Archive for the Exclusives category
Competition: Duke Nukem Forever
13 Jun, 2011 12:30 PM | Dean Duke Nukem has just released, and this means: Competition time! We’re giving away a few Duke Nukem accessories, compliments of Megarom. Unfortunately the game is a PS3 copy, and this [...]
346 Views
8 Comments
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — How Much Of A Success Was E3 2011? [Column]
13 Jun, 2011 12:00 PM | Caveshen For as long as I have been a gamer, there has been an event in the gaming world that was always around and has always existed, that is the premier [...]
Friday Game: Test Your Might!
10 Jun, 2011 12:00 PM | Bob "Fatbob" Smith Who out there has played the new MK? After pretty much wasting everyone’s time since MK3, Boon and co have decided to get back to basics and make the most [...]
167 Views
9 Comments
Experience Points: Great Expectations And Hype [Column]
7 Jun, 2011 1:30 PM | Adam When I was a young lad, I went through the motions of pre-primary school despair (otherwise known as finger painting criticism), and in those early years an idea struck me. [...]
103 Views
9 Comments
E3 2011: Day 1 Round-Up
7 Jun, 2011 9:50 AM | Dean Day 1 of E3 2011 is over, and boy, was there a lot of news. We’ve been posting all night to bring up to date coverage as soon as it [...]
June 2011′s Game Releases
3 Jun, 2011 7:15 PM | Azhar May has come and gone and now we’re mid year already, with big games to come and of course, the big E3 only days away. This month is going to [...]
242 Views
2 Comments
Review: Mortal Kombat
31 May, 2011 12:15 PM | Alessandro The fighting game genre is a very tricky genre to create games for. On the one hand you want to please hardcore fans of the franchise by including hard and [...]
Friday Game: Mario Bros
27 May, 2011 12:00 PM | Bob "Fatbob" Smith A very long time there was pong. And then there were other games. And then on the 1st June 1983, a chap (Chinese Jap), Shigeru Miyamoto sat pondering in his [...]
100 Views
5 Comments
Blast From The Past: Mechcommander Gold
24 May, 2011 12:30 PM | Paul There are a lot of retro-game reviews on the net. That’s when some dude, picks up a game that he thinks is retro and reviews it from a current perspective. [...]
270 Views
5 Comments
Question Of The Week: A Career In Gaming In South Africa?
23 May, 2011 12:40 PM | Dean Could this be viable? Is there a chance that gaming in South Africa could lead to a successful career where you make lots and lots of money. Enough money to [...]
266 Views
7 Comments
Experience Points: Gamifying Life [Column]
23 May, 2011 12:20 PM | Adam I’m stuck here trying to think about what I should write for my column. The subject eludes me and I feel hampered by this time of year. Everyone has exams, [...]
213 Views
10 Comments
Wherefore Art Thou LAN Support [Column]
20 May, 2011 12:20 PM | Timothy “Alas, poor LAN Support! I miss it, Adam; a mechanism of infinite stability, of most excellent pleasure; it hath given me some n00b pwnage a thousand times; and now, how [...]
244 Views
2 Comments
Gears Of War 3 Beta Coverage — Final Thoughts
17 May, 2011 12:20 PM | Alessandro Yes, the dream did finally end. The Gears of War 3 Beta officially ended yesterday, bringing a brief halt to the awesome chainsaw revving action until it can continue when [...]
433 Views
5 Comments
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Work Hard, Game Harder [Column]
16 May, 2011 12:00 PM | Caveshen If you’ve ever been to university, hopefully actually as a student and not some random visitor picking up someone who studies there, then you will fully identify with today’s topic [...]
148 Views
5 Comments
Starcraft 2 On Your Mobile? [Column/Review]
13 May, 2011 4:30 PM | Natie Now that I got your attention, with a little white lie — which is actually not too far from the truth — the game is actually a clone. But, you [...]
132 Views
3 Comments
Friday Game: The Gauntlet
13 May, 2011 12:00 PM | Bob "Fatbob" Smith Don’t you hate it when you forget to bookmark something and then you have to search through your history for it? After a good hour of searching through my history [...]
107 Views
11 Comments
Hall Of Fame: Indigo Prophecy (Fahrenheit)
12 May, 2011 1:00 PM | Azhar Welcome to the third entry in our Hall of Fame series, where we’ll be taking a look at yet another past gem in the gaming industry that deserves to be [...]
1,345 Views
3 Comments
Fun Or Fail: Silliness & Bloopers
11 May, 2011 12:20 PM | Azhar Fun Or Fail is back with its extremely questionable timing, returning this month with the theme of Silliness and Bloopers. That’s right, it’s once again time to wind down and [...]
Question Of The Week: The Most Boring Game Is?
9 May, 2011 12:30 PM | Dean Videogames and fun. That’s what gaming should amount to, however it doesn’t always happen that way. Sometimes games are created where they are just plain boring. You’re induced by the [...]
172 Views
16 Comments
Trend Zombies [Column]
9 May, 2011 12:00 PM | Adam Foreword: I’d like to welcome the new columnist Timothy to the eGamer ranks. Congratulations on publishing your first column. It is good to have another Durbanite on board. I think [...]
126 Views
5 Comments
Gamers Are The “In” Thing To Save The World [Column]
6 May, 2011 12:40 PM | Richard Today is about Epic Wins. You may never have heard the term “epic win” to be referred as a noun, but in this article it will be. Confused? Watch this [...]
185 Views
3 Comments
Friday Game: Keyboard Hero
6 May, 2011 12:00 PM | Bob "Fatbob" Smith Disclaimer: This isn’t really a game and this isn’t really a hero. It’s Friday! And yeah this time it really is Friday. It’s been a gruelling week for some of [...]
67 Views
5 Comments
Trailer Of The Week: He Never Asked For It, But Now He Can Punch Through Walls
4 May, 2011 12:00 PM | Dean The trailer for this week is a five minute long clip showing Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’s not so much a trailer as it is a video about the game [...]
eGamer Exclusive: Hands On — Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
4 May, 2011 9:30 AM | Anthony Yesterday we posted an overview of the Spider-Man and Transformers event where we promised a hands on preview of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and here at eGamer we dont [...]
2,514 Views
12 Comments
Question Of The Week: What’s The Most Embarrassing Game One Could Be Caught Playing?
3 May, 2011 12:40 PM | Dean Just like woman sneak out the kitchen every now and then, all of us have guilty pleasures which no one should find out about. Everyone has a slight bit of [...]
200 Views
13 Comments
MMORPG On The Cheap In South Africa
3 May, 2011 12:20 PM | Paul Living in South Africa means dealing with exorbitantly priced internet solutions that are sub-par by international standards (as far as the first world is concerned at least). It’s a fact. [...]
Gears Of War Beta Coverage — Week 2
2 May, 2011 2:00 PM | Alessandro Last week, Caveshen and I brought you up to speed with the first week of the Gears of War 3 Beta. On Monday, the beta was officially opened to everyone, [...]
315 Views
No Comments
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Game Reviews (Or The Lack Thereof) [Column]
2 May, 2011 12:00 PM | Caveshen A new week, a new column, a new feature picture. I hope you like it. So I have a beef to pick with gaming review sites and publishers. But before [...]
113 Views
10 Comments
To Patch Or Not To Patch [Column]
29 Apr, 2011 12:40 PM | Timothy From now on, you’ll be able to catch Timothy on Friday when he talks about things. Some important, some not. Drakensang, Divinity 2, Gothic 3, Gothic 4, Hand of God, [...]
128 Views
3 Comments
Preview: InFamous 2
29 Apr, 2011 12:20 PM | A-G Sonday Cole McGrath returns with his freak-accident electric powers in InFamous 2. This time around he’s more powerful, more determined and there’s far more going on within the game. Now, we [...]
375 Views
No Comments
Competition: Duke Nukem Forever
Duke Nukem has just released, and this means: Competition time! We’re giving away a few Duke Nukem accessories, compliments of Megarom. Unfortunately the game is a PS3 copy, and this [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — How Much Of A Success Was E3 2011? [Column]
For as long as I have been a gamer, there has been an event in the gaming world that was always around and has always existed, that is the premier [...]
Friday Game: Test Your Might!
Who out there has played the new MK? After pretty much wasting everyone’s time since MK3, Boon and co have decided to get back to basics and make the most [...]
Experience Points: Great Expectations And Hype [Column]
When I was a young lad, I went through the motions of pre-primary school despair (otherwise known as finger painting criticism), and in those early years an idea struck me. [...]
E3 2011: Day 1 Round-Up
Day 1 of E3 2011 is over, and boy, was there a lot of news. We’ve been posting all night to bring up to date coverage as soon as it [...]
June 2011′s Game Releases
May has come and gone and now we’re mid year already, with big games to come and of course, the big E3 only days away. This month is going to [...]
Review: Mortal Kombat
The fighting game genre is a very tricky genre to create games for. On the one hand you want to please hardcore fans of the franchise by including hard and [...]
Friday Game: Mario Bros
A very long time there was pong. And then there were other games. And then on the 1st June 1983, a chap (Chinese Jap), Shigeru Miyamoto sat pondering in his [...]
Blast From The Past: Mechcommander Gold
There are a lot of retro-game reviews on the net. That’s when some dude, picks up a game that he thinks is retro and reviews it from a current perspective. [...]
Question Of The Week: A Career In Gaming In South Africa?
Could this be viable? Is there a chance that gaming in South Africa could lead to a successful career where you make lots and lots of money. Enough money to [...]
Experience Points: Gamifying Life [Column]
I’m stuck here trying to think about what I should write for my column. The subject eludes me and I feel hampered by this time of year. Everyone has exams, [...]
Wherefore Art Thou LAN Support [Column]
“Alas, poor LAN Support! I miss it, Adam; a mechanism of infinite stability, of most excellent pleasure; it hath given me some n00b pwnage a thousand times; and now, how [...]
Gears Of War 3 Beta Coverage — Final Thoughts
Yes, the dream did finally end. The Gears of War 3 Beta officially ended yesterday, bringing a brief halt to the awesome chainsaw revving action until it can continue when [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Work Hard, Game Harder [Column]
If you’ve ever been to university, hopefully actually as a student and not some random visitor picking up someone who studies there, then you will fully identify with today’s topic [...]
Starcraft 2 On Your Mobile? [Column/Review]
Now that I got your attention, with a little white lie — which is actually not too far from the truth — the game is actually a clone. But, you [...]
Friday Game: The Gauntlet
Don’t you hate it when you forget to bookmark something and then you have to search through your history for it? After a good hour of searching through my history [...]
Hall Of Fame: Indigo Prophecy (Fahrenheit)
Welcome to the third entry in our Hall of Fame series, where we’ll be taking a look at yet another past gem in the gaming industry that deserves to be [...]
Fun Or Fail: Silliness & Bloopers
Fun Or Fail is back with its extremely questionable timing, returning this month with the theme of Silliness and Bloopers. That’s right, it’s once again time to wind down and [...]
Question Of The Week: The Most Boring Game Is?
Videogames and fun. That’s what gaming should amount to, however it doesn’t always happen that way. Sometimes games are created where they are just plain boring. You’re induced by the [...]
Trend Zombies [Column]
Foreword: I’d like to welcome the new columnist Timothy to the eGamer ranks. Congratulations on publishing your first column. It is good to have another Durbanite on board. I think [...]
Gamers Are The “In” Thing To Save The World [Column]
Today is about Epic Wins. You may never have heard the term “epic win” to be referred as a noun, but in this article it will be. Confused? Watch this [...]
Friday Game: Keyboard Hero
Disclaimer: This isn’t really a game and this isn’t really a hero. It’s Friday! And yeah this time it really is Friday. It’s been a gruelling week for some of [...]
Trailer Of The Week: He Never Asked For It, But Now He Can Punch Through Walls
The trailer for this week is a five minute long clip showing Deus Ex: Human Revolution. It’s not so much a trailer as it is a video about the game [...]
eGamer Exclusive: Hands On — Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
Yesterday we posted an overview of the Spider-Man and Transformers event where we promised a hands on preview of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, and here at eGamer we dont [...]
Question Of The Week: What’s The Most Embarrassing Game One Could Be Caught Playing?
Just like woman sneak out the kitchen every now and then, all of us have guilty pleasures which no one should find out about. Everyone has a slight bit of [...]
MMORPG On The Cheap In South Africa
Living in South Africa means dealing with exorbitantly priced internet solutions that are sub-par by international standards (as far as the first world is concerned at least). It’s a fact. [...]
Gears Of War Beta Coverage — Week 2
Last week, Caveshen and I brought you up to speed with the first week of the Gears of War 3 Beta. On Monday, the beta was officially opened to everyone, [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Game Reviews (Or The Lack Thereof) [Column]
A new week, a new column, a new feature picture. I hope you like it. So I have a beef to pick with gaming review sites and publishers. But before [...]
To Patch Or Not To Patch [Column]
From now on, you’ll be able to catch Timothy on Friday when he talks about things. Some important, some not. Drakensang, Divinity 2, Gothic 3, Gothic 4, Hand of God, [...]
Preview: InFamous 2
Cole McGrath returns with his freak-accident electric powers in InFamous 2. This time around he’s more powerful, more determined and there’s far more going on within the game. Now, we [...]




