{"id":36430,"date":"2012-04-21T00:18:29","date_gmt":"2012-04-20T22:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=36430"},"modified":"2012-04-23T12:28:34","modified_gmt":"2012-04-23T10:28:34","slug":"news-you-may-have-missed-16-20-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/36430-news-you-may-have-missed-16-20-april","title":{"rendered":"News you may have missed (16-20 April)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

Call a plumber<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The week kicked off with some leaky details courtesy of our very own South African games retailer, BT Games<\/a>, and they just kept on coming.<\/p>\n

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

>> God of War IV pre-order at BT Games snafu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Dead Space 3 outed by another BT Games premature preorder<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> NFS Most Wanted 2 outed by another BT Games premature pre-order <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Black Ops 2 announcement coming in May <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Stealing the spotlight<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We did however find out what Sony\u2019s<\/a> little tease was, what Bethesda<\/a> were hinting at, and got some other exciting announcements.<\/p>\n

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

>> God of War IV is God of War: Ascension<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Dishonored gets debut trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Crysis 3 gets official, first details<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Wii U Super Mario game announcement happening at E3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> New James Bond game heading to consoles<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Cybersmart announces high-quality uncapped ADSL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

See-saw<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In regards to a game everybody wants, we got some good news, and then some bad news.<\/p>\n

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

>> Prey 2 still happening<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Prey 2 hasn\u2019t been worked on since November<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMy preeeeccciousssssss\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Despite the love they receive from gamers, some companies undervalue our contributions and were exposed as greedy.<\/p>\n

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

>> Bethesda threatens Fallout fan-site with legal action<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Halo movie inactive due to Microsoft greed<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

An important role<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Even though the Halo movie isn\u2019t going to happen, we did get some other exciting live-action news.<\/p>\n

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

>> Silent Hill movie sequel hitting cinemas before year-end<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Prototype 2 live-action trailer – the best thing you\u2019ll see all day<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Growing down<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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

While Ubisoft\u2019s<\/a> Jade Raymond<\/a> told the world that it\u2019s time for games to grow up, Conan goofed-around with Halo 4.<\/p>\n

>> \u201cIt\u2019s time for our medium to grow up\u201d says Jade Raymond<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Conan gets voicy with Halo 4<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Flash-forward<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The week showed off some nostalgia is heading to our current-gen consoles.<\/p>\n

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

>> Tony Hawk gets nostalgic with HD remake<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Classic Tricky content coming to SSX<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Knock-off<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Copying other people got real this week.<\/p>\n

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

>> The iGame Move is just what you\u2019ve always wanted<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Did Ubisoft steal Asassin\u2019s Creed\u2019s asimun idea<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> EA explains Warhammer tanks were \u2018concept art\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Apple working on a Kinect-like game console?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Take my money <\/strong><\/h3>\n

Kickstarter<\/a> was milked. Hard.<\/p>\n

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

>> Pebble smartwatch breaks Kickstarter records<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Wasteland 2 Kickstarter closes banks over triple its target<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Diablo III shows its hand<\/strong><\/h3>\n

As we are approaching its release, Diablo III decided to show off what it has to offer.<\/p>\n

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

>> Diablo III beta open to everybody this weekend<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

>> Diablo III collectors pre-orders back online \u2013 numbers limited<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Be a winner winner, but the prize is not a chicken-dinner<\/strong><\/h3>\n

And an awesome competition is up for everyone to end their week off with something to be excited about.<\/p>\n

>> Win Alan Wake PC Special Edition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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

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