Gaming news wrap-up

5 January 2013

2013 is off to a bang, and between dinosaurs infesting Half Life 2, another outcry about violent video games, and a very disappointed child, MyGaming got to check out some of the most anticipated games of coming our way, the best PC mods of 2012 and what we’re hoping to see in 2012.

Features

Most anticipated games of 2013
Top 10 PC game mods
2013: what we want to see
Best games of 2012
Nintendo TVii tops button-riddled remotes
Best indie games of 2012
Hardware lessons learnt in 2012 

Local news

SA Steam availability of game delayed due to FPB
Frag hosts successful Dota 2 “LAN” in SA
DGL 2013 registrations closing soon
Telkom drops hard-capping on ADSL accounts 

News you should check out

Virtual hitmen hired to kill son’s addiction
WoW players make great employees
USB-sized Android console hits Kickstarter
Dinosaurs invade Half Life 2 in Jurassic mod
Violent video games don’t correlate to gun violence
Video games directly accused as root of gun violence
War Z developer apologizes
Video game industry stalwarts make their 2013 predictions
Sony ceases PS2 shipments in Japan
THQ: “Call of Duty stamped out creativity in FPS genre”
Tomb Raider to get multiplayer modes
Kid’s Christmas 3DS gets replaced by rocks
Video game addiction joins heroin, smoking, alcohol and gambling
Free game – Dune II hits your web browser
US town destroying video games 

Videos you should check out

New Aliens: Colonial Marines trailer reveals story
Activision’s Walking Dead gameplay footage reportedly leaked online 

Reviews

PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale review (PS3)
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed review (PS3) 

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