MyGaming weekly round up

5 December 2009

10 Game of the Year 2009 nominees

This week My Gaming listed contenders for 2009’s game of the year.  The candidates include the likes of Uncharted 2, Borderlands and Modern Warfare 2 along with a few unexpected additions.

World of Warcraft vs. Aion: An update

Back in August, NCsoft’s highly-anticipated MMORPG – Aion – was released over here in the West. After being hugely successful in the East by gaining millions of subscribers, expectations were high for it in other territories.

So just how did things fare for Aion on this side of the world?

8 awesome free games

“Never fear, free games are here!”

Makro cuts PS3 250GB Slim price, today only

It came to light this week that wholesale retailer Makro had elected to aggressively cut the price of its’ 250GB PS3 Slim offering in the hopes of boosting sales. Although the discounted rate was only available on Sunday and Monday the total price of R3999 (including a copy of Need for Speed Shift) was certainly the most competitive we’ve seen on the local market.

9 Best FPS releases of 2009

This week My Gaming listed the 9 best first person shooters released in 2009 according to Metacritic’s aggregated score system. There were a few unexpected additions, including a Wii release.

How to configure your connection for MW2

Upon launch gamers complained that Activision’s match making service was not functioning well in South Africa. Despite this it was soon discovered that a few simple changes could optimise the system for online play with local gamers.

This week we explained how to go about this.

PC game sales plummet in 2009

According to industry analysts 2009 was not a particularly good year for gaming, specifically with regards to PC game sales. My Gaming took a look at the reasons why.

Most hardcore WoW player in the world

A Taiwanese World of Warcraft player was this week unofficially named the most hardcore WoW player in the world. “Little Gray” has not only completed all the game’s achievements, but he is the first player to reach 986/986 points listed in the Armory.

Reviews

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Dragon Age: Origins

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