Articles tagged with 'xbox live south africa'

XG's Top 10 Xbox LIVE games in South Africa [Week of Jul 19]

Tuesday, 27 July 2010 Henry Dowling

So it seems Infinity Ward's Modern Warfare 2 has settled in nicely back at the top of the charts, with pretenders to the throne such as Red Dead Redemption and Bad Company 2 not managing to hold the position for more than a week or two at best. Perhaps we'll have to wait for the next installment in the Call of Duty saga or Halo: Reach to really give MW2 a run for its money ...

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

Monday, 12 July 2010 Henry Dowling

After a few weeks at the top of the chart, Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption has finally had to lay down its six-shooter, with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 once again reclaiming top position ...

XG's Top 10 Xbox LIVE games in South Africa [Week of Jun 21]

Monday, 28 June 2010 Henry Dowling

When Red Dead Redemption first rode into town, guns a'blazing, Modern Warfare 2 and Bad Company 2 were almost instantly cast aside like lonely tumbleweeds. And it looks like it wasn't just beginners luck either, because those two prairie dogs are still trailing behind Rockstar's cowboy drama in this week's South African Xbox LIVE chart ...

Xbox LIVE in South Africa: What we know so far

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 Steven De Klerk

In the wake of the recently announced Xbox LIVE service for South Africa, XG fired off a couple of questions to product and marketing manager for Xbox 360 in South Africa, Yvette van Rooyen, to find out a little more about the much anticipated online service. This is what we've learned so far ...

Xbox LIVE launching in South Africa on 26 October [Rumour]

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 Steven De Klerk

Ok. I've marked this as a rumour, but only because I haven't yet received confirmation from Microsoft SA, who all seem to be in meetings at the moment (hopefully working on our migration problem). According to a trusted news outlet, TechCentral, Microsoft has confirmed that Xbox LIVE will launch in South Africa on 24 October ...

Microsoft: Xbox LIVE coming to South Africa [Update 2]

Monday, 14 June 2010 Steven De Klerk

During Microsoft's E3 2010 press conference, corporate vice president for Xbox LIVE Marc Whitten announced that Microsoft will be bringing Kinect and Xbox LIVE to every country that the Xbox 360 is sold in. This includes countries such as Brazil, Greece, Poland, Russia, and of course, South Africa ...

Microsoft SA: Local Xbox LIVE part of 'current rollout plan'

Friday, 04 June 2010 Steven De Klerk

South Africa is part of Microsoft's current Xbox LIVE rollout plans, according to local Xbox 360 product manager Yvette van Rooyen, who stated in a recent interview with MyGaming that the service will launch locally "soon" ...

Red Dead Redemption hogties MW2 in SA's Xbox LIVE chart

Monday, 31 May 2010 Henry Dowling

Move over Modern Warfare 2, there's a new sheriff in town. That's right, Rockstar Games' wild west adventure Red Dead Redemption has snatched the top spot on the local Xbox LIVE charts from Soap McTavish and his posse ...

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

Monday, 17 May 2010 Henry Dowling

Last week saw the release of Alan Wake, one of the most eagerly anticipated Xbox 360 titles this year, as well as the unveiling of the Halo: Reach multiplayer beta, but not even these two heavyweights could knock the mighty Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 off the top of the chart ...

XG's Top 10 Xbox LIVE games in South Africa [Week of Apr 26]

Monday, 03 May 2010 Henry Dowling

Our weekly chart is back after a short hiatus, and there have been quite a couple of changes since our last look at local gaming trends. In fact, only Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2 have held their positions steady at the top ...