Weekly Recap Oct 8th: iPhone 4S, UE3 In Flash Player, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron -

Sad news this week for techies, as the man behind the iMovement for Apple passed away. Thats right, Steve Jobs is no longer among the living, but his legacy will live on, including the announcement of the new iPhone 4S along with the Epic Games iPhone exclusive, Infinity Blade 2. Speaking of Epic Games, the Unreal Engine 3 is now supported within the Flash Player 11 design environment and even runs Unreal Tournament 3 at 60fp. Fascinating to say the least. Activision also announced that Transformers: Fall of Cybertron will be released in 2012 for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. These stories and more in this October 8th, 2011 edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap.

Sunday

Bloody Roar 5 Coming 2012 For Xbox 360, PS3

Playing On Hacked Battlefield 3 Servers Can Get Your Origin Account Banned. You do not want to risk playing with more peopleit might get you banned.

Saints Row Third Wont Be Delayed For PC. Oh nice, THQ actually gives a crap. Nice. Good news for PC gamers.

Rochard Review: No Frills Puzzle Action. A decent PS3 platformer for gamers looking for a little something different from all those other FPS titles.

King of Fighters XIII Cosplay Competition Announced. Im sure there will be a lot of guys keeping an eye out for Mai cosplayers, yeah?

Monday

ABBA You Can Dance Coming To Wii This November Get your groove on in the new music rhythm game.

EA Doesnt Want Origin To Compete With Valves Steam. The heat building up between these two isnt as palpable as people think.

WildFire EVO Xbox 360 Controller Features Built-In LCD Display. Wii U, watch out.

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Pre Order Bonuses Compete For Your Cash. A few bonuses available for those willing to lay down some extra green.

Activision Independent Games Competition Wants Your Submissions. If you have a great gaming idea be sure to finish it and submit to earn some great prizes.

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 13 Cover Athlete Open For Voting Pick your favorite golfer to grace the cover of the new title.

PSN Program Launches PSN exclusives are now availableuhexclusively for the PS3.

First Batman Arkham City Review Lands Perfect Score. Its somehow better than the first even though that seemed highly improbablyRocksteady scores again.

Tuesday

Infinity Blade 2 Announced For iPhone 4S. Next gen mobile gaming comes to the iPhone this winter.

Max Payne 3: Brazil, Maxs Gut, Bullet-Time Explained. Max kind of let himself go, read up on why that is.

Dungeon Defenders PS3 Release Date Revealed.

Early Reviews Say Rage Is Near-Perfection. Almost, but not quite perfect. Find out where the game shines and what it does well.

Unreal Tournament 3 Runs In Flash Player at 60 FPS. A revelation for the future of Flash-based games?

Hitman Absolution To Have Multiplayer. I have no idea how it will work, but theyre adding it.

Gears of War 3 Horde Command Pack Adds New Maps In November. New challenges and new maps for Gears of War 3

Wednesday

Repopulation Combat Modes Detailed. If youre into MMOs with a little more meat to their bones when it comes to combat, you cant go wrong with Repopulation.

World of Goo Hitting Android Soon. The mobile hit goes, uh, mobile.

Blacklight Retribution Closed Beta Begins In November. Looking for another free-to-play shooter this fall? Look no further than Blacklight Retribution.

Testament of Sherlock Holmes Coming In 2012 For Xbox 360, PS3, PC. A new mystery title on the way for home consoles.

Rumor: Battlefield 3 Coming To Steam After All? Well, its a possibility, but EA really wants to eat into Activisions market share and they might be willing to sacrifice Origins establishment to do so.

Duke Nukem Forever Hail The Icons DLC Dated.Maybe the DLC will fix the game, maybe not. Its at least worth checking out, right?

Gran Turismo 5 DLC Free Update, Price Drop Revealed. Its now easier to enjoy the game than ever before.

Mad Hatter and Poison Ivy Confirmed in batman Arkham City A few more baddies detailed for the new game.

Thursday

White 3DS With Monster Hunter 3G Bundle Announced. Its just not available for Americansyet.

Tekken Hybrid PS3 MadCatz Arcade Stick Bundle Pack Announced. Play your favorite Tekken characters using the new MadCatz arcade stick.

DotA 2 Spectator Features Detailed. Find out what its like to sit in the stands and watch other people unleash a wrath of technical fury on each other.

Rockstar: Red Dead Redemption Not Viable On PC Man, I really would love to see how this game would be on PC.

Tropico 4 Release Date Set For Xbox 360. Tropico 4 Release Date Set For Xbox 360. Kalypso puts the release date in stone for the dictatorial strategy game.

Neverwinter Becoming Free-to-Play MMO For better or for worse. At least Perfect World will be at the helm, and it doesnt really get any bigger than them.

Transformers: Fall of Cybertron Arriving in 2012 The war continues with your favorite Autobots and Decepticons in 2012.

Supremacy MMA Review: An Unholy Mix of Arcade and Simulation The score isnt all that bad but the game definitely could use room for improvement.

Dragons vs Unicorns Announced: Greatest Showdown of Awesomeness. Yeah this is no joke, this game is coming and its bringing Armageddon with it.

Friday

XBLA Losing Talent, Impossible To Self-Publish Says Eufloria Dev. These kind of stories definitely makes you not want to be an indie dev.

Childs Play Game In The Works Starring Chucky I dont know how its going to play out but at least the concept is original.

Eden Eternal Templar Class Joins The Action. A new character class for hard-playing gamers of Eden Eternal.

Red Orchestra 2 Devs Dont Care About Money, They Care About Quality. Too bad Activision doesnt feel the same way.

Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine Exterminatus DLC Gets Release Date. The four-player co-op will be well worth the purchase, no doubt.

NeoAxis Engine Supports In-Game 3D Web-Browsing. The next step in evolving in-game ads, no doubt.

Battlefield 3 Campaign Revealed Through Fresh Screenshots. Check out a few of the exotic locations youll be visiting.

MineCraft Summons Dragons. You can now craft dragonsnice.

Saturday

Electronic Theatre Previews Inversion A detailed preview of the new third-person time-melding shooter.

DICE: Youre Ready for Mirrors Edge 2 Yes, yes I believe I am.

Battlefield Bad Company 3 A Possibility. DICE is really on a roll, yeesh.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Worldwide TV Debut. Check out the official debut for Modern Warfare 3.

Viking Vs Chickens iOS Review Is this as good as Plants vs Zombies? Check out the review to see.

Rage Co-op FAQ How many players can do co-op? Whats the co-op like and how tough are the baddies? Get all the answers in the new FAQ.

Battlefield 3 Gameplay Is What Matters, Not Graphics. Maybejust maybe, with BF3 we might get both.

That wraps up this edition of the Gaming Blend Weekly Recap. You can check out the new trailer for War of the Worlds below, featuring one of the environments players will have to try to get through alive. Enjoy.