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In Other News – September 1, 2010

By Nick De Bruyne
September 1, 2010
in :  Gaming
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Spring starts today and the warm weather here in Gauteng is getting me all excited! Also, as a follow up to my news about Xbox Live subscriptions not being supplied, check the link below about Subs being sold out. Our Mafia II review went up today, so if you want to give it a read or are thinking about picking …

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Xbox Live Platinum Service On The Horizon – Analyst

By Nick De Bruyne
September 1, 2010
in :  Gaming
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Our beloved videogames analyst, Michael Pachter reckons that Xbox Live will very likely see a new “Platinum” subscription in the not too distant future. This after correctly predicting the $10 price increase to Xbox Live Gold that was announced this week. Pachter had the following to say: “The extra $10 translates to around $100 – 150 million per year in …

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Batman: Arkham Multiplayer Confirmed – Good thing?

By Nick De Bruyne
September 1, 2010
in :  Gaming
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The UK Playstation magazine, PS3M have just confirmed that Batman: Arkham City will be getting multiplayer. This news comes after a lot of speculation that Catwoman would indeed be the character for such a role. While it has not yet been confirmed if the multiplayer will be co-operative or versus, I see the co-op side of things working out much …

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Breaking : Kinect’s Voice Recognition Won’t Work in SA at Launch

By Geoffrey Tim
September 1, 2010
in :  Gaming
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Microsoft confirmed today that Kinect will only work with 3 languages when it launches in November; English, Japanese and Mexican Spanish, meaning the peripheral will turn a deaf ear should you happen to speak any other language. It’ll be a good few months until support for other languages to be supported. If you’re thinking, “Hey, I speak English..this isn’t going …

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Spider-Man : Shattered Dimensions Launch Trailer

By Geoffrey Tim
September 1, 2010
in :  Gaming
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Next week Friday, the latest bit of Spider-Man-related interative media will be available on local retail shelves. Shattered dimensions has you playing as not one, but 4 distinct variations on the character plucked from various settings within the Marvel multiverse. The game is centered on our webslinging hero trying to “capture the magical energy of the Tablet of Order and …

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Mafia II Review – Welcome to the family

By Nick De Bruyne
September 1, 2010
in :  Gaming, Reviews
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It’s been 8 years since the original Mafia was released to the world. While it was reported to not be so great on consoles, the PC version was truly magnificent. In my opinion, Mafia was grossly underrated, and flew under way too many peoples radar. It wasn’t the Grand Theft Auto clone that people thought it might be. It was, …

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Kinect is 1:1, says Microsoft

By Geoffrey Tim
September 1, 2010
in :  Gaming
9

According to Kudo “Bam, there it is!” Tsunoda, Kinect is capable of true 1:1 tracking – and that the system’s response time is now “as fast as pushing a button.” How did Microsoft’s Kinect team reach that conclusion? Why, Science, of course! Last Updated: September 1, 2010

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Xbox 360 Controller Redesign Is Real

By Geoffrey Tim
September 1, 2010
in :  Gaming
7

Yesterday we posted a rumour about an update to the 360 controller – quite possibly the most comfortable controller I’ve used, albeit with one of the worst d-pad’s I’ve ever experienced. According to the rumour, the updated design was primarily to rework the d-pad, and appease fighting game fans. Thanks to Major Nelson, we have confirmation that a new 360 …

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