Missed something big this week? Never fear, for below you’ll find all the news stories that made waves in the week of 16 – 20 January 2012.
Resident Evil 6 gets announced
What started out as a long stretch eventually turned into indications of an imminent announcement of a new Resident Evil title – and in the end, the rumours turned out to be true; Resident Evil 6 was announced and is looking awesome.
>> Resident Evil 6: Confirmed
>> Confirmed: Capcom behind “No Hope Left” viral campaign
>> Rumour control: is this the Resident Evil 6 viral campaign?
Star Wars: The Old Republic makes waves, money
Not only did we get our Star Wars: The Old Republic review out this week – but the MMO has also seen a whole lot of updates, add-ons and fixes coming from BioWare – can’t blame them, really, seeing as it’s making them buckets of cash.
>> Star Wars: The Old Republic PvP exploit on Ilum
>> The Old Republic players rewarded with Founder’s Medal
>> BioWare discusses future of Star Wars: The Old Republic
>> Star Wars: The Old Republic March update to include new content
Skyrim updates and fixes
FINALLY. The patch for the pesky PlayStation 3 problems that have been persisting on the platform (amongst other fixes) is coming our way; on top of that, the PC-only creation kit and Steam Workshop is almost ready, too.
>> Skyrim Creation Kit and Steam Workshop “are nearly ready”
Demos, demos and a demo date
Two big demos landed this week, and one was dated: Mass Effect 3 and Kingdoms of Amalur will feature some cross-universe rewards for giving them a bash, and the ever-so-gorey Darkness 2 also crept out of the void.
>> Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo now available
>> Mass Effect 3 demo on Xbox LIVE dated also PC System requirements
>> The Darkness II demo out now on Xbox LIVE also PC System requirements
Delays, delays and uncertainty
When we posted our Q1 games listing, we sort of pre-empted some delays popping up – in this case, Max Payne 3 got pushed back a couple of months, XCOM won’t make it this year – and Diablo 3? Who knows.
>> Blizzard fiddling with Diablo III after beta feedback
>> Max Payne 3 launch window moved back
>> XCOM reboot release pushed back
Local news
Closer to home, Web Africa have discontinued FreeZone for uncapped ADSL subscribers; PS Vita’s official local prices show up; new local game competitions arrive and show growth; and SA gets represented in the Battlefield 3 Nations Cup.
>> SA team selected for Battlefield 3 Nations Cup tournament
>> Web Africa discontinues FreeZone for uncapped ADSL users
>> PolarfluKe: January StarCraft II tournament announced
>> DoGaming reports growth in console leagues
>> PS Vita South African pricing revealed
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