Archive for 'Games'

Review | 007: Blood Stone

November 7th, 2010 – 5:21 pm Posted by: Jamwa
Filed as: Game Reviews

Developer – Bizarre Creations Publisher – Activision Available On – Xbox 360 / Playstation 3 Reviewed On – Xbox 360 Two James Bond games hit the shelves this week, and rather unusually it’s the Wii exclusive one that’s got everyone excited. The other is this, Blood Stone. Bizarre Creations, the house that Project Gotham racing [...]

Upcoming | BAM: Battle Arena Melbourne 2010 Oct 2 & 3

September 26th, 2010 – 12:36 am Posted by: Liam
Filed as: Events,Games

If you’re a lover of the crouch punch and spend your afternoons quarter-circling your way to victory, then you shouldn’t miss the second annual Battle Arena Melbourne fighting game tournament. Presented by CouchWarriors and sponsored by THQ, Madman Entertainment, and Sega Australia. Battle Arena Melbourne When: October 2 & 3 Where: CQ, Event Room 2, [...]

Review | Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days

September 12th, 2010 – 8:48 pm Posted by: Zach

Developer – IO Interactive Publisher – Eidos Available on – Xbox 360, PS3, PC Reviewed on – Xbox 360 Having never played Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, Dog Days was an interesting introduction to “gaming’s two most notorious criminals“. The game’s multiplayer demo showed a lot of promise and I was quite looking forward to [...]

Review: Green Day Rock Band

September 1st, 2010 – 9:27 pm Posted by: Jamwa
Filed as: Game Reviews

Developer – Harmonix Music Systems / Demiurge Studios Publisher – EA Available On – Xbox 360 / Playstation 3 / Wii Reviewed On – Xbox 360 Because it was the obvious next step after The Beatles right? Right?! It’s almost moot to talk about these games at this point. Everyone out there seems to either [...]

The Mana Bar Expands!

August 28th, 2010 – 1:18 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Events,Games

Happy Days! Any adult gamer that likes to get their drink on should have checked out the Mana Bar by now, with all the press and positive reception going on it’s hard not to hear about the nightlife bar taking over Brisbane’s Valley district with geeks getting into video games and custom themed drinks. Well [...]

I’ll See Your Deer Head Trophy…

August 20th, 2010 – 9:56 am Posted by: Van
Filed as: Games

…and raise you a Bowser head trophy. Maybe you didn’t like paper-craft before, but you know you do now. [via SpriteStitch]

All-Time Greatest Game Villain

August 20th, 2010 – 9:27 am Posted by: Van
Filed as: Games

Gamespot’s got its All Time Greatest Game Villain battle underway. There’s some classic names there, including some old lovables that you know won’t make it past round 1, but you’re just glad to see there nonetheless. The Pac-Man ghosts, in particular. But if you know what’s good for you, you’ll be voting for Purple Tentacle.

Gran Turismo 5: Go-Kart Mode

August 20th, 2010 – 8:59 am Posted by: Van
Filed as: Games

Mario Kart who? Okay, that’s going a bit far, but nonetheless – here we are. Go-karts in the upcoming Gran Turismo 5. Funnily enough, it’s not all that surprising, really. Most, if not all professional racing drivers get their on-track start in go-karts, even as young adults. So making the genre available in GT5 is, [...]

Bioshock Infinite

August 15th, 2010 – 7:27 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

2K Games have recently announced the return of the legendary Bioshock series in Bioshock Infinite, a new title in the hands of original developer Irrational Games. Rising from the depths of the sea into the opposite extreme Bioshock Infinite will be set in a city suspended 30,000 feet in the sky known as Columbia. I [...]

Mafia II Demo Available Now

August 12th, 2010 – 4:03 pm Posted by: Jordan
Filed as: Games

A demo for 2K Czech’s upcoming open-world shooter Mafia II is now available on PS3, XBOX 360 and PC via the Steam network. Sequel to the 2002 hit Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven, this new sequel will recapture the spirit of Mafia in the 40′s and 50′s in a whole new story and city. [...]