There are games that hold a special place in your heart – ones that you look back on with fond memories because your experience when playing them was magical. The original Need for Speed: Most Wanted was this kind of game for me. I am pleased to say that the current re-imagining of Need for Speed: Most Wanted by Criterion and EA Games retains all the magic I remember, and adds more.
Read more »Every one of us has a unique style of gaming. How we play, what we play; it makes us all feel different things at different times. Some of us are drawn to shooters, others to MMOs, others to casual mobile games that kill ten minutes of time on the bus. Informing that are our differing lifestyles, different habits, and different goals. I’ve started wondering lately just how my gaming style affects my life, or vice versa, and I’m finding some interesting, occasionally unnerving comparisons.
Read more »The 2012 Brisbane Supanova has visited the RNA Showgrounds for another year, and once again there were mass crowds attending the event. Going by the sheer number of people who passed through the doors, most of Brisbane arrived to soak up the pop culture goodness on offer.
Read more »The modern militaristic shooter is a crowded genre, already featuring heavy hitters like the Call of Duty franchise. For a game to stand out amidst the shooter crowd, it needs to be a powerhouse in its own right – well executed and planned gameplay must combine with excellently realised set pieces, responsive control mechanics, logical AI and strong visuals and storytelling. Unfortunately for Medal of Honor Warfighter, it fails in every single one of these elements.
Read more »Well, that was quick. Three weeks after the launch of Halo 4, 343 Industries is already showing off their first batch of downloadable content. That’s right, more maps are on the way. And they’ll be here pretty darned quickly. Read on for all the details and a nifty little trailer.
Read more »It’s been a busy month for the video game industry, with triple A launch after triple A launch following one after another these past weeks. As exciting as these releases have been, we here at Save Game believe it’s just as important to shine the spotlight on other, less voraciously marketed, yet no less polished or enjoyable releases – and we’ve found one such release in Gunner Runner.
Read more »The last twenty- hours have been a fascinating look at the world of gaming through the eyes of women who make games, write about games, and just play games. On Twitter, the hashtag #1reasonwhy started a frenzy of women within the gaming sphere posting reasons why things need to change in the industry for women. Some of the reasons were downright appalling, and some of the examples of pure backward thinking misogyny and sexism were surprising even to me, a woman who has been around the gaming industry for years.
Read more »The Wii U may have already released in other parts of the world, but for us Aussies we are still only just about to celebrate the launch of Nintendo‘s latest console. Launching Friday, November 30, some retailers are opening their stores to the public on Thursday, November 29, for midnight launches. In Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane there will be launch events at the three locations listed below and these eents will feature a live DJ, live caricatures (lucky they aren’t dead, right?) balloon art, themed donuts, slurpees and much more. Just let that sink in for a moment – themed […]
Read more »If you haven’t heard about Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 – here’s the perfect way to educate yourself – with City Interactive unveiling exclusive gameplay footage. Releasing on PS3, Xbox360 and PC, Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 is powered by the CryENGINE 3 engine, and sees players don the ghilliesuit of a special ops sniper to take down the enemy. The game itself is an FPS which features stealth, hand-to-hand assassinatins and sniping, with the hook of the game being its realistic bullet physics: players must take into account distance, wind and bullet rop when sniping enemies. In addition to the singleplayer […]
Read more »It’s been a long time since our last edition of Bungie Watch, and it’s not because we’ve been lazy. There has literally been nothing of note to report since our last update all the way back in May. But ohhhhh man, has that ever changed. Read on for the details. And pictures! Actual, offical images!
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