Archive for the Exclusives category
A Gamer’s Perspective — Does Gaming Have Benefits? [Column]
29 Jul, 2011 12:00 PM | Duncan Reader! I have something truly ridiculous to tell you! This column isn’t going to be talking about Call of Duty! Believe it, for it is the truth! In what is [...]
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Review: Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
28 Jul, 2011 12:30 PM | Caveshen Games with robots, laser cannons, rocket launchers, vehicular warfare and destruction everywhere should in theory be fun. Why then do the Transformers games suck so hard? Does this one suck just as much? Click to find out…
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Indie Review: Altitude
28 Jul, 2011 12:10 PM | Tian Altitude, a flying game with a more-than-average gameplay. Join Tian as he explains another indie game and what it’s all about.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Beta Hands-On
27 Jul, 2011 12:30 PM | Alessandro Over a week ago Naughty Dog pulled the plug on the nearly three week long Uncharted 3 beta. Extreme sadness engulfed me, not because I knew all my progress was now [...]
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Video Game Music Rocks [Column]
27 Jul, 2011 12:00 PM | Paul It seems that there are a lot of gamers out there who really love the music in games. Original game soundtracks (OSTs) can make a game world come alive. If [...]
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Question Of The Week: Can You Bring Yourself To Play Old Games That Aren’t Outright Favourites?
26 Jul, 2011 8:45 AM | Dean Check your game collection, quick. We bet there’s probably a few titles which aren’t outright favourites (but because you’re a hoarder you cannot get rid of it). These titles, which [...]
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Are You Ready For rAge 2011?
26 Jul, 2011 8:00 AM | Caveshen rAge is the most well-known and undoubtedly most successful gaming expo in South Africa, an annual event that takes place over the first weekend of October each year, always at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg.
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Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Is The Gaming Resale Market Glorified Piracy? [Column]
25 Jul, 2011 12:00 PM | Caveshen The gaming resale market is responsible for a huge percentage of game sales per year. Publishers don’t really see any of that money though. Is it fair then, to call the resale market a form of piracy?
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Preview: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
23 Jul, 2011 12:00 PM | Taahir Warning: The top section of this article will read very much like a column. You have been warned. Also all non-native MGS gamers or interested people should read this. I [...]
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Readers Digress — TGI, Friday, Friday!
22 Jul, 2011 12:40 PM | Caveshen Readers Digress is a daily feature where the writers and the readers all get a chance to talk about anything they want, gaming or otherwise. Anyone and everyone has a voice in this feature. Even you!
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Friday Game: Maze
22 Jul, 2011 12:20 PM | Bob "Fatbob" Smith Right so I have to start off with an apology Azhar. I’m sorry I ate the last cookie. No wait that’s not it. Oh wait now I remember! Yes to [...]
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DLC — A Disproportionate Lack Of Content [Column]
22 Jul, 2011 12:00 PM | Timothy In the days of Atari’s GameLine service and the Sega Channel, DLC, though a profit driven initiative tailored to and attempted at least the minimum of effort to keep the [...]
Readers Digress — Newsception Respawns Rebecca Black
20 Jul, 2011 12:40 PM | Caveshen Readers Digress is a daily feature where the writers and the readers all get a chance to talk about anything they want, gaming or otherwise. Anyone and everyone has a voice in this feature. Even you!
Winning Makes You Better [Column]
20 Jul, 2011 12:00 PM | Dean Whenever the word “winning” is mentioned, what comes to mind? I’d say smiles, trophies, fists punching through the air and perhaps even tears. Hardly ever would you, and could you, [...]
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Galactic Warfare: The South African Reception
19 Jul, 2011 12:40 PM | Paul Recently a total conversion modification (mod) for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (CoD 4) made a rather big splash in the media. Gamespy amongst the internationally based press outlets [...]
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Readers Digress — Mandela Day Edition
18 Jul, 2011 12:40 PM | Caveshen Readers Digress is a daily feature where the writers and the readers all get a chance to talk about anything they want, gaming or otherwise. Anyone and everyone has a voice in this feature. Even you!
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Experience Points: For The Love Of Videogames [Column]
18 Jul, 2011 12:00 PM | Adam To write a tragic story in my column would not suffice the needs of anything gaming related. So again, like I always do, procrastination is my best friend. I find [...]
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The Call Of Duty Hype Machine And Fish [Column]
16 Jul, 2011 12:00 PM | Duncan Due to the fact that far too much of my time has been taken up by my school’s infamous (and rather enormous) reading project (cue dramatic music), I managed to [...]
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Friday Game: Little Soldiers
15 Jul, 2011 12:00 PM | Bob "Fatbob" Smith Right Magots! It’s time to use all those problem solving skills and help the little soldiers (no Cavie, not the little soldier in your pants). Get cracking! Lets see some [...]
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Life, The Universe And Gaming — The ‘King Of FPS’ Debate [Column]
11 Jul, 2011 12:00 PM | Caveshen To break a rule of encapsulation, I originally intended to talk about 3D gaming today, however I’ve found it necessary to save you all and opt instead to speak of [...]
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Friday Game: The Driving Test
8 Jul, 2011 12:00 PM | Bob "Fatbob" Smith Disclaimer: Anyone that hasn’t started driving yet (I.E. Tody) should skip this week’s Friday Game. Yes okay I missed a week. In my defence I had to pop down to [...]
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Review: Shadows Of The Damned
8 Jul, 2011 11:00 AM | Caveshen “My name is Garcia Fucking Hotspur, and before you die, I will carve my name into your flesh.” — Read more on the game and the reasons you never thought existed for a game to be awesome, after the jump.
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Experience Points: Why Indie Games Matter [Column]
6 Jul, 2011 12:10 PM | Adam I think we’ve transitioned into a period in videogames at present where we are no longer impressed solely by AAA titles with immensely detailed graphics, obviously samey gameplay and a [...]
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July 2011′s Game Releases
5 Jul, 2011 2:30 PM | Azhar June was a fairly busy month for the mid-way mark of the year, and as such a fairly quiet month of July follows. There are still a few titles of [...]
Question Of The Week: Nerd, Geek, Dork. Difference?
4 Jul, 2011 8:00 PM | Caveshen Those three words are very commonly found in gaming, aren’t they? Whereas in the past people looked down on the nerds, geeks and dorks of the world, today it’s a [...]
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LANs Without LAN Support: Where To From Here? [Column]
1 Jul, 2011 12:15 PM | Duncan Being the mature near-adult that I am, I have decided to approach the topic of the dying nature of LAN support and the effect it will have upon our local [...]
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DotA 2: All That We Know So Far
30 Jun, 2011 12:00 PM | Azhar The majority of sentient beings who have access to the internet should be aware of the existence of DotA 2, the sequel to DotA, currently in development by Valve in [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — In Which Srsbsns Takes A Back Seat [Column]
27 Jun, 2011 12:00 PM | Caveshen It is commonplace these days for every opinion column that has to do with gaming to go about cryfacing about this, that or the other aspect of gaming that is [...]
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Late Friday Game: The Transformers
24 Jun, 2011 5:54 PM | Bob "Fatbob" Smith Next Wednesday it’s Transformers time, with the 3rd Transformers movie being released in South Africa. So for that reason, this weeks Friday game had to be a Transformer game. Now [...]
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Experience Points: Fanboy Rage [Column]
20 Jun, 2011 8:10 PM | Adam Recently, I’ve noticed an upsurge in online content particularly columns, forum threads and polls echoing resentment of PC elitism, and the ill fortune that PC gamers inhabit by sticking to [...]
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A Gamer’s Perspective — Does Gaming Have Benefits? [Column]
Reader! I have something truly ridiculous to tell you! This column isn’t going to be talking about Call of Duty! Believe it, for it is the truth! In what is [...]
Review: Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
Games with robots, laser cannons, rocket launchers, vehicular warfare and destruction everywhere should in theory be fun. Why then do the Transformers games suck so hard? Does this one suck just as much? Click to find out…
Indie Review: Altitude
Altitude, a flying game with a more-than-average gameplay. Join Tian as he explains another indie game and what it’s all about.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception Beta Hands-On
Over a week ago Naughty Dog pulled the plug on the nearly three week long Uncharted 3 beta. Extreme sadness engulfed me, not because I knew all my progress was now [...]
Video Game Music Rocks [Column]
It seems that there are a lot of gamers out there who really love the music in games. Original game soundtracks (OSTs) can make a game world come alive. If [...]
Question Of The Week: Can You Bring Yourself To Play Old Games That Aren’t Outright Favourites?
Check your game collection, quick. We bet there’s probably a few titles which aren’t outright favourites (but because you’re a hoarder you cannot get rid of it). These titles, which [...]
Are You Ready For rAge 2011?
rAge is the most well-known and undoubtedly most successful gaming expo in South Africa, an annual event that takes place over the first weekend of October each year, always at the Coca-Cola Dome in Johannesburg.
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Is The Gaming Resale Market Glorified Piracy? [Column]
The gaming resale market is responsible for a huge percentage of game sales per year. Publishers don’t really see any of that money though. Is it fair then, to call the resale market a form of piracy?
Preview: Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
Warning: The top section of this article will read very much like a column. You have been warned. Also all non-native MGS gamers or interested people should read this. I [...]
Readers Digress — TGI, Friday, Friday!
Readers Digress is a daily feature where the writers and the readers all get a chance to talk about anything they want, gaming or otherwise. Anyone and everyone has a voice in this feature. Even you!
Friday Game: Maze
Right so I have to start off with an apology Azhar. I’m sorry I ate the last cookie. No wait that’s not it. Oh wait now I remember! Yes to [...]
DLC — A Disproportionate Lack Of Content [Column]
In the days of Atari’s GameLine service and the Sega Channel, DLC, though a profit driven initiative tailored to and attempted at least the minimum of effort to keep the [...]
Readers Digress — Newsception Respawns Rebecca Black
Readers Digress is a daily feature where the writers and the readers all get a chance to talk about anything they want, gaming or otherwise. Anyone and everyone has a voice in this feature. Even you!
Winning Makes You Better [Column]
Whenever the word “winning” is mentioned, what comes to mind? I’d say smiles, trophies, fists punching through the air and perhaps even tears. Hardly ever would you, and could you, [...]
Galactic Warfare: The South African Reception
Recently a total conversion modification (mod) for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (CoD 4) made a rather big splash in the media. Gamespy amongst the internationally based press outlets [...]
Readers Digress — Mandela Day Edition
Readers Digress is a daily feature where the writers and the readers all get a chance to talk about anything they want, gaming or otherwise. Anyone and everyone has a voice in this feature. Even you!
Experience Points: For The Love Of Videogames [Column]
To write a tragic story in my column would not suffice the needs of anything gaming related. So again, like I always do, procrastination is my best friend. I find [...]
The Call Of Duty Hype Machine And Fish [Column]
Due to the fact that far too much of my time has been taken up by my school’s infamous (and rather enormous) reading project (cue dramatic music), I managed to [...]
Friday Game: Little Soldiers
Right Magots! It’s time to use all those problem solving skills and help the little soldiers (no Cavie, not the little soldier in your pants). Get cracking! Lets see some [...]
Life, The Universe And Gaming — The ‘King Of FPS’ Debate [Column]
To break a rule of encapsulation, I originally intended to talk about 3D gaming today, however I’ve found it necessary to save you all and opt instead to speak of [...]
Friday Game: The Driving Test
Disclaimer: Anyone that hasn’t started driving yet (I.E. Tody) should skip this week’s Friday Game. Yes okay I missed a week. In my defence I had to pop down to [...]
Review: Shadows Of The Damned
“My name is Garcia Fucking Hotspur, and before you die, I will carve my name into your flesh.” — Read more on the game and the reasons you never thought existed for a game to be awesome, after the jump.
Experience Points: Why Indie Games Matter [Column]
I think we’ve transitioned into a period in videogames at present where we are no longer impressed solely by AAA titles with immensely detailed graphics, obviously samey gameplay and a [...]
July 2011′s Game Releases
June was a fairly busy month for the mid-way mark of the year, and as such a fairly quiet month of July follows. There are still a few titles of [...]
Question Of The Week: Nerd, Geek, Dork. Difference?
Those three words are very commonly found in gaming, aren’t they? Whereas in the past people looked down on the nerds, geeks and dorks of the world, today it’s a [...]
LANs Without LAN Support: Where To From Here? [Column]
Being the mature near-adult that I am, I have decided to approach the topic of the dying nature of LAN support and the effect it will have upon our local [...]
DotA 2: All That We Know So Far
The majority of sentient beings who have access to the internet should be aware of the existence of DotA 2, the sequel to DotA, currently in development by Valve in [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — In Which Srsbsns Takes A Back Seat [Column]
It is commonplace these days for every opinion column that has to do with gaming to go about cryfacing about this, that or the other aspect of gaming that is [...]
Late Friday Game: The Transformers
Next Wednesday it’s Transformers time, with the 3rd Transformers movie being released in South Africa. So for that reason, this weeks Friday game had to be a Transformer game. Now [...]
Experience Points: Fanboy Rage [Column]
Recently, I’ve noticed an upsurge in online content particularly columns, forum threads and polls echoing resentment of PC elitism, and the ill fortune that PC gamers inhabit by sticking to [...]




