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E3 – Viva Pinata Party Animals Revealed

By Gavin Mannion
July 11, 2007 - 18 years ago

In a completely unexpected announcement Rare has revealed a new Viva Pinata game, well it’s a bundle of 50 mini games actually.  A brief trailer was shown for the new game, which showed the colourful animals playing a variety of minigames, including one where a group of the animals pushed their boats toward the end of a pool in a …

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Is Sony buying exclusive stores?

By Gavin Mannion
July 10, 2007 - 18 years ago

So I reported a few days ago that Marks and Spencers where refusing to stock the Xbox 360 due to reliability issues. So imagine my suprise when Marks and Spencers confirmed to me today that they have no intention of stocking the Wii either. I didn’t know the Wii had such reliability problems… Not only that but the only gaming …

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Pimp your console

By Gavin Mannion
July 10, 2007 - 18 years ago

So is changing the faceplate of your Xbox 360 not enough for you? Are you to scared to completely mod your PlayStation 3? Do you still want your gaming console to show your unique personality though? Well luckily now you can and through a local company as well. They do however ship internationally as well. Myskins.co.za offers high quality personalised …

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Red Light isn't Rumble… Maybe

By Gavin Mannion
July 10, 2007 - 18 years ago

I reported yesterday on the rumours that the new 80Gb bundle is coming with rumbling controllers. Well luckily SCEA has come out quickly and completely denied this. Dave Karraker from Public Relations has said it is just an odd lighting effect. Patrick Seybold wrote on the official playstation blog that it is what happens when you charge the debug controllers. So that clears …

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Analysts expect 360 price drop

By Gavin Mannion
July 10, 2007 - 18 years ago

Analysts have a fantastic ability of stating the obvious.  Just hours after the PS3 price drop was announced the analysts have started sending out updates stating that they are expecting a Xbox 360 price cut. Seriously? We would never have guessed. However some of them are only expecting a $50 price drop which would be dissapointing. I would be suprised …

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PS3 price drop doing the job

By Gavin Mannion
July 10, 2007 - 18 years ago

Just days after the $100 price drop it seems to be working. The PS3 has shot up the Amazon.com bestselling charts to become the #1 must have gadget. It’s closest competition is the Wii at #3 and then it’s a long hard drop down to #17 to find the Xbox 360. This is just for online sales through Amazon.com obviously but it’s good to see the PS3 putting up …

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Jack Tretton: "The PS3 is still dominant."

By Gavin Mannion
July 10, 2007 - 18 years ago

groan, they just don’t ever learn do they.. Jack Tretton has been interviewed on CNBC about the $100 PS3 price drop. The quote of the interview is The PS3 is still dominant  I don’t know what it is that they put in the coffeee at Sony but all the employees seem to be completely delusional. Yes they did very well …

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Marks and Spencers refuses to stock unreliable Xbox 360.

By Gavin Mannion
July 9, 2007 - 18 years ago

In what can only be described as a complete embarrassment for Microsoft and the Xbox 360. Markes and Spencers in the UK has decided to not stock the Xbox 360 at all due to it’s reliability problems. M&S offer a 2 year guarantee on all technological products and they felt they couldn’t take the chance of doing that on the …

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New PS3 SKU including a rumbling SIXAXIS?

By Gavin Mannion
July 9, 2007 - 18 years ago

By now you have heard that a new 80GB PS3 is on it’s way, you may also have heard that in the beginning it is going to be bundled with Motorstorm… However somebody over at PSU.com has noticed that the PS3 home button is glowing on the pack shot. As you may well know the button does not glow red …

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Memo shows $20 gap in Xbox and PS3 Rock Band guitar

By Gavin Mannion
July 9, 2007 - 18 years ago

Joystiq has received a copy of a memo sent around to Game Crazy stores detaling the price of the peripheral’s for the upcoming game Rock Band. Suprisingl there is a $20 gap between the price of the guitar for the 360 and the PS3. With the 360’s guitar coming in at a whopping $79.99 beating out the $59.99 PS3 price. …

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Are Epic Racist? – Don't be an idiot

By Gavin Mannion
July 9, 2007 - 18 years ago

So this incriminating video above hit YouTube recently and according to the guy who made it it proves without a shadow of a doubt that Epic is racist. Now living in South Africa we know what racism is and looks like. I am also accutely aware of people hiding their racism but with it slipping out at times. The above …

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New PS3 model coming soon – Price drop confirmed

By Gavin Mannion
July 9, 2007 - 18 years ago

So I reported a few days ago about the impending PS3 price drop. Well Sony has now officially confirmed the $100 price drop and have also announced that a new model will be hitting our shelves in the coming month. The new model will have a 80Gb hard drive and… no that’s about it. I have absolutely no idea why they didn’t increase …

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