Subsequent to the unveiling of the Microsoft Xbox One, what seems to be the most-discussed feature of the console is its apparent ability to lock out second hand games. Though Microsoft has so far failed to properly clarify what all this lockout means, the technology is in the console. Naturally,…
Read MoreThe biggest story of the week, obviously, was the reveal of the Xbox One. However you might feel about the new console, one thing’s for sure- there’s a ton of info to sift through. But no worries, because we’ve done all that backbreaking sifting for you. Just the facts please…
Read MoreI got up at 3am, Australia time, to watch the Microsoft new Xbox reveal. This new console, Xbox One, managed to fulfil every single one of my predictions about the console, and that means it doesn’t paint a pretty picture for Microsoft’s understanding of gaming. To narrow it down to…
Read MoreA new generation of Xbox will be revealed today for the first time and there are a whole lot of questions to be answered. Okay, first things first, here’s the link to follow the ‘Xbox, A new Generation Revealed’ briefing live and in living color. If the presentation is anything like what…
Read MoreRumblings in the E3 (and pre-E3) landscape shaped the biggest news of this past week along with a plethora of C2E2 news and some big acquisitions by Nordic Games. Nintendo drops out of the press conference shuffle The biggest news of the week is a story that just broke today…
Read MoreSo, we’re finally going to get a look at this Durango thing that the Internet has been busy spreading rumours about; Microsoft has sent around an email inviting everyone to come look at their next console via a web stream on 22 May. Unlike Sony, Microsoft has picked an awful…
Read MoreI was one of the rare few that enjoyed the original Ninja Gaiden 3. While I understood what put people off the game, there was a dynamism and intensity in the game that I hadn’t experienced before or since. But the game was indeed a critical disaster, and impressively, in…
Read MoreConfession time! This is my first Gears game. I like Japanese games, and it’s really hard to think of a game more alien to the Japanese design sensibilities than this one. This series has always struck me as utterly macho as only American aesthetics can allow and about as elegant…
Read MoreIf you haven’t seen the original Ong Bak film yet, then do yourself a favour and head over to your local video store’s foreign film section. This Thailand martial arts epic stars Tony Jaa, and it’s the kind of no-wires, no stunt-double action work that is so rarely seen in…
Read MoreMicrosoft will be slashing prices, starting today, on some of the biggest games currently available in Xbox Live’s Games on Demand service (including Halo 4). The ‘Xbox Ultimate Game Sale’ sees some titles cut down as much as 85% off the asking price. It’s not super clear right now, but…
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