http://www.australiangamer.com Australias leading gaming web comic en-us 2006 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:10:22 +1100 matt@australiangamer.com (Matt Burgess) http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3033_new_red_dead_redemption_trailer.html This game is looking to shape up as a bit of a blockbuster. Oh, and yes. I'M BACK!!... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:35:24 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3033_new_red_dead_redemption_trailer.html http://www.australiangamer.com/review/3030_final_fantasy_xiii.html I really wish I was getting paid per word to write this review because boy do I have a lot to say. It's been a long while since I played a 45+ hour game and even longer since I managed to finish one... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:19:05 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/review/3030_final_fantasy_xiii.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3031_lara_bingle_and_michael_clarke_split_oh_noes.html Just in case you didn't know, Lara Bingle and Michael Clarke ended their relationship this past week. I have had to break out the tissues on a few occasions to wipe the tears of sadness away....... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:33:12 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3031_lara_bingle_and_michael_clarke_split_oh_noes.html http://www.australiangamer.com/review/2921_ratchet_and_clank_future_a_crack_in_time.html A Crack in Time concludes the Trilogy started with Tools of Destruction and continued in Quest for Booty (lol). Anna takes flight with the new R & C title and decides whether it keeps its place as... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:07:01 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/review/2921_ratchet_and_clank_future_a_crack_in_time.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3029_lube_up_with_some_hakan.html This trailer had me in stitches for a bit. The final of the 10 new/old characters in Super Street Fighter IV has been revealed. Hakan, a Turkish wrestler, is all greased up and ready for a slippery... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:09:38 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3029_lube_up_with_some_hakan.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3028_deus_ex_3_trailer_and_subtitle_arrive.html Turns out the zippo lights a cigarette. Hand holding it is somewhat important too. ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:38:32 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3028_deus_ex_3_trailer_and_subtitle_arrive.html http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/3027_yug_and_matt_want_to_move_you_thanks_to_playstation.html Yug and Matt return to move you, thanks to Playstation, as well as discussions about GDC, Portal 2, and video games on the Mac... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:53:10 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/3027_yug_and_matt_want_to_move_you_thanks_to_playstation.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3026_tron_legacy_goes_video_game_viral.html The guys behind the viral marketing for the Tron Legacy movie have sent out a really cool update at FlynnLives.com – it's a mini game about video games!... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:41:31 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3026_tron_legacy_goes_video_game_viral.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3025_monster_hunter_3_tri_releases_soon.html Like my twitter account, Monster Hunter may have a small following but it's got a big package underneath. Monster Hunter 3 Tri is the latest Japanese super fandom game that will be coming to our... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:44:39 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3025_monster_hunter_3_tri_releases_soon.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3024_sony_would_like_to_play_a_game.html Just the other day I was thinking about how much I wanted a blue ball on a stick to put in my right hand and wave at the TV and now BAM! Sony have made my dream come true. God bless you Sony, you've... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:53:46 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3024_sony_would_like_to_play_a_game.html http://www.australiangamer.com/opinion/2995_thecavman_says_so_pt_i_houston_wii_have_a_problem.html Cav takes the time to point out the best bits of the Nintendo Wii and give you an insight to what he thinks you may be missing out on.... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:52:21 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/opinion/2995_thecavman_says_so_pt_i_houston_wii_have_a_problem.html http://www.australiangamer.com/dlc_review/2997_vandal_hearts_flames_of_judgement.html Cav goes old school with a prequel to a 13 year old game, one of his favourites, via the power of download. Is it as good as the original? Is the original as good as the original, or is it just... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:30:12 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/dlc_review/2997_vandal_hearts_flames_of_judgement.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3022_more_plastic_instruments_on_the_way_-_rock_band_3_.html Only a few weeks ago Activision admitted they regret not buying Harmonix and giving them the Guitar Hero franchise. There is a good reason why Activision said this, it's because Rock Band is freakin... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:02:38 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3022_more_plastic_instruments_on_the_way_-_rock_band_3_.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3021_xzibit_has_heard_that_you_like_video_games.html Are you lucky enough to own a 1995 Toyota Celica? Do you like applying stickers to things? Do you think that wheels should be painted white for maximum acceleration? Are you a 37 year old man living... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:50:21 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3021_xzibit_has_heard_that_you_like_video_games.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3020_atkinson_says_gaming_is_bad_like_cancer.html Yes our favourite Attorney General has been caught giving money away to a council that supports the notion that games are worse than cancer. Somebody needs a good smack on the you know what.... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:48:50 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3020_atkinson_says_gaming_is_bad_like_cancer.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3019_have_a_video_game_addiction_not_a_baby.html I'm sure everyone is having a great weekend so it's time to bring a downer to your good mood. Recently a baby passed away due to being starved. What were the parents doing? Raising a child in a... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:24:27 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3019_have_a_video_game_addiction_not_a_baby.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3018_portal_2_confirmed.html Valve started playing with peoples heads a few days ago by sending out some mysterious updates to Portal via steam. The updates contained hidden messages, some speculated as to what this was could... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:11:19 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3018_portal_2_confirmed.html http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/3017_matt_and_cormac_talk_game_stories_and_the_apocalyps3.html Matt and Cormac talk about Sony's Apocalyps3, the closure of the R18 submissions, Heavy Rain and the art of telling stories in games and backtrack a little on last week's discussion of the story of... Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:31:03 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/3017_matt_and_cormac_talk_game_stories_and_the_apocalyps3.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3013_australias_biggest_final_fantasy_fan.html In anticipation for the upcoming Final Fantasy XIII due out next week, EB Games has started a competition to find Australia's biggest Final Fantasy fan. The only thing is, Australian Gamer already... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:55:42 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3013_australias_biggest_final_fantasy_fan.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3016_deus_ex_3_image_surfaces.html Some illumination on the upcoming sequel. ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:32:01 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3016_deus_ex_3_image_surfaces.html http://www.australiangamer.com/review/3015_dantes_inferno.html ... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:54:32 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/review/3015_dantes_inferno.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3014_palgn_and_game_keep_the_pressure_on_the_r18_issue.html Videogame retailer GAME have teamed up with PALGN.com.au to launch a campaign designed to keep the pressure on the government to support the R18+ game classification.... Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:20:02 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3014_palgn_and_game_keep_the_pressure_on_the_r18_issue.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3011_is_valve_hinting_at_something_with_portal_update.html Portal received an update today, it wasn't the type of update you would expect though...The guys over at Valve are up to something, what it is though has yet to be revealed. ... Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:25:10 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3011_is_valve_hinting_at_something_with_portal_update.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3010_sony_fuck_up_network.html ... Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:26:32 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3010_sony_fuck_up_network.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3009_im_getting_married.html In about 14 hours!!! This is pretty cool :P... Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:09:46 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3009_im_getting_married.html http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/3008_matt_and_yug_are_saying_nintendo_is_the_new_black_starcraft_2_and_new_steam_update.html Matt and Yug return to talk about Nintendos new black system and the DSi XL, Starcraft II beta so far, new Steam update, and GLames... Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:09:25 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/3008_matt_and_yug_are_saying_nintendo_is_the_new_black_starcraft_2_and_new_steam_update.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3007_dont_cross_the_streams.html Now here is something really cool for all you Ghostbusters fans. Toy Designer Jack Rossi has made the ultimate peripheral for the Ghostbusters video game on the Nintendo Wii.... Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:04:26 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3007_dont_cross_the_streams.html http://www.australiangamer.com/review/2992_tatsunoko_vs_capcom_ultimate_all-stars.html What do you get when you cross a Japanese super franchise with a Japanese super franchise? Something flashy with lots of colours and the occasional inappropriate body gesture. Well Tatsunoko VS Capcom... Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:23:14 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/review/2992_tatsunoko_vs_capcom_ultimate_all-stars.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3004_steam_machine.html Valve have announced a new version of Steam is now available to the public as a beta. The beta comes with an updated UI, improved friends list, an overhaul of the in-game web browser and much more.... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:51:24 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3004_steam_machine.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3003_the_wii_is_back_in_black_and_the_big_dsi_big_debut.html Okay, that would have to be the crappiest title I have ever come up with. Let me translate: The Wii will be available soon in Black and the Australian release of the DSi XL has been dated... Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:25:45 +1100 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/3003_the_wii_is_back_in_black_and_the_big_dsi_big_debut.html