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EB World Expo – a tale of a wonderful gaming community

October 8, 2012

convention/Cosplay/EB World Expo/Opinion

We tend to see a lot of negative press about the gaming community. From the controversy over sexism in the fighting game community, to other accusations of sexism towards female games journalists at the E3 2012 convention, and of course the persistent issue of the behaviour of the community of games…

Star Wars: First Assault info leaks out

October 7, 2012

lucasarts/Star Wars: First Assault/XBLA/Xbox 360

What exactly First Assault is we’re not sure, but Star Wars fans are definitely going to have something new to play on Xbox Live. Don’t get too excited just yet, because there’s absolutely nothing to go on at the moment except the box art. And it’s pretty clear that Lucasarts…

ios-sunday-diggin-for-hidden-gems

October 7, 2012

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Sundays are meant to be lazy days. Spending time with family and friends, going to see the latest release at the cinema, or even just relaxing and catching up on your (likely) ever-growing backlog of games, these are the things we do on Sundays too. But lately, there’s another thing…

Hands on with Wii U: In reality it’s a bit of a gimmick

October 7, 2012

EB World Expo/Hands-On Impressions/Nintendo/Nintendo Wii U

One of the most exciting features of the EB World Expo game recently held in Sydney was the opportunity to go hands on with the Nintendo Wii U. Most of the launch games were playable at the event, and I got to run through a couple of the games at…

Review: Torchlight II (PC)

October 6, 2012

PC/Reviews/Runic Games/Torchlight II

Let’s get this out of the way first: no, I have no idea whether or not Torchlight II is better than Diablo 3. Not only did I not play Diablo 3, but there are hundreds of people more qualified to make comparisons about the mechanics, structure and overall feel of…

The weekly discussion: The review dilemma

October 5, 2012

Resident Evil 6/The weekly discussion

Here’s a question for you — do you prefer a reviewer who speaks about a game in a mass market sense, or someone who can get down to it and talk something up (or down) as a fan? This is a question that’s cropped up from time to time in…

Nintendo preps eShop for a busy Holiday e-season

October 5, 2012

Holiday/nintendo download/Super Mario

Nintendo has released a list of the games that’ll be hitting the eShop this Holiday- brace your wallets. The first thing you’ll probably notice is that the mega-publisher’s e-push for their biggest (formerly retail only) titles didn’t begin and end with New Super Mario Bros 2 as a bunch of…

It’s a great week for Vita and PS3 owners on the PSN

October 5, 2012

PlayStation 3/PlayStation Store/PlayStation Vita/psn update

PS3 players have a lot of great content this week including NBA 2K13 and Resident Evil 6 while the PS Vita a lots more PSone Classic support and a New Little King. It’s a very solid to great (depending on your tastes) week on Sony’s download service.Personally, I’m happy to…

Primordia closes in on release

October 5, 2012

PC/Primordia/Wadjet Eye

Wadjet Eye Games is really on something of a roll with the recently released Resonance and now their newest adventure title, the steampunk Primordia, looks to be shaping up nicely too. Created by indie developer Wormwood Studios with help from Wadjet Eye, Primordia is a retro-styled, point-and-click game that combines…

Hearthfire now heating up the PC

October 5, 2012

bethesda/Hearthfire/PC/Skyrim/Steam

Extreme Home Makeover Skyrim edition is now available on Steam. Hearthfire expands the already massive action/RPG The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim by letting players build their own ‘in game’ home and outfit said homestead however they see fit. With this official add-on to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim®, you can purchase…

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