The Week in Gaming News

Published at 4:35 PM on June 2, 2012

By Bo Moore

Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of May 28, 2012.

• The upcoming Sim City reboot has been dated for February 2013.
• Gears of War: Judgement has been officially announced.
• Youtube functionality is coming to the PS Vita by the end of June.
• Lego: Lord of the Rings has been officially confirmed.
• The Humble Indie Bundle V is out, featuring five fantastic games at an unbeatable pay-what-you-want price point.
• Check out the first trailer for Skyrim’s Dawnguard DLC.
• Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios is working on a new open-world sandbox action game.
• A new Ratchet and Clank adventure is coming to the PSN this fall.
• The Witcher dev CD Projekt Red has announced its new AAA RPG will be titled Cyberpunk, based upon the board game of the same name.
• Amazon Instant Streaming is now available on the Xbox 360.

And from Paste’s own gaming coverage:
• Check out a gameplay teaser for Among the Sleep.
• Watch new trailers for Hitman: Absolution, Planetside 2, and Dead Space 3.
• Doom 3 is being remastered and expanded in a new “BFG Edition”
• Check out a trailer for Injustice from the creators of Mortal Kombat.
• LucasArts has announced a new title: Star Wars: 1313.
• And finally, check out our reviews of Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Dragon’s Lair.