The Week in Gaming News

Published at 6:15 PM on August 28, 2011

By Bo Moore

Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of August 22, 2011.

• Watch a new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines.
• The finalists for the Game Developers Choice Online Awards have been announced.
• A beta for Dota 2 is set to launch in roughly three weeks.
• Check out an interview& from Destructoid with the developers of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
• The upcoming Halo 4 will begin a new trilogy of Halo games titled the “Reclaimer trilogy”
• Portal lead developer Kim Swift has revealed a new game titled Quantum Conundrum.
• Check out 20 minutes of narrated XCOM footage from E3.

And from Paste’s own news coverage:
• Check out the opening cinematic for Gears of War 3.
• Sony is planning to overhaul and relaunch the PlayStation Home service featuring quests and new activities.
• Check out this awesome live-action Portal short film.
• Watch 10 minutes of Assassin’s Creed: Revelations footage.
• Stu Horvath reviewed Trauma for the PC.
• And finally, check out J.P. Grant’s review of Toy Soldiers: Cold War for the XBLA.