Hands-On Preview: Monster Hunter Tri Inside a dark, cold and windy tunnel in Cockatoo Island, Nintendo showed off its latest action-adventure game - Monster Hunter Tri. SmartHouse was there to find out what all the fuss was about.
Nintendo Confirms Monster Hunter Tri Launch Date Nintendo announced that Monster Hunter Tri for Wii will be available on 29 April 2010. Users can purchase the game for $79.95 or bundled with the new classic Controller Pro for $99.95.
Rare Nintendo NES Game Sells For $41K A factory-sealed copy of the rare Nintendo NES game Stadium Events sold on eBay for US$41,300 on Friday, making it the most expensive video game ever sold.
Napoleon: Total War Invades OZ The latest instalment in Sega's wildly popular Total War series is available in Australian retail stores today.
Nintendo Dragon Quest IX Coming To OZ Nintendo has confirmed that Japan's smash hit RPG from Square Enix will have an Australian release at the same time as it is launched in the US.
EB Games Seeks Biggest Final Fantasy Fan Australia’s biggest fan of Square Enix’s hit Final Fantasy franchise is being offered the chance to win a $35,000 Yamaha motorcycle prize courtesy of EB Games.
Sega Welcomes Gamers To Violence Sega has launched a new adult box set featuring three of the most controversial games available for the Nintendo Wii.
Alienware Clan Challenge Seeks Gamers Registration is now open for the Alienware Australian Clan Challenge 2010 for gamers to go head-to-head on a Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare battleground.
Guitar Hero Rocks Out Van Halen Guitar Hero Van Halen hits Australian shelves today, letting you rock out to 25 of Eddie Van Halen’s greatest hits and three of his most epic guitar solos.
OZ To Get Sonic Limited Edition Sega has announced the upcoming release of the Sonic Classic Collection special limited edition in Australia.
Big Sonic Comeback Announced Sega announced that a new Sonic game that will offer 2D gameplay through HD rendered environments. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I will be available via download on Microsoft XBLA, Sony PSN and Nintendo WiiWare in winter.
Final Fantasy XIII Collectors Edition Unveiled Square Enix has announced the limited collector’s edition of Final Fantasy XIII, slated to be released for the game’s Australian launch on PS3 and Xbox 360 on 9 March 2010.
Nintendo Unveils New Pokemon Game Update: Nintendo has confirmed that the new Pokémon games for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi, HeartGold and SoulSilver, will be available on 25 March 2010.
Grand Theft Auto Hits iPhone Rockstar Games has announced the launch of Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. The game is now available from the App Store for the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
Aliens Vs Predator Banning Reversed Sega Australia has confirmed that the Classification Review Board has overturned the original decision to Refuse Classification for Aliens vs Predator and has given it an MA15+ rating.
Top 10 Games This Christmas Picked Gametraders has compiled its list of the best video games you can give to your loved ones this Christmas.
UPDATED: Alien Vs Predator Banned In Oz The Classification Board has given the game, Alien vs Predator, an RC rating. This means that until Sega Australia edits the content, the game is banned and cannot be sold in Australia.
Red Dead Redemption Revealed Rockstar Games announced that Red Dead Redemption will be available on the Xbox 360 and the PS3 on April 30, 2010. The company has also rolled out a two-minute trailer of the game, showing in-game footage.
New Zelda Adventure Hits Nintendo DS Nintendo announced that the new Zelda game, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, will be available for its DS or DSi handheld console starting next month.
Free Wii Software From Nintendo Nintendo announced that it will be providing free demos of its best Wiiware games for a limited time. The company also said that there are now more than one hundred WiiWare titles available to download on its Wii Shop Channel.
Nintendo Enters The Fashion World Nintendo DS or DSi owners can get the chance to manage their very own boutique with the upcoming launch of Nintendo presents: Style Boutique.
Exploring Is Key With New Pokémon Game Nintendo announced that the new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky game is now available to play on Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi.
Rare Pokemon Up For Grabs Pokémon players can add the rare Pokémon, Arceus, to their collection by going to selected EB Games and Kmart store.
Get Racing With Forza 3 Microsoft has announced that its new racing game for the Xbox 360, Forza Motorsport 3, is now available in stores. Participating retailers are also selling a Forza Motorsport 3 bundle that comes with a Wireless Racing Wheel for $199.
High Expectations For New Halo Game With more than 27 million copies of Halo games sold worldwide, Microsoft hopes that its new Halo 3: ODST for the Xbox 360 will be selling as well as its predecessors.
Left 4 Dead 2 Banned In Australia Left 4 Dead fans in Australia will not be able to play the upcoming sequel, Left 4 Dead 2, as the game has just been refused classification by the OLFC.
Rockstar Launches Beaterator Trailer Rockstar Games has shown its new trailer for Beaterator, a music-making game that allows a user to make professional-level music while on the go.
Grand Theft Auto Coming to iPhone Rockstar Games has announced that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Beaterator will be making its way to the iPhone and iPod touch.
Wii Sports Thrashes Xbox & Sony PS3 Research group GfK has revealed that the new Wii Sports Resort has sold more than 100,000 copies in just a month after its release in Australia.
The Beatles Coming To Oz Harmonix Music Systems, MTV Games, and Electronic Arts have confirmed that The Beatles: Rock Band will hit Australian shores on September 9, 2009.
New Beatles Tracks Revealed MTV Games and Harmonix have revealed 19 more of the 45 on-disc tracks that will be featured in the upcoming The Beatles: Rock Band game for the Xbox 360, PS3, and Wii.
Grand Theft Auto Expansion Hits Stores For those that didn't download it on Xbox Live, Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City is coming to stores on October 29th.
Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars To Hit PSP A couple of months after its Nintendo DS release, Rockstar has announced that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars will be making its way to the PSP.
Pokemon Players Get Secret Key Pokemon Platinum players can unlock a new room after obtaining the Secret Key from Target or Toys R Us stores.
Big Selling Combat Games Coming For Nintendo Wii In an effort to retain the momentum that has seen Nintendo become the most profitable games Company in the world the Japanese Company is now set to cut deals with third party manufacturers to make combat and sporting games for the Wii platform.
Fable II Developers Talk About The Future The Lionhead team have posted a behind-the-scenes diary episode about the continued storyline, characters and design choices for the second Fable II add-on entitled See The Future.
Sharks & Skirts A Problem For Apple Pocket God, a popular game available for the iPhone via Apple's online Apps Store, has come under fire from the Pacific Women's Information Network. The game had been found offensive by Pacific Islanders because it depicts islanders in grass skirts who are set on fire and tossed to the sharks.
Pokemon For DS Hits Platinum The new Pokemon Platinum comes with a new Distortion World, powerful Pokemons, and various online games in its new Wi-Fi Plaza.
More Multiplayer Mayhem With Gears of War 2 Maps Fans of Gears of War 2 can now download four new multiplayer maps from the Xbox Live Marketplace that allows a user to trudge, crawl and roadie run through the harshest of weather conditions.
Rockstar Announces Max Payne 3 Rockstar Games has announced that Max Payne 3 is currently in development and scheduled for a summer 2009 release on the Xbox 360, PLAYSTATION 3 and PC. Developed by Rockstar Vancouver, Max Payne 3 tells the story of a retired police detective embroiled in a world of corruption, turmoil and intense violence.
New Need For Speed Title Announced Electronic Arts announced today that Need for Speed SHIFT, the next installment to the Need for Speed series, will hit stores in Australia on September 24, 2009.
New Call Of Duty Maps Released Activision has announced that The Call of Duty: World at War Map Pack 1 is now available for download on Xbox 360 and will be available on the Sony Playstation 3 next week (March 26).
New Downloadable GTA IV Episode Due In October Not long after releasing its first downloaded episode of GTA IV The Lost and the Damned (read review here), Rockstar has announced hat it will debut the next episode at the end of October this year, according to tech site Electricpig.co.uk.
Get A Chance To Jam With The Beatles On September 9, The Beatles will come and play their hits with you as Apple Corps, Harmonix, and MTV Games will ship The Beatles: Rock Band video game worldwide.
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