The Week That Was… (ending 29 Aug)

Deus Ex, Borderlands 2, Driver: San Fran, Steam refunds and new Halo details.
With the releases of Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Driver: San Francisco, it’s clear that the run-up to Christmas is underway for the industry’s big publishers. Accompanying our reviews for both of those AAA titles are our verdicts on Street Fighter III: Third Street Online Edition, Star Ruler and Toy Soldiers: Cold War.
(PS. Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a bit good.)
This week also saw us breaking down the wealth of game-specific info we acquired from Gamescom last week – previews for End of Nations, Lollipop Chainsaw, Borderlands 2, Fifa Street and Torchlight 2 join our interview with Epic Games president Mike Capps. Previews coverage from Gamescom will continue for another couple of weeks yet so continue to check back for our take on the show’s finest offerings (and some not so fine).
Big news of the week includes Steam refunds for From Dust purchasers, a variety of Halo info, same sex marriages in Skyrim and solid release dates for both Twisted Metal and the final piece of DLC for Fallout: New Vegas.
Big stories of the week as follows:
News

Twisted Metal gets a release date
Halo Anniversary to include 3D support
Same sex marriages in Skyrim
Halo 4’s Warthog to appear in Forza 4
Deus Ex: Human Revolution becomes IncGamers’ first 10/10 game
Diablo 3 class skill videos leaked
Cross-platform play confirmed for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Steam offering From Dust PC refunds
Halo: Reach title update coming October
Microsoft confirms Star Wars Kinect delay
Former Activision exec calls for new consoles now
LucasArts hiring for ‘open-world RPG’
Epic: Gears 3 uses every bit of the 360
Zumba Fitness still top of the UK charts
Fallout: New Vegas ‘Lonesome Road’ DLC out 20 September

Previews/Features

Borderlands 2 Eyes-On
Torchlight 2 Hands-On
Lollipop Chainsaw Eyes-On
End of Nations Hands-On
Fifa Street Hands-On
Gears of War 3 Interview w/ Mike Capps
Portable Game of the Week: Quarrel Deluxe

Reviews

Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Driver: San Francisco
Street Fighter III: Third Strike Online Edition
Star Ruler
Toy Soldiers: Cold War
Serious Sam Double D