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, …
Have you had a red ring of death? Have you had to deal with Powercare lately? If so, has it gone smoothly? I received an e-mail this morning from a local Xbox 360 owner who had just gone through a major ordeal when trying to get his Xbox 360 swapped out with Powercare. From the looks of things, Powercare were …
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 …
This week Danny and I risk everything to record a podcast with Marc who is suffering from the plague (or was bitten by a zombie). Fear not, for we have survived long enough to post it up for you today so that you can hear our devious plans to steal all of the Modern Warfare 2 Prestige Editions and use …
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 …
What’s up with games being made into movies, local gamerscore cheaters getting nailed, Xbox 360 getting continued support in South African and a whole lot more in this week’s episode of The Lazygamer Podcast. Trine Looks Awesome Worms 2: Armageddon Gears of War VS Gears of War 2 Local Gamerscore Cheater Gets Named And Shamed Lucasarts Adventure Games Making A …
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
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
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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