We as gamers hiding behind our massive HDTV’s are constantly calling for more realism and accuracy in games. But have you ever stopped to consider what it takes to setup that realism? Well take a look an EA developer explaining to the MMA fighters about the game and in particular why Mayhem Mill has such a low fighter skill rating. …
In true Street Fighter style, the fourth installment will be seeing a major update featuring new characters, more moves and rebalancing. We have some new footage from a Capcom event that shows off three of the new characters to Street Fighter IV, namely T. Hawk, Dee Jay and a brand spanking new Korean crazy Tae-Kwon-Do lady called Juri. More characters …
The Nintendo Wii will forever be cemented in my mind as the console that spawned the most useless peripherals and addenda. Bowling Balls? No thank you. Pedals? I’ll pass, thanks. Inflatable Horses? Die in a goddamned fire. The force is strong though with this trinket from StarWars.com. Essentially a Darth Vader resin sculpture, this one amplifies the geek chic by …
Did you watch the Japanese Final Fantasy XIII trailer that Square showed at TGS. Were you, like me, absorbed in the epic beauty of it all, but confused as a blind lesbian in fishmarket? One industrious translator has thankfully translated and subtitled the thing, making it easier for those of who aren’t fluent in Nipponese to know what the bloody …
Update: The competition ends Thursday at 5pm. Ladies and Gentlemen of sunny (well, not so much at the moment if I look out my window) South Africa, Rage 2009 is nearly upon us and we have 5 tickets to give away and you don’t even have to buy hundreds of Wonka chocolate bars to get one. The competition rules are …
It seems absurd to think back a year when we were rightfully complaining that the PS3 was running seriously short on games and completely overpriced. Now we are looking at a really well priced piece of equipment with all the quality cross platform games, LittleBigPlanet, Uncharted 1 & 2, God of War 3 on it’s way and the incredibly intriguing …
Just a heads up to our listeners, the new episode of The Lazygamer Podcast will be up on Thursday this week. Usually delays are caused by technical issues, or time constraints and things like that but for us it’s a little different. Marc and Danny from QCF Design will be up in Gauteng this week for rAge 2009 which means …
CollegeHumor often have videogame themed posts, and most – but not all of them – are great. The latest one, 5 imaginary Facebook status updates and their accompanying comments falls firmly in that “great†category. It manages to nail the characters, playing them to type perfectly. From Mario’s disdain at Peach’s renewed capture, Tails’ pathetic abject adulation for Sonic or …
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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