By now you should all be well aware that Microsoft is finally bringing Xbox Live to South Africa. Next week Wednesday (November 10th) will see the official launch of the Xbox 360 online service in our country. The announcement was met with vociferous approval by our local Xbox 360 scene. But naturally, because most gamers seem to be shackled to …
By Peter Carmody EA sports first jab at the world of Mixed Martial Arts has pushed its way into a genre previously dominated by THQ. While there are obvious similarities, considering both MMA and UFC are built around the same sport, this game does well to differentiate itself from its opponent. One of the most noticeable differences on first inspection …
All the buzz is around Kinect at the moment but Sony has obviously planned some announcements to try and steal some for the limelight back from Microsoft in their special time. The latest is an announcement by Sony that they have another 16 Move enabled titles scheduled for release in the next few months. I have to admit the only …
[Update: As has been pointed out the headline didn’t make sense and that is entirely my (Gavin)Â fault, the original headline was asking whether Uncharted 2 was to long which then changed to God of War 3 being to short and I felt Uncharted 2 was a better headline… but left the too short part. Idiot… Â So it’s back to God …
Picture your favorite cover-based shooter… go ahead, don’t be shy. Now take that shooter, add tons of robots and crazy futuristic designs, make it chug down a pint of beer, stab it in the heart with a massive syringe full of adrenaline and then push it down a ski-slope made of missiles with nothing but an iPod and a pack …
Microsoft have revised their expected sales figures for Kinect just prior to launch due to the amount of interest they were receiving from retailers. Previously Microsoft had stated that they expected to sell 3 million units before Christmas, a figure that was met with much derision from PS3 fans and Kinect haters alike. Microsoft has responded by agreeing that the …
One of my most anticipated Kinect games was Dance Central, I am a huge fan of the Just Dance series from Ubisoft and I felt that Dance Central would be taking that title and improving it by tracking my entire body. And it does, it’s apparently very good and really quite entertaining but it has a fatal flaw that has …
Cliff Bleszinski has been chatting with Bioshock creator Ken Levine about games in general and has come out with a possibly controversial point about Heavy Rain, one which I do agree with. Basically what Cliff has said is that Heavy Rain would have done much better if it’s advertising had been targeted towards the female market. Last Updated: November 5, …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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