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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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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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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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Mad Max EA response to banned Left 4 Dead 2
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-09-23 20:57:21
Electronic Arts has pulled together a few words, stating the obvious in response to the recent banning of Left 4 Dead 2 in Australia. Whilst working with the Australian Classification Board in getting Left 4 Dead 2 across the line, EA have pointed out the beliefs of many when it comes to the hypocrisy of video-game classification in a country that has produced some wonderful, yet violence-based, entertainment media in the past.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-09-23 20:57:21
Electronic Arts has pulled together a few words, stating the obvious in response to the recent banning of Left 4 Dead 2 in Australia. Whilst working with the Australian Classification Board in getting Left 4 Dead 2 across the line, EA have pointed out the beliefs of many when it comes to the hypocrisy of video-game classification in a country that has produced some wonderful, yet violence-based, entertainment media in the past.
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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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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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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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Australian state bans driving with phone GPS
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Smart Phones
2009-09-21 21:47:20
Using your iPhone, or other GPS enabled smartphone to navigate whilst driving has become illegal in at least one Australian state. Police say, that using a mobile phone when driving, regardless of the active application is not on.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Smart Phones
2009-09-21 21:47:20
Using your iPhone, or other GPS enabled smartphone to navigate whilst driving has become illegal in at least one Australian state. Police say, that using a mobile phone when driving, regardless of the active application is not on.
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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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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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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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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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Sony hits back with 250GB Uncharted 2 PS3?
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-09-17 20:05:44
Whoa! While Nintendo sit back, languishing upon its ever increasing pile of cash, Microsoft and Sony are slugging it out in a fresh round of video-game console wars. The latest riposte looks to be coming from Sony with a 250GB PS3 Slim bundled with Uncharted 2.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-09-17 20:05:44
Whoa! While Nintendo sit back, languishing upon its ever increasing pile of cash, Microsoft and Sony are slugging it out in a fresh round of video-game console wars. The latest riposte looks to be coming from Sony with a 250GB PS3 Slim bundled with Uncharted 2.
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Oceanic servers for Aion
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-09-16 22:42:33
Flying around in a Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) game is hard enough at the best of times. But the experience becomes excruciating when lag interferes with your playing experience. The extremely-popular-in-Asia MMO Aion is about to be launched in the west, and for Australian and New Zealand players there is good news.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-09-16 22:42:33
Flying around in a Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) game is hard enough at the best of times. But the experience becomes excruciating when lag interferes with your playing experience. The extremely-popular-in-Asia MMO Aion is about to be launched in the west, and for Australian and New Zealand players there is good news.
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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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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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Review: Wolfenstein - Lookout! He's got a Particle Cannon
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-09-16 00:55:41
We return to Wolfenstien, and still those darn Nazi’s are fiddling with the occult, will they never learn? Raven software has produced, yes, another WWII shooter, but with enough leather clad scientists and glowing blue lights to realise this is not history as we know it.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-09-16 00:55:41
We return to Wolfenstien, and still those darn Nazi’s are fiddling with the occult, will they never learn? Raven software has produced, yes, another WWII shooter, but with enough leather clad scientists and glowing blue lights to realise this is not history as we know it.
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Firmware 3.01 to stop freezing PS3
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-09-15 17:13:45
Only two weeks after the release of 3.0 of the PlayStation 3 firmware Sony has released another update. 3.01 contains only bug fixes, and according to Sony, improvements to system stability. With some extreme reports coming in regarding ‘bricked’ PS3’s, I am downloading my update now.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-09-15 17:13:45
Only two weeks after the release of 3.0 of the PlayStation 3 firmware Sony has released another update. 3.01 contains only bug fixes, and according to Sony, improvements to system stability. With some extreme reports coming in regarding ‘bricked’ PS3’s, I am downloading my update now.
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PS3 sales sniff at the heels of Xbox 360
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-09-10 22:11:40
NPD Group has released the August North American sales for video-game hard and software. Whilst the Nintendo DS and Wii are still king and queen of the race, the big mover was the PlayStation 3. Overall however, the industry has suffered its sixth straight month of decline.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-09-10 22:11:40
NPD Group has released the August North American sales for video-game hard and software. Whilst the Nintendo DS and Wii are still king and queen of the race, the big mover was the PlayStation 3. Overall however, the industry has suffered its sixth straight month of decline.
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250GB PS3 Slim to hit stores in October
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-09-10 02:04:01
Another story to file in the burgeoning Rumour file? Reports are coming through of the existence of the mythical 250GB PS3 Slim, with some saying the device will be on retail shelves this October.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: Consoles
2009-09-10 02:04:01
Another story to file in the burgeoning Rumour file? Reports are coming through of the existence of the mythical 250GB PS3 Slim, with some saying the device will be on retail shelves this October.
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New Ballad of Gay Tony video now featuring Tony
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-09-09 20:54:05
RockStar Games has released a new video from the upcoming The Ballad of Gay Tony as part of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City. Tony himself features heavily.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-09-09 20:54:05
RockStar Games has released a new video from the upcoming The Ballad of Gay Tony as part of Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City. Tony himself features heavily.
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Review: Ninja Blade – Stab giant household pests
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-09-07 20:51:42
Why do you send one man, armed with a sword to rid modern day Tokyo of a virulent mutation virus sweeping the capital? I don’t know either, but it makes a great setting for a video game.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-09-07 20:51:42
Why do you send one man, armed with a sword to rid modern day Tokyo of a virulent mutation virus sweeping the capital? I don’t know either, but it makes a great setting for a video game.
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Casual musings on the PS3 Slim
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-09-05 00:43:47
The new profile PlayStation 3 has arrived, and it is slimmer and less flashy than its predecessor, will it be these physical assets that see the PlayStation brand again rise to the top of the pile? Whilst Sony will talk about a reboot of the console, the PS3 Slim when compared to the original is missing many things, some of this is good, some not so.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Radioactive IT
Category: Gaming and Entertainment tech blog
2009-09-05 00:43:47
The new profile PlayStation 3 has arrived, and it is slimmer and less flashy than its predecessor, will it be these physical assets that see the PlayStation brand again rise to the top of the pile? Whilst Sony will talk about a reboot of the console, the PS3 Slim when compared to the original is missing many things, some of this is good, some not so.
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Assassin's Creed II trailer hits the web
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-09-04 02:01:44
It is the time of the Renaissance, but still an assassin’s work is required. Developer Ubisoft has released a rockin trailer for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed II, featuring a swag of slick in-game footage.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Technology Lifestyle
Category: New Products
2009-09-04 02:01:44
It is the time of the Renaissance, but still an assassin’s work is required. Developer Ubisoft has released a rockin trailer for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed II, featuring a swag of slick in-game footage.
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