Most press releases we read are straight-forward, robotically delivering information about a game. But I came across one today that had a hint of self-pity to it. Smudged Cat Games released The Adventures of Shuggy, a frankly fantastic puzzle-platformer last year, and it seems not many people discovered...

Reflexio Developer/Publisher: Box Jellyfish Studios Platform: PC Release Date:  May 9 Available Here Overview The best indie or small-scale games are built around one or two basic ideas, feature a directed visual style and a catchy soundtrack. Reflexio’s central mechanic is ingenious, but how does...

If you were wandering through Melbourne on Saturday, you might have been pickpocketed by a hooded assassin, noticed an unusual amount of plumbers in red and green, or heard the disturbing hiss of a Creeper. Characters from video games were spotted all over the city, but they were concentrated in Federation...

It’s no secret I’ve been addicted to The Binding of Isaac. It started during Steam’s huge Christmas sale, when I picked up the game for $1.50 – and then spent 75+ hours on it over the following months. At 2 cents per hour of entertainment I’ve gotten out of it, you simply...

There are some that say that video games need to tone it down a bit. And there are some who respond by shouting obscenities, chainsawing the naysayers in half and speeding off on a jetpack drill. Sega and Arkedo Studio’s upcoming title, Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit, looks set to feature all...

As my Steam stats will confirm, indie games are filling a larger role than ever in the current industry. I clocked in a measly 3 hours in the AAA zombiefest Dead Island, while  Edmund McMillen’s The Binding of Isaac has claimed more than 50 hours of my time. Despite being generally smaller titles,...

Team 17 have revealed what makes Worms Revolution so revolutionary. It originally seemed that the upcoming game was little more than a graphical update, but Team 17 announced this week that Worms Revolution will contain a class system. It was hinted at in the logo for the game, and we finally have more...

If you’re a Melbourne video game fan, don your red skivvy and blue overalls, grab your cardboard weapons and parkour your way to Federation Square this Saturday. The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) is attempting to break the Guinness World Record for “Largest Crowd Dressed As Video...

If you’ve been a good little reader, you will have played the first ninety games by now. Every single one. And I mean fully finished: every hidden collectable, every alternate path, every high score, every ending. If so, you’ve earned my deepest respect. But before you go get those bedsores...

Not content to leave the mayhem ultimate enough, Team 17 will release a new DLC pack for the PlayStation 3 version of Worms: Ultimate Mayhem next week. The Single Player Pack contains, obviously, new scenarios to extend the game’s single player experience, including new Challenges using the Sniper...

Sadly, studio closures are a regular occurrence in the current industry, particularly here in Australia. It’s not all bad though:  developers displaced by closures usually continue their profession, with many starting their own studios. Such is the case with new independent studio Three Phase...

Halo 4′s announcement at E3 last year was no surprise. Also unsurprising is the release date of November 6, 2012, alongside the yearly iterations of the Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed franchises. This year’s crazy pre-Christmas period will be especially crazy, methinks. Anyway, Rooster...

The Worms Facebook page has been a hive of activity lately. All this week, new images of the upcoming game, Worms: Revolution, have been posted, and we gotta say, it’s looking damn pretty. We already know the new game will feature classic 2D Worms gameplay with 3D-rendered graphics and improved...

The games industry is home to many people who spout creativity, genius and insanity (the three of which are not mutually exclusive) from every pore. None are more (in)famous than Peter Molyneux, whose unbridled enthusiasm for the projects he works on has led gamers to take his promises with a grain of...

South Park: Tenorman’s Revenge Developer: Other Ocean Interactive Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Platform: Xbox Live Arcade Release Date: March 30 Overview Licensed games are sometimes terrible, usually adequate and rarely fantastic, but almost always rely on the brand recognition to sell. South Park:...

Fans of the long-running Worms franchise may know that the studio behind the games, Team 17, has operated without the input of Andy Davidson, the series’ original creator, for the last fourteen years. Team 17 announced today that Davidson has rejoined the studio, in an unspecified creative...

Team 17 teased something special for March 30, and today delivered an announcement that will hit fans like a Concrete Donkey. The long-running Worms franchise, which has lately been focused somewhat on re-releases and ports, is set to be revolutionized with the aptly-titled Worms: Revolution. Due sometime...

Mario Party 9 Developer: Nd Cube Co. Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Wii Release Date:  March 2 (EU), March 8 (Aus), March 11 (US), April 26 (Jap)   Overview Of Mario’s various ventures, the Mario Party series is perhaps the most quickly dismissed amongst gamers. Announced very quietly at E3...

Yesterday Developer: Pendulo Studios Publisher: Focus Home Interactive Platform: PC Release Date: March 22, 2012 Available Here   Full action trailer Overview I’m sick of hearing that the adventure game genre is dead. It’s still there, lurking in the background of the scene, waiting for...

Are fedora-wearing worms with Scottish accents throwing explosive bananas at each other not zany enough for you? Well, Team 17 are adding a dash more zaniness to the recipe with a new customization pack for Worms: Ultimate Mayhem. Full action trailer Available from Wednesday 28th March from Xbox Live...

Let’s take a trip back in time: right back to the old days of December 2011, when this segment was supposed to be finishing up. What was the world like back then? What games did our ancestors need to play? Has the list changed in the months since? No. No it hasn’t. But hey, why stop our terrible...

Disney and Square Enix have revealed more images from the upcoming 3DS installment of the Kingdom Hearts series, subtitled Dream Drop Distance. Bizarre name, to be sure, but the series isn’t one to shy away from weird titles. And besides, it fits the 3D label. In addition to the character designs for...

Full action trailer The Next Big Thing may have been the last big thing, Runaway was a runaway success, and now we don’t have long to wait until Yesterday. Pendulo Studios have announced that thier next adventure game, Yesterday, will be released on PC on Thursday March 22nd. Yesterday tells the story...

Three Dead Zed Developer/Publisher: Gentlemen Squid Platforms: PC/Mac/Linux Release Date: Jan 25, 2012 Available Here Overview There’s a real sense of pride and love in indie games that permeates the entire product. Since it’s not usually about money, developers have to be working on something...

Sega have announced a new game: Hell Yeah! No, that’s the name, not my sentiment for Sega announcing a new title. Hell Yeah! Wrath of the Dead Rabbit is a XBLA, PSN and PC download game from Sega and Arkedo Studio, and it’s not subtle about grabbing your attention. Like it or not, it’s the...

Ye olde point-n-click adventure games may appear to be a long-dead genre, but look in the right places and you’ll find they’re not entirely extinct, they just suffer from widespread habitat loss. The genre’s granddaddy, Tim Schafer, has shown the industry folk with his record-breaking...