Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Having commanded a considerable amount of attention in past weeks it was clear that Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 would make headlines upon its release this week.
On Monday reports surfaced that eighteen year old Christian Del Amo was arrested by US police officers after allegedly attempting to sell pirated copies of the game. Posts on piracy community forum Xbox360iso.com suggested that Del Amo had somehow procured an early copy of the release and had cracked the copy protection, making it possible to release the game on international Torrent sites days later.
Upon the game’s official release earlier this week My Gaming gave a synopsis of how its matchmaking multiplayer service functioned locally at launch, with some disappointing results.
Fortunately, local Modern Warfare 2 Steam communities grown since release, and may present a way forward for online gamers. MyGaming will be reporting on this first thing Monday morning.
Web Africa announces free gaming service
Local internet service provider (ISP) Web Africa has announced this week that it would be launching a free gaming service for customers.
All Web Africa users with a Web Africa ASDL account “will not utilise any of their monthly caps whilst gaming within the Web Africa network”.
The service, which will be available on the 10th of December, will require participant gamers to configure their multiplayer IP addresses and download the relevant game patches in order for them to play without using bandwidth. All of the relevant information says Enslin will be available in Web Africa’s gaming forum.
Kalahari cuts PS3 Slim 250GB price
Online retailer Kalahari this week cut its prices on PS3 Slim 250GB packages, perhaps in response to Woolworth’s aggressive pricing strategy for this particular product.
This makes Kalahari the second local retailer to sell the PS3 Slim 250GB console at below its recommended retail price (RRP) of R4,499.
Windows XP vs. Windows 7
This week MyGaming compared performance levels between Windows 7 and Windows XP across a number of titles. Although Windows 7 performed well generally the study showed some surprising results.
Microsoft bans Xbox Live accounts
Rumours surfaced this week that Microsoft is currently disabling Xbox Live accounts based on the results of a legitimacy checking system.
It has come to light that the company is targeting gamers with chipped or modified consoles in a bid to fight piracy.
Reports early this week suggested that 600 000 accounts had already been banned although a more recent article has suggested that the number may be closer to 1 million.
Reviews
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