With April Fools trolling the internet on Monday, everyone at MyGaming had a sceptical eye on what was the truth and what was an insult to intelligence. However, the falsified stories were an entertaining side track to the fast world of the video game industry.
Fool me once…
The ridiculous videos began to roll in for April fools; as well as some fools making some mistakes and rolling in some info.
- Assassin’s Creed Kinect is ridiculously-bizarre, and not real
- Japanese retailer leaks Wii U release date
Ruining childhoods
Star Wars Kinect gave us a reason to consider our youth violated, while the FPB issued a plea to try and protect it.
- Ruin your childhood with Kinect Star Wars dance-off
- FPB calls for public input on game classification criteria
War of the Machines
- PS4′s specs similar to that of Xbox 720: reports
- Sony Playstation 4 launching before next Xbox
- Developers want next-gen consoles to be more update-friendly
“Wii don’t really know what Wii’re talking about” – Expert.
Wii-U made headlines again as contradicting quotes on Nintendo’s upcoming console kept rolling in.
- Wii U graphics are not up to Xbox 360, PS3 standards: reports
- Aliens: Colonial Marines on Wii U will be “one of the best looking versions of the game”
Ying to every Yang
Electronic Arts embraced the hate, and managed to give some love
Fight fire with fire
The only way to beat trolling: make it illegal. Problem?
While Arizona are pushing to make trolling illegal, the SA public were continuously trolled regarding the e-toll debacle.
DLC strikes again
Downloable content announcements made the news, particularity an answer to the Mass Effect 3 ending outcry.
- New Batman: Arkham City DLC features Harley Quinn and Robin
- Mass Effect 3 Extended Cut gives you the ending you hoped for
- FIFA 12 gets Euro 2012 expansion pack
Taking it seriously
Some local gaming leagues flourished, while other gaming communities want to boycott their game.
- DoGaming FIFA 12 league leg one wraps up
- StarCraft II DGL leg 1 round-up
- Joburg’s first Pokemon championship is a success
- Modern Warfare 3 blackout planned by community
And, as usual, a lot of things exploded.
Far Cry 3, Sleeping Dogs and Future Soldier showed off some of the explosive action they’ll have on offer.
- Far Cry 3 multiplayer plays as beautiful as it looks
- Sleeping Dogs vehicle trailer revs up the action
- Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Guerrilla mode trailer
Video of the week
Prototype 2 exhibits some of the mayhem at your disposal once a tank is in your hands.
Image of the week
Far Cry 3 screens show off paradise and destruction
Far Cry 3 highlights how gorgeous a tropical gunfight can be.
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“With April Fools trolling the internet on Monday”. April 1st was on a Sunday. I should know, I have a calendar. I can understand you regular (claiming to be) gaming folk only turn on your PC’s on Monday to see all that was happening, but it all started sometime on Saturday already.