Weekly Wrap-Up

It might have been a four day week thanks to the July 4 holiday, but that didn’t stop us from bringing you a full week’s worth of fantastic content, starting with our killer lineup of web shows:

• Feedback analyzes May's NPD numbers and the influence of reviews on gamers.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Sess discusses a new study about the effects of game reviews.
• The MMO Report: Casey shows off new TERA footage, talks City of Heroes, answers viewer questions, and more.
• Fresh Ink: On the eve of Comic-Con, host Blair Butler gives you the lowdown on a number of new titles including Northlanders: The Sea Road, Ghost Projekt, Wonder Woman, and more.

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It's a big time holiday weekend, where we celebrate the birthday of our nation. Happy birthday, America. You look great for your age.

We celebrated the week by making you a ton of great web shows...check them out:

• Feedback takes a look at Transformers: War for Cybertron.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Sess is going back to E3 and analyzing the best of the press conferences.
• The MMO Report: Casey interviews the minds behind Jumpgate: Evolution, Marvel Super Hero Squad and more.
• Fresh Ink: As Fresh Ink Online host Blair Butler preps for Comic-Con, she brings you some choice graphic novels for your pleasure, including Blacksad, Gotham Central, Jonah Hex: No Way Back and more.

And now, the news...

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This week was pretty slow in terms of actual video game news; everything big broke the week previously, during E3. But we've spent the week providing you with literally hundreds of trailers, game previews and original interviews from the E3 show floor. Take a look at our E3 site to see what I mean.

• Feedback is extra large this week, and provides a look at the biggest games at E3.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam wasn't super into 3D gaming...until the Nintendo 3DS turned him around.
• The MMO Report: Casey was at E3, and brought back word on all the best MMOs from the show.
• Fresh Ink: Blair takes a look at The Bulletproof Coffin, The Sixth Gun, Amazing Spider-Man: Grim Hunt, and more.

And now, the news...

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Do you have several hours to spare? Good. You're going to need it. The blog post you're reading right now contains an unbelievably huge number of links culled from G4's coverage of the just-passed E3 convention. We also shot on-the-spot web programs from the show. Check them out:

• Feedback was shot live at the show, and the gang give an insider's perspective on the goings on.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam's E3 schedule is so tight, he shot soapbox while riding to the Convention Center. Learn what it's like to ride shotgun with Sess while he dissects the E3 conventions.
• The MMO Report: Casey was all over E3, but we're still bringing you an MMO Report.
• Fresh Ink: Blair gives you a little break from gaming to talk about the best graphic novels out there.

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You're reading this on Sunday, most likely, on the week before E3... you can almost see the massive-flood of video games, announcements, and more on the way. You can almost hear the roar. You can almost smell the nerd-osity. So here's what I want you to do: Watch the G4 webshows we compiled below, then visit our E3 site and wait. Just wait... it's going to happen any minute now...

• Feedback:  The Feedback posse rides through Red Dead Redemption, pard.
  
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam took time out from texting (or was it sexting??) to talk about the iPhone and gaming.
• The MMO Report: Casey looked at Jumpgate: Evolution and more.
  
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler has a slew of comics to review, including Avengers Academy, Rawhide Kid: The Sensational Seven, Heralds, Batman, Dream Logic, X-Men: Xenogenesis, and G.I. Joe: Cobra.

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We've been talking a lot about E3 lately, because we're totally gearing up for the big show. We've ordered several cases of champagne, at least a gross of deviled eggs and rubber gloves for all!  The news this week has included a ton of E3 rumors and speculation and general pre-show hype. Next week will feature even more!

Along with that, we also managed to put together our usual slate of amazing web shows for you. Check them out:

• Feedback:  Feedback goes way in-depth on Super Mario Galaxy 2.
  
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam, too, is talking Super Mario Galaxy 2.
• The MMO Report: Casey looks at a new trailer for Star Wars: The Old Republic.
  
• Fresh Ink: Guest host Gerry Duggan reviews the top comics of the week.

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Happy Memorial Day weekend, everyone. I hope you're enjoying the backyard barbecues, beach trips and other celebrations that mark the beginning of summer. Hope you're playing some games, too -- a long weekend is the perfect time for a marathon gaming session.

Check out the original web shows we produced this week:

• Feedback:  Feedback goes way in-depth on Split/Second and the biggest news of the week.
  
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam contends that Red Dead Redemption is the perfect Western game.
• The MMO Report: Casey looks at World of Warcraft's remote Auction House.
  
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler reviews the most notable comic releases of the week.

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A metric crap-ton of great games came out this week: Alan Wake, Split/Second, Prince of Persia, Red Dead Redemption and more.  Obviously it was difficult for us to tear ourselves away from our consoles, but we managed to long enough to bring you our usual awesome web shows:

• Feedback:  Feedback takes a look at Alan Wake.
  
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam  delivers a commencement speech to this year's college grads.
• The MMO Report: Casey looks at Star Wars: The Old Republic.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler reviews the most notable comic releases of the week.

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This was one of those (relatively) quiet weeks in gaming. Sure, Skate 3 and Lost Planet 2 came out -- both solid games -- but this coming Tuesday, three complete must-have games will drop: Split/Second, Red Dead Redemption and Alan Wake. Good luck deciding how to spend your allowance, buddy. 

Check out the web shows we made this week:

• Feedback:  Feedback takes a look at Lost Planet 2.
  
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam speaks truth to power and says "Not so fast, Obama!"
• The MMO Report: Casey looks at Warhammer 40k Online.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler reviews the most notable comic releases of the week.

And now, the news:

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The biggest news of the week: Halo: Reach's multiplayer beta was released. The launch was a little rocky, with Bungie's servers getting slammed, but it cleared up. Hey you can even play it for charity! Here's our impressions.

Our web shows were in full swing this week too. Here's what we have for you:

• Feedback:  Feedback took a look at Halo: Reach
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam talks about video games entering the Supreme Court.
• The MMO Report: Casey looks at Age of Conan and APB.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler reviews The Killer, Brightest Day, Thor and the Warriors Four, iZombie, Batman and Robin and more.

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The biggest news of the week: Halo developer Bungie announced it has signed a ten year publishing deal with Activision, just as Halo: Reach is set to go into its beta phase. Bungie is developing a new IP, and plans for a multiplatform release.

Our web shows were in full swing this week. Here's what we have for you:

• Feedback:  Feedback took a look at Activision's relationship with Infinity Ward, and played Deadly Premonition.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam discussed violence. Believe it or not, there was violence before there were video games.
• The MMO Report: Casey looks at both Star Wars and Star Trek's MMOs!
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler reviews Last Days of American Crime, Ultimate Avengers 2, Locke & Key: Crown of Shadows, Secret Warriors, Scalped and Northlanders: The Plague Widow.

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If you've been noticing a lot of info about the third dimension this week on our blog, it's because G4 and TheFeed attended the first ever 3D Gaming Summit here in Los Angeles, so we brought back speeches from 3D professionals like Paul W.S. Anderson and Jon Landau, as well as news of 3D gaming!

We also shot a bunch of web shows, which are, for the moment, two dimensional. But watch them, because they make those two dimension feel like seven!

• Feedback:  Feedback looks at Marvel Vs. Capcom 3 and discusses Roger Ebert.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Speaking of Roger Ebert, his pronouncement that "games can't be art" is the subject of this Sessler's Soapbox.
• The MMO Report: Casey talks about World of Warcraft's new pay-per-mount Sparkle Pony, the Celestial Steed.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler reviews Firestar, DV8, Brave and the Bold: Wonder Woman & Zatanna Batgirl, The Magdalena, Ultimate Avengers and Logan’s Run
  

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This was a week of Birth (the release of Splinter Cell: Conviction and the announcement of Gears of War 3) and Death (The end of Xbox Live for the original Xbox). But even through the extremes of emotions, we brought you the original web series that should act as a rock of weekly stability in your life:

• Feedback:  Feedback looks at Splinter Cell Conviction and talks Gears of War III.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam Sessler talks about whether the ex-heads of Infinity Ward are destined to shake up gaming's power structure.
• The MMO Report: Casey discusses an unfortunate Warhammer billing error.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler reviews Unwritten, Brightest Day and more.

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The big news of the week: The iPad! Apple's tablet was the total rage, with the faithful lining up to buy their own copy, and the rest of the world either feeling left out or snorting derisively (while secretly feeling left out.) But we tore ourselves away from our devices long enough to make the awesome web shows below for you.

• Feedback:  Feedback looks at Just Cause 2 and the iPad.
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam Sessler wonders if Nintendo will do 3D right.
• The MMO Report: Casey celebrates Free Realms birthday.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler reviews Shield, Buffy and more.

And now, the news:

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We were all anxiously awaiting the release of the iPad this week...and now it's here! Are we disappointed? No. Not at all. it's awesome!  If you bought an iPad, I'm sure you're basking in its glow right now. Take a few moments though, to enjoy our slate of incredible web shows:

• Feedback:  Feedback took a nostalgic look back at PAX East and looked forward to Halo: Reach!
• Sessler's Soapbox: Adam Sessler asks that gamers show Indie games a little more love.
• The MMO Report: Casey discussed APB.
• Fresh Ink: Blair Butler reviews the top comic book titles of the week.

And now, the news:

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