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Darryn Bonthuys

Meat the next Borderlands character on May 14

May 7, 2013 at 2:30 pm | 19 Comments

So who’s still playing Borderlands 2? I’ve already embedded my controller firmly into my TV as I struggle through Ultimate Vault Hunter mode, but dammit, I’m still hooked. And that’s just with one character. There’s still four more to get through, and as of next week, there’ll be a sixth.


Darryn Bonthuys

Here’s who will be attending the International DOTA 2 Championship

April 30, 2013 at 3:00 pm | 6 Comments

You’ve tried some local DOTA 2 flavour, now try some international flavour! The DOTA 2 International kicks off once again this year, which will see a million dollars in cash up for grabs. Here’s how it’ll all go down.


Darryn Bonthuys

Killzone: Shadow Fall is going to keep things real

April 30, 2013 at 2:00 pm | 12 Comments

Cast your mind back to 2005. Flatter TVs were something that only rich people could afford, Twitter was a mere idea and gaming was easing its way into blockbuster territory. And then, at E3, Killzone 2 was shown. And it just looked too damn good, as it was later revealed. And that’s a fact that its developers want to acknowledge for Killzone: Shadow Fall.


Darryn Bonthuys

Let the WCS Europe 2013 Premier Group Play…begin!

April 24, 2013 at 1:30 pm | 14 Comments

The first season of the WCS Europe 2013 season for Starcraft 2 kicked off last week, and saw thousands of gamers from around the world put their clicking fingers on the line, for a chance at glory. Out of all those players, only eight survived to fill out the final seats of the qualifier stage. Here’s how the rest of the tournament is going down.


Darryn Bonthuys

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Uprising DLC Review

April 18, 2013 at 3:30 pm | 10 Comments

There’s no denying that those extras for Call of Duty Black Ops 2 are a tad pricy. A season pass is going to cost you a pretty penny, so it better be worth it. Revolution was the first map pack released for the game, but it wasn’t exactly the best example of DLC, appealing to hardcore fans only in the long run. Uprising follows in those footsteps with an approach that only hits some of the necessary targets.


Darryn Bonthuys

More priority planned for Dark Souls 2 on PC

April 12, 2013 at 11:15 am | 23 Comments

I’ve run out of Dark Souls difficulty jokes, so deal with it. No, instead I’ve got to remind you all about the PC port of the first Dark Souls game. A port which was uglier than Otto Sump in the morning. Fans had waited a long time to die constantly in Dark Souls, but the bad port couldn’t even get that right. With a second game on the way though, it looks like the development team will be putting some effort in this time.


Darryn Bonthuys

Get a hard-mode with this 12 minutes of Dark Souls 2 gameplay footage

April 11, 2013 at 9:45 am | 22 Comments

Dark Souls wasn’t just a hard game. It was a ‘ard game that was more punishing than Geoff’s sleeping habits. Still, masochism prevailed and the game did damn well for publisher Namco Bandai. Success also equals sequel so here’s 12 minutes of gameplay from Dark Souls 2.


Darryn Bonthuys

Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 Review

March 26, 2013 at 3:30 pm | 19 Comments

Back in 2010, first-person aficionados who had a hankering to shoot targets from a much further distance got the chance to squeeze that trigger in Sniper: Ghost Warrior. And it was absolutely awful. Armed with a fresh sequel, the second Sniper: Ghost Warrior game is a improvement on the original. Not that much though, but still, sort of better.


Darryn Bonthuys

Borderlands 2 – New details drop at PAX East

March 25, 2013 at 11:15 am | 5 Comments

PAX East hit gaming with a vengeance this past weekend, and one game that was in the highlight crosshairs, was the shoot ‘n loot Borderlands 2. New details were revealed for that fantastic sequel, including a new Vault Hunter, DLC, new game modes and an increase in POWAH. More after the jump.


Darryn Bonthuys

Call of Duty Black Ops 2 has micro-transactions now

March 13, 2013 at 9:00 am | 9 Comments

Micro-transactions! Harmless fluff that every gamer absolutely wants to spend cash on, am I right? Oh hells no, I’m more incorrect than a certain God of War trophy in that regard. Micro-transactions are going nowhere for the foreseeable future, and when of the biggest shooters of the year adopts that model, then it’s pretty much here to stay.


Darryn Bonthuys

StarCraft 2 Heart Of The Swarm midnight launch round-up

March 11, 2013 at 12:00 pm | 25 Comments

It’s been a long time coming, and finally, Starcraft 2 is ready to continue the story that Wings of Liberty started. Heart of the Swarm kicks things off tonight, and as usual, a couple of midnight launches are being planned. If you’ve got an urge to click, here’s where you need to be tonight.


Darryn Bonthuys

Borderlands 2 reveals a new Vault Hunter

March 11, 2013 at 7:45 am | 9 Comments

While Gearbox may be tugging at their collar with a stifled doh! every time someone brings up Aliens: Colonial Marines, at least that other game that they actually worked on is still doing well. With three out of four DLC packs down and one more to go, what’s next for Borderlands 2? Why, an experimental Vault Hunter, that’s what.


Darryn Bonthuys

No expansions planned for Guild Wars 2

March 6, 2013 at 3:00 pm | 7 Comments

It’s been a couple of months since Guild Wars 2, the subscription-less MMO that has developed a sizeable fan base. Thing is, by now most people have completed various quests, with several characters already. So they need some new content. Well, don’t count on that happening anytime soon, as there are zero expansions planned for Guild Wars 2 at the moment.


Darryn Bonthuys

A brief History of Tomb Raider

March 4, 2013 at 1:30 pm | 23 Comments

Can you believe that it’s been 17 years since Lara Croft first bounced onto our screens, with her trademark pistols and her disregard for ancient burial sites. It’s been a long journey for the adventurous lass, as she’s braved everything from unstable tombs to death itself, all in the pursuit of truth and knowledge. To celebrate the release of the latest Tomb Raider game, we’re taking a walk down memory lane, as we look back at almost two decades worth of Crofty games.


Darryn Bonthuys

Season two of The Walking Dead to be less “buggy”

March 1, 2013 at 9:45 am | 11 Comments

Choose-your-own-demise adventure game The Walking Dead hit it big last year, with numerous critics forgetting that it was more an interactive story than an actual video game when they were doling out the rewards. That success translated into big sales for the game across multiple platforms, although they weren’t without a few bugs that affected the overall experience. Quite a few folks were really infected (Ha! Zombie humour) by these bugs, killing their save games in the process. And that’s something that Telltale is looking to avoid with season 2 of their game.

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