online). He will be rewarded his 100 points soon.

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    What is your opinion on online trophies?
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