{"id":480,"date":"2012-01-08T18:01:32","date_gmt":"2012-01-08T23:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vgheaven.com\/weekly-wrap-up-welcome-to-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-01-08T18:01:32","modified_gmt":"2012-01-08T23:01:32","slug":"weekly-wrap-up-welcome-to-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vgheaven.com\/?p=480","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Wrap-Up: Welcome To 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Posted from G4TV.com\/thefeed<\/p>\n<p>We made it through our first week of 2012 problem free. Well, a few games were delayed, some rumors were started and some game breaking bugs were found. Luckily, you can read all of our quality news stories after the break. We wouldn&#8217;t want you embarking on a new year without the right information.<\/p>\n<p>You should check out our excellent selection of web shows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/tag\/5635\/Feedback.html\">Feedback<\/a>: This week on Feedback, Blair and Co. ring in the new year.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/tag\/3321\/The-MMO-Report.html\">The MMO Report<\/a>: Casey covers the latest MMO news.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/tag\/301\/sesslers-soapbox\/\">Sessler&#8217;s Soapbox:<\/a> Adam Sessler took a break from Soapbox this week but go ahead, check out past ones.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/tag\/243\/Fresh-Ink.html\">Fresh Ink<\/a>: Blair Butler talks the latest and greatest comics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And now for the news&#8230;<a name=\"readmore\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719476\/fresh-ink-online-kevin-eastman-interview\/\">TMNT creator Kevin Eastman interviewed on Fresh Ink Online<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BioWare confirms that a Mac version of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719552\/star-wars-the-old-republic-mac-release-next-on-biowares-to-do-list\/\">Star Wars: The Old Republic<\/a> is something it&#8217;ll be &#8220;looking at next.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Pre-orders open for the next set-your-price <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719553\/indie-royales-unrevealed-next-bundle-now-open-for-pre-orders\/\">Indie Royale<\/a> collection, though the contents are still a mystery.<\/li>\n<li>A rumor suggests that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719554\/wii-u-rumor-points-to-an-app-store-for-both-console-and-controller\/\">Wii U<\/a> will include an app store that will support both the console and the tablet controller.<\/li>\n<li>A resume listing for composer Timothy Williams seems to confirm that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719555\/god-of-war-4-resume-listing-confirms-what-we-already-knew\/\">God of War 4<\/a> exists and is in development.<\/li>\n<li>Chiptune tinkerer and music-maker cTrix builds <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719556\/gatari2600-is-an-insane-custom-chiptune-guitar\/\">an amazing custom chiptune &#8220;guitar&#8221; <\/a>using an Atari 2600 and effects pedals.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719569\/star-wars-the-old-republic-350000-peak-concurrent-users-indicates-a-healthy-mmo-market\/\">Star Wars: The Old Republic<\/a> has approximately 350,000 peak concurrent users spread across 215 servers.<\/li>\n<li>A Disney newsletter revealed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719570\/disney-epic-mickey-2-revealed-thanks-to-disney-newsletter\/\">Epic Mickey 2<\/a> was on its way.<\/li>\n<li>Syndicate will have a stand-alone <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719571\/syndicate-co-op-trailer-meet-thormir-emma-akuma-and-aidan\/\">co-op mode<\/a> for up to four people<\/li>\n<li>And the top 10 most <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719573\/the-top-10-most-pirated-games-of-2011\/\">pirated games<\/a> of 2011 are&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Check out these photos from the set of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719572\/ace-attorney-film-cast-photos-objection-sustained\/\">Ace Attorney<\/a> film.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719580\/mineways-a-free-program-that-brings-your-minecraft-sculptures-to-life\/\">Mineways<\/a> is a new, free, program that will let you turn your Minecraft creations into real sculptures.<\/li>\n<li>Check out our wrap-up of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719585\/2012s-indie-games-our-most-anticipated-titles-for-the-new-year\/\">best indie games<\/a> you probably don&#8217;t know about.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A glitch in BioWare&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719587\/star-wars-the-old-republic-dancing-glitch-is-hilarious-highly-problematic\/\">Star Wars: The Old Republic<\/a> MMO renders dancing characters impervious to damage.<\/li>\n<li>This spring, PC gamers will take to the skies in the free-to-play Games for Windows Live release,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719589\/microsoft-flight-revives-flight-simulator-brings-along-achievements\/\">Microsoft Flight<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Check out our guide to the middle levels of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719593\/star-wars-the-old-republic-mid-level-guide\/\">Star Wars: The Old Republic.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A Reddit post from DICE&#8217;s Alan Kertz reveals that some tweaks are coming to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719595\/battlefield-3-weapon-attachments-to-be-tweaked\/\">Battlefield 3<\/a>&#8216;s weapon attachments.<\/li>\n<li>We preview the latest Silent Hill game, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719597\/silent-hill-downpour-when-it-rains-it-pourspure-evil\/\">Silent Hill: Downpour.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Electronic Arts reveals the bonuses that fans will receive for pre-ordering <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719598\/mass-effect-3-pre-order-bonuses-revealed\/\">Mass Effect 3<\/a>, which arrives on March 6.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719586\/feedback-the-video-games-of-2012-edition-bioshock-infinite-mass-effect-3-and-overstrike\/\">Feedback<\/a> team has been aching to talk about their top picks for this year.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719607\/angry-birds-was-downloaded-65-million-times-on-christmas-day\/\">Angry Birds<\/a> was downloaded a whopping 6.5 million times on Christmas Day 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Youtube user Taylorveltrop has managed to program his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719610\/kinect-and-wii-powered-nao-robot-brushes-cat\/\">Kinect<\/a>, in conjunction with a Wii remote, to control and navigate a NAO robot.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719616\/starhack-beta-released-on-battlenet-a-custom-game-that-brings-diablo-and-starcraft-2-together\/\">StarHack<\/a>, a project that has been in the works for quite a while now, has just released its beta version on Battle.net.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>GameFly&#8217;s annual rankings chart names <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719625\/batman-arkham-city-is-your-2011-game-of-the-year-according-to-gamefly\/\">Batman: Arkham City<\/a> as the most-requested GameQ title of 2011.<\/li>\n<li>Namco Bandai unleashes the intro movie for Project Soul&#8217;s upcoming January 31 fighting game release, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719626\/soulcalibur-5-intro-features-a-nightmare-v-siegfried-showdown\/\">Soulcalibur 5<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>BioWare&#8217;s latest patch for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719627\/star-wars-the-old-republic-patch-released-dancing-no-longer-saves-your-life\/\">Star Wars: The Old Republic<\/a> fixes the glitch that renders dancing players invulnerable.<\/li>\n<li>A new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719628\/saints-row-the-third-genkibowl-dlc-achievements-mention-sad-pandas-sexy-kittens\/\">Saints Row: The Third<\/a> Xbox 360 Achievements listing hints at some of the content in the upcoming Genkibowl DLC.<\/li>\n<li>Warner Interactive confirms that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719630\/lego-batman-2-dc-super-heroes-is-coming-this-summer\/\">LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes<\/a> will be released sometime this summer.<\/li>\n<li>A full-on strategy XCOM game was announced this morning: XCOM: Enemy Unknown.<\/li>\n<li>Sega&#8217;s classic shooters House of the Dead 3 and House of the Dead 4 are coming exclusively to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719635\/house-of-the-dead-3-and-4-coming-to-the-playstation-network\/\">PlayStation Network<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719641\/gotham-city-impostors-has-been-delayed-until-february\/\">Gotham City Impostors<\/a> has been delayed.<\/li>\n<li>The beta version of the Trion Worlds <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719646\/rift-mobile-app-beta-launched-for-ios-devices-android-release-coming-later-in-january\/\">Rift Mobile app<\/a> is now available as a free download for iOS devices.<\/li>\n<li>Casey&#8217;s back to discuss EVE Online players going into space, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719643\/fallout-mmo-lawsuit-finally-settled-the-mmo-report\/\">Fallout MMO lawsuit settlement<\/a>, and the early success of Star Wars:<\/li>\n<li>Read our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719651\/star-wars-the-old-republic-pvp-guide-the-gear-medals-and-warzones-of-swtor\/\">Star Wars: The Old Republic<\/a> PvP Guide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kick off the new year with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719648\/links-of-thefeed-a-new-year-of-weird\/\">Links of TheFeed<\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Indie sensation <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719660\/the-binding-of-isaac-to-expand-with-the-wrath-of-the-lamb\/\">The Binding of Isaac<\/a> will soon be getting an expansion called The Wrath of the Lamb.<\/li>\n<li>Infinity Ward&#8217;s Robert Bowling gives fans a look behind the scenes at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719661\/modern-warfare-3s-official-banhammer-looks-like-this\/\">Modern Warfare 3<\/a> official banhammer.<\/li>\n<li>Activision confirms that GameStop&#8217;s pre-order bonus for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719662\/prototype-2-pre-order-bonus-allows-for-literal-butt-kickings\/\">Prototype 2<\/a> gifts players the &#8216;Butt Kicker&#8217; ability.<\/li>\n<li>Square Enix confirms that an action-platformer based on Nathan Jurevicius&#8217; graphic novel<a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719663\/scarygirl-comic-adapted-as-action-platformer-for-xbl-psn-and-pc\/\">Scarygirl<\/a> is coming soon.<\/li>\n<li>A Facebook update confirms that Lexis Numerique&#8217;s upcoming downloadable horror game <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719665\/amy-coming-to-xbl-and-psn-next-week-with-some-unusual-pricing\/\">Amy<\/a>is set to arrive next week.<\/li>\n<li>Valve has announced some incredible 2011 growth data for their digital distribution service<a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719674\/steam-2011-sales-prove-that-pc-gaming-isnt-dead\/\">Steam<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Check out our list of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719676\/kingdom-rush-windosill-tiki-kart-and-more-knuckle-ups-best-mobile-games-for-the-week-of-january-2-2012\/\">best mobile games<\/a> this week.<\/li>\n<li>Tecmo Koei and Team Ninja has announced the release date for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719677\/ninja-gaiden-sigma-plus-release-date-revealed-ryu-hayabusa-is-coming-to-the-ps-vita\/\">Ninja Gaiden Sigma Plus<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Kazuo Hirai is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719680\/kazuo-hirai-to-be-named-sonys-president-ridge-racer-for-everyone\/\">Sony&#8217;s<\/a> new President.<\/li>\n<li>We took the SWTOR <a href=\"http:\/\/www.g4tv.com\/thefeed\/blog\/post\/719684\/swtor-dancing-glitch-in-real-life-its-time-to-slash-get-down\/\">\/getdown<\/a> glitch in to real life. Watch what happens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted from G4TV.com\/thefeed We made it through our first week of 2012 problem free. Well, a few games were delayed, some rumors were started and some game breaking bugs were found. Luckily, you can read all of our quality news stories after the break. 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