Hot video games - 2010/04/25

Starcraft II is dominating the bestseller lists this week along with Grand Theft Auto.

Here are the bestsellers from the various online retailers:

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1. God of War 3 (PS3)
2. PlayStation Network Card R200 (PS3/PSP)
3. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening Expansion Pack (PC DVD-ROM)
4. World of Warcraft 60 Day Pre-paid Game Card European Server Version (PC)
5. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PC DVD-ROM)
6. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City (PS3)
7. Exclusive: Far Cry 2 (PC DVD-ROM)
8. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (PC DVD-ROM)
9. Street Fighter IV Collector's Edition (PS3)
10. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare GOTY Edition (PS3)

Kalahari.net
1. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City - PS3
2. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - PS3
3. Starcraft 2 Special Edition - PC
4. God of War Collection: God of War & God of War II - PS3
5. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - Adidas Ball Bundle - PS3
6. Splinter Cell Conviction - Xbox360
7. Empire Earth II Gold - PC (R27.95!!!)
8. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City - PC
9. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight - PC
10. Age of Empires Collector's Edition (Exclusive Range) - PC

Amazon
1. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty - PC
2. Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Nintendo Wii
3. Super Street Fighter IV - PS3
4. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector's Edition - PC
5. Super Street Fighter IV - Xbox360
6. Red Dead Redemption - Xbox360
7. Just Dance - Nintendo Wii
8. New Super Mario Bros - Nintendo Wii
9. God of War III - PS3
10. MLB 2K10 - Xbox360

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1. God of War III - PS3
2. Just Dance - Nintendo Wii
3. Tom Clancy Splinter Celll - Xbox360
4. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty - PC
5. StreetFighter 4 - PS3
6. Pokemon Heartgold Version - Nintendo DS
7. Pokemon SoulSilver - Nintendo DS
8. Red Dead Redemption - Xbox360
9. Batman Arkhum Asylum - PS3
10. Battlefield Bad Company 2 - Xbox360

Bestselling Books - 2010/04/25

Want to know what books are selling well on the various online retail platforms?

I see that the new James Patterson book - 9th Judgement - is moving up the various bestseller lists and the Sookie Stackhouse is also proving popular.

Here they are:

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1. Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Larsson, Stig
2. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2 - Smith, L. J.
3. Lion's Heat - Leigh, Lora
4. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4 - Smith, L. J.
5. The Return: Nightfall - Smith, L. J.
6. Vampire Diaries - The Return: Nightfall - Smith, L. J.
7. Bad Moon Rising - Kenyon, Sherrilyn
8. Girl Who Played with Fire- Larsson, Stieg
9. Vampire Diaries Vol 1 Books 3 & 4 TV Tie - Smith, L. J.
10. Vampire Diaries - The Return: Shadow Souls - Smith, L. J.

Kalahari.net
1. The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body - Jon Gabriel
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest - Stieg Larsson
3. 9th Judgement - James Patterson
4. Breaking Dawn - Stephenie Meyer
5. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
6. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
7. The Return: Nightfall - LJ Smith
8. The Return: Shadow Souls - LJ Smith
9. Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 - LJ Smith
10. Jesus seen die kindertjies - Gloria A. Truitt

Amazon
1. Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel - Charlaine Harris
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
3. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) - Stieg Larsson
4. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis
5. The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) - Stieg Larsson
6. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
7. Savor the Moment (The Bride Quartet, Book 3) - Nora Roberts
8. Lover Mine: A Novel of the Black Dagger - J. R. Ward
9. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
10. The 9th Judgment (The Women's Murder Club) - James Patterson

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1. The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
2. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
3. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis
4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
5. Women. Food and God. An unexpected path to almost everything
6. Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel - Charlaine Harris
7. The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) - Stieg Larsson
8. The Help - Kathryn Stockett
9. Changes: The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher
10. Oprah: A biography

Popular music - 2010/04/25

On the Amazon site there is a new face at the top of the rankings with the Natalie Merchant CD. She also makes it to the top of the Want It All music list as well. Haven't heard of her before - anybody know what the CD is like?

Need You Now from Lady Antebellum is also proving to be popular on three of the four lists.

It is all Afrikaans this week on the Kalahari website!

Here are the full lists:

Take2
1. Madonna - Sticky & Sweet Tour (DVD/CD)
2. Now the DVD Vol. 15 (DVD)
3. Cliff Richard And The Shadows - The Final Reunion 2009 (DVD)
4. Now 54 (CD)
5. Ray Dylan - Ek Wens Jy's Myne (CD)
6. Eden - Dekade (CD) In Stock
7. Romanz - Ek Sal Getuig (CD)
8. Watershed - A Million Faces : 20 Hits 10 Years (CD)
9. My World 2.0 - (Import CD) - Justin Bieber
10. Nadine - Live In Europe (DVD)

Kalahari.net
1. Now 54 - Various
2. Ons Lieflinge / Our Darlings Vol.2 - Drome - Rudi En Corlea
3. Tweeduisend-En-Tien - Laurika Rauch
4. Afri-frans - Various
5. Die Grootste Afrikaanse Treffers Ooit! - Various
6. Afri-Spaans - Various
7. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
8. 100 Acoustic Memories - Various
9. My Worlds - Justin Bieber
10. Soldier Of Love - Sade

Amazon
1. Leave Your Sleep (2CD) - Natalie Merchant
2. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
3. The Age of Miracles - Mary Chapin Carpenter
4. Fearless Love - Melissa Etheridge
5. Live At The Troubadour [CD / DVD Combo] - James Taylor
6. Emotion & Commotion - Jeff Beck
7. Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna - Glee Cast
8. Country Music - Willie Nelson
9. Soldier of Love - Sade
10. Crazy Heart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Various

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1. Leave Your Sleep (2CD) - Natalie Merchant
2. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
3. Soldier of Love - Sade
4. Emotion & Commotion - Jeff Beck
5. Valleys of Neptune - Jimi Hendrix
6. I learned the hard way - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
7. Women & Country - Jakob Dylan
8. Slash - Slash
9. Sticky & Sweet Tour- Madonna
10. Broken Bells - Broken Bells

Consent to Kill – Vince Flynn

This is the first Vince Flynn book I have read and quite simply – it was a really nice, simple and uncomplicated read. A few places were a little unbelievable but if you’re a fan of action movies and want a similar thing in book format then this is probably the closest you are going to come.

As far as anti-terrorist experts go CIA superagent Mitch Rapp is as big and deadly as they come. He’s the kind of guy who you really don’t want to wake up to because you will know without question why he is there.

Suffice to say in his line of work, he has irritated a few people along the line including an influential Saudi businessman whose son Rapp had supposedly bumped off in a previous novel and now he is seeking revenge. Rapp finds himself and his wife in the sights of a dangerous hitman who will let nothing get in his way.

The end result is a really entertaining action thriller for those who just want to switch off for a bit.

Title: Consent to kill

Author: Vince Flynn

ISBN: 978-1-4165-0501-3

Rated the book a 3.5 out of 5 and would thoroughly recommend it.

You can buy the book online from retailer Loot for R84.

Popular music - 2010/04/11

Who would possibly have believed that a bestseller list in 2010 would be topped by Jimi Hendrix and Cliff Richard?!

Here it is - a list of the hottest music according to various online resellers:

Amazon
1. Valleys Of Neptune - Jimi Hendrix
2. Emotion & Commotion - Jeff Beck
3. I Learned The Hard Way - Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
4. Women and Country - Jakob Dylan
5. The Sticky & Sweet Tour - Madonna
6. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum
7. Volume Two - She & Him
8. Soldier of Love - Sade
9. Leave Your Sleep (2CD) - Natalie Merchant
10. Slash - Slash

Kalahari.Net
1. Tweeduisend-En-Tien - Laurika Rauch
2. Now 54 - Various
3. 100 Acoustic Memories - Various
4. Hits From LM Radio (Not Original Artists) - Various
5. Sand & Water - NIANELL
6. Ons Lieflinge / Our Darlings Vol.2 - Drome - Rudi En Corlea
7. I Dreamed A Dream - Susan Boyle
8. Die Grootste Afrikaanse Treffers Ooit! - Various
9. 10 Jaar - Platinum Treffers - Juanita Du Plessis
10. Afri-frans - Various

Take2.co.za
1. Cliff Richard And The Shadows - The Final Reunion 2009
2. Madonna - Sticky & Sweet Tour
3. Cliff Richard And The Shadows - Reunited
4. Eden - Dekade
5. Now the DVD Vol. 15
6. Ray Dylan - Ek Wens Jy's Myne
7. My World 2.0 - Justin Bieber
8. Now 54
9. Gorillaz - Plastic Beach
10. Watershed - A Million Faces : 20 Hits 10 Years

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2010 FIFA World Cup – South Africa

World Cup fever is definately here and I saw this title and realised I want my own little momento of 2010.

Experience all the emotion and passion of the world’s biggest rivalries as you live the dream of competing for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Take on the challenge of leading your home nation from qualification right through to a virtual re-creation of the FIFA World Cup Final and feel what it is like to score the goal that lifts a nation.

• Win the 2010 FIFA World Cup - Compete as one of 199 teams from qualification right through to a virtual reproduction of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final. Play in any of the 10 official stadiums that come to life with the pageantry and festivity of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.


• 2010 FIFA World Cup Online - The first-ever full and authentic 2010 FIFA World Cup online tournament. Compete as your favourite country against rivals in the group stage through the knockout rounds to be crowned 2010 FIFA World Cup champion. Navigate the Globe to locate top countries and opponents among all 199 participating nations.


• Spectacular Presentation - 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ comes to life in spectacular fashion with all the emotion and pageantry of the official tournament, including all 10 official licensed stadiums. Experience confetti cannons, streamers, giant banners, seat cards, flags and fireworks as if you were in South Africa.


• Battle of the Nations - Represent your country in the 2010 FIFA World Cup online tournament against your rivals to win global supremacy. Earn individual and team points and prove your nation is the best. Every performance is rated, recorded and uploaded and your ratings all count towards player and nation leaderboards.


• Home & Away Tactics - CPU mimics international football by creating strategic, defensive formations for weaker teams playing away from home. Plus, weaker teams raise their level of play on their home pitch.


• Altitude Effects - Less air resistance at altitude means the ball travels faster and further. Plus, player will noticeably fatigue faster and their stamina challenged while playing in cities at higher elevations versus sea level.


• Authentic Stadiums - Compete in all 10 official stadiums of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa.

You can buy the Nintendo Wii title from Loot for R368.

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Hot video games - 2010/04/11

Want to know which video games are selling well at the moment? Here is the Sunday breakdown on the various online retailers.

God of War 3, Starcraft II and 2010 Fifa World Cup South Africa are three prominent titles this weekend!

Amazon
1. Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty Collector’s Edition - PC
2. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board - Nintendo Wii
3. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction - Xbox360
4. Just Dance - Nintendo Wii
5. Super Street Fighter IV - PS3
6. Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010 with Gun Bundle - Nintendo Wii
7. God of War III - PS3
8. Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Nintendo Wii
9. Red Dead Redemption - Xbox360
10. Pokemon SoulSilver Version - Nintendo DS

Kalahari.Net
1. God of War 3 - PS3
2. 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa - PS3
3. Settlers 7 - PC
4. Stronghold Collection - PC
5. Assassin's Creed 2 - PC
6. Need for Speed Undercover - PC
7. Warhammer: Dawn of War 2 Chaos Rising - PC
8. The Sims 3: High End Loft - PC
9. Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City - PS3
10. Virtua Tennis 2009 - Nintendo Wii

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1. God of War 3 - PS3
2. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening Expansion Pack - PC
3. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight - PC
4. Final Fantasy XIII - PS3
5. World of Warcraft 60 Day Pre-paid Game Card European Server Version - PC
6. PlayStation Network Card R200 - PS3/PSP
7. Stronghold Collection - PC
8. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat - PC
9. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare GOTY Edition - PS3
10. Warhammer: Dawn of War 2 - Chaos Rising Expansion Pack - PC

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Bestselling books - 2010/04/11

Another Sunday is here and once again we take a look at the bestselling books making the various online retail charts.

Again the Amazon list is topped by a food title! I keep telling you - food and politics seems to be the American hot topics at the moment!

Amazon
1. Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything - Geneen Roth
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
3. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis
4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
5. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella - Stephenie Meyer
6. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson
7. Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independance - Benson J. Lossing
8. Dead in the Family: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel - Charlaine Harris
9. Wives of the Signers - Mary W. Green
10. Changes (Dresden Files, Book 12) - Jim Butcher

Kalahari.Net
1. Evita's Kossie Sikelela - Pieter-Dirk Uys
2. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
3. Vampire Diaries: v. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
4. The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body - Jon Gabriel
5. Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
6. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest - Stieg Larsson
7. The Girl Who Played with Fire -Stieg Larsson
8. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
9. SAICA Legislation Handbook 2009/2010 - SAICA
10.Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 - LJ Smith

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1. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2 - Smith, L. J.
2. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4 - Smith, L. J.
3. The Return: Nightfall- Smith, L. J.
4. Vampire Diaries Vol 1 Books 3 & 4 TV Tie- Smith, L. J.
5. Vampire Diaries - The Return: Nightfall- Smith, L. J.
6. Lion's Heat- Leigh, Lora
7. Bad Moon Rising- Kenyon, Sherrilyn
8. Girl Who Played with Fire- Larsson, Stieg
9. Vampire Diaries - The Return: Shadow Souls - Smith, L. J.
10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Larsson, Stieg

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Hot Easter Games

And no new faces on the video game bestselling lists:

Kalahari.Net
1. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight - PC
2. Battlefield Bad Company 2 - Limited Edition - PC
3. Final Fantasy XIII - PS3
4. Singstar: ABBA - PS2
5. Ben 10: Vilgax Attacks Special Edition with Free Ben 10 Watch - PS2
6. Virtua Tennis 2009 - Nintendo Wii
7. Just Cause 2 - PS3
8. Just Cause 2 - Xbox 360
9. Heavy Rain - PS3
10. Assassin's Creed 2 - PC

Take2.co.za
1. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Limited Edition (PC)
2. God of War 3 (PS3)
3. Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening Expansion Pack (PC)
4. Final Fantasy XIII (PS3)
5. Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight (PC)
6. World of Warcraft 60 Day Pre-paid Game Card European Server Version (PC)
7. Assassin's Creed II (PC DVD-ROM)
8. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (PC)
9. Stronghold Collection (PC)
10. Exclusive: World In Conflict Complete (PC)

Amazon.com
1. Xbox 360 Arcade - Xbox360
2. Pokemon HeartGold Version Software Only - Nintendo DS
3. Just Dance - Nintendo Wii
4. God of War III - PS3
5. Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction - Xbox360
6. Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Nintendo Wii
7. New Super Mario Bros - Nintendo Wii
8. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 - Xbox360
9. Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board - Nintendo Wii
10. LittleBigPlanet: Game of the Year Edition - PS3

Easter Bestselling Books

It is the end of an interesting Easter weekend for South Africans and that means that as has become our tradition we compile a list of the best-selling books on the various online retail platforms.

There are two interesting titles on the Kalahari list which jump out at me. First up there is the new Pieter-Dirk Uys book and secondly "Sokker – Alles wat jy wil weet maar te skaam is om te vra" by Tim Sandham. Will definately see if I can get my hands on these two books to do a review on them.

Interestingly there is a new Stephenie Meyer topping the Amazon list and considering how much I enjoyed Twilight, I think I might need to follow this one.

Kalahari.Net
1. Evita's Kossie Sikelela - Pieter-Dirk Uys
2. Nuwe kinderverseboek - Riana Scheepers; Suzette Kotze-Myburgh
3. The Girl Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson
4. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest - Stieg Larsson
5. Vampire Diaries: Bks. 3 & 4 - LJ Smith
6. The Struggle: Bks. 1 & 2 - LJ Smith
7. Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Volume I: 40th Anniversary Edition - Julia Child; Louisette Bertholle
8. Eclipse - Stephenie Meyer
9. The Gabriel Method: The Revolutionary Diet-Free Way to Totally Transform Your Body - Jon Gabriel
10. Sokker – Alles wat jy wil weet maar te skaam is om te vra - Tim Sandham

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1. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 1, Books 1 & 2- Smith, L. J.
2. Vampire Diaries, Vol. 2, Books 3 & 4 - Smith, L. J.
3. The Return: Nightfall - Smith, L. J.
4. Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest - Larsson, Stig
5. Vampire Diaries Vol 1 Books 3 & 4 TV Tie - Smith, L. J.
6. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo - Larsson, Stieg
7. Vampire Diaries - The Return: Nightfall- Smith, L. J.
8. Bad Moon Rising- Kenyon, Sherrilyn
9. Girl Who Played with Fire- Larsson, Stieg
10. Eclipse - Meyer, Stephenie

Amazon.com
1. The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella - Stephenie Meyer
2. The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine - Michael Lewis
3. Changes (Dresden Files, Book 12) - Jim Butcher
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson
5. The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that could save your life - Ben Sherwood
6. The Age of the Unthinkable: Why the New World Disorder Constantly Surprises Us And What We Can Do About It - Joshua Cooper Ramo
7. America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story - Bruce Feiler
8. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson
9. Conservative Victory: Defeating Obama's Radical Agenda - Sean Hannity
10. Hungry Girl 1-2-3: The Easiest, Most Delicious Free Recipes on the planet - Lisa Lillien

On the reading list?

It looks like a rainy start to the Easter weekend – at least in Johannesburg!

The wife has claimed her Kindle back so I’ve had to search high and low through our bookshelves to find something decent to read. I even went so far as to look at what was on the daughters shelf and came across her copy of “Twilight”.

Up until now I have had absolutely no desire to read it. I love science fiction of the vampire nature, but my impression of Twilight was a lame, soppy, romantic series for teenagers.

I appear to have gotten it a little wrong and the book is actually quite well written and story line is sound! Maybe that explains why it has been such a phenomenal success on all the best-seller lists?

So what else are people reading this weekend?