Archive for 'Events'

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!

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.
Rockstar Leeds [...]

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 three, [...]

Ubidays ‘08 - Gaming At The Louvre

June 16th, 2008 – 7:45 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Events, Games

Who said games aren’t art? Recently Ubisoft decided to show off their latest wares at their prominent Ubidays 08 event, going down in style at the Louvre Museum, Paris. Apart from lots of coverage on already known works such as Far Cry 2, a slew of promising sequels and more vague titles were announced throughout [...]

Brisbane Gamer’s Meetup 05/07/08

June 15th, 2008 – 8:39 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Events, Games

Hosted by the dynamic duo at Australian Gamer, Matt and Yug are again set to light up the rooftops of Brisbane’s ‘The Valley’ Saturday 5th July.
Dubbed as an un-official after party for Gen Con Oz, there’s no excuse not to come if you’re in the Brisbane area attending Gen Con or not. I’ll be there, [...]

Joblo Hulks out!

May 30th, 2008 – 5:34 am Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Events, Movies

The lucky folks at Joblo got their grubby mitts on a bunch of cool Hulk videos, including interviews with Edward Norton and Lou Ferrigno. If there is one thing I got from these videos it’s that once again Edward Norton has completely involved himself in a film. He seems to genuinely believe in and be [...]

Supanova Expo Melbourne 2008: Michael Winslow

April 1st, 2008 – 1:08 am Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Events

This was my first Supanova expo (as it was the first Melbourne Supanova) however I have been to other pop culture expos and I went in to this one expecting to be significantly entertained and I wasn’t disappointed. Though how much enjoyment you will get out of the Supanova expo would depend on your interests. [...]

Supanova Expo Melbourne 2008

March 28th, 2008 – 12:02 am Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Events

Supanova is finally here. The Supanova pop culture expo will be at the Melbourne Showgrounds from 28th, 29th & 30th March, 2008. This great expo has been running in Brisbane and Sydney for many years and has now made the jump down to our great city. I will most definitely be there this weekend and [...]

Melbourne Gamers Meetup - Sat 9th Feb 2008

January 29th, 2008 – 5:48 pm Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Events

Coming up next month is the Melbourne Gamers Meetup, run by Australian Gamer and sponsored by Space Meat, PALGN and Gamers Events. Organised by Yug from Australian Gamer, this event is a social gathering of Australian gaming communities and forums. I will be attending the BBQ and it’s bound to be a blast judging from [...]

eGames Melbourne 2007: Game Preview Write-Up

November 19th, 2007 – 8:06 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Events, Games

While a lot of the games on display at eGames this year are already on the market, a slew of pre-release titles were still available for me to get my hands on, and you can trust that’s what I did. Gathering from around the globe, publishers from Ubisoft to Activision, EA to Atari, Microsoft [...]