BarCraft Melbourne Convenes Again Tomorrow Night for GSL Season 2 Finals
Posted by AusGamers on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
The Silicon Sports crew have reminded us that their BarCraft gathering is meeting again tomorrow night at Melbourne’s The Exchange Hotel for another round of alcohol-fueled e-sports action. The occasion is the GSL Season 2 Final which will see StarCraft 2 players MVP and Squirtle duke it in a Terran vs Protoss showdown.The Exchange Hotel wants to support eSports as much as it can and have opened the entire venue for BarCraft Melbourne on May 19th at 5 pm. With a capacity of 1000 people, 7...
This Demo of Skyjacker Offers a Taste of Freedom in Space
Posted by AusGamers on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Space is near endless. It offers a vast amount of unmapped knowledge that we have yet to even comprehend as human beings. This is where video games come in, giving us that opportunity to explore the vast universe and beyond.
While there are a few titles that offer freedom beyond what we would normally expect, the majority of space themed games have a set of limitations in place. Not being able to dock anywhere, only one single method of flying, destroying individual parts of an enemy ship and...
Hitman: Sniper Challenge Developer Walkthough Video
Posted by G4TV on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
We got Roberto Marchesi, the art director of Hitman: Aboslution, to walk us through Hitman: Sniper Challenge, the Hitman-themed mini-game we’ve all been playing obsessively at G4’s office since it launched.
In the video below, Marchesi walks us through some of the interesting features of the game, shows off the worldwide leaderboard, and otherwise gives us an insider’s-insider tour of Hitman: Sniper Challenge.
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Reminder: Max Payne 3 Out Today
Posted by AusGamers on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Just a reminder to Aussies and Kiwis that Max Payne 3 is officially out on store shelves for the ANZAC market from today, giving you plenty of reason to sink into your couch or desk chair over the weekend to help Max finish that glass of whiskey he never seems to be able to.
From our review:Max Payne is a package and a half, and also represents a massive leap forward, visually, for the Rockstar bench. The environments throughout are some of the most detailed I’ve seen in a long time, and even...
Dragon Age: Dawn Of The Seeker Sweepstakes — Win A Dragon Age Skinned Xbox 360
Posted by G4TV on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
In honor of Funimation’s release of Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker, we’ve teamed up with them to give away a slick-as-hell Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker skinned Xbox 360. The animated movie comes out on DVD and Blu-Ray on May 29, 2012 but to give you an idea of what to expect from Dawn of the Seeker, we’ve got a trio of awesome sneak-peak previews. Here’s part one, part two and part three.
To sign up, all you have to do is enter via our Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker...
38 Studios In Money Trouble With The State Of Rhode Island Over $1.125 Million Missed Loan Payment
Posted by G4TV on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Curt Schillings’ 38 Studios, developers of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, have reportedly bounced a check for $1.125 million to the state of Rhode Island. The money was meant to payoff the overdue part of a loan given to 38 from the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation. Earlier in May, the company defaulted on the $75 million loan from RIEDC.
The Office of Governor Lincoln D. Chafee released a statement about the issue reading: "A check from 38 Studios was hand-delivered...
Friday Media Matinée 2012-05-18
Posted by AusGamers on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Another day, another matinée – here are all the gaming-related videos that have crossed our desktops since the last screening:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 “Collection 2 DLC” Launch Trailer
Darksiders 2: Death Lives “Death Strikes – Part 2″ Cinematic Trailer
Infinity Blade: Dungeons iOS Gameplay Trailer
Batman: Arkham City: Harley Quinn’s Revenge “Payback” DLC Trailer
Quantum Conundrum “Fun with Physics – Time” Trailer
Lollipop...
Epic Games Show Off Unreal Engine 4
Posted by AusGamers on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Unfortunately the demo-reel isn’t yet available for public consumption, but over on Wired, you can find a very detailed article painstakingly describing everything they saw and learnt about Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 4 in its debut press presentation.
As we’ve come to expect from these early tech-demos from Epic, the level of detail is another cut above anything that’s out there right now. Running in real-time on one of Nvidia’s new Kepler-architecture GeForce GTX...
38 Studios Skips Payroll in Favor of Paying Back State [UPDATED]
Posted by Giant Bomb on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
38 Studios head Curt Schilling being accosted by reporters following yesterday’s meeting with the Rhode Island EDC.
Coming on the heels of yesterday’s circus-like meeting and press conference regarding the developing situation at 38 Studios, WPRI is reporting that the company is in the process of paying its overdue $1.125 million payment to the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, but is doing so at the expense of its own employees.
Current reports state that 38 skipped payroll...
Lego Batman 2 Parodies Arkham City: Bane Picture Exclusive
Posted by G4TV on May 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes comes out this summer, and will feature some of you favorite costumed crusaders: Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and more will be along for the ride, in Lego form. To help get you in the mood, Warner Bros. has sent us a bunch of renders of Lego villains meant to parody the characters in Batman: Arkham City.
That’s Bane above, giving Robin a hard time. There’s a full size picture of Bane under the "Read More" tag, along with Robin, Catwoman...
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