This week in gaming news: March 16, 2012

Welcome to another Friday, where everything old is new again. This week in gaming news brought with it some hope for an injection of life into ancient properties like Baldur’s Gate. Also in the news: cats are taking up gaming, Diablo III finally gets a release date, and hey, what’s this about a potential Elder Scrolls MMOG?

MONDAY

• Learn the names of the games that inspired today’s most popular developers.

• Onimusha lives–as an MMOG! Capcom announces that Onimusha Soul is coming to web browsers in June.

TUESDAY

• King.com acquires Fabrication Games.

• Playdek hitches up with GMT to bring Commands & Colors to mobile platforms.

WEDSDAY

• Kool Kickstarter news! Tim Schafer’s Kickstarter for Double Fine Adventure concludes with a very healthy $3,000,000+ raised.

• Zynga is planning a second stock offering to protect its share prices.

• Want more Angry Birds Space? All you gotta do is be a nice person.

THURSDAY

• Ice Age Village is coming. Maybe you’ll be able to build your own prehistoric village? Watch out for Scrat, he’ll key your car for a nickel.

• Japan’s Gree launches Zombie Jombie, its first US-developed game.

• Indie Royale has a St Patrick’s Day bundle. Och, grand.

• Cats can now game with you, courtesy of You vs Cat for the iPad.

• The Radiance Engine for the upcoming Crow will be released as open-source software.

• It’s only been 11 years, but Diablo III finally has a release date.

• Happy second birthday, Backyard Monsters!

• EA is looking for beta testers for Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances.

FRIDAY

• It’s anarchy in the App Store! Hey, that’s a good band name.

• Is a TV show for Draw Something in the works?

• Kongregate is making major cha-ching through the sale of virtual goods.

• Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition is coming this summer.

• A little dragon told TomsGuide.com that Bethesda will announce an Elder Scrolls MMO in May.

Nadia Oxford

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In the early aughts, Nadia fell into writing with the grace of a brain-dead bison stumbling into a chasm. Over the years, she's written for Nerve, GamePro, 1UP.com, USGamer, Pocket Gamer, Just Labs Magazine, and many other sites and magazines of fine repute. She's currently About.com's Guide to the Nintendo 3DS at ds.about.com.