Is Football Art? Wait, What?
Tens of millions of people around the world watched, on the edge of their seats. Fabio Grosso stepped up, placed the ball on the spot, took a deep breath and slotted the ball into the French goal.... Shameless Plug
 Me and my housemate do a weekly gaming show on local radio. This week we're doing a special on game music, which is basically an excuse to play some of our favourite video game music for a... Flawed Genius Beats Mediocrity Every Time
Microsoft finally launched their "Dream.  Build. Play" site properly a while ago. I don't exactly when. I was checking it religiously every day, then I stopped for a couple of weeks, and just like... Exposition. Yawn
I think everyone can agree that Japanese gaming has had a big influence on western development. And most people would probably agree that Hollywood has a pretty big influence on western... Just North of Antarctica
I put a preorder in for Phoenix Wright last week. It comes out in Australia on March 8th. "Oh," you're thinking "He must mean Justice For All. That only came out in the US in January, a couple of... New Year's Resolution Game List
In accordance with my New Year's resolution , I'm keeping a track of all of the games I need to play over the course of this year, so that I don't forget about any. Okami (PS2) - Playing... The name of the gamer
 This post was originally going to be about flamethrowers, but it got me thinking about something else, so that'll have to wait. What it got me thinking about was the various different types of... Won't someone think of the gamers?
I'm sick of hearing about things done for "protecting the children". Children shouldn't be playing games made for adults, their parents shouldn't buy them and as I'm sure you've heard from a... Virtual Console; just like a real NES
I never owned an original NES, but I did spend enough time with them to be familiar with all of the bizarre rituals that people went through with damaged cartridges. Blowing on them, shaking them,... Everything but the actual game
I know it's not technically New Year's for a couple of weeks yet, but the current Best and Worst of 2006 has forced me into making a rash (and probably expensive) decision. My New Year's resolution... Pun Free Wii Impressions
Well, the Wii's come to Australia, and I've now spent quite a few hours waving a remote control around. So far I've played Wii Sports, Wii Play, Call of Duty 3 and watched an hour or so of Zelda... Silencing the Inner Fanboy
Everyone has their favourite things, be it snowdrops on roses and noses on kittens, or the Devil May Cry franchise or Nintendo. You love these things for a reason, and when someone says something... Speed Up The Retro
With the advent of Live arcade, we're starting to see more and more retro classics getting released with updated graphics, sound and whatnot. The problem is that Frogger not only doesn't need fancy... Courting the Mainstream Part 3: Download Your Free Demo Today!
Here lies the third and final part of my thoughts on what needs to happen in gaming before it becomes a mass medium. I've already talked about money and gameplay, and all that's left is a lot of... Courting the Mainstream Part 2: Press LT+RS+RT to Fire
This is my second post about things that need some thought before gaming becomes mainstream (the “Part 2” in the heading was probably a giveaway). The first part basically covered money, and was a... Courting the Mainstream Part 1: Insufficient gold to purchase that item
Nintendo have made a lot of noise about appealing to a wider audience with the DS, and even more so with the Wii, and both Microsoft and Sony are aiming to increase their appeal to the casual... Sure it's innovative, but is it interesting?
In case you hadn't noticed, there's been an awful lot of celebration about the new age of innovative gameplay that's going to be ushered in with the Wii. I'm a bit skeptical about the whole thing... Where's the gameplay?
Looking back on the games shown at TGS, X06 and the recent Sony press event there was a lot of good stuff, and a number of games I'm really looking forward to over the next eighteen months or so.... XBox 360 Finally Shows Up (almost)
Well, the 360 finally got released in Australia. I went to buy one and, suprise, surprise, they were all sold out. I asked my friendly EB salesman about it, and apparently they got in stock only... Beating a game
This is just something that's been bugging me for a while: Why do people use the expression “beat a game” in reference to narrative driven stories? In video game reviews and forum posts all over...