What’s so good about zombies?
Friday, August 29th, 2008 Posted in Games, Movies/TV, Personal, Uncategorized | No Comments »"The Last Guy" was released on PSN today, so I downloaded the demo (because I've learned from past exprience: One, not all PSN games are good, even if you think they are [PixelJunk Eden]; and two, not all PAL games ...
Too many game shows spoils the… something
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »Germany's turn. It's been around a while, but never got the coverage untl recently. There are other shows around the world as well, but until the last few years, it was only E3 and the Tokyo Game Show that really ...
EA Conference
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »I can understand the hullaballoo surrounding the games conferences -- at least for Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo themselves. The can present all that is coming out on their systems and do their things, so on, so forth, whatever. But the larger ...
Rachet & Clank PSN game is huge
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »And by huge I mean absolutely gigantic one million. The first of the Ratchet & Clank episodes is due out next week, at least in the States, and tips the scales at a massive 2.4Gb. That's just... massively enormous. For ...
Fallout 3 coming to Oz
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »Yay! It's coming! As it always should have been. Australia is one of the worst countries when it comes to molly-coddling people. If the powers that be could wrap us all in bubblewrap, then I'm pretty sure they would. Jerks. Anyway, ...
Warhawk getting a decent update
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »I bought Warhawk. I played all of 2 hours, and haven't played since. Sure, it feels like a waste of money, and until now, it has been, but don't think that's because it's a bad game. It's mainly because it's ...
Playstation Home to start expanded Beta
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »You may be aware that Playstation Home is entering an 'expanded closed beta' at the end of this month for the US, but what about the rest of us? Well, I can't be certain about Australia, but Edge is reporting ...
Downloadable titles and pricing structure
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »Pricing of video games is a fairly contentious issue, particularly for us down under. In a country where $100 is the RRP for many video games, Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, and WiiWare/Virtual Console titles seem like a pretty good ...
Braid available on Xbox Live
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Games | 2 Comments »If you haven't heard of Braid, here it is in a nutshell -- gorgeous and brilliant. It's simple platforming fun, you can rewind time with the X button to get through the levels and... as far as I can tell, ...
The Last Guy is coming soon… Yay!
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »I like the idea of The Last Guy, and I can't wait for it to come out. Sure, I think it's gonna be a bit thin and simple, but that's part of the charm. And ...
Skate 2 video
Tuesday, August 5th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »I missed out on playing the first skate. It looked like a hell of a lot of fun, and if the demo that was released is anything to go by, then it was. That demo ...
Sierra. We’ll miss you, but it’s time to go
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Games, News | No Comments »Sure, it's been there for a while, but I've been busy playing with my new computer... What am I referring to? Edge's article about why Sierra must die. It's not the longest of articles, but it's interesting, and it's full ...
id are still around and making games
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »id Software, the company behind Doom and Wolfenstein -- some might say the catalyst for first-person shooters -- are still around, they've just been quiet. Doom 3, while it was a pretty good game, was ...
