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Posted on 12 February, 2010 by xboxoz360

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High cost of gamingOXCGN’s Castlevania: Harmony of Despair XBLA Review

To be honest the only Castlevania game I ever played was Castlevania 64 back in the days on the good old Nintendo 64 when I was a child . . . more here….>

High cost of gamingXbox and Make-A-Wish® Australia Join Forces in Online Fundraiser

One thing you have to give Microsoft, they are not shy on helping out or doing various public relations events or functions. . . . more here….>

High cost of gamingConsole Examination #1 (Xbox 360)- Each Iteration Rated

It’s getting to be an expectation now. A console will launch and we’ll happily part with our money for the latest and greatest, only to be presented with the new, improved version barely a . . . more here….>

High cost of gamingOXCGN’s Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Review – Public Menance #1

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is the successor to the 2007 third person shooter from Eidos Interactive (Square Enix), Kane and Lynch: Dead Men. The two degenerates . . . more here….>

High cost of gamingGaming Costs Spiraling Out Of Control – Why?

Many gamers consider the retail costs of games and consoles being the main culprit of their fiscal stress, and one could argue that is the case, especially . . . more here….>

Hydo ReviewOXCGN’s Hydro Thunder Hurricane XBLA Review

It’s interesting to note that out of the 300+ titles released on the Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace since 2005, not one can be placed into the category of . . . more here….>

Boss BattlesHave Boss Battles Really Become Stale?

It’s been a staple feature of a huge number of games over the past couple of decades regardless of the genre: Boss battles. Whether it be from . . . more here….>

Black ops CEIs this the best Collector’s Edition Ever? Black Ops Prestige Edition Available to Oz)

Activision has upped the ante in the Collector’s Edition stakes with their Black Ops Prestige Edition, which is available to Australians on a very . . . more here….>

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OXCGN’s Castlevania: Harmony of Despair XBLA Review

Posted on 2 September, 2010 by GrathiusXR

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair XBLA Review

by GrathiusXR

© 2010 Arthur Kotsopoulos

To be honest the only Castlevania game I ever played was Castlevania 64 back in the days on the good old Nintendo 64 when I was a child.  Venturing through the mist of the first few levels brought fear to my body even though I was playing the game in the broad daylight.

So forgive me for saying that come Castlevania HD I was expecting no shortage of zombies, vampires, bats and frustrating gaming moments where all hope is lost and my controller just gets flung towards the TV, hoping this short burst of fury will somehow give me the strength to defeats the forces of evil.

And that’s exactly what I got, except in 2D! Read more »

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Xbox and Make-A-Wish® Australia Join Forces in Online Fundraiser

Posted on 2 September, 2010 by xboxoz360

Xbox and Make-A-Wish® Australia Join Forces in Online Fundraiser

Aussie student inspires idea to use Halo Reach to raise money for charity partnership

One thing you have to give Microsoft, they are not shy on helping out or doing various public relations events or functions.

Since starting this site in 2007, I’ve been to MTV events, seen how MS and GAME teamed up to give away a street registered Xbox Customised Harley Hog valued at over $AU13,000, been aboard the HMAS Torbruk which cost them millions to organise for a pop feastive, ventured onto Cockatoo Island for the huge Halo 3 launch event where they brought over the Halo Hog purpose built at WETA studios in New Zealand, plus many many other events too numerious to mention here.

Microsoft is certainly not reluctant to make sure its name is everywhere, and that the brand is seen by a broad range of demographics, moreso than any other of the gaming giants.

So my hat goes off, yet again, to the guys at Microsoft, and especially to the young QUT (Queensland University of Technology) student Brendan Graham who came up with the latest charity event which you will read all about below.

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SYDNEY, Australia. — September 2, 2010 — Xbox Australia has just announced a partnership fundraising campaign with Make-A-Wish® that will see proceeds from the sale of Halo Reach avatars and the Halo Wireless headset for the highly anticipated game on Xbox 360, Halo Reach, go to helping the charity grant Wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.

The announcement is led by Apollo 11 moon-landing astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, this week at a public lecture at the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS). Read more »

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Console Examination #1 (Xbox 360)- Each Iteration Rated

Posted on 1 September, 2010 by dkpatriarch

Console Iteration Review #1:

The Xbox 360 Series: Core to ‘S’

by AXIS of Reality

© 2010 Alex Baldwin

It’s getting to be an expectation now. A console will launch and we’ll happily part with our money for the latest and greatest, only to be presented with the new, improved version barely a year later.

While Nintendo popularised the introduction of new colours, Sony took the radical step of redesigning their PlayStation console into the smaller, lighter and more reliable PSone form factor to great success.

Over the next few years as the Gameboy Advance SP and PS2 Slim were released it was cemented as a successful business move to reiterate a console’s design in looks, features and size in the hopes of not just tempting new customers but encouraging their existing ones to hand over a second wad of cash.

As of now, the only current game hardware not to have more than a single re-release under its belt is the Wii, but even it received a long-overdue black version. So what does the 360 offer . . .

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OXCGN’s Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days Review – Public Menance #1

Posted on 1 September, 2010 by betheo

Being a public menace never looked so fun

by Betheo

©2010 Beth Sasagi

Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days is the successor to the 2007 third person shooter from Eidos Interactive (Square Enix), Kane and Lynch: Dead Men.

The two degenerates Kane and Lynch are back, but now they’re older, they’re tired and they’re in it for that fabled ‘one last job’ as they say.

It all begins as Lynch (James Seth Lynch) calls Kane (Adam “Kane” Marcus) to China to help him out with a big job with a lovely big fat final payout; just a simple bit of ‘gun-running’ from China to Africa.  All they have to do is meet up with their contact and they are set for a nice big fat payday. Public menace # 1 . . .

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Gaming Costs Spiraling Out Of Control – Why?

Posted on 26 August, 2010 by xboxoz360

by XboxOZ360 & dkpatriarch 

©2010 Grant Smythe / David Hilton

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Gaming can be one hell of an expensive hobby.

However, there is more to the problem than just the retail costs of games.

Many gamers consider the retail costs of games and consoles being the main culprit of their fiscal stress, and one could argue that is the case, especially here in Australia where we seem to always pay more.

In fact, game retail prices have remained reasonably stable for over two decades now, and in most cases are even now lower than the initial influx of games two or more decades ago.

There is more to the problem than just the retail costs of games.

As Australian Game Informer editor Chris Stead pointed out in his study article to uncover the high costs of gaming here, retail games prices are reasonable all things considered, and there is no evidence to show price gouging or exploitation by either retailers or publishers, much to his dismay (Chris Stead in Issue#5 of Game Informer Aust, pgs 12 – 17). If cost is NOT the issue . . . what is?

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