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Far Cry Trailer Does Not Make Us Cry
November 19th, 2009 at 6:13 PMIt’s a “FarCry” from his previous work……
Seriously though, did anyone watch his Postal film? I’ve never walked away from a movie and lost faith in the human race like that.
Dungeon Hunter Review: Pocketful Of Diablo
October 25th, 2009 at 2:51 PMIn future when reviewing iPhone/iPod Touch games, can you include the hardware model you used, as I bought the game for an older iPod touch, and the performance is terrible, stutters and almost freezes during frantic fights.
Remember This?
October 7th, 2009 at 9:35 AMI think thats Alley Cat. Probably the old DOS version.
WIN! Order Of War PC Prize Packs
September 17th, 2009 at 12:51 PMTake control of the Order of War.
Bargain Hunter: Save The World On The Cheap [Updated]
August 31st, 2009 at 11:38 AMUmmmm…….you can get this on steam for $29.99 USD, which works out to a bit over $35 Australian Dollars.
Also I’ve found the Wii version on eBay from Australian sellers for under $30.
Evony Devs Sound A Bit Iffy
August 26th, 2009 at 10:50 PMI read this article about it a little while ago, and the ads got much worse for a little while, they were just a straight up bra.
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001286.html
WIN! A Copy Of Sacred 2 On PS3
August 25th, 2009 at 4:12 PMChecking Kotaku for the 7th time today, I was happy to see there were some new posts added since the 6th visit. The site brought me information so quickly and in such a compact method, that I often marveled at the glorious age I lived in.
Twas only a few years ago I dreamed of such a life, but there it was, sitting right in front of me, the chance to take my questing into yet another realm, and once again prevail as the master of gaming. I talk about it like it is a bore, however the truth is I revel in the feeling of power I get from such Pwnage.
Upon seeing the competition based post, I felt a moment of excitement. Could this be the world that finally defeats me? HA! Such a foolish thought for one so powerful…..however.
No, it is silly to think that I would be unable to defeat the realm of Sacred 2. I mock anyone who would think otherwise. Whats that? YOU David? You dare to question my ability? With all the gaming knowledge you possess, you still question me? Well we shall have to see about that. Send me this realm, and I shall be more than happy to prove you wrong…….
Korean Game Trailer Likes Halo A Little Too Much
August 13th, 2009 at 11:00 PMThey weren’t talking about the gameplay, they were talking about the fact the music was the Halo theme………
AU Diary: Awkward Questions
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:28 PMPeter Molyneux : “You are so good at not delivering on promises. Hove you thought about a career in politics?”
Some Guys Get "Portal" Running On The IPhone
July 17th, 2009 at 12:10 AMIt’s in Unity. You can see the logo at the start of the loading http://unity3d.com/
The vid on youtube says they got it going in 3 weeks in Unity3D. It’s possible (I currently work with the engine), but highly unlikely to get released, lots of copyright material there.
Hear Your Words In Tales Of Monkey Island
July 16th, 2009 at 10:54 AMI’ve got my entry in, vote for it! http://talesofmi.com/contest/entry/1785
Come on, I’ve included the Konami code, with pirate maps!
WIN! The Conduit Wii Prize Packs
July 9th, 2009 at 5:54 PMOn July 16, casual gaming will get shot in the face. The Conduit : Nintendo just got serious.
Remember This?
July 9th, 2009 at 5:28 PMMagic Pockets…..my most vivid Amiga gaming memory. My cousins had heaps of them, maybe 4 (we had a c64 and a 286 :P), and I remember playing over at their place one Christmas.
So, why the random post? I someone re-making it? Please :)
Ads Coming To Xbox 360 Dashboard?
July 1st, 2009 at 4:02 PMIt’s a bit of a grey area, as in-game advertising isn’t allowed in Australia (eg. BF2142 billboards). I wonder if that will be enough for it to get blocked here.
Yet Another Video Game Timer Doomed To Fail
June 29th, 2009 at 9:42 AMI don’t know if they is Trade Mark infringement, but I used to sell these. http://www.nextag.com/Digital-Innovations-Game-Dr-599783018/prices-html?nxtg=58b20a280522-FA06BB3B3534D6B8
Unless it’s the same company that has slapped their name on both devices, I can see a nice law suit coming on.
Scandal Of The Day: Aquatica IPhone
June 25th, 2009 at 8:44 PMIt looks identical……….if you’re gonna rip someone off with a game, at least change the art, even slightly.
WIN! Overlord II 360/PS3 Plus Your Own Minions
June 22nd, 2009 at 1:47 PMThere once was a demon from hell,
over time his power did swell.
With minions in hand,
he conquered the land
and landed himself a sequel.
PS3 or 360.
Tell Us Dammit
June 19th, 2009 at 10:14 AMI worked at EB Games for 6-7 years and bought all my games from there. Some strange loyalty thing, and also they were right in your face all the time.
I’ve since left there (got a job as a games programmer YAY!) and now basically buy all my games online. They are so much cheaper there, and now I have this major resentment for how much EB ripped me off over the years.
For console games I generally buy off eBay, tried CD WOW for a while, but after they took 2 months to ship SF4 and 2 months to ship Madworld (I actually pre-ordered it), I’ve stopped buying from there.
PC Games I usually buy off steam. My ISP is Internode, so theres no bandwidth costs for buying on there and everything is a damn sight cheaper (and more convenient) than anything else I can think of.
Question Time! Your Chance To Interview Tom Crago
June 17th, 2009 at 2:32 PMWhy don’t Australian made games advertise on their boxes that they are Australian made? I can understand not doing so in the USA, but here in Australia the packaging should have an Australian Made logo.
Tell Us Dammit
June 12th, 2009 at 11:39 AMThe Wii is the only console I’ve thought twice about after purchase. Every now and then I’ll drag it out for a game, like Okami, but after waggling the remote for a few hours it really starts to feel like a wank. I almost sold it, but I still think theres hope for it yet.
Ask Me Stuff
May 28th, 2009 at 10:47 AMHi David, I’ve tried emailing Gabe @ valve about this one, but haven’t received a response (didn’t really expect one).
The latest TF2 update changes the way people get their new weapons, and it’s now based on time spent in game. In order to farm the items, players are logging into “idle” servers, and leaving their game running 24 hours a day. My question is about the environmental impact of this design choice.
Let say the average TF2 player was playing for 3 hours a day (some play more, some less), and their computer has a 500w power supply that draws at around 75% while running TF2. That is 7.875kWh/Week. All of a sudden a significant portion of these players are now leaving their computers on doing this for 24 hours a day, raising the power consumption up to 63kWh/Week.
They are also talking about bringing in a trading system, which is why everyone is getting duplicate items (anyone need 5 sandviches?). When creating any type of trading system, the items being traded are the currency, in this case the unlockable weapons. If the only way to accumulate this currency is to leave your account connected to a server, this will once again raise the power consumption even more. Such a jump in power consumption obviously means more carbon emissions are created to produce that power.
So after that rant, my question is this. Do you think that companies like Valve should be factoring things like real world environmental impact into their designs?
I love Valve, and all their games, but I really think their solution with the latest update is their biggest stuff up ever, and it effects flow over into the real world.
Afrika Is Finally Coming To American PS3s
May 27th, 2009 at 12:01 PMReally? I imported this about a month ago. Was a real pain as well.
WIN! Prototype On PS3 Or Xbox 360
May 26th, 2009 at 9:25 AMI would morph into a series of keyboards and replace all the keyboards in the shadow military group’s headquarters, to collect passwords and pron sites. – PS3 version plz :)