Monday, October 31st, 2011
It was bound to happen. Soon after Xbox launched the revolutionary Kinect sensor/controller for the Xbox 360 platform developers and hackers alike quickly found ways of getting it to work on the PC platform. Now a year after launch, Microsoft has announced a Kinect for Windows commercial program to be ...
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Monday, June 14th, 2010
Firstly the much anticipated new motion controller previously known as Project Natal has been given the name Kinect. Its going to be available in North America in November 2010 and I'm expecting it will be available locally soon after - stock dependent. Oh and before you get all worried about ...
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Monday, June 14th, 2010
Hot off the heels of the E3 game conference in the USA, Microsoft South Africa confirms that Xbox LIVE is heading to South Africa.
South Africa – 14 June, 2010 – Microsoft today announces its commitment to launching Xbox LIVE in nine new countries – Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, ...
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Monday, November 16th, 2009
It seems that the Xbox 360 console is doing pretty well in EMEA with 10 million consoles sold, I would just love to know how much of the 10 million units sold can be attributed to South Africa. The official press release follows: Johannesburg- ...
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
It was sad to see Mi Digital got through liquidation however its great that Comztek has been appointed the official distributor for South Africa. Comztek has been distributing most, if not all, Microsoft hardware for the last couple of years. Not sure if I like that they are exclusive as ...
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Thursday, September 10th, 2009
Megarom, the South African distributor for the Guitar/Band and DJ Hero series of games has just announced the pricing. I’m keen to try my hand on DJ Hero especially with the special controller designed for the purpose. My only complaint with all these music games is that you end ...
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Thursday, August 27th, 2009
In true Microsoft reactive form, Microsoft South Africa have announced a very significant price drop on the Xbox 360 Elite console featuring a 120GB hard drive. It has been reported in the US that Elite consoles no longer include the HDMI cable, I’m checking with Microsoft South Africa regarding this. ...
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Friday, May 15th, 2009
When I bought Guitar Hero 2 a few years back I must say the game didn’t get much play time in my Xbox 360 console, I just figured that I was clueless and lacked the required coordination to succeed at playing a plastic guitar. Then last year after seeing ...
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Wednesday, March 25th, 2009
Microsoft South Africa has just announced a new Xbox 360 console bundle that ships with the popular racing title Burnout Paradise as well as a well-known board game Trivial Pursuit. The official press release follows: Johannesburg – 25th March, 2009 - Microsoft today announces a ...
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009
They say all good things come to those that wait. Well if you’ve been waiting for Halo 3, Mass Effect and Project Gotham Racing 4 to drop in price then you should head to your nearest games store and pickup a copy as they’ve all been added to the Classics ...
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