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Dirty Bomb enters open beta… but not for us

By Gavin Mannion
June 3, 2015
in :  Gaming
3

Dirty Bomb finally opens up their beta but unfortunately South Africans aren't invited

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Nintendo never wanted to region-lock their Humble Bundle

By Darryn Bonthuys
May 28, 2015
in :  Gaming
10

On paper, Nintendo’s Humble Bundle deal sounds good. Damn good. Too good to be true in fact. And it sort of is.

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Nintendo may reconsider their region locking policy

By Matthew Figueira
November 3, 2014
in :  Gaming
5

Nintendo have been strict with regards to region locking their consoles. It means gamers have to wait for localised versions of a title instead of simply importing it. That may change moving forward.

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Expect region locks on the new Nintendo 3DS

By Matthew Figueira
September 4, 2014
in :  Gaming
12

Nintendo have just recently announced a new 3DS. Just like their previous devices though, they have opted to region lock their new hardware.

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Easily access Netflix, Hulu and other services with ElephantVPN

By Gavin Mannion
December 2, 2013
in :  Sponsored Content
24

It’s now nearly 2014 and there are some incredible video streaming services around that offer your nearly unlimited video viewing for under $10 a month and yet you can only access them if you live in certain regions. Last Updated: December 2, 2013

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Nintendo president explains region locking

By Zoe Hawkins
July 5, 2013
in :  Gaming
32

Now that Sony and Microsoft are both punting their region-free systems, Nintendo is looking like the rigid old man at the party.

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PlayStation 4 multiplayer isn’t available in all regions

By Gavin Mannion
June 20, 2013
in :  Gaming
54

The PlayStation 4 online multiplayer feature is going to be region locked.

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