Ask yourself, what would Halo have been like if it was developed by Nintendo? Well, you need not wonder anymore. A video has been made recreating the wonderful experience that we have all sadly missed out on. The video features many of Nintendos stereotypical moments, with a not so typical ending. I would like to take a moment now to thank whoever it was that took time out of his life to create a look at Halo in an alternate universe, because without people like you, it would be left to our imagination, which means less time for gaming. So thanks.

I am pretty sure most of you have seen this by now but it’s well worth watching again.. and again… and again.. Some of the most awesome pieces that I saw in this trailer 1. Chainsaw battles2. Using a locust as a shield3. Size of the battles4. Awesome new pistol… So what took your fancy? Last Updated: May 10, 2008

Ok, so I finally got my grubby paws on the GRID demo and have given it a good spanking to see what's in store for us. Firstly, the visuals are truly stunning. It's not very often that you load a game up and it lands up looking exactly like the impressive screenshots that you had seen on the net. Im not exactly sure what they have done, but I think the demo taught my 720p Bravia to display 1080p, because this is one of the sharpest and smoothest looking games I have ever seen. As some of you know this game uses the EGO engine that was used for DiRT, however the magicians at Codemasters have somehow managed to make the game look even better and run at nearly twice the frame rate that DiRT was sporting.... Not only that, but the presentation of the game is inspiring with beautiful menus, great replays, and a really gritty yet clean (Only Codemasters can pull that off) look to the game. The car damage is also really great, with bits and pieces flying off as well as textures coming in to indicate that you just scraped your really expensive car along a wall for 100m.... Keeping alone the same lines as the last couple of Race Driver games, the driving is a blend of arcade simplicity and simulation driving making it extremely accessible to any casual gamer that wants a fun driving game to play but couldn't be bothered with sims like Forza, GT5 or the GTR games. The demo comes with 3 modes, a DTM race on a GP circuit, a Drift session around a Japanese industrial area and a Muscle car race on a San Francisco street track. The DTM and muscle car race are both available for play online in the demo as well, sadly the drifting was not included as it is a solo session and not actually a race. I was really interested to see how the Drift mode was going to feel, as I have been disappointed with Drift modes in most of the driving games that have been available lately.... Once I had put some time into figuring out the mechanics of it all, I found the drifting to be very solid and rewarding, definitely the closest thing I have felt to real drifting in a game that has put a dedicated mode into the lineup.... Turbo's whistle, engines roar, tires yelp as you hop your car over a bump and into a bit of a slide, it really is fantastic, even the crowd's react to the event of the race.... The rumble has been so carefully utilised and tweaked so that if you run over a runoff strip, you can feel which side of the car is running wide and when your car lands after a bit of a jump, you can almost feel your engine rattling about in the engine bay. I could actually go on about the little things in this game for ages, but since this is only the demo, I will leave all of that till we get our hands on the full game and can give it a proper review. At 795mb, its not a small download, but if you think that you are the type of gamer who might like this sort of thing, then download it and try it for yourself.

There is a very worrying rumour doing the rounds that just won’t quit. Apparently some of the most well known retailers in South Africa are now refusing to stock the Xbox 360 consoles anymore, they will still stock the games though Apparently not… check the bottom for the update. According to the rumours Toys R Us, Reggies and Game have …

By Phillip Dunkley Starring: Ethan Hawke, Jude Law, Uma Thurman, Xander Berkeley Directed by: Andrew Nicol A few weeks ago we started a column which featured a few reviews of Blu-Ray titles, and although we did get some interest on this, we did not really get the response we were looking for, especially since we had a couple of stories …

Don’t get misled by the title this isn’t about sex or gore…. okay maybe it is but there is more to it. After all the controversy over GTA IV and how it isn’t for kids (lets ignore it’s not aimed at kids) XPlay decided to put together their top 10 list of games for Adult Eyes only. I can pretty …

By Etienne Vlok Gaming and exercising doesn’t seem like a natural team-up. The former usually involves getting comfy on the couch (if you’re not exclusively a PC gamer) and turning up the volume, whereas the latter requires that you engage in strenuous physical activity, often in a gym where you are motivated(!) by Enrique Iglesias or Kurt Darren songs played …

After Blu-Ray won the war it seemed to become quite fashionable to get on the Blu-Ray won’t become mainstream bandwagon. Luckily for me I have the archives that can be scanned to see that I have always thought the HD revolution isn’t going to happen until late 2009 at the earliest. Anyway back to the point at hand, Sony came …