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Reviews
The plastic (workforce) of the DVD is looking for an increase from the data (management). Data is offering 8.5% and plastic is looking for 12%. The plastic has gone on strike until it gets what it wants. The data is there but you just can’t use it.
Dirt 2 | Wolfenstein Batman: Arkham Asylum G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra the Cobra + More
Previews Need for Speed: Shift Blur | FIFA 10 Tropico 3 Tony Hawk: Ride
MSI Master
Overclocking Arena 2009 report-back report back
VOL 12 ISSUE 7 10.2009 SOUTH AFRICA R42.00
Contents
50 ¬Regulars 10 12 14 64 66 68 98
Ed’s Note Inbox Bytes Looking Back – Redneck Rampage Lifestyle – Comics Lifestyle – Figurines Game Over
Opinion 24 26 76 78
Miktar’s Meanderings I, Gamer Hardwired Life, Hardware and
[email protected] Features 28 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 80 MSI Master Overclocking Arena 2009 84 Next-Gen Mobile Gaming Graphics
Previews 34 36 38 40 42 43
Tony Hawk: RIDE Tropico 3 Need for Speed: Shift Blur Heroes Over Europe FIFA 10
Reviews 44 46 50 54 56 58 59 60 61
Reviews Intro Wolfenstein [ PC] Batman: Arkham Asylum [ 360] Colin McRae: DiRT 2 [ 360] G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra [ PS3] Mini Ninjas [ PS3] Trials HD [ 360] Dissidia: Final Fantasy [ PSP] Shatter [ PS3]
Hardware 70 72 74 86 87 87 88 90 92 92 93 94 95 96 96
Hardware News Inbox Dream Machine ASUS Matrix GTX285 Logitech G9x Laser Mouse Logitech G35 Surround Sound Headset Sapphire Vapor-X HD 4890 2GB Lian Li TYR PC-X500 Chassis MSI SyrenPhone Gaming Headset Skullcandy G.I. Headphones Genius Wireless Trio Racer Samsung Jet S8003 Corsair Performance Series P128 SSD MSI GeForce N295GTX Mushkin Enhanced HP3 3GB Triple-Channel Kit
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October 2009 NAG DVD Contents Demos
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood | Championship Manager 2010 | Fairy Tales: Three Heroes | Mini Ninjas | Osmos | Superstars V8 Racing | Tales of Monkey Island | Time Gentlemen, Please! | Trials 2: Second Edition 1.08
Drivers
ATI Catalyst Drivers 9.7 Vista | Vista 64 | ATI Catalyst Drivers 9.8 XP | NVIDIA ForceWare 190.62 WHQL Vista | Vista 64 | XP
Extras
CheatBook Database 2009 + Updates | CoD: WaW - Beauty of Annihilation [music] | CoD: WaW - The One [music] | For your kid brother | For your sister | Games for Windows Live 3.0 client | Hot stuff rAge 2009 Tuks Radio [advert] | The Overclocker Issue 6 [PDF] | Wallpapers
Patches
Mass Effect Patch v1.02 | Spore Patch v1.05 | Wolfenstein Patch v1.1
Game Videos
Alpha Protocol - GC 2009 Associate Producer Interview | Ashes Cricket 2009 - Launch Trailer Assassin’s Creed II - Creative Director Interview | Avatar - HD Teaser Trailer | James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game - GC 2009 Trailer | Batman - Gadgets Trailer | Batman - Harley Quinn Challenge Game Trailer | Batman - Henchmen Beatdown Game Trailer | Batman - History of Arkham Asylum Trailer | Batman - Launch Trailer | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - GC 2009 Senior Producer Interview | Battlefield: Bad Company 2 - Squad Stories Trailer | Battleswarm: Field of Honor - Debut Trailer | Beaterator - Debut Teaser Trailer | Big Slip | BioShock 2 - Multiplayer Trailer | Blur - GC 2009 Communications Manager Interview | Blur – Mash-ups Trailer | Borderlands - Game Montage | Borderlands - GC 2009 Randy Pitchford Interview | Brütal Legend - Tim Schafer Rubik’s Cube Soundtrack Reveal | Champions Online - Supergroup Documentary | Cities XL - Overview Trailer | Command and Conquer 4 - Teaser Trailer Director’s Cut | Crysis 2 - Nanosuit 2 Trailer |