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Byteside FPS perspective

Australia’s premiere Technology and Gaming show, Byteside have a healthy discussion in regards to the FPS genre and its impact on gaming culture and the perception of FPS gamers as a whole.  The console shift in regards to this genre from my perspective, has had the negative impact of actually dumbing down FPS games in [...]

The Apple ipad Sourced

To be honest I am not sure what to make of the Apple Ipad.  In Steve Jobs speech at today’s Latest creation event, he declared the Ipad “WAY better than a laptop” and regarded the device to be a better experience than a Netbook.
At a basic level, the Ipad is an upsized Ipod, running a [...]

The Great Australian Internet Blackout

The Great Australian Internet Blackout is a combined online and offline demonstration against imposed online censorship otherwise known as CleanFeed.  This Filter will impose blanket filtering for all web connections at the Internet Service Provider (ISP) level and has officially been given the go ahead after completely ridiculous trials with minor ISP’s.
What does cleanfeed mean [...]

PS3 has been hacked

I have been following this blog for a while and it appears the PS3 has finally succumbed to the modding community, specifically a user named G Hotz best known for some iphone hackmagic.
I have read/write access to the entire system memory, and HV level access to the processor. In other words, I have hacked the [...]

Michael Atkinson regards all gamers as criminals.

I am not sure whether I should be dumbfounded by such a comment or expect the obvious detachment from reality that Michael Atkinson enjoys from time to time.  He is after all, the world renowned Political Big Brother to the Australian people.  His moments of Grandeur usually consist of forcing his own brand of undemocratic [...]

Heavy Rain Preview

The PC game Omikron: The Nomad Soul is one of my all time favorite games, not only did it feature David Bowie and a whole soundtrack of unique Bowie songs, it still ranks as one of the best multi genre games available.  Blending Adventure, fighting, RPG, FPS elements, the game had a unique body swapping [...]

Public Consultation for a R18+ Classification for Gaming.

Time to get our submissions in for a potential R18+ ratings system on a media format now more popular than Movies.  Submissions to the Aussie Government are invited by close of business 28 February 2010. Submissions received after the due date may not be considered.
In Order to make a submission, you need to answer this [...]

COD Modern Warfare 2 PC Dev Console Unlocker

I was never a fan on how Call Of Duty Modern Warefare 2 developer Infinity Ward has treated the PC community by dumbing down and consoletarding the PC release.  This sentiment is reflected throughout the PC multiplayer gaming community so it comes as no surprise that a modder has developed a patch for the game.

Allowing [...]

Dragon Age Origins PS3, PC and 360

Bioware are certainly on a massive roll, continuing to create some of the finest single player Western RPG’s ever created.  With a incredibly impressive library including Mass Effect, Star Wars KTOR, Neverwinter Knights, Balders Gate and Jade Empire, you know what sort of quality to expect from every Bioware release.  Dragon Age looks to be [...]

Cheapest online xbox 360 Elite Australia.

Online game shopping in Australia has never been simpler, or cheaper.  Fishpond again have an excellent deal on the Xbox 360 Elite package.  It is just $420.97 including delivery.

The Xbox 360 Elite is the premier Xbox 360 console package that includes a massive 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, a high-definition cable, [...]