There was a wealth of gaming news throughout the past week, including some big international and local stories.

The local news included the confirmation that Xbox One would appear at rAge 2013, that the local pricing for GTA 5 was to increase, and some details on IMAX’s relaunch in SA.

On the international front, there was news about Xbox One’s release date, Battlefield 4’s training ground, and Intel launching more Haswell chips.

Features

Inside the mind of MyGaming readers
Massive September game releases
Gaming specials this weekend
Digital download game deals announced
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow PC – Vampiric resurrection
Total War: Rome 2 – best strategy game of the year?
Next-gen racing games speeding our way

Hardware

Corsair launches new headsets and peripherals
HDMI 2.0 announced, bodes well for 4K gaming
Intel beast unleashed: Ivy Bridge-E CPU under the scope
Cooler Master HAF Stacker family confirmed for SA
Intel launches more Haswell chips

Local news

SA GTA 5 price increase: distributor, retailers respond
Watch SA face Mexico in Dota 2
Xbox One playable at rAge 2013
Father of the Internet, Vint Cerf visits South Africa
SA gamers to compete for R200K at ESWC
Imax South Africa launch details

News you should check out

Bioshock Infinite studio sees layoffs
Sony intern gets R73K in wage case
Nintendo 3DS upcoming games lineup
Battlefield 4 to train noob pilots
Xbox One production begins, first consoles shipped
Three more years: Microsoft Xbox 360
Xbox One launch date announced
Xbox One CPU overclocked for more performance
GTA 5 features real-life gang voice cast
Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare price details revealed
PlayStation 4 Virtual Reality headset coming?
Nintendo should learn from Microsoft, Sony: Bethesda
MGS, Mass Effect movie projects discussed
Nvidia announces new Geforce game bundles

Videos you should watch

Mirror’s Edge recreated in real-life
Watch Dogs 14-minute gameplay video released
Dead Rising 3: insane gameplay video released

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