You may remember earlier this week I posted up an article about Movember and how if you managed to grow that killer tache you could end up in the upcoming Red Dead Redemption game? Well I lied… apparently South Africans are not allowed to enter. But never fear, with the help of Rockstar and their local distributor Megarom we are …
Meet Mr Nicey my very first attempt at carving a pumpkin and getting into the spirit of Halloween. Thankfully EA is way better than me at this sort of thing and has released a Halloween themed trailer for Army of Two instead. It shows absolutely nothing about the game but I do enjoy the humour. I have a feeling …
Sneaky PC ninjas have disseminated the Left 4 Dead 2 Pre-order demo and have found within its files references to unlockable avatar accessories. One text file lists all manner of apparel and accessory in sections commented “Avatar Awardsâ€. The awards are all unlocked after fulfilling certain achievement-like conditions. Valve have, via G4 confirmed that these unlocks are genuine, making Left …
This viral video has been unleashed on the internet to promote the upcoming Left 4 Dead 2 and also gives people like us handy tips on how to survive the zombie apocalypse. Guns, Melee weapons and protection are all very important when trying to survive a zombie attack, so be sure to check this video out lest you be caught …
If any of you turned on your Xbox 360 yesterday evening whilst connected to the interwebs-youbook-facespace cable, you would have noticed that there was an update that had to be downloaded. If you like me wondered what in the heck was going on and even possibly got the idea that you would be tweeting and facebooking on the console soon, …
Yesterday saw the birthday of two iconic media giants. The first is Noddy, Enid Blyton’s little wooden man of dubious sexual orientation. Also celebrating its birthday yesterday was Sony’s Playstation 2, one of the most successful gaming consoles in the history of the universe. Some of my very favourite gaming moments happened on that machine, home to some of the …
My desk seems to be getting a ton of airtime on this website lately. So you may not have won the prize for the Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 competition but we are in a really giving mood today and so we have broken out the randomizer-er-er machine again. We happened to still have two more copies of the mini Marvel …
Borderlands hits the scene in an attempt to mix a few game genres together and make an entirely new experience. The big question is, does it work? Set on the planet Pandora and boasting a cartoon-styled version of the Unreal Engine 3, Gearbox Software has promised a crazy, fun-filled, co-op experience that is deep yet easy to pick up. We …
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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