[Gunn3r]

Hey guys. Tyler here with the Releases and the miscellaneous news. This week is a little light, but expect a bit more from here on out as well.

NEWS

The Playstation Vita has a rumored release date of October 28th, this year.

Destructoid has written up a pretty sweet article on how to build a high end gaming PC for only $480. Check it out here.

Quakecon starts on Aug. 4th at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

Notch, creator of Minecraft, insists that the recent uprising of Euclideon's extreme graphics technology is a scam.

MICROSOFT

- Saints Row: The Third is reportedly getting a full year of DLC support.

- Dues Ex: Human Revolution is officially gold, and will be released on August 23rd.

- Please let this be true... Timesplitters 4.

- New Red Dead DLC in September. The pack will be known as 'Myths and Mavericks.'

NINTENDO

- Not a lot of news here this week - Many many games were sold.

- Bit of Zelda news from SDCC: Skyward Sword for the Wii will have upgrades for items.

- the 3DS is now 169$ USD, but now anyone who bought before hand gets a ridiculous deal.

SONY

- Awwwwww! Toy Story DLC kit for Little BigPlanet 2~

- Play Catherine. Play Catherine. PLAY CATHERINE. It's awesome.

- Brink has DLC ("Agents of Change") coming out August 3rd.

EVERYTHING ELSE

EA Gets FTC Green Light to Purchase PopCap

Humble Indie Bundle 3 updated. Now includes Minecraft until August 14, and includes Humble Indie Bundle 2.

Harmonix gives away 3000 Rock Band songs as part of celebration for reaching 3000 released songs.

Middle Earth recreated in Minecraft. Close to 1:1 scale, and over 2000 man hours put into it.

Gearbox Software announces development of Borderlands 2. Due Spring 2012.


RELEASES FOR THIS WEEK

Hacker Evolution: Duality
LIMBO
Pirates of Black Cove
Bleach: Soul Resureccion
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Humble Indie Bundle 3 (Released Last Week, Updated this week)


CONTRIBUTORS: Gunn3r, Viva Sonata, mastershake4490

[Linda Ferreira]

Originally Posted by mastershake4490

okay, ill post a shitload of stuff tomorrow.

Originally Posted by Viva Sonata

SONY
MICROSOFT
NINTENDO

Sounds good.

Quote me when you are ready.

[Viva Sonata]

Originally Posted by Linda Ferreira

Quote me when you are ready.

Hey kids. Gabriel here, aka Viva Sonata, to bring you up to speed with the Big 3~! Expect longer, more varied, and overall improved sections from me as the roundup goes on.

MICROSOFT

- Saints Row: The Third is reportedly getting a full year of DLC support.

- Dues Ex: Human Revolution is officially gold, and will be released on August 23rd.

- Please let this be true... Timesplitters 4.

- New Red Dead DLC in September. The pack will be known as 'Myths and Mavericks.'

NINTENDO

- Not a lot of news here this week - Many many games were sold.

- Bit of Zelda news from SDCC: Skyward Sword for the Wii will have upgrades for items.

- the 3DS is now 169$ USD, but now anyone who bought before hand gets a ridiculous deal.

SONY

- Awwwwww! Toy Story DLC kit for Little BigPlanet 2~

- Play Catherine. Play Catherine. PLAY CATHERINE. It's awesome.

- Brink has DLC ("Agents of Change") coming out August 3rd.

[Viva Sonata]

Originally Posted by mastershake4490

okay, ill post a shitload of stuff tomorrow.

Oi!

[saturday_snow_squall]

Originally Posted by Viva Sonata

Oi!

i pray for your continued service as a savoir.

but on the real, it turns out i have been really swamped with stuff as of late so i haven't been able to do this yet. you can move my status down to an occasional contributor. ill post stuff when i haveeeeeee dat time.

[Viva Sonata]

Originally Posted by mastershake4490

i pray for your continued service as a savoir.

but on the real, it turns out i have been really swamped with stuff as of late so i haven't been able to do this yet. you can move my status down to an occasional contributor. ill post stuff when i haveeeeeee dat time.

Get this week done, and we can figure it out from there. Please and thank you.

[saturday_snow_squall]

NEWS:

The Playstation Vita has a rumored release date of October 28th, this year.

Destructoid has written up a pretty sweet article on how to build a high end gaming PC for only $480. Check it out here.

Quakecon starts on Aug. 4th at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

Notch, creator of Minecraft, insists that the recent uprising of Euclideon's extreme graphics technology is a scam.

[Viva Sonata]

Originally Posted by Linda Ferreira

For this week, whenever the roundup is ready for posting you can either just quote this post of mine and I will know to look here or you can email reviews@absolutepunk.net

mastershake just submitted. Quoting you about it because he forgot to.

[Gunn3r]

I also updated my post with a new story that came out today, as well as an update to a previous one.

[Linda Ferreira]

Originally Posted by Viva Sonata

Oi!

Originally Posted by mastershake4490

i pray for your continued service as a savoir.

but on the real, it turns out i have been really swamped with stuff as of late so i haven't been able to do this yet. you can move my status down to an occasional contributor. ill post stuff when i haveeeeeee dat time.

Originally Posted by Gunn3r

I also updated my post with a new story that came out today, as well as an update to a previous one.

Thanks guys. It is posted now. Quote me if you need me to make any edits. And then we can start all over again for this weekend's edition.

[Viva Sonata]

I'll take on mastershake's load for now. Gunn3r, I should have everything up but Saturday afternoon, 5PM est.

[saturday_snow_squall]

Originally Posted by Viva Sonata

I'll take on mastershake's load for now. Gunn3r, I should have everything up but Saturday afternoon, 5PM est.

ill occasionally pop in here and post stuff!

[Gunn3r]

Originally Posted by Viva Sonata

I'll take on mastershake's load for now. Gunn3r, I should have everything up but Saturday afternoon, 5PM est.

Okay. I'll post everything up either Friday night, or Saturday afternoon (i.e. 6PM PST) as I have work in the mornings on the weekend.

[Viva Sonata]

Originally Posted by Linda Ferreira

Thanks guys. It is posted now. Quote me if you need me to make any edits. And then we can start all over again for this weekend's edition.

Check back here on Saturday night, Sunday morning and we should have everything. :]

[Linda Ferreira]

sounds great.