Preview by Sam M. I’m sure it’s clear to most that know me that I love Battlefield. I absolutely suck at it, but there is a joy that I get out of playing it that I can’t find anywhere else. After getting some hands on time with it, Battlefield 4…
Read MoreReview by Chris I. The free-to-play (F2P) market is in full swing within the games industry and looks to play a major role in the upcoming generation of home consoles, with the PS4 currently scheduled to feature eight major F2P titles by the end of the year. As we have…
Read MoreBecause Tecmo Koei knows they’re going to sell, they’ve gone and done a massive DLC release: one free spoooooooky stage and one new costume for each character to celebrate Halloween. If you think of this like a Halloween costume party for college students, it all starts to make sense. It…
Read MoreInterview by Aidan B. One of our favourite local developers was at the EB Games 2013 expo in a big way. Nnooo, having now picked up the publisher’s role for two locally developed games on console, had three games to show off at the show. Not a bad effort for…
Read MoreReview by Andrew M. There has been a shift in 2013 with the way sports games are made, a shift that I quite like. The developers of sports games, and yes, F1 is a sport, you wannabe elitists out there, have sat down and thought about what the consumers of…
Read MoreReview by Shaan J. If there’s one thing I lament about owning a PS3, it’s the lack of party games that the system has to offer. Sure, there’s the long-running Buzz! games, and the upcoming Sportsfriends is sure to be a blast, but there aren’t many options if you want…
Read MoreBig Ant Studios, the developer behind many sporting adaptations on consoles, including AFL Live and Rugby League Live, is working with Crosse Studios to release a lacrosse game. Let’s just start by pointing out how insane it is for an Australian developer to be working on lacrosse. You’re lucky if…
Read MoreIt’s been coming for a while, but Kickstarter, that wonderful crowdfunding platform that allows game developers to directly ask the public for financing to build their games, has formally launched in Australia and New Zealand. This means that local developers, publishers, and anyone else with great ideas can create local…
Read MorePreview by Matt S. I’ve always been a bit concerned about Dark Souls 2, after I heard it was announced. My concern was always tied in to the budget of the game – Dark Souls 2 clearly has a bigger budget, and that means it needs to sell more copies…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Before Rollarcoaster Tycoon there was Transport Tycoon. And Transport Tycoon was a game made by the Gods (or, well, God of simulation games, Chris Sawyer). The fact that it is so playable even now, and still feels so modern compared to the likes of the rebooted…
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