Yug visits the THQ offices and gets a first hand taste of what a post-apocalyptic Moscow would currently be like

Nintendo have gone after a Brisbane local after he pirated New Super Mario Bros Wii. and uploaded it to the internet a week before its official release. The Australian Federal court has ordered 24 year old James Burt to pay $1.5 Million for damages.

Bluetongue are one of the Australian Gaming Industry's big success stories. Their first major title Da Blob was a huge winner around the world, reaching critical acclaim and sales on the Wii that few third parties could do successfully. Rob Blackadder is one of the Creative Directors and he has a bit of a chat with Cav, answering 10 questions about the industry and his place in it.

Mass Effect 2 drops in to remind us that 2010 isn't quite the future. But is this a sequel of The Dark Knight proportions or the stunted middle child of the trilogy? Cormac takes some quality time out with the hopes of reigniting old flames with Bioware. You might want to stand back.

Luke sits down with one of the producers behind the soon to be released Aliens vs. Predator. Paul Mackman from Rebellion tells us a few details about what is in store for gamers in one of the most controversial and highly anticipated online multiplayer experiences of the year.

Luke has a chat with Kent Hudson from 2K Marin, a Senior Systems Designer for BioShock 2. Kent shares a story about how he made his way into the video game industry, what we can expect from BioShock 2, and confirms first to Australian Gamer that DLC is on the way.

This week we combine two gaming podcasts - the AustralianGamer Show and the GameArena Podcast - with regular hosts Joaby, Jae, Luke, Yug, Heath, and special guest Junglist!

Stargate fans have been waiting years for a video game based on the widely popular franchise. In less then a week we can expect the very first official Stargate game to be available worldwide.... I don't think it has MacGyver in it though :(

Sega have confirmed that Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is currently in the works, with our blue speedy friend taking what appears to be the episodic route in his next set of adventures.

Here combining forces, like the destructacons or more like those pesky twins that turned into a Mr Whippy icecream van in Transformers 2, are Jae and Starks, here to share with you what exactly they're most looking forward to in 2010. You thought last year was good? Well, there's a lot more to come this year!

The Alien vs Predator demo is being released later this evening, across Xbox Live, Playstation Network and Steam.

One of the few releases in a quiet week, Dark Void is an action adventure that switches between third person shooter and a flying combat title, but does it make that switch well, or has it done two different genres badly? Cav straps on a backpack, watches The Rocketeer for inspiration, and takes some time to play Capcom's Dark Void. A surprisingly short time.

I doubt most readers of AG follow the latest happenings in our legal system. But this is one case most readers definitely know about. The Movie Studio Cartel vs iiNet. The lawsuit is being brought against iiNet by a cartel of 34 copyright holders determined to hold the ISP responsible for the actions of those who use their service. In my opinion, this is like suing Australia Post for someone posting copied DVDs, or the electricity company for supplying the electricity used to burn them.

Well, the verdict is in, iiNet has won. Below are some excerpts of the ruling courtesy of itnews.com.au. "the mere provision of access to internet is not the means to infringement", "iinet has no control over bittorrent system and not responsible for bittorrent system.","I find that iiNet simply can't be seen as approving infringement". The fact there is worldwide piracy "does not necessitate or compel a finding of authorisation, just because it is felt there is something that must be done." "copyright occured as result of use of BitTorrent, not the Internet" said Justice Cowdroy

One week away folks, till we get to go back down to Rapture.

2K games have announced the Uber Edition for BioShock 2. Only 500 copies will be available worldwide, each though will be signed and numbered. How much you ask? $14,999 ($USD)

Electronics Boutique has decided to throw its significant retail weight behind the fight for an R18+ classification in Australia, issuing a statement to the gaming 'press' and organising an online petition.

If you're like most Xbox 360 owners, your console has died with the dreaded Red Ring of Death error. Literally every person I know with an Xbox 360 has had their's either replaced (often multiple times) or repaired since buying the console when it came out in 2006. Even those consoles which died outside of Microsoft's standard 12 month warranty ended up getting theirs repaired under the extended 3 year warranty announced specifically to cover the dreaded RROD.

For many of us, since having our consoles repaired we've had 3 years of non-stop gaming pleasure. That is, until now! A good friend of mine who will call "Shane", has just had is previously repaired Xbox 360 die...again. Same Red Ring of Death, same symptoms, same result. This time, however, it's out of Microsoft's already extended warranty. Microsoft's response to him, $150 to have it repaired. Even though it is the same error on the same machine that already was supposedly fixed , this time the consumer has to pay to have their dodgey console repaired!

Rebellion developed the first Aliens Versus Predator game on PC back in 1999 creating one of the most terrifying PC game experiences to date. It was very well received by critics all around the world, marking its name a classic in PC gaming. Trying to recreate that success once again, Rebellion has now developed Aliens vs. Predator (AvP 3). The Australian Gamer Sydney crew was invited by Sega to take part in a special multiplayer preview event; here is what we thought...

Shinji Mikami, the creator of zombie dogs that jump through police HQ windows and all things Resident Evil, has released a trailer for his newest project Vanquish. Is it an FPS? A 3PS? Or perhaps another tank controls game? See for yourself and judge.

While we're being Rockstar's PR bitches, it was just announced that Episodes From Liberty City, the two DLC packs for Grand Theft Auto 4 are now to be made available to PS3 and PC owners. In case you didn't know, Microsoft paid $50 million dollars to have the DLC for GTA4 exclusive to the 360. I was never able to determine if this was a limited time thing or if it was infinite. Well, I guess now we know!

For PS3 (and PC, but whatever) GTA4 owners, Episodes From Liberty City will be available for you to download individually or buy as a pair from March 30.