{"id":31182,"date":"2012-01-20T18:39:31","date_gmt":"2012-01-20T16:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=31182"},"modified":"2012-01-20T18:39:57","modified_gmt":"2012-01-20T16:39:57","slug":"mygaming-weekly-roundup-16-20-january-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/31182-mygaming-weekly-roundup-16-20-january-2012","title":{"rendered":"MyGaming weekly roundup (16 – 20 January 2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Missed something big this week? Never fear, for below you\u2019ll find all the news stories that made waves in the week of 16 \u2013 20 January 2012.<\/p>\n

Resident Evil 6 gets announced<\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n

>> Resident Evil 6: Confirmed<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Confirmed: Capcom behind \u201cNo Hope Left\u201d viral campaign<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Rumour control: is this the Resident Evil 6 viral campaign?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Star Wars: The Old Republic makes waves, money<\/h3>\n

Not only did we get our Star Wars: The Old Republic review<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

>> Star Wars: The Old Republic PvP exploit on Ilum<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> The Old Republic players rewarded with Founder\u2019s Medal<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> BioWare discusses future of Star Wars: The Old Republic<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Star Wars: The Old Republic March update to include new content<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Star <\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Skyrim updates and fixes<\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n

>> Skyrim Creation Kit and Steam Workshop \u201care nearly ready\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> \"Skyrim<\/a><\/p>\n

Demos, demos and a demo date<\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n

>> Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo now available<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Mass Effect 3 demo on Xbox LIVE dated<\/a> <\/strong>also PC System requirements<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> The Darkness II demo out now on Xbox LIVE<\/a> <\/strong>also PC System requirements<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Kingdoms <\/a>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Delays, delays and uncertainty<\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n

>> Blizzard fiddling with Diablo III after beta feedback<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Max Payne 3 launch window moved back<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> XCOM reboot release pushed back<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Local news<\/h3>\n

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.<\/p>\n

>> SA team selected for Battlefield 3 Nations Cup tournament<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Web Africa discontinues FreeZone for uncapped ADSL users<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> PolarfluKe: January StarCraft II tournament announced<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> DoGaming reports growth in console leagues<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> PS Vita South African pricing revealed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Web<\/a> \"Sony<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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