Weekly Wrap Up: Fall of Duty Edition

It was a busy week in gaming. It started with Monday's shocking revolution that almost every PlayStation 3 in the world was taking an unexpected day off, then, the very next day, there was a huge imbroglio between Activision and Infinity Ward. You'll notice in our original web shows below that those stories dominate everything we made.

• Feedback:  Feedback looked at both the PS3 meltdown and the Fall of Duty controversy.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam Sessler discusses whether the PS3 glitch is the wave of the future.
• The MMO Report: Casey talks Dungeons and Dragons Online.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler reviews the top comic book titles of the week, including Ultimate New Ultimates, Girl Comics, The Sword, Crossed and Punisher Max.

And now, the news:

Monday

• Check out our video collection of Starcraft II beta-tips.
• VIDEO: New Alan Wake Screens Light Up The Night
• VIDEO: X-Play: Final Fantasy XIII Battle System Preview
• According to the game's Art Director, Ken Feldman, God of War III may be the largest game ever released.
• Braid designer Johnathan Blow is slowly revealing details, including concept art, from this new game, The Witness.
• Check our new releases list to find out what games are hitting your platforms of choice this week.
• Sony game director Stig Asmussen talks God of War III, and striving to be gold standard for cinematic action games.
• Will midnight cure the PlayStation 3 blues?
• Check out our final God of War III hands-on.
• VIDEO: Cheat! Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Trophies
• PS3 Calendar Glitch: Sony advises developers to not connect any consumer unit PS3s to the PlayStation Network.
• As the worlwide PlayStation 3 madness continues, video game developers are starting to chime in.
• Movie rights to Heavy Rain purchased.
• Insomniac Games is teasing the possibility of downloadable content for Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time.
• Disney says they are developing Epic Mickey according to Nintendo's "playbook."
• Watch a PlayStation 3 error, in action.
• Some PlayStation 3's are working again.
• Borderlands' latest DLC pack, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, raises the level cap and greatly improves the experience.
• Valve is up to something in the world of Portal. What's going on?!
• Want to be Feedback's question of the week? Now's your chance!
• VIDEO: X-Play's Adam Sessler and News Editor Patrick Klepek talks to Kevin Pereira on Attack of the Show's The Loop about the PlayStation 3 outage.
• Sony has announced that PlayStation Network service has been restored, preventing the apocalypse.
• A situation is brewing at Infinity Ward. A source informs us guards have shown up unannounced, studio heads are missing and the staff

Tuesday

• Check out our guide to Starcraft II resource management.
• VIDEO: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 First 15 Returns To WWII
• Infinity Ward's leadership have confirmed they have left the company.
• VIDEO: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Launch Trailer Ushers In The "Rightful Challenger" To Modern Warfare
• Sony has officially purchased LittleBigPlanet developer Media Molecule.
• According to industry analyst Jesse Divnich speaks on Infinity Ward matter.
• We've got a big show lined up for tomorrow's episode of Feedback, and we want your input.
• The story of Infinity Ward vs. Activision is blowing up, but things at Infinity Ward's offices are seemingly quiet.
• Activision CEO Bobby Kotick is scheduled to meet with Infinity Ward soon.
• Check out our review of Battlefield: Bad Company 2.
• Three members of internet sensation and rock outfit OK Go will be on AOTS tonight at 7PM to discuss their newest video.
• Adam weighs in about this week's PS3 glitch and how he thinks this might be a warning of things to come.
• VIDEO: Metroid: Other M Trailer Explores Samus Aran's Backstory
• In light of the controversial news regarding Infinity Ward, industry professionals pipe in.
• Activision has confirmed Infinity Ward's leadership has left the studio, announced a new Call of Duty for 2011 and more.
• After an epic scavenger hunt, some images from Portal 2 were revealed by gamers..
• An Activision internal memo sent to G4 says Infinity Ward is "central to Call of Duty's future."
• An internal Activision memo makes it clear that Sledgehammer Games' "action-adventure" Call of Duty is separate from the Call of Duty
• In the latest Talkabouts, Adam Sessler and Patrick Klepek discuss the situation with Infinity Ward and Activision.
• Here are the answers we're looking for from the next episode of Lost, "Sundown."
• VIDEO: Kevin and Olivia bring you the top five videos from Around the Net.
• Tecmo has officially announced Tecmo Bowl Throwback for Xbox Live and PlayStation Network

Wednesday

• Check out our video of Starcraft II beta tips. Today: Offense.
• VIDEO: Halo: Reach Trailer Unveils Multiplayer Gameplay
• The Onion looked at the PlayStation 3 outage. Lol!
• Atari announced Test Drive Unlimited 2.
• Ubisoft announced today the public beta for its RTS R.U.S.E. will be available on Steam next week.
• VIDEO: Adam Sessler Interviews BioWare's Dr. Muzyka And Dr. Zeschuk
• The surreal and creepy indie platformer Limbo is coming to Xbox Live Arcade this summer.
• Check out these Modern Warfare 2 myths.
• American McGee has released a pair of concept screens for his Little Red Riding Hood game.
• Warner Bros. is currently looking to make a film adaptation of Space Invaders.
• Bizarre Creations has announced an official release date for Blur, and revealed details about the upcoming multiplayer beta.
• Valve is teasing a Mac announcement. Is Steam coming to Macs?
• Funny or Die has brought back the best "presidents" of SNL's past for a reunion of sorts.
• Rockstar Games has pushed back Red Dead Redemption from April until May 18.
• Eidos Montreal has released a teaser image for the long awaited Deus Ex 3.
• BioShock 2 is off to a good start -- it's already shipped more than three million copies.
• Take-Two plans to release L.A. Noire, Mafia II, Max Payne 3 and Civilization 5 between August and October.
• Take-Two will be taking a year off from developing NHL games on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
• VIDEO: Kevin and Olivia bring you the top five funniest videos from Around the Net.
• Compare the trailers to Alice in Wonderland and American McGee's Alice.
• A series of mysterious Portal teasers point to a possible Portal 2 announcement during next week's GDC.
• Web Soup returns with an all new Season 2 tonight at 8PM ET.
• This week's episode of Feedback addresses the two biggest stories of the week.
• A new episode of Lost has wrapped. Let's talk about "Sundown."
• Valve has released a new update for Portal...which alters the ending?!
• This week on The Links Of TheFeed, we find out Tim Burton's formula for making movies, watch the new trailer for the creepy and intri
• VIDEO: Indie Game Challenge: Part 1 -- Zeit 2, Fieldrunners, And Waker
• Former Infinity Ward leadership has filed a lawsuit against Activision. Among other things, the duo are suing for the right to create

Thursday

• Check out our Starcraft II defense tips.
• An SEC filing reveals that Blizzard is working on more than one Diablo game.
• Check out part 2 the video for Indie Games Challenge.
• VIDEO: Just Cause 2 PC MiniDoc: Nvidia Features
• Today Ubisoft announced the creation of Shaun White Skateboarding.
• Crystal Dynamics has announced its working on a new downloadable title Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
• SCREENS: First Screens Of Crysis 2 Arrive
• Activision has issued their first public statement about the lawsuit filed by the former leadership of Infinity Ward.
• Check out our interview with Xbox Live's Stephen Toulouse.
• Epic Games has revealed its GDC 2010 plans regarding the newest features of its Unreal Engine 3.
• Check out this video, where Nintendo's Bill Trinen shows off Super Mario Galaxy 2.
• The screenplay for the Wolverine sequel is finished and the film is set to shoot in January.
• Sony has officially announced that Zipper Interactive's SOCOM 4 will be released this fall.
• VIDEO: Just Cause 2 Producer Walkthrough
• The Rock Band Network is finally live, with a ton of new songs.
• VIDEO: Kevin and Olivia bring you the top 5 funniest videos from Around the Net.
• VIDEO: Dead to Rights: Retribution MoCap Dev Diary Dons Blacksuits And Tiny Little Dots
• VIDEO: Nier Trailer Believes In Magic
• Casey tells you about DDO Unlimited's success, how Blizzard Authenticators have been hacked, and some Final Fantasy 11 and 14 news.
• According to a source, Six Days in Fallujah is coming out after all.
• TECH REVIEW: Chris Hardwick and Kevin Pereira give 4 Seals of Approval for this Canon Vixia HF S11 camcorder.
• VIDEO: The Darkspawn Are Becoming Intelligent In New Dragon Age: Origins - Awakenings Trailer
• VIDEO: Alpha Protocol Developer Video Plays With Spy Toys
• VIDEO: Monday Night Combat Trailer Features "AmmoMule" Upgrade
• Ubisoft has announced its down and dirty soccer title Pure Futbol will be released in May.
• Attack of the Show is planning an Epic April, with daily firsts and things you want to know about. Don't miss it.
• G4 will be covering the Games Developer Conference. Don't miss it.
• We spoke with Epic Games president Mike Capps at DICE 2010 to talk about PC game mods, iPhone development and a little thing called U
• Adam Sessler and Patrick Klepek got together for a new Talkabouts discussing the latest developments with Infinity Ward.

Friday

• Sid Meier will deliver the keynote speech at the Game Developer Conference.
• Check out the video of part 3 of DICE's Indie Games Challenge.
• A new, 3D version of Crytek's CryEngine 3 will be shown off at GDC 2010.
• BioShock 2's upcoming DLC will introduce two new multiplayer characters, and here are some introductory screens.
• VIDEO: Mafia II GDC 2010 Trailer Shows How "The Working Man's A Sucker"
• Check out the first look at Portal 2.
• Check out our review of Final Fantasy XIII.
• Apple has announced an official release date for the iPad: April 3.
• The dates for QuakeCon 2010 have been announced.
• The official description of Portal 2 at GameStop has revealed a major new feature: multiplayer co-op.
• VIDEO: Resonance of Fate Direct-Feed Developer Walkthrough
• Check out G4's favorites among the 100 songs released yesterday.
• Xbox Live users may now express their sexual orientation in their gamertags thanks to the service's new code of conduct.
• VIDEO: Metro 2033 Goes Gold, Trailer Explores Ghosts Of The Metro
• New Line will be rebooting the Police Academy movies.
• A Korean couple was arrested for neglecting their own child in favor of a virtual one.
• VIDEO: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising Trailer Shows Off Free-For-All Multiplayer
• Video: We show off Metroid: Other M.
• SCREENS: First Screens Of Sega And Platinum Games' Vanquish
• VIDEO: It's time for the top 5 videos from Around the Net!
• Blair Butler reviews Punisher Max, Crossed, The Sword on Fresh Ink Online.
• Demo Discussion: Just Cause 2
• Get ready to get experienced with the schedule for G4's annual green day celebration of 4/20!
• TECH REVIEW: Kevin Pereira and Olivia Munn review the Archos 9 PC tablet, which only earned 2 Seals of Approval.
• We spoke with Insomniac Games CEO Ted Price at DICE 2010 about the mistakes he's made, the lessons he's learned and what it's like to
• G4tv.com will be streaming Sony's GDC 2010 press conference in its entirety on March 10 starting at 7PM EST.