Posted by Simon Wolfe on May 3, 2012 Warlock: Master of the Arcane is coming out on May 8th, so Paradox Interactive and Ino-Co have released a video tutorial to better prepare eagerly waiting players.  The video covers the different aspects of the game from development of cities, to moving units from place to place, to the different aspects of magic, to diplomacy with other warlocks, and exploring for more resources...

Posted by Joshua Spudic on May 3, 2012 For those who are eager for ticket news on the second EB Expo, to be hosted in Sydney, will be pleased to hear that ticket details, along with some more details, have been released. The expo will run between October 5 to 7. The cheapest ticket is a half-day pass which will cost you AU$39.95. Also available is a Family Pass, which allows two adults and two children in for a...

Posted by Joshua Spudic on May 3, 2012 Last month, an EB Games Australia listing pointed to a new colour for the Playstation 3. Today, Sony Computer Entertainment Australia has confirmed that the Scarlet Red colouring of the Playstation 3 will be heading to Australia. The Scarlet Red Playstation 3 will be the 320GB model and will include two Scarlet Red Dualshock 3 controllers. It will retail for $459.95. These details...

Posted by Claire Phillips on May 3, 2012 The latest game to feature Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s super sleuth has been flaunting its wares for some time now. Something of a big deal for the series, this title has been developed specifically for home consoles, boasting an all new engine and motion capture techniques. It’s certainly promising a larger scale mystery than previous PC and DS titles featuring Sherlock,...

Posted by Jahanzeb Khan on May 3, 2012 The first season of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic has been picked up by Madman for release and distribution on DVD, and the first two volumes will be released in Australia on 20 June 2012. Volume 1 is titled as My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic- Friendship Changes Everything and Volume 2 will be titled as My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic- That’s What Friends Are...

Posted by Luke Halliday on May 3, 2012 In some breaking news, Rockstar Games have revealed that they will unveil a new trailer tomorrow in their special two part video trailer series for the hotly anticipated upcoming third instalment in the critically acclaimed Max Payne franchise. The anticipation surrounding the launch of this second part of their special trailer series focuses on the game’s multiplayer...

Posted by Jamie Laike Tsui on May 3, 2012 Love the new SSX but miss SSX Tricky? You’re not alone. EA released two DLC packs today that brings Mount Eddie, three retro music tracks, and seven classic retro themed characters from the SSX universe to the Xbox 360 and the Playstation 3. Mount Eddie focuses on the classic trick based gameplay, full of rails, kickers, lights, fireworks, and billboards to explore. Elise,...

Posted by Benjamin Webb on May 3, 2012 The Razer Naga Hex Wraith Edition is a red variant of the Razer Naga Hex mouse which is being pegged for MOBA gamers. This mouse looks like it’s similar to its green variant which we have reviewed here. Ideally, it looks like this mouse will be best for MOBA players, gamers who play spammy RPGs and hack-and-slash gamers. I think that DOTA, LoL and that other games players...

Posted by Jamie Laike Tsui on May 3, 2012 With iOS 5′s new features, many iPhone users have noticed their battery life butchered. Thankfully there are better solutions than never being more than 100 meters from a power outlet and hauling a sync cable and USB charger everywhere. Enter Incipio’s new offGRID PRO Backup Battery case. The case is constructed from slim black polycarbonate and sports two rechargeable...

Posted by Travis Bruno on May 3, 2012 kimi ni todoke -From Me to You- Volume 2 Premium Edition Studio: Production I.G Publisher: NIS America Format: Blu-ray/DVD Combo Release Date: April 10, 2012 Price: $55.99 – Available Here Overview: Having a meaningful relationship with anyone can be difficult for some, especially in high school. Now while many anime series will take a high school setting and immediately drop a...

Posted by Benjamin Webb on May 3, 2012 With their M14x, M17x and M18x model gaming laptop computers. In fact, they are pegging their M14x and M18x machines as being the most powerful 14″ and 18″ laptops in the entire Universe. These devices come in both nVidia and ATi flavours and feature THX 7.1ch sound, which should be the standard in gaming soon, and Klipsch brand speakers – which I assume are...

Posted by Darren Resnekov on May 3, 2012 Dirt Showdown is finally upon us, as the Demo has gone live, unleashing demolition style derby racing as well as a full destructive solo campaign across XBox Live, Playstation Network and Steam for PC users. To coincide with the Demo’s release, Codemasters have also released a new gameplay video giving a glimpse of whats to be expected within the Demo Derby mode. Featured...

Posted by Travis Bruno on May 3, 2012 Even though Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 may have just been announced yesterday but that doesn’t mean that GameStop can’t jump on the hype bandwagon and reveal their pre-order bonuses for the game way ahead of the game’s release in November. Those who go to GameStop to pre-order Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 will receive four bonus waves though not all of them will be...

Posted by Travis Bruno on May 3, 2012 Today Square Enix released the below trailer for Hitman: Absolution and with it comes a bit of older footage as well as a slew of new content. This includes areas we’ve never seen before, violent “assassinations” and deaths we haven’t seen before and more. The focus of this video is to introduce us to longtime Hitman protagonist Agent 47 and is the first in...

Posted by Travis Bruno on May 3, 2012 Atlus revealed early today that they will be bringing Persona 4: Golden over to North America this Fall. This is obviously great news for fans of the franchise but also great news for anyone who owns a Vita as the platform will finally be receiving another great RPG franchise. This PlayStation Vita version of the game will include a number of upgrades from the original PlayStation...

Posted by Travis Bruno on May 3, 2012 Fans of Vanillaware’s RPGs will be extremely disappointed to hear that, despite the announcement last year that XSEED Games would be bringing Grand Knights History over to North America, that will no longer be happening. Siliconera reports that XSEED will no longer be able to publish Grand Knights History, apparently because the resources to localize the game are no longer...

Posted by Travis Bruno on May 3, 2012 In a rather astonishing turn of events, it seems that Electronic Arts’ Rock Band app for the iOS “will no longer be playable” on May 31st reports RockBandAide. The exact reason for this as to why the world an app will just stop working entirely has not been revealed and honestly fans should be quite upset over this if they put a lot of money into the iPhone...

Posted by Simon Wolfe on May 3, 2012 R.A.W. or Realms of Ancient War, being developed by WizarBox Games and published by Focus Home Interactive, has released a new video about playable hero number two, the Wizard.  Harnessing the elements of nature, the Wizard is capable of obliterating his foes with lightening, fire, tornadoes, and pure energy, but only as long as his mana will allow.  Run out of mana and the...

Posted by Simon Wolfe on May 2, 2012 Between March 28th and April 15th, 87 developers submitted a game design idea to Atari for their Pong Indie Developer Challenge.  Now Atari has announced the 20 semi-finalists that get to turn their idea into a demo and video for Atari to work through, watch, and judge.  From the remaining 20 semi-finalists, Atari will whittle it down to 10 finalists to actually finish their...

Posted by Simon Wolfe on May 2, 2012 Fans of ITV’s hit game show “The Cube” may be interested to hear that an adaptation is finally about to hit game consoles this year.  Funbox Media, ALL3MEDIA International, and Objective Productions have announced that The Cube will be coming to Nintendo 3DS, Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii. The Cube will have a similar format of the show, with players trying to...