Category : Feature
I cannot sit by and idly fret. I can’t do it. This travesty to gamers has to end, and voicing one’s own opinions and inflicting it upon random strangers on the internet seems the best course of action, despite the looming impediment of my academic obligations. Crisis communication thesis be damned. Microsoft’s gone shot themselves [...]
It’s time to dust off that Celestial Brush and prepare yourselves for the HD release of Clover Studio’s exquisite masterpiece; Okami HD available exclusively for the PlayStation Network (retail copy only available in Japan) with Move support. What resulted from Clover Studio’s swan song to this day, remains one of my favourite titles released for the PlayStation 2 era. Marred by poor sales albeit revelled in critical [...]
First it was books. Then film and television. And now video games are the newest victims to moral panic and government censorship. On September 13th, Minister for Home Affairs Jason Clare released the guidelines to the new R18+ classification scheme for video games that passed through federal parliament in June. These guidelines conclude a half-decade [...]
Literally (and I can say this without any apprehension), the most mind-blowing game, display, trailer, gameplay footage and demo had to be Naughty Dog’s next instant classic; The Last of Us. Unequivocally, there is no doubt in my mind that next year’s release will be met with the resounding fanfare where the title of ‘Game [...]
It’s that wonderful time of year again where gaming’s best and brightest come out to play; E3 2012. Now that all my tedious academic workload has dissipated, I’ve finally had the free time (along with some Diablo III) caught up over the long weekend with the Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo press conferences, to see what the big 3 consoles have to offer. Kicking [...]
Fresh off my recent expedition into the nerd fandom culture, I was very much looking forward what my home city had to offer. I’ve never attended the SupaNova convention simply because there was never a great enough pull of persuasion. However, despite my annoyance and passive-aggressive arguments with the totalitarian oppressors (a.k.a the volunteer staff) about [...]
As a budding video-game reviewer, I have found that the soundtrack associated with the medium is somewhat undervalued. It’s not something I actively note when immersed in critical gameplay, yet attributes its known presence as a keenly intuitive reflex. At its best, the soundtrack underscores and emphasises the raw emotion of the narrative. At its worst, distracts [...]
And because I like pimping it out – for those who’ve missed it, check out the cosplay parade and my pre-con interview with Jewel Staite (Firefly, Stargate: Atlantis) including some bonus questions answered. Wading through the crowd, thousands deep, as Adelaide prepares to welcome the Comic-Con to Australian shores – crazed fans, fanatical geeks, and obsessive nerds [...]
Cracking open my brand-new copy of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, a startling discovery makes itself present; a seemingly innocent insert containing a PSN code to access the ‘House of Valor’ DLC Pack featuring seven additional Single Player quests. This thinly veiled attempt to rebrand the Online Pass as day one DLC has ignited my otherwise [...]
With the current state of SOPA and PIPA all but dead – or postponed indefinitely – this is a good chance to close out this controversial topic ignited by the internet illiterate and the technologically challenged members of the current U.S Congress. By no means do I take authoritative license to detail the very long [...]