GameSided Recap (August 12 – 18)

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 what’s going on within the video game industry. It’s the GameSided Recap!

Previews

• This week featured a lot of early gameplay footage, including12 minutes of Dying Light,5 minutes of Grand Theft Auto Onlineand5 minutes of Watch_Dogs.
• Just yesterday WWE 2k14 revealed their roster for 30 Years Of Wrestling Mode.

Opinion

• Michael gave his impressions on the Madden 25 demo that came out earlier this week.
• Daniel continues counting down the Final Fantasy games, this week covering #6-4.
• Kristian is ranking the Top 25 Madden players on both offense and defense.Part 1,Part 2,Part 3,Part 4andPart 5.

News

• Nick details upcoming MMO Wildstar and the fact you can play it at upcoming gamescom and PAX conferences.
• The Kinect no longer requires to be plugged in for the Xbox One to run.You can also check outthe inner makings of the Xbox One controller.
• The Nintendo 3DS is the best selling US gaming device for the third straight month.
• Catch up on all the new Call of Duty: Ghosts Multiplayer news in our recap.
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2014 improves upon their league variety by allowing Chilean Primera Division teams.
• Release dates for upcoming games have been announced this week.Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs will release on September 10andThief will come out on February 25, 2014.
• Battlefield 4 promises cross-gen DLC transfer support for rankings and stats.
• The PS4 is geared towards earning $1.2 billion/year from PlayStation Plus subscriptions.

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Editors

Michael Straw:@MikeStrawQCS
Nick Tylwalk:@Nick_Tylwalk
Daniel George:@ItsDanielGeorge

Staff Writers

Kristian Cuaresma:@1on1Kris

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