Weekly Wrap-Up #61 – September 2nd Through September 7th

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<p>Yet another week has passed us by&comma; which means it&&num;8217&semi;s time for another Weekly Wrap-Up&period; September is now in full effect and I can only imagine that Fall is right around the corner as well &lpar;grab those jackets&excl;&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As with all Weekly Wrap-Ups&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll find brief summaries of our top five news stories from the week below and you can click the headlines to see the full story&period; if you get the urge to tell us how much you agreed or disagreed with our choices&comma; or simply want to suggest something for future entries&comma; email jeremy&period;tyler&commat;bagogames&period;com&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Here we go&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Number 5<&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;dark-souls-ii-beta-registration-now-live&sol;dark-souls-2-logo1&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-52784"><img class&equals;"wp-image-52784 aligncenter" alt&equals;"Dark Souls II" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;05163758&sol;Dark-Souls-2-Logo1&period;jpg" width&equals;"560" height&equals;"315" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;dark-souls-ii-beta-registration-now-live&sol;">Dark Souls II Beta Registration is Now Live<&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>It was confirmed this morning that you’re now able to register to experience the <em><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;Dark&lowbar;Souls&lowbar;II" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"wikipedia">DARK SOULS II<&sol;a><&sol;em> beta and provide your valuable feedback on the network to the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;fromsoftware&period;jp&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"homepage">F<&sol;a>rom <a id&equals;"itxthook0" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;dark-souls-ii-beta-registration-now-live&sol;&num;" rel&equals;"nofollow">Software<img id&equals;"itxthook0icon" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;images&period;intellitxt&period;com&sol;ast&sol;adTypes&sol;icon1&period;png" &sol;><&sol;a> teams&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The first Beta round for North America and Europe&sol;Australasia will begin on 12th October and the second round will begin on 27th October&period; To register all you need to do is pop onto the PSN store and download the registration ticket to be entered&period; Once entered you’ll be checked to see if you fit a certain criteria&comma; if the boot fits you’ll be contacted with a <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;en&period;wikipedia&period;org&sol;wiki&sol;Software&lowbar;release&lowbar;life&lowbar;cycle" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"wikipedia">closed beta<&sol;a> code on either the first or second round of tests&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Number 4<&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><iframe src&equals;"&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;embed&sol;w&lowbar;foRDhZ424" height&equals;"315" width&equals;"420" allowfullscreen&equals;"" frameborder&equals;"0"><&sol;iframe><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;14-minutes-watch&lowbar;dogs-gameplay&sol;">14 Minutes of Watch&lowbar;Dogs Gameplay<&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>I feel like there has been a lot of gameplay videos for <em>Watch&lowbar;Dogs<&sol;em>&period; Is that just me&quest; It can’t be&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Anyway&comma; if you’re not done watching <em>Watch&lowbar;Dogs<&sol;em> gameplay before it releases in November&comma; here’s yet another gameplay video for you to consume&period; This video shows off more of the <a id&equals;"itxthook0" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;14-minutes-watch&lowbar;dogs-gameplay&sol;&num;" rel&equals;"nofollow">game’s<img id&equals;"itxthook0icon" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;images&period;intellitxt&period;com&sol;ast&sol;adTypes&sol;icon1&period;png" &sol;><&sol;a> open-world gameplay&comma; multiplayer and Aiden taking revenge on a dude&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Number 3<&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;xbox-one-can-support-eight-controllers&sol;69e37cdc-000f-460d-b478-2398c03c872e&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-52708"><img class&equals;"wp-image-52708 aligncenter" alt&equals;"69e37cdc-000f-460d-b478-2398c03c872e" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;05164349&sol;69e37cdc-000f-460d-b478-2398c03c872e&period;jpg" width&equals;"420" height&equals;"420" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;xbox-one-can-support-eight-controllers&sol;">Xbox One Can Support Up to Eight Controllers<&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>It would seem that the Xbox One can support up to eight controllers at one time&comma; according to an update to the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;xbox&period;com&sol;en-US&sol;xbox-one&sol;accessories&sol;controllers&sol;wireless-controller">controller’s product page<&sol;a>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For comparison&comma; the <a id&equals;"itxthook0" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;xbox-one-can-support-eight-controllers&sol;&num;" rel&equals;"nofollow">Xbox 360<img id&equals;"itxthook0icon" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;images&period;intellitxt&period;com&sol;ast&sol;adTypes&sol;icon1&period;png" &sol;><&sol;a> can support up to four controllers&comma; while the PlayStation 3 can support seven&period; It is currently unknown how many the PlayStation 4 will support&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I doubt that Xbox One <a id&equals;"itxthook1" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;xbox-one-can-support-eight-controllers&sol;&num;" rel&equals;"nofollow">games<img id&equals;"itxthook1icon" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;images&period;intellitxt&period;com&sol;ast&sol;adTypes&sol;icon1&period;png" &sol;><&sol;a> will support eight-player local co-op &lpar;imagine N&plus; with that&excl;&rpar;&comma; as I’m more inclined to believe that this is for situations where four people are playing&comma; then&comma; when they’re done&comma; players 3 and 4 can drop out so that players 5 and 6 can jump in on the fun&period; Some people prefer to play with their own controllers&comma; so this could eliminate the small issue where players are swapping out with each other and passing off controllers&period; Or maybe it’s not that and I’m making up problems&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Number 2<&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;pokemon-x-y-details-nintendo-direct&sol;choose&lowbar;bisasam&lowbar;&lowbar;glumanda&lowbar;&lowbar;or&lowbar;schiggy&lowbar;screenshot&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-52770"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-52770" alt&equals;"Choose&lowbar;Bisasam&lowbar;&lowbar;Glumanda&lowbar;&lowbar;or&lowbar;Schiggy&lowbar;Screenshot" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;05163835&sol;Choose&lowbar;Bisasam&lowbar;&lowbar;Glumanda&lowbar;&lowbar;or&lowbar;Schiggy&lowbar;Screenshot&period;jpg" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;pokemon-x-y-details-nintendo-direct&sol;">Pokémon X and Y Details From Nintendo Direct<&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; left&semi;">Quite a number of details regarding Pokémon X and Y were given during the Pokémon themed Nintendo Direct earlier today&period; If you’re a Pokémon fan&comma; I think it’s safe to say both Nintendo and Game Freak have you covered&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; left&semi;">-Pokémon Bank – A new service created to give you even more storage for your Pokémon&comma; Pokémon Bank will allow players to store up to 3&comma;000 Pokémon on the internet &lpar;or cloud&rpar;&period; This 3DS app will support Pokémon Black&comma; White&comma; Black 2 and White 2&period; There is a small annual fee tied to the bank that is said to support maintenance of the server&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; left&semi;">-Poké Transporter – This app will make transferring Pokémon from Black&comma; White&comma; Black 2 and White 2 easier&comma; but cannot be downloaded without downloading the Pokémon Bank first&period; This two apps together allows players to move Pokémon from the aforementioned games to the Pokémon Bank&comma; then to your copy of Pokémon X and Y&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Number 1<&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;xbox-one-launching-nov-22nd&sol;xbox&lowbar;consle&lowbar;sensr&lowbar;controllr&lowbar;f&lowbar;transbg&lowbar;rgb&lowbar;2013-2&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-52760"><img class&equals;"wp-image-52760 aligncenter" alt&equals;"Xbox&lowbar;Consle&lowbar;Sensr&lowbar;controllr&lowbar;F&lowbar;TransBG&lowbar;RGB&lowbar;2013" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;05163935&sol;Xbox&lowbar;Consle&lowbar;Sensr&lowbar;controllr&lowbar;F&lowbar;TransBG&lowbar;RGB&lowbar;2013-1024x706&period;png" width&equals;"553" height&equals;"382" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;xbox-one-launching-nov-22nd&sol;">Xbox One Launching On November 22nd<&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; left&semi;">Microsoft has finally revealed the release date of the Xbox One&comma; and the date may seem a bit familiar&period; The Xbox One will launch on November 22nd&comma; the same day the Xbox 360 launched in 2005&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The system will launch in 13 territories&comma; including Australia&comma; Austria&comma; Brazil&comma; Canada&comma; France&comma; Germany&comma; Ireland&comma; Italy&comma; Mexico&comma; <a id&equals;"itxthook0" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;xbox-one-launching-nov-22nd&sol;&num;" rel&equals;"nofollow">New Zealand<img id&equals;"itxthook0icon" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;images&period;intellitxt&period;com&sol;ast&sol;adTypes&sol;icon1&period;png" &sol;><&sol;a>&comma; Spain&comma; UK&comma; and USA&period; More are set to get the system in 2014&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Additionally&comma; more Day One versions of the Xbox One are now available for pre-order&comma; so you still have a chance to get that special achievement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Honorable Mentions<&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;kuma-miguel-available-next-update-tekken-revolution&sol;tekken-revolution-logo&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-52779"><img class&equals;"wp-image-52779 aligncenter" alt&equals;"tekken" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;09&sol;05163826&sol;tekken-revolution-logo-1024x576&period;jpg" width&equals;"553" height&equals;"311" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;kuma-miguel-available-next-update-tekken-revolution&sol;">Kuma and Miguel Available in the Next Update of Tekken Revolution<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;new-tales-xillia-dlc-available-now-new-railer&sol;">New Tales of Xillia DLC Available Now and New Trailer<&sol;a><&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;&quest;attachment&lowbar;id&equals;49546" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-49546"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-49546 aligncenter" alt&equals;"bagocast-logo-twitter" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;07&sol;05183856&sol;bagocast-logo-twitter&period;png" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>If you missed out on the big news items this week&comma; you can check out our <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;bagogames&period;com&sol;podcast&sol;bagocast&sol;">weekly podcast<&sol;a> and get an audio update of this week’s madness from our podcasting team&period; Listen to us as we talk about some things seriously and a few other things not so much&period; We guarantee this episode will make you shake your fist at times and nod your head at others&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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