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Call Of Duty 4 2007-11-01 08:43:00 I have previously written a post about the game. But here is what Xbox has to say about it.The Call of Duty series leaves behind the terrors of World War II to face present day combat head on. Call of Duty 4 Modern Warfare makes you experience first-person shooting environments like never before. Objectives are changed because your capabilities are enhanced by state-of-the-art equipment. The action is ultra-high octane with night vision goggles, attack helicopters, flash-bang grenades, sniper suits and laser-sighted weapons all delivering a gaming experience as intense as they come.British SAS and American Force Recon soldiers are working in parallel to stop a nuclear strike. Freedom fighters from Chechnya and the Middle East are on the verge of making the unthinkable happen. This is as serious as it gets.Campaign mode begins with a night time SAS assault, fast-roping onto the deck of a cargo ship in the eye of a storm. Conditions are appalling on deck, so the crew is nowhere to be se
Who brings in the money for EA??? 2007-11-08 06:36:00 For the three months leading up to September, EA Games sales came up at a good $435 million. Here are there latest financial papers stating which console brings in a certain amount of money: Xbox 360 - $218 millionPlayStation 2 - $73 millionNintendo Wii - $59 millionNintendo DS - $47 millionPlayStation Portable - $21 millionPlayStation 3 - $17 million Lazy Gamer said :....The Xbox 360 accounts for 51% of all console title sales for EA Games, so the next time someone asks why they are developing for the Xbox 360 and porting over to the other platforms remind them of this...As we can see the Xbox is clearly the reason why EA is still in business. :P
November Sales for Xbox, Ps3 and Wii. 2007-11-07 06:03:00 The following figures are American chart sales for the first week of November
, taken from LazyGamer. I think you will agree with me when I say that Guitar Hero III is more of an Xbox
360 game than it is of PS3... Well let's look at some stats.However what is shocking to see is how the Xbox is clearly the home of Guitar Hero III, here is a breakdown of sales by console: 360 - 798,671Wii
- 271,053PS2 - 254,596PS3 - 113,040And the console sales...Wii - 146,934 (+7%)360 - 138,778 (+2%)PS3 - 55,446 (+26%)To read the full post go to LazyGamer. Read more:Sales
Win a 40gig PS3!!! 2007-11-06 22:46:00 Yes, it's that time of the year again where iAfrica is giving away a 40 gig ps3!! This competition applies to South Africans only. Simply enter the question they ask you, fill in your details and submit your details!(The answer for the question they ask you is '2')Good Luck!!Click here to enter
Xtival 07. FREE XBOX LIVE FOR THE WEEKEND!!! 2007-11-06 06:49:00 Always wanted to play online for free?? Always wanted to show your talent off to the world?? Well here's your only chance!! So don't miss it!!! Xbox posts : From Friday 23rd until Monday 26th November every Xbox LIVE user will be given a free Gold membership for the duration of the weekend. In addition to this remarkable act of generosity, everyone is also invited to take part in a series of events and activities on the service.For example, on the Friday there’s the ‘Developer Jam Session’ competition in which gamers can take on the team responsible for Project Gotham Racing 4. On Saturday wannabe rock stars will be able to shred at Guitar Hero in head-to-head competitions with some famous celebrities while on Sunday you’ll be able to show off your skills in some of the system’s top sports titles, from Tiger Woods, Table Tennis, Virtua Tennis and Forza 2 through to Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.Throughout the weekend you’ll be able to demonstrate your eye for beauty/destruc
Assassin's Creeds "Hands on" posts Microsoft. 2007-11-06 06:34:00 What the game is about, by Xbox:Some background InfoThe team responsible for Prince of Persia: Sands of Time has spent three years redefining the genre, casting aside all preconceptions of how a videogame hero should perform. When you take control of Altair the old rules don’t apply, or rather they no longer hold back your mission. Next-generation technology has allowed Ubisoft to define Altair using real-life rules and common sense game design. As Altair you experience freedom and interaction like never before.The GameEvents in the game take place in the 12th Century Middle-East, within three major cities and the Holy Land that surrounds them. It is the time of the Crusades, so there is much unrest among the people. Altair’s role is to hunt down and punish those leaders for whom power has become an addiction, which he does using stealth, skill and a certain degree of respect.Altair arrives without knowing very little of his mission, so must carefully walk among the people looking Read more:Assassin
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Callof Duty 4 delayed for PS3 2007-11-06 06:26:00 Yet another PS3 game that a)s not launched on the scheduled times and B) has lots of development problems. No surprise though. It has been happening quite regularly nowadays with the PS3.Both the 360 and PS3 versions are being distributed by Megarom and with the launch party happening on Thursday I can only imagine that the 360 and PC versions are still on track.[Update] The worldwide PS3 release of Call of Duty 4 has been pushed back to the 16th of November. This is the official word from Activision, they have not stated why it has been delayed
either. So I guess all those international sites haven’t received the update yet.At least i know my Xbox 360 copy of Call of Duty is on the way...
The Fake Wii Called A Vii 2007-11-05 22:46:00 Oh Yes, a fake Wii
called the Vii. It's only a matter of time before they invented a fake Wii. I mean Nowadays every original has a fake , even a great consoling game!! Just a matter of time… Here is the first knockoff Wii product. It is called the Vii.Hmmm looks? I still say the Wii!! Worried about not getting a Wii this Festive season? Don't worry there's always a Vii!!Oh, yes by the way the way the Wii i mean Vii is it's own console and not part in anyway of the Wii. Soon (I Think) that we'll be seeing a fake Xbox or even a Ps3!!
Win Assassin's Creed with Zaneel 2007-11-14 22:44:00 This time Zaneeel is giving away prizes. This is there competition:Rules Comment, follow or friend the Assassin
’s Creed
™ page on Zannel and WIN! Five lucky users will be randomly selected from November 9 to November 20th to win an Assassin’s Creed game. Sweepstakes terms and conditions Prizes Each winner will receive an Assassin’s Creed game for either the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system or PLAYSTATION® 3 computer entertainment system.So go here to enter for free and stand a chance to win Assassin’s Creed!Available in stores on the 14th of November,(Why buy it if you can win it???)
DragonBall Z : The movie 2007-11-14 06:40:00 That's right it is finally going to happen. DragonBall Z the movie
is in motion and is hopefully going to happen soon.For those of you who don't know what DragonBall Z is I suggest you take a look at this website. Dragonball Z was a successful and world-known animated cartoon that is now going to be turned into an official movie.Ill just be looking at two characters for now, Picollo and GokuJustin Chatwin (War of the Worlds, The Invisible) has been cast to play Goku while James Marsters (Buffy, Angel) has been cast to play the evil villain Piccolo.I'm quite happy with James Masters role in the movie, because he has a thin, long, alien-shaped face which is perfect for the role he is going to be playing. He will also be wearing tons of green make up. Don't forget the voice. (Picollo) As for Justin Chatwin's role as Goku, I'm a bit concerned; I like the fact that he's a nobody and can grow into his Saiyan role as Goku, but worried about his performance in this movie as he's got
Xbox 360 MAJOR UPDATE! 2007-11-13 09:42:00 Yes , Xbox
360 has a major update coming it's way. The rumor of this fall update is that it will be released on the 2 of December. Now I must warn you that reading further on of this post might cause heart problems due to excitement.This is what we expect so far from the fall update:Clan SupportDivX support (almost confirmed by DivxCEO)IPTV ( Sorry S.A not for you)Parental TimerXbox 1 downloads.Parental ControlThis feature will appeal to both parents and grandparents buying consoles for the festive season, thus making an Xbox a really good seller (I presume).Parental Control allows the parebt/s to set an allocted time for each a child can play with the Xbox. Say for example 4 hours. Once the child has played with the Xbox for 4 hours the Xbox will automatically lock itself. Xbox 1 GamesAll these games are the initial lineup of games that can be downloaded for 1200 points. HaloFableFahrenheitCrimson Skies: Highroad to revenge.Burnout 3More Hopefully to come.
The Orange Box Review 2007-11-12 08:00:00 The new Orange
Box has recently (quite a while ago now that you think of it) been released. Ive previously written a post on the game before it was released. In this short period of time Lord Spaceman has already written an excellent review on the game/s. I'm still in doubt whether to buy the game or not. But by reading Lord Spacemens review I think I should.Lord Spaceman's Orange Box Review
Call Of Duty 4 attacks Aljazeera Newsroom 2007-11-19 04:55:00 Call of Duty 4... in Aljazeera???What's going on?? Crazy...it seems that someone created a replica map of the AlJazeera Newsroom (the Doha one) and posted a video of the Marines shooting it up.Or watch it at:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1XwfdrgWQ8 Read more:attacks
Browse the Internet with your Xbox 360 2007-11-16 12:18:00 Anthony Park has designed a nifty little Windows XP Media Center plugin, that allows users to surf the Internet
on Media Center Extender devices (i.e. the Xbox
360) with a Media Center remote.STEP BY STEPNOTE: You NEED Windows XP Media Center Edition, it will not work with Windows 2000 or any other form of Windows XP1) Go to http://www.anpark.com/software.aspx2) Click on "Download Now (591 Kb)"3) Double click on MCEBrowse
rSetup.msi and just click next4) Start your Xbox360 and go into Media Center5) Go into "More Programs" and choose the "Browser" Entry.6) Add Favorites to your 360 from your PC, by going into:C:, then "Documents and Settings" folder, then the "MCX#" folder(# is a number, it depends on how many times you did manually reconnect the 360 to the PC , so it changes for everyone.... The highest number is the latest, so choose that folder)Go into the Sub folder called "Favorites" and either add links by drag and drop from Internet Explorers Address Bar to it, or right click an
Manually open your Xbox 360 disk drive 2007-11-16 08:18:00 Is your Xbox
360 disk tray jammed? Can't get your disk out? Ive got the solution for you!!Sometimes you cannot open the disc drive
by pressing the eject button on the Xbox 360 console. This might happen if:There is a hardware failure with the console: the disk drive or eject button.A disk becomes stuck in between the mechanismThe clear plastic strip that is applied to protect your Xbox when shipping is preventing the tray from opening.You've just been your clumsy self and broke the eject button or disk tray somehow.To manually eject the disk follow the following steps:Unplug the power cord from the console. If you don't know how to do this click here.Position the Xbox horizontally (like positioning a VCR)Remove the faceplate from the console. If you don't know how to do this click here.Now; depending on the type of disk drive that you have in your Xbox 360 console, try one of the following methods: Method A: Insert a straightened paper clip or another small, stiff wire into the fir
Anti-Virus software for the PS3 2007-11-15 07:51:00 Another piece of technology gets hit. As we all know, nowadays, anything that can browse or can connect to the Internet is at risk to hackers, viruses etcTrend-Anti Virus has noticed that the Ps3 can connect to the Internet and thus, have released software to protect the Ps3 to the viruses.Trend Micro Web Security for the Playstation3 is expected to be available on the 8th of November and will be free of charge until the end of April 2008. This service is the first globally supported Web security service for a home gaming system.As we all know it's just a matter of time before somebody will find a way to spread the viruses through multilayer mods. As soon as a piece of technology can connect to the Internet it is vulnerable to viruses and many more things. Therefore anti-virus software is made to protect the device from harmful viruses. But then the hackers and viruses becomes more complicated and implement new ways of getting their viruses around, and so the cycle continues.Oh well,
Call of Duty 4 and Tony Hawk's Proving Ground Reviewed 2007-11-23 14:08:00 Both Tony Hawk's Proving
Ground and Call of Duty 4 have been reviewed by Lazygamer.Click here for the COD 4 reviewORHere for the Tony Hawk's review...Here's a little bit of both reviewsCOD 4:...You start off by storming a cargo ship to retrieve the obligatory nuclear information; it’s very much an introductory level which does its best to show off the graphics, team work, squad based tactics and enemy AI. It succeeds on every level as well, from the moment you rappel down to the ship’s deck you will be hard pressed to move again for the entire 6 hours that the game takes to complete. (Yes it is that short) Except of course to get the required beers and vice of choice...Single Player = 8/10 - It would get a 9 but it was too short and predictable.Multi-player = 9/10 - Almost perfect in every way…Tony Hawk: ....The gist of the story is you are a “New talent” trying to get discovered. You have the option to skate around and try and attract sponsors, pros by doing challenges,
Wii LightSaber 2007-11-23 13:46:00 Ok Ok, it's called a Wii
Light Sword so what? A light saber sounds way better.Nintendo has released an addon for the Wii controller that effectively turns it into a light saber. It retails for €14.99 on play.com which is about $31. I don’t think this has hit SA shelves yet and I’m not sure whether it’s even gonna be released here but if you’re really desperate to live the dream as a Jedi, just import one.This is a really cool addon, just imagine yourself swinging around, destroying drones everywhere...Pretty Cool eh?If you're a Jedi, or wannabe Jedi, go out and get this...May the force be with you...
Call of Duty 4 NOT HD? 2007-11-23 13:41:00 HD- High definition gaming- we're suppose to love the 'all in detail, HD graphics' but is it really HD?According to the following article written by LazyGamer , neither your Halo 3 or COD 4 is HD! Sorry for wasting your money guys.The guys over at Beyond3D.com have been at it again, after previously counting the Halo 3 pixels to prove that Halo 3 was not true HD it seems that the same issues are affecting Call of Duty 4. Call of Duty 4 only runs in 600p, which is great because it proves this nonsense about 720p,1080i and 1080p is absolute rubbish. Everyone thinks that COD4 looks fantastic and is possibly the game of the year. So why should I go out and spend R5000 more for a 1080p screen when I have absolutely no need for it? Call of Duty 4 is fantastic and I don’t feel the least bit cheated by the fact that it is not true HD… If you don’t have COD4 yet then read through my review here and then go and buy it… Easily my favourite game this year…Still a great game I think to
Change in tactics -Ps3 storms Japan 2007-11-23 13:38:00 So we all know, yes , the Wii is great fun and is selling like hot cakes in Japan
but...For the second week running the PS3 has outsold the Wii by quite a decent margin as well. PS3: 53,000Wii: 36,000360: 5,700 The 360 is still receiving no love in the land of the rising sun and I think it is pretty safe to say now that it will come stone last once again over there. The latest price cut seems to have been the kicker for the Japanese and there is no reason why this upturn in fortune should end any time soon.Posts LazyGamer Read more:Change
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US Sales Charts - 40 GIG PS3 2007-11-23 13:36:00 The latest US sales which include the new cheaper 40GB Playstation 3 have finally arrived…. So how did they compare? These are the sales for the week ending the 17th of November and the figures in brackets are from the week prior to 40GB launch. Wii - 253,878 (146,934)360 - 154,918 (138,778)PS3 - 87,255 (55,446) So the PS3 sold 22 000 more units which is alright. The 360 sold 16 000 more which is also okay and the Wii sold an extra 110 000…. Wow... Read more:Sales
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Tomb Raider - Xbox 360 2007-11-23 13:31:00 Tomb Raider
- Lara Croft, yet another game...Lara Croft, the explorer who’s raided a thousand tombs is once again in the news as her very first adventure lands on Xbox
360. Tomb Raider
Anniversary is a remake of the seven million-copy-selling 1996 classic which sees Lara jumping, swinging and shooting wildlife in an adventure that spans Peru, Greece, Egypt and Great Britain in search of a mythical object called the Scion.Additionally, developer Crystal Dynamics has given Lara some new moves for the adventure, each taken for last year’s game. The use of a grapple hook and Lara’s ‘steadying’ move allow players to tackle some of the game’s classic puzzles in new and unique ways. New and improved AI for all of the creatures and enemies you face in the game (including wolves, bears, crocodiles and some prehistoric terrors) promises to make this the most immersive and believable Tomb Raider yet.The game is available in shops to buy as a standalone title now but, in an unprecedent
Warning! Xbox 360 Update! 2007-12-04 05:09:00 A little warning I thought I should notify you of...Danger Run for your Lives!! Well it's not that bad...really...Quick warning about the new Xbox
360 update...Well not really the update itself more the integration between your Xbox 360 gamertag and the Xbox.com forums. The new update allows you to change the email associated with your Xbox Live gamertag, however if you do that now you will lose all your Xbox.com forum posts, reputation and icons earned.. Not that I think the vast majority of people will care but if you do use the Xbox.com forums then don’t change your email until this has been resolved. They are working on it.Thanks to LazyGamer for the info.. Read more:Update
Got a PS3? Setup PSN.. 2007-12-04 05:00:00 Got a Ps3 have you buddy? Nice going...Ahem, anyway i thought I might let you know that LazyGamer has a post on how to setup PSN on your PS3.. to see the full post click here. LazyGamer Posts:To connect your PS3 to net and PSN (This is for 3G Users) 1st your PS3 has to be updated to Version 2.01 of the firmware You can do these steps to be connected or 1st download it to your pc and then transfer to your PS3. I downloaded it to my Pc and then dropped it on my W800i phone’s mem due stick and popped that into my PS3. And 1st updated to Ver 2.01 ( its about 160 MB ) To get on the net from your Ps3 Connect your 3G and connect, plug in your RJ 45 cross over in (one end at the PS, one end at the PS3 ). Set up a bridge connection on your LAN so that your PS3 can share the internet connection with your PC, this is done the same way as with a Xbox 360 console Go to your PS3, and then select Network Settings. Select to set up network settings, choose wired or wireless. Now choose ‘Custom’
Wii or Vii? 2007-12-04 04:54:00 Remember my previous post about the Vii?? The copy of the Wii
?? Well apparently people are buying the thing, and is making enough money, that they even wish to advertise the product!!Miracles do happen...Wii Fanboy posts :How hilarious is this Vii thing? We can't believe the unit is even being bought by some people, let alone making enough money to warrant advertising. But, sure enough, here we sit talking about a commercial for the thing. We're kind of tempted to track one down ourselves to see how bad the included games are, but we're worried about providing our credit card number to the company manufacturing these things. Thankfully, other people on the Internet aren't as scared as we are.Wii not in store this Christmas? Buy a Vii and let me know if its just as equal to the Wii... or was it Vii??
Need For Speed ProStreet #1 2007-12-04 04:46:00 Need For Speed
ProStreet has moved up in the UK charts to take first place. Even more copies are set to go on sale during the festive season...Here are some places of other newish games and how they ranked according to GamesIndustry :Dr Kawashima's Brain Training continued to sell well in second place, despite being released in June last year, while The Simpsons Game and FIFA 08 also moved up to third and fourth respectively - giving EA three of the top four chart placements this week. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare fell to fifth place, while Assassin's Creed dropped from the previous week's number one to hold sixth place. Mario and Sonic at the Olympics was the biggest gainer in the top ten, moving up seven places to seventh, with WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2008, More Brain Training from Dr Kawashima and Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 rounding out the top ten. The highest new entry was Namco's Sight Training, which debuted at 22, while Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles only managed 28.Pe
The Fake Wii 2.. or is it Vii2? 2007-12-14 00:37:00 Alright so I have already given you info and some pictures about the original Vii and how it copied the Wii
and how it now wants to advertise and blah blah, If you wana read that stuff again, click here. Anyway the Vii 2 is now out and I must say, looks, its much better.... The Vii2 comes from Kingston it comes with a nice soft Vii-mote but seriously a 'porwer' button?? At least it comes in Blue.... (Available in Blue, white and pink)
Command and Conquer Tiberium for Xbox 2007-12-13 02:12:00 Well I myself must admit that Command and Conquer Tiberium
Wars on the PC is loads of fun, and I needed to know whether it was coming out for Xbox
... I mean honestly i still have Red Alert 1... I searched far and low and finally Xbox 360 fanboy and Videogamesblogger came to my rescue...Well according to a recent post on VideoGamesBlogger, A title called Tiberium, (the game itself takes place after the third Tiberium war), places you in control of a GDI field commander armed with a GD-10 weapon with four firing configurations. It is supposedly described as " Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter meets Battlefield meets Rainbow Six Vegas" but gamers described it as "good". You have the ability to control specialized squads, vehicles and super power like calling in an orbital strike. Nothing else is known about the game, but we are sure to get more information as soon as it hits the shelfs or as soon as a secret is leaked....Â
Orange Box - Ps3 vs 360 2007-12-12 01:50:00 Yet another comparison of games between the Ps3 and Xbox... this time the Orange
Box.. The Ps3 had got a lot of negativity around their version but judging by the video it isn't that bad.. Don't you think..After you see the video I'm sure to be told which one is the best by both Ps3 and Xbox fans. LazyGamer :Â
Sony's 2008 early games lineup 2007-12-12 01:42:00 Sony has announced it's early 2008 games release and its disappointing... A basketball game, a golf game and Gran Turismo..The rest are all PSN titles. : MLB: The show -PS3- Spring 08Hot Shots Golf 5-PS3-March 08Wipeout HD-PSN- Early 08Rat Race-PSN-Winter 08Echochrome-PSNGran Turismo 5-PS3/PSN (only decent game)Pixel Junk Mosters- PSN January 2008 The fact that they didn't include GTA and Lost Planet on their list is disappointing as I love Lost Planet.... Unreal Tournament, GTA, Hellboy, Blacksite and Lost Planet... those are the games Sterkinekor intend to release... much much better than Sony's list... Read more:Sony
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