It appears that Xbox live has decided to go on strike. There is no mention of the problem on Major Nelsons website yet but all other Xbox live related sites are down as well. So is this just a really bad network failure or do you think we can expect our Fall update when it comes back up again? Since …
Empire online has had a chance to play Assassins Creed and has published their review of the game on there website. The review is nice and detailed and you can hear that they truly enjoyed the game but what got me was the following. Ironically, though, the game?s friendly controls are also its biggest shortcoming; killing your target normally instigates a …
In what could possibly have been the worst move ever in gaming history, Epics Mike Capps was a day away from cutting the multi-player element of Gears of War totally. I was going to cut multiplayer from Gears because I thought it wasn’t coming together fast enough, right,” said Capps. “The day before E3 I’m like “no guys, it’s not pulling together”. And …
Well some suprising news doing the rounds this morning, it seems like all those reports of the Xbox 360 beating the Wii in September were a little pre-mature. Now that most of the shops have handed in their exact figures we can actually see that the 360 just missed out on winning the month by 5000 units. This is a blow …
This game is just looking better and better. This is yet another teaser review of the game that many people are tipping to be the true game of the year. I think on the multi-player side it is easily going to be the most popular console game in South Africa since we don’t have that Halo heritage. Last Updated: October …
Time for some shameless advertising. There is a new gaming magazine bundled with this months CAR magazine called UGS. Ultimate Gaming Station I was lucky enough to be involved in doing some of the write ups for the magazine, which was a first for me and quite an interesting experience. Hopefully this will become a regular publication with a lot …
I was sent a tip this morning about how the Blu-Ray player manufacturers are cheating the system by getting their players certified before the stricter/better requirements come into effect on the 30th of October. We are currently in the Profile 1.0 generation but as of the 1st of November all Blu-Ray players certified will need to have a minimum of 256MB …
As the title says, the latest DLC for Forza 2 which is the Twin Ring Motegi race track has had its price cut from 600 points to 400 points. There was quite a large internet outcry when the 600 point price tag was announced and it is refreshing to see a developer listening to their clients. Why they constantly try to …
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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