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Wednesday, Nov 4
Braid coming to PSN this November
Hothead Games has announced that it will be bringing Jonathan Blow’s popular puzzle platformer Braid to the PlayStation Network. Braid will be available on the North American PlayStation Store on the 12th of November, while a European date is promised shortly.
Tuesday, Nov 3
Left 4 Dead 2 demo available now… again
Valve recently announced that the demo for their upcoming zombie themed cooperative first-person shooter, Left 4 Dead 2, is now available for all PC gamers (not just those of you who pre-ordered it this time) and Xbox 360 gamers who just so happen to be Xbox LIVE Gold members as well. The dem...
New trailer for PES 2010 for Wii impresses
The trailer highlights the new gameplay elements in the Wii game including the new free kick system, the real time ‘Play Energy’ stamina indicator as well as Mii support. PES 2010 is available now for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2, Wii, PSP and PC.
Xbox LIVE Activity for week of 26/10: ‘Oh look, Halo 3’ Edition
The full global list of top played Xbox Live games, original Xbox games and top selling XBLA and Xbox LIVE Indie Games follows below, all based on unique users and full versions purchased. Halo 3Call of Duty 4Call of Duty: WaWGTA IVHalo 3: ODSTGears of War 2FIFA 10BorderlandsMadden NFL 10F...
Monday, Nov 2
American McGee’s Return of Alice dated for 2011, teaser trailer released
Whoa, when did this happen? At some stage, EA has set up a teaser site for the upcoming American McGee’s Return of Alice, a new game by the creator of the original American McGee’s Alice in collaboration with EA. The teaser site contains a teaser trailer for the game, and the promise of loads m...
Activision details DJ Hero DLC
DJ Hero launched across Europe and North America for the Xbox 360, PS3, PS2 and Wii last week and already Activision have made two new downloadable mixes available to download. The DJ Hero Extended Mix Pack 01 is available now on Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Store, while Wii ow...
More Nirvana and Foo Fighters for Rock Band this week
Rock Band fans can look forward to a bunch of new tracks this week. A three pack of Nirvana tracks, a four pack of tracks from Foo Fighters and a single track from Joan Jett & The Blackhearts will be added to the Rock Band Music Store this week for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. These tracks will als...
Sunday, Nov 1
Over 2.5 million copies of Tekken 6 shipped worldwide
Tekken 6 launched for the Xbox 360 and PS3 across Europe and PAL territories last week Friday, the 30th of October. The game features the biggest character line up in the Tekken series history, a new Scenario Campaign mode, online fighting options as well as full time variable animation bl...
Future Xbox 360 titles may not include private chat online
Currently, Xbox 360 gamers are allowed to chat amongst themselves during a game, even chatting privately to specific players if they wish. This has opened up cheating loopholes in online games such as Gears of War and Call of Duty as it allowed players on the same team to inform one another a...
Future Xbox 360 titles may not include private chat online
Now with Microsoft’s permission, this form of cheating may become a thing of the past, as future games, such as Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, will be able to force players to choose to play the game and join the overall game chat (i.e. not private), or stay in a private chat and not join the game.
Thursday, Oct 29
Media Create Japanese Hardware Sales for week ending 25/10: PS3 surges past Wii, DS still leading
The DS Lite is next with 6 550 units and the Xbox 360 with 4 470, both up from last week’s 3 662 and 2 590 respectively. The PS2 rounds off the chart with a respectable 1 951 units. Head over to this week’s software chart to see how Forza Motorsport 3 and FIFA 10 did in their debut week.
Media Create Japanese Software Sales for week ending 25/10: Forza 3 and FIFA 10 debut in Top 10
Software Chart Pokemon Heart Gold/Soul Silver (Nintendo) - NDS - 118,000Wii Fit Plus (Nintendo) - Wii - 88,000Tomodachi Collection (Friend Collection) (Nintendo) - NDS - 52,000Inazuma Eleven 2: Threat of the Invaders - Fire/Blizzard (Level 5) - NDS - 49,000Rune Factory 3 (Marvelous...
Tuesday, Oct 20
Full Band Hero tracklist released, track export feature revealed
It works both ways, too, with the ability to export 61 tracks from Band Hero into Guitar Hero 5 for $4.99 on PS3, 480 MS Points on Xbox 360, and 500 Wii Points on Wii. Have a look through the full list of tracks to be available with Band Hero on Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii below, as well as a separate list of t...
Wednesday, Sep 23
Xbox 360 update is indeed live
The Xbox mouthpiece and general announcer, Major Nelson, fittingly announced a while ago that an incoming system update for your Xbox 360 would be available sometime in the next few hours. That update is currently live, and is mandatory for those of you looking to use the Xbox LIVE service...
Thursday, Apr 2
Race Pro Review (Xbox 360)
Race Pro feels like a game from another time, specifically a few years ago and with a limited release on the PC. This unshakeable sensation of returning to an era gone by is probably warranted – the developers of the title, SimBin, have spent most of their development career on the PC, making...
Patch: Xbox 360 System Update now available
The Major has recently announced that your Xbox 360 needs a new little update that does… just what does it do, Major? “This update addresses interruption issues that some Xbox LIVE users may have experienced when playing a limited number of Xbox 360 games. There are no other changes or enha...
Tuesday, Mar 3
Halo Wars Review (Xbox 360)
The challenge with RTS games on console platforms comes in when one has to micro-manage units. A task easily handled on the PC with a mouse can be the Achilles heel when poorly implemented with a console controller. Interestingly Microsoft was approached to use the Halo IP after research ha...
Monday, Feb 9
Power Kit Review (Xbox 360)
The Power Kit for the Xbox 360 is a three in one pack that includes a charging dock, rechargeable battery and a Power Play charging cable. The kit is very handy because it means you have two methods of charging your rechargeable battery and keeping your Xbox 360 wireless controller juiced. Yo...
Monday, Feb 2
Review: Naruto: The Broken Bond (Xbox360)
When Ubisoft released Naruto: Rise of a Ninja for the Xbox 360 in 2007, it was a pleasant and welcome surprise. Rise of a Ninja was the first Naruto game to really venture beyond the borders of the fighting genre, and instead provided a light but engaging action-adventure experience that st...
Thursday, Sep 11
Fifa ‘09 demo out today, 'Club' details revealed
A PC demo has already been released as a 1GB download, however, which includes six playable teams in the form of Marseille, Schalke, Real Madrid, Chelsea, AC Milan and Toronto FC. The console demos will feature the same teams, but different stadiums - New Wembley for Xbox 360 and FIWC Stadi...
Thursday, Aug 7
Patch: Xbox 360 minor system update
A new system update for the Xbox 360 has been released. But before you get too excited let me point out that it does not introduce any new features and it is not the new Xbox experience update, which will only be released this autumn. The new system update is mandatory and you will be prompted to a...
Tuesday, Aug 5
Opinion: Soul Calibur IV Q & A
The game features new interactive stages, enhanced character creation mode and downloadable content. In addition the PS3 version features Sith Lord Darth Vader as a special guest while Xbox 360 owners should keep an eye out for Jedi master Yoda.
Tuesday, Jul 15
E3 2008: Scene It? Box Office Smash!
Scene It? Box Office Smash is a movie and music trivia game for the Xbox 360, following up the original Scene It? Light Camera Action, based on the DVD board game. Scene It? BOS features all-new questions, more (high-definition) movie clips and several new puzzle types, allowing up to four...
Monday, Jul 14
Atari’s Race Pro for 360
South Africa - Atari has revealed Race Pro, a racing game heading exclusively to the Xbox 360 this fall. Developed by SimBin (famed creator of PC racing simulators), ...
Sunday, Jul 13
Pre-E3: New Xbox 360 revealed!
Coming standard with an HDMI (high-definition multimedia interface) port, and all the comforts of a normal 360 Premium unit (wireless controller, headset etc.), the new 60GB 360 presents stiffer competiton to the 40GB PS3, currently retailing at $399.00.
Tuesday, Jun 24
Rockstar details new GTA IV patch
Rockstar Games has released new patches for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Grand Theft Auto IV.
Tuesday, Jun 3
Rock Band heading to Japan
G4 TV South Africa - Rock Band was launched in North America on the PS3 and Xbox 360 last November. It recently arrived as an Xbox 360 exclusive in Europe. ... Q Entertainment Brings 'Rock Band' (PS2/PS3/X360) to Japan WorthPlaying.com Rock Band Goes to Japan IGN all 21 news articles
Thursday, May 22
Infinite Undiscovery landing 2 Sept
Square Enix has announced that Infinite Undiscovery for the Xbox 360 will ship on the 2nd of September. Infinite Undiscovery is the first fantasy RPG in a new line-up of Square Enix titles for the Xbox 360. Developed by tri-Ace, (Star Ocean, Valkyrie Profile) Infinite Undiscovery tells the tale of Capell, a young boy who, together with a spirited young woman named Aya, must save the world from the Dreadknight and his horde, the Order of Chains.
Sunday, Oct 21
Review: Test Drive Unlimited (Xbox360)
The controls work pretty much the same as any other racing game on the Xbox 360 but the D-Pad adds a feature that no other racer has ever achieved – the best map created by man! You need to understand that the map you’re driving on is gigantic. By pressing ‘right’ on the D-Pad, at any time in the game, it zooms out so you can see where you are on the map. Zoom it out again and you can see Hawaii in all its glory. Zooming out is necessary as events are categorised for each car class and scrolling the map to find the next event is much easier. When finding an event select it with the “A” button and it will then calculate it for you and set up the navigation system in your car. This is another feature that is done so well! You have a narrator telling you to turn left or rig...
