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Quick Battletoads Review

Quick Battletoads Review

Short reviews from Joe for the average Joe gamer. You would be excused for thinking Battletoads (Xbox) is just a beat-em-up with some classic Battletoads speeder bike racing sections thrown in. Truth is, if I didn’t play through the game co-op with my kids, that’s what I would

DOOM Eternal is Coming to Xbox Game Pass October 1

DOOM Eternal is Coming to Xbox Game Pass October 1

Not a whole lot more you need to know for this one so let me hit you with the facts. DOOM Eternal is the latest game in the franchise released by Bethesda and a follow-up to 2016s DOOM. Released in Australia on March 30, this would normally be a quick

Live-Action Yakuza Movie in Development With Sega

Live-Action Yakuza Movie in Development With Sega

Following the success of the Sonic the Hedgehog movie Sega is now developing a live-action version of the Yakuza franchise. This isn’t the first time Sega has brought the wacky crime based action-RPG to live on the big screen though. In 2007 Sega, ArtPort and CJ Entertainment produced Ryū

E3 2018: Xbox Press Conference Highlights

E3 2018: Xbox Press Conference Highlights

X gonna give it to ya Xbox started off with the Xbox E3 2018 Press Conference with the one we were all hanging for… Halo. From there it was 50 games, with 18 exclusives and 15 premieres. The charismatic Phil Spencer kept his word and it was a stellar show.

Games on the Cheap: January 2018

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

Games on the Cheap: December 2017

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

Games on the Cheap: November 2017

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’

Games on the Cheap: October 2017

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

Gaming with the Kids: Marvel Heroes Omega

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

Final Fantasy XV's Regalia in Forza Horizon 3

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

E3 2017: Xbox Press Conference Highlights

E3 2017: Xbox Press Conference Highlights

Project Scorpio is Unveiled as Xbox One X The Xbox 2017 E3 Press Conference started off with what we all love most about E3… new hardware! Phil Spencer walked on stage with applause and cheering appropriate for the champion that he is. Every time he came back on. During the

E3 2017: EA Press Conference Highlights

E3 2017: EA Press Conference Highlights

EA Start E3 2017 off with a bang (and, surprise, surprise, a sizzle reel) The EA 2017 E3 Press Conference delivered some cool trailers and clips. You can watch the whole thing online at a whole lot of places, but I thought I’d trim the fat (I’m looking

Everything Halo

Everything Halo

Show notes from The Inevitable Halo Special podcast Yesterday we released The Inevitable Halo Special podcast. This was a very special podcast where Joe interviewed Jono, our resident Halo expert, in everything Halo. We went through every Halo game released, ranked the FPS Halo games, discussed other games in the

Game on the Cheap: April 2017

Assassin's Creed

Game on the Cheap: April 2017

Games with Gold, PlayStation Plus, Humble Bundle and more And just like that GAMES ON THE CHEAP has come back with some great games across the board! While there are a few standouts that I’m personally looking forward to playing, there are also a few games that I loved

A King’s Tale: Final Fantasy XV

A King’s Tale: Final Fantasy XV

No strings attached A King’s Tale: Final Fantasy XV is a free downloadable side-scroller beat ’em up. Think Castle Crashers crossed with Final Fantasy XV crossed with the original sprite based Final Fantasy games. A King’s Tale: Final Fantasy XV was originally a preorder bonus (yuck!), but now

Final Thoughts: Final Fantasy XV

Final Thoughts: Final Fantasy XV

How the Mighty Have Fallen Stumbled A while back I posted an article, IMPRESSIONS: FINAL FANTASY XV, where I wrote about my thoughts on the game 12 hours in. You can find that article below. What I wanted to do now though is give an update with my final thoughts

Games on the Cheap: February 2017

Games on the Cheap

Games on the Cheap: February 2017

Games with Gold, PlayStation Plus, Humble Bundle and more My top pick of games on the cheap for February 2017 would have to be the Star Wars Humble Bundle III. I’m a huge Star Wars fan, so I’m totally biased here. Finally, a chance to play Shadows of

Games on the Cheap: January 2017

Assassin's Creed

Games on the Cheap: January 2017

Games with Gold, PlayStation Plus, Humble Bundle and more My top pick of games on the cheap for January 2017 would have to be XCOM 2 on PC as part of the Humble Monthly bundle. You can pick this up for $12USD and unsubscribe at any time. This would be

Xbox Countdown Sale Week 2: Our Picks

Xbox Countdown Sale Week 2: Our Picks

Overcooked, DOOM, Tomb Raider and more slashed When there is a digital sale that’s worthy of your time, we want to let you know. The first week of deals brought some really solid deals. The Xbox Countdown Sale week 2 is now on. It finishes on the 9th of

Game Installation and Update Blues

Game Installation and Update Blues

I just want to play the thing I own Do you remember the glorious time before these ridiculous game installation requirements and day one updates? A time when you were given a console game, you popped it in the disc drive and played it without any fuss! When you could

Xbox Countdown Sale to 2017: Our Picks

Xbox Countdown Sale to 2017: Our Picks

Firewatch, Halo, GTA and more slashed Digital games are way too expensive in Australia, so thank goodness for things like the Xbox Countdown Sale. When you can go to the shops and purchase a disk of a game for often half the price of the online price, the ease of