Gaming is bigger than ever in Australia, and everyone plays
If you think that gaming if just for kids, think again, as the association in charge of monitoring video games locally has found Australia’s gaming industry is reaching new heights....
PC games
Asus gets into desktop gaming with a small-ish machine
The Asus gaming brand “Republic of Gamers” is about to become more than just a brand for fun and flashy laptops, as Asus builds a compact tower made for people to love to game at their desks....
4.6
Review: Slim Blade: Razer’s 14 inch Blade gaming laptop reviewed
Gamers have special needs. They need power and grunt from their computers, but this also comes with big sizes and heavy machines. But not all computers are created equal, and in the Blade 14, Razer is showing gamers that it can make a slim, sexy, and surprising computer all gamers will want....
Alienware teams up with Valve for a Steam Machine
Gamers who have a lot of games in their Steam library — yes, that’s us too — don’t really have a console to play on, outside of their desktop or laptop, but that could change this year....
AMD unleashes next-gen graphics for PCs with support for Ultra HD
There are still scores of gamers out there relying on computers for their entertainment, and that number could even rise, as games become even easier to port from next-gen consoles thanks to the shared graphics technology....
“Half-Life” creator Valve attempts to take the gaming PC back to the living room
Remember when computers were touted as the be-all end-all device for your home theatre system, and when the HTPC was the perfect solution for home entertainment? One company still believes that computers have a place here, and it's bringing its massive gaming network into the living room to take on consoles....
4.5
Review: Review: Darksiders II (Xbox 360, PS3, Windows PC)
A lyrical interpretation of the "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse," Darksiders II arms you with a weapon, a horse, and some open-world gameplay with close-quarters fighting that manages to be an awesome game that everyone in the family will want to play....
3.8
Review: Review: Sleeping Dogs (Xbox 360, PS3, Windows PC)
Gamers looking for a decent open-world game set in a credible modern-day universe won't be disappointed with Sleeping Dogs, an open-world third-person action game set in Hong Kong....
5.0
Review: Portal 2 (PC, Xbox 360, PS3)
The best local multiplayer gaming experience so far this year, Portal 2 is an affable and humorous puzzle-based game that encourages co-operation, communication and some deft collaboration as you variously breeze, struggle and blunder your way through the levels....
L.A. Noire coming for PC, 3D support to be added
Rockstar's latest title "L.A. Noire" is proving to be a huge success on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with excellent ratings across the board. Now, we're hearing that PC users are next in line for getting the detective drama....
4.7
Review: Dirt 3
Dirt 3 is the latest rally racing game from the masters of the field, UK outfit Codemasters. Improving on nearly every aspect of the last iteration, Dirt 3 is near perfect....
StarCraft II released, geeks to come up for air… eventually
Seven years in the making, Blizzard's StarCraft II is finally here. Prepare to lose your geek-friends to their computers for the next two months. At lea...