What We Learned This Week: Nerdfights Are Everywhere

So ends another week of strong competition in our Videogame Deathmatch: Best Franchise Edition. Strong competitors like Final Fantasy, Madden, and God of War all bit the dust while the strong continue to survive. We've been continuously duking it out harder than ever cheering for our favorite franchises, having NERDFIGHTS for The Elder Scrolls vs. StarCraft, Call of Duty vs. Assassin's Creed, and Mario vs. Zelda.

Here's our slate of excellent web shows for your watching enjoyment:

• Feedback: The Feedback team take on MLG Dallas and Indie games
• The MMO Report: Casey discusses the layoffs at SOE, Blizzard's crack down on tank prostitution, and Uncle Casey's Mail Bag.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam talks about how collectibles in games can either help you explore or bring you out of the experience depending on how they're implemented.
• Fresh Ink: Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler returns from Wonder Con and reviews The Walking Dead, Fear Itself and indies Nonplayer, Blue Estate, and Undying Love.

And now the news...

Monday

• THQ has announced it is teaming up with Random House for more video game novels.
• This week's Nintendo downloads include Super Bonk, and Absolute Baseball.
• The first Spider-Man: Edge of Time trailer is yours to enjoy.
• Round Two of Videogame Deathmatch is live, now!
• Pick up Fallout: New Vegas on the cheap in This Week in Game Deals
• The next issue of Edge magazine features Max Payne 3.
• Burnout Crash, an unannounced Burnout title, has been rated by the Australian classification board.
• Alice: Madness Returns has been rated by the good 'ol ESRB.
• Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, the upcoming sequel to Earth Defense Force 2017, has a new batch of screenshots
• Ex California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is planning a video game.
• Check out our reviews of Super Monkey Ball 3 and Bust a Move Universe.
• Arrival promises to bridge the gap between Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3, but does it? Read our Mass Effect 2: Arrival DLC review!
• Showtime's The Borgias takes us right back into Ezio's Rome from Assassin's Creed. Are you watching?
• The PlayStation Network is down for for unplanned maintenance and various Sony websites have been down all day.
• The iconic Mario faces off against the iconic Zelda in this Nerdfight. Steve pulls for the plumber, and Nikole makes a Link. Who wins
• Feedback desires your questions! And it's insatiable.

Tuesday

• PewPewPewPewPewPewPewPewPew is an indie game where two players must work together to control their jet-pack equipped hero.
• An Australian retailer has seemingly revealed the next Black Ops map-pack: Escalation.
• British tabloid The Sun is reporting "record returns" of the Nintendo 3DS.
• Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson wants to star in a Call of Duty: Black Ops movie.
• Xbox Live director of policy and enforcement Stephen Toulouse speaks out on the hacking of his website and Gold account.
• Go Around the Net with Chris Hardwick, Morgan Webb and sluts!
• Check out this collection of anti-drug ads from Bioshock.
• Many nerds, like myself, have trouble going to the gym. But what about a Mario themed gym?
• Sony has officially responded to the disruption of service many PSN users have been dealing with since yesterday
• The price of Rock Band 3 is down to $20.
• Portal 2's Cave Johnson from Aperture Science wants to let you know the consumer version of the military-grade turret is ready.
• DC Universe Online players rejoice, a free update is coming.
• Chris Hardwick and Morgan Webb review the Falcon Northwest FragBox on Gadget Pr0n.
• PopCap has launched a smaller lable called 4thandBattery.
• Adam talks about how collectibles in games can either help you explore or bring you out of the experience.
• Check out our review of Rayman 3D for the Nintendo 3DS.
• Check out our highlights from Major League Gaming's first event of 2011 in Dallas.
• Check out the amazing teaser for Inversion.
• Check out this web-based services fixes the Nintendo 3DS's character limit.
• Capcom released a trailer celebrating Resident Evil's 15th year anniversary
• The Nintendo 3DS has arrived, but what does that really mean? And how integral is the 3D to the system? Find out in this feature.
• Anon is getting serious and is now attacking Sony employees.
• Buy All Your Base Are Belong to Us book today!
• BioWare has begun their Sequel Celebration and to commemorate this event they've released a new video showcasing their RPG sequels.
• Science fiction and armor against fatalities and the supernatural? Who wins in Mortal Kombat vs. Mass Effect?
• Our review of Gods Eater Burst is up.

Wednesday

• Rumor has it that the campaign for John Carmack's Rage will be 15 hours long.
• X-Play listed the top 5 games they'd like to see in 3D.
• It looks like May will see the release of Beyond Good and Evil HD.
• A release date has been revealed for Section 8: Prejudice.
• Check out our preview of LEGO: Pirates of the Caribbean!
• Around the Net covers machete slingshots, zombie protests and more!
• Rumors are milling around the internet about the possibility of a new Sonic the Hedgehog game.
• Mortal Kombat may be getting Green Lantern if recent rumors prove to be true.
• Katamari Damacy Mobile Jumbo has been trademarked by Namco Bandai.
• SOCOM 4: U.S. Navy SEALs beta is now open to anyone with a PSN accoun
• Banksy is known for his iconic and mysterious street art. Is his latest design a tribute to Lemmings?
• This week Feedback takes you into indie video games, and the world of eSports via MLG Dallas. Check it out!
• Nintendo has filed a patent for a yet-to-be released Wii accessory, the "Wii Light".
• The indie game Minecraft has gone on to make roughly $33 million according to its creator Notch.
• The Sims 3 is getting a new expansion pack on May 31 called Generations.
• If you're bored at school, home, or work, try out these 10 indie games from Bored.com. We promise, you'll be bored no more.
• The one thing Minecraft is missing is lightsabers.
• Cult-classic Demon's Souls isn't for the faint of heart but thanks to Amazon.com, it is for the faint of wallet.
• Check out our exclusive Darkspore video featuring the newest Hero, Meditron.
• EA is pouring over a hundred million dollars into the marketing for Battlefield 3.
• The nationalism in BioShock Infinite clues us in about the story. Check out what we think the game will look like.
• Watch our video on everything you need to know about the Nintendo 3DS.
• Jurassic Park: The Game will consist of five episodes that tell a story that takes place between the first two Jurassic Park movies
• Ready for more Deathmatch Nerdfighting? Leah tries valiantly to defend Starcraft against the awesomeness of The Elder Scrolls!

Thursday

• The brand new Sonic game Sonic Generations has been confirmed.
• Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns is heading to Nintendo 3DS this summer.
• There is a Mass Effect anime feature film in the works.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops new content pack Escalation has been leaked.
• Rockstar's LA Noire has another trailer called Official Trailer #3
• A unicorn serenades Sarah Silverman and more on Around the Net!
• Tiger Woods is launching an iPhone app that can analyze and improve your swing. Also, he likes trash talking! Check it out.
• Introducing Dead Island's latest playable character, Sam B.
• Valve's Orange Box has been reduced to only $20 on Steam.
• Chris Hardwick and Candace Bailey take a look at the Puget Systems Serenity Gaming PC.
• Check out the latest inFamous 2 trailer showing off Cole's new powers.
• Minecraft will be getting weather elements, including rain and snow, in its next update, 1.5.
• Super Meat Boy has sold over 600,000 units since its release on the Xbox 360 in October of 2010.
• Red Faction: Armageddon has a new trailer introducing us to Kara.
• Ubisoft recently held an Assassin's Creed art exhibit in Germany where Assassin's Creed 3's art director, Mohamed Gambouz, was in att
• Casey discusses the layoffs at SOE, Blizzard's crack down on tank prostitution, and Uncle Casey's Mail Bag.
• Want to learn about the course at the 2011 Masters Tournament? Check out our course guide video explaining each hole.
• Spring has sprung, and your favorite MMOs are marking the occasion with special events and updates.
• Epic is doing their part by hosting Unreal University, a bunch of lectures to help devs become familiar with UDK.
• In this epic Nerdfight, Assassin's Creed takes on Call of Duty in the battle of the franchises.

Friday

• Atari has released Arari's Greatest Hits to the App store.
• The first details from Mass Effect 3 have been revealed.
• The indie game Minecraft will officially launch on 11/11/11.
• A release date for Twisted Metal has been revealed: October 4.
• The Resistance 3 beta will be packed with SOCOM 4.
• Round three of Videogame Deathmatch has begun.
• Disgaea 4 will be released in September.
• Check out the Duke Nukem "Babes" trailer.
• Check out the Mortal Kombat gameplay trailer of Shang Tsung in action.
• Have a looksie at the latest Portal 2 screenshots, they're so pretty.
• EA's Alice: Madness Returns has a new batch of screenshots giving us a glimpse into the mind of Alice.
• New details surrounding Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception have been unveiled.
• Today 4th&Battery tweeted their game had been rejected by Apple's App Store.
• Sony's NGP will have some really interesting augmented reality games.
• White Knight Chronicles 2 will be coming to North America thanks to the publishers D3
• Check out our video from MLG Dallas where we talked to several prominent StarCraft 2 pro gamers, including the winner of the entire t
• Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine's first developer diary takes us into the universe of Space Marine.
• Tony Hawk himself confirmed we would be seeing another Tony Hawk game as soon as 2012
• Pokemon Black and White Global Link has an official release date
• Valve's Chet Faliszek confirmed Portal 2 would be getting DLC after launch
• Nightwolf is the latest character to get his own gameplay trailer for the upcoming Mortal Kombat.
• Check out these pictures that might be from Silent Hill 3D.
• Indie comics, Walking Dead, Marvel event reviewed on Fresh Ink Online
• Feedback is hungry for your queries. Feed it!
• The women of Mortal Kombat are strong, fierce and scantily clad fighters.
• Hanna opens in theaters this weekend, and it shows Saoirse Ronan kicking a lot of butt. Just like these video game girls.
• The Videogame Deathmatch is nearly over! In this Nerdfight, Donell takes on a robot. Yes, a robot. Who will win?