After a report revealed that the UMD Passport Program will not be heading to North America, there were some unanswered questions on whether the program will make its way to Europe and PAL territories. According to Eurogamer, it seems that SCEE is still undecided on whether they will implement the program,...

Images have leaked online revealing the character selection screen for the hotly anticipated Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations thanks to some lucky fans at CyberConnect2′s showcase event for the title. Crunchyroll leaked the images of the character select screen online earlier which...

This post has been made for everyone out there who had this problem. The problem is one that I am sure that almost every PC gamer has encountered at one point or another, the evil game crash and a torrent of overbearing brightened gamma that renders your pc near unusable. The old solution to this problem?...

Kodokawa, known for their video games, manga, light novels, and anime (quite the busy company there!) has released a trailer for the upcoming Strike Witches animated movie. Strike Witches is quite the diverse franchise, spanning light novels, anime, manga, and even video games. Gamers will probably...

It was revealed way back at E3 that Kid Icarus: Uprising for the Nintendo 3DS, would feature use of the handheld console’s Augmented Reality feature. It has now been confirmed that six AR Cards will come packaged with the game on release. The AR Cards feature characters from the game including Pitt...

Fans of adventure gaming may have had their eye on this – Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle. A point and click adventure set in the 17th century pirate infested Caribbean, the game was originally due for release on February 24. For reasons unknown the game has been delayed by a couple of weeks...

For those who aren’t hardcore Neon Genesis Evangelion fans, you are excused for not knowing that this manga even existed at all. Well regardless it has now been confirmed that the manga which is a tie in with the anime series of the same name is soon to be coming to an end. The manga itself is often...

Takehiko Inoue the author of Vagabond and Slam Dunk has confirmed via. his official twitter page that his samurai manga series Vagabond will be returning next month after nearly a year and a half hiatus. Vagabond which was serialised weekly in Kodansha’s Morning Magazine, was placed on indefinite...

Vodafone Australia have revealed their plans for the Wi-Fi/3G Playstation Vita. Potential customers can grab a monthly data plan with no upfront cost for the Vita or you grab it pre-paid for $419, which is roughly the price elsewhere. For those who do buy it outside of Vodafone, a Vodafone Sim will be...

Ladies and gentlemen, prepare yourselves for one of the best movie concepts of all time: Nazis on the moon.  That’s right, for seventy years a group of them have been hiding on the dark side of the moon, just waiting for the right moment to invade. In this completely over the top movie (produced by...

Any excuse for a sale! With Valentine’s Day on the way, EA have had a generous turn of heart. Bad puns aside, the ‘Games to Love’ sale has some serious discounts across the board. So if you’re interested in snapping up a few cheap iPad or iPhone titles at up to 85% off their usual...

EA’s epic fantasy role-playing game Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is now available to players across Australia and the United States. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an epic role-playing game in the same style as other Western RPG greats as Fable and Skyrim. We recently reviewed the title to which we...

That’s right boys and girls, Grand Slam Tennis 2 has officially hit Aussie shelves as of today so go out and grab your copy ahead of both North America and Europe. Grand Slam Tennis 2 is available for Xbox 360 and PS3 and also utilises the PlayStation Move controller. The game features a...

What is it with TMNT titles disappearing from downloadable services? After seeing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled taken off the Xbox Live Marketplace just last summer, we now have the sad news to report that the original TMNT for the NES (Yes, the Konami one) has been taken of the...

You see, Kirby? Dreams do come true. In a rather expected yet still welcome move, Nintendo of Japan announced today that Kirby’s Dream Land 2 will see a release next week on the 3DS’ eShop. For those unfamiliar to this follow-up, Dream Land 2 offers a different mechanic from it’s...

If you have been one of the many 3DS owners who have picked up Resident Evil: Revelations in the U.S., then you might have noticed that the game did indeed print with that dreaded typo. I personally don’t see a big deal with it, but case lovers cried foul and Capcom are looking to make up for their...

The latest iteration in the Silkroad series of games, Silkroad-R, recently launched worldwide and to celebrate the upcoming holiday of Valentines day, the game is hosting an event. Titled The Battlefield of Infinity,  the event has monsters dropping rare items that are used to woo fellow players in a...

… On every major PC distribution that isn’t Linux (though I’m sure if you really wanted to play it on Linux, you can find a way to).  As you may recall, Abobo’s Big Adventure was the parody game that took the gaming world by storm earlier this year and has been gaining popularity...

The video game industry needs more Tim Schafers. His games, including Grim Fandango, Day of the Tentacle, Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, and the recent Sesame Street Kinect game Once Upon A Monster, have all been ingenious gems, full of character, humour, and interesting twists on game mechanics. His brand of...

To all players who pick up a copy of Cloudberry Kingdoms, the developers have issued the following challenge: We’re offering a $1,000 prize to whomever can be the first to beat the game on its hardest difficulty. How many developers are that confident in their games ability to create a fully...

Some may remember that True Crime: Hong Kong was dropped by Activision last year due to some rather unsatisfying explanations. However later in 2011 some hope for the series was revived as Square Enix picked up the rights to the game in development. Now Square Enix only purchased the rights to that game, but...

Anuman Interactive are doing their very best to corner the adventure game market. In that vein they have just acquired the right to re-release Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals under the Microids brand. Nikopol was originally released in France in 2008, adapted from a trilogy of graphic novels by Enki...

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning Publisher: EA Games Developer: Big Huge Games Platforms: Xbox 360 (Reviewed), Playstation 3, PC Release Date: February 9, 2012 Price: $59.95 - Available Here Overview: What is it that we look for in an RPG? Do we look for an immersive world with a deep mythology? Do we...

Because why the world wouldn’t they create a Battleship video game? Anyways… Activision and Double Helix have revealed that they are currently working on creating a lovely video game adaptation of the Battleship movie which is set to be released in a few months… The movie itself is an...

Competition in a marketplace usually ends up benefiting the consumer and it seems that Nintendo is ready to throw a curveball at Sony’s PlayStation Vita launch. If a consumer were to go to GameStop right now and pick up the Nintendo 3DS it would only cost them $149.99 rather than the normal price of...

It will come as no surprise that Turtle Beach have been confirmed as the highest selling gaming headset manufacturer in Australia for the year of 2011. Figures from NPD Group Australia show that the amount of Turtle Beach headsets sold equates to over $12 million, with the brand outselling even first party...