Opinion by Matt S. Indulge me a little in some semantics, because I think it’s important. How you talk about games reflects how you think about them, and I’d argue that the way we talk about games, as an overall community, suggests that we don’t really respect them. Certainly not…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Kotaku is reporting that early bird tickets are going on sale for this year’s PAX Australia via EB Games, and those tickets include the ability to buy an “Ultimate Gamer” ticket for the cheap, cheap price of $499. That means you could take your girlfriend or…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. As many will know, EA announced that it was shutting down Visceral Games today, leaving the careers of the staff, and the future of the games that it was working on, in complete limbo. There is a lot wrong with this decision, and how EA justified…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. There we go. We finally know something about the Nintendo NX, now formally titled “Switch.” Not nearly enough, and I’ll get on to that in a moment, but we know something. Finally. Related reading: A full run-down of the Switch trailer and news. What we do…
Read MoreIn a bit of news that is more interesting than the game itself, an Australian microbrewery has won permission to create a dark beer that is to tie in to the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops III. From the press release: Gold Coast trio, Michael McGovern, Eddie Oldfield and…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S Amongst the Western publishers, Ubisoft stands almost unique in its dedication to memorable characters and narratives. Or, in other words, if the western publishers were to create their own “Smash Bros”-style games, Ubisoft would have Rayman, Ezio, Connor, Jade, Aveline, Rabbids and a host of others.…
Read MoreOuya has found itself in a spot of bad PR recently. First the company’s official Twitter feed retweeted an enthusiastic fan’s tweet that may or may not have shown Nintendo’s Super Mario Brothers (NES) being illegally played on an Ouya console and now it has briefly released an advert on…
Read MoreThe storm of gloom has been really rolling in on the Nintendo front as of late. Anyone who even marginally pays attention to the daily games news has undoubtedly read that Nintendo won’t be holding a major press conference at this year’s E3, and many are interpreting that as a…
Read MoreFollowing its relatively short time on the market, the Wii U has naturally gone through its fair share of scepticism; perhaps a little more. However from a business perspective, this could be considered as no more than a reflex for the industry – and for the most part, not devoid…
Read MoreAs the gaming world knows, Sony’s going to do a big reveal tomorrow. Naturally there’s a big marketing campaign attached to such an important day for the company, and Sony has opted to take a combative approach with its online ads. The ads I am specifically referring to are these…
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