The Mana Bar – a fine establishment which lovingly combines alcohol with video games for Brisbane’s social 1337 – is to host Australia’s first peek at Duke Nukem Forever on October 16th. But that’s not all: Kotaku AU has learned Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software, will be present to show off the game and answer questions. More »
Australia’s biggest gaming celebrity is now a novelist as well, as Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw’s new book, Mogworld, is released today. But you might have a hard time getting your hands on it anytime soon… More »
It’s Australia’s first bar dedicated to video gaming, starting March 20th. And we’re pretty sure everyone keeps saying “Australia’s” just to be safe – have you heard of anything like it in the world? Yeah? What about the Southern Hemisphere? In any case, the Mana Bar is promising some never-before-seen games and competitions. Click through for details. More »
How would you like to enjoy a few soothing ales – or even some curious blue cocktail – in a swank bar whilst playing the latest PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii games? You can do just that in Brisbane beginning in February. More »
The Game Connect: Asia Pacific conference kicks off in Melbourne this weekend. Top among the industry figures to speak at the event are Epic Games VP Jay Wilbur, David Jaffe of God of War fame, and Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw. More »
Game Damage is a show about games, featuring Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw (of Zero Punctuation fame) and Australian Gamer’s Yug and Matt. It hasn’t started yet, but here’s a trailer for the upcoming series. More »
EA continues its onslaught of Hasbro titles this spring autumn as the company reveals plans to flood Xbox Live Arcade with classic board games via the Hasbro Family Game Night channel.
I have been an on-again and off-again fan of Yahtzee’s cutting comedic game reviews since they first hit scene.
When Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw isn’t reviewing video games like Age of Conan or Alone in the Dark, he’s meeting his contractual obligations with The Escapist, weighing in on things like trailers shown at E3. In four minutes and forty seconds, Yahtzee picks apart non-playable previews for games like Prince of Persia, Final Fantasy XIII, Resident Evil 5 and Fallout 3 with sexy results. Actually, that should’ve been hilarious results. We were still thinking about the pus covered roulette wheel and anal shielding imagery from this episode. Two of our choicest fetishes!
Zero Punctuation: The E3 Trailer Park [The Escapist]
Back when I was growing up, just about every family I knew had a closet full of tattered board games, ready at a moment’s notice should said family come dangerously close to just quietly sitting and enjoying each other’s company. Now EA introduces the 21st century version of said dusty closet, Hasbro Family Game Night for the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 2.
The title contains a nice selection of six big-name board game favourites – Battleship, Yahtzee, Boggle, Connect Four, Sorry!, and the all-new Sorry! Sliders, each with its own twist for fresh gameplay. Connect Four gets power chips, Bobble gets portal cubes, etc. As a special added bonus, each game is hosted by Mr. Potato Head. Apparently we needed a host, and he was available.
If you ever wanted to get you parents into gaming, Hasbro Family Game Night will probably be your best chance when it comes out this Fall.
