{"id":38867,"date":"2012-06-02T02:04:41","date_gmt":"2012-06-02T00:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=38867"},"modified":"2012-06-04T14:28:40","modified_gmt":"2012-06-04T12:28:40","slug":"news-you-may-have-missed-28-may-1-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/38867-news-you-may-have-missed-28-may-1-june","title":{"rendered":"News you may have missed (28 May – 1 June)"},"content":{"rendered":"

The saying ‘the calm before the storm’ is absolute rubbish. Next week is the colossal E3 expo, and thinking that the week prior to all the big showings is a terrible misconception. MyGaming was swarmed with pre-E3<\/a> content, news and announcements that excited, intrigued and kept us busy throughout the week.<\/p>\n

Pre E3 peek<\/h3>\n

E3 stuff rolled in hard and fast, as we got new details, screenshots and reveals for Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising, a new Gears of War, Star Wars: 1313, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, just to name a few.<\/p>\n

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>> Tomb Raider release date announced, with action-packed trailer<\/a><\/strong>
\n>> Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance E3 trailer makes it right
\n<\/a>>> Star Wars 1313 revealed: dark and mature game promised
\n<\/a>>> Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 confirmed, debut trailer
\n<\/a>>> New Gears of War is heading our way<\/a><\/strong>
\n>> Superheroes face-off in Injustice: Gods Among Us<\/a><\/strong>
\n>> Dishonored E3 trailer sneaks in for the kill<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Crystal ball still a little fuzzy<\/h3>\n

There’s still a lot of questions as to what may be shown at E3.<\/p>\n

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>> <\/strong>Heavy Rain dev showing off new project at E3<\/a><\/strong>
\n>> <\/strong>New Need for Speed exposed by E3 schedule<\/a><\/strong>
\n>> <\/strong>Splinter Cell: Blacklist rumoured for E3<\/a><\/strong>
\n>> <\/strong><\/strong>E3 rumour: Sony to announce new Storyteller e-book feature for PS3<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Where’s my blankie!?<\/h3>\n

We braced ourselves for some upcoming scares.<\/p>\n

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>> <\/strong>Dead Space 3 co-op partner revealed?<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> <\/strong>Dead Space 3 screenshots leak out<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> <\/strong>Doom 3 BFG Edition announced<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> <\/strong>Among the Sleep puts you in the horrifying booties of a toddler<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Scrooge McBuck<\/h3>\n

Prices were slapped on some things, and people made some noise about it.<\/p>\n

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>> Battlefield Premium launch date and pricing infiltrates PS store<\/a>
\n<\/a>>> On-disc DLC is \u201cjust plain greed\u201d \u2013 analyst<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Do you hate EA as much as this guy?<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Skyrim: Dawnguard DLC trailered and priced<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Winter savings<\/h3>\n

Some games and services became a lot cheaper.<\/p>\n

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>> Guild Wars 2 public beta gets another free weekend<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> PSN bringing Ultimate Editions to gamers<\/a>
\n<\/a>>> Guild Wars 2 public beta gets another free weekend<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> DotA 2 will be free to play for everyone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

If there\u2019s a will, there\u2019s a way<\/h3>\n

Carmageddon reboot reached its Kickstarter<\/a> target and Chinese gamers found a way to get Diablo III<\/a> despite current availability issues.<\/p>\n

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>> Carmageddon Reincarnation hits its Kickstarter goal<\/a>
\n<\/a>>> What do Diablo III and big pineapples have in common?<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Blizzard promises to \u201creact quickly\u201d to Diablo III issues<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Prepare your handbags…<\/h3>\n

But, instead of celebrating all the great game announcements, industry people continued complaining.<\/p>\n

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>> Ex-Infinity Warders and Activision hug it out, with money<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> No Doubt\u2019s pointless lawsuit with Activsion heads to trial<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Epic Games wins legal battle against Silicon Knights<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> BBC calls for viewers to Finish the Fight<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Features<\/h3>\n

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>> Biggest games of E3<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> 5 game characters that shouldn\u2019t be alive<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> Games that endured development hell<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> SA gamers\u2019 most popular genres <\/a><\/strong>
\n>> <\/strong>Are girl gamers sexist towards men<\/strong>?<\/a><\/p>\n

Reviews<\/h3>\n

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>> <\/strong>Diablo III review (PC) <\/a>
\n<\/a>>> <\/strong>Ghost Recon: Future Soldier review<\/a> (Xbox 360)<\/a><\/strong>
\n >> <\/strong>Starhawk review (PS3)<\/a>
\n<\/a>>> <\/strong>Risen 2: Dark Waters review (PC)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Image of the week<\/h3>\n

>> Metro Last Light pre-E3 screenshots impress<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Video of the week<\/h3>\n

It was tough to choose a video of the week given all the mind-blowing E3 trailers. So, ignoring those, the standout trailer came from Hitman: Absolution, showing some of his new rivals, The Saints.<\/p>\n

>> Hitman: Absolution \u2013 Attack of the Saints trailer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n