Bioware are certainly on a massive roll, continuing to create some of the finest single player Western RPG's ever created. With a incredibly impressive library including Mass Effect, Star Wars KTOR, Neverwinter Knights, Balders Gate and Jade Empire, you know what sort of quality to expect from every Bioware release. Dragon Age looks to be […]
Looks like the OFLC have bowed to the immense internet pressure on them regarding Valve Software's incoming Zombie frag fest, L4D2 with the game achieving a MA 15+ rating weeks before the game was to be re-reviewed. I am assuming this is the unedited version of the game as the re-review was due on the […]
You may remember the recent Fly Gabe Newell stunt, Byteside blog was there and has the video on the Gabe Newell and Joe meeting. Gabe talks about the strength of PC gaming and praises the gaming and modding community in general. Gabe spoke the value of a community before introducing Joe. Said Gabe, of Joe: “Joe […]
Will Australia get the highly anticipated Game, Left 4 Dead 2? Valve have recently announced a massive $25 million add campaign for the upcoming release. Left 4 Dead 2 has already set the record for greatest number of pre-orders in our company's history, and we're still over a month out from shipping. L4D2 was originally […]
Valve announced today it has appealed the Australian OFLC ruling of Left 4 Dead 2, hopefully they manage to convince the archaic OFLC to rate the highly anticipated Zombie Co-Op FPS. Valve recently told IGN: It would be a shame if folks in Australia, or anywhere else, are unable to purchase Left 4 Dead 2 […]
Doug Lombardi has just spoken to Shacknews: "We were surprised to hear of this news yesterday," the executive informed us. "Obviously, everyone at Valve is pretty bummed." "It would be a shame if folks in Australia, or anywhere else, are unable to purchase Left 4 Dead 2 because of a ratings issue," Lombardi lamented. Left […]
There are some decently priced Weekend deals and gaming releases on Steam at the moment: Play Unreal Tournament 3 FREE this weekend Plus Save 60% on UT3 Black or the Unreal Deal Pack. Garrys Mod is 50% Off making it US$4.99 The excellent remake, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition is also 50% off […]
Update:Because Australia has no R18+classification for games, Left 4 Dead 2 looks set to be banned in its current form. Who says Aussies are the backward nation. RC classification simply means Refused Classification. The maximum Computer and Video game OFLC rating of MA15+ fails us gamers once again. Left 4 Dead 2 has been refused […]
Some big updates to Team Fortress 2 today with 100 slot support for the backpack and some nifty RPG type sorting options. The Heavy can now ALT Fire a Sandvich to his mates which regain 50% of their health. Tournament mode has also had some improvements. Read on: ENGINE If the installation is an HLTV […]
Proving that everyone at Valve do indeed have a incredibly massive, if not warped sense of humour, A fly Gabe Newell stunt has resulted with Gabe Newell and Erik Johnson to be flown to remote Brisbane, Australia, in order to playtest Shotgun Sunrise and call off their potential boycott. The required sum for the tickets […]
