Weekly Wrap-Up: The Microsoft Surface Edition

Microsoft's new tablet, The Surface, was announced this week by the company at a press event in Los Angeles. The Microsoft Surface tablet is poised to take on Apple's iPad and features a keyboard, kickstand, and a free cover. We dug deep in to the Surface this week, going in to 5 Reasons It's For Gamers and 5 Reasons It's Not. We also speculated about the kinds of games we want for the Surface, and we even got a hands-on demo.

We've also got a few excellent web shows for your watching enjoyment.

• Feedback: Troy Baker joined the Feedback crew this week to talk about voice acting in video games.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler and the Insane Clown Posse talk the latest comic books.
• The MMO Report: Casey and The Insane Clown Posse talk the latest MMO news.

And now for the news...

Monday

• Details of Micrsoft's console plans for the 'Xbox 720' emerge in a supposedly leaked internal document.
• Sony Pictures TV, Embassy Row, and Ryan Seacrest Productions have a CBS game show pilot in development based on Zynga's Draw Something[[/link]
• An Amazon product listing offers some initial, unconfirmed details on Sony's plans for a collector's edition version of God of War: Ascension[
• Microsoft's previously rumored tablet reportedly includes Xbox Live-streaming capabilities and grows out of the company's Barnes & No
• The Australian Federal Parliament finally approves plans to introduce an R18+ rating governing mature content in video games.
• Is Ubisoft planning a Watch Dogs movie.
• Learn all the tricks of the trade before you enter Battlefield 3 Close Qusrters.
• Valve has hired a well-known economist as an economist.
• Moments ago, Microsoft announced it is putting out it's own tablet.
• Check out the games we want to come to Microsoft's Surface tablet.
• Check out the best in gaming and tech looking for a little a funding in this week's Nerdsourcing.

Tuesday

• Check out gameplay from four tables from Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles.
• Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson will be gifted as a playable characters to those who pre-order THQ's WWE '13.
• A newly released 20-minute Dead Space 3 video shows off how the game changes when moving from single player to co-op play.
• Sega confirms a release delay for Anarchy Reigns that won't see the game arriving in North America or Europe until 2013.
• Bethesda confirms that id Software's souped-up Doom 3: BFG Edition will be available for all announced platforms on October 16, 2012.
• Activision releases the latest batch of Call of Duty Elite content for Modern Warfare 3, amounting to three new Face Off maps and a S
• It looks increasingly like Starcraft: Ghost will never show up.
• If you want to see what you missed from AM2, check our Girls of AM2 2012 Cosplay Photo Gallery. I
• Rewards for Xbox Live achievements are coming this fall.
• We take a look at how indie games take on dungeon crawlers in this week's indie column.
• This summer's Summer of Arcade games have been dated and priced.
• Is actor Willem Dafoe going to star in Beyond: Two Souls?
• Check out this rad video game cosplay photo gallery from the AM2 expo.
• Watch out for the shadows as we check out the newest downloadable stealth game, Mark of the Ninja.
• Check out our video look at the Unreal Engine 4.

Wednesday

• THQ confirms that Saint's Row: The Third's Enter the Dominatrix DLC has been cancelled, with that content being added to the series'
• Capcom confirms plans for a fall 2012 PSN release of Okami HD on PlayStation 3 consoles, with upgraded visuals and Move support.
• A now-removed listing on Xbox.com suggests that Sega will be releasing Sonic Adventure 2 on Xbox Live Arcade in fall 2012.
• Blizzard releases the latest patch for Diablo 3, bringing the game up to v1.0.3 with a huge list of changes, tweaks, and fixes.
• Valve is offering Steam to educators for free.
• Super heroes were out in full force at this year's AM2.
• Check out these LEGO Batman 2 Deals And More In This Week in Game Deals: June 17th-June 26th
• Diablo 3 completed on inferno, hardcore mode for first time.
• Hideo Kojima has confirmed that Metal Gear Solid 5 is in the works and that it will be built using the Fox Engine.
• The Game Critics Association has picked its best of E3 nominees.
• Check out our in-depth video of Microsoft's Surface.
• Check out our Anime Cosplay Photos From AM2 2012.
• We get some tips from the pros on what we should be looking while watching fighting games.
• Product listings on Amazon and Walmart deliver the first details on Activision's Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified for PS Vita.
• Germany's Amazon site lists a Wii U release date.
• We look back at some of the best free-to-play shooters at E3 this year and what it means to gaming.
• BioShock Infinite's Troy Baker stopped by Feedback.
• A developer has bought the video game rights to Lingerie Football.
• Check out our look at Halo 4.

Thursday

• We take one last trip into the MMO that lets you take on modern mysteries, The Secret World.
• Capcom releases 20 minutes of gameplay footage from Resident Evil 6, highlighting a portion of Leon's campaign.
• Capcom will be releasing a 10-disc Mega Man soundtrack collection packaged inside an Energy Tank replica.
• BioWare reveals the details and requirements for its upcoming Mass Effect 3 N7 Bounty Weekend, Operation Savage.
• A Minecraft mod called MineZ is in development now that offers a blocky take on the popular, zombie-filled Arma 2 mod, DayZ.
• A cached website seems to reveal the existence of an unannounced, updated PC version of Final Fantasy 7.
• It looks like Microsoft has requested the removal of leaked Xbox 720 documents.
• According to Nintendo, The Wii U's Miiverse won't connect to existing social networks.
• Check out G4 and G4tv.com's extensive coverage of Comic-Con 2012.
• Have fun cheating with our LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes Cheat Codes Guide.
• Check out this amazing trailer from Heroes and Generals.
• We take a look at some of the games that bring us a little too close together in the real world.
• We take a second look at Surface, Microsoft's new device, to find the pros and cons for gamers.
• Sony is having some problems with the PlayStation Network.
• Check out this video of Stan Lee with super powers in The Amazing Spider-Man.
• On this week’s MMO Report, Casey prepares us for The Secret World’s final beta, sells us on the MechWarrior Online Founders Program, helps spread rumo

Friday

• Nintendo will release a super-sized Nintendo 3DS XL on August 19, 2012, offering bigger screens, better battery life, and a bundled S
• Nintendo confirms that the next Super Smash Bros. game will be developed by Namco Bandai under the guidance of Masahiro Sakurai.
• Nintendo confirms plans to release downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros. 2 and the next Professor Layton game on the 3DS.
• Nintendo confirms plans to release two classic games per week throughout July in 3DS eShop for its 8-Bit Summer promotion.
• Members of Microsoft's Game Developer Network can now start tinkering with the software development kit for SmartGlass.
• A Need for Speed movie is planned for 2014, from Dreamworks.
• Ex baseball-great Curt Schilling says he is "tapped out" after the failure of 38 Studios.
• Mass Effect 3'S Extended Cut DLC release date has been announced by BioWare.
• Kirby's Dream Collection has been announced for the Wii by Nintendo.
• A woman in Washington allegedly stole $10K and spent it on a Facebook game.
• Nexon is going to be offering several of their free-to-play games on Steam.
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 is all about the coins.
• Professor Layton And The Miracle Mask is coming to America.
• Valve and Adult Swim are teaming up for something Team Fortress 2 related.
• Lincoln didn't make the cut, but check out who we put down as the Top 5 Vampire Hunters in video games.