Archive for 'Games'

iDEF 08 and the eGames Expo are here!

November 12th, 2008 – 3:20 pm Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Events, Games

The International Digital Entertainment Festival Melbourne 08 (or iDef for short) is on THIS week. Hosting a series of digital entertainment events and activities including the Digital Lifestyle Show, eGames Expo and Develop, an ICT Symposium and Careers Expo, it’s bound to be a great time.

14 - 16 Nov ‘08
Melbourne Exhibition Centre
eGames is the premium [...]

Game Connect Asia Pacific 08

November 12th, 2008 – 10:23 am Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Events, Games

Any serious contender in the Australian video game industry will need to get ready for another year of GCAP this November 19 - 22 at the Hilton hotel in Brisbane, Queensland.
With four days of presentations and keynotes from a wide variety of established names in the business there’s something for people from any side of the [...]

Melbourne Gamers Meetup 2

November 11th, 2008 – 3:54 am Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Events, Games

Join your fellow gamers for some drinks and games at the 4th Official Gamers Meetup (and the 2nd Melbourne one)! Hosted and organised by Australian Gamer and Gamers Events. The whole team from AG will be at this one, various people from eGames and the general Australian gaming community, as well as Jordan and myself.

Check [...]

Call Of Duty: World At War BETA Multiplayer Preview

November 4th, 2008 – 6:41 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Previewed On: XBOX 360 / PC
Treyarch are taking players back to World War II in Call Of Duty: World At War (CoD: WaW) and despite a return to one of the most common and reused settings for a first person shooter ever the numerous changes and additions prove it’s not just any old return to [...]

Review: Star Wars The Force Unleashed

November 1st, 2008 – 9:11 am Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Game Reviews., Games

Developer - LucasArts (PS3, 360) - Krome Studios (Wii, PS2, PSP) - n-Space (NDS) - Universomo (Mobile Phone, N-Gage)
Publisher - LucasArts - THQ Wireless
Available On - XBOX 360, PS3, Wii, PS2, PSP, NDS, iPhone, iTouch, N-Gage
Reviewed On - XBOX 360
Please note this review is for the PS3 and 360 versions developed by LucasArts. Alternate versions [...]

Confirmed - Star Wars: The Old Republic

October 22nd, 2008 – 7:00 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

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 [...]

Alan Awakes

October 22nd, 2008 – 6:37 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

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 [...]

LittleBigPlanet Units Recalled Worldwide

October 18th, 2008 – 7:33 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

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 [...]

BioShock 2: Sea Of Dreams - Teaser Trailer

October 18th, 2008 – 8:51 am Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

UPDATE - 2K have released a full quality trailer in response, now added below.
An N4G user has picked up on and filmed a teaser trailer for BioShock 2 discovered when completing the newly released Playstation 3 version of the original Bioshock.
It’s only a quick teaser trailer but I’m still intrigued.

Brisbane Gamers Meetup #4

October 14th, 2008 – 2:06 am Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Events, Games

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.