News Archive - Page 6 - Xbox Gaming in South Africa

Activision: No plans for pay-to-play Call of Duty multiplayer

Tuesday, 20 July 2010 Steven De Klerk

Just days after crystal-ball-staring gaming analyst Michael Pachter warned that it's necessary for Activision to start monetizing Call of Duty's multiplayer, perhaps as soon as Black Ops later this year, a video (seen below) was posted on Youtube which seemingly outed an upcoming pay-to-play subscription model for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's online multiplayer. Well, the good news is that, for now, Activision has no plans to charge gamers for online multiplayer in either Modern Warfare 2, or Black Ops ...

XBL Deal of the Week: Assassin's Creed 2 DLC and Avatar items

Monday, 19 July 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

Holding out for the inevitable price drop on Assassin's Creed II DLC? Hold out no more, gentle assassin - this week, three add-ons and two Avatar items are going cheap ...

New Xbox 360 S UK release outshines PS2 & PS3 Slim launches

Monday, 19 July 2010 Henry Dowling

They say a bit of change can do you the world of good and that seems to be especially true when it comes to gaming hardware, with UK sales figures showing that the new Xbox 360 S has sold more than both the PS2 Slim and PS3 Slim on launch, according to GfK Chart Track ...

Mega Man Universe coming to XBLA

Monday, 19 July 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

Capcom's most prolific and arguably most frustratingly difficult game franchise out there, Mega Man, is set to grace Xbox LIVE Arcade yet again, this time with Mega Man Universe ...

2K Games announces Mafia II DLC

Monday, 19 July 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

In the now grand tradition of developing DLC alongside games, and then talking about them before the games even launch, 2K Games has announced a DLC add-on, Jimmy's Vendetta, for their upcoming crime action game Mafia II ...

Atomic's XBLA shooter Breach delayed

Friday, 16 July 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

Looking to get your Breach on? You'll have to wait until next year, apparently. Atomic Games has just announced that the XBLA shooter, originally scheduled for an around-about-now release, has been delayed until January 2011 ...

Activision casts Rapala Pro Bass Fishing into Spring release

Friday, 16 July 2010 Henry Dowling

Try to demonstrate your favourite fishing game to a real sport fisherman, and he'll just smirk at you and say, "you can't fish with a control pad, that's just silly." Of course, he would be just about right. Which is why Activision has announced Rapala Pro Bass Fishing, with first-of-its-kind motion sensing Rapala Rod & Reel controller. Okay, I'll bite.. ...

James Bond 007: Blood Stone coming to Xbox 360 this Holiday

Friday, 16 July 2010 Steven De Klerk

After much rumour and speculation, Activision has revealed their upcoming Bond game, James Bond 007: Blood Stone. Developed by racing veterans Bizarre Creations, James Bond 007: Blood Stone is set to bring third person cover-based firefights, hand-to-hand combat and "explosive adrenaline-fuelled" driving sequences to the Xbox 360 when it lands later this year ...