Articles tagged with 'south africa'

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.. ...

XG's Top 10 Xbox LIVE games in South Africa [Week of Feb 22]

Tuesday, 02 March 2010 Henry Dowling

Looking at how quickly BioShock 2 shot up to second place on our chart, could we finally see a game which can topple the mighty Modern Warfare 2 from its throne? The stylish underwater shooter sure seems to have struck a chord with local gamers, but it may be a while before MW2 steps down ...

Darksiders winner announced

Monday, 01 March 2010 Henry Dowling

Darksiders is just bloody brilliant, I tell you, and I wouldn't mind winning a copy of it myself. But I'm not allowed to enter these competitions because my editor thinks I might try to rig the results somehow. And he's right. Still, at least I have the honour of revealing the winner.. ...

Borderlands DLC retail disc heading to SA [Updated]

Monday, 01 March 2010 Tarryn van der Byl

If you've missed out on Borderlands' three DLC sets because your life is an anachronism and you have no broadband access, now's your chance to change that. Well, the DLC thing, not your anachronistic life ...

Square Enix & Nu Metro renew South African distribution deal

Thursday, 25 February 2010 Steven De Klerk

Square Enix has announced a renewed partnership with Nu Metro Interactive, cementing their distribution agreement for South Africa ...

XG's Top 10 Xbox LIVE games in South Africa [Week of Feb 15]

Monday, 22 February 2010 Henry Dowling

To the untrained eye this week's chart looks pretty much unchanged from last week. Behind the scenes, however, there is a furious battle raging for each position, with BioShock 2 just a heartbeat away from overtaking Mass Effect 2 at number 2 ...

Final Fantasy XIII Xbox 360 Special Edition bundle coming to SA

Wednesday, 17 February 2010 Henry Dowling

Square Enix's long running Final Fantasy series makes its Xbox 360 debut later this year, and to mark the occasion Microsoft and Square Enix have come together to give us the Final Fantasy XIII Special Edition bundle, coming to South Africa in March 2010 ...

Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands SA release date

Wednesday, 17 February 2010 Henry Dowling

You want to play around in the desert, swishing a big, curvy sword around and causing a bit of trouble, but you're not Jake Gyllenhaal? Don't let that get you down, folks, because Ubisoft South Africa has confirmed with XG that the next installment in the popular Prince of Persia franchise will be in stores on 14 May ...

XG's Top 10 Xbox LIVE games in South Africa [Week of Feb 8]

Tuesday, 16 February 2010 Henry Dowling

Another week goes by with Mass Effect 2 chasing Modern Warfare 2's tail, but don't be fooled... the brain behind the XG Top 10 chart informs me that there is a rather cavernous gap between the two. MW2 is still pretty safe at the top ...

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

Monday, 08 February 2010 Henry Dowling

You will be forgiven for thinking that we've just copied and pasted last week's chart, with the top 7 games keeping their positions over the past week. As is now the norm, Modern Warfare 2 is still safely on top, with Mass Effect 2 and Forza 3 still yapping at its heels ...