Top gaming news this week

Retracing predictions, Xbox 720, Olympic athletes, some exciting new hardware, and… gaming bras?

August 10, 2012
Top gaming news this week August 10

Missed any gaming news this week? MyGaming has got you covered.

This week in gaming: retracing predictions, Xbox 720, Olympic athletes, some exciting new hardware, and… gaming bras?

Features

>> Worst PC games of 2012 (so far)
>> Sleeping Dogs: 5 things we can’t wait for
>> Michael Pachter: visionary or buffoon?
>> DayZ – The ultimate survival-horror experience?
>> Games you can play this week
>> Keep gay out of gaming
>> Why you should (almost) never buy top-end components
>> The magical modern mouse pad

Local news

>> 2upGamers 8th Lap debriefing
>> Apex Interactive brings Turtle Beach audio to South Africa
>> iGame Online plans gaming server boosts
>> Free Game Talk SA gaming magazine launched
>> Big plans for SA gaming from Web Africa
>> A MAZE. Interact 2012 gaming, media, and art festival heading to Joburg
>> Ster Kinekor to distribute Warner Bros. Interactive games in SA
>> SA National Team for ieSF World Championships announced

News you should check out

>> Windows Live boss mentions “new Xbox”
>> Diablo III player banks $10,000 in auction house sales
>> GRID 2 coming in 2013
>> These custom-order geeky bras are a girl’s best friends’ best friends
>> Battle.net hacked, user information stolen
>> Thief 4 delayed for next-gen console launch?
>> Doom 4 to have Oculus Rift support

>> DayZ to be launched as standalone title
>> Borderlands 2 is 50-60 percent bigger than its predecessor
>> World of Warcraft drops 1.1 million subscribers in 3 months
>> Konami employee wins Olympic gold
>> Games blamed for increased teen knife violence
>> BattleBlock Theater – the next indie hit?

>> Telltale: “iOS gamers willing to pay more than 99 cents”

Reviews

>> Nintendo 3DS XL review
>> Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes review (PS3)
>> Cooler Master HAF XM case review
>> Fable Heroes review (XBLA)
>> Project Zero 2 Wii Edition Review

Videos you should check out

>> Darksiders II trailer marks the arrival of Death
>> Black Ops 2 multiplayer gameplay reveal trailer
>> DmC trailer fuels Dante’s rage

Video of the week

Black Ops 2 multiplayer gameplay reveal trailer

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