{"id":88725,"date":"2016-04-13T13:04:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T11:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=88725"},"modified":"2016-04-13T13:05:50","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T11:05:50","slug":"gaming-shows-and-movies-you-can-watch-on-showmax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/features\/88725-gaming-shows-and-movies-you-can-watch-on-showmax","title":{"rendered":"Gaming shows and movies you can watch on ShowMax"},"content":{"rendered":"

If your favourite Twitch streams are offline and you want something to put on your second monitor while you stomp on some pubbies, here are some ideas for what you can watch.<\/p>\n

Or maybe you\u2019re farming for loot or doing your dailies, and you want to be entertained while you grind.<\/p>\n

Here are a few shows and movies on ShowMax (along with their blurbs) that are based on games or gaming culture.<\/p>\n

For a list of similar types of video content on Netflix, see our previous article, Gaming shows and movies you can watch on Netflix in South Africa<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Doom<\/h3>\n

Set countless years in the future, this action thriller starring Dwayne \u2018the Rock\u2019 Johnson follows a group of marines sent to a remote planet inhabited by monsters created from an experiment gone awry.<\/p>\n

\"Doom<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life<\/h3>\n

A mystic trinket, blazing gunfights and a treasure-hunting vixen. Just another day saving humanity.<\/p>\n

\"Tomb<\/a><\/p>\n

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Resident Evil<\/h3>\n

A bio-engineered virus has been released into the maze-like Hive, turning the facility\u2019s employees into mindless, flesh-eating zombies.<\/p>\n

\"Red<\/a><\/p>\n

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Resident Evil 2: Apocalypse<\/h3>\n

30 days after the contamination of The Hive, the Umbrella Corporation unwisely sends in a research team to re-open the complex and investigate the incident.<\/p>\n

\"Resident<\/a><\/p>\n

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In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale<\/h3>\n

In the Kingdom of Ehb, a farmer fights against creatures called Krugs, who have captured his wife and killed his son.<\/p>\n

\"In<\/a><\/p>\n

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Super Mario World<\/h3>\n

While Mario, Luigi and Princess are vacationing in Dinosaur Land, King Koopa shows up and once again abducts the Princess. So Mario and Luigi, with the help of their new friend Yoshi, can soar to new heights to send Koopa and his seven Kids away once and for all.<\/p>\n

\"Captain<\/a><\/p>\n

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Super Mario Brothers Super Show<\/h3>\n

The Super Mario Brothers Super Show is a zany animated fantasy adventure comedy based on Nintendo\u2019s most popular video game. The stars are the world-famous Mario and Luigi, two laugh-provoking plumbers from Brooklyn who suddenly find themselves washed through a Warp Zone.<\/p>\n

\"Super<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Adventure of Super Mario Bros. 3<\/h3>\n

This time Koopa has escaped from a Banishment Zone to battle the Super Mario Bros.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

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Gamer<\/h3>\n

Mind-control technology is widespread, and at the heart of the controversial games is its creator, reclusive billionaire Ken Castle. His latest brainchild, the first-person shooter game \u201cSlayers,\u201d allows millions to act out their most savage fantasies online in front of a global audience, using real prisoners as avatars with whom they fight to the death.<\/p>\n

\"Gamer<\/a><\/p>\n

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More on gaming movies<\/h3>\n

Gaming shows and movies you can watch on Netflix in South Africa<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Final Fantasy film announced \u2013 Kingsglaive<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

More Assassin\u2019s Creed movie images released<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Warcraft movie gets new poster, trailer coming this week<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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