Archive for July, 2008

Review: Haze (PS3)

July 31st, 2008 – 6:31 pm Posted by: Kyle
Filed as: Game Reviews

Free Radical is an interesting developer for two reasons. The first point of interest is that the company was founded by several former employees of Rare. Back on the Nintendo 64, Rare redefined the first person shooter with Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. Free Radical went on to create their own first person shooter series called [...]

Punisher: War Zone trailer

July 29th, 2008 – 4:40 pm Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Movies

The trailer for the brand new movie Punisher: War Zone is out and this time they go all out and won’t be settling for anything less then R18+. The film stars former Roman centurion Ray Stevenson as an older scarier looking Punisher who closer resembles the comic book character. Source: IGN | Superhero Hype

Review: Ninja Gaiden Dragon Sword (NDS)

July 27th, 2008 – 12:48 pm Posted by: Jordan

Developer – Team Ninja Publisher – Tecmo Available On – Nintendo DS The Ninja Gaiden games have some diverse roots. To date, our black clad Dragon Ninja Ryu Hayabusa originated on the arcade and has appeared on the NES, SNES, Master System, Game Gear and lots more and now Dragon Sword – our DS title.

Penny Arcade Adventuring on Playstation 3

July 27th, 2008 – 12:25 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

Just a quick note, the first installment of the new Penny Arcade Adventures series has been announced as heading for Sony’s Playstation 3. I reviewed this game recently and quite enjoyed it, while waiting for the next installment this is something PS3 owners may want to check out.

ABC Q & A – Violence, Video Games, and Joaby

July 27th, 2008 – 11:11 am Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Events,Games

Recently a personal friend Joab Gilroy from GameArena appeared on the ABC program “Q & A”, discussing the R rating issue in Australia. Got an opinion? Let us know below!

Movie Poster Update 24/07/2008

July 24th, 2008 – 7:22 pm Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Movies

Review: Battle Of The Bands (Wii)

July 19th, 2008 – 10:28 pm Posted by: Jordan

Developer – Planet Moon Studios Publisher – THQ Available On – Wii It’s hard to discuss a game like Battle Of The Bands (BOTB) and not compare it to the likes of Guitar Hero and Rock Band, the market dominators in music games both now also available on the Wii. Though after a brief session [...]

E3 2008 – Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars

July 16th, 2008 – 6:52 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Events,Games

Next of interest on the E3 2008 line up is Rockstar’s announcement for the Nintendo DS – Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars (GTA CW). After the mild success of GTA Advance, and the obvious triumph of the latest Grand Theft Auto IV, GTA CW is another welcome addition to the handheld library of GTA games. [...]

E3 2008 – Final Fantasy 360

July 15th, 2008 – 6:13 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Events,Games

With the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) underway yet again at the Los Angeles Convention Center the usual flurry of news and goss is coming at us left right and center. I can’t begin to contain the buzz around the industries biggest (yet now significantly smaller) gaming convention, with key notes already held by the big [...]

Mega Man 9

July 11th, 2008 – 6:08 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

Recently an interesting title popped up in Australia’s OFLC listing, known as “Mega Man 9″. Many speculations arose to a new installment in the Mega Man (Rockman in Japan) series, a name well known for mass abuse and excessive exposure throughout the years buy the productive yet cash-hungry CAPCOM. It’s also been many years since [...]