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Musa Afridi
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Articles By Musa Afridi

To save up for the Xbox 720 or PS4, or enjoy the 360 and PS3?

The next generation of video game consoles are just around the corner, but should consumers be looking to get them right away or hang on to the current generation for a while longer? When the original PlayStation was announced it sold rather well as did its successor, the PlayStation 2. However, the PlayStation 3 did […]

Movie recommendation of the week – Hot Fuzz

Ever felt like watching a brilliant movie that is filled with action, witty jokes and does not take itself seriously but managing to look serious at the same time? A joke here, a nice set piece there, plenty of mystery and suspense, a few hundred gunshots and a car chase may seem like the standard […]

Peshawar to feature in video game, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Pakistan will mark yet another appearance in the world of video games in Ubisoft’s upcoming triple-A title, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Video Games have become as much a part of modern culture as films and music. For those who doubt that statement here are just a few quick facts to bring them up to date. […]

Microsoft’s Xbox 720 to follow hot on the heels of the Wii U

The Xbox 720 could hit stores in early 2013 soon after the Wii U’s release during this year’s Holiday Season. When it comes to technology one factor that companies always concern themselves with is being first to the market, and that holds true for the Interactive Entertainment Industry as well. It was teased earlier that […]

Nintendo reforecast revenues, expects loss of 65 billion Yen

Company’s latest forecast paints a gloomy picture for the company for next quarter, blames both internal and external influences on financial performance Whether one plays video games or not becomes irrelevant as everyone who has not been living under a rock has heard the name Nintendo at one point or the other in their life. […]

Apple’s revenue reached $13 billion as profits double in Q1

Sales of Apple’s products including the iPad and iPhone saw profits reach record figures in a very successful quarter for the consumer electronics company. There were concerns when the visionary leader of Apple Inc., Steve Jobs, passed away after a long battle with cancer. However, any concerns will have been dampened by what has been […]

What you can tell about movies from their soundtracks

We all know the importance and value of soundtracks to a film, yet one can tell a lot about what a movie is aiming for based on its choice of background music. Has the reader ever noticed that different films opt for a consistent type of music throughout a film? One can argue that it […]

Load-shedding and gaming in Pakistan, a pain in the neck

Rolling blackouts may have damaging effects on the economy of the country, yet it affects everyone’s personal life as well in a number of ways, one of which is gaming. While many, myself included, will be of the opinion that the effects of load-shedding on the minority of the country’s population who play video games. […]

Bellflower (2011) – Review

Shot with a homemade camera does Evan Glodell’s directorial debut leave the audience feeling satisfied at the end of the movie or is it a waste of everyone’s time? Different would be one way to describe this film, though one can rest assured that there are a plethora of words one could use to tag […]

Quarantine 2: The Terminal (2011) – Review

The second instalment in Hollywood’s take on the Spanish Rec series sees the virus quarantined in an airline terminal, but does it build on the success of the original? For the viewers who may not know this the original Quarantine movie was an adaptation of Juame Balaguero’s film, Rec, which was released in 2007. Quarantine […]

Hostel: Part 3 – Review

Has the third entree in the Hostel series fixed the damage done by the poor sequel to the original, or is it just another pile of trash? When the original Hostel movie was released all those years ago, it was a time when mainstream gore was coming to the forefront. Saw and Hostel were the […]

Forks Over Knives (2011) – Review: a real life horror movie

Taking a leaf out of An Inconvenient Truth’s page and shocking of everyday people is another documentary that is sure to open a few eyes and close a few mouths. In the back of our minds we all know that what we eat, in one way or the other, is not good for us. We […]

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