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FIFA 13 Devs “Hugely Critical” Of Themselves, Still Worried About PES
17 May, 2012 9:30 AM | Azhar FIFA’s line producer David Rutter recently spoke with CVG in a FIFA 13 interview, revealing a number of interesting things about the franchise from the developers’ point of view. Rutter [...]
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Indie Review: Anomaly Warzone Earth
16 May, 2012 4:15 PM | Marko Famously described as a tower defence game put in reverse, Anomaly Warzone Earth (or AWE for short) aims to please RTS fans with great strategic components and a beautiful world. [...]
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Preview: DiRT: Showdown
16 May, 2012 11:00 AM | Marko Name: DiRT: Showdown Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360 Genre: Racing Developer: Codemasters Southam Publisher: Codemasters Racing Worldwide Release Date: 25-29 May 2012 Local (SA) Release Date: 25 May 2012 (expected) Expected Prices: PC – R361, PS3 – R499, 360 – R499 Slip, slide, [...]
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Arcade Review: Fable Heroes
14 May, 2012 1:15 PM | Marko I have this unspoken love for the Fable franchise. While the games are not that great, they still have some sort of charm and flair. It’s a nice game to [...]
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Max Payne 3 PC Version Won’t Use GFWL
11 May, 2012 3:30 PM | Azhar Gifwil. Probably not that catchy, I’d say. So for future reference I’ll just abbreviate “Games for Windows Live” as “Gwaffle” for no apparent reason. It’s like waffle. Anyway, Rockstar has [...]
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Avengers: Battle For Earth Announced
11 May, 2012 12:30 PM | A-G Sonday Remember when that domain name avengersbattleforearth.com appeared and linked Ubisoft to a potential game to tie-in to the movie? Well, it turns out that Ubisoft and Marvel are in fact [...]
Square Enix Confirms Hitman: Absolution Release Date!
11 May, 2012 9:30 AM | Azhar Square Enix has revealed that the highly anticipated Hitman: Absolution will be released on November 20 this year, while the mini game and pre-order bonus Hitman: Sniper Challenge will be [...]
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Dragon’s Dogma Launch Trailer Is Pretty Hot
11 May, 2012 8:45 AM | A-G Sonday It’s an action-adventure title from Capcom and it has dragons in it, what more would you want to know about Dragon’s Dogma? Okay, a lot more actually so here’s our [...]
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Hitman: Absolution Releasing In September?
10 May, 2012 9:30 AM | Azhar Unfortunately, fans are still waiting, seemingly endlessly, for a Hitman: Absolution release date to be announced. Now, it look as though various online retailers decided to take it upon themselves [...]
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Assassin’s Creed III Has Mayans!
10 May, 2012 8:45 AM | A-G Sonday Gosh but I seem to be doing an awful lot of Assassin’s Creed III news lately, maybe it’s because the game is starting to take the shape of something that’s [...]
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Assassin’s Creed III Won’t Ignore Slavery
9 May, 2012 8:45 AM | A-G Sonday It’s something that we have in common with the US and many other parts of the world: a history of slavery. We can all agree that it’s the fault of [...]
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5 Upcoming Games Worth Knowing About
8 May, 2012 1:15 PM | Timothy BioShock: Infinite, Halo 4, Borderlands 2 and Resident Evil 6 to name but a few; these are the games we know, we’re excited for and that makes each day of [...]
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What Does Agent 47 Have In Store For Us?
8 May, 2012 12:30 PM | A-G Sonday There’s a big Hitman Absolution announcement coming on May 10 but what could it be? The news was conveyed via a poster which appeared on the game’s Facebook page and [...]
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FIFA 13 First Gameplay Details Out
8 May, 2012 9:30 AM | Azhar If you want to be technical, amongst the first things we heard about FIFA 13 was that the players would look more realistic, which is great news. Now, at a [...]
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Finally An Assassin’s Creed III Gameplay Video, Sort Of
8 May, 2012 8:45 AM | A-G Sonday We’ve seen plenty of screenshots and we’ve seen a cinematic or two but what everyone has desperately been waiting for to pass judgement on Assassin’s Creed III is a good [...]
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Indie Review: Trials Evolution
7 May, 2012 5:00 PM | Marko Following the success of its predecessor, Trials Evolution set out to prove something. That it can be bigger, faster and more extreme. Quite the tall order for a simple arcade [...]
Crytek Talks Crysis 3 PC Version And Graphics
7 May, 2012 9:30 AM | Azhar Crytek’s Rasmus Højengaard has stepped up to reassure PC gamers that their version of Crysis 3 will include PC-specific graphics features. Højengaard, when speaking to Spong, joked a little about [...]
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Assassin’s Creed III: Ben Franklin Will Be More Of A Player Than An Inventor
5 May, 2012 8:00 AM | A-G Sonday When it was revealed that several key historical figures such as George Washington and specifically Ben Franklin people immediately thought back to previous Assassin’s Creed games with their portrayal of [...]
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Black Ops 2 Tops Pre-Orders For Modern Warfare 3
4 May, 2012 12:30 PM | Azhar I guess now we know why the world will end this year. Amazon has revealed that day one pre-orders for Call of Duty: Black Ops II are not only ten [...]
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Hi-Rez Has No Plans For A PS3 Or 360 Version Of Tribes
3 May, 2012 2:45 PM | Azhar Hi-Rez, the developers of Tribes: Ascend, has confirmed that there are currently no plans to bring their game to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Todd Harris, the studio head, recently [...]
Indie Review: The Splatters
3 May, 2012 1:15 PM | Marko Before I start let me just say that this is the most disturbing game I have ever played. Behind its cartoony posterior and fun controls, it’s really kind of psychotic. I [...]
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Assassin’s Creed Concept Art Shows Off Early Franchise Concepts
3 May, 2012 12:30 PM | Azhar Ubisoft has let out a bunch of new concept art for the original Assassin’s Creed, dating back to November 2004, and showing off some of the early ideas the team [...]
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Review: The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings: Enhanced Edition
2 May, 2012 1:15 PM | Caveshen When The Witcher 2 first released, it fell into a niche that was at the time rather unfilled, except perhaps by Demon Souls for PS3. It was a game that [...]
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PES 2013 Shifts The Posts And Then Some
2 May, 2012 10:15 AM | A-G Sonday We usually applaud FIFA as a series for always trying something different each year in a bid to improve itself. meanwhile, Pro Evolution Soccer has just spent the past few [...]
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Black Ops 2 Site Goes Live, Release Date And Setting Confirmed
1 May, 2012 4:15 PM | Azhar Activision’s official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 website has gone live, and it’s confirmed new information for those interested in this title. I will resist the urge to use [...]
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Ghost Recon’s Specialist Isn’t Your Average Class
1 May, 2012 8:45 AM | A-G Sonday It’s not long now until Ghost Recon: Future Soldier releases and some of you will surely be enjoying the beta but for those of you that aren’t, we have a [...]
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Black Cat Busts Her Way Into The Amazing Spider-Man
30 Apr, 2012 8:45 AM | A-G Sonday She may not be making an appearance in the upcoming movie (which will be awesome) but Black Cat will definitely be making an appearance in the tie-in video game from [...]
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Dishonored Will Leave The Ball In Your Court
28 Apr, 2012 9:00 AM | A-G Sonday Dishonored is a first-person steampunk stealth/action title about a disgraced assassin named Corvo who is trying to clear his name. He has BioShock-esque abilities and the penchant for free-running often [...]
Weapons In Max Payne 3: The 1911 Pistol
26 Apr, 2012 5:00 PM | Azhar The latest weapons trailer for Max Payne 3 shows off the 1911 semi-automatic pistol, and just like the previous trailers it’s really short. But I guess all you really need [...]
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Arkane: Players Must Have “Their Own Experiences” With Dishonored
26 Apr, 2012 4:15 PM | Azhar According to the creative directors of Dishonored, who recently had a chat with VG247, the game will have enough content to allow players to shape their own unique experiences based [...]
FIFA 13 Devs “Hugely Critical” Of Themselves, Still Worried About PES
FIFA’s line producer David Rutter recently spoke with CVG in a FIFA 13 interview, revealing a number of interesting things about the franchise from the developers’ point of view. Rutter [...]
Indie Review: Anomaly Warzone Earth
Famously described as a tower defence game put in reverse, Anomaly Warzone Earth (or AWE for short) aims to please RTS fans with great strategic components and a beautiful world. [...]
Preview: DiRT: Showdown
Name: DiRT: Showdown Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360 Genre: Racing Developer: Codemasters Southam Publisher: Codemasters Racing Worldwide Release Date: 25-29 May 2012 Local (SA) Release Date: 25 May 2012 (expected) Expected Prices: PC – R361, PS3 – R499, 360 – R499 Slip, slide, [...]
Arcade Review: Fable Heroes
I have this unspoken love for the Fable franchise. While the games are not that great, they still have some sort of charm and flair. It’s a nice game to [...]
Max Payne 3 PC Version Won’t Use GFWL
Gifwil. Probably not that catchy, I’d say. So for future reference I’ll just abbreviate “Games for Windows Live” as “Gwaffle” for no apparent reason. It’s like waffle. Anyway, Rockstar has [...]
Avengers: Battle For Earth Announced
Remember when that domain name avengersbattleforearth.com appeared and linked Ubisoft to a potential game to tie-in to the movie? Well, it turns out that Ubisoft and Marvel are in fact [...]
Square Enix Confirms Hitman: Absolution Release Date!
Square Enix has revealed that the highly anticipated Hitman: Absolution will be released on November 20 this year, while the mini game and pre-order bonus Hitman: Sniper Challenge will be [...]
Dragon’s Dogma Launch Trailer Is Pretty Hot
It’s an action-adventure title from Capcom and it has dragons in it, what more would you want to know about Dragon’s Dogma? Okay, a lot more actually so here’s our [...]
Hitman: Absolution Releasing In September?
Unfortunately, fans are still waiting, seemingly endlessly, for a Hitman: Absolution release date to be announced. Now, it look as though various online retailers decided to take it upon themselves [...]
Assassin’s Creed III Has Mayans!
Gosh but I seem to be doing an awful lot of Assassin’s Creed III news lately, maybe it’s because the game is starting to take the shape of something that’s [...]
Assassin’s Creed III Won’t Ignore Slavery
It’s something that we have in common with the US and many other parts of the world: a history of slavery. We can all agree that it’s the fault of [...]
5 Upcoming Games Worth Knowing About
BioShock: Infinite, Halo 4, Borderlands 2 and Resident Evil 6 to name but a few; these are the games we know, we’re excited for and that makes each day of [...]
What Does Agent 47 Have In Store For Us?
There’s a big Hitman Absolution announcement coming on May 10 but what could it be? The news was conveyed via a poster which appeared on the game’s Facebook page and [...]
FIFA 13 First Gameplay Details Out
If you want to be technical, amongst the first things we heard about FIFA 13 was that the players would look more realistic, which is great news. Now, at a [...]
Finally An Assassin’s Creed III Gameplay Video, Sort Of
We’ve seen plenty of screenshots and we’ve seen a cinematic or two but what everyone has desperately been waiting for to pass judgement on Assassin’s Creed III is a good [...]
Indie Review: Trials Evolution
Following the success of its predecessor, Trials Evolution set out to prove something. That it can be bigger, faster and more extreme. Quite the tall order for a simple arcade [...]
Crytek Talks Crysis 3 PC Version And Graphics
Crytek’s Rasmus Højengaard has stepped up to reassure PC gamers that their version of Crysis 3 will include PC-specific graphics features. Højengaard, when speaking to Spong, joked a little about [...]
Assassin’s Creed III: Ben Franklin Will Be More Of A Player Than An Inventor
When it was revealed that several key historical figures such as George Washington and specifically Ben Franklin people immediately thought back to previous Assassin’s Creed games with their portrayal of [...]
Black Ops 2 Tops Pre-Orders For Modern Warfare 3
I guess now we know why the world will end this year. Amazon has revealed that day one pre-orders for Call of Duty: Black Ops II are not only ten [...]
Hi-Rez Has No Plans For A PS3 Or 360 Version Of Tribes
Hi-Rez, the developers of Tribes: Ascend, has confirmed that there are currently no plans to bring their game to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Todd Harris, the studio head, recently [...]
Indie Review: The Splatters
Before I start let me just say that this is the most disturbing game I have ever played. Behind its cartoony posterior and fun controls, it’s really kind of psychotic. I [...]
Assassin’s Creed Concept Art Shows Off Early Franchise Concepts
Ubisoft has let out a bunch of new concept art for the original Assassin’s Creed, dating back to November 2004, and showing off some of the early ideas the team [...]
Review: The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings: Enhanced Edition
When The Witcher 2 first released, it fell into a niche that was at the time rather unfilled, except perhaps by Demon Souls for PS3. It was a game that [...]
PES 2013 Shifts The Posts And Then Some
We usually applaud FIFA as a series for always trying something different each year in a bid to improve itself. meanwhile, Pro Evolution Soccer has just spent the past few [...]
Black Ops 2 Site Goes Live, Release Date And Setting Confirmed
Activision’s official Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 website has gone live, and it’s confirmed new information for those interested in this title. I will resist the urge to use [...]
Ghost Recon’s Specialist Isn’t Your Average Class
It’s not long now until Ghost Recon: Future Soldier releases and some of you will surely be enjoying the beta but for those of you that aren’t, we have a [...]
Black Cat Busts Her Way Into The Amazing Spider-Man
She may not be making an appearance in the upcoming movie (which will be awesome) but Black Cat will definitely be making an appearance in the tie-in video game from [...]
Dishonored Will Leave The Ball In Your Court
Dishonored is a first-person steampunk stealth/action title about a disgraced assassin named Corvo who is trying to clear his name. He has BioShock-esque abilities and the penchant for free-running often [...]
Weapons In Max Payne 3: The 1911 Pistol
The latest weapons trailer for Max Payne 3 shows off the 1911 semi-automatic pistol, and just like the previous trailers it’s really short. But I guess all you really need [...]
Arkane: Players Must Have “Their Own Experiences” With Dishonored
According to the creative directors of Dishonored, who recently had a chat with VG247, the game will have enough content to allow players to shape their own unique experiences based [...]




