Tag: Microsoft SA

SA Gaming News Wrap

Another week has passed, so that means we’re on hand to wrap it all up. Let’s start with some coverage from elsewhere: DBNGamers: Photos G3AR: The Thrustmaster T150 steering wheel is coming exclusively to Takealot gearburn: rAge Expo’s ‘Home Coded’ stand aims to mix game development with job creation Lazygamer: The Super Lazygamer Rocket League Championship is live! Lazygamer: Why A MAZE Johannesburg…

Screamride | Zombiegamer Review

Developer: Frontier Developments Publisher: Microsoft Studios Distributor: Microsoft SA Reviewed on: Xbox One Also available on: Xbox 360 If we had to give it a numerical score: 7/10 What I loved Unique gameplay elements Demolition mode and Screamrider mode Wanting to beat your (and your friend’s) highest score… Not so much Repetitive cutscenes The monotonous (robotic) narrator Screamride (or ScreamRide if you prefer) is a…

Titanfall has been cancelled for South Africa

EA South Africa (and we will assume Microsoft and Xbox South Africa too) have cancelled Titanfall for South African gamers, citing poor online performance rates in the country. The news was broken (cowardly, in this writer’s opinion) via a Facebook post, which reads: After conducting recent online tests for Titanfall, we found that the performance rates in South Africa were not…

SA Gaming News Wrap

It was a busy week in South African gaming while you weren’t looking. There have been tournaments, which means there have been winners and losers. There has been news, which also means there have been winners and losers. So let’s get to it shall we… Xbox South Africa has issued a press release stating that any Xbox One prices currently…

Gaming News Wrap [24 May 2013]

Phew.  Made it to the end of the week.  Thanks for sticking it out with us.  Let’s end the week with a bumper gaming news wrap. Yes, we’ll start with this week’s big news story.  Xbox One.  Other than every poll ever showing people were disappointed with the Tuesday reveal event due to a focus on applications most saw as unnecessary,…