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Pre-order Train Simulator 2013, get a discount

September 17, 2012

PC/Steam/Train Simulator 2013

Aspiring engineers who are looking to pick up a copy of Train Simulator 2013 might want to plunk down their order on Steam now. RailSimulator has just announced that the sequel to Train Simulator 2012 is just about ready to roll out onto the tracks for PC. As a bonus,…

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September 17, 2012

Fuse/Insomniac Games/Overstrike/PS3/Xbox 360

Developer Insomniac Games announced this past week that its forthcoming four player action shooter Overstrike is getting a name change – but thats not all. Fuse is the name of the game now, and it’s a game that has a little bit of an uproar around it at the moment.…

DLC review: Battlefield 3: Armored Kill (PS3)

September 17, 2012

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The battlefield just got bigger than ever. No, really. Armored Kill, the third DLC instalment to DICE’s Battlefield 3 brings with it four brand new maps, and they are boy are they big. You might remember a few months ago we did a review of Battlefield 3 and the second…

Video review: Beat the Beat: Rhythm Paradise (Wii)

September 17, 2012

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Beat the Beat has finally arrived in Australia, and while the Wii might not be getting many new game releases these days, this game continues the fine tradition of quality over quantity in the Wii’s final year. Taking a deceptively simple idea, throwing in some insane minigames and crazy-fun music,…

The weekly discussion: all about U… Wii U

September 14, 2012

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The dust has settled (well, more-or-less), and we now know almost everything there is to know about the Nintendo Wii U – when it will launch how much it will cost, what games will be available on it. There’s been controversies, of course. I’m not entirely sold on the console…

Original Killzone coming to PSN in HD

September 14, 2012

Killzone HD/PS3/Sony

An HD remake of the original Killzone was already on the way in next month’s Trilogy Collection, now Sony has announced that the game will also be available (sans parts 2&3) on the PSN. It’s true, the first game in the Killzone series (billed as a Halo-killer by some before…

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September 14, 2012

Fractured Soul/Mystical Ninja/Nintendo 3DS/nintendo download/Nintendo DSi

The 1998 GameBoy incarnation of Mystical ninja posts to the eShop’s Virtual Console this week along with a solid looking new title with Fractured Souls. How long has it been since there’s been a new Mystical Ninja game anyway? Aside from a few mobile titles and a DS game that…

Review: War of the Human Tanks (PC)

September 14, 2012

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Chances are, you’ve taken part in a video game war of some sort. It could have been simulated through the tactical affairs of Advance Wars, the more accessible Call of Duty, or even the historical action in Dynasty Warriors. Regardless, video games about human conflict seem to be here to stay.…

Review: Closure (Steam/ PS3)

September 14, 2012

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Now available on Steam Here is something that I’ve pondered many times over the years: if a tree falls in the middle of the forest and nobody hears it – did it even make a sound at all? It’s a question of reality, or better yet, one of pure existence itself. In Eyebrow…

Nintendo Wii U launch details: Five reasons I’m worried

September 13, 2012

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Nintendo has officially detailed its Wii U launch details with an online presentation in Japan. Now, bearing in mind that I am still quite keen to see how this all rolls out and I can’t wait to try the console for myself, I have some deep concerns about this launch…

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