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The Evopoints Downloads of the Week – 13/03/2015

By Geoffrey Tim
March 13, 2015
in :  Gaming
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Downloadable content has become a pretty big thing. More and more people are opting to get their games and add-ons through digital distribution, instead of the traditional Brick-and-mortar method. Some games and software; like XBLA games, PSN shorts and iOS games are available through the internet only. Confused about what new games are available for your platform of choice? Don’t fret – we’ve got you covered.

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Reminder: Mass Effect 3 Demo out today

By Geoffrey Tim
February 14, 2012
in :  Gaming
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If you're not snuggling up to your significant other this evening, snuggle up to Commander Shepard instead; the Mass effect 3 demo is available right now.

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[Update] Breaking : Xbox Live Gets Official SA Release Date

By Geoffrey Tim
October 12, 2010
in :  Gaming
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There’s no longer need to cry in to your cornflakes every morning, jaded Xbox gamers. Xbox Live is finally launching in South Africa after 4 very, very long years. We knew, after E3 this year that the service would finally be available, but now we even have an official launch date! Hooray! According to the official Xbox360SA twitter account, you’ll …

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THQ giving UFC Fans Early Demo Access

By Geoffrey Tim
April 28, 2010
in :  Gaming
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Today’s the 28th of April. On the 29th, THQ will start handing out XBL and PSN codes to access the demo for the upcoming official UFC MMA-Brawler, UFC Undisputed 2010. They won’t just be handing out codes all willy-nilly though! They’re only going to give them to the dedicated fans who’ve signed up at the UFC Undisputed 2010 community site. …

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Xbox 360 Getting USB Storage Support – Say Hello To More HDD Space

By Nick De Bruyne
March 19, 2010
in :  Gaming
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Joystiq have managed to get their hands on some really interesting documentation that confirms that a 2010 update to the Xbox 360 is going to allow it to use USB devices as memory units. According to the report, Xbox 360 owners will now be able to use any USB device that they have lying around as a new way to …

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It's OK To Be Gay – Microsoft Change XBL Code Of Conduct

By Nick De Bruyne
March 5, 2010
in :  Gaming
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Microsoft have just announced that they have made changes to the Xbox Live code of conduct. The reason being that they have seen it fit to allow people to more easily express their diversity . You may remember that on Xbox Live, words such as Gay, Lesbian etc were not allowed to be used on the service, which led to …

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Zipper Interactive : PSN’s users more mature than XBL’s

By Geoffrey Tim
January 22, 2010
in :  Gaming
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Zipper Interactive’s Ben Jones reckons the PS3 is a better fit for their upcoming shooter MAG because Xbox Live is "more juvenile” than Sony’s online service. Anyone who’s ever played an international game of Halo 3 would probably agree. I can only be called a fag by a 12 year old so many times before the stupidity starts hurting my …

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Xbox Live Sets New Concurrent User Record

By Geoffrey Tim
November 13, 2009
in :  Gaming
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Undoubtedly driven by the colossal sales of a certain game involving Warfare of a Modern nature, Xbox Live has now broken its own record for concurrently online users. Major Nelson let the world know (Via Twitter, obviously) that on Thursday the service recorded the highest number of users online at the same time, a figure of over two million, or …

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