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Born and raised in Cape Town, Edward is a keen writer with sights set on screenwriting. He enjoys reviewing videogames, gadgetry and film, and holds a particular affection for Batman. When not being a nerd, he’s a keen squash player and an ardent Proteas supporter – despite the heartache.
Grand Theft Auto V is a fat, full-bodied game, overflowing with things to see and do. But above all else, it wants to be one thing very badly: a good heist game.
A new screenshot says it all. Michael stands in the foreground wearing a mask worthy of Hannibal Lector. He’s flanked by a monkey (Trevor) and a skull (Franklin). These are your protagonists, and they’re dressed for business.
Crime has always been central to Grand Theft Auto’s DNA, yet now the ...
When you boot up Dark Souls I and choose to load a game, a counter appears that accurately represents how many hours you've sunk into the campaign. Last I checked, mine read “124 hours.”
Ordinarily I finish a game once and toss it away. But nothing about Dark Souls is ordinary. The longer you play, eyes and ears tuned to its details, the more it takes hold. Much like your favourite book or film, Dark Souls is an ever-reliable companion. ...
It all begins with Garrett, the beloved protagonist and anti-hero of the original Thief trilogy. In deciding to reboot the franchise, the first question Eidos Montreal tackled was this: would Garrett return or not? How to reinvent a character loved by so many old-timers while simultaneously modernising him for a new generation of players? Was Eidos prepared to enter into a pact with a legion of gamers who still fondly remember the good old days? It seems it was, because ...
As Bioshock Infinite came to an end and the screen faded to black, I blinked in stunned silence, wiped the drool from the corners of my mouth and, quite literally, checked to see if my jaw was still in place. This is a spoiler-free review, so enjoy.
You enter this strange world knowing that it will all end eventually, somehow. But not like this. The manner in which Infinite closes is reminiscent of an operatic symphony complete with visual delights and ...
A quick note before we get started: This review is concerned solely with the Tournament Edition, the entry-level offering in the Black Widow range. It retails at US$80.
There’s a fond memory I have of an old IBM keyboard with white and grey keys. It sported a stodgy design, but as you struck each key the keyboard produced a beautifully emotive sound. Clickety-clack, clickety-clack, clickety-clack. It’s a noise rooted in all things retro and it’s the exact sound produced by ...
Before The Sims there was Sim City. Developed by Maxis and released in 1989, it was one of the first games of its kind: a simulator that let you build a city and micromanage the intimate workings of its infrastructure. The brainchild of Will Wright -- who would later go on to make The Sims -- Sim City spawned numerous successful sequels.
Now there's a new one out and it’s described as a “reboot”, that awful, vacuous phrase that simply masks ...
Every machine has an expiry date. Technology -- that ever-improving, ever-mutating entity -- has an unceremonious tendency to leap forward at a startling rate, leaving machines looking positively antiquated in its wake.
Indeed, time is almost up for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. These consoles are, in animal years, doddering and senile. Yet they have remained relevant throughout their lifetimes and 2013 looks set to be a bumper year for these workhorses. It might be a fitting swan song too.
To ...
Have a look at this: The Verge reports that Dita Von Teese recently flaunted her figure in a 3D dress that contains “nearly 3, 000 joints.” The garment has been made specifically for Von Teese, a burlesque dancer and actress.
Two design studios based in New York -- Francis Bitonti and Michael Schmidt -- teamed up to create the eye-catching garment, which is created using a 3D printer. Nylon powder is dispensed by the printer and subsequently hardened by a laser. ...
The HP Envy X2 is marketing type's dream. It’s small, sleek and portable. It has a shiny silver exterior done up in brushed aluminium with trendy tapered edges. In terms of simple aesthetics, it oozes appeal.
And then there’s the X2’s trump card. It’s both a laptop and a tablet. By holding a switch in place the screen detaches from the keyboard. It’s the sort of gimmick to make an impressionable geek swoon. On first inspection alone, the Envy X2 really ...
In the world of PC peripherals, Razer products are just a little different. Razer embraces the idea that practicality and eccentricity can work in harmony. A mouse shouldn't simply move a cursor across a screen. A keyboard isn't merely a tool for writing word documents. When Razer has its way, these peripherals become a bombastic extension of your very persona, with a design that overshadows the PC that powers them. Compared to the dime-a-dozen peripherals adorning desks the world over, ...
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