Weekly Wrap-Up: Are We Ready For Next-Gen?

Next-gen console rumors are everywhere! We know their must be new consoles on the horizon, but we don't know when. Earlier this week Microsoft denied a new Xbox, but job listing suggest the "Xbox 720" will be released within the next 18 months. Nintendo's next console is raising some questions too. Will the Wii U be delayed in Europe ?

And now for the news...

Monday

• References to 'next-gen Source 2' found in Valve's Source Filmmaker code!
• An apparently leaked screenshot suggests that Ubisoft is working on a Prince of Persia reboot with a newly redesigned protagonist.
• EA Sports expands its annual Season Ticket subscription offer with the promise of free premium DLC for subscribers.
• The Behemoth reveals the details for 2012's Castle Crashers Tournament of Champions!
• Sony confirms plans to release PlayStation Collections packs for God of War and Infamous in the coming weeks.
• In an interview, a Microsoft General Manager seems to have confirmed the Next-Gen Xbox.
• A Diablo 3 player has earned more than $10,000 through the real-money auction house.
• Board games based on Zynga games are coming out.
• Riot Games has announced the League of Legends Championship Series.
• The Mars rover Curiosity's navigation system is like a video game, according to NASA.
• Rise of the Triad, the PC classic, is being remade and released as a downloadable title.
• We love mods, they're silly, they're creative, and they're often violent. This GTA 4 mod is all three.
• Assassin's Creed 3 will not have a multiplayer beta according to Ubisoft.
• The Gears of War trilogy is the staple third person shooter
• Check out what you'll be donating to this week in Nerdsourcing.
• Check out what games we can't wait to play when we get our hands on the Oculus Rift.
• Diablo 3 hero profiles are now available.
• Saints Row: The Third -- Enter The Dominatrix was originally announced as an expansion.
• Amazon is officially in the game making business thanks to their first social game, Living Classics.
• Some Black Mesa: Source gameplay has been leaked.
• United Front Games will be joining us tomorrow to play through a healthy big of Sleeping Dogs. Have any burning questions?

Tuesday

• THQ reveals new features for Darksiders 2, including a New Game+ mode and an arena mode called The Crucible.
• Mojang's Markus "Notch" Persson confirms that he'd like to see Minecraft and his upcoming 0x10c support the Oculus Rift headset.
• LittleBigPlanet Karting's release date has been announced.
• Bohemia Interactive confirms plans to develop the Arma 2 zombie survival mod DayZ as a standalone game.
• The Ouya console will support the open-source XBMC media player and the free TuneIn streaming radio service.
• The latest dev diary from Gearbox Software for Aliens: Colonial Marines looks at how the game expands on the lore from the movies.
• Check out our hands-on preview of Doom 3: BFG Edition.
• Developer Bungie is looking for play testers for an unnamed future project.
• Star Wars 13 is "not for psychopaths," according to LucasArts.
• Beyond Good & Evil HD is coming to Xbox 360 this September.
• Iron Brigade, the game formerly known as Trenched, has been announced for the PC.
• Mafia 3 is currently in production for the next generation of consoles, according to a 2k Games source close to Eurogamer.cz.
• This Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 multiplayer video is filled with all sorts of future tech.
• Microsoft has clarified that a new Xbox has not been confirmed by the company.
• Find out if the newest Xbox headset is worth your dough in this week's Tech Junkie.
• In Darksiders 2, Death has a bone to pick with whoever pinned the apocalypse on his brother, War.
• Masahiro Sakurai, the game director behind Super Smash Bros Wii U, recently spoke about what gamers can expect.
• LEGO Legend of Zelda The Ocarina of Time could potentially be one of the greatest action-adventure titles ever conceived.
• We talk to Fatal1ty about how to get into pro gaming and the future of eSports.
• Zelda meets the wild west in The Game Station's "Fistful of Rupees."
• Amazon Canada has posted a few images of game boxart for Wii U titles.
• Check out this fan-made Portal 2 video.
• Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World: The Game will add online multiplayer via DLC
• We get to check out Guns of Icarus Online, the multiplayer steampunk
• Check out this Spartan Laser video from Halo 4.
• Improvements and fixes are coming to Minecraft for the 360.

Wednesday

• As promised, Codemasters releases the announcement trailer for the racing game sequel Grid 2, coming in 2013.
• The Xbox 360 Achievements list for Capcom's Resident Evil 6, coming on October 2, 2012, is now posted online.
• Mojang's Carl Manneh reveals that 4J Studios' Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition is currently selling at a rate of more than 17,000 per day.
• Naughty Dog's v1.13 update for Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception adds a wide assortment of new cosmetic items, a Tournament System, and
• Zen Studios confirms a September 4, 2012 release for Zen Pinball 2 along with plans to reveal a new table based on a PopCap game at P
• Ubisoft has confirmed that the Wii U box art that hit the net is legit.
• Hybrid's launch has been marred by not-working servers.
• Detailed Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 single player, multiplayer, weapons, and zombie info has leaked.
• Script information hidden in Mass Effect 3's Extended Cut DLC hints to more changes to the scenes leading up to the ending.
• Valve has announced that Steam is going to be "expanding beyond games" starting September 5.
• It looks like upcoming stealth game Thief 4 will be a next-gen game.
• Find out what everyone in LA has been raving about when Gallery 1988 invades New York City.
• Persona 5 is in development according to Andriasang'
• PC gamers will get some cool enhancements to Sleeping Dogs.
• Key Developers of Bioshock Infinite have left Irrational Games.
• We wrap up everything you need to know before you decided to support the OUYA Kickstarter.
• The Matrix has been remade in the Source Filmmaker by Youtube user LiveCurious95.
• We talk to artist Zac Gorman about his work and his love of gaming.
• Papo & Yo has a release date.
• Over $2 billion has been spent on video game content in the U.S. between April and June 2012.

Thursday

• The following Dishonored trailer shows off some of the incredibly satisfying ways that you'll be able to kill your enemies.
• It looks a lot like Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is coming to Wii U.
• Check out our review of The New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the 3DS.
• The Ouya kickstarter has ended at 8.5 million.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will be playable at Gamescom.
• Check out this amazing Angry Birds controller!
• Check out this Halo 4 USNC video for a look at the guns of Halo 4.
• Epic Games announces the formation of Impossible Studios, formerly Big Huge Games.
• Check out the video for COD: MW 3's Chaos pack.
• Take an in-depth look at some of Connor's impressive killing abilities in our Assassin's Creed 3's takedown breakdown.
• Check out our Sleeping Dogs gameplay walkthrough.
• The first screenshot from Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee HD has been revealed.
• Here's what we think about Left 4 Dead 2 "Cold Stream" DLC
• The 360 version of the Silent Hill HD collection won't be patched for the 360.
• PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Game Director Omar Kendall details Sweet Tooth in this video.
• Sony has "abandoned" the U.S. trademark for The Last Guardian.
• Check out The Fearmaster gun from Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2013.
• It's that time again; time to speculate about the next-gen Xbox.
• It seems that Bioshock Infinite's multiplayer modes may have been axed.
• Feast your eyes on this CryENGINE 3 tech demo video.
• This Rayman: Legends trailer introduces Barbara the viking.
• This week, guest host John Walsh dissects PlanetSide 2’s first beta, gets behind the wheel of MechWarrior Online, shares the latest on Guild W
• Rod Fergusson has joined Irrational Games in order to help them finish BioShock Infinite.
• CD Projekt RED has announced the REDkit, a set of mod tools coming to The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings.
• According to the NPD Group, game sales in July continue to decline/
• In this Aliens: Colonial Marines dev diary, you'll learn what Xenomorphs are.
• EverQuest 2 gamers are going to get a new way to express themselves with SOEmote.

Friday

• It appears that BioWare co-founder Dr. Greg Zeschuk has left his general manager post at SW:TOR dev BioWare Austin.
• An alleged screenshot of a Kinect 2 motion tracking image demonstrates the improved motion and body tracking features.
• Activision reveals the retailer-specific Amazon and GameStop pre-order bonuses that fans will receive for reserving a copy of 007 Legends[[/li
• Blizzard the victim of a Battle.net security breach, president Mike Morhaime confirms that some user data has been compromised.
• The 'Desert Storm' mod for Grand Theft Auto 4 buries Liberty City beneath piles and piles of sand.
• A teenager keeled over from dehydration after a four-day COD: MW 3 binge.
• Check out this awesomely heart-warming prom picture.
• The release date of Assassin's Creed 3 on the PC has been announced.
• Jet Set Radio has a release date.
• To celebrate the impending launch of Sleeping Dogs, Square Enix has released an official launch trailer.
• Gnaw has been announced for the ever-growing mobile online battle arena (MOBA) game, Awesomenauts.
• Check at the best the mobile gaming has to offer in this week's Knuckle Up!
• These manufacturing problems are said to be the reason Nintendo has yet to lock down a launch date for the Wii U.
• This week on That Indie Column we check out some games that might remind you of some bigger titles.
• EA has released a teaser trailer for an upcoming Need for Speed Most Wanted Multiplayer trailer.
• Check out our comparison of recent game engines.
• We round up the best Source Filmmaker Shorts for you to check out right now.
• Check out what it means and the implications when look at the history of cloning in video games.