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MSPoints.co.za Competition Reminder

By Gavin Mannion
July 2, 2009
in :  Gaming
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If you haven’t entered yet don’t forget that we are currently running a competition in conjunction with MSPoints.co.za where you can win one of two 3 month Xbox Live subscription codes. To enter simply email me (comps@lazygamer.co.za) the name of the website where you can now buy Xbox 360 subscriptions and points locally. The winners will be announced on Friday …

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Powercare to continue to support Xbox 360’s locally… for now

By Gavin Mannion
July 2, 2009
in :  Gaming
6

While the distribution rights for the Xbox 360 are still up in the air it seems that we are still going to be covered when it comes to dealing with the Xbox 360 RROD’s John Press, the Product Marketing Manager for Xbox South Africa, has confirmed that existing Xbox 360 warrantee’s will be honoured by Powercare who can be contacted …

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Lazygamer / EA Games South African FIFA League – Update

By Gavin Mannion
June 29, 2009
in :  Gaming
0

With more time having passed in the league, a lot of teams saw their way towards completing their matches. There was also the added excitement of a brief flurry of activity as the transfer market opened for business. Some of the movers and shakers making waves in the transfer market included Franck Ribery signing for Kinkster, Cesc Fabregas signing for …

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MSPoints.co.za Competition

By Gavin Mannion
June 29, 2009
in :  Gaming
5

So unfortunately we still don’t have official Xbox Live status in South Africa and have to resort to buying our subscriptions and gamerpoints from overseas websites. However that is about to change with the launch of MSPoints.co.za a locally owned and run site where you can now buy your Xbox Live subscriptions and points instantly using your local credit card …

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Are We Getting Xbox Live?

By Geoffrey Tim
June 23, 2009
in :  Gaming
18

I noticed this morning when trying to log in to www.xbox.com that it was down for maintenance, something that wasn’t advertised anywhere and doesn’t appear on Major Nelson’s blog. When opening xbox.com, it generally reads your IP address and directs you to your localised Xbox site. On a whim, I tried specifically going to the US and UK xbox.com sites …

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Prototype "Powers for a day" competition – Winners announced

By Gavin Mannion
June 18, 2009
in :  Gaming
6

The winners for the Alex Mercer Prototype statue have been chosen and for once the choice wasn’t incredibly difficult thanks to Megarom handing over 2 statues to hand out. A big congratulations to Janrik Oberholzer and Smit Snyman for their 2 unique entries into the competition that you can check after the break. Thanks once again to Megarom for offering …

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EA Games / Lazygamer FIFA 09 League

By Gavin Mannion
June 15, 2009
in :  Gaming
2

EA games has teamed up with Lazygamer to support 2 local FIFA 2009 leagues. One each for the PS3 and Xbox 360, the first season has been kicked off with the previous FIFA regulars and future seasons are going to be open to the public. Click through to see the first weeks wrap up and let me take this opportunity …

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Prototype Competition: Win One Of Two 7 Inch Figurines!

By Nick De Bruyne
June 9, 2009
in :  Gaming
7

A lot of people only ever dream of having 7 inches, but now two of you can finally make that dream come true without replying to one of those dodgy emails from Dr. Love that is sitting in your inbox. Before going down that road, let’s rather focus on the actual point of this post. We have two of the …

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