GameSided Recap (August 5 – 11)
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 staffers’ thoughts and opinions on events within the video game industry. It’s the GameSided Recap!
Reviews
- Nick reviewed Dragons of Atlantis: Heirs of the Dragon, an iOS city-building strategy game.
- Daniel reviewed indie title Papers, Please; a dystopian document thriller developed by Lucas Pope.
Opinions/Features
- Kristian kicks off Part 1 of his list of the “Top 25 Offensive and Defensive Players of Madden 13.”
- GameSided spoke with Eddie Hsu, producer of Dragons of Atlantis: Heirs of the Dragon, discussing the challenges and benefits from moving the title to mobile devices.
- The best of the Youtube Gaming Community is showcased in July’s edition of Youtube Gaming Community Clicks.
- EverQuest Next might be the MMORPG that ultimately breaks the genre’s mold.
- The ranking of the Final Fantasy games continues with entries #9-7.
News
- Michael gave us the lion’s share of Madden 25 news this week, including the reveal of Michael Vick as the All-25 QB (thanks to Michael Vick himself for getting the word out). As well, there were new gameplay videos, a demo coming out on August 13 and the All-25 Wide Receivers and Tight Ends plus the offensive line was revealed.
- BioShock Infinite DLC “Burial at Sea” DLC won’t feature any combat in Part 1.
- We recapped the events that took place during this week’s surprise Nintendo Direct.
- Black Ops 2 revealed their final DLC trailer, featuring the zombie map “Origins.”
- NHL 14 will be getting online seasons in its EASHL mode.
- Xbox One’s gaming DVR function is capped at 720p resolution over 30 FPS.
- The PlayStation 4 won’t require a PlayStation Plus subscription to record and stream gameplay footage.
- The ending to the Assassin’s Creed series has already been written in advance by company executives.
- It was a great week for game releases, some of which include Dragon’s Crown and Pikmin 3.
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Editors
Nick Tylwalk: @Nick_Tylwalk
Daniel George: @ItsDanielGeorge
Michael Straw: @MikeStrawQCS
Staff Writers
Kristian Cuaresma: @1on1Kris
Question of the Week
Which type of games do you more often prefer: AAA titles or Indie games?