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Xbox RROD Project – Cheap way to buy an XBOX 360?

January 25, 2010

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Xbox RROD Project – Cheap way to buy an XBOX 360?

I recently just bought 2 RROD Xbox 360′s off Ebay after doing a bit of research on common Xbox 360 RROD problems.  I must admit, I quite enjoy getting my hands dirty with this sort of thing and being a long time PC builder, this exercise was quite easy. Upon initial inspection of the console, [...]

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Heavy Rain Australian Release

January 17, 2010

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The PC game Omikron: The Nomad Soul is one of my all time favoritism games, not only did it feature David Bowie and a whole soundtrack of unique Bowie songs, it still ranks as one of the best multi genre games available.  Blending Adventure, fighting, RPG, FPS elements, the game had a unique body swapping [...]

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R18+ Classification for Games: Australian Public Consultation

December 14, 2009

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R18+ Classification for Games: Australian Public Consultation

Time to get our submissions in for a potential R18+ ratings system on a media format now more popular than Movies.  Submissions to the Aussie Government are invited by close of business 28 February 2010. Submissions received after the due date may not be considered. In Order to make a submission, you need to answer [...]

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The ABC in damage control over Junglist vs Good Game Scandal

October 30, 2009

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The ABC in damage control over Junglist vs Good Game Scandal

I recently wrote this for Ozsource Australia: What a torrid few days it has been for the ABC with a massive community backlash in regards to the original silent axing of Good Game TV favorite, The Junglist.  The mainstream Media has also caught wind of the events unfoldng at the ABC with The Age announcing [...]

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Dragon Age Origins: Australian Pre-Order

October 12, 2009

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Dragon Age Origins: Australian Pre-Order

From OzSource Australia. Bioware are certainly on a massive roll, continuing to create some of the finest single player Western RPG’s ever created.  With a incredibly impressive library including Mass Effect, Star Wars KTOR, Neverwinter Knights, Balders Gate and Jade Empire, you know what sort of quality to expect from every Bioware release.  Dragon Age [...]

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Cheapest Xbox 360 Elite Australia – $420.97

October 9, 2009

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Cheapest Xbox 360 Elite Australia – $420.97

Online game shopping in Australia has never been simpler, or cheaper.  Fishpond again have an excellent deal on the Xbox 360 Elite package.  It is just $420.97 including delivery. The Xbox 360 Elite is the premier Xbox 360 console package that includes a massive 120GB hard drive, a high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) port, a high-definition [...]

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Cheap Aussie CDs, DVDs, Blu_Ray, Games and Girly Stuff.

October 5, 2009

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Cheap Aussie CDs, DVDs, Blu_Ray, Games and Girly Stuff.

I have always been on the lookout for a decent yet cheap Australian based online store for Music and Movies and at long last I have found my new favourite.  CDWOW.com.au offers CDs, DVDs, Games and even cosmetics at significantly discounted prices. You can find a great range of products sourced from the major media [...]

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PS3 Slim: Best Australian Price Online

August 26, 2009

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PS3 Slim: Best Australian Price Online

Available right now via retail outlets all over Australia, the PS3 Slim is a hot piece of hardware.  At long last Sony have got the pricing almost perfect on their current generation console. From the vast majority of stores, the 120gig version looks as if it will retail for around AU$500 – $470 but if [...]

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Nintendo: 4th biggest public company in Japan for 2008

January 2, 2009

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Not content with being the most powerful console maker on the planet, Nintendo have become 2008′s most valuable Japanese company.  Kotaku have kindly translated the results: Here is the 2008 year end Tokyo Stock Exchange market cap rankings: 1. Toyota Motors: 10.160 trillion yen 2. NTT Docomo: 7.915 trillion yen 3. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group: [...]

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