The week started off pretty well following the two short weeks thanks to public holidays. A 5-day week seemed like a daunting task, but it had to be done. This week’s gaming news came in hard and fast, and although there was a flurry of unconfirmed details, we did get a lot of solid and interesting updates from the world of video games.

Call a plumber

The week kicked off with some leaky details courtesy of our very own South African games retailer, BT Games, and they just kept on coming.

>> God of War IV pre-order at BT Games snafu

>> Dead Space 3 outed by another BT Games premature preorder

>> NFS Most Wanted 2 outed by another BT Games premature pre-order

>> Black Ops 2 announcement coming in May

Stealing the spotlight

We did however find out what Sony’s little tease was, what Bethesda were hinting at, and got some other exciting announcements.

>> God of War IV is God of War: Ascension

>> Dishonored gets debut trailer

>> Crysis 3 gets official, first details

>> Wii U Super Mario game announcement happening at E3

>> New James Bond game heading to consoles

>> Cybersmart announces high-quality uncapped ADSL

See-saw

In regards to a game everybody wants, we got some good news, and then some bad news.

>> Prey 2 still happening

>> Prey 2 hasn’t been worked on since November

“My preeeeccciousssssss”

Despite the love they receive from gamers, some companies undervalue our contributions and were exposed as greedy.

>> Bethesda threatens Fallout fan-site with legal action

>> Halo movie inactive due to Microsoft greed

An important role

Even though the Halo movie isn’t going to happen, we did get some other exciting live-action news.

>> Silent Hill movie sequel hitting cinemas before year-end

>> Prototype 2 live-action trailer – the best thing you’ll see all day

Growing down

While Ubisoft’s Jade Raymond told the world that it’s time for games to grow up, Conan goofed-around with Halo 4.

>> “It’s time for our medium to grow up” says Jade Raymond

>> Conan gets voicy with Halo 4

Flash-forward

The week showed off some nostalgia is heading to our current-gen consoles.

>> Tony Hawk gets nostalgic with HD remake

>> Classic Tricky content coming to SSX

Knock-off

Copying other people got real this week.

>> The iGame Move is just what you’ve always wanted

>> Did Ubisoft steal Asassin’s Creed’s asimun idea

>> EA explains Warhammer tanks were ‘concept art’

>> Apple working on a Kinect-like game console?

Take my money

Kickstarter was milked. Hard.

>> Pebble smartwatch breaks Kickstarter records

>> Wasteland 2 Kickstarter closes banks over triple its target

Diablo III shows its hand

As we are approaching its release, Diablo III decided to show off what it has to offer.

>> Diablo III beta open to everybody this weekend

>> Diablo III collectors pre-orders back online – numbers limited

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