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Some questions for OnLive before I toss out my Xbox 360
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-03-26 00:56:20
OnLive gaming service was officially soft launched yesterday.  Promising platform independence and instant access to AAA gaming titles as well as doing away with the need to keep your hardware up to date, OnLive plan to usher in a new gaming era.  But despite the FAQ, there are a few more questions we would like answered.


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GDC 09: Nintendo announce Wii Storage solution
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-25 20:50:46
News from the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, how to expand the storage of your Nintendo Wii.


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OnLive will rid the world of Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-24 18:57:14
Out of the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco California comes news of a soon to be shown digital distribution system poised to rid the world of branded game consoles.  OnLive promises to deliver AAA games, from top publishers, direct to homes around the globe.


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MadWorld Review – Is this really what the Wii needs?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-03-21 22:59:17
Looking through my library of Wii games, they are a smattering of G and PG rated titles.  Now there is a MA 15+ game that grabs the Wii audience by the Nunchucks and hurls copious buckets of blood at them.  Time to enter MadWorld.


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The House of the Dead breaks profanity record
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-03-17 18:29:26
The Wii on-rails horror shooter The House of the Dead has broken a Guinness World record.  But it is not one your mum would be proud of.


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The Wii dies in Japan
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-15 23:50:57
On the back of Resident Evil 5 bundles, the top of the table name in Japanese console sales is PlayStation.  Meanwhile the Wii continues to dip in sales; even the Xbox 360 is poised to pass the Nintendo weekly shipments.


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Finally, Club Nintendo launches in Aus and NZ
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Services

2009-03-11 20:37:30
It has been a long time coming, Antipodean Nintendo fans have been hoarding the little Club Nintendo cards that were packaged in Wii and DS products for a long time now – finally they will have somewhere to take advantage of their loyalty.


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And the most popular console online is...
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-10 22:41:36
...no surprise really, but the NPD Group’s 2009 report on Online Gaming has thrown up some trends of interest when it comes to our connected entertainment options.


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Gene Simmons talks up KISS axe guitar controller
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-03-09 19:44:33
Legendary KISS bassist, Gene Simmons has but exercising his famous tongue on the eve of launching a guitar controller for Guitar Hero and Rock Band.  Hopefully the axe shaped guitar will come with a wig and face make-up included.


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EA back PS3 during troubled times
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-03-04 00:53:35
The signs are all around, we are in the recession, and even the entertainers are feeling the pinch.  But Sony this week received a little PlayStation 3 support in both Killzone 2 sales and some –almost – kind words from the largest game maker going around, Electronic Arts.


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Guitar Hero: Metallica trailers
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-03-02 22:47:24
A couple of vignettes for the upcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica have touched down, click through to watch digitised performances from Metallica, Motorhead, Queen and more.


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Real Time Strategy on the console – can it be done?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-03-02 16:12:09
So here I am playing through Halo Wars on the Xbox 360 and Dawn of War II on PC.  Games not dissimilar in theme, but different in how they play.  Many said a first person shooter could not be done without the accuracy of keyboard and mouse, but can real time strategy also find comfort on a console platform?


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Codemasters give sneak peek at upcoming titles
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-02-23 19:40:08
Who is not holding a showcase of their wares now days?  Well not to be outdone by the likes of Blizzard, Codemasters recently held their own showcase day.  Showing off Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising and FUEL along with new details of other Codemasters games.


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Will Virtua Tennis Wii include MotionPlus?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-02-16 23:39:30
Sega have unveiled details on their Wii-Sports Tennis killer, Virtua Tennis.  There is every indication that Virtua Tennis will feature the more accurate control option of the Wii Remote MotionPlus peripheral.


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Review: NERF N-Strike – Shoot foam at your TV
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-02-16 18:34:54
The premise is a little wonky, but for the young and young at heart it is hard to go past a light game for the home console.  If you like blood NERF N-Strike won’t hit an artery, but it does come with its own gun.


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Nintendo dominate the top ten sales chart
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: Consoles

2009-02-12 18:27:22
Like much of the world, the Nintendo band wagon is rolling strong in Australia, official sales charts for the week ending 8th of February show Nintendo branded platforms ruling the top ten roost.


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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen revealed
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-02-08 20:55:45
Activision announce the inevitable.  A game linked to the upcoming new Transformers movies Revenge of the Fallen.  Click on through for the trailer video and details.


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Best video games of all time
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-02-07 19:09:46
Having played so many, over a long period of time, I got thinking about features that make the most memorable titles in interactive entertainment history.  Weekend ramblings and memory mining.


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Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings announced
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle

Category: New Products

2009-02-04 21:00:16
I thought Harrison Ford looks somewhat tired, in his last celluloid outing as the adventurous archaeologist.  But it seems there is no rest for his whip and hat, as Indiana Jones goes looking for the staff of Moses.  Apparently it looks like a Wii remote.


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Review: Need For Speed Undercover – When dodge-’ems take to the streets
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT

Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog

2009-01-30 22:10:42
The Need For Speed franchise has been around since 1994.  For almost a decade and a half we have been stealing, racing and crashing expensive cars, flaunting the highway patrol and trying to impress pretty girls (and pretty boys for that matter).  It’s probably time we settled down, bought ourselves a nice family wagon, and retired to the suburbs.  Instead we head back out to the tar in Need For Speed Undercover


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