The Week in Gaming News

Our round-up of notable news from the world of gaming for the week of August 27, 2012.

• Upcoming mech combat game Hawken will support the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset at launch.
• Steam’s new Greenlight service has launched, putting hundreds of Indie games’ futures into the hands of the community.
• PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale is now accepting beta applications.
• The second expansion pack for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been announced.
• Indie darling Bastion has arrived on the iPad. It’s excellent.
• Square-Enix has launched a new ad-supported free-to-play online gaming hub.
• Voting has opened for the Game Developers Choice Online Award.
• Check out the new visual style of SpyParty.

And from Paste’s own gaming coverage:
• Check out our reviews of Rock Band Blitz, Darksiders II, and Dust: An Elysian Tail.

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