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Week In Review: 07/10

by Jeff Marchiafava on Jul 10, 2010 at 05:00 AM

This week we revealed August's cover story, Dragon Age 2, and made you laugh with a couple of humorous features. It's time for Week In Review!

Here were this week's top ten Game Informer exclusives:

August Cover Revealed:
This week we pleasantly surprised fantasy RPG fans with the reveal of our cover story, Dragon Age 2. Well, except for the fans who convinced themselves that we had somehow promised them an Elder Scrolls V announcement. They were pretty disappointed. In addition to covering BioWare's next epic RPG (we're still talking Dragon Age 2 here, I'm not hinting at Mass Effect 3 or anything), August's issue features our list of E3's 50 hottest games, and breaks down what to expect from Kinect, Move, and the 3DS. 

Dragon Age 2 Hub Is Live:
Want to know what comes with a Dragon Age 2 cover story? A month of Tim Turi calling the game "Dragon Eggs 2." Also, a month of exclusive bonus features delivered via our Dragon Eggs Age 2 hub. So far we've already revealed some exclusive first details about the game, as well as five facts about the game's main protagonist, Hawke. Here's a bonus sixth fact: He is in no way related to the crooning safe-cracker Hudson Hawk. You heard it here first, folks.

GI Reveals The Names Of The Next 5 Castlevania Games:
Let's face it: As great as they are, recent Castlevania games all sound like they were named by a crazy person. We here at GI have plenty of crazy people too, and this week Matt Helgeson did an impressive job of making up titles that would fit right in with the series. My favorite? Requiem of Constipation. That's the saddest requiem of them all.

Games The Characters Of Twilight Would Like:
This week I came up with a list of video game recommendations for the fictional characters of Twilight. My goal? To cram in as many zingers and insults as I possibly could in one feature. The biggest surprise though, is the number of people saying I've sold out by covering Twilight. You guys did read the article, right?

The Eight Most Disappointing Games Of Our Time:
Ben single-handedly bummed out the whole GI crew this week by coming up with a list of gaming's biggest let downs. Thanks a lot, Ben.

Overheard #10:
It's been a long time since Annette posted a new edition of Overheard, but this one makes up for the hiatus. It's filled with some of the most ludicrous utterances ever spoken in this office, plus some things that people other than Dan Ryckert said.

7 Video Game Shirts You Should Never Wear:
This week Reiner put together a photo blog with video game shirts that are totally lame. That's just his opinion though, so if you really like your "I got mad bills" shirt, keep on wearing it!

BC 2 Live Journal: Onslaught Mode:
This week four GI editors took up arms and tried out Bad Company 2's new Onslaught mode. How did we do? Not as bad as Reiner makes me sound, that's for *** sure...

Rants 'N Raves: Crackdown 2:
When Reiner wasn't busy distorting my venerable BC 2 service record, he took the time to write up his thoughts on Crackdown 2. Talk about disappointing games of our time.

Video Games LeBron James Should Have Joined:
Yesterday Americans across the country sat through an hour-long press conference (well, half of it at least) to find out what team LeBron James was going to play for. Dan Ryckert thought joining the Miami Heat was a big mistake. In fact, he thought joining any basketball team was a mistake; he thinks LeBron should have joined a video game franchise instead. The rest of us at GI realize that's impossible, but we let Dan live out his fantasy anyway – he's at his happiest when he's photoshopping crazy images.

And now here are the top 47 news stories from the week:

  1. Sparks Fly In New Infamous 2 Footage
  2. Amazing Fan-Made Portal LEGOs Should Be Sold At Retail
  3. New GT 5 Trailer Shows Off Damage/Visual Effects
  4. Check Out Two Of World Of Warcraft's Most Dangerous New Zones
  5. Activision's Kotick Still Thinking About Call Of Duty Subscriptions
  6. Jaffe Reveals More Twisted Metal Factions
  7. Make Your Own Sephiroth Papercraft Today!
  8. PS3 Slim Turns White, Upgrades To 320 GB
  9. Sega: No Alpha Protocol 2
  10. APB Facing Console Port Challenges
  11. Games Of 2010 Are Better Than 2009, So Far
  12. Video Games Cause Shorter Attention Sp- Hey Look, I Just Leveled Up!
  13. Blizzard To Broadcast Real Names On Forums
  14. PlayStation Plus Not Required for Hulu Plus
  15. Obsidian Wants To Make A New Chrono Trigger
  16. Xbox Live Arcade Getting Another Facelift
  17. LucasArts Loves Idea Of Super Star Wars On Xbox 360
  18. Bad Company 2 Locks And Loads VIP Map Pack 4
  19. Jordan Sticks Tongue Out At Competition In NBA 2K11 Box Art
  20. Half-Life Fans Are Creative
  21. Xbox Live Sales Rake In Over $1 Billion
  22. Kojima Working On Metal Gear Solid 5?
  23. Release Dates Announced For XBLA Summer of Arcade Titles
  24. Zelda: Majora's Mask Statue Back By Popular Demand
  25. Blizzard Overhauling World Of Warcraft Talent System In Cataclysm
  26. Yes, You Can Sit Down And Play Kinect
  27. You Really Care What We Think! (Maybe!)
  28. New Mortal Kombat To "Focus Hard On The Hardcore Player"
  29. Are You Excited For Kinect?
  30. Look, You Should Be Watching Axe Cop
  31. Blood Gulch Revived For Halo: Reach
  32. Exclusive Armor With Halo: Reach Pre-order
  33. NBA Jam Coming To 360/PS3?
  34. Guild Wars 2: No Healers, No Death Penalties, No Problem
  35. Assassin's Creed Goes On Hiatus?
  36. Rockstar Announces 4 New DLC Packs For Red Dead Redemption
  37. Final Fantasy XIV Closed Beta Kicks Off This Weekend
  38. Win A Monkey Island 2 Voodoo Doll!
  39. McFarlane Toys Reveals Halo: Reach Action Figures
  40. Become The World's Greatest Parent With A Shadow Of The Colossus Mobile
  41. Marvel's New Halo Comic Reveals Master Chief's Face
  42. Was Move Planned For PS3 From The Start?
  43. Reader Discussion: The State Of JRPGs
  44. Baseball Simulation: How Accurate Are This Year's Baseball Games?
  45. Mario Speedrun Like Nothing You've Seen Before
  46. Blizzard Stops Plan To Force Real IDs In Forums
  47. Star Wars: The Old Republic Now Testing In A Galaxy Near You

Be sure to check out this week's regular features: Replay, featuring Mister Mosquito; The Game Informer Show, covering Crackdown 2 and WoW's (now rejected) Real ID controversy; Impulse Weekly, covering Monkey Island 2 and Blacklight: Tango Down; and The[Crafty]Gamer, featuring an interview with rapper Dan Bull. Check out what the GI staff and the community are up to in this week's editions of Weekend Warrior and Blog Herding. See you next week!

 

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