On day two of PAX Australia, the Penny Arcade Q&A involved Mike drawing up a new strip while the audience watches. Last year Jerry wrote the text at the beginning but this time he was prepared in advance so Mike could draw right away. I’m always extra curious about the […]
Though I did have a handful of issues with last year’s venue for PAX, this year is a substantial improvement. The Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre is a perfect location for an event like this with plenty of floor space and dedicated theatres for the panels. The advantage of […]
First cab off the PAX rank this year was Pete Hines, VP of Bethesda, who has worked for the company for 15 years and shared with the Melbourne crowd some of his stories and experiences during that time. With a career that previously included working as a DJ […]
Developer Destructive Creations has released an announcement trailer recently for Hatred and they certainly have caused quite a stir. Basically you play a mass murderer whose aim is to murder innocent civilians before he is killed. Hard to pick up much more story than that based on the announcement […]
If you have ever had the opportunity to sit and watch someone else play console or PC games you have had, at one point in time had to have walked away from the screen due to motion sickness (or as medical professionals term it, simulation sickness). The head […]
The end of this month heralds the return on the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) to occasionally sunny Melbourne and it’s returned bigger and better. With a new location in the heart of the city and covering more than twice the area than last year it is going to make […]
Hype. It is hard not to get caught up in it, especially as a gamer. But perhaps we need to pause and reflect more before we hand over our hard earned cash. Late 2013 saw the release of Microsoft and Sony’s latest gaming consoles, the Xbox One and […]
I am a gamer. That statement, in itself, indicates to people who don’t know me that I am a “guy” who likes to play video games, according to many articles and papers written on gaming and associations. As a gamer, generally speaking, you have better motor skills than people […]
Now that Forza Horizon 2 has hit and delivered what is likely the racing game of the year, I was curious about diving back into the original and seeing how much had changed. For me it was also an opportunity to play more of a game which I […]
Out of curiosity, I decided to experiment with Steam’s game streaming feature which allows one PC to transmit sound and video across to another PC in your local network. In this particular case it opens the possibility of using a Surface Pro to play games that it previously […]
The story of one person’s attempts to make their Rampage Arcade1Up cabinet do more.
A look back at some of the games we've played on Xbox One over the years.
Our own tips and experiences while trying to make a living out in the black.
The Late Night Session 