I made a solemn vow, on the graves of my bank account and credit card last year to never buy collector’s editions for games ever again. I would use common sense and logic in my gaming purchases going forward. After all, first day purchases are a cowardly and superstitious lot. GRID 2 may have just broken my oath.
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In Other News – 24 May 2013 Weekend Edition
Weekend baby! Once again, I’ve got plans. Plans to soundproof the area around my bed, so that I can finally get some sleep when my neighbour decides to work on his stock car for the next rally, at three in the freakin’ morning. Oh well, at least my sleep disorder isn’t biological, but more mechanical in nature. Remember, you're reading this early today because we're abut to be on the receiving end of a rather necessary server upgrade.
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Zoe Hawkins
Some of the best (and worst!) Retro Games on the Wii U
The thrill, the excitement, the frustration! Yup, I got to replay the games of my youth on the Wii U’s virtual console. Like wine and cheese, some of them aged remarkably well, while others turned to vinegar and mould.
Geoffrey Tim
PSA: About our WeChat PlayStation 3 draw!
Yes, we’re still giving away a PlayStation 3 – don’t worry. We’ve actually already done the draw – and have notified the winner via WeChat. We’re just waiting for confirmation that the winner is from South Africa before we make an announcement. If we don’t receive a response within the next 5 days – or the winner happens to reside outside of South Africa (people don’t like to read Terms and Conditions) we will do a redraw – so don’t be too sad if you’ve not received a message.
Geoffrey Tim
The Evopoints downloads of the week – 24/05/2013
Welcome to our weekly post of featured downloadable content available for different gaming platforms sponsored by www.evopoints.co.za. Hit the jump for this week’s list of fresh downloadable games and content.
Geoffrey Tim
Next consoles a generation ahead of PCs
The next generation of consoles are pretty much current (mid-range) PCs in term of architecture – but according to EA, they’re a generation ahead of even the highest-specced current gaming PC. that’s according to EA’s Chief Technology Officer Rajat Taneja – who took to LinkedIn (of all places) to extol the virtues of the next generation of consoles.
Darryn Bonthuys
The good, the bad, and the ugly of the last week – 24 May 2013
What a week it’s been! I had to fly back into the country on Friday, enduring the terror of being upgraded to a seat that actually had legroom while the air cabin crew treated me like a human being for once. Terrifying stuff. When I got back, Geoff had begun talking to a beachball, Zoe refused to stop pronouncing aluminium as a-loo-moo-num and Gavin may have stolen a truck filled Jack Daniels whiskey. Which he then drank. All of it. Here’s what happened this week, when the king returned.
Zoe Hawkins
Indie games not gonna get any love from Xbone
You might have noticed that I have a thing for indie games. Not all of them, because ya know, some of them are crap. But, the really interesting, alternative games often come from the indie environment where the focus is on gameplay rather than copying successful titles to get more profits (not gonna name any names).
Gavin Mannion
Always on Xbox One.. the numbers don’t make sense
My wife complains that I’m overly logical; I struggle to understand emotions and pretty much everything I do is based on logic. I have no problems understanding a vast majority of criminals and evil people as their actions are often overly logical and they are simply missing the fact that they can’t control the world.
Geoffrey Tim
FFD: You no longer matter. Deal with it.
If you’re reading this site it’s because you’re either a) a “core gamer”, b) here by accident by clicking the wrong link on News24 or c) you have exceptionally good taste and are endowed like a mule. Even if you’re female. Chances are, like us, you love video games and have been playing them for forever. You’re entrenched in the culture of video games. You’re the sort of person who’s helped the gaming behemoths become what they are. And you’re increasingly becoming irrelevant.
Darryn Bonthuys
The Playstation 4 is going to cost how much?
By now, we’re getting ready for a next generation where we can finally be accused of being Playstation fanboys for a change. Ha! Progress. I’ve got a credit card and I’m not afraid to use it, but even if this turns out to be RRP, then the Playstation 4 is going to be more expensive than I imagined.
Darryn Bonthuys
Need for Speed: Rivals drifts in on Xbox One and PS4 in November
It’s a new year for gaming with the next-gen consoles on the way, and a perfect time to start a new franchise or two. Or continue an annual one with a new tag at least. EA has such a game in mind, as Need for Speed returns with a tire on those next-gen devices, as well as current-gen ones.
Geoffrey Tim
Mirror’s Edge 2 coming to E3?
Everybody who actually loves videogames has been hating EA for quite a while now. they’ve scooped up the award for worst company in the US for two years in a row now; they’ve shafted PC gamers with their sports titles; they’ve made Dead Space a mindless action shooter and they completely messed up the launch of Sim City. and perhaps, those transgressions will all be forgiven at E3.
Gavin Mannion
PSA: We have some planned downtime later today
If you’re a regular reader you would have noticed that the website has been less stable than Darryn in a comic book store this week and to be honest it totally is your fault this time.
Geoffrey Tim
Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D review
When Donkey Kong Country Returns was released on the Wii in 2010, it was hailed as one of the best 2D platforming games of the generation. It’s now been ported to the 3DS, and that praise still rings true.
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