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Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Why Marketing Wins
Be honest, two months ago if I said that a game was coming out in a few months that would be a third-person open-world RPG that would be similar to [...]
What Makes A Gamer: Are You What You Game?
In the previous feature, we discussed what gamers eat and how that may define them as a gamer. Now we face a more ‘integral’ question. One which I think resonates [...]
Do You Go Back And Re-Play Games Later?
This question came about after a recent endeavour of mine that was discussed by Dean, myself and others in one of our famous Mumble troll sessions in the eGamer HQ [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Innovation Isn’t Everything
Last week as many of you may have read by now, our very own Azhar “Tody” “Potato” Amien released an opinion column that discussed his views on the reasons why [...]
Board Of Gaming
Hello there Readers. Long time no column as usual. To be honest there’s not much to say from me in the mobile arena so I thought, in true Monty Python [...]
What Makes A Gamer: Donuts Or Health Shakes
Is a gamer the sum of what he or she devours? This is the question that many of the eGamer staff ponders. And interestingly enough, I’ve noticed such a trend [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Nostalgia Can Be Dangerous
Foreword: Hello again, and welcome back to the only place on eGamer where gaming discussion dies a horrid death in the face of, well, nobody really knows what it is [...]
A Gamer’s Perspective — November 2011: The Stupidest Month In Gaming History
I’m sure you guys all remember the fateful November of 2011. Commonly hailed as ‘The Month of Gaming’ due to its high number of triple-A game releases, I have a [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — A 2011 To Remember [Column]
Yeah, okay, so we’re not entirely on break. Well, everyone else is. I just felt like I had one more in me, before I took to enjoying my holiday as [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Shooter Season Twenty Eleven [Column]
What’s this? A column that’s actually about gaming? From Cavie?! Have we stepped into some alternate universe or something? Is The Answer the same, here? I’ll give you all a [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — The Point Of An Opinion [Column]
Well here’s an interesting development… As far as you know through the beauty of encapsulation, this column has published as scheduled at 12:15 on the Monday that it was due [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Education Versus Experience [Column]
Over the past few months, it’s become alarmingly apparent that there are actually people out there who enjoy my writing, and why wouldn’t they? I mean, let’s face it, I’m [...]
Readers Digress: “Oh Man I Got Raped!”
If you’d like to contribute to Readers Digress, email us on digress @ egamer . co . za with your own piece. You can talk about whatever you want, just [...]
Question Of The Week: What Are Your Thoughts On Local Retailers And Gaming?
As gamers in a country like ours — assuming you’re reading this from South Africa, and if you’re not then just pretend you are and try not to step on [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — What’s In A Nickname? [Column]
In my previous column, a harrowing tale that delved into various topics of interest that I don’t even remember ever really talking about until I clicked that link above and [...]
Experience Points: The Death And Birth Of Consoles [Column]
After reviewing X-Men Destiny, the most absurdly crafted piece of rubbish to ever hit game store shelves (I’m exaggerating of course, nonetheless it’s still a pathetic game) I decided to [...]
In A Nerd’s Honest Opinion: To Be Difficult Or Not [Column]
Urgh! Ugh! I can’t believe it. Damn you fail varsity computers! Jeez Tim, what’s the matter you might ask? The matter is that the LAN I’m working in decides to [...]
Playstation Vita Has A Solid Release Date
While Japan is extremely lucky for being able to get their hands on Sony’s new portable device this December, the rest of the world has been left to ponder as [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Wait, What?! [Column]
Oranges! Okay now that we’ve got this column under way — I never quite know how to properly start these things off — I’d like to talk about something that [...]
This Gamer Kicks Ass With Only One Hand
If there is one thing I fear in this world, it is the fear of losing the ability to play games. Losing a hand, going blind, running out of Nandos. [...]
Experience Points: What Makes A Gamer A ‘Gamer’? [Column]
So it’s my turn this week to diligently write my column for all the eager readers. Following rAge, I’ve started the lengthy process of transcribing all my interviews and now [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Confessions Of A Fanboy: My First rAge [Column]
Ooh, it’s column time again. Joy! Or it would be if it weren’t 00:34am on a Sunday night / Monday morning, having just got home a few hours ago from [...]
League Of Legends: Dominion Releases To Public
Are you a League of Legends fan? Do you spend many nights on international servers running through grassy undergrowth and upgrading runes, or whatever it is that League of Legends [...]
Readers Digress: Chill The F*** Out
Readers Digress is the only 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!
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — The Fallacy Of Morality [Column]
In keeping with the theme of recent weeks, much like Adam and Duncan with their continuous homo-erotic confessions of adoration and desire in each other’s columns, I too have had [...]
Experience Points: Religion And Videogames [Column]
After having Duncan lambast me last week about the subject matter of my column, and how I am somehow telepathically linked to both him and Caveshen. Seemingly so, that I [...]
DeMoNiK’s Truth About Gaming [Column]
I have a problem. The problem is a simple one, but in the end it is the stereotypes we see again and again that are counter-productive to gaming actually moving [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Gaming Double-Takes [Column]
This is an excerpt. It serves to promote the contents of the column that it is attempting to promote, by mentioning various facts of the column or hyping you up for it. Is it working? Are you not hyped?
Experience Points: Stockpiling, Pre-played And The Brotherhood Of Gaming [Column]
I’ve been busy playing Bastion, finishing off the main story arc of Mass Effect and just installed Batman: Arkham Asylum in hopes of completing the game before the release of [...]
Life, The Universe, And Gaming — Bandwagons And Boycotts, Baby! [Column]
Here’s an interesting change of scenery. Moving on, then. One of the grand realisations that comes with having to do a column every so many weeks — along with the [...]

