The Week in Gaming News

Published at 4:30 PM on February 11, 2012

By Bo Moore

Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of February 6, 2012.

• Blizzard has announced a new ship date for Diablo III.
• Super Mario Bros. Crossover II has been released.
• The Indie Game Music Bundle 2 is now available.
• Five new trailers for Mass Effect 3 have been released.
• A new dev diary for FireFall announces the game’s launch plans.
• The shortlist for BAFTA’s 2011 game award has been announced.
• Double Fine decided to fund its next project, Double Fine Adventure on Kickstarter. The result broke nearly every record in Kickstarted history, netting more than $1 million in less than 24 hours.
• Markus “Notch” Persson has offered to fund Psychonauts 2.
• IGF 2012 has opened voting for the audience award.