Weekend News Roundup - 12/12/2011

• A Valley Without Wind's multiplayer enters public beta, plus more news
• Lead Crytek developer joins Red 5 Studios
• Dynasty Warriors NEXT confirmed for Vita launch
• Another Half-Life: Episode 3 (Or is that just plain old Half-Life 3?) rumor has entered the ethersphere
• 38 Studios goes all in on the Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning premium editions
• Mercenaries return for the Jagged Alliance: Back in Action trailer
• NFL Blitz: it's all about the audio
• Bastion now available in the comfort of your browser
• MechWarrior Online developer blog details faction warfare and ranks
• Impressive new Left 4 Dead fan film teased
• Stranger’s Wrath makes the jump to HD on December 27
• Arkham City Lockdown proves NetherRealm does more than Mortal Kombat
• Steam now showing love to extreme couponers
• Perfect gift for that retro gamer: Hyperkin Supaboy
• Next Gears 3 DLC brings back an old nemesis
• PSA: Battlefield 1943 redemption for PS3 BF3 players begins tomorrow
• Rush highlights next week’s Rock Band DLC
• Microsoft Flight Beta is in pre-flight checklist…looking for pilots
• Mad Catz announces pricing for re-release of Rock Band 3 bundles for Xbox 360

• Here's Mass Effect 3's brand new trailer that premiered on tonight's VGAs

• The beginning of Diablo III