| | Soul Calibur V Review – The soul still burns | 
Darryn Bonthuys - February 3rd, 2012 | February may be the month where gaming finally puts a boot to the ass of gamer wallets, but if there is one genre that is leading the pack this year, it has to be the category of fisticuffs and pugilism.
First out of the fighting genre stables this year is Soul Calibur V, bringing with it some familiar mechanics and characters, but can the latest ... [»] | 
Score
8.0/10 |
| The Evopoints downloads of the week – 03/02/2012 | 
Geoffrey Tim - February 3rd, 2012 | Welcome to our weekly post of featured downloadable content available for different gaming platforms sponsored by www.evopoints.co.za / www.evopoints.net
Downloadable content has become a pretty big thing. More and more people are opting to get their games and add-ons through digital distribution. instead of the traditional Brick-and-mortar method. Some games and software; like XBLA games, PSN shorts and iOS games are available through ... [»] | 
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| Trials Evolution is going to be incredible | 
Gavin Mannion - February 3rd, 2012 | So what do you get if you take one of the toughest and most addictive XBLA titles ever released and mix it with Joe Danger and PAIN from the PS3? Then add in a bit of Modnation Racer and Little Big Planet and top it off with a covering of BMX ... [»] | 
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| FFD: Is the videogame industry falling apart? | 
Geoffrey Tim - February 3rd, 2012 | Things aren’t looking especially good for the video game industry. THQ, one of the industry’s major publishers and developers is on the rocks - cutting jobs and devaluing by the second. If they do crumble, they wouldn’t be alone; the depressing list of developers who’ve shuttered their doors this generation is staggering.
Industry Giant Sony has reported its fourth consecutive year in the red, and even Nintendo - who spent the beginning of this generation ... [»] |
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| Your guide to local game distributors and social media | 
Geoffrey Tim - February 3rd, 2012 | Here at Lazygamer we’re all about community. It’s all about you guys, the readers. We are - as some of you know, pretty active on social media - particularly Twitter, and probably not quite as active of Facebook as we should be. Did you know though, that most of the guys who bring you new games every week are also ... [»] |
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| Trine 2 review – Trine a little tenderness | 
Garth Holden - February 2nd, 2012 | Pontius the knight, Amadeus the wizard and Zoya the thief are hurled into another adventure by the enigmatic Trine, a magical artifact. Can they save the kingdom again? Will Amadeus survive the wrath of his wife when he gets back home? Without a word, or a choice it seems, the Trine teleports the heroes to an unknown forest for a new journey.For those new to ... [»] |
Score
8.0/10 |
| Reckoning Launch trailer brings out the hero in you | 
Gavin Mannion - February 2nd, 2012 | With all the Skyrim bashing going on at the moment it’s the perfect time for a new hero based RPG styled game to come out and steal the thunder.
And look what just got released today, it’s the Reckoning’s launch trailer and doesn’t it look awesome.Personally I love the part where the ... [»] |
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| How one innocent Xbox Live gamer got the ban-hammering of a lifetime | 
Darryn Bonthuys - February 2nd, 2012 | Xbox Live is one of those services that usually offers top-notch support when technical matters arise, and with an increase in hacking, cheating and piracy on its systems lately, the support staff has had its hands absolutely full.
Of course, not every case can end in victory, and every now and then, a subscriber is unjustly banned or warned. But this tale of fraudulent ... [»] |
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| EA confirms that Syndicate won’t have an online pass | 
Gavin Mannion - February 2nd, 2012 | Well this is a surprise isn’t it, the company who invented the online pass and has recently vastly improved it have now announced that their next big title, Syndicate, won’t have one at all. And apparently it’s because the online portion of the game is so important, which ... [»] |
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| Mass Effect 3’s voice cast is pretty amazing | 
Geoffrey Tim - February 1st, 2012 | Bioware’s gone and released the full voice cast for Mass Effect 3, their up-coming, highly anticipated shooty RPG and it’s a pretty amazing cast, filled with Hollywood talent - though admittedly a tad familiar. There’s a lot of role reprisal, but that’s not a bad thing - especially with Yvonne Strahovski bringing Miranda to life again. Also, more David Keith is always a good thing.Here’s the cast :Mark Meer - Male Shepherd
Jennifer Hale - Female ... [»] |
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| Troubled times, as THQ axes 170 jobs | 
Geoffrey Tim - February 1st, 2012 | There’s more bad news from THQ. Not only has the company’s share price plummeted so badly it faces stock exchange delisting, but it seems its also just sacked a substantial section of its workforce.Rumours have abounded for ages that the company was in dire straits and that it was culling its staff; rumours the the publisher and developer vehemently denied. In a report by Eurogamer, ... [»] |
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| There’s another reason to get Dragon’s Dogma | 
Geoffrey Tim - February 1st, 2012 | Dragon’s Dogma is an upcoming open-world, class-based fantasy action-adventure from Capcom - and though it’s not on many gamers’ radars at the moment, it really should be. Coming in May , it’s the brainchild of Hideaki Itsuno, the guy who’s been behind Devil May Cry since the second one, and also brought you Capcom vs SNK ... [»] |
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| Syndicate 4 player co-op briefing | 
Gavin Mannion - February 1st, 2012 | The Syndicate demo was released on Xbox Live last night but unfortunately I haven’t had time to give it a run through yet, however thankfully our nice friends at EA have put together a video jam packed with marketing BS to walk us through the co-op features of the upcoming Syndicate ... [»] |
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| Arcades are dead – but their spirit lives on in online fighting games | 
Geoffrey Tim - January 31st, 2012 | Man, I miss arcades. If you never huddled around a Street Fighter 2 cabinet, surrounded by complete strangers who would eventually become friends, vying for the next spot on the unofficial roster by placing your coin around the screen’s edge - thenyou’ve missed a special part of gaming history. Unfortunately, that bit of gaming is pretty much dead, with traditional arcade games making way for more kid-oriented ticket dispensing machines. It’s sad ... [»] |
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