Weekly Report Gets Synced!

Announcements

Gears of War 3 Beta Code Activity!
Today is Earth Day! Want a Gears of War 3 beta code? Here's what you need to do. In one witty sentence of 15 words or fewer, what does Earth Day and the Gears of War series have in common? Submit your answers in the comments below by tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT, and we'll select the best 10 statements and grant 10 GameSpotters a beta code!

UPDATE 4/23 at 11:04AM by JodyR: Here are the results! Congrats to xxbloodbathxx, Berack09, goku5595, Mr-Possible, ullarich, charizard1605, turbo737, deershadow, and gmax!

The Tale of the Missing SoapBox
Many of you have noticed that the SoapBox has gone missing from various GameSpot pages. This is simply us experimenting with GameSpot's beta masthead, which you can see via beta.gamespot.com. We'll update you as soon as we have more information.

GameSpot has been nominated for a Webby!
That’s right it’s that time of year again! Time for the yearly celebration of the Internet known as the Webby Awards, GameSpot has been nominated for Games Related category. The Peoples Voice Awards voting ends Thursday April 28, so get out there and show your love for GameSpot!

System Wars Magazine
The most recent issue of the System Wars Magazine reviews the online gaming world's best April Fools' jokes, calls calling things "overrated" overrated, brings you reviews of the 3DS hardware and only launch title that matters, and ties up the running Battle Royal tally.

Portal Kombat Game Night Update
This week's game night was a blast! The GameSpot staff challenged you to Mortal Kombat and Portal. Watch the replay to see what went down.

Getting in Sync With Jody Robinson
GameSpot Sync is your daily download for the world of gaming, brought to you by our very own Jody Robinson. Quick, fun, and always informative, Jody is just what the doctor ordered! So she’ll be seeing you at 4:00 p.m. GMT.

Member Spotlight

This week’s member spotlight goes to dragon_king64 for his amazing three-part video series on the brand spanking new video game bar and lounge, Insert Coins, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Staff Fingerprints

- Sophia Tong : Perfect puppy Bailey poses in a three-part photo series of what Sophia calls “Things I Put on My Dog's Head.”

Blog Bunker

- UltraZero shares the 2010 Union Awards results, as well as the Peoples Choice for Unions.
- AK_the_Twilight Discusses what lessons Nintendo should take from the Wii.
- IslandBros15 talks about the cooperation he’s experienced in the Pokemon games.
- Kbaily takes a stand and reminds us that kids really DO care about Mario.
- SuperfastSonic shares his point of view on the topic of universal handhelds.
- Asagea_888 tosses in his two cents on the new Nintendo Console.
- Biggest_loser is quickly becoming a film critic with his latest review of the new Thor movie.
- gashoe13 talks about the original score to Avatar: The Last Air Bender.
- Cloud_765 posts his 300th blog! Wow that’s a lot to talk about! Shout-outs are given to the his personal top 10 users.
- Lord_Daemon shares with us the photography of T. Enami, whose work is anything but one dimensional.
- JokerPRO10 just got his 1000th achievement! Congratulations on the massive unlock.

User Reviews

DS/3DS

- Okamiden gabuEx
- Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition Reviews JustPlainLucas
- Bust-A-Move Universe JustPlainLucas

PC

- Independence War 2: Edge of Chaos Gelugon_baat
- Portal AlmightyMax
- Shogun 2: Total War Jedo

PS3

- Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People SemiMaster
- Mortal Kombat gunslinger_boy
- Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom AzelKosMos

Wii

- Cave Story Reviews c_rake

Xbox 360

- Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires gamefreak197

Tip of the Week

Creating a review, blog, or a video is a very rewarding experience, but when someone takes the credit for something you worked so hard on, it can be a real bummer. Don’t let other people steal your creativity!