{"id":32350,"date":"2012-02-10T17:32:54","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T15:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=32350"},"modified":"2012-02-10T17:32:54","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T15:32:54","slug":"mygaming-weekly-roundup-6-10-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/32350-mygaming-weekly-roundup-6-10-february-2012","title":{"rendered":"MyGaming weekly roundup (6 – 10 February 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 6 – 10 February 2012.<\/p>\n

Kickstart Fever hits big<\/h3>\n

This is what happens when fans want something bad enough. Starting out with Notch offering to fund a new Psychonauts game, ‘kickstart’ fever hit off, with fans throwing money around to see the games they want, made without the need for publisher sign-off.<\/p>\n

>> Planescape: Torment dev has \u201cKickstart fever\u201d<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Double Fine Adventure raises over $1 million<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Double Fine\u2019s fan-funded adventure game confirmed<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Psychonauts 2 might actually happen<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Diablo III is in the news again<\/h3>\n

Unsurprisingly, the Q1 release window for Diablo III is now a Q2 release window. Yeah, yeah – you can’t delay something that doesn’t have an official release date – but fans are eagerly awaiting this game, and any sort of news indicating they’ll wait longer, isn’t going to be accepted happily.<\/p>\n

>> Diablo III release window pushed back<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> More Diablo 3 details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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New legal battle emerges<\/h3>\n

Now that Mojang and Interplay are done playing in court with Bethesda, the gaming industry needs a new high-profile legal battle. Luckily Blizzard and Valve are set to fill that spot with tussles over DotA 2.<\/p>\n

>> Blizzard takes legal action against Valve<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shooter sequels for 2012<\/h3>\n

Next shooter sequel? Well Medal of Honour 2 is all but confirmed – and Activision are talking about their next game in the Call of Duty franchise, so it looks like it will be another good year for shooters – especially with Spec Ops The Line also showing up.<\/p>\n

>> Spec Ops: The Line shows \u201cthe dark side of war\u201d<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Spec Ops: The Line preview \u2013 explore the darkness of humanity<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Medal of Honor 2 \u201cannouncement\u201d at GDC<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> PSM teases \u201cmystery shooter sequel\u201d reveal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rumour control<\/h3>\n

Ah yes, a couple of new buzzings – obviously the next gen of consoles can’t escape it – but more intriguingly, Rockstar are working on a new “open world” game, apparently – the same studio that made Red Dead Redemption is now hiring…hmmm.<\/p>\n

>> Rumour control: Nextbox covets Wii U\u2019s controller<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Rockstar San Diego is hiring<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Local boom, bloom and doom<\/h3>\n

Good news and bad news – as ever, locally it’s a mix. While Telkom upped local data caps, and the gaming industry (in terms of sales) has seen quite a boom – with more growth in general expected in years to come – we also heard about Luma Arcade closing their Joburg offices, which was very sad news, indeed.<\/p>\n

>> Luma Arcade closes Joburg offices<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Local ADSL pricing comparison<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> SA games industry shows growth in 2011<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> SA gamers expected to quadruple by 2015<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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