Archive for the Previews category
Preview: Resistance: Burning Skies
23 May, 2012 11:00 AM | Rudolf Resistance: Burning Skies will take the first person shooting action from the Resistance series and put itself literally into your hands. Prepare for kicking some Chimera ass on your PlayStation [...]
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Torchlight 2 Beta: First Impressions
17 May, 2012 1:15 PM | Timothy Complaints and berating aside, having (strike: tried to) played Diablo 3, I must concede it’s undoubtedly an awesome game that easily does more good than it does wrong. Having said [...]
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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Preview: Diablo III
9 May, 2012 11:00 AM | Alessandro Can you actually believe it? Diablo III is set to release in less than a week, ending a nearly 12 year long wait for one of the most anticipated RPG [...]
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Preview: Game Of Thrones
25 Apr, 2012 11:00 AM | Dean A Song of Ice and Fire, a best selling novel which has recently become more popular than ever. Written by George R.R. Martin, the fantasy novel was already a great [...]
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Hands-On: Sleeping Dogs
23 Apr, 2012 11:00 AM | Alessandro Last week Friday, I had the awesome opportunity to get my hands on Sleeping Dogs, a game that started out as a sequel to the famed but flawed True Crime [...]
Preview: Max Payne 3
18 Apr, 2012 11:00 AM | A-G Sonday It’s been a few years since we last saw Max Payne and since then a lot has happened in his life, not least of which was a terrible movie and [...]
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Preview: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
13 Apr, 2012 1:15 PM | Duncan Name: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Genre: Third Person, Cover-Based Shooter Players: 1-4 Multiplayer: 8 vs 8 Online, LAN or splitscreen Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360 Developers: Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft [...]
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Preview: Dragon’s Dogma
4 Apr, 2012 5:00 PM | Adam In Dragon’s Dogma, you assume the role of a nameless hero who has a chance encounter with a dragon. Prior to his quest, the dragon tells him that he is [...]
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Preview: Risen 2: Dark Water
28 Mar, 2012 11:00 AM | Jake It’s going to be an all-out pirate extravaganzaaaarrrggghhhh This year is once again going to be another great one for the action RPG. Right on the heels of Mass Effect [...]
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Preview: Starhawk
21 Mar, 2012 1:15 PM | Timothy Imagine a sci-fi 3rd person shooter, let’s call it Battlefield 3 in space, and then add the strategic like ability to build structures like defences, the odd armoury and you [...]
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Preview: Prototype 2
14 Mar, 2012 11:00 AM | Caveshen Murder Your Maker. That’s Prototype 2 in a nutshell. Okay, job done. Let’s go home? Wait, there is no home. At least not for Sergeant James Heller, the protagonist this [...]
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Hands-On: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
8 Mar, 2012 11:00 AM | Timothy Most, if not all, anime fighting game sequels prescribe to the same successful formula; add more characters; improve a couple features here and there; give more extra content; sell. Naruto [...]
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10 Comments
Preview: Street Fighter X Tekken
7 Mar, 2012 11:00 AM | Marko In the land of punch-the-face, kick-in-the-bollocks, fire-from-hands fighting games there are two colossi, namely Street Fighter and Tekken. Each offers their own unique approach to the fighting genre and usually [...]
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Preview: Ninja Gaiden 3
29 Feb, 2012 11:00 AM | Adam Here jumping from tree to tree with the swift grace of a shadowed eagle is Ninja Gaiden 3, the sequel to Ninja Gaiden II. In the new instalment, we once [...]
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13 Comments
Hands-On: Mass Effect 3
18 Feb, 2012 11:00 AM | Azhar If you’ve read our preview of Mass Effect 3, then you’ll most likely know all there is to know about the game before its release. However, a demo was recently [...]
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8 Comments
Preview: Armored Core V
16 Feb, 2012 5:00 PM | Timothy Armored Core V is a mech game at its mechiest. Large robots, plenty of firepower and slick and agile movement; this is the formula all Armored Core games comprise of. [...]
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Preview: Mass Effect 3
15 Feb, 2012 11:00 AM | A-G Sonday It ends here. What started as a great Xbox exclusive has now become a multi-platform phenomenon and what will very possibly go down as one the best trilogies of all [...]
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Preview: Binary Domain
11 Feb, 2012 12:00 PM | Duncan Name: Binary Domain Genre: Third-person, squad based shooter Players: 1 Multiplayer: Yes (versus mode and co-op confirmed) Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360 Developers: Ryu ga Gotoku Studio Publishers: SEGA Release Date: [...]
Hands-On: Syndicate
9 Feb, 2012 1:15 PM | Alessandro Earlier last week, EA released a demo to their latest shooter Syndicate. A game that is a modern, FPS take on a cherished retro isometric tactical shooter title, Syndicate has [...]
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30 Comments
Preview: Asura’s Wrath
4 Feb, 2012 11:00 AM | Azhar Cyberconnect 2 are probably known best for their work on the Naruto games, with their most recent and notable titles being Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm on PlayStation 3 and Naruto [...]
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19 Comments
Preview: Twisted Metal
1 Feb, 2012 11:00 AM | Azhar There have been five main games so far in the Twisted Metal series, of course not counting the two spin-offs in 2001 and 2002, with the most recent title being [...]
308 Views
11 Comments
Hands-On: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
25 Jan, 2012 11:00 AM | Adam Name: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Genre: Action RPG, Open World Players: 1 Multiplayer: None Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 & PC Developers: 38 Studios, Big Head Games Publishers: Electronic Arts Release [...]
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17 Comments
Preview: Torchlight 2
18 Jan, 2012 11:00 AM | Timothy Developed by Runic Games, former founders of Blizzard North, Torchlight 2, like its recent prequel Torchlight 1, is rather predictably an isometric RPG. As equally predictable however, and as you’d [...]
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13 Comments
Preview: The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings [Xbox 360]
11 Jan, 2012 11:00 AM | Caveshen There are tales that speak of monsters and evil creatures in a land that is different from our own, a world where a simple venture outside could prove a dangerous [...]
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9 Comments
Preview: Batman: Arkham City
5 Oct, 2011 12:45 PM | Alessandro Just over two years ago, something phenomenal happened in the gaming industry. A game was released, that carried one of the most recognised comic book licenses, and it did not [...]
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6 Comments
Hands-On: Might And Magic Heroes VI
21 Sep, 2011 12:30 PM | Duncan Might and Magic Heroes VI is the latest addition to the Might and Magic series, being developed by Black Hole Entertainment. The singleplayer takes place 400 years or so before [...]
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Hands-On: FIFA 12 And PES 2012
19 Sep, 2011 12:30 PM | Azhar It’s getting to that awesome time of the year where any gamer has one and only one wish. That wish is to be free from the responsibilities and business of [...]
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18 Comments
Gears Of War 3 Campaign Extended Hands-On and Final Impressions
15 Sep, 2011 2:00 PM | Alessandro By now you should have at least seen a few reviews on Gears of War 3. So far, it’s exceeding everyone’s expectations, and while we may not be getting our [...]
262 Views
6 Comments
Preview: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
13 Sep, 2011 12:00 PM | Alessandro It is nearly that time of year again, and yet another Call of Duty is soon to arrive, ready and waiting to suck countless hours of our lives into its [...]
559 Views
17 Comments
Preview: Resistance: Burning Skies
Resistance: Burning Skies will take the first person shooting action from the Resistance series and put itself literally into your hands. Prepare for kicking some Chimera ass on your PlayStation [...]
Torchlight 2 Beta: First Impressions
Complaints and berating aside, having (strike: tried to) played Diablo 3, I must concede it’s undoubtedly an awesome game that easily does more good than it does wrong. Having said [...]
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, [...]
Preview: Diablo III
Can you actually believe it? Diablo III is set to release in less than a week, ending a nearly 12 year long wait for one of the most anticipated RPG [...]
Preview: Game Of Thrones
A Song of Ice and Fire, a best selling novel which has recently become more popular than ever. Written by George R.R. Martin, the fantasy novel was already a great [...]
Hands-On: Sleeping Dogs
Last week Friday, I had the awesome opportunity to get my hands on Sleeping Dogs, a game that started out as a sequel to the famed but flawed True Crime [...]
Preview: Max Payne 3
It’s been a few years since we last saw Max Payne and since then a lot has happened in his life, not least of which was a terrible movie and [...]
Preview: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Name: Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Genre: Third Person, Cover-Based Shooter Players: 1-4 Multiplayer: 8 vs 8 Online, LAN or splitscreen Platforms: PC, PS3, Xbox 360 Developers: Red Storm Entertainment, Ubisoft [...]
Preview: Dragon’s Dogma
In Dragon’s Dogma, you assume the role of a nameless hero who has a chance encounter with a dragon. Prior to his quest, the dragon tells him that he is [...]
Preview: Risen 2: Dark Water
It’s going to be an all-out pirate extravaganzaaaarrrggghhhh This year is once again going to be another great one for the action RPG. Right on the heels of Mass Effect [...]
Preview: Starhawk
Imagine a sci-fi 3rd person shooter, let’s call it Battlefield 3 in space, and then add the strategic like ability to build structures like defences, the odd armoury and you [...]
Preview: Prototype 2
Murder Your Maker. That’s Prototype 2 in a nutshell. Okay, job done. Let’s go home? Wait, there is no home. At least not for Sergeant James Heller, the protagonist this [...]
Hands-On: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
Most, if not all, anime fighting game sequels prescribe to the same successful formula; add more characters; improve a couple features here and there; give more extra content; sell. Naruto [...]
Preview: Street Fighter X Tekken
In the land of punch-the-face, kick-in-the-bollocks, fire-from-hands fighting games there are two colossi, namely Street Fighter and Tekken. Each offers their own unique approach to the fighting genre and usually [...]
Preview: Ninja Gaiden 3
Here jumping from tree to tree with the swift grace of a shadowed eagle is Ninja Gaiden 3, the sequel to Ninja Gaiden II. In the new instalment, we once [...]
Hands-On: Mass Effect 3
If you’ve read our preview of Mass Effect 3, then you’ll most likely know all there is to know about the game before its release. However, a demo was recently [...]
Preview: Armored Core V
Armored Core V is a mech game at its mechiest. Large robots, plenty of firepower and slick and agile movement; this is the formula all Armored Core games comprise of. [...]
Preview: Mass Effect 3
It ends here. What started as a great Xbox exclusive has now become a multi-platform phenomenon and what will very possibly go down as one the best trilogies of all [...]
Preview: Binary Domain
Name: Binary Domain Genre: Third-person, squad based shooter Players: 1 Multiplayer: Yes (versus mode and co-op confirmed) Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360 Developers: Ryu ga Gotoku Studio Publishers: SEGA Release Date: [...]
Hands-On: Syndicate
Earlier last week, EA released a demo to their latest shooter Syndicate. A game that is a modern, FPS take on a cherished retro isometric tactical shooter title, Syndicate has [...]
Preview: Asura’s Wrath
Cyberconnect 2 are probably known best for their work on the Naruto games, with their most recent and notable titles being Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm on PlayStation 3 and Naruto [...]
Preview: Twisted Metal
There have been five main games so far in the Twisted Metal series, of course not counting the two spin-offs in 2001 and 2002, with the most recent title being [...]
Hands-On: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Name: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Genre: Action RPG, Open World Players: 1 Multiplayer: None Platforms: Xbox 360, PS3 & PC Developers: 38 Studios, Big Head Games Publishers: Electronic Arts Release [...]
Preview: Torchlight 2
Developed by Runic Games, former founders of Blizzard North, Torchlight 2, like its recent prequel Torchlight 1, is rather predictably an isometric RPG. As equally predictable however, and as you’d [...]
Preview: The Witcher 2: Assassins Of Kings [Xbox 360]
There are tales that speak of monsters and evil creatures in a land that is different from our own, a world where a simple venture outside could prove a dangerous [...]
Preview: Batman: Arkham City
Just over two years ago, something phenomenal happened in the gaming industry. A game was released, that carried one of the most recognised comic book licenses, and it did not [...]
Hands-On: Might And Magic Heroes VI
Might and Magic Heroes VI is the latest addition to the Might and Magic series, being developed by Black Hole Entertainment. The singleplayer takes place 400 years or so before [...]
Hands-On: FIFA 12 And PES 2012
It’s getting to that awesome time of the year where any gamer has one and only one wish. That wish is to be free from the responsibilities and business of [...]
Gears Of War 3 Campaign Extended Hands-On and Final Impressions
By now you should have at least seen a few reviews on Gears of War 3. So far, it’s exceeding everyone’s expectations, and while we may not be getting our [...]
Preview: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
It is nearly that time of year again, and yet another Call of Duty is soon to arrive, ready and waiting to suck countless hours of our lives into its [...]




