http://www.gamearena.com.au/ GameArena - BigPond Games Channel http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119629 Yes, I stayed up so you wouldn't have to and the next generation console from Microsoft - the Xbox One - has been revealed. In an event lasting 2 hours, Microsoft showed off the new console, its new features and a bunch of the new games coming to the de... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119629 Wed, 22 May 2013 04:19:55 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119628 If you're reading this within a few hours of it going up you are probably more interested in news about another console, but before Microsoft went on to dominate the gaming news cycle for the next couple of days it seems like Sony wanted to do something... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119628 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:32:17 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119620 Did you like Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning? Not a lot of people did. Or at the very least, not enough people did to get 38 Studios and Big Huge Games out of hot water. Almost exactly one year ago today, 38 Studios was forced to lay off their entire staf... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119620 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:01:51 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119616 Last year Kotaku ran an expose into mismanagement at Denis Dyack's Silicon Knights - the company responsible for the incredibly popular Eternal Darkness and the significantly less popular Too Human and X-Men: Destiny. Citing eight anonymous sources who ... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119616 Tue, 21 May 2013 12:29:48 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119613 This week on the GA Podcast Jae, Luke and Heath talk about Wasteland, Neptunes Pride 2, StarCraft 2 and more. In the news it's all about the financials as they discuss the fiscal results from Sony, Square Enix, Take 2, Sega, Namco Bandai, Activision and... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119613 Mon, 20 May 2013 16:42:20 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119608 Metal Gear has always been associated with consoles. Sure, you can get Metal Gear Solid and Metal Gear Solid 2 on PC, neither Snake Eater nor Guns of the Patriots ever made it - although Snake Eater is surely on every other playable device by now. Metal... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119608 Mon, 20 May 2013 14:45:20 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119606 A short while ago people were up in arms after news sites picked up on something from South African gaming magazine NAG. According to some, Kevin Conroy - the voice of Batman in almost everything - would not be doing the voice of Batman. Lacking any way... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119606 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:27:37 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119594 Ah, it's Friday and you know what that means - Andy is back with another episode of The Weekly Update! This week Andy checks out the launch of the Avermedia Live Gamer Portable at the ShadowLogic HQ in Melbourne. He chats with ShadowLogic co-founder Ali... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119594 Fri, 17 May 2013 14:45:31 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119592 Last time we talked about AC4, someone mentioned an idea for a new Pirates! game using the boat engine Ubisoft designed, to which I can only say YES. Ubisoft, get on it. AC4 looks pretty awesome, but every Pirates! game has been awesome already. Heck, c... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119592 Fri, 17 May 2013 12:54:48 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119577 Here's some surprising news. As confirmed by GamesBeat, EA titles will no longer have Online Passes in the future. Begun as an attempt on EA's behalf to recoup losses from the second-hand games market, EA first introduced Online Passes in its EA Sports ... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119577 Thu, 16 May 2013 12:22:51 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119571 Gran Turismo has existed for 15 years. That blows my mind. I remember when my brothers and Dad played the first Gran Turismo when it was released and I remember wishing I liked boring video games so I could join in. I remember when Gran Turismo 2 came o... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119571 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:42:17 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119561 Nvidia's Project Shield was first announced backa at CES in January. A handheld gaming console, it would run Android and it featured a dual analog control pad and a touch screen running at 720p. And now Nvidia has announced the device's release is immin... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119561 Wed, 15 May 2013 12:53:26 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119560 Rift was rather popular when it was first released back in 2011, but it has grown significantly less popular over time. Trion Worlds attempted to resolve this last year with Rift Lite, allowing people access up to level 20 for free, but now they've deci... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119560 Wed, 15 May 2013 10:57:47 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119555 Krieg the Psycho joins the Borderlands 2 roster today, as the second dowloadable character along with Gaige the Mechromancer. As a 'reformed' Psycho, Krieg can activate Buzz Axe Rampage mode to deal massive melee damage, with his skills doing a variety ... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119555 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:24:19 +1000 http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119550 Fans of odd japanese pseudo-visual novels can start getting excited, because Capcom today announced that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual Destinies is leaving Japan for the West in Autumn, which means Spring for us! In a bit of a strange turn of even... http://www.gamearena.com.au/news/read.php/5119550 Tue, 14 May 2013 12:10:29 +1000