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Article | 16/11/2012 Halo 4 the largest Halo launch ever in Australia: Microsoft

Halo 4 may have achieved the global milestone of generating US$220 million in 24 hours, but the game has also managed to set a pair of records in Aust...

Article | 12/11/2012 Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams interview: Black Forest Games’ Jean-Marc Haessig and Adrian Goersch

Twenty-five years ago, a Super Mario Bros. clone named The Great Giana Sisters was released.

Article | 9/11/2012 PlayStation Vita first look: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz

The original Super Monkey Ball came out over a decade ago on the Nintendo GameCube, and since then the series has grown to become one of Sega’s key fr...

Article | 9/11/2012 Why Parrot entered the headphones space with Zik

Parrot is a difficult company to define.

Article | 8/11/2012 PlayStation Vita first look: Need for Speed: Most Wanted

The Need for Speed games on handhelds in the past tended to be scaled down efforts to the point where they were completely different games.

Article | 7/11/2012 PlayStation Vita first look: Assassin’s Creed III: Liberation

Instead of doing a port of the console version of Assassin’s Creed III, Ubisoft instead developed a standalone adventure for the Vita with Assassin’s ...

Article | 6/11/2012 PlayStation Vita first look: Smart As…

Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day! was a surprise hit on the Nintendo DS when it came out in 2006.

Article | 2/11/2012 Xbox 360 first look: Halo 4

With the departure of original developer, Bungie, there has been a lot of expectation riding on Microsoft to keep existing fans happy while at the sam...

Article | 30/10/2012 CatchOfTheDay turns six, gives away prizes

Online retailer, CatchOfTheDay, is marking its sixth anniversary, and it is doing so by giving presents away.

Article | 22/10/2012 Need for Speed: Most Wanted interview: Firemonkeys associate producer, Michael de Graaf

In addition to going hands-on with the console and PlayStation Vita version of the upcoming reboot of Need for Speed: Most Wanted, PC World also had a...

Article | 18/10/2012 Hitman: Absolution interview: IO Interactive art director, Roberto Marchesi

PC World recently sat down with the latest build of Hitman: Absolution to see how the latest adventure by the chrome domed assassin is shaping up.

Article | 12/10/2012 IN PICTURES: EB Expo 2012 in Sydney, part 4 (50 photos)

Australia's largest video game exbition, EB Expo, was recently held at Sydney's Olympic Park.

Article | 11/10/2012 IN PICTURES: Stalking Hitman: Absolution in Sydney

Namco Bandai Partners, the local distributor for Square Enix, recently held a media event to demonstate the latest build of Hitman: Absolution.

Article | 11/10/2012 IN PICTURES: EB Expo 2012 in Sydney, part 3 (50 photos)

Australia's largest video game exbition, EB Expo, was recently held at Sydney's Olympic Park

Article | 10/10/2012 PlayStation Vita first look: LittleBigPlanet PS VITA

LittleBigPlanet is one of the more memorable games to be release by Sony in recent years.