Assassin's Creed Revelations — Turkish Delight

Assassin's Creed multiplayer fans used to sitting in empty game lobbies in the hope of finding a game can rejoice this weekend.Ubisoft has released a closed beta of their Assassin's Creed Revelations multiplayer game for New Zealand PlayStation Plus subscribers. … Continue Reading ››

L.A. No more

September 1, 2011 Vic B'Stard

LA Noire developer, Team Bondi has apparenty gone into administration.UK gaming vetrans, Computer and Video Games are reporting that according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission the Aussie developer went under on 26th August.Despite rumours of a bail out from … Continue Reading ››

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Halo’s Warthog gets the Top Gear treatment

September 1, 2011 Vic B'Stard

Jeremy Clarkson, the outspoken host of BBC's Top Gear, recons he knows a thing or two about cars.It's not surprising that Jeremy is a little on the back foot as he tries to give the staple tranportation mode of … Continue Reading ››

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Game Console news roundup at techday.com- final edition

August 31, 2011 Vic B'Stard

Last week was sadly my last week writing the daily gaming news for the Game Console section of Techday.com.Whilst I've had a blast reporting on the gaming scene for New Zealand gamers, it was time to move on a try something … Continue Reading ››

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Retrospective: Assassin’s Creed 2 Review Xbox 360

August 31, 2011 Vic B'Stard

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 ››

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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 ››

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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 ››

Vic B'Stard's State of Play

Assassin’s Creed Revelations available now on PS3

L.A. No more

Halo’s Warthog gets the Top Gear treatment

Game Console news roundup at techday.com- final edition

Retrospective: Assassin’s Creed 2 Review Xbox 360

Warthog in Forza 4?

Xtreme Kinect

First Impressions: Deus Ex: Human Revolution

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