Wii U makes playable appearance in Australia

Featured | Written by: Mike Bantick | Published in: EntertainmentAlways an issue in a land suffering from the tyranny of distance and a relative small market place, Australia is often neglected when it comes to gaming infrastructure.  This won’t be so says iiNet as it ramps up gaming servers for the blockbusting Call Of Duty: Black Ops 2.

Written by: Mike Bantick | Published in: AutomotiveFord Australia engineers and designers are living in a virtual world, and loving it.  The company has unveiled its new Virtual Reality Centre, a high tech digital evaluation and design environment

Featured | Written by: Mike Bantick | Published in: AutomotiveIf you ever needed evidence of the rise of online retail then the release of the Subaru BRZ sports car in Australia is some good data to have.

Written by: Mike Bantick | Published in: EntertainmentIt’s hitting 38 degrees Celsius here in Melbourne today, perfect weather for staying indoors and breaking out a new game console, or going to the beach.  With the Wii U hitting Australia tonight at midnight that choice got a little harder to make.

Featured | Written by: Mike Bantick | Published in: EntertainmentMasterchief has cooked up a new Halo 4 Xbox 360 bundle for fans of the shooter series.

Written by: Mike Bantick | Published in: EntertainmentHaving been on shaky ground for some time now, THQ (Darksiders, Saints Row, Warhammer 40K: Space Marine) has taken the step to close down its office in Melbourne.

Written by: Alex Zaharov-Reutt | Published in: EntertainmentNintendo’s new Wii U console isn’t on sale yet, but a clever pre-sales opportunity which saw the Wii U exclusively previewed at last month’s EB Expo is embarking anew to temporary pop up stores being set up across six major Australian cities during the month of November.

Written by: Mike Bantick | Published in: Radioactive ITElectronic Arts Australia is being quite ballsy in taking its First Play events to the public arena.  Giving punters a chance to play pre-release code of big game franchises such as FIFA, Medal of Honor and Need for Speed could result in a wider acceptance and new audience, or a shunning of the brand.

Written by: Mike Bantick | Published in: Radioactive ITThis week we got some hands on time with the brand new and very impressive SimCity from developer Maxis.  At the EA AsiaPac Showcase we also spent some time with developer Jason Harbor to glean new facts on what is shaping up as one of the highlight games of 2013.