Games

…and I lived to tell the tale. Hi gamers.  If you’re like me (and you obviously are, as 4,000+ unique hits to this blog will attest!) you like to play Madden NFL on, most likely, the Xbox 360.  If you bought (or threw away) money on Madden NFL 2008 last […]

Game Review Time   Title: Lost: Via Domus (‘via home’ in latin) Maker: Ubisoft Platform: Xbox 360 Display: True HD 40" LCD (Samsung) @ 1080p Audio: Sony 7.1 amp   Overview:  Well, unless you’ve been sticking to government owned TV stations or otherwise avoiding mass media it’s doubtful you haven’t […]

G’day.  So I’m reviewing "Mass Effect" by Bioware.   This title comes from the same people who brought you the first Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (a brilliant game), and the game’s design and format won’t be alien (pardon the pun) to those who have played KOTOR (or […]

Hi all.  So, for those who have been searching for Madden NFL 2008 bug workarounds, boy – you’ve hit the right blog.   I’ll link underneath (later) to the other previous blog posts which relate to workarounds for the Franchise mode simulation freeze issue and the other issue to do […]

Few games come out based on historical events.  Assassin’s Creed aims to represent as realistically as possible the world during the times of the Crusades in the Holy Land.  This includes references to real historical figures of the time and the developers, UbiSoft, obviously aimed to have the player living […]

Had to write about this – get in quick if you’re into Guitar Hero! Electronics Boutique (or EB Games) in Australia have a mad deal on at the moment, for a limited time. You can trade in 2 Xbox 360, Wii or PS3 games and get the Guitar Hero III […]

Ha!  You thought you’d heard the last of the ongoing EA Sports Madden NFL saga, hadn’t you?   Well, since my initial posts a week or so ago, I’ve had heaps of hits on the posts.  This indicates the widespread and serious nature of the bugs (note: plural).   So, […]

Madden 08 – Rumoured to be bad enough for an official patch. That’s right.  Electronic Arts apparently will release a patch for the PS3 and xbox 360 consoles.  About time too, because my franchise has come across a new glitch: I’m unable to sim or play past a regular season […]

Hi Gamers,   So partly based on feedback from an earlier post, I’ve formulated a sort of workaround for the simulation freeze/lockup issue in Madden NFL 2008.  Basically, I’ve been able to *easily* reproduce this bug so accurately, it’s like clockwork (EA should be embarrassed).   The Problem:   In […]

Okay, it’s time for…….   Madden 2008 (XBOX 360) : The Good, The Bad and The UGLY   Hi to all.  I’ve been playing Madden NFL Football for over ten years on various consoles (PC/PlayStation/PS2/xbox/xbox360).    Last year I made the switch from the xbox to the xbox 360 (to take advantage […]

Game Platform: Xbox 360 @ 1080p w/h surround sound   Well, the movie was pretty good so I figured it was worth the risk to see if the game followed suit.Wrong.  For a "top shelf" game, I can’t see it avoiding the bargain bin for long.  Certainly after the movie […]

  From ‘The Australian IT’ comes this puzzling piece on the slated release date for the xbox 360’s HD DVD drive.  It’ll cost $250 which is slightly cheaper than the US price.  It will also be region free for HD-DVD titles.  Now here’s the kicker:   From the article: "Standard […]