Bloodborne

Games on the Cheap: March 2018

Games with Gold, PlayStation Plus, Humble Bundle and more March is a great month for free, games as part of online services and super cheap games. PlayStation have two big hitters, Bloodborne and Ratchet & Clank for PS4. I’ve spent a bit of time with Ratchet & Clank and enjoyed it,

Monster Hunter

Monster Hunter World Podcast Special

All Monster Hunter, All the Time Monster Hunter World experts Jase and Jenn chat about their very extended time with Monster Hunter. Have a listen as they talk about their favourite monsters in the game, changes from previous games in the series, Jenn’s mastery of the Xbox One controller,

Best of the Web

Best of the Web: Noclip

Incredible video game documentaries Noclip, in their own words,… …make crowdfunded video game documentaries for everyone to enjoy. Our mission is to tell authentic stories about video games, the people who make them, and those who play them. Noclip You can check out Noclip at their official site and on

Assassin's Creed

Games on the Cheap: February 2018

Games with Gold, PlayStation Plus, Humble Bundle and more So you want to stop reading and go over to Humble Bundle and buy the Rockstar Games Bundle. For $15 you are getting 10 INCREDIBLE games (although us Australian’s still miss out on Manhunt). You can see the full list

Versus Player Turns One!

Happy Birthday to us! In episode 28 of the Versus Player podcast (ALSO THERE ARE BANDITS), starting at the 10:51 point, we chat about the first year of Versus Player and celebrate the fun we’ve had gaming, couch co-op, creating, writing and hanging out. We are celebrating December

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Games on the Cheap: January 2018

Games with Gold, PlayStation Plus, Humble Bundle and more Start 2018 off right with some cheap and free game goodness. My pick of cheap games for January 2018 is Batman: The Telltale Series (season 1) as part of this month’s PlayStation Plus offerings. This episodic game has you playing

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Games on the Cheap: December 2017

Games with Gold, PlayStation Plus, Humble Bundle and more This month it’s all about the sweet Humble Yogscast Jingle Jam 2017 bundle. Not only when… …you buy a $35 bundle, we’ll give ALL of the money to charity…. you’ll get new games unlocked through December 25th! There

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EA Won’t Let you Refund Battlefront II

It looks like EA have disabled the option of getting a refund for Star Wars Battlefront II. I could speculate that too many refunds have broken the system but the cynic in me says that EA hopes you will give up on the 60+ minute wait times to speak with

Mario’s Odyssey to the Big Screen

Looks like Mario is coming back to the big screen as an animated movie. The Wall Street Journal has reported Nintendo making a deal with the same company (Illumination Entertainment) behind the popular Despicable Me franchise. The last time we saw anything of motion picture Mario was the smash-hit Super

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Star Wars Battlefront II and You: A Reddit Story

Let’s talk dirty. You ready? MICROTRANSACTIONS. LOOTBOXES. PAY TO WIN. Hot? Not. Reddit has gone the way of the Tauntaun with Star Wars Battlefront II, they think the whole thing stinks and microtransactions should probably die. Let me break it down. The EA Community Team posted the following in

Bajo

Go Get 'Em Bajo

Full time champion is now also a full time streamer So the year started with Good Game, Australia’s beloved gaming TV show, being cancelled. Spawn Point lived on with Bajo sticking around to entertain younger gamers (and plenty of older gamers who kept watching). At the time I wrote

Abzu

Games on the Cheap: November 2017

Games with Gold, PlayStation Plus, Humble Bundle and more November 2017 has a real varied selection of games. With three Humble Bundles going at the moment, along with Humble Monthly, there is a nice selection of games over on that service. For me it’s Everything and ABZU that I’

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3-Play: Heat Signature

Join Jono, Joe and Jase as they hijack spaceships and jettison foes out of airlocks in Heat Signature, from the creator of Gunpoint. 3-Play is a new series from your friends at Versus Player which is: …a video review/let’s play/three guys hanging out having such fun video

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Games on the Cheap: October 2017

Games with Gold, PlayStation Plus, Humble Bundle and more I need to start with the huge game amongst many solid offerings this month, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. This is a spectacular, albeit weird, action game that was easily one of the best games of 2015. The game

Battlefield

Games on the Cheap: September 2017

Games with Gold, PlayStation Plus, Humble Bundle and more With Games on the Cheap this month there are a few great somewhat older titles on  Xbox, PlayStation and PC. Infamous, Forza and Rise of the Tomb Raider are the obvious big hitters here. The game I can’t recommend enough

Best of the Web

Best of the Web: 8-Bit Cinema

Movies retold in old school gaming style 8-Bit Cinema by CineFix are amongst my favourite things on YouTube and I have no idea why it has taken me so long to put it up as a Best of the Web pick! The 8-Bit Cinema clips are: Your favo(u)rite

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Gaming with the Kids: Marvel Heroes Omega

A kid friendly coop action role-playing game with Marvel characters Marvel Heroes Omega is a third person isometric game in the vein of Diablo, with a whole heap of playable (and even more non-playable) Marvel characters. It has recently been released on console after being around of PC for a

Assassin's Creed

Games on the Cheap: August 2017

Games with Gold, PlayStation Plus, Humble Bundle and more This month there is something to enjoy across all of the major players. Humble Bundle are killing it with some amazing packages. For those of you who want to get into making games or are interested in having a play around

Happy Birthday Joe!

Versus Player is a community site and it’s very much about the personalities who run it, we have celebrated birthdays in some pretty cool ways like our 10th Episode Podcast or my Birthday Special of Draw Distance. For those that don’t know Joe basically writes all the content

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Final Fantasy XV's Regalia in Forza Horizon 3

A Fantasy Come True Finally, Final Fantasy XV‘s Regalia is going to be drivable in the way we all dreamed when playing through the game. Prince Noctis and crew’s beast of a car is the latest edition to the ever growing line-up of cars in the incredible Forza

Console Me: No Splatoon 2 for Jase

Be warned that this article is more of a rant than the usual article you would read on Versus Player. I’ve had some horrible luck with online orders in the past but this most recent one has left me frustrated. I think of myself as a fairly rational person

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Ready Player One Trailer is Here

And it looks as amazing as we imagined it to be! The first teaser trailer for what is one of the most anticipated nerdy films of all time, Ready Player One, has hit. It looks like Steven Spielberg and company have given Ernest Cline’s beloved book the love and

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PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is Incredibly Popular

The Player Base for PUB Continues to Grow PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS is an incredibly popular game. The Battle Royal inspired indie multiplayer game has hit some impressive milestones in its short time on Steam. All figures and charts shown in this article are from the fine folks at Steam Charts.

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Best of the Web: Internet Archive

History in your Internet browser The Internet Archive is a non-profit online library that loads right in your Internet browser. It gives you access to millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites and a whole heap more. It is a phenomenal resource that: …provides free public access to collections

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Framed 2 is a Dollar!

Get on it! Only a month out from being released, the sequel to Hideo Kojima’s game of the year 2014 has dropped down to 99c on the App Store. Played "FRAMED" by Liveshack. High sense of gameplay, graphic, & sound. My best game in this year without any doubt. pic.