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10 Game of the Year 2009 nominees<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

World of Warcraft vs. Aion: An update<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

So just how did<\/a> things fare for Aion on this side of the world?<\/p>\n

8 awesome free games<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Never fear, free games <\/a>are here!”<\/p>\n

Makro cuts PS3 250GB Slim price, today only<\/strong><\/p>\n

It came to light this week that wholesale retailer Makro had elected to aggressively cut the price<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

9 Best FPS releases of 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

How to configure your connection for MW2<\/strong><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

This week we explained<\/a> how to go about this.<\/p>\n

PC game sales plummet in 2009<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Most hardcore WoW player in the world<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Reviews<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week My Gaming reviewed<\/p>\n

Dragon Age: Origins<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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