Since its release, the Xbox 360’s name has become synonymous with overheating and the good ol’ red ring of death. This of course, was a big enough problem to have Microsoft extend the warranty for RROD’s to 3 years, at a cost a 12,673,536,078,579,524,000.00 Zimbabwean Dollars (That’s a billion US dollars and is in fact, the real amount at the …
Just after attending a special unboxing of the Xbox 360, I was given product sheets that give all of the details of the new Xbox 360. I have scanned the 3 pages in for those who want to check it out, and it also comes with a diagram of the layout, ports and so on. You will also notice that …
Surfer Girl, the anonymous industry insider with a great track record, is back and she’s bringing some big news to the table today. First up we have news that Microsoft will be rebranding the Xbox 360 at E3 this year to coincide with the Project Natal release. The problem being that 99% of HD TV’s are piano black and people …
Is it just me or does anyone else find it weird that Sony just keeps on changing the PS3? Maybe the Xbox 360 and Wii have been losing weight over the past couple of years and no one has really cared but the PS3 is in a class of it’s own when it comes to being ‘The Biggest Loser’* Last …
Episode 16 marks the last day that we all record in the same room as Marc and Danny completely abandon the souls of Gauteng in their quest for fame and fortune that can apparently only be found in Cape Town. We discuss the latest news, games and even have a fat chat about how impressed we were with District 9. …
Just this weekend I decided to pop into the new BT Games store that has opened up in the Menlyn shopping centre and poke around to see what’s what. I happened to get into a conversation with the staff about the prices of 120GB HDD’s for the Xbox 360, which strangely started turning into a conversation about something I had …
Microsoft’s Aaron Greenberg has told Kotaku that there are no plans for a “slim” version of the Xbox 360 and that they are barely even at the halfway point of the systems life. Greenberg says that “People have invested in these consoles, and we have massively connected communities and we have storage. I think what we did with the New …
Joystiq have put up a great picture gallery of the PS3 Slim alongside (or rather under) many other consoles to give you a good impression of it’s size. While I do need to mention that it still amazingly manages to keep the power supply unit on the inside, I honestly have to say that I thought that it was going …
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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