Category Archives: Weekly Wrap
Mon, Oct 24, 2011 | 08:11 BST
The Weekly Wrap – WoW pandas, next-gen rumor mill
Batman, RAGE, BF3, Uncharted – the holiday season’s in full swing. Oh, and let’s not forget Skylander’s Spyro… I mean, uh, Skyrim. Er, yeah. Look, a distraction: what last week’s biggest news means.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, PS4, Weekly Wrap
Tags: battlefield 3, blizzcon, PS Vita
Mon, Oct 10, 2011 | 06:08 BST
Weekly Wrap – RAGE’s PC woes, world bids adieu to Jobs
Make heaven sleek, streamlined, and awesome for us, Steve. Beware, though: They allegedly have creatures with a billion eyeball wings and cow faces up there. This might be a toughie, even for you.
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Posted in: Bethesda, PC, Weekly Wrap
Tags: apple, dark souls, rage, Scrolls
Sat, Oct 01, 2011 | 13:55 BST
Weekly Wrap – BF3 beta explodes, devs ogle next-gen
We didn’t have to fly halfway across the universe for news this week, so it came to us. Big time. We battled back as hard as we could, but at what cost? Huh? Our souls? Oh, no biggie, then. Here’s what it all means.
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Posted in: EA, PC, PS3, Weekly Wrap
Tags: battlefield 3, i am alive, journey, syndicate
Sun, Sep 18, 2011 | 19:27 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Gears 3 breaks cover, TGS dissected
The conventions refuse to relent. Brenna’s vanished in mysterious lands across the sea, and Johnny’s in a corner softly sobbing “Jehuty” to himself. But the headlines keep rolling. Here’s what it all means.
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Posted in: Nintendo, Sony, TGS 2011, Weekly Wrap
Tags: 3DS, Gears of War 3, syndicate, Vita
Sun, Sep 11, 2011 | 01:50 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Dead Island’s disastrous launch, US sales fall again
Convention season has taken its toll. With TGS looming, we’ve lost Pat. He is, as you all know, dead. Or without Internet. We, however, must soldier on. Here’s the week’s biggest stories and what they all mean.
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Posted in: 3DS, Square Enix, Weekly Wrap, Wii U
Tags: bastion, dead island, deus ex, dragon quest x
Mon, Sep 05, 2011 | 07:27 BST
The Weekly Wrap – CoD vs Battlefield, Jaffe speaks
Gamescom, PAX, and now COD XP. Yes, game convention season is in full swing, and we’ve got our hunting rifles. We stalk news, shoot it, and devour its heart to gain its powers. Here’s what it all means.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Sony, Valve, Weekly Wrap
Tags: battlefield 3, david jaffe, modern warfare 3, pax 2011
Sat, Aug 20, 2011 | 13:43 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Gamescom ultra-analyzed
Gamescom’s come and gone, and journalists the world over are nursing broken bodies and fatally wounded livers. We can’t curl up in our coffins just yet: we have to tell you what it all means.
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Posted in: Featured Story, Microsoft, PC, Sony, Ubisoft, Weekly Wrap
Tags: drm, epic, From Dust, Gamescom 2011
Sun, Aug 14, 2011 | 09:16 BST
Weekly Wrap – US sales hit 5-year low, CS:GO announced
QuakeCon’s passed, and Gamescom lies ahead. You’re in the eye of the news storm. Frightened? Don’t be. The Weekly Wrap is here to tell you what it all means. And give you a hug. If you want one.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Featured Story, Rockstar, Ubisoft, Valve, Weekly Wrap
Tags: bastion, catherine, Counter-strike: Global Offensive, diablo III, team bondi
Sat, Jul 30, 2011 | 11:08 BST
The Weekly Wrap – 3DS hits skids, Ubi DRM “succeeds”
It’s been kind of a slow week – is what we’d be saying if we were compulsive liars. While the summer game drought snoozes on, news is stealing the spotlight and hurling it into the sun. Here’s what it all means.
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Posted in: 3DS, EA, PC, THQ, Valve, Weekly Wrap
Tags: mass effect 3, red faction, steam
Sat, Jul 09, 2011 | 12:05 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Rockstar boots Bondi, Burnout goes downloadable
BioWare’s thinking about showing Tali’s face in ME3. We hope she pulls off her mask, revealing a Master Chief helmet. “ Let’s finish the fight,” she’ll say. Just like you’ve finished another week. And you didn’t think we could tie all of this together.
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Posted in: Bethesda, EA, PC, Rockstar, Weekly Wrap
Tags: Burnout Crash, Dishonored, team bondi
Sat, Jul 02, 2011 | 13:58 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Sony’s shuffle, violent games law fails
Keeping with the spirit of the week, VG247′s going free-to-play. We’re selling Pat’s beard via microtransactions. News, however, is free. Catch it all after the break.
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Posted in: 3DS, Activision Blizzard, Capcom, Nintendo, PC, PS3, Sony, Weekly Wrap, iOS
Tags: andrew house, bungie, kaz hirai, resident evil, supreme court, violent videogames
Mon, Jun 27, 2011 | 08:29 BST
The Weekly Wrap – EA-PopCap, TF2 goes F2P
Love, loss, car chases, frequent Godzilla references – The Weekly Wrap has one of these things. Read on for the shocking answer, along with a nice helping of the week’s biggest news.
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Posted in: EA, Featured Story, Nintendo, PC, Weekly Wrap, Wii U
Tags: crysis 2, crytek, ea, PopCap, Team Fortress 2, Wii U
Sat, Jun 18, 2011 | 19:26 BST
The Weekly Wrap – LulzSec hacks earth, Origin vs Steam
Duke Nukem? Ocarina of Time? Welcome back to 1998, everyone. We still want to stab this Furby in the eyes. First, though, the week’s biggest headlines.
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Posted in: 2K, Activision Blizzard, EA, Nintendo, PC, Valve, Weekly Wrap, Wii U
Tags: duke nukem forever, Lulzsec, mass effect 3, Minecraft, Origin, steam
Sat, Jun 04, 2011 | 16:34 BST
The Weekly Wrap – CoD: Elite, Kojima, pre-E3 insanity
E3′s next week. We’ve been continuously wetting ourselves for the past 48 hours. You know, in a manly way. But let’s not forget the calm before the storm. Or rather, the storm before the storm.
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Posted in: 3DS, Activision Blizzard, E3 2011, Konami, Microsoft, NGP, Nintendo, Sega, Sony, Square Enix, Weekly Wrap, Xbox 360
Tags: E3 2011
Sat, May 28, 2011 | 13:46 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Modern Warfare 3, PS3′s successor
Duke Nukem’s finished, but the apocalypse didn’t happen. If that won’t end the world, nothing will. Bask in security after the break with the rest of the week’s biggest news.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Capcom, Games for Windows, Sony, Take-Two, Weekly Wrap
Tags: battlefield 3, bioshock: infinite, drm, la noire, modern warfare 3
Sat, May 21, 2011 | 10:22 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Modern Warfare 3 leak, PSN’s return
UNLIMITED DRAGONS. That is what happened this week. Also, the apocalypse or whatever, we guess. Head inside for the major headlines from the last seven days.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, PC, PS3, PSN, Valve, Weekly Wrap
Tags: Dragon Age III, Fable III, modern warfare 3, Piracy, PSN, valve
Sat, May 07, 2011 | 10:13 BST
The Weekly Wrap – ME3 delayed, Anonymous vs PSN
Some weeks are born great, and some have greatness thrust upon them. Others have rainbow-farting unicorns. This was the latter.
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Posted in: EA, Microsoft, PS3, PSN, Sony, THQ, Ubisoft, Weekly Wrap, Xbox 360
Tags: alan wake, Anonymous, assassin's creed: revelations, battlefield 3, homefront, mass effect 3, PSN
Sun, May 01, 2011 | 05:40 BST
The Weekly Wrap – ApocalyPSN, Project Café and more
This week, we’ve decided to blather on for 15,000 words about PSN and the Royal Wedding. Kidding. Mostly.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, EA, Nintendo, PSN, Project Cafe, Sony, Weekly Wrap, Zynga
Tags: diablo III, E3 2011, John Schappert, PSN
Sat, Apr 16, 2011 | 16:06 BST
The Weekly Wrap – Nintendo’s next, Portal 2, DRM
We’re dedicating this week to Jade Empire 2. Goodnight, sweet prince. Here’s some other things that happened this week as well.
Tue, Apr 12, 2011 | 16:04 BST
The Weekly Wrap – ME3, SSX, Apple worming forward
Each week of gaming news is a beautiful snowflake. Oh, Kinectimals demo and Rock’s interest in a new Doom movie, let us count the ways. Also, here are some other things.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Apple, EA, PC, Weekly Wrap, iPad, iPhone
Tags: apple, battlefield 3, gamestop, mass effect 3, SSX
GungHo president feels Japanese developers “need to go back to basics”