Following in the tradition of ‘Splosion Man, Braid, and Peggle, PB Winterbottom takes it’s mechanics and explores them just enough to keep things fresh.
It could be finished in an afternoon, and seeing the gray coming down right now over Sydney, there probably won’t be a better Sunday to check it out. It’s a measly 800 microsoft points (just over $12 Australian) through xbox live arcade, which buys you a healthy dollop of chortles and tom-foolery.
]]>Exhausted from the Mardi Gras? Just down the road from the flouro and feathers you'll find Micky's cafe.
The Malteaser Thickshake is to chocolate what crack is to to caffeine.
You may never be able to taste sugar again.
Check out the video below, it’s a gameplay video by norm360X – in a world of Drowning Pool no scope montages, Norm’s videos have the refreshing habit of making video games look like fun.
Bad Company 2 is coming to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC.
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Screenshots. Normally the most boring aspects of video game hype which leaves me hanging for a video, but the new Last Guardian images have me staring at the screen doughy-eyed with the grin of a man who found a baby Panda in the mail.
A Panda covered in puppies.
RT @nsuttner via @ryanodonnell.
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For the last week, I have not smoked a single cigarette - the first time for twelve years that I’ve stopped smoking.
I’m going cold turkey - partly because I’m real man, and partly because I’m not organised enough to organise myself some nicotine patches.
I know the most important thing about giving up smoking.
Be warned, this is going to be offensive to people who are ever offended by offensive words, and especially those who are only offended by certain words.
A typical exchange at my place this week:
‘I can’t wait till you finish that game’
‘Eh Bambino? Itsa fantastico!’
‘Your accent is not Benne’
‘Frutata pesto taglietelle’
‘Shut up...’
‘Bella! I’ma ...’
‘Now.’
So now that I’ve finished Assassin’s Creed 2, and I can finally open my mouth without sounding like an advert for microwavable pizza, I think it's time to reflect on my time in the 15th century. Some spoilers incoming.
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(Image from The Chaos Engine, The Bitmap Brothers, 1993)Sofari.net has been parked here for a while now nothing happening. This is especially annoying seeing as I paid for this thing. Unfortunately little things like travel, a worrying economic climate and that ‘life’ thing had other ideas. More on my obligatory 'hello world' post after the jump...
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The man above is Michael Atkinson. South Australian Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Veterans' Affairs, and Minister for Multicultural Affairs.
According to the oracle that is wikipedia:
Atkinson is responsible for maintaining Australia's status as the only Western country without a "Mature" rating for video games, despite overwhelming demand for such a rating. Due to this, Atkinson is often at the receiving end of criticism from the international Video Gaming community. Other related consequences include the sale of what are rated "Mature" games in other countries to minors and repeated inconsistent decisions from the OFLC who are "stuck between a rock and a hard place". He has withdrawn his support for a discussion paper and public consultation on the subject of an "R18+" rating, although the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General still has this issue on its agenda, it is improbable that there will be unanimity which will result in introduction of the rating being almost impossible.
This site is coming soon, but rather than waiting around for something exciting to happen, go here.
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