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Article | 17/09/2010 Gallery: DC Universe Online screens
Fight alongside or against DC Comics famous heroes and supervillains with the upcoming massively multiplayer RPG, DC Universe Online. Acclaimed comic ...
Article | 16/09/2010 10 reasons why PlayStation Network trumps Xbox Live
In no particular order, here are 10 reasons why the PSN trumps Xbox Live. In your hearts, you know this to be true.
Article | 13/09/2010 In pictures: Animania Festival 2010
On the weekend, we headed down to Sydney for the 8th Animania Festival 2010; Australia's largest Japanese pop culture event.
Article | 8/09/2010 Is Halo Reach 10 times better than Halo 3? (Interview with Halo Reach's Joseph Tung)
In just 10 short days, Halo Reach -- widely tipped to be the biggest hit of the year -- will descend upon the gaming masses. It will mark Bungie's bit...
Article | 7/09/2010 Behind Sony's war on console modding
At the heart of the fraught court battle between video gaming giant Sony and a clutch of tiny Australian technology retailers kicked off in Melbourne ...
Article | 4/09/2010 Street Fighter X Tekken: The cases for and against
The much-touted Tekken vs. Street Fighter crossover has divided opinion in the gaming community. Some can't wait to get their hands on the game, while...
Article | 2/09/2010 The history of Metroid
Developed by Nintendo R&D1 alongside Kid Icarus, Metroid hit the Nintendo Entertainment System very early in the console's lifecycle, amidst the likes...
Article | 1/09/2010 Play awesome retro games online for free
If you've got a few minutes to spare during your lunchbreak, or if you're looking for an easy way to wind down after a long day's work, check out thes...
Article | 26/08/2010 The science of 3D gaming
With the help of leading experts in optical science and 3D technology, we examine the present and future of 3D video games, including how it works and...
Article | 24/08/2010 Masters of the playerless MMO
Game designers Dmitry Kosinov and Mikhail Platov discuss what it's like working on a "Zero Player Game," inspiration from Terry Pratchet, and balancin...
Article | 24/08/2010 How Halo: Reach was leaked
Halo: Reach has apparently been breached. The latest chapter in Microsoft's flagship franchise is prematurely in the wild. Bungie's Xbox 360 exclusive...
Article | 10/08/2010 Pay $50 per hour to suck less at Super Street Fighter IV
Justin Wong, Mike Ross, Martin "Marn" Phan and Ryan "Gootecks" Gutierrez are offering Super Street Fighter 4 lessons at $40 or $50 a pop via Xbox Live...
Article | 13/08/2010 Q&A with GameCrush PlayDates (and co-founder Eric Strasser)
A friend once told me girl gamers are like unicorns: creatures that are mythical but nonetheless highly coveted by man. While I found it highly offens...
Article | 10/08/2010 Kinect vs. Move vs. Wii
This year, Sony and Microsoft are set to release two new control schemes for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 -- the PlayStation Move and Kinect for Xbo...
Article | 5/08/2010 Hands-on with PlayStation 3D: Gimmick or game-changer?
The video games industry is about to receive its biggest technological shake-up since it switched from monochrome to colour.