Wii U for Christmas?

Nintendo fans can rejoice in the knowledge that the newest console offering from the massive game makes, the Wii U, will be under a whole bunch of Christmas trees at the end of 2012.

Growing Origin

It seems that Electronic Arts are more than a little serious about their digital delivery system, Origin. The have just signed deals with 11 more publishers to distribute titles via the platform.

More Next Box Rumours...

Another rumour regarding the next iteration of Microsoft’s Xbox console has arisen. This time around, gaming website IGN reports that the new system will go on sale late in 2013.

Resident Evil 6 to support six-player online co-op

It seems as though Xbox unwittingly unveiled one of the biggest secrets in gaming so far, by adding the information that newly-announced Resident Evil 6 will support six-player online co-op play. The information was posted on Xbox.com’s marketplace listing for the title - which has been promptly removed.

Syphon Filter 4 out in 2012?

British gaming magazine Play claims that PlayStation 3-exclusive Syphon Filter 4 will be launching in the winter of 2012, (the end of the year).

The latest issue also claims that Syphon Filter 4 will be officially announced in February, together with God of War 4.

Long Arm of the Law

It might not be entirely relevant to South Africa, unless you are a torrent-using pirate-type, but it is extremely interesting: the FBI have closed down file sharing site Megaupload, and have extradited the site owners from New Zealand to face several serious charges in the USA.

Review Archive Live!

At Gamecca we know that there are a bunch of people who will buy a game the very second it is released. They will stand in line outside their favourite video game retailer, waiting for the doors to open so that they can get their game as soon as humanly possible.

But we also know that there are other people – possibly even more than the previous lot – that will take their time buying games, waiting days, weeks… even months… before purchasing a particular title. And it with these people in mind that we have constructed our Review Archive…

Looking Good, Max!

We may have to wait a bit longer for Max Payne 3, but the above video shows that the little bit of extra patience we need to employ may be well worth it.

The technology in this video is directly related to his targeting, weapons and tactical movement. With it… wait, let’s see for ourselves in the video!

Max Payne 3 Delayed

Take-Two has announced that Max Payne 3's release date has been delayed until the middle of the year.

Minecraft To Go Offline In Protest Against SOPA

Mojang has announced through studio head Markus Persson that they will be temporarily shutting down Minecraft.net and Mojang.com in protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act. As of yet there has been no word on how long the site will be down, but those with installed versions of Minecraft will still be able to play.