Are you a sad Xbox Live silver user, forced to watch from the sidelines while your Gold-subscription paying friends get their game on? Do you feel dejected by smug PSN users who laud their multiplayer service’s gratis nature over you? Well, Microsoft has awarded you a small reprieve – as Xbox Live Gold will be free for a short period, …

Yesterday saw possibly one of the biggest videogame releases like, ever. A whole bunch of controversy has surrounded the title for the last couple of months and mostly due to multiplayer features that people didn’t agree with. We already had a pretty lengthy multiplayer session last night but we want to hear from our readers this time. What’s it like …

News that you never want to hear right before the release of a game you want, is that the game is already suffering from terrible issues. This would have been the case for us South African Playstation 3 owners but is no longer. Earlier this week complaints started pouring in saying that one of the main elements of Borderlands, co-op …

I’ve been anticipating the reworked rerelease of Capcom’s Street Fighter IV, this time appended with the “Super” designation. We already know that the game will feature new stages, new moves and upwards of 8 new characters. Seth Killian, Capcom’s community manager has divulged a few more details; one of which almost made me throw up in my mouth a bit. …

  The recent announcement that the PC version of Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 would be forgoing the use – or even allowance – of dedicated servers, favouring a console-style matchmaking system dubbed IWNet, has been met with a less-than-enthusiastic response from gamers. People have bitched and moaned, started petitions, cancelled orders and threatened with boycott. Well, Infinity …

Today sees the local launch of Uncharted 2, the sequel to one of the very best games released in 2007. The rabid fans among you will already be clutching your copies, eager to embark on the adventure that awaits. Those of you who’re on the fence about it, ambivalent to the hyperbole might need a push to see if it’ …

So as you all know Forza 3 is looking pretty spectacular and the reviews coming out today are saying very good things. Multiplayer is one of the biggest features in Forza Motorsport 3 and one of the new modes added to the franchise is the “cat and mouse” mode. Cat and mouse basically has slower cars that need to finish …

I am a huge fan of Valve’s Left 4 Dead. Its frantic, frenetic co-op multiplayer tickles my brain (before eating it, probably with Piccalilli). I’ve been a little less enthused about its upcoming sequel which – like jokes about Earthquakes in Indonesia – is just a little too soon. That looks set to change, with the announcement of a new …