Sunday Review: The BG Archive for the week of 8/18/14

For late Summer, there was no shortage of stuff going on this past week! We had news from all around the industry as well as some big reviews of the games of August including Metro Redux and Risen 3.

FEATURES

• Gamescom 2014: Hands on with Sherlock Holmes: Crimes & Punishments
• Is The Last of Us Really That Good?
• Feature Friday: Is timed-DLC an idea who’s time has come?
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GAME/MOVIE/BOOK PREVIEWS AND REVIEWS

• Last Days on Mars (DVD) Review
• D-Link Wireless AC1900 (Hardware) Review
• Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (Tabletop Game) Review
• Crows Zero 2 (DVD) Review
• Chinese Zodiac (DVD) Review
• Metro 2033 Redux (PC) Review
• Metro Last Light Redux (PC)…
• Quincy Season Three (DVD)…
• The Girl (DVD) Review
• The Guild: Seasons 1-3 (DVD) Review
• Risen 3: Titan Lords (PC) Review
• P.T. (PS4) Review

VIDEO GAME NEWS

• Destiny goes to the Red Planet in new trailer
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor season pass announced
• Citizens of Earth… you’ve been delayed a bit
• PES 2015 demo dated, new details announced
• Activision reveals Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’s multiplayer modes
• Take a look at paradise lost in Destiny’s newest trailer
• Nightmare makes an appearance in Super Smash Bros
• Metroid Zero Mission outfit debuts in Super Smash Bros
• After Reset RPG showcases human races as well as Feats and Skills
• No more ‘mature’ games for the Wii U says Ubisoft
• Here’s over a half-hour of Witcher 3: Wild Hunt gameplay for your evening viewing
• A new look at Skywind
• Resident Evil Revelations 2 outed by Microsoft
• 500 gigabyte Xbox 360 Hard Drive coming soon
• Ubisoft set to abandon the ‘last-gen’ ship next year
• Destiny shows off multiplayer, is the most pre-ordered ‘new IP’ ever
• LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham trailer reveals army of DC Comics characters
• Nintendo gets ready to Smash PAX Prime
• 24 hour ‘free’ game trials might be coming to Xbox One
• Shadowgate opens its doors on Steam
• The Walking Dead Season 2 finale coming next week
• Destiny launch trailer brings the accolades and more gameplay
• Wasteland 2 arriving on PC next month
• Beta signups kick off for The Witcher Battle Arena
• Hard West bring tactical gameplay to the ‘weird west’
• Mega Month continues, and there’s free Disney Infinity on the Nintendo Download
• New tables on the way to Zen Pinball 2 on the Wii U
• Dirty Dozen sale puts 12 big Indie games on deep discount

COMIC BOOK, MOVIE, TECH AND POP CULTURE NEWS