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Darryn Bonthuys

Xbox has a “ton of exclusives” in store for E3

May 20, 2013 at 7:45 am | 2 Comments

Like sands through the hourglass, so are the console generations of our lives. While Playstation won me over with the first and second generations of the modern console era, over the last eight years, I’ve unashamedly felt that Xbox had the best console this generation. Even though when it came to exclusive games, it had about as many of those as Star Trek had good sequels. Time to change all that then, as Microsoft has something up its sleeve for the upcoming future.


Darryn Bonthuys

The XCOM shooter may still be alive

April 23, 2013 at 12:00 pm | 42 Comments

I’ve got sources man! Leads into all kinds of mysteries! And according to the FedEx guy who just dropped off a mysterious parcel, proof that XCOM is still alive!


Darryn Bonthuys

These girl scouts can earn a badge in gaming

April 19, 2013 at 2:30 pm | 12 Comments

Man, I hated the week that I spent in the girl scouts. Learning such skills such as wilderness survival, setting up camps and being told that I horrified people when I tried to sell the biscuits while dressed in a green skirt that was a bit north of the knees. If I had known that I could have earned a badge in gaming though, I would have stuck with them though.


Darryn Bonthuys

Criterion is waving the checkered flag on racing games

April 16, 2013 at 1:30 pm | 18 Comments

There’s not too many studios out there that can boast a rather impressive line-up of work in just one genre. Fighting games are the domain of Capcom, Rockstar has left their mark on sandbox games and Empire Interactive makes the best Hello Kitty games. Add Criterion to that list, with their rock-solid line of racing games. Except they won’t be doing any driving anytime soon.


Darryn Bonthuys

This lawmaker wants to ban all violent arcade games

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

I want you to picture the following scene: It’s a Friday night, you’re young, wild and stuck in a dorpie that makes the classic film Escape from Absalom look like a tourist brochure. Naturally, your only salvation is that arcade game for The Punisher outside the Greek corner cafe, waiting for your 50 cent coins. Now imagine if that arcade saviour of yours had been banned straight into video game hell.


Darryn Bonthuys

PSA: Incredible Connection is having another big sale

March 27, 2013 at 11:15 am | 55 Comments

Briefly: Don’t have several hundred bucks lying around to buy new games such as Bioshock Infinite or Gears of War Judgement? Well good news cheapskate! Incredible Connection is having another big gaming sale, and it won’t break your bank and force you to have dog food for supper! Details after the jump.


Darryn Bonthuys

All future EA games to have micro-transactions

February 28, 2013 at 7:45 am | 47 Comments

EA happens to be in a spot of bother lately. The company isn’t exactly raking in cash lately, and they’ve actually been losing said money year over year for a while now. So what’s EA supposed to do? Take a risky start becoming a tad more innovative? Testicles to that idea, you dirty liberal. It’s time to start throwing in more micro-transactions.


Darryn Bonthuys

PS4 games are going digital, packages a future option

February 25, 2013 at 11:15 am | 17 Comments

Hands up, how many of you have downloaded an entire game over the magic of the interwebz? Yep, pretty much all of you. It’s not too hard to imagine game purchases becoming a more digital affair in the years to come, at least in nations with a better online infrastructure at least. Cutting out the middle man and grabbing some more profit is pretty much a dream for developers and publishers, and it right now, it’s an idea that Sony is going to pursue with the Playstation 4.


Darryn Bonthuys

The Playstation 4 is going to be friendlier to indies

February 22, 2013 at 12:00 pm | 8 Comments

I’m seeing a lot of potential in the Playstation 4. Granted, it’s potential that’s going to benefit people with faster ADSL lines, but it’s there nonetheless. Whether a dedicated gaming console such as the PS4 can exist and still remain successful remains to be seen, but so far, it looks good. Game streaming, social functions making the entire process quicker, faster and less annoying are some of the key aspects here, but it’s all about the games at the end of the day. Sony’s Mark Cerny describes the PS4 as being the “most open console” possible. And it looks like indie game developers are going to share some of that love.


Darryn Bonthuys

The Playstation 4 – It’s official

February 21, 2013 at 7:45 am | 82 Comments

It’s been on the lips of gamers for months now, with Sony cryptically teasing something over the last couple of weeks, as the next generation of gaming prepares to be unveiled. Well wonder no more, because project Orbis AKA the Playstation 4, is real.


Geoffrey Tim

“Everybody knows” the PS3 "isn’t as good of an entertainment console"

February 15, 2013 at 7:45 am | 71 Comments

Yes, we know the Xbox 360 is trying take over your living room as a dedicated entertainment hub – but did you know that Sony’s PlayStation 3 “isn't as good of an entertainment console?” According to Microsoft’s Yusuf Mehdi, everybody knows that.


Darryn Bonthuys

The DICE Awards 2013: What the hell is going on?

February 8, 2013 at 3:30 pm | 23 Comments

And not just the band either. With the Dice summit underway in fabulous Las Vegas, we’ve seen a few exciting conferences from industry professionals, floating around new ideas, games and Hollywood partnerships. Screw all that though, because the event is better known for its awards that reward the best of the best in the industry. Except this year, some of the choices in various fields are just downright baffling.


Darryn Bonthuys

Consoles by the numbers

January 31, 2013 at 3:00 pm | 35 Comments

Who had the most games? Whose games cost the most? Who had the best looking console in previous generations? These are questions that most of you will only be asking now, but they’re still interesting questions nonetheless. The majority of us grew up with at least one console in our homes, entertainment devices that went from catridges to DVDs, from wired controllers to power-gloves. Here’s a mathematical run down of some of the powerhouses from previous generations of gaming, how much they cost in their homebase of US of A, and how much a complete run of games would have set you back.


Geoffrey Tim

Why are games still region-locked?

January 30, 2013 at 2:00 pm | 13 Comments

In the year 2013, I have no idea why regional restrictions are still in place in videogames. Well, I understand the legal reasons, and all that nonsense about distribution rights, but in today’s internet-connected global village, that sort of nonsense should be a thing of the past.


Geoffrey Tim

February’s PS+ content makes me sad

January 29, 2013 at 1:30 pm | 31 Comments

Sony’s PlayStation Blog updated yesterday, letting everybody know what games would be coming to the service – and the list has made me really sad. It’s not because the game’s that you’ll be getting free are terrible; in fact it’s quite the opposite. They’re mostly fantastic games; the problem is I have them all already.

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