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Epic Games available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One

Defy doomsday by taking up arms and joining the resistance, own the octagon on your journey to MMA superstardom or stunt and jump yourself all the way to ultimate glory!

By Andre Coetze

FAR CRY 5

The Far Cry series throughout the years has taken players to exotic islands, Himalayan mountains, the African bushveld and even back to prehistoric times. So where to next for the popular series? Well the good old United States of America of course.

Far Cry 5
Far Cry 5 takes place in the serene looking, yet deeply twisted areas of Montana. As the new junior deputy of Hope County, Montana, players will fnd that their arrival accelerates a yearslong silent coup by a fanatical doomsday cult, the Project at Eden’s Gate, igniting a violent take over of the county. Under siege and cut off from the rest of the world, the player will join forces with residents of Hope County and from the Resistance. 

Far Cry 5 not only features a brand new location and villain, but also features new vehicles in the form of aeroplanes, opening up the impressive open world even more. Attack enemy bases from the sky and unleash your justice from above. To take down the cult, players will need to utilise any and all weapons at their disposal, including ranged weapons such as guns and grenades and melee weapons like a sledgehammer or baseball bat.

Additionally, players can recruit Guns for Hire from a large cast of characters, or even Fangs for Hire, specialised animals like bears and cougars to complement players’ playstyles whether they’re going in stealthily or forcefully. How players approach each situation and the chaos they create is up to them. Far Cry 5 is an interesting new direction for the series, but with all the elements that made the series such a hit frmly in place. It’s a clever, funny and terrifying frst-person shooter and is already a candidate for game of the year for 2018.

*Available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One at btgames.co.za (R925)


EA SPORTS UFC 3

EA Sports returns to the Octagon for another attempt at recreating the most intense sport on the planet. With UFC 3, every punch, kick, block and counter has been recaptured and rebuilt using cuttingedge Real Player Motion Tech.

EA Sports UFC 3
With over 5000 new animations captured and rebuilt from the ground up, you can now move, strike and create seamless combinations with the fluidity and freedom of the world’s best UFC fghters. Slip and strike while in full motion to execute dangerous counterattacks, adding new strategy and competition to every fight. The biggest new addition to UFC 3 however is that of the G.O.A.T. Career mode. For the frst time ever, the choices you make outside the octagon impact your greatness inside it.

Between each bout, make promotional choices that will help you gain fans, build hype for your next fght and potentially earn you more lucrative contracts from the UFC. However you will not start as a UFC fghter, that honour needs to be earned.

Instead you start your MMA career in the World Fighting Alliance, and it’s up to you to put in the kind of performances that will catch the eye of UFC boss Dana White. Once drafted into the UFC, it is up to you on how to hype your fghts, annoy your rivals and march on towards the title of the G.O.A.T. EA Sports has always been known to create good-looking sport titles, but UFC 3 might just be the best looking fghting game ever made.

The player likenesses are scarily accurate and the movements are as lifelike as you can get. UFC 3 is a massive step forward for the franchise, making it arguably the best fghting game available today. Even if you’re not a fan of the world of mixed martial arts, you will fnd something to love in UFC 3.

*Available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One at btgames.co.za (R915)


MX VS ATV ALL OUT

Since it’s initial release back in 2005, the MX VS ATV series has been synonymous with fun, fast-paced off-road racing experiences. In its 13-year existence, the series has grown into a powerhouse with each iteration improving on the last. Now in 2018, MX VS ATV ALL OUT is without a doubt the best in the series.
MX vs ATV All Out.

Choosing between bikes, ATVs and UTVs, you will get to refne your rider style at your private compound and race across a massive open world to compete in various game modes. New to the series is the Freestyle mode which allows you to perform insane stunts across various terrains, the bigger and flashier the stunts the closer you will get to victory. It’s an incredibly fun mode that is easy to play but hard to master.

Multiplayer has also seen a big upgrade with 2 player split-screen local co-op play and an impressive 16 player online mode. Challenge your friends and fellow all-terrain fans from across the world for ultimate glory. As with previous MX VS ATV games, you get to select from numerous gear and vehicle companies from around the world, adding to the impressive realism of the series. Upgrading your vehicles is always a vital part to winning in style or being left behind and MX VS ATV All Out gives you even more freedom to tune your ride to your exact specs.

Created from the ground up for current consoles, MX VS ATV All Out looks fantastic and plays better than ever before. If you’re a fan of the series or new to the exciting world of all-terrain racing then MX VS ATV All Out is without a doubt for you.

*Available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One at btgames.co.za (R735)

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Italian Wine
The insider’s guide to Italian wine, from the author of How to Drink Like a Billionaire

Text by: Marh Oldman

If you’re going to drink like a billionaire, you have to drink Italian wine. No glass so ably matches the lusty flavours of Italian cuisine, be it the blissful combination of a piercing friulano with creamy burrata or a Barbaresco with a steaming plate of buttered pasta and shaved Alba trufes.

We all know the likes of prosecco, pinot grigio and Chianti, any of which can be deeply gratifying when well made, but this is just the tip of the tiramisu that is Italian wine. With more than 300 grapes and a dizzying number of wine regions, it is the wine world’s crazy quilt of complexity.

The good news is that this prevents even most experts from becoming experts on Italian wine, which takes the pressure off—and makes it that much harder for snobs to show you up. If you learn just a few good types, you’ll be ahead of the game.

Another advantage of Italian wine is that compared to its counterparts in France and California, the most coveted versions aren’t always the world’s most expensive. Just as some vintage Alfa Romeo Spiders sell for only four fgures, the Italians believe in delivering beauty at all price points.

And the value of learning to pronounce a few special Italian wines should not be underestimated. Order an everyday-sounding merlot or malbec and your date will yawn, but purse your lips around the glamorous Etna Bianco or amarone—and you’ve already closed the deal.


Friulano (Free-oo-LAH-noh)

Let the pikers play with their pinot grigio while you favour friulano, a white that’s the pride of north-eastern Italy but still relatively unknown outside of wine circles. Uncommonly refreshing, friulano is crisp and medium-bodied, with an often pleasantly bitter aftertaste of minerals or almonds. While some versions edge over R720, it often goes for about half that.

Try: Livio Felluga Friulano Friuli Venezia- Colli Orientali (R430)

Livio Felluga Friulano Friuli Venezia.


 Fiano (Fee-AH-noh)

A good introduction to Italy’s best white wines is fano, which hails mostly from southern Italy’s Campania region. Its lemony acidity and medium weight makes it versatile with most dishes, especially pasta creations with nuts or basil, both of which are also signature scents in the wine. Sniff mindfully and you may even detect a floral bouquet, so if you forget to bring flowers, there’s a good chance this wine will do it for you.

Try: Pietracupa Fiano di Avellino (R430)

Pietracupa Fiano di Avellino


Amarone (Am-ah-ROE-neh)

A powerful, swaggering capo, this is a heady red made from dehydrated grapes grown in the Valpolicella district of Italy’s Veneto region. Its bold, high-octane taste, which sometimes has hints of chocolate or minerals, often requires 10 or more years to mellow. Prestigious and powerful, it deserves to be drunk in a jewel-encrusted chalice.

Try: Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della

Giuseppe Quintarelli Amarone della.


Valpolicella Classico (R5 400)

Aglianico (Ah-lee-AH-neh-ko) Considered the top wine type of relatively humble southern Italy, aglianico delivers a savoury black-fruited whoosh of sour cherry, leather, black olive or smoke. It is generally more affordable than its counterparts up north and is a willing match for porterhouse, rib eye and other meaty fare.

Try: Feudi di San Gregorio “Serpico” Irpinia (R1 200)

Feudi di San Gregorio “Serpico” Irpinia.


Etna Bianco (ATE-nah bee-AHN-ko)

If anyone tries to give you grief about drinking white wine, tell them yours was wrought by a fearsome volcano, which is exactly how the best wines from Sicily—and specifcally around the east coast district of Mt. Etna—came to be. The grapes raised on Mt. Etna’s high-altitude, volcanic soils, including ancient indigenous varieties such as carricante, create wines that are refreshing but have a distinct minerality and intensity.

Try: Benanti Etna Bianco Superiore (R580).

 Benanti Etna Bianco Superiore.


Barolo and Barbaresco

(Bah-ROH-low, Bar-bah-RAY-sko) Italy’s rich, regal expressions of the nebbiolo grape, Piedmont-based Barolo and Barbaresco can be astonishingly unique in nose and taste. Their signature scents are tar and roses, but leather and menthol often rise to the fore. Their ample acidity and tannins also make rich food a necessity, so unleash the osso buco.

Try: Gaja Barbaresco (R2 900)
Gaja Barbaresco.
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