StarCraft II pre-order round-up Read article
Still firmly enthralled by the imminent launch of this year’s most significant RTS title, MyGaming conducted a round-up of all the best StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty pre-order deals out there. There is still time to save a few bucks with a pre-order deal and perhaps attend one of the StarCraft II launch events taking place.
StarCraft History Lesson
MyGaming embarked on a quick tour of the StarCraft universe and the Koprulu Sector in preparation for the StarCraft: Wings of Liberty II launch on 26 July. Find out how the Zerg and Protoss came into being ‘In the Beginning…’. Next, the emergence of the Dark Templar and how the Terran found themselves in the middle of a galactic conflict in a ‘Prelude to The Great War.’ ry-Lesson-Prelude-The-Great-War.html) Finally, the situation explodes as the noble Protoss, mighty Terran and insatiable Zerg clash in ‘The Great War.’
Epic StarCraft II Giveaway Read article
If you thought you couldn’t handle any more awesome StarCraft II news, then hold on to your psionic energy blades: MyGaming is running a great competition in which two copies of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty can be won, as well as some awesome StarCraft II goodies. Head on over to the forums to find out how to enter.
Monitor pricing round-up Read article
MyGaming likes to do the legwork for our readers and this week we conducted a round-up of South African gaming monitor prices. Many large nationwide retailers were examined across a broad size range of monitors, so you can easily select the right deal.
Local Kinect and Xbox 360 4GB Slim pricing confirmed Read article
On the Xbox front, South African Kinect and Xbox 360 Slim 4GB pricing has been confirmed. Some expert analysis on whom may actually buy the devices was also shared.
Alien Swarm released for free Read article
Valve likes to keep their customers happy and they have hit the mark with their latest free game release – Alien Swarm. The title has its roots in an Unreal Tournament 2004 mod of the same name, and was developed by the same folk responsible, whom have since been hired by Valve. There is some great 4 player co-op action to be had, so gather round some mates and blast those Alien Swarms.
What’s in a (User)Name? Read article
The recent furore that erupted over Blizzard’s attempted implementation of the Real ID system got MyGaming columnist Myles Gray thinking about the broader implications of the screen names we actually choose to use online. Have a look at the conclusions Myles draws, and have your say in our forums.
Star Wars: The Old Republic – what we know so far Read article
Good MMO’s can be a financial boon for a game development company – just ask Activision Blizzard about World of WarCraft. With BioWare’s premier MMO on the horizon, the company promises to make a giant leap forward with the genre. Will Star Wars: The Old Republic be the WoW killer it is hyped up to be? MyGaming takes a look at what we know about the game so far.
ATI HD 6000 series expected in October Read article
The latest ATI GPUs emerged this week, unsurprisingly dubbed the ‘6000 series,’ and rumours of a new ‘monster’ GPU followed. The coverage also included a quick insight into the improvements over the 5000 series.
Call of Duty is “closest thing this generation has to a Star Wars,” – Activision Read article
Hardly a week goes by without someone over at Activision stirring up a storm in a teacup. This week Activision publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg dished out some juicy sound bites in a bold proclamation. MyGaming readers were also quick to share their opinions on his statements.
50 hour non-stop gaming session breaks world record Read article
In record breaking news, six Dutch gamers were admitted to the Guinness Book of World Records for holding the longest gaming session in recorded history.
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