Archive for November, 2010

World Of Warcraft: Back To The Future Edition [Column]

On the 24th of November (23rd for those of you on U.S. servers), the World… of Warcraft was irrevocably changed. The dread aspect, Deathwing, burst out from the depths of [...]

eGameFame: Mario — The World’s Most Renowned Plumber

eGameFame has taken a left-turn down character lane. And with this, we will take you down and deep into the rabbit hole. eGameFame will embrace the world of videogame characters, [...]

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Comments Of The Week 13 November — 26 November [Winner]

Someone please remind me never to skip Comments of the Week ever again. It has been quite a lengthy amount of days since this has been published, however this is [...]

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Ask My Weight, Lose Your Xbox

I have this thing about reading FMyLife whenever I’m bored. There’s something about laughing at others’ pain that makes me feel really good. And FML has some really odd stories, [...]

Tiger Woods Isn’t In Trouble, But He Needs Some Wins — EA Boss

According to Electronic Arts, it’s pretty obvious that the best golf game should have the best golfer on the cover for the partnership to make sense. But, at the moment [...]

Could You Test Games? Or Could You Test Honeymoons?

This advert appeared in a Port Elizabeth newspaper called the EP Herald, or something. There’s no contact information and a spelling mistake on console, but we don’t judge those living [...]

Competition Winner: Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood And Hoodie

Last week Megarom allowed us to offer a give-away for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, for PS3, and a hoodie. The competition has ended, and we’ve drawn the winner. So without further [...]

DualShock 3 Gets Wireless Keypad

It looks like Sony has churned out a wireless keypad that fits on to the SIXAXIS and Dualshock3 controller. The keypad provides the freedom to use texting and mouse input [...]

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Review: Fallout: New Vegas

eGamer Rating: Addictive: Yes, incredibly so for RPG fans. Worth The Time: Yes Things Loved: Multiple tree story progression, well designed quests, Fallout’s sense of humour, well balanced skill system, [...]

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Crytek Boss: PC’s Are Ahead Of Consoles, Limited By Developers

The Crytek boss is back praising the PC. Cevat Yerli said this time round that Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 developers are holding back on game quality for the PC. [...]

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Quick Unboxing: Xbox Kinect + 4Gb Slim Console

We received the Xbox Kinect 4gb package with a few games for review. The package includes the Kinect device, Kinect Adventures game, Xbox 4gb Slim console, one remote, and no [...]

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You’ll Be Banned From Xbox Live If You Use A Swastika In Black Ops

Microsoft are taking strong action against symbol-abusers in Call of Duty: Black Ops. It was said that if you play on Xbox Live with the infamous swastika symbol in Black [...]

Microsoft Doesn’t Mind If You Tweak Your Kinect, On Your PC

Obviously Microsoft would like to keep their Kinect as is without people tampering too much. And to do so, Microsoft threatened legal action to anyone interested in opening up the [...]

Friday Game: Light Bot

Light Bot is a maze game which requires you to walk and light up light-bulbs at certain areas. The game is pretty intriguing, however, there’s a catch: The game description [...]

Yamauchi “Doesn’t Know” If Gran Turismo 6 Will Be Released On PS3

The famous CEO of Polyphony Digital, Kazunori Yamauchi, had admitted to no one’s surprise that he is unsure whether or not Gran Turismo 6 will release on PlayStation 3. To [...]

Mark Wahlberg To Be Nathan Drake In Uncharted Film

Actor Mark Wahlberg has revealed that he will be starring – as in playing the lead role of Nathan Drake – in director David O. Russell’s movie adaption of Naughty [...]

Sony Dude Says: Move Lightsaber Game Would Be ‘Better Than Kinect’s’

That’s according to the guy behind the PlayStation Eye – that rhymed, it was unintentional. A software engineer by the name of Anton Mikhailov, at Sony Computer Entertainment America’s research [...]

Review: Apache: Air Assault

Apache: Air Assault does fairly well to please hardcore helicopter fans, but the overall game lacks substance, and could have been a lot more than it is now. eGamer Rating: [...]

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GT5 Multiplayer Load Causes Singleplayer Problems

Sony is blaming extreme online congestion for the current problems GT5 is facing. The congestion has not only affected the online performance of GT5′s multiplayer, but is also affecting the [...]

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Tetris With Multiplayer, HD, And Surround Sound Coming To PlayStation Network

The most addictive, and fun, game is coming to the PlayStation 3. With over millions of copies sold, in some form or another, Tetris is still going strong. It has been [...]

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Revolutions & Resolutions [Column]

Wednesday 24 November 2010 marks the day I unpacked my new computer. After cutting the sellotape on the box, this lovely feeling filled me up inside. The feeling that I [...]

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UK Top 10 Game Charts For November

The Top 10 UK Software Sales chart was released earlier this week, and it’s no surprise that Black Ops is on top. But it’s followed closely by Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. [...]

Screw Your Farm, We’re Into Words Now — Farmville No Longer #1

For fifteen straight months Zynga’s Farmville application ruled Facebook. The application has around 84 million monthly users, and it was the most popular game as well as the most popular [...]

Axl Rose Is Angry About Guitar Hero 3 From 2007, Taking Legal Action

Axl Rose, the Guns N’ Roses frontman, has showed that he’s truly living in the past. Axl is suddenly angry about Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock from 2007, as [...]

Tiny & Big: Real Physics Controlled By Grappling Hooks And Lasers

There seems to be a definite market for open-world sandbox games which allow you to do pretty much anything. We recently saw Minecraft where you could build anything you like. [...]

FREE BEER! (Sorry We Are Too Late)

No jokes! However a winner was announced, but still it is not everyday you see someone giving away free beer. On ps3za a forum member by the name of abev, [...]

eGameFame: David Jaffe — Creator Of God Of War And Twisted Metal

The man who unleashed one of the craziest characters, and also one of the most badass heroes in gaming history. Meet David Jaffe, the creative director at Sony Computer Entertainment [...]

Review: Guitar Hero – Warriors Of Rock

eGamer Rating: Addictive: Yes if you’re into Guitar Hero and Rock. No if you’re tired of the Guitar Hero, as it’s not vastly different from previous games Worth The Time: [...]

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Question Of The Week: Which 2011 Title Are You Looking Forward To?

Next year is expected to be busy, especially the first quarter. We’re expecting all kind of titles, good and bad. Perhaps a few more for Kinect and Move and perhaps [...]

Review: Call of Duty: Black Ops

With Call of Duty: Black Ops, Treyarch has outdone itself, creating perhaps the best overall game in the franchise to date. eGamer Rating: Addictive: Yes, unquestionably. Worth The Time: Yes, [...]

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