Polish developer CD Projekt RED’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt still holds its own across console and PC, some four years after it’s initial release.Incredibly, now owners of the modestly-powered Nintendo Switch can also sample this magnificent game. But how does a game that bought even the mightiest PC to its knees four years ago … Continue Reading ››
Once again, the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre played host the Australian calendar’s biggest gaming extravaganza, PAX Australia 2019. From Friday 11th October to Sunday 13th, gamers from all walks of life congregated to see the latest offerings from major game publishers and small independents, alike.Founded in in 2004 by Americans Jerry Holkins and Mike … Continue Reading ››
EA Sports serves up this years Ice Hockney bonanza, NHL 20.Secretly, I wish football was more like ice hockey. I’m talking real football here, that’s soccer for the uninitiated. Hockey shares a lot with the beautiful game, but it’s just so much more visceral. Rugby just doesn’t cut it, the game’s too slow, too caught … Continue Reading ››
Awarding-winning director Ang Lee uses the latest in filming making technology to pit a 50-something Will Smith against, well, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, in Gemini Man.I’m a huge fan of 3D movies. I have even resorted to importing the last few Marvel movies that have not had a local 3D Blu-ray release. Done … Continue Reading ››
In a gaming industry packed with sequels and reboots it’s nice to see something truly unique. Patrice Désilets, the visionary mastermind behind the Assassin’s Creed games, and his team have created a game experience like none other.We are all out of Africa, as they say. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey takes us back 150 million years … Continue Reading ››
Sydney-based mobile phone brand, Aspera Mobile have launched the successor to their Jazz smartphone.The Jazz 2 is a 4G Android phone with dual-SIM capability, with a price-tag of under AU$100.Aspera Mobile MD Allan Robertson explained, “We launched the original Jazz in early 2018. It was a 3G phone with a 5-inch screen, only cost $99 … Continue Reading ››
2K continue to push the envelope to give us yet another slick, gorgeous-looking entry to their long-running basketball franchise.NBA 2K20’s gameplay is fast. And I found this more than a little daunting it having been a while since I last played an NBA 2K game. Compared to EA’s rival NBA Live series, NBA 2K doesn’t … Continue Reading ››
25 years after its original Game Boy release, Nintendo’s classic, The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, has been re-imagined for the Switch.First release way back in 1993 on Nintendo Game Boy, the game was reissued in 1999 for the Game Boy Color. With fresh graphics, yet again, Nintendo are bringing one of their classics to … Continue Reading ››