rAge, cheating and the meaning of insanity

Everything you need to know in this week’s gaming news roundup

October 12, 2012
Gaming roundup October 12

The chaos and dust of the rAge 2012 gaming expo has settled, and as we try remedy our gaming hangovers, we’ve also rounded up all the big gaming news this week that you can’t afford to miss.

Finding out what you thought of rAge, while also looking at some underwhelming games and hearing what big-name developers have to say, were just some of the things that kept us busy (and entertained) throughout the week.

Features

rAge 2012 – what did you think?
Ubisoft dedicated to South Africa
Wii U: what’s inside?
rAge 2012: the show in pictures
NAG LAN @ rAge 2012 – the gamers speak
9 games that failed to live up to the hype
Triple-A advice for SA game devs
Dishonored review round-up
Far Cry 3: learning to adapt

Local news

Alienware launches SA online shop
South Africa very important for gaming: Sony
SA’s non-core gamers sustain the market
SA’s most popular online store among gamers
Gaming connection of choice in SA
GT Academy SA launch: what went down
Most popular gaming platforms in SA
rAge 2012 officially the biggest ever
Xbox Music coming to SA?

News you should check out

League of Legends cheater hit with massive fine
World of WarCraft hackers kill thousands of players instantly
Rayman Legends launch delayed
Treyarch defends Black Ops II engine
Diablo III Monster Power system incoming
Deadlight PC launch date announced
GOG “Pay What You Want” deal includes all three Divinity games
Microsoft issues rules for game content usage

Logitech G710+ mechanical gaming keyboard revealed
Gears of War movie revving its engines
Medal of Honor Warfighter Beta is live
Skyrim’s Whiterun guards op-op-op-op-op, oppa Gangnam Style
World of Warcraft remade in Minecraft
Angry Birds: Star Wars confirmed for launch next month
PETA pokes Pokémon with parody game
Battlefield: Bad Company heads to TV
Battlefield 3 server update details

Videos you should check out

Half-Life fan-film is the best thing you’ll watch today
Silent assassins, armoured heroes and wrestling rabbids
Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn live-action series launched

Reviews

Descent: Journeys in the Dark table-top game review

Win

Win CM Storm Sonuz gaming headphones

Get involved!

Thanks for checking out the news this week, and if you’d like to get involved with the MyGaming community, check out the comments sections on the site and head over to the MyGaming forums, where everyone is discussing what they’re playing, PC gamers are discussing Borderlands 2, and don’t be shy, there’s a spot to introduce yourself to the community.

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