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Darryn Bonthuys

Take a walk on the wild side with Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

April 25, 2013 at 11:15 am | 32 Comments

Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon pretty much came out of nowhere, Cleverly announced on April Fools day, the neon-soaked homage to 80s sci-fi and action films was just too impossibly cool to be true. But it was. And it is. And here’s Blood Dragon’s creative director himself, Dean Evans, walking you through the game itself.


Darryn Bonthuys

Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon may be the greatest action movie that will never exist

April 17, 2013 at 10:30 am | 33 Comments

I’ve got to be honest, I wasn’t the biggest fan of Far Cry 3 when it launched last year. Sure, it was decent and had some solid ideas, but playing as Jason BROdie, repeating certain actions over and over again led to me getting bored with the title. How I wish that Blood Dragon was the game that was released first. Because I am a child of the VHS era.


Darryn Bonthuys

“Vaas didn’t exist when I auditioned for Far Cry 3″ says Michael Mando

January 22, 2013 at 3:30 pm | 21 Comments

I get you guys. I understand why you were upset when we named Claptrap the voice of gaming in 2012, instead of Michael Mando’s superb turn as the antagonistic Vaas in Far Cry 3. But here’s the thing: Michael Mando was far more than a mere voice behind a microphone. The man brought skill, talent and believability to a role that stretched beyond the audio, and into physical acting as well. So to address that injustice, our favourite contrarion Tauriq Moosa has gone and spoken to Mr Mando - and he revealed something interesting. 


Geoffrey Tim

Here are the Magic and Far Cry 3 winners!

December 5, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 74 Comments

Right…today marks the end of two pretty damned popular competitions. The first, courtesy of MagicSA is a Magic the Gathering Holiday 2012 Gift Box – while the other is a real biggy; Far Cry 3 for the platform of your choice, plus a Steelseries multiplatform headset and a host of Far Cry 3 paraphernalia. Let’s cut to the chase and announce the winners, shall we?


Darryn Bonthuys

Win an Amazing Far Cry 3 hamper!

November 28, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 4 Comments

Last night, I said to myself, I said ‘Darryn, you’re not going to buy Far Cry 3, no matter how delicious it looks! We’ve got other games to finish first! Strength man, strength!’. And then I noticed that my hand had already gone and clicked pre-order on the website for it. Damn I’m weak! And you want the game as well, don’t you? Why not, it looks like fun on an exploding bun! And you could get it for free, with this competition we’re having today.


Darryn Bonthuys

Guess who’s going to the Far Cry 3 launch party?

November 28, 2012 at 9:00 am | 27 Comments

Moderate amounts of alcohol! Willards chips! Skewered bits of chicken! And something about a game! Does this sound like your idea of a great night out? Wanna party like it’s 1999 with fellow gamers while getting your hands on a controller for some Far Cry 3 fun? Well good news, because ten of you and your plus ones will do just that, tomorrow night!


Darryn Bonthuys

Far Cry 3 isn’t afraid of Call of Duty

October 23, 2012 at 9:00 am | 9 Comments

Love it or loathe it, no one can deny that Call of Duty games are essentially a license to print money when they come out every year. Usually, the week or two wherein a new version of the game is released, is devoid of any other new releases from a similar genre, as COD crushes the sales of any competitor within its launch window. Far Cry 3 is one such game that will be facing off against the Activision juggernaut, and while the period between both games arriving is tight, the developers behind that game aren’t phased at all about a possible lack of sales.


Darryn Bonthuys

Far Cry 3 is going to invade Minecraft

October 17, 2012 at 11:15 am | 3 Comments

Oh Minecraft, is there anyone out there who doesn’t love you? Well, apparently not, as the game has surfaced, from tongue in cheek references in Skyrim, to flatout mad love imitation in Borderlands 2. And now, it’s going to be invaded by a game based on tribal warfare, exploding tigers and madness.


Darryn Bonthuys

Meet the tribe, in the latest Far Cry 3 trailer

October 10, 2012 at 1:00 pm | 10 Comments

I’m really, really satisfied with Borderlands 2 right now. It’s pretty much sated my thirst to shoot people in the face with exotic weapons. And kill midgets. Hell, I’m so invested in that game, that upcoming titles like Dishonoured and Medal of Honour: Warfighter, barely attract me. And then there’s Far Cry, which has me conflicted. Do I give up the sweet lure of loot for a more realistic and insane adventure, or do I stick to being pummelled by overpowered Bullymongs? Decisions, decisions…


Darryn Bonthuys

You might want to think carefully before deciding who to order Assassin’s Creed 3 or Far Cry 3 from

October 3, 2012 at 10:45 am | 24 Comments

Exclusive DLC is no stranger to these shores, and with gaming having really taken off locally in the last couple of years, we’ve been on the receiving end of some nifty content, as an incentive to buy our latest copy of Ace McStab YoFace on launch day. Big name retailers all offer pretty much the same carrot on the stick - but this year, things are a bit different as two upcoming Ubisoft games that end in a prime number are offering different downloadable wares if you buy from a specific retailer.


Darryn Bonthuys

You’ll need this much patriotic madness to run Far Cry 3 and Assassin’s Creed 3

September 26, 2012 at 1:00 pm | 38 Comments

Assassin’s Creed 3 and Far Cry 3 are releasing later this year, both from Ubisoft. Continuations of current franchises, the duo looks great on any platform so far, but as usual, PC gamers are going to get the bulk of those spectacular visuals, thanks to things like Direct Sex 11 and Anti-Ageing physical effetcs, according to my limited knowledge and what I overheard Yolanda talking about. But you’re going to need quite a machine to run these games at max gloating, as the latest specs have been released for them.


Yolanda Green

Far Cry 3 – Crazier than a barrel of exploding monkeys

September 19, 2012 at 10:30 am | 16 Comments

In Far Cry 3 there’s a guy called Hurk that finds it awesome to strap explosives to monkeys and send then to blow up his enemies, he also wants to give you missions to blow stuff up. Without strapping explosives to you that is.


Yolanda Green

Welcome to the Rook Islands: Far Cry 3 Island Survival Guide

August 31, 2012 at 12:45 pm | 15 Comments

So there’s this ex-CIA operative that wants to take you on a short insider’s tour of the Rook Islands. Agent Huntley briefs you on harsh terrain and the dangers that lurk around it.

My grandad used to own a fruit stall, All the local kids called him The Bananaman. It was nothing to do with the fruit, He had jaundice.

Darryn Bonthuys

Far Cry 3 explores the cost of becoming a hero

July 30, 2012 at 2:30 pm | 19 Comments

Most games make it pretty easy to become a hero. Get doused in chemicals or find your loved ones murdered, enroll in the montage academy of kicking ass and proceed to layeth the smackdown on numerous henchmen, sub-bosses and the end-game nemesis. But in reality, the toll of becoming Mr Paragon, is extraordinarily high and personal. Which is the approach that Far Cry 3 is taking with their protagonist.


Darryn Bonthuys

Lazygamer TV – What to look forward to in 2012 Part 2

June 29, 2012 at 3:30 pm | 5 Comments

The year so far has released some fantastic games so far, great content that we’ve all had a chance to sample and own. And 2012 has only just crossed the halfway mark, so here’s a look at what the rest of the year has in store for us, from futuristic warfare, driving on the horizon and all the way to some revolutionary war tomahawk action.

There’s still a great year ahead, that’s for certain.

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