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COD 4 mods are possible, MW2 is totally impossible AFAIK. The game doesn't support it (unless you're playing on a modded/hacked server), though there was some talk of a mod tools package a while back. If it happens, I'll snag them for the disc.

How did I manage that typo, the T key is separated from the P by four other keys...

After one meh game? Bizarre Creations, the UK studio responsible for the Project Gotham series and the more recent Blur, is more likely than ever to close up shop after Activision’s recent closure recommendation. The lukewarm reception that met the release of Blur put the fate of Bizarre Creations ...

Ron - I believe that the ESA have seen the study but it will only become available to everyone else once the Feb issue of Pediatrics is released. Starbound - The study seems to revolve around games causing mental health problems in kids. The age rating doesn't seem to be an issue, but I'll only know...

Another one The ESA (Entertainment Software Association) has issued a statement calling a forthcoming gaming study “flawed”. The study, conducted by Douglas Gentile and due for publication in the February edition of the Paediatrics periodical, apparently attempts to link video games with mental hea...

Hardware Kingston was the first company to offer well-priced SSDs but thankfully they are not the only or the last to do so. The GSkill Phoenix Pro 60GB SSD costs R1 500, which in the world of SSDs is downright reasonable. For that tidy little sum of money you get a 64GB SSD and a 3.5” compatibilit...

The Evochron Mercenary demo, maybe? Seems to be the only one on the disc that fits the bill.
I never played Masters of Orion...

Naughty ASUS?

At CES this year Asus announced three new tablets (10.1” Slider, Transformer and the 7.1” Memo) which were supposed to be running Android 3.0 Honeycomb when they are launched in Q2 2011. Tech tabloid The Inquirer has since reported that this was a bit on the false side

The general public can't boycott it if they're not allowed in in the first place. I'm not sure how the average person would go about ignoring coverage of the event either.

No sneaking in unless you are Garrett The E3 convention for 2011 will see a marked change in how attendees gain entrance to the trade show. In an attempt to cut down on tickets that have been sold on or forged; E3’s organisers will be introducing a barcode system which will result in media/exhibito...

Atari is... alone in the dark? Atari has had a previous decision against Rapidshare, which was ruled in the company’s favour, overturned in Germany. The initial case saw Atari arguing that the file-sharing website should be blocking unauthorised downloads of their Alone in the Dark videogame. Rapid...

That'd be the diagram, yes

Thanks for that. Fixed

Hardware It has been a year since the ATI HD 5870 was launched and with it the world saw DirectX 11 hardware become mainstream. The HD 6800 series GPUs were launched in October in an LA-based PowerPoint session, which we endured just for you. Five hours of PowerPoint presentations later and PCF was...

Hi guys We have recently been contacted by a couple of (probably) electrical engineers who pointed out that that AC to DC current diagram on page 8 of our Jan 2011 issue is somewhat incorrect. There is a disclaimer in the mag stating that the diagram was simplified (it is only supposed to illustrate...

I smell a troll A company called Walker Digital has filed a lawsuit against Activision Blizzard and social-games developer Zynga, alleging that the two companies have infringed on a patent that they hold. Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Mafia Wars and several other products have been named which a...

Anyone play any of them? Thoughts? Electronic Arts will be shutting down online services for a number of game titles and platforms, a process that has already begun, with the final listed closure being on 1 March 2011. The first to leave will be the Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle Earth series...

Hardware

The Noctua NH-D14 is a monster cooler that dwarfs the Thermalright Venomous X and Cogage Arrow. It uses a twin tower design comprised of six copper heat-pipes and 42 aluminium cooling fins, all of which are nickel plated

Cool? Asus is presently working with PrimeSense, the company that made Microsoft’s Kinect possible, in order to bring a motion control option to the PC. The tech is already well on its way and is expected to hit retail in 2011’s second quarter. It may take some time to filter through to local marke...

Officially open-source The company that helped develop Microsoft’s Kinect technology, PrimeSense, has released open-source drivers for the Kinect sensor and a few other applications besides. PrimeSense has also launched the OpenNI organisation, “an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed t...

Because games are bad... apparently Vietnam’s Department of Information and Communications will be instituting an online gaming curfew from January next year, according to Vietnam’s online newspaper VietNamNet Bridge. Gaming companies (presumably Internet cafes and arcades) will be required to stop...

jamin - Gold Edition. Coming soon


Oh and previously banned games will not be declassified in Oz, apparently

Yay for jamin, I think Australia has moved another step forward in their quest to get an R18+ rating for games. The current highest age rating for games in that country is MA15+ and titles like Left 4 Dead 2 have previously been refused classification and banned without substantial edits and a recl...

Good news on a Monday?

Internet Solutions released a press release today announcing that it will be restructuring its pricing for its 750 AlwaysOn Hotspots which are located in ACSA airports, hotels and coffee shop franchises around South Africa

Hardware The old Asus logo featured the phrase “Rock Solid”, which is the perfect way to describe the Asus Sabertooth X58. Besides boasting what is probably the coolest name ever for a motherboard, the Sabertooth X58 features ceramic coated heatsinks. This ceramic coating, called CeraM!X, provides ...