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This week we revealed August's cover story, Dragon Age 2, and made you laugh with a couple of humorous features. It's time for Week In Review!

Here were this week's top ten Game Informer exclusives:

August Cover Revealed:
This week we pleasantly surprised fantasy RPG fans with the reveal of our cover story, Dragon Age 2. Well, except for the fans who convinced themselves that we had somehow promised them an Elder Scrolls V announcement. They were pretty disappointed. In addition to covering BioWare's next epic RPG (we're still talking Dragon Age 2 here, I'm not hinting at Mass Effect 3 or anything), August's issue features our list of E3's 50 hottest games, and breaks down what to expect from Kinect, Move, and the 3DS. 

Dragon Age 2 Hub Is Live:
Want to know what comes with a Dragon Age 2 cover story? A month of Tim Turi calling the game "Dragon Eggs 2." Also, a month of exclusive bonus features delivered via our Dragon Eggs Age 2 hub. So far we've already revealed some exclusive first details about the game, as well as five facts about the game's main protagonist, Hawke. Here's a bonus sixth fact: He is in no way related to the crooning safe-cracker Hudson Hawk. You heard it here first, folks.

GI Reveals The Names Of The Next 5 Castlevania Games:
Let's face it: As great as they are, recent Castlevania games all sound like they were named by a crazy person. We here at GI have plenty of crazy people too, and this week Matt Helgeson did an impressive job of making up titles that would fit right in with the series. My favorite? Requiem of Constipation. That's the saddest requiem of them all.

Games The Characters Of Twilight Would Like:
This week I came up with a list of video game recommendations for the fictional characters of Twilight. My goal? To cram in as many zingers and insults as I possibly could in one feature. The biggest surprise though, is the number of people saying I've sold out by covering Twilight. You guys did read the article, right?

The Eight Most Disappointing Games Of Our Time:
Ben single-handedly bummed out the whole GI crew this week by coming up with a list of gaming's biggest let downs. Thanks a lot, Ben.

Overheard #10:
It's been a long time since Annette posted a new edition of Overheard, but this one makes up for the hiatus. It's filled with some of the most ludicrous utterances ever spoken in this office, plus some things that people other than Dan Ryckert said.

7 Video Game Shirts You Should Never Wear:
This week Reiner put together a photo blog with video game shirts that are totally lame. That's just his opinion though, so if you really like your "I got mad bills" shirt, keep on wearing it!

BC 2 Live Journal: Onslaught Mode:
This week four GI editors took up arms and tried out Bad Company 2's new Onslaught mode. How did we do? Not as bad as Reiner makes me sound, that's for *** sure…

Rants 'N Raves: Crackdown 2:
When Reiner wasn't busy distorting my venerable BC 2 service record, he took the time to write up his thoughts on Crackdown 2. Talk about disappointing games of our time.

Video Games LeBron James Should Have Joined:
Yesterday Americans across the country sat through an hour-long press conference (well, half of it at least) to find out what team LeBron James was going to play for. Dan Ryckert thought joining the Miami Heat was a big mistake. In fact, he thought joining any basketball team was a mistake; he thinks LeBron should have joined a video game franchise instead. The rest of us at GI realize that's impossible, but we let Dan live out his fantasy anyway – he's at his happiest when he's photoshopping crazy images.

And now here are the top 47 news stories from the week:

1. Sparks
   Fly In New Infamous 2 Footage
2. Amazing
   Fan-Made Portal LEGOs Should Be Sold At Retail
3. New
   GT 5 Trailer Shows Off Damage/Visual Effects
4. Check
   Out Two Of World Of Warcraft's Most Dangerous New Zones
5. Activision's
   Kotick Still Thinking About Call Of Duty Subscriptions
6. Jaffe
   Reveals More Twisted Metal Factions
7. Make
   Your Own Sephiroth Papercraft Today!
8. PS3
   Slim Turns White, Upgrades To 320 GB
9. Sega:
   No Alpha Protocol 2
10. APB
    Facing Console Port Challenges
11. Games
    Of 2010 Are Better Than 2009, So Far
12. Video
    Games Cause Shorter Attention Sp- Hey Look, I Just Leveled Up!
13. Blizzard
    To Broadcast Real Names On Forums
14. PlayStation
    Plus Not Required for Hulu Plus
15. Obsidian
    Wants To Make A New Chrono Trigger
16. Xbox
    Live Arcade Getting Another Facelift
17. LucasArts
    Loves Idea Of Super Star Wars On Xbox 360
18. Bad
    Company 2 Locks And Loads VIP Map Pack 4
19. Jordan
    Sticks Tongue Out At Competition In NBA 2K11 Box Art
20. Half-Life
    Fans Are Creative
21. Xbox
    Live Sales Rake In Over Billion
22. Kojima
    Working On Metal Gear Solid 5?
23. Release
    Dates Announced For XBLA Summer of Arcade Titles
24. Zelda:
    Majora's Mask Statue Back By Popular Demand
25. Blizzard
    Overhauling World Of Warcraft Talent System In Cataclysm
26. Yes,
    You Can Sit Down And Play Kinect
27. You
    Really Care What We Think! (Maybe!)
28. New
    Mortal Kombat To "Focus Hard On The Hardcore Player"
29. Are
    You Excited For Kinect?
30. Look,
    You Should Be Watching Axe Cop
31. Blood
    Gulch Revived For Halo: Reach
32. Exclusive
    Armor With Halo: Reach Pre-order
33. NBA
    Jam Coming To 360/PS3?
34. Guild
    Wars 2: No Healers, No Death Penalties, No Problem
35. Assassin's
    Creed Goes On Hiatus?
36. Rockstar
    Announces 4 New DLC Packs For Red Dead Redemption
37. Final
    Fantasy XIV Closed Beta Kicks Off This Weekend
38. Win
    A Monkey Island 2 Voodoo Doll!
39. McFarlane
    Toys Reveals Halo: Reach Action Figures
40. Become
    The World's Greatest Parent With A Shadow Of The Colossus Mobile
41. Marvel's
    New Halo Comic Reveals Master Chief's Face
42. Was
    Move Planned For PS3 From The Start?
43. Reader
    Discussion: The State Of JRPGs
44. Baseball
    Simulation: How Accurate Are This Year's Baseball Games?
45. Mario
    Speedrun Like Nothing You've Seen Before
46. Blizzard
    Stops Plan To Force Real IDs In Forums
47. Star
    Wars: The Old Republic Now Testing In A Galaxy Near You

Be sure to check out this week's regular features: Replay,
featuring Mister Mosquito; The
Game Informer Show, covering Crackdown 2 and WoW's (now rejected) Real ID controversy;
Impulse Weekly, covering Monkey Island 2 and Blacklight: Tango Down; and The[Crafty]Gamer,
featuring an interview with rapper Dan Bull. Check out
what the GI staff and the
community are up to in this week's editions of Weekend
Warrior and Blog
Herding. See you next week!

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