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Feature review: Demon’s Souls 

1. Feature review: Demon’s Souls

This game has been out in Japan and the US for quite some time now and received more than its fair share of attention, being cited as a new and unusual action RPG for its rock-hard challenge and unique online mode. In case you are wondering, both of those statements are true – Demon’s Souls [...]

Feature review: Super Mario Galaxy 2 

2. Feature review: Super Mario Galaxy 2

I feel as if I’ve just come down from a three-day acid binge. Every time I close my eyes I see Power Stars that need collecting; every time I have the briefest of internal monologues, they are punctuated by high-pitched, grating Toad voices; I keep wishing my dog had a tongue half as awesome as [...]

E3 2010 – A whirlwind retrospective 

3. E3 2010 – A whirlwind retrospective

Another E3 has come and gone and gamers the world over are reeling in a euphoric haze after devouring way more gaming news than is ordinarily considered healthy. This year’s E3 ran from 15-17 June 2010, and over those few days all the big names in the industry dropped tons of information on what we [...]

Feature review: No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle 

4. Feature review: No More Heroes 2: Desperate...

Before I’d played No More Heroes, I would never have believed that a games developer would seriously consider turning a concept like that into an actual game. I would love to have been present at the concept pitch to the publisher: “OK, so you play an ex-pro-wrestler otaku with a light sabre katana out to [...]

Feature review: Red Dead Redemption 

5. Feature review: Red Dead Redemption

It is 1911 and the last days of the Wild West are fading at an alarming rate. Civilisation is encroaching deeper into the once lawless deserts and scrublands that have become synonymous with cowboys, bandits and horse rides across the prairies. The protagonist, John Marston, embodies the ways of the Old West [...]



Review: Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Ep4: Beyond the Alley of the Dolls!

Review: Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Ep4: Beyond the Alley of the Dolls!

During the first five minutes of this episode I thought I was about to witness something witty and ingeniously satirical – you know, what we’ve come to expect from Sam & Max games. Episode 4 opens with our heroes fleeing in terror from wave after wave of mindless Sam clones (“Dogglegangers!”). From that point onwards, [...]

Review: LIMBO

Review: LIMBO

Every now and then a game comes along that irrevocably shatters your conviction of what gaming is all about. LIMBO is, without question, one of those games. I honestly wish that I could force every person I know to play through it just once. The premise is simple: “Uncertain of his sister’s fate, a boy [...]

Review: Singularity

Review: Singularity

It’s one of those inevitable incidents, like the next rainstorm or power-outage, and it’s something we’ve just come to accept as part of gaming culture: the next FPS game. Since the phenomenon was set in motion roughly 15 years ago by Doom, we’ve had to endure FPS releases almost on a monthly basis. Thankfully, most [...]

Size does count… at a LAN!

Size does count… at a LAN!

I feel that my opinion of laptops and portable devices has changed significantly over the past few months. Now that I’m actually selling them to customers, I have to see where the allure is for a particular notebook, and for what workloads it would be suitable for. Business laptops are always elegant, yet thick and [...]

NAG August 2010 issue

NAG August 2010 issue

As we draw closer to the Christmas rush, and the chaos caused by E3 has cooled, we take a good look at the massive lineup of games and gaming hardware coming our way over the course of the next year. We get hands-on with Mafia II and Medal of Honour, and give you our full [...]

Retro review: Gobliiins Pack

Retro review: Gobliiins Pack

The Gobliiins Pack includes three games. These are Gobliiins, Gobliins 2: The Prince Buffoon, and Goblins 3. No, I’ve not committed some grievous spelling error – INCONTHIEVABLE! – but instead, the number of ‘i’s in the title represents the number of playable characters in each game. In an exceedingly clever twist, this sequence is perfectly inverted in series iterations.

Review: Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars

Review: Tatsunoko vs Capcom: Ultimate All Stars

We really have to thank Capcom for giving us match-ups we never could have dreamed of with their trademark “versus” series of fighting games, which let us experience battles between characters from different videogames and beyond. Well, that time has come again, and this time Capcom has decided to pluck a crew of characters from [...]

Review: The Silver Lining Episode 1: What is Decreed Must Be

Review: The Silver Lining Episode 1: What is Decreed Must Be

After playing this game for five minutes or so, I started feeling excited. It wasn’t the hilarious references to dialogue from previous King’s Quest titles, nor the reappearance of just about every main character from every King’s Quest title ever. It wasn’t even because Graham looks kinda like Michael Palin from Monty Python. No, I [...]

Some new gear for the NAG case mod

Some new gear for the NAG case mod

Please excuse my lack of updates, guys. I’ve been waiting patiently for some goodies to arrive from all over the world for this project, furthermore, I’ve been studying like a machine for a paper that I was supposed to write on Friday (it got pushed up to this week Wednesday). Anyway, I’ve got some amazing goodies to show you.

Feature review: Demon’s Souls

Feature review: Demon’s Souls

This game has been out in Japan and the US for quite some time now and received more than its fair share of attention, being cited as a new and unusual action RPG for its rock-hard challenge and unique online mode. In case you are wondering, both of those statements are true – Demon’s Souls [...]

Review: Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3

Review: Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3

Over the years there have been numerous games that expand on the popular Naruto anime series, some good and some terrible. Naruto Shippuden: Clash of Ninja Revolution 3 (CNR3) is the most recent of these and brings a competent fighter to the Wii. CNR3 features a host of characters from the show (including the more [...]

Feature review: Super Mario Galaxy 2

Feature review: Super Mario Galaxy 2

I feel as if I’ve just come down from a three-day acid binge. Every time I close my eyes I see Power Stars that need collecting; every time I have the briefest of internal monologues, they are punctuated by high-pitched, grating Toad voices; I keep wishing my dog had a tongue half as awesome as [...]

Welcome to the new world of touch

Welcome to the new world of touch

As geeks, (well, true geeks) all technology fascinates us. We’re brand-loyal to an extent, but just about anything piques our interest no matter who makes it. A robot spider? Way cool. Nanomachines? Hideo explains the concept very well in MGS4, and makes us aware of the amazing things technology can do for us. Toilets that [...]

Review: Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Ep3: They Stole Max’s Brain!

Review: Sam & Max: The Devil’s Playhouse Ep3: They Stole Max’s Brain!

As is the nature with episodic gaming, it is difficult to discuss the newest instalment without a few spoilers for previous episodes creeping in. That would be the case if Episode 3 was subtitled anything else. But would you look at that, it isn’t. So by now you’ll know (whether you’ve played it or not) [...]

NAG July 2010 issue

NAG July 2010 issue

We just can’t get enough of zombies. No matter how many games arrive that contain this loveable undead menace, every time new info pokes up we get as giddy as a pack of rabid school-girls preparing to watch their first Jonas Brothers concert. Testament to that is this, our July issue, which shares with the [...]

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  • The 25 greatest gaming Easter Eggs The 25 greatest gaming Easter Eggs
    July 30, 2010 @ 11:24 AM

    OK,  I know I said I’d try to lay off the Top 10 X posts, but it’s Friday and I’m in a good mood, so when I saw this, I thought back fondly to one of the things that has made gaming so much fun over the years: developers with a sense of humour. Finding [...]

  • What does the new PS3 firmware update do? What does the new PS3 firmware update do?
    July 29, 2010 @ 12:46 PM

    As much as we all love our PS3s, I’m sure almost all of us feel somewhat annoyed every time we’re prompted to download a new firmware update which doesn’t tell us anything about what it does. It seems that Sony will supply a features list if they feel like it, and if they don’t… who [...]

  • Earthworm Jim HD now available Earthworm Jim HD now available
    July 29, 2010 @ 12:37 PM

    As usual, I decided to hop onto the PlayStation Network last night to see if anything new or interesting had been made available. After all, I’ve got my uncapped connection now, it would be nice if I could get some use out of it. I was expecting the usual barrage of Minis, trailers, themes and [...]

  • Press release: Final countdown for NAG LAN @ rAge ticket sales Press release: Final countdown for NAG LAN @ rAge ticket sales
    July 29, 2010 @ 11:03 AM

    For eight consecutive years PC gamers have known that the excitement and pure glee of Christmas arrives early in the form of the adrenalin charged 53-hour NAG LAN @ rAge, brought to you this year by Alienware.  The giant of South African gaming LANs will see 2,080 players prepare to defend their honour with their [...]

  • PAPER KOMBAAAAAAT! PAPER KOMBAAAAAAT!
    July 27, 2010 @ 1:26 AM

    I find stuff like this very amusing. Apparently a Mortal Kombat fan was so stoked by the news of the new game returning to its roots and going a bit more old school that he made and entire animated video of the fatalities from the first game out of construction paper. It’s quite impressive, actually, [...]

  • Street Fighter III: Third Strike online version on the way Street Fighter III: Third Strike online version on the way
    July 26, 2010 @ 9:16 AM

    Man, it seems like Capcom is really milking this Street Fighter thing, aren’t they? It seems they’ve realised how much the world loves the game – even some gamers who aren’t all that into 2D fighters – and they’ve decided to sell us as much Street Fighter merchandise as they can manage. And I’m such [...]

  • Two more Marvel vs Capcom 3 characters revealed Two more Marvel vs Capcom 3 characters revealed
    July 23, 2010 @ 11:11 AM

    Two more characters have been added to the lineup in Capcom’s upcoming Marvel vs Capcom 3. The first in on the Marvel side, and it’s none other than the Norse god, Thor. Yep, I guess we can expect a lot of hammer bashing and lightning bolts being thrown around in some crazy combos. The second [...]

  • Can videogame screenshots compare to real, legitimate photography? Can videogame screenshots compare to real, legitimate photography?
    July 23, 2010 @ 10:52 AM

    Recently, a writer over at Bitmob directs readers to a website containing a lot of in-game screenshots that were taken so skillfully that they could stand as legitimate photography in their own right. He then asks the question: can videogame screenshots serve as art? I found myself thinking the same thing when I played with [...]

  • New Guinness World Record for longest multiplayer session New Guinness World Record for longest multiplayer session
    July 21, 2010 @ 1:59 PM

    In an event organised and coordinated by Vogel’s, the creators of the PS3 Twistdock charger, a team of six Dutch enthusiasts logged a 50 hour multiplayer session of Red Dead Redemption. I’m pretty sure they had small breaks for eating and other necessary acts, but apart from that it was beginning to end – 50 [...]

  • Microsoft confirms local Kinect pricing, Slim, and bundle Microsoft confirms local Kinect pricing, Slim, and bundle
    July 21, 2010 @ 9:51 AM

    This Christmas, there will be two ways to purchase Kinect in South Africa: The standalone unit for R1999.99, or the bundle package for R3699,99. Let’s take a look at what you get for your money: The bundle, which is arguably more attractive from a price perspective, will include the new “slim” Xbox 360, but not [...]

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