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Harley Quinn's Revenge Is Batman: Arkham City's Bad New Ending Did anything else happen in gaming last month other than Grand Theft Auto IV? Going over our original posts, it’s hard to believe otherwise.
But believe we will.
Firstly, Mario Kart Wii debuted, along with its rather pricey plastic wheel “controller”. Plans were made to bring a modified Dark Sector to our shores. Except those plans didn’t work out. We put together a list of options on how to fight for an R18+ rating for video games, and some dude’s girlfriend made us laugh while she tried to play Team Fortress 2.
As for GTA IV? *Deep breath* New Zealand got our edited version, confirmed by the NZ OFLC and a retailer; we got our hands on the Oz OFLC report; the street date was broken; Sony announced a PS3 bundle with the game; NZ was eligible for a Social Club comp, but Australia wasn’t; everyone shared details of where they were importing GTA IV from and finally, we heard rumour upon rumour regarding the removed content in our version of GTA IV.
And that, friends, was April.
How To Get Mario Kart Wii For $50
Rockstar Confirms GTA IV Region Locked?
GTA IV Australian Street Date Broken
Turn On Your Xbox 360 with Limited Edition GH III Wii Guitar
Australian Playstation 3 GTA IV Bundle Confirmed
Xbox Arcade + GTA IV + Halo 3 Bundle Coming to Australia May 2
Mario Kart Wii Delayed in New Zealand
New Zealand Eligible for Rockstar Competition, But Not Australia
Guess What We Didn’t Find in the OFLC Board Report For GTA IV?
New Zealand OFLC Confirms Its GTA IV Same As Australia’s
Rumour: Here’s What Rockstar Removed From Australian/NZ GTA IV
Retailer Confirms: NZ GTA IV Same As Australian Version
Tell Us Where You’ll Be Buying GTA IV
TrackWork: D&D Combat Tool For Initiatives, HP and More
Rockstar Speaks On Australia GTA IV Edits, R18+ Classification
The Australian Attempts Criticism of R18+ Classification for Video Games
R18+ Classification & Video Games: What You Can Do
GTA IV Bus Roams Sydney, Gangsters Strangely Absent
Girlfriend Plays Team Fortress 2 For The First Time, Apologises For Owning
Australia Will Get Toned Down Dark Sector, Based On Japanese Build
Mario Kart Wii Wheel Will Be $19.95 In Oz, Confirmed By Nintendo
Zombies? In an MMORPG? That sounds like the sort of game I was born to play. Dead Frontier isn’t such a bad name, either. There’s no big developer or publisher behind it, just an independent group by the name of Jagged Blade Games.
The graphics remind me of 10tons’ Crimsonland, which itself is worth a look if you cackle uncontrollably at the thought of killing swarms of monsters and collecting insane power-ups. It has co-op too.
Dead Frontier is currently in open beta and free, so there’s no reason not to give it a go if you find the idea even a little bit interesting. The official website includes various Flash mini-games to provide an idea of how it works. It’s not complex stuff, but it has made me think seriously about trying the beta.
Dead Frontier [Official site]
Sony Computer Entertainment America recently filed a trademark for a product named “Qore,” but we don’t expect to necessarily see a game coming to the PlayStation 3 or PSP with that name. Instead of the standard description “computer game software and video game software” services—as in the case with the recent filing for The Last Guy, a planned PlayStation Network release—the trademark filed for Qore protects against “computer services, namely, providing interactive online magazine and entertainment services in the field of video games.”
About a day from now, EBGames.com.au will relaunch with not only a new look, but much needed upgrades. The updated site will include an improved catalogue browser, trade-in viewer and best of all – drop down menus.
Okay, it’s really hard to make this exciting, especially as drop down menus are, by nature, pretty damn boring. I’m sure everyone who uses the site on a regular basis will get a lot out of it, or at least, convince themselves they’re getting a lot out of it.
[Thanks Benjamin]
If you own a 360, odds are you’ve had to call Xbox support at least once. Maybe even more than once. And if you have, odds are also high you had a thoroughly unpleasant experience doing so. Next time you need to call them (or, for the lucky few, the first time), then, arm yourself with this quick and easy (and paraphrased) guide to getting shit done, courtesy of Consumerist reader Jason:
The Official PlayStation Blog takes us behind the scenes at the gala casino night event held last week in honour of the impending release of Ratchet’s robot buddy’s first solo adventure, Secret Agent Clank for the PSP. Members of the San Francisco-based media were shown a brief presentation on the game and allowed to get their paws on it before retring to the gambling tables for some good old-fashioned James Bond style blackjack action. While looking at photos of the gaming press get drunk and play cards is fascinating and all, the big news here is the release date for the game. Clank strikes out on his own on June 17th, and judging by the series’ first foray onto the PSP, we’re more than likely in for a hell of a good time, even if it is mostly Lombax free.
Clank gets a Date [Official PlayStation Blog]
Take-Two isn’t impressed with the Chicago Transit Authority’s ability to crumble in the face of near-controversy, as it has filed suit against the CTA and ad provider Titan Outdoor for pulling Grand Theft Auto IV bus ads prior to the game’s release. Those ads—bus billboards and station posters—were quickly yanked after a local Fox News affiliate wondered across the airwaves why the CTA was displaying paid for advertising for the Rockstar title.
Worried about what D3 Publisher has in store for their upcoming Ben 10: Alien Force game, based off of the relaunch of the hit Cartoon Network series? Well then head over to the Ben 10: Alien Force game creator and make your own damn video game. Launched today at Cartoon Network’s website, the flash game allows players to creator and share their own action adventure game creations with the community, where they will be weighed, measured, and assigned a rating based on how awesome they are or aren’t. They’ve already got several entries ready for you to test out, or dig right in and create your own. It’s a bit limited of course, but it is also completely free, so it balances out. Head over to CartoonNetwork.com to check it out!
We shan’t be lacking Metroid fan made games any time soon, it seems, as news of Von Richter’s take on the adventures of Samus Aran looks to outdo “Project AM2R” in features and function. “SR-388,” as it’s known, boasts thousand of frames of animation, mini-games, new weapons, new mini-bosses and more, as it’s more of a re-imagining than a graphical spit-shine. It looks just super and will hopefully give me, personally, the chance to revisit Planet SR-388 without having to compromise my strict graphics whore principles.
Japan has its own Buckner and Garcia equivalent in game sound remixer Hyadain, whose Street Fighter II jam, crafted from the sounds of Street Fighter II naturally, is high on kitsch value and relatively low on repeat listen appeal. It’s adorable, with terribly great English language lyrics in the chorus and sing along profiles for every World Warrior. Please, try to enjoy! It’s awesome! Thanks to SamuraiPanda for the link!
