Weekend Wrap-Up for August 22

It’s been a while since we did a Weekend Wrapup, so we thought it was about time to start it up again! It’s been a very news-heavy week, because in addition to the usual upcoming game trailers, this past week we saw a ton of GamesCom coverage. Hit the jump to see the entire list of posts for the week!

ShockCast Episode 27 – “No Cheering In The Press Box Sucks”

DualCast Level 6 – Co-Op RPGs, Retro-Style and RPG Battle Systems!

Reviews

• Hot Shots Tennis: Get a Grip Review (PSP)
• Dragon Age: Origins – Leliana’s Song Review
• Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Review (PS3/Xbox 360/PC)
• Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Review (Xbox 360)

Editorials

• Gaming as a Subculture
• Seeing Colors: An Underrepresentation of Minorities in Video Games
• Personal Responsibility and MMORPGs
• Is YouTube Ruining the Gaming Experience?
• Independent Release of Limited Edition Fable III Controller Shows Respect for Cash-Strapped Gamers

Posts

• PACMAN The Movie Trailer (unofficial)
• GamesCom 2010: Deus Ex Human Revolution In-Game Footage Revealed
• New Atelier Rorona Pre-order Info and Promo Trailer
• Left 4 Dead Expansion Announced
• Upcoming Medal of Honor Infuriates Military Families
• Did the Games Make You Do It? Mark Shurtleff Doesn’t Really Think So
• New Mafia II “Earn Your Keep” Trailer
• GamesCom 2010: Warhammer 40,000: Dark Millennium Online (PC) Trailer Hits
• EA Has High Expectations for Crysis 2
• GamesCom 2010: Arcania: Gothic IV Trailer
• GamesCom 2010: Warhammer 40K: Space Marine Gets Trailer + Screens
• Free Shank Soundtrack
• Rock Band DLC is Disturbing? No it’s Disturbed, and More
• Snoop Blows Sh*t Up for Mafia Wars: Las Vegas Celebration
• GamesCom 2010: Viewtiful Joe and Dormammu MvsC3 Gameplay Trailers
• Ys SEVEN Now Available In North America, Exclusively On the PSP
• Mafia II – Ties That Bind Trailer Shows Us Vito Becoming A Made-Man
• Nail’d With More Screenshots and Artwork
• Japan Gets Lucky and Will Have a Blue PS3 Bundle in November
• GamesCom 2010: Ex-Midway CEO Joins Microsoft’s Quest for Mobile Gaming
• Mysterious Halo: Reach Countdown

• GameStop Buy 1 Get 1 40% Off Deal
• GamesCom 2010: Deca Sports 3 Trailer
• GamesCom 2010: Detailed Trailer for The 3rd Birthday Revealed
• GamesCom 2010: Torchlight II’s New Trailer Screams Multiplayer
• Isaac Newton’s Gravity HD Half Off Tomorrow Only
• Radiant Historia Receives its First Trailer
• More Details, Screens and a Trailer Emerge of Team Persona’s Catherine
• GamesCom 2010: Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Trailer + Screens / Concept Art
• GamesCom 2010: Adrenalin Misfits for Kinect Gets Trailer + Concept Art
• Castle Crashers for PSN Dated
• GamesCom 2010: The Sims: Medieval Trailer Released
• Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Hands-On Impressions
• Call of Duty: Black Ops Impressions
• GamesCom 2010: Splatterhouse Screens + Footage Bring the Pain
• Friendly Neighborhood DualShocker Invades GamerTagRadio Roundtable
• GamesCom 2010: Enslaved Gets Tons of Screens + New Video
• Pre-Order Bonuses for Valkyria Chronicles II: Extra Missions
• GamesCom 2010: The Splatterhouse Retro Trailer
• Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Scarlett Suit Vignette Has Arrived
• Homefront Brings Mass Hysteria To PC and Consoles
• BlackWidow Keyboard Makes Gaming That Much Easier
• Zone 4: Fight District is Done With Betas and Ready to Rock Your World
• GamesCom 2010: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep Trailer
• Lord of the Rings Online’s Free-to-Play Service Gets a Release Date
• Are Xenogears and Other PS1-era RPGs Coming Soon to the North American PSN?
• Persona Team Has a New Game in the Works
• Irrational Released Two New Bioshock Infinite Screens
• Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology 3 Details Exposed
• GamesCom 2010: New TERA Trailer Brings the Game to Life
• GamesCom 2010: Two New Characters Confirmed for Marvel vs. Capcom 3
• Interview: Creator Reveals Inspirations, Atmosphere, and Technology of Replika
• Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock 90+ Track List Revealed
• GamesCom 2010: Killzone 3 Multi-Player Footage Shows Mechs, Jetpacks, and Mayhem
• Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Arrives and It Brings Some DLC With It
• Get Borderlands and DLC 66% Off At Steam
• Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution Has Been Announced
• GamesCom 2010: Windows Phone 7 Getting Mountain of Games
• 2K Games Releases Mafia II’s Tools of the Trade Trailer
• PS3 sharper than Xbox, says UK Advertising Standards Authority
• PlayStation 4 Games Already in the Works?
• Call of Duty: Black Ops Preview / Interview with Josh “JD_2020″ Olin
• Buy Clover: A Curious Tale, Help a Child of War
• GamesCom 2010: Crysis 2 Multi-player Demonstration, Peelin’ Caps in NYC
• GamesCom 2010: EA Shows off Dead Space 2 Zero Gravity Gameplay
• GamesCom 2010: Medal of Honor Tier One Interviews Heat Up
• GamesCom 2010: Microsoft Flight Takes Off
• GamesCom 2010: The New LittleBigPlanet 2 Trailer is Released
• GamesCom 2010: inFAMOUS 2 Trailer Sings a Song of Cole’s Struggle
• GamesCom 2010: Resistance 3 Confirmed for 2011 w/ Teaser Trailer
• Square Enix Announces Free DLC for Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light on Xbox 360
• GamesCom 2010: Mass Effect 2 PS3 Trailer
• GamesCom 2010: Crysis 2 Special Edition Sets Revealed
• Next Year’s Big Thing: Grand Theft Auto V?
• GamesCom 2010: A Wealth of New Fable III Screenshots
• GamesCom 2010: Sega Announced Virtua Tennis 4 with Move Support and 3D
• GamesCom 2010: Dragon Age 2 Concept Art Shows Four Races
• GamesCom 2010: MAG = Move Compatible
• Tales of PS3 Concept Art, Now in Hi-Res
• Sony’s Ultimate Weapon Gaming Headsets Are Sexay
• GamesCom 2010: MUBI and PlayTV Live Chat Invade PS3
• GamesCom 2010: 320GB + 160GB PlayStation 3 Announced **UPDATE**
• GamesCom 2010: Ratchet & Clank All 4 One Announced
• GamesCom 2010: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 The Videogame to Use Kinect
• GamesCom 2010: Halo: Reach – Rise of the Spartan Trailer
• Age of Empires Online = Hardcore RTS + Farmville
• World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Collector’s Edition Announced
• Brink Gets S.M.A.R.T. and Bonuses Too
• GamesCom 2010: Dragon Age 2 Release Date Announced
• GamesCom 2010: Mass Effect 2 Makes its Way to PS3
• GamesCom 2010: More Dance Central Tracks Announced
• BEYBLADE: Metal Fusion – Battle Fortress Wii Trailer Has Been Released
• Tony Hawk: Shred Reveal Trailer Is Catching Big Air
• Instant Jam, the Guitar Hero of the Internet!
• Dare to be Digital Winners Announced
• BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger Releases For PC This Week
• Lost Planet 2 Dated For PC
• Heavy Rain Moves A Remarkable 1.5 Million Copies
• Gala-Net is Bringing Korean MMO Prius to North America
• Black Rock Shooter RPG in the Works
• Halo: Reach Purchasable Early? **UPDATED**
• Blizzard is Awarded $88 Million in Private Server Law Suit
• Red Faction: Battlegrounds Announced by THQ (w/ Trailer + Screens)
• Bethesda Boss Talks Unannounced Titles
• Hunted: The Demon’s Forge Digital Pre-Order Bonuses Announced
• Gun Loco Takes a Shot at 3rd Person Shooting
• Castle Crashers Arcade Machine?
• WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 Front Cover Reveal
• Worms Reloaded Video Shows off Mint Landscape Creation Mode
• Knights of the Phantom Castle Gets Medieval On Your iPod
• Ace Combat: Joint Assault Goes Gold For the PSP
• DJ Hero 2 Empire Mode Lets You Tour the World
• Tony Hawk: SHRED Confirmed To Get Kids Off of the Couch
• QuakeCon Screens for Fallout: NV, RAGE, Brink, and Hunted Unleashed