Game of the week: Super Mario Galaxy 2
06/24/2010 • One of the best days of my life, as a kid, was being 10 years old and using saved up pocket money to buy a Famicom (Japanese NES) 8-bit console. I had enough cash to get two games with it and chose Goonies and Super Mario Brothers. I had played Atari and other early consoles but the NES was a milestone and Super Mario set the stage for a new era in console gaming. Anyone old enough to remember MacGyver, The A Team and Airwolf will likely also have some nostalgia attached to Mario. But you don't have to be a child of the eighties to appreciate Super Mario Galaxy 2 which once again raises the bar for platform games. ...more
LG blocks vuvuzela
06/22/2010 • LG says its televisions are the best way to cut the sound of the vuvuzela out of World Cup 2010 broadcasts - but only if you want to, of course ...more
Game of the week: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa
06/17/2010 • Platform: PS3, Xbox 360, Wii Price: R400 - R600 Verdict: The best official FIFA title to date. I'm not big on sports games, ...more
Xbox Live finally coming to SA
06/14/2010 • Microsoft announced on Monday that it will be launching its Xbox Live online gaming and content service in nine additional ...more
Country codes for world cup tweets
06/14/2010 • The FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa has been featured solidly on Twitter since kickoff on Friday 11 June ...more
Microsoft unveils controller-free gaming with Kinect
06/14/2010 • Microsoft has unveiled a new Xbox 360 accessory called 'Kinect' that was previously known as Project Natal. Unveiled at the annual E3 gaming conference currently underway in Los Angeles, the Kinect enables controller-free gaming for the Microsoft console. Demos of the accessory included fighting, driving, dancing and other games all controlled by player's actions without controllers. ...more