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Wrap-o-matic: Thursday Night

Australian Post Posted by Seamus Byrne at 8:59 AM on October 3, 2008

Nintendo Conference Round-Up
DSi, Wii updates, and the rest. All in one handy post package.

Take-Two Won't Be Merging With Anyone, Thanks
Do what you wanna do, be what you wanna be. Yeah!

No DRM Issues For Fallout 3
Pretty much the same DRM they used for Oblivion. Which wasn't much.

Resistance 2 Public Beta Sign Ups Live
Join the fight! Would you like to know more?

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Wrap-o-matic: Wednesday Night

Australian Post Posted by Seamus Byrne at 9:01 AM on October 2, 2008

Queen Hits PS3 SingStore, Song Selection Is Amazing
Who wants to live forever?

Dead Space Gold, Platform Exclusive Suits For Launch Players
Outfits matching the console colour schemes? Fanboy heaven, right?

Pirates Of The Burning Sea Offers Free Trials
It's the right price for a test drive.

LittleBigPlanet Devs Talk PSP Plans
No concrete plans yet, but I'd love to make/play stuff while on the go.

Blizzard Awarded $6 Million In Glider Bot Battle
Just say NO to bots!

It's Official! MGS4 Producer Now Working on Halo
Fanboys, it's handbags at 10 paces time.

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Wrap-o-matic: Tuesday Night

Australian Post Posted by Seamus Byrne at 9:19 AM on October 1, 2008

EA Axes Tiberium For Not Meeting Standards
Thus began the real Tiberium Wars (boom tish?)

Namco Brings Back Pole Position On iPhone
Accelerometer steering FTW!

Rock Band's AC/DC Live Track Pack - The Details
Aah aha aaaah aha aaaah aha, THUNDER!!

New Campaign, Characters Coming to The Force Unleashed
Play the game as Jedi Skywalker (not wuss bag New Hope Skywalker).

Dario Argento In Dead Space
Great reason to play Dead Space in Italian.

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Wrap-o-matic: Monday Night

Australian Post Posted by Seamus Byrne at 8:42 AM on September 30, 2008

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Wrap-o-matic: The Weekend

Australian Post Posted by Seamus Byrne at 8:49 AM on September 29, 2008

There was actually a LOT you missed over the weekend. Well worth bouncing back through the pages to catch a lot of big news. Here's just a sampler of the highlights, but there is seriously more tucked away in here for those willing to wander back through the last 10 pages of stories.

Former ESA Head: Game Journalists Helped Make Thompson
GamePolitics Calls Out Lowenstein for Thompson Comments
Report: New Nintendo DS Coming This Year With Camera, Music Playback
Mega Man Hat Keeps Head Warm, Awesome
Fable II Online Co-Op So Not Making Launch Date
Activision Trademarks 'Dance Hero'
Activision - Perhaps Record Companies Should Pay Us
Jack Thompson is so Disbarred.... How Disbarred Is He?

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Wrap-o-matic: Thursday Night

Australian Post Posted by Seamus Byrne at 8:47 AM on September 26, 2008

25,000 LittleBigPlanet Beta Keys To Flood The Internet
So many? Go take your shot if you can't wait for launch!

City Of Heroes Mission Creator Somewhat Delayed
Isn't CoH really at its best when you're just making cool new toons?

Thompson Responds To Disbarment
Jack Thompson Disbarred
It's so hard to feel bad for the guy. Because it's so awesome, and he's... Jack Thompson.

Bungie Secret Game is a 'New Halo 3 Campaign Experience'
Halo teaser campaigns have been good, but I'll wait for some substance on this round.

Burnout Trophies Are Go, But Not Backwards
Doh! Now you have to go and really earn these things!

Mirror's Edge To Inspire Future Battlefield Games
Parcour meets Battlefield? Man, I'd love to see those elite units.

Here's Why There Are Fewer PSP Games Today
Word is, flood of unannounced big name titles arriving 2009.

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Wrap-o-matic: Tuesday Night

Australian Post Posted by Seamus Byrne at 8:57 AM on September 24, 2008

Big Halo news overnight, though more "what might have been" than "get set for teh shiz."

Ensemble Were Working On A Halo MMO
Halo MMO Concepts: What Your Sexy Mistress Chief Could Have Looked Like
Would Halo have been a golden setting for a sci-fi MMO? Or is Star Trek going to lock that up?

Make Comics, Pop-Up Books, Anything With LittleBigPlanet
Is there anything LBP won't do?

Finally, The LEGO Batman Launch Trailer
A spot of video goodness while we wait for the local release next month.

Vanguard Still Wants You Back, Won't Stop Calling
If you own it, and it's still installed, then why not check it out again? A free re-sniff is hard to ignore (unless you HATED it).

Crysis Warhead Performance Put To The Test
Learn what the different graphics levels actually mean in this thing.

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Wrap-o-matic: Monday Night

Australian Post Posted by Seamus Byrne at 8:55 AM on September 23, 2008

Rock Band dated! Now to hunt down the back of the couch for a spare few oranges and pineapples in the hope of affording to live through the upcoming release bonanza.

NBA 2K9 Introduces Living Rosters
Keeping up with the life and times of the '09 season.

Civ IV: Colonization Review: Once More, With(out) Feeling
Does the remake live up to the memory of the classic?

New Screens Raise Argonauts Higher
These. Screens. Are. Hotness.

Colbert Enlists Lord British To Save Universe From His Balls
A spot of video from the not-in-person interview.

LBP Online Level Creation Coming Post-Release
Prepare to wait a little for some of the sexiest features of the game.

Rock Band Dated For Australia (Bonus Reasonable Pricing Included)
November 7, all-in-one-box bundle $250. Who's buying?

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Wrap-o-matic: Thursday Night

Australian Post Posted by Seamus Byrne at 9:11 AM on September 19, 2008

Left 4 Dead On The DS? Yeah, Right.
Our Classification Board made a big typo, so we must rake them over coals!

Large Hadron Collider - And Halo Was Its Name-O
Yes, they actually picked Halo because it feels friendly. Ummm... have they played...

Prince of Persia Hits in December
Yep, this December.

Warhammer Online Is Online
Yes, it's online!

Steam DRM Vs Spore DRM
Yep,DRM stinks, but Valve is good at talking about how to try and balance user and publisher needs.

Here's When Mirror's Edge Will Be Out
Europe says November 14. Let's hope we're the same?

'PS3 Is Waiting For Defining Title'
So say Peter Molyneux. Is that title coming soon? Did he forget something?

But Does Hayao Miyazaki Play Video Games?
Apparently that's a resounding 'No.'

Impressions of Life With Playstation
Simple so far, holds a lot of promise?

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Wrap-o-matic: Wednesday Night

Australian Post Posted by Seamus Byrne at 8:56 AM on September 18, 2008

Prelude Proves Portal is Still Alive
Haven't seen many mods as ambitious as this for quite some time. Awesome!

If Only - Atari Modern Classics
Bioshock, GTA IV, No More Heroes, and more get the old school box art treatment.

LotRO's New Warden and Rune Keeper Classes
Ready for Mines of Moria?

Age Of Conan Game Director Quits Dissatisfied
Will fresh blood solve AoC's problems?

Peter Moore On Rare: 'Skills Not Applicable Today'
It's harsh, but Rare hasn't exactly shown otherwise lately.

Life With PlayStation Out For Some
That's a pretty big feature slipped into a 'nothing major' update. If you can get it working...