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Free Forza Motorsport 3 launch day add-on
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-10-07 23:38:54
The Forza Motorsport 3 race has not even started and Microsoft has announced a complimentary car and track pack to bolster the already impressive 400 car and 100 track stable.


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GTA Episodes From Liberty City: There’s always a girl
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-10-07 19:42:42
Rockstar Games has released a new full length trailer and box art for its forthcoming Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City.  It ticks all the boxes, Strong Violence, Sex Scenes, Drug Use, Nudity and obligatory Coarse Language, enjoy.


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Forza Motorsport 3 Wireless Wheel Bundle rounds the final bend
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-10-06 00:49:25
New video-game bundles appear each week, the latest is streaming down the finishing straight with a Microsoft symbol emblazoned on its side.  For the Xbox 360, this wireless driving wheel plus Forza Motorsport 3 bundle will be required hardware for any video-game racing fan.


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Review: Need For Speed: Shift - A shift indeed
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-10-03 03:10:24
While some critics claim that the latest iteration in EA’s venerable racing series has a slight spelling mistake, many, however, laud the change of pace that does not alienate a large proportion of fans.  Shift turns away from the streets to more organised racing fare, and is all the better for it.


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Digital Distribution Summit: iPhone is the platform of choice
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Smart Phones

2009-10-02 01:16:04
The recent Digital Distribution Summit held in Melbourne was a chance for game developers and publishers to talk through the pros, cons and challenges of a world without retail.  Much of the talk was positive, but tempered by an undercurrent of uncertainty surrounding the launch of the PSPgo and a definitive shift towards targeting Apples smart phone in the future.


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PSPgo launch mystery shop
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-10-01 00:09:20
Taking a walk through the city electronics retailers today, searching for signs of the new PlayStation Portable Go model.  It seems there is an easy formula to work out who will be pushing to sell the new digital distribution only gaming platform.


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Ninja Theory unveil Enslaved
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-09-30 21:53:03
Publisher NAMCO BANDAI has released details of a new Intellectual Property from the developers of Heavenly Sword and Kung Fu Chaos.  Enslaved takes place 150 years in the future in a world at war, a situation that can only be rectified by PS3 and Xbox 360 owners.


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Review: Scribblenauts - What's on your mind?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-09-30 00:52:19
scribblenautsvamp.jpgScribblenauts is a land mark video game, this is without doubt.  A DS title letting you use your imagination to solve problems, that will quickly attract a crowd to help get you through the over 200 challenges on offer.


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Five Guitar Hero 5 track packs announced
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-09-29 23:18:15
Still strutting your way through the 85 tracks that are unlocked in Guitar Hero 5, soon there will be five new track packs to shred to.  Everything from classic rock to Wolfmother and Marilyn Manson are included.


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Wii Fit Plus living room release date
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-09-29 00:34:38
Calling it a street date seems a little inaccurate; Nintendo has announced the release date for Wii Fit Plus in Australia.  This is an upgrade to the exercise game/activity that has topped charts worldwide, so it is time to start balancing on the board again.


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Review: Halo 3: ODST
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-09-28 02:02:34
Halo 3: ODST is a comic book size story set in the pulp universe left by the Halo trilogy.  It is exactly what the designers were aiming for, a much more intimate single player experience, obviously intended to be an expansion pack.  That is until the marketing department got wind of the project.


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TGS09 Sony motion control dated, PS3 Slim sales
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-09-25 01:35:37
Sony announcements from the Tokyo Game Show today include an expected date for the PS3 motion controller as well as games that will use the feature.  Sony has also released sales details for the recently marketed remodelling of the PlayStation 3, the PS3 Slim.


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Microsoft announce developer love for Project Natal
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-09-24 01:41:36
Project Natal promises a gaming experience requiring no controller to play.  Unveiled at E3, the Project Natal device plugs into an Xbox 360 and gives players a chance to control in-game action with their own body movements.  At the Tokyo Game Show today Microsoft has announced the publishers and developers who are hard at work to bring Project Natal enabled titles into the living room.


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Nintendo confirms Wii price cut
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-09-23 23:37:34
It was a strong rumour going into the Tokyo Game Show and now Nintendo have confirmed a significant price cut to the very popular Wii video game console.  Nintendo also announced release dates for Wii-Fit Plus and New Super Mario Bros.


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Has Sony made a big mistake with the PSP Go?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-09-23 18:58:50
It is only a week away from launch, but large gaming retailers are either on record or rumoured to be refusing to stock the PlayStation Portable Go.  The PSP Go contains no UMD disc support, relying on digital distribution predominantly for software sales, something that irks bricks-and-mortar stores such as EB Games in Australia.


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Beaterator gets peer review at Video Music Awards
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-09-23 00:51:20
Rockstar Games has the upcoming Beaterator for PSP to spruik.  Now the debate begins on whether this application is a game or a tool for hand-held music creation.  At the recent MTV Video Music Awards Rockstar handed Beaterator around the audience for some reactions:  footage after the click.


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Who's your daddy? BioShock 2 global release date
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-09-20 20:21:27
Again we venture into the watery world of Rapture, 2K Games announces the release date for the much anticipated sequel to the highly decorated 2007 game BioShock.  From early 2010 BioShock 2 will have players shambling around as a Big Daddy in the crumbling ruins of one man’s utopian vision.


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Review: Guitar Hero 5 - Stones versus The Beatles
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-09-19 18:21:32
What can Activision and Neversoft bust out with the latest iteration of the popular Guitar Hero franchise?  Is it more of the same, or does the shadow of Rockband:  The Beatles put the pressure on for innovation?  Gladly, it seems the Guitar Hero franchisees have been listening to their crowd surfing fans. 


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Weasle News report for Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-09-17 23:24:57
A special Weasle News report has been produced to cover the upcoming Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City.  All the shocking footage and dramatic voice-overs are contained herein.


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250GB Xbox 360 Modern Warfare 2 bundle
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-09-16 17:53:10
The war is escalating again!  The video game console war that is.  Feeling the sales pressure from the PS3 Slim and its new sexy price tag Microsoft has revealed its new weapon, a 250GB hard drive equipped Xbox 360, themed and bundled with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.


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