Hey P33ps, here’s a quick reminder to send in photos of your El33tonline Crib, y’know, your gaming corner/crib/station/desk/area/room.

The place in your life where gaming is done!

We’ll be closing submissions at the very end of this Sunday, December 11th, and we’ve already got tons of awesome pics from you, but we could always do with more!

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In my PC Buyer’s Guide this year I gave a special mention to the Humble Indie Bundle, and with good reason. These guys have a brilliant solution to not only promote small indie developers with small budgets, but they also give aid to charities. Allow me to explain a little more.

The Humble Indie Bundle normally has a release window of only two or three weeks. During this time there will be a collection of indie games up for grabs at the wonderful price of…whatever you want. That’s right, you get to choose what you want to pay for the games. There is no minimum cost, and if you want to be totally inhumane you can spend 1c on the entire bundle. Ahem. Try such a low number and they give you a very cool picture begging for a little more.

Continue reading El33tonline’s Editorial: Indie Bundles - small budget, big heart!

So after seeing the enthusiasm in the comments section of today’s Question of the Day, we decided to extend our invitation of sending pics of your gaming corner/crib/station/desk/area/room to us.

This will allow us to see where you live… I mean, where you game and get a better understanding of who our readers are. The resident psychic will look at the photos you send and be able to determine how many siblings you have and what car you drive, all from looking at where you spend your time gaming.

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There is a very talented YouTube video director called Freddie Wong. Most of his videos are gaming related and inspired. The quality of the stuff he comes up with week after week is scary, and he even gets some celebrities to join in on the fun. I suggest you have a look at his YouTube channel and subscribe to it for your weekly dose of classic gaming satire.

A few weeks ago he posted a Public Service Announcement named Inverted. Before I continue you need to watch it.

Continue reading El33tonline’s Editorial: Inverted vs Normal.

A couple weeks ago, we asked you to tell us if you had ever got in trouble for cranking up your gaming sound system too loud, but why would we want to know such a thing?

It was probably because El33tonline and Verbatim were giving away a R1000 gaming hamper comprising a Rapier USB Gaming USB Headset (with vibration) and a 2.1 Multi Media Portable Speaker System… probably. That, and we wanted a good laugh.

Well you certainly gave us a number of chuckles (of the hearty, waja and grossed out variety), and we’ve found the winner of this amazing prize!

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Welcome to Monday everybody! The good news is that we’ve got an awesome competition to help chase those blues away.

We’ve got a fantastic Verbatim gaming hamper worth R1000 up for grabs! The hamper consists of a Rapier USB Gaming USB Headset with Vibration and a 2.1 Multi Media Portable Speaker System.

Entering is easy to head over to our Verbatim gaming hamper competition page and get your entry in today. Thanks go to Verbatim for sponsoring this amazing prize.

Rovio has announced that a special Halloween Edition of its popular Angry Birds game is now available on the App Store. So you’ll be able to enjoy new Halloween-themed games on the iPhone and iPod touch as well as the iPad.

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In my opinion there are two types of gamers, those which I like to call the ‘Run & Gun’ type and those that fall into the ‘Sniping’ category. Now without me explaining anything more about these two different types, you’ll probably already know which one you are.

Continue reading El33tonline’s editorial of Run & Gun versus Sniping.

Anybody who has been to a long weekend LAN will know that personal hygiene is not really on the list of gamers’ priorities, let alone near the top of such a fictional list. The gamers will tend to pass out at their tables from exhaustion. If there is no time to get up and fall onto your sleeping bag in the corner, then there is no time for personal hygiene.

Brushing your teeth is considered optional, and in some cases your two day old breath could be the advantage you need when playing against an opponent sitting close by. One deep exhale will set you on the path to victory.

Continue reading El33tonline’s editorial on Gamers’ Perfume.

A few weeks ago we brought you news of a competition where KIA was offering one South African blogger the chance to win an awesome 2010 FIFA World Cup experience. The competition has now come to a close and we’re happy to reveal that a winner has been chosen…and that lucky winner is Casey Monteiro!

Congratulations to Casey, who was chosen as South Africa’s social media representative for the four-day Kia experience.

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By now some of you may have already seen the new Prince of Persia movie, Jerry Bruckheimer’s film adaptation of Ubisoft’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time starring Jake Gyllenhaal. You may even have played the new Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands videogame. Even if you haven’t you’ll no doubt enjoy the new Girlz ‘N’ Games webcomic by Durban-based cartoonist Noelle Adams.

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Welcome to the new and improved El33tonline! The team has been toiling away at El33t towers for many, many moons now to bring you a new look and new functions. So take a look around, poke here and there (try not to break anything) and be sure to let us know what you think.

Not only will you get a brand new look, but we’ll even throw in a bunch of new features for free. These are some of the highlights: you can now register and create a profile; you can choose a gravatar; check out our new score reveal for reviews; and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Don’t forget to check back tomorrow for a whole bunch of new competitions to celebrate our official launch day. You’ll be able to win great prizes for registering, leaving insightful and witty comments and following us on Twitter.

Thank you to all of our loyal readers for following us over the past three and a bit years and to the South African distributors for supporting us - we couldn’t have done it without you all! We look forward to an exciting year ahead and continuing to bring you up to date news and reviews as well as fabulous free stuff for everybody’s favourite hobby.

Last but not least a huge thanks to everyone on the team who made this new look possible. You guys rock!

Today marks just 17 days left until the 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off, and with fans across the country wearing their soccer jerseys and tooting their Vuvuzelas its plain to see that soccer fever is gripping the nation.

If you haven’t yet bought a ticket to one of the games, shame on you, but fear not because Kia motors is offering you the chance of a lifetime. Not only can you stand the chance to win a copy of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa PS3 EA Game and a Sony Cybershot camera, but you could also win the grand prize – a chance to join 12 global bloggers from the 18th to 21st of June to stay at the new Rosebank Holiday Inn Hotel, attend one 2010 FIFA World Cup match and spend a day test driving the new Kia Sportage.

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Today is the 4th of May and, as any self-respecting Star Wars fan will tell you, Star Wars Day. The only thing left to say then is ‘May the 4th be with you.’

Share the Star Wars love people.

What is in a name? Apparently a lot more than meets the eye. Companies these days tend to spend millions on creating a brand name and then sticking with it. If you dare to look at a well-established brand just a little bit skew you can be sure to lose your socks after heavy litigation. I once had a typo in an article and rather than saying “Put a cork in it” I said “Put a coke in it”…My ISP received a court order to remove it.

The choice of words that make it into a name plays a very big part in the success of the product involved. Imagine disposable nappies named Pooper Scoopers. Not only is it an accurate description, it is also very family friendly. Yet you rather get Pampers, to appeal to a mother’s softer, kinder nature. It hides the fact that babies are actually very messy creatures that give grown men the jeeblies. But I digress.

Continue reading “War, what is it good for?”