{"id":48237,"date":"2012-12-08T00:40:16","date_gmt":"2012-12-07T22:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=48237"},"modified":"2012-12-08T00:42:43","modified_gmt":"2012-12-07T22:42:43","slug":"what-happened-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/48237-what-happened-this-week","title":{"rendered":"What happened this week?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If anyone ever says that December is the \u201cquiet period\u201d for gaming, slap them in the face. The first full week of December has been chaotic with gaming news rumbling in from all corners of the globe.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got the scoop on what you need to know, along with some local news, including some advice for SA Wii U owners, what\u2019s happening around the country, and we also look at 5 major franchises that should introduce dinosaurs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Features<\/h3>\n

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5 major franchises that should introduce dinosaurs
\n<\/a>Games of December 2012<\/a>
\n<\/a>The week\u2019s biggest games<\/a>
\nSilencing your gaming PC\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Local news<\/h3>\n

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SA e-sports dream team emerges
\n<\/a>Advice for SA Wii U owners<\/a>
\n<\/a>iPhone 5 SA launch date revealed<\/a>
\n<\/a>SA iTunes music store launches, still no games<\/a>
\n<\/a>What\u2019s happening this weekend?<\/a>
\n<\/a>Cape Town\u2019s Pixelated Gaming Xperience cancelled<\/a>
\n<\/a>Razer partners with Corex<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>
\n<\/a>SA broadband doubles in two years<\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

News you should check out<\/h3>\n

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Crysis 3 PC specs revealed
\n<\/a>BioShock Infinite \u201cterrible\u201d box art causes internet drama<\/a>
\n<\/a>Sony patents combo DualShock \/ Move controller<\/a>
\n<\/a>Ouya devkits shipping this month<\/a>
\n<\/a>BioShock Infinite cosplayer lands official promo job<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/a>Play 300 classic DOS games for free in your browser right now<\/a><\/strong>
\nCrysis 3 gets \u201cAdvanced Graphics Options\u201d<\/a>
\nSteam Big Picture Mode launched
\nPetition launched demanding US government build Death Star
\n<\/a>League of Legends pro banned for \u201cpersistent toxic behaviour\u201d<\/a>
\nNintendo responds to Wii U criticisms
\n<\/a>Gay and Lesbian dating sim gets momentum on Kickstarter<\/a>
\n<\/a>Square Enix pulls awful Hitman Facebook marketing campaign<\/a>
\n<\/a>SOE president shames \u201cscumbag\u201d Planetside 2 cheater<\/a>
\n<\/a>Snake on a plane forces emergency landing (for real)<\/a>
\n<\/a>Real-life Transformer for sale<\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Videos you should check out<\/h3>\n

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Best game trailers of the week
\n<\/a>New Splinter Cell: Blacklist video showcases takedowns<\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Reviews<\/h3>\n

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Hitman: Absolution review (PS3)
\n<\/a>Razer Electra review
\n<\/a>Notepal Ergo 360 laptop cooler review<\/a>
\n<\/a>007 Legends review (Xbox 360)<\/a>\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Competition<\/h3>\n

Win CM gaming computer case<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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MyGaming wants YOU!<\/h3>\n

Thanks for checking out the news this week, and if you\u2019d like to get involved with the MyGaming community, check out the comments sections on the site and head over to the MyGaming forums, where everyone is discussing\u00a0the\u00a0Call of Duty: Black Ops II Thread<\/a><\/strong>, PC gamers are chatting about\u00a0Planetside 2<\/a><\/strong>, and don\u2019t be shy, there\u2019s a spot to\u00a0introduce yourself to the community<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Related articles<\/h3>\n

Guillermo del Toro\u2019s inSANE finds a developer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Walking Dead: Assault is a new strategy game for iOS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dead Island: Riptide banned from Germany<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dead or Alive 5 coming to PS Vita<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Cancelled Streets of Rage reboot footage surfaces<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Catch up with this week’s biggest gaming news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":48250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[21,1407,2404],"class_list":["post-48237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-headline","tag-mygaming","tag-news-roundup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48237","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48237"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48237\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48280,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48237\/revisions\/48280"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48237"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48237"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48237"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}