I think any logical and slightly intelligent person can agree that the fact that horror’s, porno’s and drug saturated movies are allowed to be sold in Australia but yet games aimed at the adult population aren’t is a bit of a farce. Unfortunately most videogame companies have been diplomatic about the draconian censorship rules in Australia and when their games …
Are you a huge fan of World at War’s Zombie modes? Do you regularly find yourself clearing out swathes of undead Nazis? You may want to hold on to that copy of Treyarch’s World War II shooter then, because according to Modern Warfare 2’s lead multiplayer designer Todd Alderman, the fan-favourite feature will not make its way to Modern Warfare …
Earlier this year Valve announced that Left 4 Dead 2 was going to be set in New Orleans and instantly some obscure group started screaming racism. This was quickly ignored but I did also say at the time that setting a zombie game in a city that is still recovering from Hurricane Katrina is possibly a stupid idea. I wasn’t …
It hasn’t even been released yet and already Left 4 Dead 2 is one of the most controversial games of all time. From the moment it was first announced fanboys around the world have been upset stating that it should have been an expansion and now fans in Australia are about to go postal. The archaic classification system in Australia …
You have to love Valve. Seriously. The only problem that people have had with Valve was the choice to release Left 4 Dead 2 so soon after the first one, but honestly, if you look at all the things that Valve have done in the best interests of the gamers people should just let that one slide. So… the story. …
By Chris van der Watt New campaign, new enemies – even more blood pumping, and spraying, action. No one has managed to quite put their finger on why the original game sparked such success, one could argue it was easy to play or the usual desire for people to feel terrified. Apparently killing zombies is something people enjoy thoroughly and …
So apparently there is some mini organisation out there trying to get famous by claiming that Left 4 Dead 2 is racist because it has black people in it and some of those black people are zombies. Now I still feel that there were some racist undertones in Resident Evil, even though I feel they were based more on ignorance …
It’s time to kick off the true format of our weekly podcast! Last week we brought you a ton of E3 coverage, but as of today we are launching our true weekly format which includes what we have been up to, interesting news for the week as well as any interesting topics that are in need of some serious smack …
Cloud gaming removed hardware barriers, but it replaced them with something less visible and …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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