The Xbox 360 – still the top selling HD console – has been plagued with hardware problems, largely a result of shoddy design and poor manufacturing. While the prevalence of the ominous “Red Ring of Death” has lessened (some say to make way for the now more common e74 error), Xbox 360’s do still die. Thankfully, after acknowledging  the problem, …

After the untimely demise of MI Digital, confusion reigned as to who would be handling the (very necessary) warranties – and just as importantly, who would be distributing the consoles, accessories and first-party software. Not too long after, we got our answer to the first question; Warranties would be handled by Powercare, a new entity that had previously split off …

While the distribution rights for the Xbox 360 are still up in the air it seems that we are still going to be covered when it comes to dealing with the Xbox 360 RROD’s John Press, the Product Marketing Manager for Xbox South Africa, has confirmed that existing Xbox 360 warrantee’s will be honoured by Powercare who can be contacted …

MI Digital shuts down, Blizzard makes a lot of gamers really angry and we experience serious issues with our sci-fi language translatorizor device that we bought from the internet. MI Digital Shuts Down Transformers 2 Multiplayer, Cross-Genre Games and Pirate Leg Thieves South African Pirate Gets Shut Down Backwards Compatibility Finally Coming Back To The PS3 Uncharted Makes Its Way …

With the liquidation of Mi Digital currently under way the big question for us gamers is who is going to take over the distribution and support for the Xbox 360 in South Africa. The Xbox 360 is doing very well in South Africa and as such you can be sure that it will continue to be available moving forward. There …

MI Digital, the much maligned local distributor of Microsoft’s Xbox 360, seems to have shut its doors for good – Leaving the country without a distribution channel for the console, its accessories, and first-party titles; Fan favourite games such as Gears of War, Fable II and Halo 3. Last Updated: June 30, 2009

Finally some sense seems to have settled on Mi Digital and the Microsoft games pricing structure. If you remember earlier this year we reported that Mi were planning on selling games for an astronomical R999 each, well that was quickly retracted by Microsoft themselves and subsequently Mi Digital as well. However we have all been waiting with baited breath to …

Thanks to my very own ninja spies, I found a copy of the latest MI Digital pricelist in my inbox this morning. In what can only be a testament to the power of consumer voice, I’m happy to confirm that recommended retail pricing of current Microsoft published AAA titles has been reduced to R699, putting 2008 fan favourites Gears of …