<p>We&#8217;ve reached that point in the week again where it&#8217;s time for another entry in the Weekly Wrap-Up. I don&#8217;t know about the rest of you, but I&#8217;m kinda happy it&#8217;s the weekend.</p>
<p>Below you&#8217;ll see our top five news stories from this week, as well as several honorable mentions. As always, if you want to read the full story, you can simply click on link hidden in the article&#8217;s title. You know, no need to over complicate things.</p>
<p>Also, if you think you&#8217;ve got some cool ideas for future entries in the Wrap-Up, or you think we missed a news story in our top five, you can email our Sr. News Manager Jeremy Tyler at jeremy.tyler@bagogames.com. Be nice.</p>
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<h1 align="center">Number 5</h1>
<p><a href="https://bagogames.com/more-layoffs-have-taken-place-at-ea/ea-5/" rel="attachment wp-att-45461"><img class="size-full wp-image-45461 aligncenter" alt="EA" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/06004027/EA1.jpg" /></a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bagogames.com/more-layoffs-have-taken-place-at-ea/">More Layoffs Have Taken Place at EA</a><strong> </strong></h1>
<p>EA has revealed the hard news that more of their employees have been laid off, as the company continues to move towards new tech and mobile. In a <a href="http://www.ea.com/news/ea-organizational-update?sourceid=Origin_AFF_LS315&;c=TnL5HPStwNw&;LSsiteID=TnL5HPStwNw-XLeXXuG5qnGS31RYUBYHWQ">post of their own site</a>, they had this to say:</p>
<p>“In recent weeks, EA has aligned all elements of its organizational structure behind priorities in new technologies and mobile. This has led to some difficult decisions to reduce the <a id="itxthook0" href="https://bagogames.com/more-layoffs-have-taken-place-at-ea/#" rel="nofollow">workforce<img id="itxthook0icon" alt="" src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" /></a> in some locations. We are extremely grateful for the contributions made by each of our employees – those that are leaving EA will be missed by their colleagues and friends.</p>
<p>These are hard but essential changes as we focus on delivering great <a id="itxthook1" href="https://bagogames.com/more-layoffs-have-taken-place-at-ea/#" rel="nofollow">games</a> and showing players around the world why to spend their time with us.”</p>
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<h1 align="center">Number 4</h1>
<p><a href="https://bagogames.com/ratchet-clank-movie-coming-to-theaters-in-2015/ratchet-clank-movie/" rel="attachment wp-att-45188"><img class="wp-image-45188 aligncenter" alt="Ratchet &; Clank Movie" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/06005745/Ratchet-Clank-Movie.png" width="595" height="316" /></a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bagogames.com/ratchet-clank-movie-coming-to-theaters-in-2015/">Ratchet &; Clank Movie Coming to Theaters in 2015</a><strong> </strong></h1>
<p>Insomniac <a id="itxthook0" href="https://bagogames.com/ratchet-clank-movie-coming-to-theaters-in-2015/#" rel="nofollow">Games</a> has announced a new, currently in production <em>Ratchet &; Clank</em> movie, set to release in 2015. The studio has teamed up with Blockade Entertainment and Rainmaker Entertainment to bring the duo to the big screen.</p>
<p>“Insomniac is honored to play a hands-on role with the film’s production, screenplay, character development, and animation consulting. Furthermore, our own <em>Ratchet &; Clank</em> writer, T.J. Fixman, who has written all of the recent <em>Ratchet &; Clank</em> games, is writing the script for the film as well,” said Community Lead James Stevenson on the <a href="http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/04/23/first-video-ratchet-clank-movie-hits-theaters-2015/">PlayStation Blog</a>.</p>
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<h1 align="center">Number 3</h1>
<p><a href="https://bagogames.com/batman-arkham-origins-may-have-multiplayer-mode/batmanarkhamorigins/" rel="attachment wp-att-45235"><img class="size-full wp-image-45235 aligncenter" alt="batmanarkhamorigins" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/06005415/batmanarkhamorigins.jpg" /></a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bagogames.com/batman-arkham-origins-may-have-multiplayer-mode/">Batman: Arkham Origins May Have Multiplayer Mode</a><a href="https://bagogames.com/batman-arkham-origins-may-have-multiplayer-mode/"><strong> </strong></a></h1>
<p>The next exciting and anticipated installment in the Batman Arkham series aka <em>Batman: Arkham Origins</em>will supposedly have a multiplayer mode with more than just the bat swooping out of the bat cave. According to<a href="http://kotaku.com/batman-arkham-origins-will-have-multiplayer-sources-s-478365060"> Kotaku</a>, who cited two sources, one of the modes will be similar to the first Lego Batman installment where you could play as one of many of Batman’s evil adversaries and experience their side of the story. However, in this case, the mode will put the players in clown shoes to be part of Joker’s gang or wrestling unitards in Bane’s gang to help stop Batman and Robin from doing their heroic deeds.</p>
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<h1 align="center">Number 2</h1>
<p><a href="https://bagogames.com/nintendo-impress/nintendo-touts-new-wii-u-console-at-e3-but-ceo-avoids-spotlight/" rel="attachment wp-att-17906"><img class="size-full wp-image-17906 aligncenter" alt="Nintendo touts new Wii U console at E3 but CEO avoids spotlight" src="https://bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/iwata-wii-u.jpg" /></a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bagogames.com/iwata-headed-west-to-become-new-nintendo-of-america-ceo/">Iwata Headed West to Become New Nintendo of America CEO</a></h1>
<p style="text-align: left;">It was announced today, as <a id="itxthook0" href="https://bagogames.com/iwata-headed-west-to-become-new-nintendo-of-america-ceo/#" rel="nofollow">Nintendo</a> made its annual year end fiscal report, that Satoru Iwata, the current CEO of Nintendo of Japan, has been appointed the new CEO of Nintendo of America. Reggie “the Regginator” Fils-Aime’s role at Nintendo will not change but he will no longer be under the direction of Tatsumi Kimishima who is making a move to Japan this summer as the new general manager of corporate Analysis and Administration and manager of General Affairs.</p>
<h1 align="center">Number 1</h1>
<p><a href="https://bagogames.com/next-xbox-reveal-officially-confirmed-for-may-21st/xbox_sphere/" rel="attachment wp-att-45347"><img class="size-full wp-image-45347 aligncenter" alt="xbox_sphere" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/06004843/xbox_sphere.jpg" /></a></p>
<h1 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://bagogames.com/next-xbox-reveal-officially-confirmed-for-may-21st/">Next Xbox Reveal Officially Confirmed for May 21st</a></h1>
<p>May 21st is the day when we’ll finally get some solid information regarding Microsoft’s next Xbox, <a href="http://majornelson.com/2013/04/24/xboxreveal/">Major Nelson revealed on his site</a>.</p>
<p>The Xbox Event, which will be held on the Xbox <a id="itxthook0" href="https://bagogames.com/next-xbox-reveal-officially-confirmed-for-may-21st/#" rel="nofollow">Campus<img id="itxthook0icon" alt="" src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" /></a> in Redmond, Washington, will be streamed for all to see on Xbox.com and Xbox Live, as well as broadcast on Spike TV at 1pm ET / 10am PT / 17:00 GMT.</p>
<p>“On that day, we’ll share our vision for Xbox, and give you a real taste of the future. Then, 19-days later at the Electronic <a id="itxthook1" href="https://bagogames.com/next-xbox-reveal-officially-confirmed-for-may-21st/#" rel="nofollow">Entertainment<img id="itxthook1icon" alt="" src="http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png" /></a> Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, we’ll continue the conversation and showcase our full lineup of blockbuster games.”</p>
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<h1 style="text-align: center;">Honorable Mentions</h1>
<p><a href="https://bagogames.com/next-xbox-coming-in-november-standalone-version-to-cost-499/3663249679_ab89cbbbed_z/" rel="attachment wp-att-45446"><img class="size-full wp-image-45446 aligncenter" alt="3663249679_ab89cbbbed_z" src="https://cdn.bagogames.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/06004101/3663249679_ab89cbbbed_z.jpg" /></a></p>
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<p>A lot of other stuff happened aside from the news stories above. Good thing for Honorable Mentions, otherwise you may never know these existed:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://bagogames.com/next-xbox-coming-in-november-standalone-version-to-cost-499/"><span style="line-height: 13px;">Next Xbox Coming in November, Will Cost $499/$299</span></a></li>
<li><a href="https://bagogames.com/nintendo-not-delivering-a-press-conference-at-e3-this-year/">Nintendo Will Not Be Doing an E3 Press Conference</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bagogames.com/2k-announces-the-bureau-xcom-declassified/">2k Announces The Bureau: XCOM Declassified</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bagogames.com/tesco-goes-for-the-double-kill-announcing-call-of-duty-ghosts-also/">Tesco Goes for the Double Kill, Announces Call of Duty: Ghosts</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bagogames.com/harmonix-hit-with-layoffs/">Harmonix His With Layoffs</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bagogames.com/gearbox-will-soon-own-the-rights-to-homeworld/">Gearbox Will Soon Own the Rights to Homeworld</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bagogames.com/rayman-legends-may-be-coming-to-the-playstation-vita/">Rayman Legends May Be Coming to the PlayStation Vita</a></li>
</ul>
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<p>If you missed out on the big news items this week, you can check out our <a href="https://bagogames.com/podcast/bagocast/">weekly podcast </a>and get an audio update of this week’s madness from our podcasting team. Listen to us as we talk about some things seriously and a few other things not so much. We guarantee this episode will make you shake your fist at times and nod your head at others.</p>
<p>Until next week!</p>

BagoGames > Articles > Uncategorized > Weekly Wrap-Up #44 – April 22nd Through April 26th
Weekly Wrap-Up #44 – April 22nd Through April 26th
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By Kyree Leary
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- Tags: BatmanElectronic ArtsNintendoPlayStationRatchet & ClankSatoru IwataXbox
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