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“Nintendo will be here in 100 years, Microsoft might not” says Oddworld Inhabitants founder

Oddworld Inhabitants founder Lorne Lanning is not confident in Microsoft’s future in gaming, while he believes Nintendo’s future is assured. In an interview with VentureBeat [as cited by GamesIndustry], Lanning explained how Nintendo appears to be more stable when dealing with struggles, implying that “creatives” could therefore be more secure in choosing to work with Nintendo in the future. Lanning…

Daily Boom AaaargghhHHH!

Hey a boom on a Monday… imagine that. Got into a little trouble over the weekend because I didn’t include this little trailer for season 4 of the Walking Dead into the Boom. Well, no-one told me okay! But now that I know, you can know. Now we all know. But we are far from all knowing. http://youtu.be/Dxg27QsaIEY For the…

Gaming News Wrap [29 July 2013]

Good morning. Let’s fill those brains of yours with the kind of stuff that makes them really tasty… Both Sony and Microsoft have announced their Gamescom plans. You can read more on Polygon about the Microsoft press conference. Sony will host their press conference on 20 August at 7pm CET. More about the Sony press conference on MCV. A developer…

Activision throwing the Wii U ‘a bone’

While many developers and publishers are pulling away from the struggling Wii U, Activision is seemingly backing the Nintendo console. Activision last night confirmed that Call of Duty: Ghosts will be released for the Wii U. This is despite Black Ops II previously not doing so well with the console. It doesn’t stop there either, as Activision has announced a…

Freshly Popped

Here’s what’s going down at your local cinema this weekend… The Place Beyond the Pines Ryan Gosling AND Bradley Cooper? Meet me in the ticket line! And yes, you guessed it, Ryan is once driving. Only this time he’s a stunt rider for a travelling carnival, and he’s traded the car for a bike. But when he connects with an…

Gaming News Wrap [26 July 2013]

Good morning and welcome to your end of the week gaming news wrap. Microsoft have told Kotaku unequivocally that they do not plan to “introduce an Xbox One without Kinect. We believe in Kinect and the value it brings to both games and entertainment, and believe $499 is a great value for what consumers receive with their Xbox One.” WRC…

South Africa lags behind global average broadband connection speed of 3.1Mbps

How does South Africa contend with internet connection speeds on the global front? Well MCV has published an article which states that the global average internet connection speed is 3.1Mbps. Surprise, surprise, South Africa falls short as TechCentral cite a new report from Akamai which shows that the average connection speeds from South Africa were 2,1Mbps, 1Mbps short of the…