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XG's Top 10 Xbox LIVE games in South Africa [Week of Apr 5]

Monday, 12 April 2010 Henry Dowling

It was business as usual at the top of the chart for Modern Warfare 2, with Battlefield: Bad Company 2 having to make do with second place once again ...

XG's Top 10 Xbox LIVE games in South Africa [Week of Mar 29]

Tuesday, 06 April 2010 Henry Dowling

Last week we saw Modern Warfare 2 ousted from the top of the chart for the first time since its debut by EA DICE's Battlefield: Bad Comany 2, but it turns out that it was a short-lived victory ...

Battlefield: Bad Company 2 topples Modern Warfare 2 in XG's local Xbox LIVE chart

Monday, 29 March 2010 Henry Dowling

No folks, that's not a misprint... the mighty Modern Warfare 2 has finally been dethroned by Battlefield: Bad Company 2 on XG's local Xbox LIVE activity chart. It will be interesting to see whether the 5 new maps offered in the premium Stimulus Package DLC tomorrow will be enough to pull gamers back ...

Connecting to Xbox LIVE from South Africa

Friday, 26 March 2010 Steven De Klerk

First off, Xbox LIVE is not officially supported in South Africa. It's been on Microsoft's "agenda" since the Xbox 360 launched locally, but so far nothing has come of it. The last time we spoke to Microsoft SA regarding the matter, we were told that "there are a number of things that need to be in place before it can happen. ...

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

Tuesday, 23 March 2010 Steven De Klerk

Although there's no change in the top positions, there's a serious battle going on for the top spot. In fact, this week was the closest I've seen any game come to taking the crown from a Call of Duty title, with Modern Warfare 2 edging out Battlefield: Bad Company 2 by just 1 user session. Perhaps next week we'll finally see a change in the top spot ...

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 ...