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Final Fantasy XIII-2 9.0
The Darkness II 8.0
Soul Calibur V 8.0
Trine 2 8.0
Kirby's Adventure Wii 7.0
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Dawn of Fantasy 1.0
Flux Family Secrets: The Ripple Effect 5.0
Anno 2070 8.0
Awakening: The Dreamless Castle 4.0
Over @ The Movies
Extras! Jean Dujardin is every villain in Hollywood, Marvel are being douches about Ghost Rider, The physics of film theme songs and Han never shot first? WTF?! Plus much more!
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed!We begin with an amusing video from Funny Or Die, depicting Th
Christopher Plummer and Frank Langella get their boxing gloves out to star in a Muhammad Ali film
Whether you’re a fan of the puglisitic arts or not, everybody knows who Muhammed Ali is. A rock star of the boxing ring, the only thing quicker than his fists was his tongue, but things didn
Naomi Watts signs up to play Princess Diana
Well, the British sure do love their female politicians and royalty. Meryl Streep has been receiving accolads for her portrayal of Margaret Thatcher in the Iron Lady, which disappointingly was not
Prepare for a wetter, hotter, more American sequel
Back when it came out so many years, Wet hot American Summer was a flop at the box office. That doesn’t mean that the film wasn’t any good, but it the adventures of Bradley Cooper, Paul
Seeking a Friend For the End of the World trailer – Armageddon looks like quirky fun
Just  yesterday we showed you the poster to Steve Carrel and Keira Knightly’s oddball “end of the world”, romantic drama. Well now just a single day later, and the trailer has been
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In Other News – 10 February Weekend Edition
In Other News – 10 February Weekend Edition Well, I hope everyone is ready for a great weekend of gaming. We’ve got two major releases out this week, The Darkness 2 and Kingdoms of Amalur, so there’s bound to be something that will suit you
Lazygamer TV – Five Role-Playing Games to look forward to in 2012
Lazygamer TV – Five Role-Playing Games to look forward to in 2012 Shooters, adventure and sports games may be massively popular with gamers these days, but the humble role-playing genre has also evolved into a dominant force on the gaming scene. We take a look at fi
The Evopoints downloads of the week – 03/02/2012
The Evopoints downloads of the week – 03/02/2012 Confused by the deluge of downloadable gaming goodness? Don't be! Here's our guide to the hottest downloadable games on the internet this week.
Here’s what’s you’ll get when you buy Alan Wake on PC
Here’s what’s you’ll get when you buy Alan Wake on PC Alan Wake is headed to PC - and here's what you'll find in the box if you're patient enough to wait for a retail copy.
New screenshots mysteriously appear for ‘The Last Of Us’
New screenshots mysteriously appear for ‘The Last Of Us’ Mutants, marauders and the military, as the world of The Last Of Us looks like harsh and unforgiving future in these new screenshots.
Here are the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ best games of last year
Here are the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences’ best games of last year Time for more game of the year wards - but this one's from industry peers, so maybe Skyrim won't win. Pfft, yeah right.
So did Double Fine get their money?
So did Double Fine get their money? So did Double Fine raise enough money via Kickstarter yesterday? You know they did
Final Fantasy XIII-2 review – Help, there’s a Crux in my Paradox!
Final Fantasy XIII-2 review – Help, there’s a Crux in my Paradox! Que Serah, Serah. Is this the best Final Fantasy game ever?
Diablo 3’s coming before the end of June. Maybe.
Diablo 3’s coming before the end of June. Maybe. Activision has confirmed that Diablo III will be out before June. They haven't quite specifically stated which year though.
Activision says new Call of Duty looks “fantastic,” full of innovation
Activision says new Call of Duty looks “fantastic,” full of innovation Not only is there a new Call of Duty coming - obviously - but it's going to be full of innovation. I'll believe it when I see it.
Syndicate 4 player co-op briefing

 - 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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The next Soul Calibur V ad is as sexy as the first

 - January 27th, 2012
I think it’s pretty obvious what the marketing plan is behind Soul Calibur 5, first we had the overly gratuitous boob shot and then the ill advised crotch shot and now they’ve gone back to the female form and released yet another gratuitous shot focussed on the posterior. ... [»]

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Sony backing the Vita with its biggest marketing push ever

 - January 10th, 2012
It’s just 7 weeks until Sony’s PSP successor, the touch-screen enabled PlayStation Vita will be released in Western markets. It’s been available in the land of Ramen and panty-spewing vending machines for under a month, but has failed thus far to topple the mighty 3DS, selling just a third of the number of units in a comparable time frame. Don’t write it off just yet; it’ll likely gain a lot more ... [»]

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Namco tries to use male sex to sell… fails

 - January 9th, 2012
Last week we posted up about the Soul Calibur 5 poster from Namco which was nothing more than a close up shot of a pair of breasts which appealed directly to their target market. The marketing worked as it was splashed across the front page of every gaming ... [»]

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FFD: Do you support competitive marketing tactics?

 - October 7th, 2011
It’s Friday again which means it’s time for our regular Flamebait Friday Debate but today’s a little different as the question isn’t itself flamebait but rather whether we, as gamers, support the flamebait being created by developers. For example, next week the biggest driving simulator of the year is being released (Forza 4) and Polyphony Digital, the brains behind GT5, have chosen that week to release ... [»]

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Battlefield 3 marketing budget to top $50 million

 - July 14th, 2011
The big fight of 2011 is definitely between Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 and while EA’s ambush marketing of MW3 isn’t anything new the news that EA has assigned a marketing budget of R340 000 000 is. This figure has ... [»]

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Homefront 360 exclusive DLC… did it help?

 - March 22nd, 2011
As you may have noticed this morning we are all dressed up for some awesome Homefront gaming, but what the really eagle eyed may have noticed is that the advertising also says Xbox 360 on it even though the game is available ... [»]

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Want a job in the local gaming industry?

 - July 15th, 2010
So I was browsing a local job site yesterday for purely entertainment purposes (promise boss) and I stumbled across this job offer on Pnet.co.za for a Public Relations Manager in the gaming industry. Apparently one of our local gaming companies requires a new (or extra) PR manager and if you have ... [»]

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“Better With Kinect” branding revealed

 - July 6th, 2010
The Kinect marketing material is currently being sent out to the required advertising agencies and stores and as such we are starting to hear a little bit more about what we can expect from Kinect. We have already seen the Kinect powered games will have a purple wave added onto the end of the Xbox 360 green waves but there is also yet another type of box that ... [»]

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Red Dead Redemption – LA Marketing

 - June 23rd, 2010
One of the most surprising things I saw when I was in LA was the amount of videogame advertising that is all over LA. I don’t just mean around the conference centre which was obviously just one huge videogame advertisement but I mean all over the rest ... [»]

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Splinter Cell Marketing Prank Almost Gets Man Shot

 - April 19th, 2010
  Here we have an example of marketing that’s just plan stupid – and the person behind this deserves to be smacked upside the head, and admonished with a stern “What the hell were you thinking?” Pub goers in Auckland, New Zealand ... [»]

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Fragball Trailer – I want this game

 - April 15th, 2010
Check below for the new trailer for a game called Fragball which appears to be a college football game wrapped in mythology, smothered in violence and wrapped in awesomeness. It is possibly one of the best trailers of the year and would surely help sell the title to the mass media ... [»]

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Did you spot a Lazygamer?

 - October 3rd, 2009
So it's rAge on at the moment and unfortunately there isn't an Internet connection for Nick or Geoff to use from the Dome so we are still waiting on the reports.But if you have been to the Dome or around the dome and seen some Lazygamer ladies or gentleman please let me know, all pictures ... [»]

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Awesome advertising material from Ubisoft

 - September 7th, 2009
Right now many many miles away there are a bunch of Internet gaming journalists having an awesome time at PAX… Which makes me very sad but hey maybe next year we will be at the top gaming convention in the world*, Anyway back to the point, Joystiq have recorded the opening ... [»]

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Invasive advertising invades Wipeout HD on the PS3 – Updated

 - August 4th, 2009
If you have an IQ of over 80 and know anything about marketing then I strongly suggest heading down to Sony's head offices and insisting they hire you as once again they have shot themselves in the proverbial foot.If you are a Wipeout fan you would ... [»]

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