The Week in Gaming News :: Games :: News :: Paste

Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of March 12, 2012.

? Portal designer Kim Swift talked to Rock Paper Shotgun about her upcoming game, Quantum Condundrum.
? An enhanced edition of Baldur?s Gate I and II is in production.
? Check out a new design and technology trailer for Max Payne 3.
? The release date for Diablo III has been announced: May 15, 2012.
? A Walking Dead game is headed to Facebook in April.
? The Kickstarter project for Double Fine Adventure has finally concluded, amassing a total of $3.3 million.
? Fable creator Peter Molyneux has departed from Lionhead and Microsoft Studios. His position is set to be filled by Phil Harrison, a former Sony exec.
? In a new round of funding, Major League Gaming has secured $11.3 million to continue supporting eSports, such as professional StarCraft and League of Legends.
? Check out the prologue for this awesome fan-made Halo film.
? A Kickstarter project to fund Wasteland 2 has already exceeded its goal.
? Fans upset with the conclusion of Mass Effect 3 have started a petition asking BioWare to change the ending. So far more than $50,000 has been raised for the Child?s Play charity in support of the notion.

And from Paste?s own gaming coverage:
? Check out our reviews of Call of Cthulhu and Alan Wake?s American Nightmare.

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