rAge NAG LAN tickets on sale August 1st – read article 

Details of South Africa’s largest annual gaming expo and LAN event have been revealed. Over 2000 LANners and thousands of expo attendees can expect to see the latest and greatest in gaming hardware and software titles, giveaways, competitions, and much more.

Telkom DoGaming League Finals not at rAge this year – read article

In rather disappointing news, the DoGaming League Finals will not be taking place at the rAge expo and LAN this year. DoGaming will instead hold the final online, and will use the cash previously meant for the venue to bolster the prize pool. MyGaming will be following up this story this week. 

StarCraft II first impressions – read article 

MyGaming has gone StarCraft II bonkers this week. Our first impressions overview provides a taste of what is in store. Two full reviews will be up this week, once for the single player and one for the multiplayer. 

StarCraft II bugs and fixes

Considering the vast range of PC hardware out there, Blizzard has done a great job in making sure StarCraft II runs smoothly on the majority of systems. However, some people have experienced problems in the form of minor bugs/glitches and GPU overheating problems. Blizzard has issued temporary workaround solutions while patches are in the works.

South African StarCraft II community tournament website up – read article

South African website Polarfluke aims to facilitate a competitive and friendly StarCraft II community. Polarfluke will organise regular online tournaments among community members, and as the project grows, so will the prizes and prestige. If you are South African and you play StarCraft II competitively, then consider joining the growing Polarfluke community. 

Little Big Planet 2 gets release date – read article 

This week Sony announced that SackBoy is set to make a triumphant return to PS3 just in time for Christmas. A Collector’s Edition was also announced for American markets, whilst South African’s eagerly await confirmation of local distribution details.

Warhammer 40K: Space Marine will get PC release – read article

PC gamers will be pleased to learn that Relic Games’ upcoming third-person action RPG will also be making its way to the PC platform. Follow the link to check out the latest promo footage of the game showcased at E3.

PS3 closing the gap on Xbox 360 – read article 

Sony revealed their figures for worldwide PS3 sales this week, and things have never looked better for the platform. Whilst Xbox 360 continues to sell well, it turns out that PS3 sales have really caught up thanks to the last financial year. The introduction of the Xbox 360 S and Microsoft’s Kinect, along with PS3’s Move, is bound to stir things up further.

250 Foxconn employees poisoned by pesticide – read article 

Hardware component manufacturer Foxconn has been making news for all the wrong reasons recently.

Eleven Chinese employees working under slavish conditions committed suicide and another dropped dead from exhaustion. Most recently, Indian Foxconn employees were poisoned by what was supposed to be a routine pesticide spraying.

Just Cause 2 50% off on Steam this weekend – read article 

We love sniffing out a good deal for our readers, and this weekend gamers can pick up Just Cause 2 on Steam for 50% off the standard digital retail price. Be sure to read MyGaming’s Just Cause 2 review.

Reviews

LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 – read review 

Singularity – read review