We South Africans are prone to moaning about our lot in the grander, gaming sphere of things. We moan about crappy Internet access, we moan about a lack of Xbox Live, we moan about the price of our games and hardware. Some of this is changing! Some of it, like the pricing, not so much. Here’s one thing, however, we …
Did you know that playing video games makes you more awesome? Of course you did. A bunch of old people in coats from the University of Rochester have discovered that video gamers develop a heightened sense of sensitivity (not the chick-flick type of sensitivity) and benefit from a wide variety of improved skills that assist in daily life. These clever …
Halo Waypoint, the Xbox Live hub that is all thing’s Halo has received some updates to coincide with the release of Halo Reach. Some of the changes to Waypoint include being able to read latest articles, view related articles as well as recommend them to your buddies on your friends list. Also included is a new way to compare your …
In a week’s time Irrational Games will unveil the first gameplay footage for the all new Bioshock-in-the-sky, titled Bioshock Infinite. A couple of US media folk had the chance to see the game running in real-time at an event in New York city, and from the sounds of things, it looks pretty darn amazing. The footage will first be available …
Square-Enix have announced a new Dissidia Final Fantasy sequel for the PSP, which is confusingly entitled Duodecim. For you non-Latin readers, thats ‘twelve’. The title was revealed in last week’s Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan. It is set for release in 2011, will come out on PSP, and we can expect new maps, BGM, battle elements and an improved communication …
When Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo’s beefy president showed the brief teaser trailer for Metroid : Other M at 2009’s E3, I couldn’t help but elicit girlyish squeals. It looked like it would return the series – at least partially – to its 3rd person exploration roots, only with an adrenaline-fuelled kick in the junk, courtesy of Ninja Gaiden developers Team Ninja. …
Halo: Reach comes out today! I’m excited. Are you excited? If all goes well there should be a courier man dropping off my copy sometime today. In the meantime I’ll have to quell my explosive excitement by staring in awe at these amazing pictures from the Halo: Reach launch event in London. They had jetpacks; authentic, proper, strap-me-on-and-fly-around-for-real jetpacks. That …
According to a post on RockBandAide the king of cool himself, Bob Marley, is about to make an appearance on Rockband on the 21st of September. It’s been a while since I have played any music game but I have always been a huge Marley fan and this will most likely force me to hand over some hard earned cash. …
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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