Episode 18 of The Lazygamer Podcast looks at console-less Guitar Heros, days that require you to sit and play games as well as price cuts, local distributors and more. We also ask ourselves why games are getting easier, more casual and whether or not that is actually a problem in this day and age. Microsoft appoints new Xbox 360 Distributer …
I took a peek into my e-mail inbox this morning to find a rather interesting announcement from Microsoft. As the title already mentions, Comztek has been appointed by Microsoft as the new distributor of the Xbox 360 in South Africa. Some of you may be confused and would be right for thinking that Comztek was already handling the distribution but …
Just today the post that went up discussing Forza 3’s new features got some good feedback from our readers and now, news just got better. I have received a press release in my inbox from Microsoft proudly stating that Forza 3 has officially gone gold. If you are wondering what I am on about, going gold means that the game …
The world is full of nasty parasites : Mosquitoes, intestinal worms, lice – and Randy Nunez. Randy, along with a group of other bloodsucking idiots have filed a class-action law suit against Microsoft and Halo 3 developers Bungie, on the grounds that Halo 3, despite all contrary advertising, doesn’t actually work on the Xbox 360. Wait, what? The suit – …
You have to love Valve. Seriously. The only problem that people have had with Valve was the choice to release Left 4 Dead 2 so soon after the first one, but honestly, if you look at all the things that Valve have done in the best interests of the gamers people should just let that one slide. So… the story. …
With Halo ODST just around the corner many fans worldwide are sitting in anticipation for the release of their next digital drug. This live action short is so well produced that you will think that you are watching a trailer for a big budget Halo movie. It has been executed so incredibly well that the one and half minutes of …
So yesterday in Tokyo Japan saw Microsoft’s pre-conference press briefing for 2009. At the briefing they listed a horde of upcoming games. Now I don’t have to tell you that some of these titles have been mentioned before and with games like Castlevania Shadow of Rose, Metal Gear Rising, and End of Eternity it’s clear that Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will …
A few tweets started popping up yesterday from folks like Major Nelson and Stephen Toulouse saying that they are already seeing illegal copies of Halo 3 ODST being played online and are ready to drop the hammer on them. Toulouse’s exact tweet goes a little something like this: “Hrm. I spy with my little eye some *illegitimate* ODST players. No …
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
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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