GameSided Recap (July 22 – 28)
In an effort to keep you informed of the week’s events, each Sunday morning we gather the best of what the news had to offer, as well as provide some of our staffer’s thoughts and opinions on events within the video game industry. It’s the GameSided Recap!
Reviews
Opinion
- Daniel begins his month-long rankings of the Final Fantasy games starting with the bottom three.
- Just missing the cutoff from last week’s recap, Nick reflects upon his first ever Evo tournament experience.
News
- Summerfest has come to the MMO game Rift.
- The PS4 passed its FCC regulation earlier this week.
- Upcoming MMORPG Wildstar reveals some more of its races.
- NHL 14 makes strides to improve upon the game series’ AI.
- The founder and GM of Eidos Montreal resigned this week.
- Kyrie Irving will represent NBA Live 14 as the game faces off against LeBron James and NBA 2k14 later this year.
- The original Madden NFL designer has won a huge lawsuit against EA Sports.
- PS4 has taken the early lead against the Xbox One, according to a consumer survey.
- Pro Evolution Soccer will be released on the same day as FIFA 14.
- NBA 2k14 has revealed the game’s soundtrack, ranging from “Started From The Bottom” by Drizzy to “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins.
- Eternal Darkness might be coming back in some iteration as Nintendo reapplies for its trademark.
- The upcoming Super Smash Bros. title won’t feature a story mode, nor secret character reveal cutscenes.
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Editors
Nick Tylwalk: @Nick_Tylwalk
Daniel George: @ItsDanielGeorge
Michael Straw: @MikeStrawQC
Question of the Week
What games are on your summer backlog?