It’s that time of week again when we take a fond look back at the top five news stories from the week. Welcome to the Weekly Wrap-Up. 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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Number 5
Guild Wars 2 Sells 1 Million Copies Before Today’s Launch
Guild Wars 2 launched this week the world of Tyria is already populated with over 1 million players. Partial reason for the high pre-release buys is due to the bonus of playing the game before the release date if pre-purchased. The pre-release period has proven effective, as it reached a peak player count of over 400,000.
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Number 4
Unreal Engine 3 is Now Compatible With Windows 8 and Windows RT
It is almost safe to say that the Unreal Engine is on every device conceivable for gaming. The engine is now compatible with Windows 8, as well as Windows RT.The fact that the engine is compatible with Windows 8 surprises no-one. People with tablets however will be rather excited, as this brings a fairly smooth engine to mobile and tablet platforms.
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Number 3
Evil Cole Added to PlayStation All-Star Battle Royale
Another new character has been confirmed for Sony’s upcoming PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale. At the GameStop Managers Show in San Antonio, TX Sony announced that Evil Cole from the inFAMOUS series has joined the cast. For those that are unfamiliar with the inFAMOUS series, Cole MacGrath’s powers and appearance change to reflect the choices players make in-game. Evil Cole harnesses the powers of both electokinesis and pyrokinesis in battle, which makes him more ruthless than the moral counterpart.
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Number 2
Kojima Unveils Open-World Metal Gear Solid at 25th Anniversary
Earlier this week it was reported that Kojima stated, “announcements made at the 25th anniversary would shake the industry.” After the company unveiled gameplay footage for an open-world Metal Gear Solid game, I think most people would agree. The game is going to be called Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes and doesn’t have any kind of release date. The only information we have about the game is from the tweets of several people that attended the event.
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Number 1
OnLive CEO Leaves Company
The latest news in the OnLive saga is that CEO Steve Perlman has left the company. OnLive is one of the first cloud gaming services and was forced into bankruptcy last week which lead to massive layoffs of the staff. The good news for those that have the OnLive console or an account is that much of the company will continue as a reformed entity.
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Honorable Mentions
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. Here are some of the articles for the honorable mention section. I Am Alive Heading to PC This September – Ubisoft Has “Foot in Mouth Syndrome”, Skyrim Expansion Announced! | Build Your Own Homes In “Hearthfire”, Gears of War Judgment Multiplayer Gameplay Footage, Dishonored Rat Assassin – New Free iPhone and iPod Touch Game!
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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.
