I was lucky enough to be invited to Microsoft South Africa this morning for something I cannot tell you about…. But I will soon. Anyway while I was there we had a short Q&A session and I thought I would share some of the answers with you lot… Obviously they had a lot more marketing talk in the answers but …
So the latest sales figures from Europe are in and the 360 still holds a very slender lead over the Wii in total sales. Not forgetting that it had quite a lead to start with. Anyway in the weekly sales figures we have the followingWii – 96,123Xbox – 37,768PS3 – 27,598 In total sales the 360 is ahead by +- 150k and …
So we finally have a release date for the Nintendo Wii. September 26th 2007… Finish the fight.. Oh no wait, wrong launch. That would be the other huge worldwide launch that is happening. Now the Core group might be happy to say that the Xbox 360 is not a direct competitor and Halo 3 is really not a competitor but what about the people who cover these …
Damn someone else has also figured out that the Sony Defense Force is actually a parody site created to make Sony Fanboys look bad… It’s a pity that this has come out since I enjoyed reporting on their stories but I guess it couldn’t have gone on forever. PS3tag.com has done some great investigative journalism and has found that the owner …
The British rating board has caused a little storm in a tea cup with its rating of Mass Effect. First the nudity… There is breast nudity in one version of the scene Wow that sounds exciting…. Anyway the “one version” statement is because the game can be played in various ways and one path will lead you to this scene. …
A research company called DFC Intelligence has just released its latest forecasts and it is predicting that the Xbox 360 could be a distant third by 2009. This is due to the huge exponential growth that is expected in the gaming market, they are predicting between 180 and 210 million consoles in homes by 2012. That is just under double the amount of the last …
I received an email earlier from BT Games confirming that certain BT Games stores will be open for a midnight launch for Halo 3. Not only are we getting a midnight launch but they are going to be holding local Halo tournaments where the top marines will walk away with R2000 in instore credit and the top player in the country will walk …
Sometimes you can only but shake your head in dismay. Factor 5’s president (Julian Eggebrecht), the company that created Lair, has been talking to Gamesradar about Warhawk and you know what Julian says? Warhawk’s controls are… eurgh!, and then amazingly I see motion-sensing as a complimentary, additional new step in terms of controls and where it fits you should use it …
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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