News Archive - Page 2 - Xbox Gaming in South Africa

Modern Warfare 2 DLC map pack dated [Update]

Wednesday, 10 March 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

Do you feel listless, existentially weary, and lacking in motivation to noob tube stuff in the face? You might be suffering from mapathy. There's help for you ...

Modern Warfare 2 hits 25 million players, DLC details this week!

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 Henry Dowling

Robert Bowling, the go-to-guy for all things Modern Warfare 2 related, has announced via Twitter that Modern Warfare 2 has reached 25 million unique players across all formats ...

First Aliens vs. Predator DLC announced

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 Henry Dowling

Those who didn't shell out for the Survivor Edition of Aliens vs. Predator will be happy to know that the once exclusive multiplayer maps will soon be available to all AvP owners starting next week Thursday ...

Codemasters announce new FPS: Bodycount

Tuesday, 09 March 2010 Henry Dowling

Codemasters has unveiled its mysterious new first person shooter as Bodycount. The project is currently under development at their Guildford studio with Black co-creator Stuart Black at the helm ...

XG's Top 10 Xbox LIVE games in South Africa [Week of Mar 1]

Monday, 08 March 2010 Henry Dowling

This week we see two big names in military combat fighting it out at the top of the chart, with Battlefield: Bad Company 2 making a valiant charge for Modern Warfare 2's number one spot. Will EA's charismatic shooter succeed where so many have failed? Only time will tell.. ...

Playboy 'art' coming to Mafia II

Monday, 08 March 2010 Henry Dowling

In an effort to bring "sophistication" and "classic imagery" to mobster game Mafia II, 2K Games has teamed up with Playboy magazine for an exclusive deal which will see more than 50 vintage covers and Centerfolds appearing as in-game collectibles ...

BioShock 2 DLC coming 11 March

Monday, 08 March 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

BioShock 2's getting itself a bunch of new multiplayer stuff with the Sinclair Solutions Test Pack DLC, dropping 11 March. For your 400 MSP, you can grab ...

Molyneux talks Project Natal input lag

Monday, 08 March 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

Project Natal's input lag has been a hot topic since the motion controller was unveiled at least year's E3 event. And with recent demonstrations showing no sign of improvement, many fear the input lag will continue through to the final product. Peter Molyneux has jumped to the peripheral's defence, however, claiming that "countless" revisions to the hardware and software mean that the version currently being demoed has already been "exceeded many times over" ...

Portal 2 announced for Christmas

Saturday, 06 March 2010 Steven De Klerk

Valve has cleared up the mystery behind a new game ending which released for the popular action/puzzle video game Portal this week on PC. Yes, Portal 2 is in development and is set to release this Christmas on the Xbox 360 and PC ...