On release, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell brought a new angle to military franchises with its combination of stealth gameplay and gadgets. It was true “tactical espionage action” where Metal Gear Solid only talked about it (a lot). Considered the high point of the series was Chaos Theory which […]
The hard thing about writing a review for a movie is trying to avoid critical comparisons to material that it borrows ideas from. That’s the problem Star Trek Into Darkness faces in my eyes. Worse still, it’s taking liberties from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, considered […]
For the last couple of years now I’ve been listening to the musings of three guys who have made retro gaming a big part of their lives and love to tell us all about it. RetroGaming Roundup is a website dedicated to enthusiasts from around the world who […]
After much waiting, Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablet/notebook hybrid arrived on Australian store shelves this month. And after much saving, I was able to pick one up and finally join the Windows 8 brigade. The first thing that surprised me is how little comes in the box. It is […]
Since the first release, Gears of War has been a stalwart of the Xbox 360’s library. The third game reached the highest of high points by delivering one of the most outstanding and comprehensive single and multiplayer experiences on the platform. With some of those games notable key talent, Cliff […]
For good or ill, a lot of people’s memories of Judge Dredd are not tied to the 2000 AD comic books but to a movie starring Sylvester Stallone. Though it did a good job of it visually, the movie seemed to try too hard by pulling in more references […]
I thought I’d never write a Call of Duty review, even a belated one. For me, the regularity of the games seemed to blend into each other and become a cacophony of Michael Bay moments that began to lose touch with reality the moment it became clear in […]
John Carpenter’s Escape from New York set a template for action movies for years. It had impossibly high stakes, unexpected environments and with its main character Snake Plissken, an anti-hero bigger than the movie itself. Though the sequel Escape from LA went a little too far down crazy […]
I know it’s been out for some time now, but I finally plucked up the courage to watch the 3D version of James Cameron’s Avatar, that little known movie about blue aliens that rips off Dances with Wolves. You might be asking why I would need convincing to […]
Who in their right mind would have imagined the biggest franchise in mobile gaming being mashed up with one of the biggest entertainment franchises for the last thirty years would actually work? I certainly didn’t but I think what Angry Birds Star Wars shows is that even a […]
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 