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Posted on 3 February, 2010 by xboxoz360


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Vanquish Mass Effect 2: The Dark Side- Extensive Critical Review & Comparison

By now you’ve read all the glowing reviews of Mass Effect 2, seen the praise showered on it and perhaps even played it yourself. I’m not going to tell you again . . . . more here….>

Vanquish Forza 3 Nurburgring Grand-Prix-Circuits DLC#3- Review pending

I had been hoping and praying that the first lot of tracks to be offered as DLC from Turn 10 in Forza 3 would be the famous Nurburgring Grand-Prix-Circuits . . . . more here….>

Vanquish Hands-On Metro 2033 & MotoGP 09/10

The two titles in question are, Metro 2033 and MotoGP 2010, which were my favourites of course, as Lost Planet 2 and Street Fighter IV just were not up . . . . more here….>

Vanquish Hands-On With Lost Planet 2 & Super Street Fighter 4

I’m not a massive fan of Street Fighter (Mortal Kombat is my preferred fighter) and Lost Planet 1 never really grabbed my attention to experience it as there . . . . more here….>

Vanquish An Invitation to See Robbie Bach, President of Entertainment & Devices

15 lucky members of Australia’s OXCGN will have a chance of attending a lecture conducted by Robbie Bach, President of Entertainment & Devices for Microsoft World . . . . more here….>

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Mass Effect 2: The Dark Side- Extensive Critical Review & Comparison

Posted on 8 February, 2010 by xboxoz360


by AXIS of Reality

©2009 Alex Baldwin

By now you’ve read all the glowing reviews of Mass Effect 2, seen the praise showered on it and perhaps even played it yourself. I’m not going to tell you again what countless other reviewers have said. If you want read love letters to Bioware you can see the reviews from almost every other site on Metacritic.

Instead, I thought I’d try something different: I’m going to play the critic, dealing in criticism and nothing else. Don’t get me wrong, Mass Effect 2 is a masterpiece of narrative, character design and gameplay, but like any game it’s not perfect.

• And in 10 points, I’m going to tell you why.

• A comparison guide between the 360 and PC version is also included,

• As well as an overview of the Collector’s Edition.

• Note that the screenshots are from the PC version of the game.

Huge & extensive Mass Effect 2 coverage . . . >

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Hands-On Metro 2033 & MotoGP 09/10

Posted on 5 February, 2010 by xboxoz360


by XboxOZ360:

©2010 Grant Smythe

THQ invited the game media into their Sydney PR rooms recently in order to get their collective hands dirty on four of their newest titles due out over the next few months.

Arthur dealt with two games in an earlier Hands-On, Super Street Fighter IV and Lost Planet 2.

My job here however is to take a long hard look at the two other titles THQ are publishing, and both in genres I prefer: that being First Person Shooters and Racing genres.

The two titles in question are, Metro 2033 and MotoGP 2010, which were my favourites of course, as Lost Planet 2 and Street Fighter IV just were not up my alley, and never have been really. This time our time spent with the games was not in our usual room at Mango’s Sydney offices.

• Metro 2033 Combat (eu)

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We were instead scurried away into a small, confined and industrial style room on the ground floor. Airconditioning and plumbing pipes criss-crossed above our heads as electrical and other cables wound their way around the upper structures, fitting not far above our heads.

Full details of our hands-on . . . >

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Hands-On With Lost Planet 2 & Super Street Fighter 4

Posted on 4 February, 2010 by GrathiusXR


We Have A Smashing Good Time

by GrathiusXR:

©2010 Arthur Kotsopoulos:

I’m not a massive fan of Street Fighter (Mortal Kombat is my preferred fighter) and Lost Planet 1 never really grabbed my attention to experience it as there were plenty of other great games out at the time of its release, so my initial expectations upon walking into the room which THQ had set up last week to profile their upcoming games, Lost Planet 2 , Super Street Fighter IV, MotoGP 2010 (all tested on PS3) and of course Metro 2033 (tested on Xbox360) down at their PR Managers rooms in the Sydney CBD was, to be honest, quite low.

• Lost Planet 2 Trailer.

Lost Planet 2 Conference vid

Lost Planet 2 Conference vid

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Full Hands-On details here . . . >

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Is Rapture Ready For Big Daddies – BioShock 2 Release

Posted on 4 February, 2010 by xboxoz360


by XboxOZ360:

©2010 Grant Smythe:

With less than a week away from 2K Games’ release of the award winning second game in the Bioshock series we have a newly released “Bioshock 2 Official Release Trailer” (see second trailer below) for you, as well as some in-game footage where we explore the beautiful, yet treacherous, underwater world of Rapture.

There we will be fighting off other Big Daddies, taking Little Sisters under our arms, well, on our shoulders, and trying to beat off the new menace, the Big Sisters, and boy, is she a ‘bitch’ to deal with . . .

They, by the way, are not the easiest to deal with or kill, even for a burrly Big Daddy like you are now. Just check this out, especially the last segment . . . damn she’s quick . . . even electrocution didn’t stop her . . . bugger.

• Bioshock 2 Siren Alley – actual gameplay

BioShock Siren Ally Gameplay vid

BioShock Siren Ally Gameplay vid

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Official Release Trailer . . . . >

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An Invitation to See Robbie Bach, President of Entertainment & Devices

Posted on 2 February, 2010 by xboxoz360

OXCGN Has A Special Invitation

15 lucky gamers could attend event in Sydney.

The Future Of Technology & Entertainment

Open for Australian Residents only

15 lucky members of  Australia’s OXCGN will have a chance of attending a lecture conducted by Robbie Bach, President of Entertainment & Devices for Microsoft World wide.

Mr Bach will be in Sydney for a lecture at The University Of Sydney’s New Law School Auditorium on February 9th at 6.30pm.

The first 15 people to contact us right away, will be able to attend the lecture alongside other staff members and OXCGN Team members who will be attending on the day.

Some of us will be retiring back to trendy Newtown afterwards for a little bite to eat and a few drinks, and you’d be welcome to join us in that as well.

Giving you, the OXCGN readers a chance to get up-close-and-personal with some of the team, as well getting involved in some of the action within the industry, meet other press members from IGN, GameSpot, GamerzInk and other Xbox Community websites.

Robbie Bach has been an instrument aspect in the life of the Xbox Platform, as well as many other areas within Microsoft.

Act quickly, email us NOW as seats are limited, and you will need to find your own transport to and from the event.

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• Email email us right NOW to reserve your seat . . .

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