Raven, the developer behind Singularity and the Soldier of Fortune series, has been hit with layoffs today, according to Kotaku. The reason for the layoffs: “With the recent completion of Singularity, Raven Software is realigning its workforce to better reflect the studio’s upcoming slate”, according to parent company Activision. Seems fair enough right? Nope, it gets worse. Last Updated: October …
I look back on Super Mario Bros with equal parts fondness and reverence. It’s a game that defined the platform genre, and catapulted Nintendo’s first home console to the incredibly lofty successes it experienced, and stands as one of the most important games ever created. The game’s creator, Shigeru Miyamoto doesn’t look back on it with as much awe as …
Accounts being suspended or players being banned for cheating in multiplayer is understandable, but a complaint has surfaced from a StarCraft II player called gm0ney who claims Blizzard suspended his Battle.net account after he cheated in the game’s single-player campaign. According to gm0ney he was accused of using an “unauthorised cheat program†or a trainer that was developed by CheatHappens.com. …
I vowed never to get involved with Facebook games, but then Ubisoft goes and does THIS. In anticipation for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, a new Facebook game called Project Legacy has arrived. It’s supposedly like Mafia Wars, but better. This, of course, means nothing to me seeing as I’ve avoided Facebook games like I avoid regular kicks to the face. It …
Following on from this post, we look for some good games for your money. Only games under R200 will do, and I reckon we have found some absolute crackers. How about BioShock 2 for under R200? Check after the jump to find out where. Last Updated: October 12, 2010
The folks over at Dorkly have made some funny images depicting the famous quotes screens that you see after… well, dying in the Call of Duty games. The twist however is that they have modified the famous quotations to depict what they would read like if they were written by some of the online l33t pwnz0rz players that we all …
With today’s earlier announcement that Xbox Live South Africa has finally gotten a solid release date, gamers are pretty jubilant. Now that the unicorns have ridden away on their magic rainbows, and the pixie dust has settled, let’s take a look at the benefits and deficits of local Xbox Live. Last Updated: October 12, 2010
Thanks to our friends over at EA Games we have 2 shiny new copies of Medal of Honor to give away to 2 lucky readers and in even better news we have gone back to our roots and so to enter all you need to do is spam the living hell out of us. Using the fancy form below obviously. …
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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