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New Bioshock First Person Shooter In the Sky: Bioshock Infinite

GAMES Friday, August 13 by Captain


2K Games announced today that BioShock Infinite, a first-person shooter, is currently in development at Irrational Games. Set in 1912, BioShock Infinite introduces an entirely new narrative experience that lifts players out of the familiar confines of Rapture and rockets them to Columbia, an immense city in the sky. BioShock Infinite is currently planned for release 2012.

Originally conceived as a floating symbol of American ideals at a time when the United States was emerging as a world power, Columbia is dispatched to distant shores with great fanfare by a captivated public. What begins as a brand new endeavor of hope turns drastically wrong as the city soon disappears into the clouds to whereabouts unknown.
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Gran Turismo 5 Will be Served Up 3 Ways

GAMES Thursday, August 5 by Captain


Sony Computer Entertainment and Polyphony Digital have announced three different editions of the forthcoming Gran Turismo 5 for PS3, offering racing fans more options than ever for immersing themselves in the drive of a lifetime. The eagerly-awaited game is scheduled to arrive this November – and here’s what to look out for on the starting grid.

Standard Edition
More than a thousand cars, a global community of racers, the world’s most iconic racetracks and the drive of a lifetime – that’s Gran Turismo 5. Experience astounding realism, pulse-raising physics, high-speed thrills and a full tank of international motoring glamour as you race against friends at home or online against champions from around the world, and build yourself a stable of the finest cars ever to have graced the tarmac anywhere. One of the world’s best-selling driving games is back, packed with new features, new rides and new experiences that’ll take your life into the fast lane like never before.
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Assassin's Creed Comic Book Coming

GAMES Wednesday, July 21 by Captain


Ubisoft announced an Assassin’s Creed comic book mini-series is currently in development and due for release this Spring. Developed by Eisner Award nominees and Shuster Award-winning illustrators Cameron Stewart (Batman & Robin, Seaguy and Catwoman) and Karl Kerschl (Superman and The Flash), the Assassin’s Creed comic mini-series will be unveiled during a panel to be held at Comic-Con.

Moderated by G4TV’s Morgan Webb, the panel entitled “Assassin’s Creed: Behind and Beyond the Brotherhood” will include details of the new comic series and the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood video game release. Featured panelists will include Stewart and Kerschl, along with Jeffrey Johalem, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood video game scriptwriter. Stewart and Kerschl recently visited Saint Petersburg, Russia on a research trip for the upcoming project. That visit, along with the teaser video released today, will give fans an inkling on where and when the new Assassin comic series will be taking place. Additional details on the project will be revealed at the Comic-Con panel.

The new comic series is part of Ubisoft Montreal’s UbiWorkshop initiative that encompasses a number of the studio’s projects related to leveraging Ubisoft intellectual properties in entertainment mediums outside of video games, such as comic books.

“We always thought that the Assassin’s Creed universe would be perfect for transmedia initiatives like this new comic series,” said Mathieu Ferland, transmedia senior producer at Ubisoft Montreal. “We are excited to have the fantastic and acclaimed artists Cameron Stewart and Karl Kerschl working on the project. Ubisoft is looking forward to showing Assassin’s Creed fans what these talented artists have been up to at this week’s Comic-Con panel.”
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Check the Weather - a Bulletstorm is Approaching

GAMES Tuesday, July 6 by Captain


Sometimes computer games are about killing lots and lots of enemies. Sometimes computer games are about killing lots and lots of enemies, with style.

Bulletstorm belongs to the latter spectrum of the games rainbow. Playing a futuristic warrior with an electric forcefield whip in one hand an whatever BFG you can grab in the other, Bulletstorm is what its name suggests, a symphony of death, written large in O Positive. Over the top fun, looks like, and what's interesting about this walkthrough is you get to see the game designer's own sensibilities coming through not just in the game itself, but how they play the game. Not sure if we've heard 'gangbang' as a gaming term before.
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The Evolution of Lara Croft: A Visual History

GAMES Saturday, June 26 by Captain


With the SCI FI Channel premiere of Lara Croft: Tomb Raider coming up this Sunday the 27th, we felt it was high time that we looked back over the visual evolution of Lara as she evolved from a slightly blocky (yet oh so feisty) video game heroine to her most complex and fascinating form as Angelina Jolie. What a long way she's come!

Starting out way back in 1996, in-game Lara has since had nine major re-iterations, not including subtle variations in several add-on packs.

Many human models have portrayed her over the years, including Rhona Mitra, star of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans and recently seen in Stargate Universe as Commander Kiva, who began her career as a booth model at game conventions.
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The Battle for Alderaan - the Second Star Wars Old Republic Trailer

GAMES Friday, June 18 by Captain


Take a moment and have a look at this.

We've got a nice HD version of the new trailer from E3 - Lucasarts' upcoming Star Wars MMO, The Old Republic second trailer.

If you saw the first trailer, you would agree that the people working on these things know how to make films in a way that results in an entirely more entertaining package than the entire prequel trilogy. Yes, it's a big call, but just have a look.

Here's the latest trailer, which shows the escalation of the conflict between the crumbling Galactic Republic and the emerging Sith-led Empire. What's interesting in the footage is that the whole 'only two' Sith thing has been chucked out, and something akin to George Lucas' orignal vision of Star Wars, where everyone had a light sabre is beginning to emerge here. It makes for some impressive combat sequences.
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Virgin (the company) Takes A Gamble on Gaming

GAMES Thursday, June 17 by Captain


Sir Richard Branson has done something rare in the gaming industry - made an announcement that’s taken everyone by surprise.

Virgin is getting into games.

No, not into the publishing or developing side or even the distributing side of games, but in the wagering side of games.

The wah?

Have you ever had a little side bet when with a friend whilst going head to head in a particular game? Well, the world of the internet can provide that for you, without having to have a friend in your lounge room (or, for that, actually having a friend). WorldGaming.com provides a service where players can go head to head and make cash wagers on the outcome.
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Battlestar Galactica Online - First Footage

GAMES Saturday, June 12 by Captain


If you're looking for the best thing since (toasted) sliced bread, we think we may have it for you.

A little while ago, we told you that BSG would be joining the MMORPG ranks with Battlestar Galactica Online. Now, the dream of wandering around the BSG universe as either man or machine is one step closer to reality, and you can soon spend your time hopping about the virtual online worlds of Star Trek, Star Wars and BSG, with occasional visits to WOW.

Reality doesn't stand a chance.

Battlestar Galactica Online (BGO) will be released through www.syfygames.com.
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Buy a PSPgo - Get $300 in Games Free!

GAMES Thursday, June 3 by Captain


Starting on 10th June and for a limited time only, Sony Computer Entertainment is giving new PSPgo owners (aged 18 and over) in Australia a head start on their game collection with ten games to download from the PlayStation Store, absolutely free!

Getting the freebies is very straight forward.

After unwrapping your shiny new PSPgo and connecting to PlayStation®Network3, you launch the PlayStation Store to download the new PSPgo theme.

Sony will then email you a voucher code so you can start downloading your ten free games.
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Killzone 3 is Coming - in 3-D

GAMES Wednesday, May 26 by Captain


Here's a bit of news that may make you think seriously about becoming a 3-D TV owner.

Killzone 3 is coming to the PS3 - and it's bringing 3-D with it.

If you've played wither Killzones before, you know this is good news. High octane military action, great graphics, and a real sense of cinema makes the Killzone series one of the blue chip video game experiences. Sony have just announced the latest version is coming, and that it's coming packed with goodies.

Killzone 3 begins exactly where Killzone 2 left off, with Visari, the Helghast dictator, dead at the feet of Special Forces soldiers Sev and Rico. Visari’s death has left behind a world of political scheming, infighting and outright murder. Meanwhile his parting gift, a nuclear bomb detonated in Phyruss, the Helghan Capital, has decimated the ISA invasion force. With no re-enforcements and supplies quickly running out, you now fight against Helghast war machine alone.
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