GameSided Recap (October 28 – November 3)

In an effort to keep you informed of the week’s events, each Sunday 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!

Reviews

• Daniel speaks about the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 resolution differences while rounding up Battlefield 4 reviews.
• Michael has gathered a list of reviews for WWE 2K14.
• Chris has us covered for Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag reviews.

Features

• The Sega Genesis turned 25 this week. We said happy birthday, Nick looked at some of the sports aspects of Genesis gaming and counted down the Top 25 Sega Genesis games.
• In honor of Movember, we take a look at 10 of the best mustaches in video games.
• As the playoffs ended, so did the MLB 13: The Show simulations. For posterity, here is what we thought would happen in Game 5 and Game 6.

Previews

• Call of Duty: Ghosts devs at Infinity Ward confirmed the existence of Extinction Mode, punctuated with a trailer.
• Tank Domination also revealed a trailer for their free-to-play multiplayer action game.
• Time to learn more about the Nintendo 2DS in this informative video.
• Check out what’s going on with Mario Party: Island Tour.
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is coming out soon. Better see what the fuss is all about.
• Forza 5 continues to look stunning in 1080p resolution.

News/Rumors

• A bunch of rumors have been hitting the web ahead of the holiday gaming season. There are possible new locations for future Assassin’s Creed games leaked, a game remastering program for the Wii U, and the new Pokemon game will star Pikachu as a detective.
• EA Games cancelled upcoming Command & Conquer game, also closing down the development studio.
• Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead comes out later this year and will star an older Clementine.
• Steam has more than 65 million total accounts. Crazy!
• World of Tanks expands to 7v7 gameplay in a recent update.
• Minecraft will help support Twitch streaming services.
• Spinal has been confirmed as the 7th character of Killer Instinct Season 1’s 8 character group.
• Somebody hacked into Pokemon X & Y, revealing hidden pocket monsters.
• Let’s look at what advancements next-gen consoles will bring to NBA 2K14.
• Star Trek Online launches Season 8 on November 12.
• South Park: The Stick of Truth has been delayed. Again.

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Editors

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

Staff Writers

Chris Lacey: @aecanada12
Andrew Virts: @andrewvirts

GameSided Recap Question Of The Week

Does the price of a console at launch sway which one you will get?

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