There’s something funny about alien anal probes. If there wasn’t, the idea wouldn’t have been lampooned in virtually every form of entertainment known to man. It’s probably one of the reasons that the first Destroy All Humans game was developed, and it seems that the shine hasn’t really worn off the concept yet – at [...]

When I read, a few years ago, that the World Cyber Games (or was it the Cyberathlete Professional League? I can’t remember which, now…) would be including mobile (i.e. cell-phone) games among the various events, I was, to say the least, a bit sceptical. To be fair, though, at that time my perspective excluded console [...]

Historically, migration between genres has been more or less synonymous with misadventure. Much like Paris Hilton’s music career, for example, it’s generally better to play to your strengths than risk it all with an insipid, insignificant fumble in some other direction. Of course, one might argue that whatever it was she was doing before was [...]

It’s been a long time coming (11 years to be precise) but it’s finally here – NAG Online is the place to catch up on the latest gaming reviews, discover new and incredible hardware and technology, and even learn a thing or two about making your very own games. We’ve put together a crack team [...]

By the time you read this, the Gigabyte Open Overclocking Championship 2009 South African qualifier will be over, a distant memory, and all that will remain will be a few HWbot points. It was an overclocking session like any other, tons of high end hardware pushed to the absolute limit, countless litres of liquid nitrogen [...]

It’s difficult to review Watchmen without resorting to “Just go out and buy it right now”, but keep those words on your mind at all times while reading this. Watchmen is the product of the legendary Andy Moore’s writing and Dave Gibbons’s artwork. Both are veterans in their fields and responsible for titles such as [...]

SMS the word Tommy to 33110 and stand a chance to win with Electronic Arts South Africa and NAG Online.
Up for grabs are five copies of The Godfather II videogame (PS3) and unique codes to unlock Tommy Cipolla as a playable character in the game. While the other soldiers at the start of the game [...]

This is it folks, our long-awaited April redesign issue. This issue is filled to the brim with all kinds of awesome; a review of F.E.A.R. 2 on PC, Killzone 2 and Halo Wars as well as Street Fighter IV, Dawn of War 2 and Skate 2. It’s a veritable sequel bonanza! We also review the [...]

This time last year, if you wanted a high-end graphics card, Nvidia’s 8800 series was by far the best choice; ATI’s 38xx series just couldn’t keep up. Then, when Nvidia released their GT200 series cards, the performance bar was set even higher. Massive graphics cards with massive performance, massive power draw, and a massive price [...]

Scared of game development? Don’t be! Game Maker proves that making your own amazing titles is both fun and easy to do.

Those of you who played through the first F.E.A.R. will remember that earth-shattering explosion that took place at the end of the game. F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin begins a short while before that explosion rocks the F.E.A.R. universe, placing you in the shoes of Sergeant Michael Becket (the Point Man, the protagonist from the original, [...]

For those not familiar with the series; Penny Arcade Adventures: On The Rain-Slick Precipice Of Darkness is a light RPG based on the long-running Penny Arcade webcomic. Set in a twisted steampunk/Lovecraftian-style version of the 1920s, you join the comic’s two main characters as they battle evil both supernatural and technological. Fortunately, the etiquette of [...]

Where did modding come from and how did it get here? Here’s a quick history of game modding and user-generated content.

Netbooks – a term coined by ASUS in 2007 – have been multiplying like rabbits and can now be found everywhere. The platform is so popular that even Zotac is making one of their own, complete with the stock-standard Intel Atom N270 CPU and, given their partnership with Nvidia, the Ion platform bundled as [...]