http://www.australiangamer.com Australias leading gaming web comic en-us 2006 Sat, 10 May 2008 06:59:45 +1000 matt@australiangamer.com (Matt Burgess) http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1089_gta_iv_wont_help_you_become_a_serial_killer.html Surprise, surprise! Says research going on at Harvard University revealed in a book titled Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games And What Parents Can... Fri, 09 May 2008 14:24:51 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1089_gta_iv_wont_help_you_become_a_serial_killer.html http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/Australian_Gamer_Podcast_122.mp3 Sony Gamers Day news and info, plus a whole bunch of GTA IV stats.... Fri, 09 May 2008 02:12:38 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/Australian_Gamer_Podcast_122.mp3 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1088_australiangamer_at_game_on_this_sunday.html Did you know that the Australian game industry is over twenty years old and has been making international hits for decades? For anyone in or close to Melbourne, be sure to come along to the ACMI this... Fri, 09 May 2008 01:50:23 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1088_australiangamer_at_game_on_this_sunday.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1087_anthropomorphosis_boxleitner.html At this point, you may be asking yourself, "Why is Brett wearing a waste paper bin on his head?" ... Fri, 09 May 2008 00:52:38 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1087_anthropomorphosis_boxleitner.html http://www.australiangamer.com/review/406/the_house_of_the_dead_2_and_3_return.html Where's Barbara Streisand when I need her? I would happily let her belt out a soulful rendition of Memories right now. Well maybe just one verse. On second thoughts.... Thu, 08 May 2008 21:48:15 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/review/406/the_house_of_the_dead_2_and_3_return.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1086_88_-_184l.html Have you ever wondered if Dick Smith gets any action? Sure, he's not the most handsome man in the world, but he has a bucket load of money, a hot air balloon and his own peanut butter brand and... Tue, 06 May 2008 22:12:28 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1086_88_-_184l.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1085_sony_struggles_to_keep_promise_to_bravia_buyers.html In an article from today's Age I was shown today, it seems that Sony are keeping people waiting for three months or more for their free PS3 which was offered to them when buying Bravia TVs through the... Tue, 06 May 2008 19:07:09 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1085_sony_struggles_to_keep_promise_to_bravia_buyers.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1084_playstation_australia_deny_competition_winner_his_prize.html Do remember the original Competitions thread on the old site? Well then, what about it's second coming? Well let me tell you about a prize that was mentioned in both those threads ... and on a... Mon, 05 May 2008 19:18:00 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1084_playstation_australia_deny_competition_winner_his_prize.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1083_and_the_winner_is_.html I'm proud to say that it's been a fantastic week of Press Releases here at AG. We've had Vivendi, EA and another distributor whose name escapes me right now, all provide some wonderful examples of... Fri, 02 May 2008 23:33:59 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1083_and_the_winner_is_.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1082_australias_first_r_rated_game.html Introducing a break through in Australian gaming. An up and coming developer has dared to be different by creating the first game that breaks the Office of Film and Literature Classification barrier.... Fri, 02 May 2008 23:08:05 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1082_australias_first_r_rated_game.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1081_sega_creative_assembly_fuzzyeyes_halfbrick_studios.html I recently helped out Queensland Games film and edit a couple of 'behind the scenes' clips to use at GDC earlier this year as well as SupaNova in Brisbane just gone. A few people who watched them... Fri, 02 May 2008 14:25:58 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1081_sega_creative_assembly_fuzzyeyes_halfbrick_studios.html http://www.australiangamer.com/interview/410/tony_hilliam,_ceo_of_auran_games.html Yug has a candid interview with Tony Hilliam about the upcoming Fury League, Aurans future plans, and what went wrong last year.... Fri, 02 May 2008 12:37:30 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/interview/410/tony_hilliam,_ceo_of_auran_games.html http://www.australiangamer.com/studio_tour/409/a_visit_to_auran_games.html Yug pays a visit to local Brisbane based developer Auran to find out how they've been coping since Fury launched last year, and what their future plans are.... Fri, 02 May 2008 12:37:19 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/studio_tour/409/a_visit_to_auran_games.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1080_world_in_conflict_map_making_contest.html An opportunity for anyone who is slightly obsessive about RTS map design, thanks to NVidia and of course Sierra you now have the chance to enter a map created using the World in Conflict editor into a... Fri, 02 May 2008 12:37:04 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1080_world_in_conflict_map_making_contest.html http://www.australiangamer.com/interview/408/ozhadou_interview.html An interview with the founding members of OzHadou, Andrew Ziogas and Justin Hogie.... Fri, 02 May 2008 01:25:52 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/interview/408/ozhadou_interview.html http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/Australian_Gamer_Podcast_121.mp3 GTA IV dominates the news, rumours of Rabbids on Wii Fit, Sims Online shuts down, and upcoming game Prototype looks cool.... Thu, 01 May 2008 23:25:27 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/Australian_Gamer_Podcast_121.mp3 http://www.australiangamer.com/interview/399/sheridan_meulblok_(lux)_from_good_game.html Sheridan Meulblok (Lux) - Psychologist and Presenter for Good Game... Thu, 01 May 2008 13:44:31 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/interview/399/sheridan_meulblok_(lux)_from_good_game.html http://www.australiangamer.com/interview/398/hannah_crosby_from_thq_studio_australia.html Hannah Crosby - Artist at THQ Studio Australia... Thu, 01 May 2008 13:44:17 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/interview/398/hannah_crosby_from_thq_studio_australia.html http://www.australiangamer.com/interview/397/brooke_luder_from_sega_creative_assembly.html Brooke Luder - Graphic Designer at Sega Creative Assembly... Thu, 01 May 2008 13:43:53 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/interview/397/brooke_luder_from_sega_creative_assembly.html http://www.australiangamer.com/feature/396/women_in_the_games_industry.html Anna takes an in depth look at the role women have in the video game industry, and interviews some prominent women working behind the scenes.... Thu, 01 May 2008 13:43:43 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/feature/396/women_in_the_games_industry.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1079_white_lines_in_the_middle_of_the_road_thats_the_worst_place_to_drive_.html They say "Three It's a Magic Number!" and then they try sell you a mobile phone handset with no reception that eventually ends up at the bottom of the toilet after a heavy night on the Absinth.... Thu, 01 May 2008 00:36:57 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1079_white_lines_in_the_middle_of_the_road_thats_the_worst_place_to_drive_.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1078_rabbids_wii_fit.html Does this hint at a Rabbid Wii Fit game perhaps? ... Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:42:31 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1078_rabbids_wii_fit.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1077_hi__my_name_is_candy.html It's been another fantastic day for Press Releases here at the Bear-Dome with a record seven companies all vying for the title of "Australian Gamer's Best Press Release". Unfortunately, there can be... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:50:25 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1077_hi__my_name_is_candy.html http://www.australiangamer.com/preview/404/wii_fit.html Is there any reason to go to a Fitness Expo? Well, unlike your average doughy gamer Jae is quite the fitness fan. Most importantly, though, Nintendo, a little known japanese company had a preview of... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:47:42 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/preview/404/wii_fit.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1076_its_here_.html Some obscure game called Grand Theft Auvo IV launched today. I've personally never heard of it before, but apparently it's what all the 'cool' kids are playing. We've got coverage of it I noticed, a... Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:41:40 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1076_its_here_.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1075_i_caught_my_reflection_in_my_spoon_while_i_was_eating_my_cereal.html Welcome to Day One of "So You Think You Can Press Release", AG's fantastic new contribution to the entertainment-competition-reality-website-update genre. All week, with the help of exclusive guest... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:59:40 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1075_i_caught_my_reflection_in_my_spoon_while_i_was_eating_my_cereal.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1074_let_us_dance_and_let_us_read_two_amusements_that_will_never_do_us_harm.html I'm a man who loves fads, and I don't just mean the candy cigarettes either. I'm also super, super, super, super interested in Press Release Emails, not so much the content, but just the fact... Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:48:55 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1074_let_us_dance_and_let_us_read_two_amusements_that_will_never_do_us_harm.html http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1073_last_time_i_saw_a_pink_chuk_is_when_i_ate_too_much_bubblegum_ice_cream.html Real Men Play Pink PlayStations - that is an unwritten law. In fact, pink is the new... ohh forget it! I just got an email from Nyko, a company that seems to produce quality third party... Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:09:03 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1073_last_time_i_saw_a_pink_chuk_is_when_i_ate_too_much_bubblegum_ice_cream.html http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/Australian_Gamer_Podcast_120.mp3 GTA IV leaked and released early, Okami box art from IGN, Microsoft gives sick kids consoles.... Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:23:01 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/podcast/Australian_Gamer_Podcast_120.mp3 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1072_charming_okami.html Some clueless chap over at the Capcom camp decided to rip an image off an unnamed international media tyrant not at all associated with IGN. This image still had a rather obscure-yet-readable... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:37:29 +1000 http://www.australiangamer.com/news/1072_charming_okami.html