|  DVD Review - Old Dogs
By Tamsin Cracknell
Considering the consistently appalled reactions this movie inspired when it first hit the big screen, it's tricky to identify the redeeming qualities that allowed Old Dogs to miraculously recoup its production costs at the box office. >>Read More
 CD Review: Robin Thicke – Sex Therapy
By Joe Diedericks
Robin Thicke is to R&B what Woody Harrelson was to basketball in the 1992 movie White men can’t jump. He shouldn’t sound this smooth, he shouldn’t dress this cool and he shouldn’t be number 1 on the Hip Hop charts... yet he is all these things. >>Read More
 Game Review - Modnation Racers (PS3)
By Christo van Gemert
Homebrew Hoedown
As any avid gamer knows, the worst part about a good game is that it inevitably has to finish. >>Read More
 Game Review - Lost Planet 2 (PS3, Xbox 360)
By Christo van Gemert
Lost Plot
The original Lost Planet packaged original gameplay and marvellous graphics into a fun, single-player action shooter. >>Read More
 DVD Review - The Lovely Bones
By Tamsin Cracknell
This book-turned-movie has garnered a terrible rap from critics for being shallow, cheesy, and disrespectful of the source material. Honestly, though, it really isn't that bad. >>Read More
 Game Review - Blur
(PC, PS3, Xbox 360)
By Christo van Gemert
In a flash
For those who’ve spent years gaming online, the term “griefing” will bring up fond memories. >>Read More
 Game Review - Alan Wake (Xbox 360)
By Christo van Gemert
Living Nightmare
Alan Wake was in development for more than five years. We first saw it in 2006, when its makers promised an ‘07 release after demonstrating their latest technology to an impressed crowd. >>Read More
 Where The Wild Things Are
By Tamsin Cracknell
When Maurice Sendak wrote the picture-book Where The Wild Things Are in 1963, parents and librarians backed away in dread. Although only 385 words long, the book nailed many explosive psychological truths about pre-pubescent frustration that it was deemed “inappropriate” for young readers. >>Read More
 DVD Review - The Princess And The Frog
By Tamsin Cracknell
Parents and child-minders, listen up: you CAN have it all! Disney has revived its legendary hand-drawn style with a New Orleans Mardi Gras delight that makes absolutely no references to sexual depravity or The Shining!
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 CD Review - Various Artists Indielectro
By Tamsin Cracknell
If pop music and dance music met, fell in love, moved to the suburbs and had a baby, electropop would be it. And the new Gresham compilation Indielectro would be the perfect album for baby's first year. >>Read More
 Game Review - Nintendo DS Picross3D
By Theo Boshoff
For those moments when you have a little time, are bored and need something to do, the revamped Nintendo DS Picross3D game is a great distraction. >>Read More
 Game Review - 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa for Xbox 360
By Christo van Gemert
With the 2010 World Cup nearly a week old, and three more weeks of competition awaiting us, now seems like the right time to remind folks about the fantastically fun 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa from EA. >>Read More
 DVD Review: Did You Hear About The Morgans?
By Tamsin Cracknell
Legendary movie critic Roger Ebert wants to know: “Is this movie more entertaining than a documentary of the same actors having lunch?” Our answer: that would depend on what they're eating. >>Read More
 Game Review: Fifa Soccer World Cup 2010
By Nicola Mawson
The official 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa Wii game allows everyone to take part in the soccer spectacular that is set to kick off on Friday when Bafana Bafana play Mexico in the opening match. >>Read More
 DVD Review: A Perfect Getaway
By Tamsin Cracknell
Six sexy strangers... two of whom are psychopaths... trapped on an exquisite island with terrible cellphone reception and very little clothing... What more could you want from a Hollywood thriller? >>Read More
 Game Review - Lips
BY Candice Jones
Lip-licking fun
Yet another Lips game for the Xbox 360 has hit South African shelves and Party Classics promises to bring hours of entertainment to any living-room karaoke night. >>Read More
 Rock-Start Your Party
BY Greg "Eleven Fingers" Spence
"So you wanna be a rock superstar, live large, a big house, five cars...." as stated by the rap/rock group Cypress Hill?
Well, we can't promise you the big house and five cars, but if you want to party like a rock star, then we have just the thing for you: Guitar Hero World Tour! >>Read More
 Then She Found Me
BY Tamsin Cracknell
Name five or more Helen Hunt movies. Strangely difficult, isn't it? What is it that makes this prolific and talented actress such a Hollywood wallflower? >>Read More
 Terminator Salvation
Tamsin Cracknell
Cyborgs! Explosions! Er... exploding cyborgs! It's everything you'd expect from a Terminator movie, but sadly, little else. Still, with $200 million-worth of special effects, you owe it to your HDTV to watch this movie. >>Read More
 The Stoning Of Soraya M
Tamsin Cracknell
Good news everyone! Steven McEveety, that ray of sunshine who produced The Passion of the Christ, is back with another stomach-turning “political slasher” - and this time it's death by stoning in traditionalist Iran making sensitive viewers reach for their vomit bags. >>Read More
 DVD Review - The Lucky Ones
Tamsin Cracknell
Road-trip movies might just be the most unsubtle cinematographic metaphor there is, what with Johnny McTraveller battling the speedbumps and detours of life as he hurtles through the landscape on his way to spiritual nirvana. >>Read More
 DVD Review - The Informant!
Tamsin Cracknell
Based on the book by New York Times journalist Kurt Eichenwald, The Informant! is the true story of Mark Whitacre, a cheery up-and-coming businessman who turned corporate whistleblower and then proceeded to lose his mind in one of the most high-profile corporate crimes in history. >>Read More
 MotoGP 09/10
Christo van Gemert
MotoGP is not only the premiere motorcycle race series (SBK being a close second), it’s also the one with more depth than the other championships. It features three classes, all of which are present in the latest MotoGP game. >>Read More
 DVD Review - Year One
By Paul Furber
The one-liner review on the front cover dares anyone not to laugh. We took that dare but lost; we did laugh once or twice, although it might have been during the outtakes shown over the credits. But there's not a great deal to laugh at during the feature. >>Read More
 I rock. Guitar Hero 5 says I do, so it must be true
Nicola Mawson
Even though I’m still only playing at beginner level – having never played a guitar in my life – I’m so enjoying my new toy that other car drivers are giving me weird looks, because I’ve taken to air guitar while idling along in traffic. >>Read More
 Darwinia
Husain Haffejee
Darwinia is a world set inside the computer of Dr Sepulveda. How did you get in? Well, you hacked into his PC and found this awesome little virtual world that has a species near extinction, the Darwinians. >>Read More
 Supreme Commander
Alex Kayle
With this year's release of Supreme Commander 2, Digital Life decided to go back in time to check out the game’s 2007 prequel that changed the way strategy games are designed. >>Read More
 Assassin's Creed 2
Candice Jones
I can't remember ever being more disappointed in a gaming company than I am right now with Ubisoft, developer of Assassins Creed II – and this even before actually playing the new game. >>Read More
 Train your brain
Nafisa Akabor
Nintendo has dominated the handheld gaming market since the late ‘80s with the release of the 8-bit Game Boy. More than 20 years later, the company is still going strong and has announced its latest handheld, the Nintendo DSi XL. >>Read More
 Nintendo DS Pokemon HeartGold Version
Theo Boschoff
Nintendo has updated and re-released its Pokemon Gold game, titled Pokemon HeartGold Version, and it's a fun-filled, challenging game. >>Read More
 Ice Age 2 – The Meltdown
Nicola Mawson
“They never thaw it coming” is the blurb on the back of the DVD box. That pretty much sums up the game – a cute one-player task set in the world in which the Ice Age creatures live. The Wii players have to help them save it from melting.
I loved it. >>Read More
 The Witcher
Alex Kayle
The White Wolf returns
The Witcher is a dark fantasy that takes the player on a journey in a gritty setting with Geralt of Rivia, the last famed monster hunter, also known as a witcher. Gifted with supernatural powers and martial art finesse.
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 Game Review: Fallout 3
Alex Kayle
Post-apocalyptic world.
What would the future look like if Adolf Hitler and the Nazis had won World War II, which would eventually have led to another war and a catastrophic nuclear meltdown of the planet?
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 Quentin Tarantino's WET (Xbox 360, PS3, PC, PSP)
Christo van Gemert
WET's female character Rubi Malone is so Tarantino that all through the first level of the game, one can't help but think that this is definitely the Quentin Tarantino Movie, but in a game. >>Read More
 World of Warcraft
Alex Kayle
World of Warcraft, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) by Blizzard Entertainment, has taken the gaming world by storm with more than 11.5 million players and dominating 62% of the MMORG market.
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 Bioshock
Alex Kayle
As the highly anticipated game Bioshock 2 hits gaming shelves this month, let's go back in time to its predecessor, created by 2K, which won several 2007 Game of the Year awards.
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 Programmeville
Nicola Mawson
Adobe is perhaps better known for its brilliant graphic programmes such as Photo Shop, but the company has also created an online game, called Programmeville.
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 King’s Quest I & II (remake)
Nicola Mawson
Remember those 1980s PC games like Leisure Suit Larry, Space Quest and King’s Quest? Trying to run one of those now would probably result in a few swear words being uttered. >>Read More
 Ghostbusters
(PS3, PC, Xbox 360)
Christo van Gemert
There have been Ghostbusters titles before, based on the movies, for eight-bit consoles, but with modern technology and graphically superior consoles available now, fans are getting another dose of the game.>>Read More
 Darksiders:
Wrath of War (PS3)
Christo van Gemert
Fans of hack-and-slash games, like Sega's recently released Bayonetta or Sony's God of War, will know what to expect from Darksiders.>>Read More
 Atari Flashback
Nicola Mawson
Remember the old Atari games, the ones with a console that plugged into the TV, and a cartridge that plugged into that?>>Read More
 CSI: Deadly Intent for Wii
Nicola Mawson
At school, people used to call me 'Mysteries Incorporated' because I was always into detective novels and investigating things.>>Read More
 Dragon Age: Origins
Candice Jones
Bioware’s latest contribution to fantasy gaming can be considered a graphical masterpiece and a wonder of epic story-telling.>>Read More
 Plants vs Zombies (PC)
Christo van Gemert
In a quest to find a bit of light-hearted entertainment to pass the hours before clocking out, we ran out of luck at all our usual spots.>>Read More
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