Every gamer has one: a collectable; a gaming-related possession that fills them with nostalgic pride.
It’s blue. Trans-Atlantic blue. Size 10 (for kids), bright yellow stripes on the sleeves, cloth patches all over…
Ask me when I became a gamer—when I moved from being a kid who played Hanimex sets that plugged into your black-and-white TV and […]

Playing games is not enough for PhD student, gamer and uber-geek, Bhautik Joshi. He wants souvenirs.
If UK-born Sydney student Bhautik Joshi isn’t constantly at academic parties, surrounded by intelligent, sophisticated women sipping Baileys on ice, then he’s doing something wrong..    The mere fact that he’s spent the last four-and-a-half years doing a PhD on ‘the automatic […]

Arguably, Amped 3 was one of the most significant launch titles for the Xbox 360.
Games released at the launch of the Xbox 360 were always going to be judged by their graphics.    It was a given. This was the next generation, after all. Gamers had been promised photorealistic sweat on punch-drunk boxers; clothing that flowed with […]

While gamers often complain about the number of ‘ordinary’ videogames making their way onto shelves, it’s not uncommon for an exceptional title to completely miss out on public support. Working in PR for Ubisoft Australia, Owen Hughes writes about his experiences of a sadly overlooked title that’s still close to his heart: Beyond Good & […]

Like some people I know, music and videogames have fallen into bed together
So, here it is: I have a friend named Sonia*. She’s a psychology major, Asian, likes to go out. You can usually find her knocking back breakfast beers at the local cafe come 5 a.m. most weekends. With her designer fringe, shitty day […]