Welcome to the Weekly Wrap-Up, the weekly (and ever evolving) time when we look at the top five news stories of the week, in no particular order. Below is a brief summary, but for the full stories simply click on the hyperlink. Let us know if you agree with our top five. If you have suggestions for future Weekly Wrap-Ups, feel free to email me at jeremy.tyler@bagogames.com.
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It was reported some time ago that the ESA (Entertainment Software Association) had threatened to move E3 from the Los Angeles Convention Center after issues arose over building Farmers Field (a stadium) at the convention center. There were concerns that the stadium would adversely affect the crowd movement during next year’s E3, however, a deal has been struck and E3 will call the LACC its home for the next three years.
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Capcom’s June financial report reveals that Dragon’s Dogma has sold over one million units. The developer says that the success of the game is due to its high reception in Japan, Unfortunately, it did not fare as well in North America and Europe. Capcom is adamant that more Dragon’s Dogma games will be made due to the sale success they have received. They declared the “stage was set for creating a series of titles.”
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Nintendo must be pleased with itself. The 3DS XL was released in Japan on July 28 and has reportedly sold about 193,000 units, within the first two days of its launch. Comparatively this is good for the big N. The DSi, launched in 2008, sold 170,000 units within its first two days whilst the DSi XL, released in 2009, sold 100,000 in the same length of time.
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Borderlands 2 will feature a ‘Gore Toggle’ which will allow gamers to a adjust the amount of gore they come across as they plow through the game. An uncut version of Borderlands 2 will be released across the globe, much to the delight of gamers looking for uncensored version of the title. The original title, Borderlands, was toned down for specific regions such as Germany and Australia.
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Sony announced today that PlayStation Plus members will receive special early-access to their beta of PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale later on this Fall. Following the early-access passes, the game will be entering open beta for all PlayStation users to test out. No specific dates have been set quite yet, but if you keep an eye on the PlayStation Blog, you’re bound to find out in the coming weeks.
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This week had a lot of big news and the news staff and I found it hard to narrow it down to the usual five stories. Sony’s powerful handheld has not had the best sales, as revealed by a financial statement released by Sony. LittleBigPlanet PSVita finally has a release date (I know this is a game I have been waiting for).
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If you missed out on the big news items this week, you can check out our weekly podcast 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. And finally, check out The Interview with Q, hosted by Matthew Quinlan.