Today’s actually a pretty important day in South Africa’s history. 100 years ago today the separate Cape, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State colonies united to form the Union of South Africa, a dominion under British sovereignty. 51 years later – on the same day – it broke free from the empire, becoming the Republic of South Africa, making …
Everybody’s favourite sequel to a space RPG called Mass Effect will be getting its next bit of DLC towards the end of next month – via the game’s Cerberus network, which rewards people who purchase the game new. As with all DLC so far, it’ll be available at a price that’s hard to argue with – absolutely free, provided you’re …
One more sleep, it’s just one more sleep until Friday arrives and that is always a great reason to celebrate. And the normal way we celebrate Thursday’s is to get our early morning coffee and take a listen to this weeks Zero Punctuation. Yahtzee takes on Mass Effect 2 this week and it must have been quite a stretch for …
According to DFC intelligence Report (which sounds cooler and more ominous tan it really is), BioWare’s intergalactic (Planetary, Planetary Intergalactic) Space RPG shooter has done pretty gosh darn good business on the Xbox 360Â in January. How good? Well, according to their US forecasts the game’s outsold it’s closest competitor, Army of Two : the 40th Day by 6 to …
Just last week, I wrote a post about Mass Effect 2 getting some free DLC soon. Well “soon” has arrived and while I am not sure if this will be the only free DLC coming, it’s coming today, and for the price of sweet nothing, it’s the perfect price for me. The free DLC will be delivered via the Cerberus …
Every now and then, a videogame comes along that changes everything that you thought you knew about gaming. A game so epic, so magnificent, so deep and so emotional that you are blown back in the realization that a new era of gaming is upon us. Unfortunately, we didn’t receive a review copy of Karaoke Revolution, so we opted to …
[Beneath here be spoilers] You know how in Mass Effect 2 you could import your character from the first game, bringing with it some extra cash, some resources, a level or two – and all your moral choices? Notice how in the loading screens for Mass Effect 2, it says that you’ll be able to export your character to …
If Nick and Geoff (and the rest of the Internet) are to be believed then Mass Effect 2 is one of the best gaming experiences of all time. We will have our official review up soon but I think it’s safe to say that the game is going to score very well indeed. However one slightly depraved Internet individual has …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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