Category Archives: Gaming

After my Assassin's Creed 2 hands-on with Patrice Désilets over at Ubisoft's Sydney headquarters, I later had the opportunity to review the game for NetGuide magazine.Playing the game in the comfort of my own home, and not (badly)

Gaming

Warthog in Forza 4?

August 30, 2011 Vic B'Stard

Check out this bit of Halo 4/ Forza 4 news from yesterday (that got lost in my inbox).

The developers at Turn 10 Studios, creators of the highest-rated racing franchise of this generation and 343i have partnered together to create an incredible Halo fan … Continue Reading ››

Gaming

Xtreme Kinect

August 29, 2011 Vic B'Stard

All around the world Kinect units sit alone atop TV screens collecting dust.We all want to love Microsoft's motion controller, but we know that it is really just a piece of shite that we'll never really need. Leaping about like … Continue Reading ››

Gaming

First Impressions: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

August 26, 2011 Vic B'Stard 1 Comment

Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been a long time coming. For a sequel to what was considered to be such a seminal game back in 2000, an eleven year wait is a bit too long.

I’ll … Continue Reading ››

Film and TV, Gaming

Portal short film

August 24, 2011 Vic B'Stard

I love seeing what folks can do with gaming franchises. Nine times out of ten a fan made film will beat anything that Hollywierd will come up with.The video below is a short film made by a … Continue Reading ››

Gaming

Assassin’s Creed Revelations Gamescom walkthrough Video

August 24, 2011 Vic B'Stard

Ubisoft have just released a video of the Gamescom 2011 demo walk-through with commentary.The video shows off a bit of the carriage chase sequence and offers up a glimpse of some of Ezio's new combat moves and … Continue Reading ››

Gaming

Gamescom 2011: Ubisoft roundtable- “is online changing the way we create games?”

August 19, 2011 Vic B'Stard

Gamescom 2011, Europe's premier gaming event.Yesterday Ubisoft hosted a roundtable discussion that asked the question "is online changing the way we create games. Check out the full video of the discussion below.

Gaming

Gamescom 2011 trailers (updated)- Uncharted 3, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Ace Combat, Tintin, SSX

August 19, 2011 Vic B'Stard

The European Gamescom 2011 expo is currently underway in Cologne, Germany.The expo is a great opportunity for publishers to show off their tent-pole games that are being released in time for Christmas. I'm going to be adding trailers, … Continue Reading ››

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Category Archives: Gaming

Retrospective: Assassin’s Creed 2 Review Xbox 360

Warthog in Forza 4?

Xtreme Kinect

First Impressions: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

Portal short film

Assassin’s Creed Revelations Gamescom walkthrough Video

Gamescom 2011: Ubisoft roundtable- “is online changing the way we create games?”

Gamescom 2011 trailers (updated)- Uncharted 3, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Ace Combat, Tintin, SSX

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