Archangel Tyrael Posted June 24, 2012 Report Share Posted June 24, 2012 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. 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