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MTN launches MusicTime!, a new low cost, time-based music streaming service

By Geoffrey Tim
December 6, 2018 - 7 years ago

Here at Critical Hit, we’re big fans of music streaming services like Spotify, Spotify, Spotify and Spotify (What do you mean there are others?). Of course, theer are anay other services available locally – including Google Play Music, Apple Music, Deezer and Simfy. Now, Simfy has teamed up with MTN to launch a new time-based music subscription service that shakes things up a little

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This ain’t no nightmare on Elm Street, this is amazing Freddy Krueger cosplay!

By Darryn Bonthuys
December 5, 2018 - 7 years ago

There's Nightmare on Elm Street cosplay, and then there's this costume ensemble that makes the Springwood Slasher appear as if he's walked straight out of the movies and into the real world.

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Marvel magic makes Vodacom Super Rugby “Superpowered” in 2019

By Darryn Bonthuys
December 4, 2018 - 7 years ago

Disney, Vodacom and Supersport are combining forces for a titanic team-up in 2019, to create an all-conquering, planet-shifting, villain-busting superpowered Vodacom Super Rugby competition, as each team in the Super Rugby series will be assigned a Marvel Super Hero as their look for the home derbies next season.

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ICON 2019 dates revealed, shifting from June to April

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 22, 2018 - 7 years ago

ICON is looking to avoid the mid-year crunch and move the convention away from the usual June holiday slot and over to the Easter Weekend instead.

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Singer 4432 sewing machine Review – It’s sew good

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 6, 2018 - 7 years ago

With the Singer 4432, I feel like I don’t just have a great machine to learn on, but a terrific device to help me master the ins and outs of sewing. I’m a bro and I sew, and I’ve never been happier with the potential I have to take my cosplay game to the next level.

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Comic Con Africa 2019 dates and new location announced

By Darryn Bonthuys
November 1, 2018 - 7 years ago

Held at the Kyalami convention center, Comic Con Africa boasted some amazing star power and attendance figures. It wasn’t entirely perfect, but those teething problems could easily be ironed out by a sequel convention in 2019. A convention that has just been finalised, as Comic Con Africa has officially announced that the next convention will take place from September 21-24.

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The average South African prefers TV over streaming and Showmax over Netflix

By Craig Risi
October 29, 2018 - 7 years ago

A new survey reveals that South Africans prefer watching tradition TV over streaming - though when they do stream, they prefer YouTube and Showmax over Netflix.

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This Isn’t An Assassin’s Creed Odyssey Screenshot, This Is Stunning cosplay!

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 24, 2018 - 7 years ago

There’s cosplay, and then there’s cosplay. While anyone and everyone can and should cosplay when the fancy strikes them, there’s something to be said for those fans who manage to take the craft to a whole new level. Take the photos below for example. Those aren’t fancy renders straight outta Assassin’s Creed Odyssey.

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Researchers are finding strange new chemicals in vape flavours

By Alessandro Barbosa
October 19, 2018 - 7 years ago

Research into vaping is still in its infancy, but some tests are already showing that certain flavours are producing unexpected results.

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Spotify premium users get better navigation, personalised search and endless Artist Radio

By Geoffrey Tim
October 19, 2018 - 7 years ago

Earlier this year, Spotify upgrade its free service to allow those without the cash to have a little more freedom within the music-streaming app. Free users were given a little more option in terms of discoverability, along with more song skips. Now, the company is rolling out a few changes to make things better for its paid, premium customers

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Horror is the name of the game in the latest ebook offering from StoryBundle

By Trevor Davies
October 16, 2018 - 7 years ago

It's the month of horror, but you don't just have to watch scary movies or play a creepy game to get into the spirit (hah!) of things, you can also curl up with some chilling words. The latest ebook offering from StoryBundle covers a wide range of horror and dark fiction that covers scientists ripping open the veil into death, ghosts and hauntings, and a young boy having his "Carrie" moment, and so much more.

Entertainment

Celebrate ten years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with these gorgeous custom posters from Mondo

By Darryn Bonthuys
October 15, 2018 - 7 years ago

Poster purveyor Mondo tapped into this market several years ago, resulting in a new appreciation for movie posters that were redesigned by some of the hottest artists around. While their brand has been associated with everything from Batman to Friday the 13th, Mondo is stepping up the fine art that they’ve been producing with a brand new exhibition themed around the last decade of Marvel Cinematic Universe movies.

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