Apologies for the slight tardiness of this Tuesday Cap. Unfortunately I've coincided my weakly update with the days my life usually falls apart, Tuesday. So occasional crisis situations arise. But enough about me, game news. Diablo 3, one of the most anticipated games of this or any year, is only weeks away with a confirmed shipping date of May 15.

So that’s it, that’s all the news you needed this week, go back to Mass Effect 3.

... still there huh? Well it takes some of us longer to finish a big game like Mass Effect part Trois than it does others okay. Oh fine, here’s some other news.

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If you've ever gazed upon concept art for Mass Effect or Dragon Age and thought, "Crikey, that's pretty damn awesome", then you're all ready a fan of Matt Rhodes and probably never knew it.

He's quite the talented artist as is plane to see on his Deviant Art page right here.

But one of his most impressive works is the strip viewable after the jump called My Hero which he created for the Anthology Project graphic novel series (which is very worthy of your money and viewable here). Seriously, your life will be better for having flicked through this comic strip. Go read it now.

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Angry rant time. Buckle up.

What’s with the gaming guys? Asks a recent article by a Sydney Morning Herald columnist. With hands on hips, and a gosh, oh shucks demeanour, the journalist wonders aloud just what’s up with these crazy men who game on Saturday night and on the train with their phones and what not. Don’t they know they’re missing out on magical, fulfilling activities like socialising and passionate romances?

Gee whiz, those gamer guys and their games. When will they learn?

Wow, the last weeks seems like a highlight reel of all the games you must play this year. And if you picked up your copy of Mass Effect 3 last week chances are good you’re even playing one of those games right now.

So I won’t try and keep you from your Reaper plan foiling for too long with this weeks Tuesday Cap.

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Sit back and let yourself be taken on a journey of epic proportions. Allow yourself to become immersed into the story and join the fight for vengeance using only sheer rage to achieve your goals. Whatever you do, don't forget the popcorn.

I’m writing this from the tin shack I occupy some where in the desert in the Pilbara. I have a laptop, water and food, but every time I try and leave I eventually pass out in the red dust, awakening back in the shed, my surroundings identical except for a single post it note in an unfamiliar hand writing that says ‘writing sets you free’.

Did I ever really leave the shack? Who leaves the notes? Where do I go to the bathroom? Am I just trapped in some existential game world ala this weeks released Journey? Some of these questions have answers. Anyway, the point is I’m not at GDC 2012 right now, getting all that good Game Developers Conference info for you first hand. But here’s the stuff that happened last week in game world.

In other words, here’s the cap.

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