The previously discovered reunion of Bioware and LucasArts led many to assume of an impending Star Wars MMO and they were of course dead right.
Star Wars: The Old Republic has been announced as the second massively multiplayer online game for the Star Wars franchise. It’s the first MMO for BioWare so taking their previously proven RPG crafting skills online could prove quite prosperous.
To be set as a prelude to the films events, except more and more news to trickle out on this one…
It’s been a good two years since any substantial content for Alan Wake has arisen so this new trailer for the hotly anticipated psychological thriller is a true joy.
With a first proper insight into the character and plot for Alan Wake this trailer puts new light on a brooding hit.
No release date on this one yet.
The U.S election is coming to an end soon so each party’s supporters are pulling out all the stops to promote the people they want to lead America for the next four years. First up is old school style hip hop artist MC Yogi who believes Barrack Obama to be the future and he tells it in his song Vote for Hope and it’s highly stylised video.
On the republican side things are a bit bleaker when it comes to young voters especially with John McCain’s Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin getting berated in the media and on the internet. So in a smart decision Palin has gone from shying away from the media to full on embracing it in a hilarious appearance on Saturday Night Live.
The biggest title for Sony this Christmas is definitely LittleBigPlanet, so sudden news of a delay on the PS3 blockbuster has hit a nerve on many pre-ordering gamers.
It’s only brief, while LittleBigPlanet’s initial release date of next week has only been pushed back to “the week of October 27th” the cause of the delay is what’s most interesting in this case.
In a world of continuous battles against violence sex and drug use in video games this time around a completely kiddy friendly title has felt some pressure entirely due to specific music use. A Muslim user has picked up on a level in LittleBigPlanet playing background music sampling lines from the Muslim Qu’ran and rapidly pointed it out in a thread on Playstation forums. Read more [+]
In this podcast we merge pirate elements of the proposed September show and mix with geeky topics relevant in the month October. The three of us discuss how Youtube lets you hear how stupid you are, the Australian version of Top Gear, an overproduced snack aimed at gamers, some unimportant anti-video game lawyer, American Politics, Doctor Steel and the wonderful Wall-E.
You can download the podcast from the Canned Geek website.
The universe we live in is remarkable. It’s beautiful, massive beyond comprehension and is filled with wonder and mysteries. The fact that life even came to be is extraordinary considering the chain of events that occurred over billions of years for things to take on their present form: humans included. Yet, we can forget this. To quote Terry Pratchett: “…in a universe so full of wonders, they (humans) have managed to invent boredom.” Pixar’s latest animated feature film, Wall-E, is here to remind us how remarkable life, the universe and everything can be.
Join your fellow gamers for some drinks and games at the 4th Brisbane Gamers Meetup!
Held at the local chinese restaurant/pool hall/arcade Cybercity 2002 in fortitude Valley, enjoy some cheap dinner then mash buttons on the arcade machines, play some pool, or belt out a tune in our own personal karoke room. BYO Drinks.
Activision and Alienware are teaming up to host a huge event in Melbourne, Australia for the launch of Call Of Duty: World At War.
Running 24 hours long this November 8th, the event is looking to be a real blast. Not only will Call Of Duty: World At War be playable across 100 XBOX 360s and 100 Alienware PC rigs throughout the event but a plethora of freebies will also be provided.
If excessive quantities of game time with the biggest upcoming unreleased First Person Shooter on the horizon isn’t enough, and if the bags of swag don’t satiate for the full day event, Laser Skirmish will also be running for anyone wanting to bring their real A game.
It’s not just World At War either. Activision will be rolling out other titles such as the unreleased 007: Quantum Of Solace video game and Alienware will be sure to impress with displays of their top-notch PC gaming rigs.
At only $29 there’s no reason to miss this so check out the official site or buy tickets here.
Hit the jump for the full flier. Read more [+]
As California freezes over with Blizzard’s media event BlizzCon underway news has been revealed of the future release plans of upcoming RTS StarCraft II as a trilogy.
Each single player campaign in StarCraft II will be packaged as a stand alone story specific to a certain race with Terrans: Wings Of Liberty shipping first in the Read more [+]
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