It seems like EA are pretty hell bent on ensuring that their new Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit from Criterion studios is going to be a big hit. For their new ad campaign they have Kevin Dillon and Jerry Ferrara, also know to many as Johnny Drama and Turtle from the TV series Entourage, playing two cocky, lazy valets in …
Yesterday, the annual price of Xbox Live increased from $49.99 to $59.99 in the US. It’s not really much of an increase – that extra $10 equates to  about 83c US or R5.80 per month, but it’s still an increase in world where the competitor’s online platform is free. That considered, how do they justify the increase? It’s all about …
Not too long ago, we posted a Scorpion vignette, showing his history and the reasons for his eternal feud with Sub-Zero. Warner Interactive have released another Scorpion-focused trailer of Netherrealms’ Mortal Kombat 9 – this time showing lots of gameplay. I’m not the biggest fan of the over-the-top fighting series, but I have to admit this looks pretty good; much, …
Oh dear, there’s just no pleasing everybody is there? Yesterday Microsoft dropped the Fall (whatever, it’s Spring here) Xbox 360 dashboard update. It made things look all shiny and clean and new. It also looked as if my avatar had been stuck on a medieval stretching rack for an hour or two. Anyway, the update did more than mere cosmetic …
Project Gotham Racing, which started its life as Metropolis Street Racer on the Dreamcast has been Microsoft’s other racing title. I’ve always preferred it to the boring sim-racing presented in Forza, as it struck the fine balance between sim and arcade racing perfectly. PGR 3 was a launch title for the 360, with PGR 4, released in 2007, as the …
Do you ever read the terms of service agreements that come with software, hardware and firmware updates? I know I don’t. I’m all too happy to scroll on to the end and click “yes.†One astute reader, liberty, took the time to read through the updated Xbox Live terms of service included with yesterday’s Xbox system update – and uncovered …
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is back and ready to take another stab at giving gamers the opportunity to kick galactic amounts of butt utilising the Force. As a clone of Starkiller, you escape Darth Vader’s clutches after memories of a past life start rushing into your head, and so begins a trail of destruction that leads our dear force …
What the hell is THIS thing? I’ve looked around the internet to try and find some in-depth explanations but so far I’ve had no luck. It’s a calibration card that’s bundled with many of the Kinect titles that are launching alongside the new peripheral. It’s smiley! Is it meant to be? It looks as if it’s lulling us into a …
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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