Category Archives: Xbox

I have an AXE to grind!!!! Rock On!!

Guitar Hero II was one of those games I really wasn’t sure about.  It did sound like fun for a while, but I had never seen it in action or played it myself.  Well, as luck would have it, a … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday to my Xbox 360 (well, almost)

I say almost in the title, since today is indeed my first anniversary of the joining of me and my 360, but alas, just a few short days shy of the great event, she decided to give up the ghost, … Continue reading

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HD-DVD Review

I managed to get hold of an Xbox 360 HD-DVD drive via Ebay for the very acceptable price of R1080 including shipping.  It arrived last Saturday and I’ve been meaning to get my review done since then, and am only … Continue reading

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I won Cape Town NuMetro PGR3 Competition

Nu Metro, one of the major cinema companies here in South Africa, and Microsoft held a PGR3 competition.  In order to qualify, you had to purchase a movie ticket and set a lap time on one of the PGR3 tracks … Continue reading

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Disgruntled About Disk Replacement Policies

I am upset about the lack of customer service here in South Africa when it comes to replacing damaged game disks. Below is a letter I wrote to NAG Magazine (New Age Gaming), which probably the best gaming magazine in … Continue reading

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GamerScore: The good, the bad, and the Ugly

Ahhh. GamerScore. For the uninformed, GamerScore is a points system Microsoft created for use with the Xbox 360, and will soon be ported over to PC and mobile games with the “Live Anywhere” initiative. Basically, each retail Xbox 360 title … Continue reading

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