June 8, 2023

Announcing our partnership for #BAM13 with Steelcase Equipping our FGC Main stage and Smash Main stage each with high grade ergonomic chairs, players will enjoy the best in gaming comfort The Steelcase chairs used on stage at #BAM13 this weekend: Ges...

May 28, 2023

Lego and Cars are two things that go hand in hand with one another. There’s a long history of the company designing some satisfying car models, whether wholly original or collaborations with car manufacturers. Said history even extends to the g...

May 22, 2023

UPDATE: Check the BAM13 Tournament Rules for your game HERE! FLOORPLAN STREAM SCHEDULE Channels twitch.tv/tekken (TWT) twitch.tv/arcsysworksu (GGStrive Top 8) twitch.tv/couchwarriors twitch.tv/couchwarriorssmash twitch.tv/Couchwarriors2 twitch.tv/...

May 16, 2023

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was a game that a lot of people initially underestimated. As the first Star Wars game following the disastrous Star Wars Battlefront II (2017), plus it being Respawn Entertainment’s first game to not be a first pers...

May 4, 2023

It’s barely more than a month until the latest and greatest incarnation of Battle Arena Melbourne – #BAM13. BAM is Australia’s biggest FGC event of the year, so naturally it also needs to show off the biggest range of different figh...

May 4, 2023

DreamHack Melbourne has come and gone – and with it, the last ever Street Fighter V LAN for CouchWarriors League. Coming up in just a few weeks is Battle Arena Melbourne, where the new age of Street Fighter 6 will kick off in style! Of course, ...

April 18, 2023

More crowd-pleasing announcements were deployed last week to keep the #BAM13 hype train cruising smoothly towards June 9th. For starters, here’s a swag of newly-confirmed games which will receive tournament support at Australia’s biggest ...

April 18, 2023

If you’re a regular visitor to this site, chances are that you’ve seen this notice posted somewhere: It’s been a tough stretch for the north-most arm of our FGC since the initial loss of their ranbat venue in March 2022. Over a yea...

April 16, 2023

It’s said that people only remember the start and the finish of a story. As long as you manage to hook people in with a compelling introduction and leave them with a satisfactory conclusion, people will forget and forgive any flaws in between the ...

April 7, 2023

Things are moving fast in the FGC this month, with the big announcements for #BAM13 starting to land and DreamHack Melbourne coming up just a few weeks away. We’re also well into the swing of weekly and monthly #CWLeague events, meaning there&#...

April 7, 2023

After putting the FGC on notice last month with our official #BAM13 announcement, CouchWarriors have brought more fuel for the hype train with the reveal of much-loved team events, more tournament support for anime fighters, and our boppin’ com...

March 23, 2023

I don’t know where I was when I discovered the original Picross 3D. While I’d been aware of the series via the sublime Picross DS during my uni days, the series’ first 3D iteration was a game I just happened upon and it utterly cons...

March 4, 2023

Get ready – the road to Oceania’s most celebrated fighting game tournament starts now. CouchWarriors have publicly announced the 2023 installment of Battle Arena Melbourne, BAM13, for the weekend of June 9th-11th. Signup is NOW LIVE! Book...

March 3, 2023

The FGC’s collective holiday hangover is fading away like the summer heat, and it’s time to dive back into the 2023 CouchWarriors League schedule! That schedule now includes The Game Expo Melbourne, which is set to be one of the first non...

February 28, 2023

CouchWarriors League is officially back for 2023, announcing a new format and points system for the Summer and Winter championship seasons. The 2023 format emphasizes more local and community events while pivoting the CWL Online schedule from weekly ...

February 6, 2023

The following piece was adapted from a script I’d intended to make a YouTube video out of late last year. I couldn’t make the video work, but there’s plenty about the script I liked and wanted to adapt it as a more formal written po...

January 24, 2023

Starting the year off with a bang, we have teamed up with The Game Expo to bring you a huge FGC major this coming March! Featuring a large list of games and over $6000 in prize money, this will be an event all of you competitors out there won’t wan...

January 17, 2023

There’s never been a better time to be playing games, especially if you’re wanting to get into retro gaming, thanks to some fantastic new devices bringing out the best in older software. It’s a thought that’s been on my mind l...

November 15, 2022

We’re just days away from the sensational last event of CouchWarriors League 2022, and the last Australian major of the year. CouchWarriors Crossup returns to Melbourne this weekend, with a bigger venue and bigger selection of fighting games to...

November 14, 2022

October’s events were the finish line of our CouchWarriors League points race, and with how fierce the competition has been this year that meant a ton more pressure on any leaderboard hopefuls. CouchWarriors Crossup still looms as the season fi...

November 4, 2022

The 2018 reboot of God of War was a game nobody was expecting to be as good as it ended up being. It took a franchise that had been languishing and reinvented it in some incredibly drastic ways. It’s no wonder why people responded so positively...

October 26, 2022

Date: 27th of November. Time: 4pm. Venue/Location: Brunswick Masonic Centre, 6 Davies St, Brunswick North VIC 3056. “It’s time for the CouchWarriors Annual General Meeting!” Annual General Meeting Structure: Our AGM is open to the pub...

October 19, 2022

CouchWarriors Crossup (CWC) returns. The end of year major for the community has all the fantastic FGC and Smash titles. This year we are also hosting Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour with a Power Event, a call back to the first CWC We’re at a f...

October 19, 2022

CouchWarriors Crossup (CWC) returns. The end of year major for the community has all the fantastic FGC and Smash titles. This year we are also hosting Dragon Ball FighterZ World Tour with a Power Event, a call back to the first CWC We’re at a f...

October 6, 2022

We continue the exhilarating race to the finish in this month’s CouchWarriors League schedule, with one more big event queued up to help ambitious players climb the leaderboards: Big Cheese 3. This one matters most for our South Australian hope...

October 6, 2022

October was an absolute crucible for our CouchWarriors League hopefuls, with major events studded across the calendar and a ton of points up for grabs. With some of our more dominant leaders pulling ahead of the pack, a double points win at Dreamhack...

September 29, 2022

In the coming months we want to shine a spotlight on some of the hard-working, stylish and upcoming players making their name in CouchWarriors League. This time, we spoke to SFV competitor Jason “2fast2fed” Barrett, who just broke through...

September 20, 2022

In addition to our regular slate of ranking CouchWarriors League tournaments, September featured some of our biggest annual events all packed into one month. But the most intense experience was to be on the floor at the inaugural Dreamhack Melbourne,...

September 19, 2022

After a massive month of competition at the highest level Australia has to offer, CouchWarriors capped our September calendar with an appearance at Crunchyroll Expo Aus 2022! There were no CWL ranking points to claim this time, as we opened up the Su...

September 1, 2022

CouchWarriors League is starting off September with a bang, thanks to DreamHack Melbourne and its raft of CWL-ranking $1000 tournaments. The injection of some bonus leaderboard points into the system should keep things exciting as our top players rac...

August 31, 2022

Traditionally a time of renewed energy in the season as players return from post-BAM hiatus, August’s CouchWarriors League events did not disappoint. Exciting fresh names were spotted across the various Top 8’s, while the best of the best...

August 30, 2022

DreamHack is bringing the world’s largest and most famous LAN event to Australian soil, and CouchWarriors will be right there in the thick of it! Pride and prizes will be on the line all weekend long, with tournament brackets running for five o...

August 29, 2022

As far as gaming partnerships go, there were very few that touched what Konami did with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the early 90’s. They did a hell of a job translating the franchise into gaming form, creating some of the best licensed ...

August 2, 2022

From one major to another, and still going strong! It’s been an incredible couple of months for our community, with both BAM and Phantom putting on hugely successful and exciting tournaments. But there’s still plenty on the schedule for ...

July 28, 2022

It’s now been just over a week since Phantom 2022 rocked Sydney – hopefully long enough for all attendees and competitors to have fully recovered! Phantom was a truly massive weekend for our elite Smash players and for the whole community...

July 5, 2022

Halfway through another year – can you believe it?? If you’re still planning to make your mark on the 2022 CouchWarriors League, here are the dates and sign-up links for all July’s CWL events – both online and offline. You can...

June 8, 2022

It’s the most wonderful time of the year if you like video game announcements, feasting on cringe, genuine excitement and overall hype. That’s right, it’s E3…except not really, since E3 isn’t actually happening in the ye...

June 6, 2022

BAM12 was a huge success and a well-earned celebration of everything fighting games… but that doesn’t mean we’re taking the next month off! Here are the dates and sign-up links for all June’s CouchWarriors League events, both ...

May 19, 2022

Thanks to all who attended and competed this weekend as part of the twelfth Battle Arena Melbourne!! After a two year wait, the fighting game community returned to Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre to reunite old friends and reignite old r...

May 7, 2022

We all compete for different reasons, for fun, for improvement, and to enjoy the challenge of facing our friends and rivals – for the glory! Trophies and Medals apply down the game list, and we also love to recognise players achievements with P...

May 5, 2022

View the BAM 2022 Schedule below. Click for larger versions. More info on BAM: www.battlearenamelbourne.com.au Live Streams: twitch.tv/couchwarriors twitch.tv/couchwarriorssmash twitch.tv/couchwarriors2 twitch.tv/melbournemeleeThe post BAM 2022: Sc...

May 5, 2022

Battle Arena Melbourne stands out on the FGC calendar not only because it’s Australia’s largest fighting game tournament, but because it is more than “just a tournament”. BAM lives up to its status as a Major by bringing toget...

May 5, 2022

About a month ago, we announced that the classic “BAM Bounties” contest would return at Battle Arena Melbourne 2022. Top players from each of the CouchWarriors League featured games will enter the major with a price on their heads! If you...

May 1, 2022

We are pleased to announce BAM12’s official cosplay competition! Join us in your best fighting game costume for a chance to win some awesome prizes and your very own BAM Trophy! Not only is BAM Australia’s biggest fighting game event, it’s ...

April 22, 2022

Is the age of awful live action videogame adaptations finally over? The recent Pikachu and Sonic movies gave me hope that the Paramount+ Halo TV series might be decent. But hope is for fools. And I was a fool. Rated “nice” by critics. &...

April 12, 2022

By now you might have seen the video we made announcing the end of New Game Plus TV. It was a hard call for us to make, and I wanted to write this to give you a better understanding of why the decision was made, and what it means for New Game Plus g...

April 9, 2022

The hype train for Battle Arena Melbourne next month is picking up a ton of steam with each passing week, and we’ve got a couple more announcements here which are sure to help fuel that engine! Not only has the list of fighting games represente...

April 9, 2022

There’s a very special atmosphere around the Australian FGC this month – an excitement nobody has felt for several long, major-less years. The twelfth-ever Battle Arena Melbourne finally has a scheduled date and venue, and the biggest int...

April 4, 2022

With BAM2022 now officially announced, offline events are heating up across Australia as April offers some crucial tournament practice. Here are the dates and sign-up links for all this month’s CouchWarriors League events, both online and offli...

April 4, 2022

With a ton of buzz in the air from the BAM2022 announcement, you could feel the extra motivation throughout last month’s CouchWarriors League events. Whether it was perennial champions holding down their turf or a nailbiting duel between evenly...

March 5, 2022

March events are now lined up for CouchWarriors League 2022, with another set of CWL Online monthlies and regional ranbats for players to enjoy. Here are the dates and sign-up links for all this month’s CouchWarriors events across Australia. Yo...

March 3, 2022

We now have the complete first month of CWL Online play for 2022 in the books, as the monthlies for Smash Ultimate and Guilty Gear: Strive rounded out February. Even at this early stage, the lack of offline ranbats means the results for CWL Online wi...

February 20, 2022

According to WastedOnDestiny.com, I had played 168 hours in Destiny 2. However, this disguises the relatively casual nature of my engagement. I had never reached the hard power cap, I hadn’t even attempted a dungeon or a raid. I played it like one ...

February 12, 2022

The first month of CouchWarriors League 2022 is already underway, with ranking points available in both online and offline events around the country. Here are the dates and sign-up links for our February ranbats across Victoria, Queensland and South ...

February 12, 2022

A fierce new wave of competition has struck the Australian FGC, as the CouchWarriors League 2022 season is officially underway. While the status of in-person ranbat play is still up in the air for certain states, online monthlies will remain a vital ...

February 8, 2022

If you don’t have access to a PlayStation, the PC port of God of War (2018) is well worth your time. The two years of development have led to a port that takes advantage of everything you’d want out of a modern PC game: support for ultrawide moni...

February 7, 2022

You can hear it all around the country. The click-clack of buttons, the churning of arcade sticks. February will see the first blows struck in the 2022 season of CouchWarriors League, Australia’s biggest tournament circuit for fighting games. T...

November 3, 2021

A new month in the CouchWarriors League brings fresh opportunities to score ranking points in your favourite games. Here are the dates and sign-up links for all our November ranbats and CWL Online events across Victoria, Queensland and South Australi...

October 5, 2021

A new month in the CouchWarriors League brings fresh opportunities to score ranking points in your favourite games. Here are the dates and sign-up links for all our October ranbats and CWL Online events – plus, a new mini-major presented by Cou...

October 5, 2021

A new month in the CouchWarriors League brings fresh opportunities to score ranking points in your favourite games. Here are the dates and sign-up links for all our October ranbats and CWL Online events – plus, a new mini-major presented by Cou...

October 3, 2021

F1 2021 finds itself at a major juncture. It comes out the year before a major overhaul to the Formula One technical regulations, it’s the last game to be developed under an independent Codemasters (with the developer being acquired by EA in early ...

September 8, 2021

Bandai Namco’s Tales series occupies an interesting space in the RPG canon. For over 25 years, it’s been thrilling audiences with exciting combat, memorable characters and distinct, anime inspired high fantasy. Tales of Arise, the latest game in...

August 30, 2021

When we write fighting game history, 2021 is going to go down as the Year of Gear. The bold presentation and fortuitous timing of Guilty Gear: Strive has brought the hard-rocking franchise from the fringe of the FGC into the mainstream. And the willi...

August 14, 2021

If you ask the question, “why are the CouchWarriors events all called Ranbats?”  It’s short for Ranking Battle – a long standing tradition in the community, offering players an incentive to compare their progress and get ever...

August 2, 2021

Sunday, July 11th saw a year of pent-up competitive energy unleashed from a highly unusual venue. Inflation Nightclub and Entertainment Complex has been a party fixture on Melbourne’s King Street for decades, but they’d never seen anything quite ...

July 8, 2021

Australia’s premier fighting game esports league and its major event, are now powered by ASTRO GAMING MEDIA RELEASE: ASTRO Gaming today announced it will be pulling on the gloves and supporting the Australian Fighting Game Community as it beco...

June 24, 2021

To all the FGC community from the dedicated BAM team, we are announcing the postponenment of BAM 2021. After careful consideration of the COVID safety state across Australia, and discussions with the venue we have taken the difficult decision to post...

June 7, 2021

The fires of competition have burned more brightly than ever before across the CouchWarriors League, as we count down the days before the long-awaited BAM12 major. The month of May set a new all-time record for most ranking points on offer, impacting...

May 31, 2021

Get hype! The biggest AusFGC news of the year is the biggest AusFGC event of the year: BAM 2021. Battle Arena Melbourne is making its comeback in 2021. Held from July 9th-11th, #BAM12 will feature the peak of competitive play for fighting games acros...

May 12, 2021

Get ready for the next battle – because CouchWarriors League is back for 2021! Rising from the ashes of last year like a wakeup shoryu, Australia’s first unified fighting game circuit has begun a fresh season, now with more games and more eve...

May 9, 2021

We are proud to announce Mwave is supporting CouchWarriors League, which incliudes BAM, as PC Retail Partner! Mwave have long been a fantastic supporter of the scene, providing digital prize vouchers and the latest awesome tech for our online t...

April 28, 2021

That’s right. BAM is coming back on July 9th to 11th, 2021 at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The FGC’s biggest national event will be returning with the hype, community and competition we all love.  This year BAM will be col...

March 30, 2021

Over the space of this year and the last, gaming has taken quite the zany trip to bizarro land. We’re still not out of the woods regarding COVID-induced delays, units of next gen consoles are currently outselling the games available on said pl...

March 9, 2021

CouchWarriors League returns for 2021, and as we steadily see restrictions pulled back, we are returning with live, offline events for the community! Online and Offline Online – This year we are once again running Online tournaments with featur...

December 24, 2020

2020 was not a great year, but you’re probably well aware of that. It was a year that many of us struggled to get through, and saw the world adapting to a new normal in record breaking time. For us here at New Game Plus, we were unable to fil...

November 30, 2020

The pivotal final month of Saturday online events for CouchWarriors League 2020 has delivered a barrage of top-flight competition, with three games having concluded their ranking seasons so far. The last two weekends were a study in contrasts; Smash ...

November 11, 2020

Wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling has announced its first foray into the world of videogames, detailing  their upcoming game in a press conference today. Partnering with Yuke’s, former developers of WWE’s  Smackdown line of games, the ne...

November 9, 2020

This strange, abbreviated but intense 14-event season of CouchWarriors League SFV came to a head on Saturday with the final CWL Online for the year. Doubled ranking points meant stakes were high, with the ladderboard leaders desperately holding onto ...

November 2, 2020

Another weekend has passed, and the last CWL Online event for the month is in the books. With only one more event left on the schedule for each game, October represented the last real chance for any new names to show up and make a tilt at qualificati...

November 2, 2020

This weekend gave the Australian fighting game community a bittersweet taste of what 2020 might have held, were we not forced to spend most of it at home. For the first time since summer, the CouchWarriors League schedule was able to feature somethin...

November 2, 2020

The 2020 CouchWarriors League is well onto the home stretch, and halfway through October competition we can really see who is pulling ahead among the top contenders for each game. Both the Street Fighter bracket on the 3rd and the Melee competition...

October 8, 2020

Things have been heating up in Australia’s fighting game community all month, and it’s not just good spring weather. Tournament registrations are up, prize pools have been raised, and even in embattled Victoria there are signs that coronavirus is...

October 8, 2020

As we covered in our last report, the leaderboards for the inaugural CouchWarriors League had been shaken up by the announcement this year’s remaining tournaments would offer double ranking points. The Tekken 7 race was already close; now it was vi...

September 28, 2020

Date: 11th of October 2020. Time: 12pm  Venue/Location: Couchwarriors Discord – Meeting Channel: https://discord.gg/m9tjggj It’s time for the CouchWarriors Annual General Meeting! Another successful year behind us, despite big challenges of ...

September 21, 2020

The first fortnight of September has kicked off the endgame for CouchWarriors League 2020, with the national FGC organiser announcing that the remaining events on its tournament calendar would award double the normal ranking points to top 8 finishers...

August 30, 2020

Last Saturday’s CouchWarriors League event drew 110 entrants for Smash Ultimate – the first turnout of that size since May. Despite the packed field, this month turned out to be just another chapter in the fast-solidifying dominance of two player...

August 18, 2020

Out of the four major games covered as part of the CouchWarriors League, Tekken 7 continues to be the most unpredictable and hotly contested. Months of national competition in these online events has failed to show a single dominant champion. Instead...

August 12, 2020

The end of a console generation usually means annualised sports games get put into a holding pattern: The graphics are touched up, the physics get tweaked, the stats get adjusted, nothing more. It’s rare for a new mode to be introduced or for major...

August 12, 2020

With 2020 continuing to be a year of surprises, Microsoft have finally come out and detailed a crucial bit of Xbox Series X launch information: the console will be launching sometime in November 2020. However, it’ll be missing one of its cruci...

July 31, 2020

July 19th brought us the third event of the new online Smash Ultimate league created by Cospendium and Kanga Esports. With overall leader Joseph “Doctor A Ness” Cresnik sitting out this time, there was the opportunity for a winner to clos...

July 31, 2020

Another awesome month of online competition brings new developments to the CWL leaderboards! The weekly CouchWarriors League Online events each focus on one of the major games supported by the League, with the placegetters receiving League points as ...

July 30, 2020

The Esports Games Association of Australia has been preparing activity to bring together esports interest groups in the midst of the pandemic facing the world in 2020. As part of this planning process, the EGAA has reflected on its focus and outreac...

July 10, 2020

Well, 6 months down and 6 to go. 2020 may have turned out to be an inauspicious year to launch our new CouchWarriors League, but just like any FGC great, we’ve adapted. Online events have kept the CWL leaderboards ticking over during the pandem...

July 4, 2020

Well despite the best efforts of 2020 we’ve made it all the way through June, and thu to the halfway mark of the inaugural CouchWarriors League season! Look out for a formal midseason recap to be published soon – in the meantime, hereR...

July 3, 2020

June 21st brought Smash Ultimate fans the second event of the new online league created by Cospendium and Kanga Esports. Huge congratulations to the top 8 of the @cospendium SSBU League June tournament! Thank you @RuneRenee for going above and beyon...

June 5, 2020

The Smash scene has gradually adapted to the all-online tournament season of 2020, and now there are plenty of events being run each month to keep the community ticking. One big positive to come out of this is the number of heretofore undiscovered wi...

June 5, 2020

Another month of weekly online tournaments is in the books, and while we’re all pining for a regular ranbat sometime soon, this way of continuing the CouchWarriors League has proven to be a success. Plenty of great matches and stories emerged f...

June 3, 2020

Welcome back, CouchWarriors family! It’s been a few months since we were forced into isolation by the COVID-19 pandemic. As tough as it has been to not get out to regular ranbats and weeklies, we have seen some great community efforts to stay c...

June 2, 2020

2020 was meant to be an incredible year for our FGC, and specifically for Battle Arena Melbourne. BAM12 had an impressive list of World Tour tournaments to draw top internationals, great sponsors, the CouchWarriors League finale and increasing moment...

May 22, 2020

With the world under lockdown, it’s the perfect time for all sorts of gaming, be it video games or even tabletop gaming, or even watching people play games. Wizards of the Coasts are well aware of this, and with their upcoming D&D Live event h...

May 20, 2020

As we’ve experienced a blockbuster half year on account of video gaming, its not unusual for a few refined titles to fly under the radar. One in particular that I absolutely adore is Nioh 2; the follow up to one of 2017’s best games. Whi...

April 16, 2020

You might not have heard of KartRider, a massively popular game in South Korea, but Nexon is making a big push to get the series introduced to the West in 2020. While KartRider Drift will be hitting PC & consoles in the future, KartRider Rush+ is co...

April 5, 2020

It has been a tough month or two for any community that relies on live events – our FGC included. Those following our social media accounts will know that the realities of the coronavirus pandemic have forced CouchWarriors to make a number of c...

April 3, 2020

Godzilla has done what feels like everything since first hitting screens in 1954. We’ve seen Godzilla battle King Kong in a true East meets West monster showdown. We’ve seen Godzilla take on Charles Barkley in a basketbrawl for the ages....

March 30, 2020

Quarantine means bingeing, so as a massive Star Trek TNG and Jean Luc Picard fan I was very excited to watch the new Amazon Prime series about Starfleet’s best captain. Best. Captain. Ever. Fite me. Picard rocks. Unfortunately, the Picard seri...

March 30, 2020

Note: CouchWarriors apologises for the delay in event reports this month. The results are being reported here for posterity.   This month’s CouchWarriors QLD Ranbat was delayed a few weeks to account for Phantom, taking place on Saturday t...

March 29, 2020

Note: CouchWarriors apologises for the delay in event reports this month. The results are being reported here for posterity.   After a massively successful debut last year, the return of Phantom was arguably one of the most anticipated tournamen...

March 10, 2020

We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Cospendium Cosplay and Games Convention! Cospendium is a brand new event on the pop culture calendar, which is developing a new approach to convetions and will be including gaming in a big way!  As a...

March 6, 2020

CouchWarriors League Announced National Fighting Game Esports League launched. Season one brings state champions together at BAM, Australia’s international finals Australian esports events organisation, CouchWarriors, today announces a national poi...

March 2, 2020

Wondering where you can find details for all upcoming CouchWarriors events for the month in one place? Well, it’s always a good idea to check our Facebook. But now these simple roundup posts will also serve as a quick reference here on the site. ...

March 2, 2020

One of the best parts of any tournament is the sense you’re playing for stakes. Whether it’s prize money, sponsor gear or qualifying points toward the BAM Path to EVO ladder, CouchWarriors events offer plenty of reasons to play hard and c...

February 25, 2020

CouchWarriors VIC Smash Ranbats for February 2020 were held on Saturday the 22nd at Davies St in Brunswick. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each ...

February 23, 2020

CouchWarriors VIC FGC Ranbats for February 2020 were held on Saturday the 15th at Davies St in Brunswick. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each ga...

February 11, 2020

This month’s CouchWarriors QLD Ranbat of 2020 was held on Saturday the 1st of February at George St Brisbane. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets f...

February 11, 2020

It’s a good time to be a fan of Esports and living in Melbourne, as ESL has announced that the Australian leg of the Intel Extreme Masters event will be in Melbourne for the very first time in 2020. Previously a staple of the Sydney Esports sc...

February 6, 2020

It feels like for the last few months, Blizzard Entertainment haven’t been able to catch a break. With their disastrous 2019 is behind them, you’d think 2020 would be a chance for a fresh new start? Well it would, until the release of Wa...

February 5, 2020

Wondering where you can find details for all upcoming CouchWarriors events for the month in one place? Well, it’s always a good idea to check our Facebook. But now these simple roundup posts will also serve as a quick reference here on the site...

February 5, 2020

CouchWarriors VIC FGC Ranbats for January 2020 were held on Saturday the 18th at Davies St in Brunswick. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each gam...

February 3, 2020

CouchWarriors VIC Smash Ranbats for January 2020 were held on Saturday the 11th at Davies St in Brunswick. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each g...

January 11, 2020

CouchWarriors QLD first Ranbat of 2020 was held on Saturday the 4th of January at George St Brisbane. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each game c...

January 1, 2020

Wondering where you can find details for all upcoming CouchWarriors events for the month in one place? Well, it’s always a good idea to check our Facebook. But now these simple roundup posts will also serve as a quick reference here on the site...

December 30, 2019

Another month of fiercely contested events saw the conclusion of the BAM Path To EVO Season 2. The last few points on the line in each of Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat 11, Tekken 7 and Smash Ultimate then decided which players received sponsored tr...

December 29, 2019

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to everyone across the AUNZ FGC! 2019 has been a year of big tournament turnouts and big tournament performances, capped off by the year-ending mini major CouchWarriors Crossup. Full results from the event have alre...

December 24, 2019

2019 has been a hell of a year, capping off a stellar decade for gaming. To give you an idea as to how big this year was, we had two tied entries when compiling our list of 2019’s best games! With a new decade and generation on the horizon, he...

December 18, 2019

For the fifth year running, The Game Awards has transpired to celebrate the year that was. And like years past, it was yet another forgettable show that seemingly felt worse than in years past. There were highs for sure, but they were brought crashi...

December 17, 2019

The second edition of CouchWarriors Crossup, our end-of-year Mini-Major, was held December 14th at Bayview on the Park in Melbourne. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches turned out. A complete listing of match r...

December 13, 2019

The Dark Alliance series holds a special place in people’s hearts as one of the best ways console fans of Dungeons & Dragons could experience the Baldur’s Gate and Forgotten Realms settings without playing the Baldur’s Gate PC RPGs...

December 13, 2019

There’s always a major announcement or three at The Game Awards, but Microsoft may have upped the ante with a full-on system reveal. The console previously known as Project Scarlett is now officially called the Xbox System X, and we got a look...

December 12, 2019

The second edition of Big Cheese, the South Australian Major, was held over the weekend of December 6th-8th at Union House in Adelaide. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches turned out. A complete listing of matc...

December 11, 2019

It’s a big news week in games as 2019 winds down, but one thing you may have missed are some major updates to venerable MMO MapleStory and its mobile version MapleStory M. If you haven’t played for a while or itching to get back in, publ...

December 1, 2019

Another month of fiercely contested events have accelerated the BAM Path To EVO points race. With a trip to EVO 2020 on the line in each of Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat 11, Tekken 7 and Smash Ultimate, every ranbat and online event is a high-stake...

December 1, 2019

CouchWarriors QLD Ranbats for December 2019 were actually held on Saturday the 30th of November at George St Brisbane. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and bracket...

December 1, 2019

CouchWarriors QLD Ranbats for December 2019 were actually held on Saturday the 30th of November at George St Brisbane. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and bracket...

November 30, 2019

Wondering where you can find details for all upcoming CouchWarriors events for the month in one place? Well, it’s always a good idea to check our Facebook. But now these simple roundup posts will also serve as a quick reference here on the site...

November 25, 2019

CouchWarriors VIC Smash Ranbats for November 2019 were held on Saturday the 23rd at Davies St in Brunswick. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each ...

November 24, 2019

CouchWarriors VIC FGC Ranbats for November 2019 were held on Saturday the 16th at Davies St in Brunswick. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each ga...

November 12, 2019

Date: 17th of November 2019. Time: 11am (booking to 5pm) Venue: Level 11, 179 Queen St Melbourne. ( It’s time for the CouchWarriors Annual General Meeting! Another successful year behind us, we have a lot to talk about and a lot to be excited for. ...

November 11, 2019

CouchWarriors QLD Ranbats for November 2019 were held on Saturday the 2nd at George St Brisbane. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each game can be...

November 7, 2019

Wondering where you can find details for all upcoming CouchWarriors events for the month in one place? Well, it’s always a good idea to check our Facebook. But now these simple roundup posts will also serve as a quick reference here on the site...

November 2, 2019

Another month of fiercely contested events have accelerated the BAM Path to EVO points race. With a trip to EVO 2020 on the line in each of Street Fighter V, Mortal Kombat 11, Tekken 7 and Smash Ultimate, every ranbat and online event is a high-stake...

October 30, 2019

CouchWarriors VIC Smash Ranbats for October 2019 were held on Saturday the 26th at Davies St in Brunswick. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each g...

October 22, 2019

CouchWarriors Expands Further Nationally with South Australia and New South Wales After successful growth from Victoria into Queensland, Fighting Game Esports Events organisation brings in Adelaide and Sydney organisers under the CouchWarriors umbrel...

October 22, 2019

CouchWarriors VIC FGC Ranbats for October 2019 were held on Saturday the 5th at Davies St in Brunswick. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each game...

October 17, 2019

2019 marks the sixth year the Penny Arcade Expo has come to Melbourne, forming a major part of Melbourne International Games Week, itself a celebration of local game development. There’s always a lot of reasons to come to PAX, which many people out...

October 17, 2019

Wondering where you can find details for all upcoming CouchWarriors events for the month in one place? Well, it’s always a good idea to check our Facebook. But now these simple roundup posts will also serve as a quick reference here on the site...

October 16, 2019

It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since League of Legends was released, but here we are. To mark the celebration of one of the biggest games in the world, Riot Games finally lived up to their namesake by announcing a slew of projec...

October 9, 2019

While 2019 has been a quiet year for Sony, 2020 is set to be enormous, with the company announcing the first major details of its upcoming next-generation console: Playstation 5, which will be releasing sometime next year. While the bulk of the anno...

October 7, 2019

CouchWarriors QLD Ranbats for October 2019 were held on Saturday the 5th at George St Brisbane. Here’s a summary of the results in every game and how the top matches played out. A complete listing of match results and brackets for each game can...

October 7, 2019

For archival purposes, CouchWarriors QLD presents the top placings from our September 2019 Ranbats. View a full listing of entrants and results from each bracket on Smash.gg here. Results for SFV, MK11, Tekken 7, and Smash U count towards the standin...

October 2, 2019

It’s been an exciting time in the world of mobile gaming. Apple Arcade launched with an exciting and fascinating slate of games. Google announced its Play Store subscription service, which kicked off a fascinating discourse about its unfavorab...

September 26, 2019

The National Film & Sound Archive has announced they will be adding Australian video games into its archive for preseveration purposes. The announcement comes as the Game Masters exhibition, originally created by the Australian Center for the Moving...

September 19, 2019

Have you heard the good word about Final Fantasy XIV? It’s a game with an incredible story, and not just the one you get whilst playing. After its disastrous release in 2010, the game saw a massive undertaking by Square-Enix to reboot the game, and...

September 12, 2019

I love exploring Japan. It’s a country that’s absolutely perfect for tourism – the people are friendly, food and drink is affordable, public transport is amazing and so much more. But it’s also an amazing country if you like video games, not...

September 5, 2019

It’s been nearly three months since the last time Nintendo picked up and subsequently dropped the mic with its E3 Direct, perfect timing to do it again! Nintendo’s direct for September 2019 just finished airing, and quite a lot was annou...

September 5, 2019

Chances are if you speak to someone around my age, they’ll have…opinions on Naruto. With the manga and anime done, and continuing in spinoff and crossover forms, what better time than now to get into it for the first time? I’m not ...

August 29, 2019

It’s been a long time since Sega announced the future of the Yakuza series and how it’ll be lead by a brand new protagonist. After a few well received spinoffs and remakes, Sega are finally read to return to the world of Yakuza proper wi...

August 29, 2019

It’s been an especially weird and bizarre time to be a fan of Disney. They own several of the biggest IPs in the media world, recently adding the 20th Century Fox lineup to their list. They’re gunning for streaming dominance with the imp...

August 26, 2019

A comment on behalf of the EGAA following the match-fixing & gambling investigation of esports players announced on Friday 23 August 2019 by the Victorian Police, in response to questions received from the public. Originally posted here on LinkedIn Q...

August 22, 2019

I can’t think of a game in recent memory that’s genuinely surprised me quite like Fire Emblem: Three Houses. It’s gone from a game that was the furthest thing from my radar when it was announced, to being a real contender for my personal game ...

August 14, 2019

The popularity of streaming music cannot be understated, and it’s done well to bolster the popularity of video game music. Spotify has had a gaming hub for years, and the service has embraced by publishers, developers and composers. However, it ha...

August 13, 2019

It’s been a good year for video game soundtracks coming to streaming platforms. Capcom kicked things off with a great selection of music, and adding their most recent works as the year went on. Konami also got in on this, re-releasing a heap o...

August 6, 2019

I have been playing videogames for a long time so I am old enough to remember the bad old days when videogames were blamed for society’s problems. Which was last weekend. Donald Trump today called for the regulation of violent videogames: ...

August 6, 2019

With the annual sports franchises gearing up to release their 2019 iterations over the next few months, one of the last holdouts for announcement has been 2K’s annual WWE franchise. After taking the franchise in some interesting new directions...

August 2, 2019

The biggest fighting game tournament in the world is this weekend! EVO 2019 in Las Vegas will draw players from across the globe, including players from Australia and New Zealand. Read on to follow who will be going and the event schedule. Proudly sp...

July 24, 2019

Brisbane-based game developer Defiant Development have announced that after nine years of existence, they will be ceasing development on new titles. The studio will be shifting into caretaker mode for its existing games, letting go of its talented t...

July 18, 2019

Riding the wave of momentum following the announcement of the Switch Lite, Nintendo have announced a revised Switch model for anyone wanting to grab a Switch, but would want to use it on their TV. While it does keep the same form factor, the biggest...

July 16, 2019

In what’s been a burgeoning period for the state, the South Australian government has annouced that Sony Interactive Entertainment will be opening an office in Adelaide. The new office will establish 32 new engineering roles, with no indicatio...

July 11, 2019

While the Nintendo Switch has enjoyed an unparalled level of success in the two years since its release, there’s definitely room for improvement. Nintendo has addressed that improvement today with the announcement of the Nintendo Switch Lite, ...

July 8, 2019

The Sega Saturn was released in Australia on this day July 8th way back in 1995. Arcades were still a big deal, even if they were in their last few glory years, and Sega was dominating. Games from Sega AM Departments like Virtua Fighter, Daytona, Vi...

June 28, 2019

With a brand new expansion releasing next week and an exciting future ahead of it, Sony Pictures Television has announced that they are partnering with Square-Enix to develop a TV show based on the popular MMO Final Fantasy XIV. Heading up the produ...

June 26, 2019

With the second season of the anime nearing its conclusion, Bandai Namco are aiming to continue the One Punch Man hype with the first video game based on the series — One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows. The announcement is light on details ...

June 25, 2019

Brisbane has been lacking a major FGC national event for some time now and thanks to the Couchwarriors team in Brisbane we will finally have a national series grace the sunshine state once again! Sunny Side Up will be the 2nd fighting game major tha...

June 24, 2019

After a successful Season 1, finding champion ANZ players to send to EVO, the world’s biggest tournament, CouchWarriors have announced the BAM Path to EVO Season 2 This special Ranking Series ties across the community monthly RanBat tournamen...

June 20, 2019

If Modern Horizons taught us anything, it’s that Wizards of the Coast likes to revisit classic and powerful cards of yesteryear. Often these newer versions are ‘fixed’ and are thus not always as powerful or fun. In saying that, I for one loved...

June 19, 2019

Since its initial release in 2015, 2064: Read Only Memories has been one of the more popular attempts at creating a cyberpunk universe in the vein of Hideo Kojima’s Snatcher, and available on practically every platform you can think of. After y...

June 14, 2019

The team at CouchWarriors would like to humbly thank Ellis Johnson for his work along with his team in Queensland for the CouchWarriors Community. It’s thanks to the efforts of him and his team that we have been able to extend our events and c...

June 14, 2019

It is with great pleasure to present this years community award to our colleague and long time friend, Jason O’Callaghan, for his hard work & contributions for the CouchWarriors Committee. It’s thanks to him and the team at New Game Plu...

June 14, 2019

With E3 2019 wrapping up, there’s still time for new video games to get revealed as Valve has proven. The company has announced Dota Underlords, its official version of the popular Dota Auto Chess mod. Dota Underlords will be a standalone relea...

June 14, 2019

  Battle Arena Melbourne 11 was our largest event yet, we would like to thank everyone that came down to compete, spectator or celebrate our passionate community. Have some thoughts on this years BAM event? We want to hear about it! Also, as a t...

June 11, 2019

Another huge weekend has marked the 11th annual Battle Arena Melbourne! BAM11 saw Australia’s biggest fighting game event step into its second decade, and third year at the Melbourne Convention Centre.  The CouchWarriors team, a group of commu...

June 11, 2019

Square Enix is a publisher unlike any other. On one hand it has a library of classic Japanese role playing games, on the other it has Western studios making conventional AAA blockbusters. No more was this dichotomy made clear than with the staging: O...

June 11, 2019

For whatever you think about Ubisoft and the kinds of games it releases, there’s usually one constant: it has always put on an entertaining E3. Whether it’s high energy dance numbers or concentrated doses of cringe, you can reliably count on Ubis...

June 10, 2019

For its fifth E3 press conference, Bethesda wanted to take a page out of Time Magazine and celebrate…you! With its most die hard and vocal fans in the audience, Bethesda didn’t quite match the delirium of last year’s E3 showcase, but in...

June 10, 2019

Microsoft came into this year’s E3 with a spring in its step. It had won the hearts and minds of gamers with its Xbox Game Pass and commitment to gaming, it was bringing a brand new console and its main rival Sony was nowhere to be found. Micro...

June 7, 2019

It’s been a hell of a year for Destiny 2 developer Bungie. Aside from facing its biggest competitor yet in the form of Ubisoft’s The Division 2, the developer announced back in January that they were splitting from publisher Activision a...

June 6, 2019

The Final Fantasy series is one of the few franchises out that has a litany of music as famous as the games themselves. However, for the longest time Square-Enix have made it difficult to listen to the soundtracks legally unless you’re open to ...

June 6, 2019

With E3 2019 mere days away, Nintendo have gotten out early to discuss one of their more anticipated titles – Pokémon Sword & Shield, with a special Pokémon Direct to fill in a few more details as to what the next generation of Pokémon game...

June 3, 2019

  Appearing again for the 5th year in a row, CouchWarriors will be bringing your favourite fighting games  tournaments to both days of Oz Comic-Con 2019. Taking over Oz Comic-Con’s “Gaming Zone” for another year, we will be ru...

May 17, 2019

Australian fighting game championships BAM11 launches today, breaks ground for ANZ esports with over 1,000 competitors pre-registered Australia’s largest open esports event, breaks a major attendance milestone and offers $50,000+ Prize Pool at ...

May 17, 2019

Announcing AMD as Major sponsor of CouchWarriors BAM11! AMD and CouchWarriors have formed a partnership starting with the PC LAN area at BAM11, supported by MWAVE supplying the AMD PC’s and Prizes. The first of an ongoing partnership with AMD ...

May 16, 2019

This year’s BAM11 is bigger than ever and there is even more to do! If you only enter the event with a Spectator pass! It’s only $20 for the whole weekend available online or at the door. While only those with a Competitor Passes can pla...

May 12, 2019

CouchWarriors is excited to announce that the official BAM11 Afterparty will again be held at the General Assembly at South Wharf! A gorgeous and large bar/restaurant with outdoor and indoor spaces located right next to MCEC. The afterparty will sta...

May 11, 2019

The BAM11 Indiecade is back for it’s second year in a row! Come check out some of these indie titles and chat to the developers first hand about your experience!   GOATi Entertainment Featuring their game “22 Racing Series”, ...

May 2, 2019

Once upon a time the writing in videogames was pretty bad. These days videogames have some of the best stories out of all entertainment mediums. Sometimes a videogame will throw something at you so confronting or emotional that it stays with you fore...

April 23, 2019

Sony has introduced a new policy regarding sexual content. Japanese developers are reportedly angry and many western gamers are once again convinced that “Social Justice Warriors” have imposed their will on the gaming community. But is t...

March 4, 2019

Here’s a quick look at the 3rd quarter reports for some of the big Japanese game companies for the financial year ending 31st March 2019.   Nintendo continues to exceed expectations, with net sales up 16.4%, operating profit up 40.6% and...

February 7, 2019

Did you know that the Nintendo 3DS is eight years old? It’s weird to think about, and it sure makes me feel old. Although the little system becomes overshadowed more every year by its newer sibling, the Nintendo Switch, it’s still the chosen plat...

November 20, 2018

Luigi’s Mansion is, for various reasons, one of my favourite games of all time. I’ve finished it at least six or seven times since its 2001 release, including an almost-complete gold portrait run, and I’ll jump at any chance to replay it (thoug...

October 25, 2018

Melbourne | 25th October 2018 The EGAA will be bringing their esports conference to Melbourne on the 25th of October and will be followed by social drinks in the evening. This event will showcase some of Australia and New Zealands best industry speak...

August 26, 2018

If I told you to imagine a game where you smash pots and whack baddies with your sword, what would you think of? How about a game where you use items to solve dungeon puzzles, and collect all sorts of goodies along the way? Well, it’s not the game ...

July 20, 2018

One of the key objectives of the EGAA is to help make a positive difference to the local esports scene. As recently announced, we do that via community engagement, representation, and advocacy – what we call the Community ERA model. We rally ar...

July 19, 2018

Industry esports leader Eileen Bell will head this Panel, and additional members are Madeline Brown, Alex Hoskins, Zane Woodhead and Megan Webber. Anna Lockwood, EGAA Board Member, will help facilitate the panel. The EGAA Diversity & Inclusion Panel ...

July 18, 2018

The Esports Games Association Australia (EGAA) announces the establishment of a dedicated Panel serving the esports scene and its stakeholders in New Zealand, led by Board Member and trusted esports leader, Jason Spiller. Jason has assembled an exce...

June 22, 2018

The Esports Games Association Australia (EGAA) today announced the establishment of its Gambling & Integrity Panel, led by Sports Integrity expert, Iain Roy, and Gambling Law specialist, Julian Hoskins. Just as in traditional sports, gambling operato...

June 13, 2018

After some great and not so impressive conferences at this year’s E3, Nintendo was highly anticipated to bring us some juicy news. With the potential for some much wanted first-party titles for Switch, I stayed up until past 2am with high hopes for...

June 12, 2018

In my first year of university, I saw a jock-looking dude walking around wearing his ‘Class of 2005’ high school top; nothing out of the ordinary, I was sure he was well beloved by his peers. In my final week of study, I saw that same guy wanderi...

June 12, 2018

Ubisoft is one of the few gaming monoliths that can still surprise us. Who would’ve thought that Assassin’s Creed: Origins would mark the franchise’s return to form? Who could’ve predicted  the critical successes of Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom ...

June 11, 2018

Bethesda had an interesting 2017. Despite a lacklustre trip to Bethesdaland and reports that several of its games didn’t meet sales targets, the company was still the number one publisher on Metacritic, a fact proudly claimed by Senior VP of Global...

June 11, 2018

The Xbox One has arguably provided the better experience in recent years. Its Backwards Compatibility program has given new life to old games, and the Xbox Game Pass has given users a healthy library of legacy titles. However, the console is behind i...

June 10, 2018

2017 was a disastrous year for EA, including a laughably bad E3 presentation and the Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot box debacle. The company has spent much of this year apologising for these decisions, and this formed a recurring theme during EA Play. ...

May 31, 2018

Over the years, I’ve had the Shin Megami Tensei series recommended to me a lot by my friends. I’m weak for an in-depth game with a good challenge, and I’m (shamefully) partial to grinding in RPGs. I’d played through a few of the Persona games...

February 10, 2018

In September 2017, during a particularly exciting Nintendo Direct (Super Mario Odyssey, anyone?), there was a title that you might not have noticed: That game was New Style Boutique 3: Styling Star for Nintendo 3DS. Known as Girls Mode in Japan and S...

January 27, 2018

The EGAA is delighted to welcome Anna Lockwood as the newest member of the EGAA Board. Anna is an experienced media industry executive specialising in sports and broadcast consulting. She is currently the Head of Market Development at Telstra Broadc...

January 27, 2018

Announcing the vote of Nick Vanzetti as inaugural Chairman of the EGAA Today we announce the voting in of Nick Vanzetti, Managing Director – Australia, ESL, and founding Board Member, as the inaugural Chairman of the Esports Games Association ...

December 23, 2017

The EGAA is pleased to announce the speaker list for the EGAA Conference on March 14th at L’Aqua in Darling Harbour. Our speakers come both from the heart of the esports, sports, entertainment, business and games publishing industries. This w...

December 22, 2017

The 14th of March 2018 will see the inaugural EGAA conference, partnered with MCV Pacific and their Esports Pro Oceania Awards. EGAA will be supporting the awards in the evening after running an esports conference during the day. Members of EGAA will...

December 21, 2017

The EGAA proud to announce its inaugural esports conference and awards. In association with Trade Media we have today released details on the events as ticket sales and award nominations open. Both events will be held at Sydney’s L’Aqua o...

December 6, 2017

It seems like just a few months ago that I was last wandering through the islands of Alola, feeding beans to my Meganium and reading my friends’ responses in Festival Plaza. Compared to the usual Pokémon formula of releasing a third version well a...

November 21, 2017

On my recent plane flights to and from Japan, I had a lot of spare time to play Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions for the 3DS, a remake of the original Gameboy Advance game. Originally released in 2003, Superstar Saga was released to...

October 4, 2017

When I was young, I was a massive fan of monsters, dinosaurs, and other cool-looking spiky creatures; basically, anything that looked tough and cool. Though my enthusiasm for wicked dragons and weird creatures has waned a bit over the years, I felt a...

September 26, 2017

Thanks to Nintendo Australia, I had the chance to play Super Mario Odyssey, the newest 3D Mario platformer and his first ‘solo’ outing onto the Switch, and I was pleasantly surprised with what I got my hands on. Odyssey definitely has its own sty...

August 29, 2017

When it was first announced that Hey! Pikmin would be a drastic departure from the Pikmin series’ regular, 3D puzzle-strategy gameplay, many fans felt some trepidation over how it would turn out. I can confidently assure you there’s nothing to wo...

August 19, 2017

Miitopia is a new addition to Nintendo’s line of games featuring its Mii avatars. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who’s never made a Mii before, whether on their own console or playing Wii Sports on the family Wii over a decade ago (feel ...

August 9, 2017

Samus Aran’s place in the Nintendo lexicon is well known: the protagonist of the Metroid  series has appeared in many genres, but basically invented the side scrolling exploration platformer. While in later years we saw her appear in first person ...

June 29, 2017

Ever Oasis is an action-adventure RPG game developed by Japanese developers Grezzo for the Nintendo 3DS. You may or may not have heard of Grezzo, but they’re the people responsible for developing several notable titles for 3DS, including the Legend...

June 26, 2017

I finally finished Rise Of The Tomb Raider. It took me a while to get into the game but by the end I’d say it is up there with the recent Deus Ex games for quality and experience. Being spoilt by Human Revolution and Mankind Divided, I would h...

June 14, 2017

Nintendo has traditionally taken up the final press conference slot, though its showcases have recently been anything but. In this spirit, we are going to mix things up this time and bring on TWO of our contributors, Christos and Katherine, to run y...

June 13, 2017

Opening the theme-park decorated “Bethesdaland” press briefing, Global VP of PR and Marketing Pete Hinds walked out on stage and promised a showcase that would be “an experience at E3 unlike anything else.” What followed wa...

June 13, 2017

It must be hard being the E3 king. After blowing everyone away in 2015 with Final Fantasy VII Remake and Shenmue 3, Sony has had to maintain this newfound reputation of nonstop bombshell announcements and mic-drop moments. It managed to pull it off l...

June 13, 2017

Before we start, real talk: Ubisoft has copped a bit of a flogging to the reputation lately, despite releasing some decent games in the past few years amongst the turmoil. So it was up to the company coming into E3 to leave all that behind and come o...

June 12, 2017

A new console usually brings with it unfounded grandstanding, a lot of hypothetical scenarios but little on day-to-day life with this new box. And in a year where Microsoft’s big tentpoles, Gears of War and Halo, are still being developed and where...

June 11, 2017

Around this time every year, EA likes to remind us that it does things differently to the rest of the industry; just look at last year’s Los Angeles-London show and the developer-centric show from years before. This time around, EA continued t...

June 2, 2017

With days until E3 2017, Nintendo re-announced its paid online suite for the Switch, clarifying details in newspaper interviews and press conferences. There are three big takeaways from the announcement: The service will cost $AU29.95 for a yearly s...

May 16, 2017

Hey Everyone, Genxa from OzHadou here with my first impressions of Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite. General Impressions There are a number of popular fighting games on the market right now, but the current generation still lacks a fast-paced and exciting ...

May 1, 2017

I should be far more excited for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 than I actually am. It’s the first comic book movie since 2014 that I’m genuinely excited to see, but as we inch ever close to release, I’m worried about the amount of information ...

January 13, 2017

When other companies announce their consoles they go deep into the numbers, focusing on sales figures, subscribers and teraflops. Nintendo was never one to conform with its fellow console makers, a tradition which continued when we found out the hyb...

August 15, 2016

Suicide Squad is out, and it’s getting a very mixed response. Some critics are panning it as a poorly produced mess ruined in the editing room and board room. More positive reviews are going so far as to call the movie “okay.” After a brac...

June 14, 2016

Sony had an absolute blinder of a conference last year; on the back of three major game reveals that absolutely nobody saw coming it hands down dominated the show. This year the audience went in knowing there was no possible way they could match tha...

June 14, 2016

There was a moment at the start of this year’s Ubisoft press conference which sums up the company in one. Immediately after a dance routine set to Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now, host Aisha Tyler, surrounded by loudly-dressed dancers and also a gir...

June 14, 2016

The Xbox has been on the backfoot this generation. Its core concept has had to be redesigned on the fly (Remember all that TV malarkey? The current Xbox One certainly doesn’t) and its sales numbers continue to lag behind the PS4. But rather than d...

June 13, 2016

Last year Bethesda had Fallout 4 with which to win over the faithful, and they did so emphatically. That game has since released and was just as big as expected. This year’s edition of #BE3 needed something to match that, and boy did it delive...

June 13, 2016

For the last few years, EA has kicked off its press conferences with some variant of the phrase “we like to do things differently.” While it’s standard corporate speak at this point, this year EA meant it more than ever. Aside from now being t...

May 10, 2016

Pokémon Rumble World was originally released on the 3DS eShop last year. It received a physical release earlier this year, doing away with the microtransactions seen in its digital counterpart. It follows the story of your Mii after the King tasks ...

May 10, 2016

Last week, it was announced that we could soon expect out first lot of real information on the next entries in the Pokemon series, Sun & Moon. Today, we got what were were promised, with a new trailer dropping worldwide. The trailer started by intr...

April 27, 2016

We’ve been convinced for a while, but it seems the latest Nintendo financial reporting confirms a global March 2017 release date for their upcoming NX console. No further details were provided about the system, however, it offered some interes...

April 10, 2016

The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes is a familiar game in a new set of clothes. It stars the same Link as the one from A Link Between Worlds and follows him to Hytopia, a kingdom filled with fashion-obsessed citizens. Hytopia’s Princess Styl...

March 28, 2016

Bravely Second: End Layer is the sequel to Silicon Studio’s Bravely Default: Where the Fairy Flies. I took notice of the first game because of the stunning visuals in the artwork, trailers and initial screenshots. Once I actually got a hold of...

March 14, 2016

I have never been good at FromSoftware’s Souls games. Ever since Demon’s Souls was released in 2009 (or 2010, for those that had the patience to wait for the Australian release), I’ve always had the sort of relationship with the franchise you ...

March 8, 2016

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 first released in 2011 for the DS in Japan, arriving in North America the following year and then in Europe in 2013. Record Breaker is a remake of the original Devil Survivor 2 that released last year for the 3DS...

March 2, 2016

Spike Chunsoft’s Mystery Dungeon series has crossed over with a number of games over the years. Etrian Mystery Dungeon sees it merge with Atlus’s dungeon delving Etrian Odyssey, which I adore. It gives Mystery Dungeon an Etrian skin; it ...

February 4, 2016

Rodea the Sky Soldier is the latest game from Prope, a company comprised of members from Sega’s old Sonic Team. They’ve developed games like Ivy the Kiwi?, Digimon Adventure and StreetPass Mansion. Rodea was completed for the Wii in 2011...

January 8, 2016

For all intents and purposes, 2015 was a fantastic year of sequels and sales, at least if the hype is to be believed. The first big year of titles since the last two platforms entered the console race, the “next gen” consoles seemed to f...

January 7, 2016

2015 was a year full of prosperity, anticipation and surprise hits. After two full years on the market, I can now say without a shred of hesitation that I am proud to own a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. While E3 2015 brought about some surprises we aw...

January 6, 2016

I’m going to assume you quickly flicked through my list before reading this introduction. You would’ve noticed, then, a number of notable absences. Let me tell you why I haven’t included some of these games in my personal top five. The Witcher...

January 5, 2016

I, uh, didn’t really play any of the big titles this year. Yeah, I know, that makes me a fundamentally bad person and I acknowledge that. No Witcher. No Metal Gear. No Fallout. You know, none of the important games. But Trey, were there even any o...

January 4, 2016

What a difference a year makes. This time last year, I was lamenting how 2014 was a disappointing year for games. This year? The turnaround is nuts. Choosing one game, let alone five, to represent the year as a whole, was actually pretty damned chal...

August 29, 2015

48 hours. By the time you read this, that’s how close you will be are to getting your hands on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. With the sudden, unexpected departure of series creator Hideo Kojima and details of Konami’s bizarre corpora...

July 13, 2015

In news sure to send a ripple across the games industry, Nintendo today released a short statement informing the world of the passing of President Satoru Iwata. Beginning his career at Nintendo as a programmer at HAL Laboratories on the NES classics...

July 5, 2015

EVENTS: 2 JUL Prescription Pixel: Prescription Pixel–a resource for mental health in the gaming community–is launched. [Link]...

July 2, 2015

Mental Health Awareness for People Who Game | Web Site 02 July, 2015 Prescription pixel is a free resource of education and support for mental health in the gaming community, founded by ‘Dr Pixel’ a doctor at the Royal Australian and New ...

June 30, 2015

EVENTS:

June 22, 2015

An Inquiry into the Australian video game development industry moved by Greens Deputy Leader and Communications Spokesperson Senator Scott Ludlam was approved by the Senate on Monday. The Senate Inqury will look into how the Government could suppor...

June 17, 2015

Over the past couple of years Square Enix have been flexing their muscle as both a publisher and developer, delivering top content from all corners of the globe including Japan, Canada and more. At E3 2015, things heat up as the publisher took to th...

June 17, 2015

Nintendo’s Digital Event brings the last of the console platform owners to the stage, and boy was it a doozy. Here we go. Starting off with an introduction seeing the familiar heads of Nintendo portrayed as Muppets, the tone was set for the con...

June 16, 2015

Everyone has their dream E3 lineup. For many, this list consisted of a variation of The Last Guardian, Final Fantasy VII and Shenmue 3. These were the most farfetched of E3 announcements; they were pipe dreams at best. It’d crazy enough to see...

June 16, 2015

Ubisoft is comfortable with its established formula. Many of its recent titles have taken place in the open world, have had multiplayer hooks and featured the same sodding towers to climb up. Even its E3 press conferences deviate little from the set...

June 16, 2015

6am AEST brought us the gaming bounty that EA had to offer, with a lot of familiar titles coming back for another iteration, and even some new IPs. Here’s the lowdown. The show started with a teaser for the next Mass Effect game, subtitled And...

June 16, 2015

At its inception, Microsoft was vocal in holding out the Xbox One as the future in game. It was the all-in-one entertainment centre with the next-generation Kinect. Since then, the company has slowly stepped away from these lofty ambitions, to the p...

June 15, 2015

It’s that time of year again, kids. All the marketing money the game publishers of the world can muster is thrown at Los Angeles, California for the Electronic Entertainment Expo. But this year, a few new additions have been added to the usual...

June 2, 2015

(In brief) TT Games has released the LEGO themed world-building game Lego Worlds on Steam’s Early Access platform. Like Minecraft, Lego Worlds allows players to customise their procedurally-generated worlds and build anything from creatures to ...

May 31, 2015

EVENTS:

May 31, 2015

Capcom held a special Monster Hunter event just for Japan tonight. I’ve been looking forward to it ever since I found out about it a month ago, particularly since people were speculating that Monster Hunter 5 would be announced. Adam Evanko, k...

May 25, 2015

Skiing Yeti Mountain | Proceeds to Nepal 25 May, 2015   Skiing Yeti Mountain is a new game from Sydney-based studio, Featherweight Games. The game sees you “carve your way through hundreds of levels as you search for the elusive Yeti. Weav...

May 25, 2015

(In brief) NTV has announced a live action adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba’s manga Death Note, set to air in Japan in July. To better work as a televised drama, the show will feature new plot elements to expand upon the story, and the character of N...

May 10, 2015

Vertiginous Golf Steampunk 360 Controller Ebay Charity Auction 8 May-11 May, 2015 From the Ebay auction page: CHARITY AUCTION – Steampunk wireless Xbox 360 controller, 8 PC Games Today, you are bidding on this sweet loot, with 100% of the proc...

May 10, 2015

Big Head Mode plays GTAV for Medic Charity | SIDS and Kids 10 May, 2015 From the Blog page: “This Sunday night, we’re teaming up with Medic to raise money for SIDS and Kids, a wonderful organisation dedicated to saving the lives of babies and...

May 7, 2015

Surprise Attack Humble Bundle 7 May-15 May, 2015 From the Humble Bundle page: Surprise Attack Humble Bundle Weekly SURPRISE! It’s a Surprise Attack party! It wasn’t easy hiding it, and when Roy from accounting almost spilled the beans, w...

May 6, 2015

Disney announced the third iteration of its Disney Infinity franchise, Disney Infinity: 3.0 Edition, featuring characters from the Star Wars universe and contributions from various development studios. Three separate playsets will show off the major ...

April 30, 2015

Hunt for Starlight: a Monster Hunter Live Stream 30 April, 2015   Hunters locally and abroad, join together and let’s Hunt for Starlight. Locally at EB Games Swanston Street we’ll be hosting an event where all donations on site go to...

April 30, 2015

A scary thought popped into my mind. It’s been seven years since Marvel began its Cinematic Universe, and it’s crazy to see the amount of progress Marvel has made in that time. There have been eleven movies, two TV series (including one Netflix s...

April 29, 2015

EVENTS: 1 APR Indie Game Film Fest: GameLoading: Rise of the Indies premiere and US & the Game Industry screening for charity (Sydney). [Link]...

April 28, 2015

Starlight Week 2015 27 April-3 May, 2015 From EB Games’ Starlight Week home page: Starlight Week 2015 Since forming as a Australian Childrens Charity in 1988, Starlight have brightened the lives of seriously ill and hospitalised children, youn...

April 24, 2015

(In brief) Telltale Games has announced a partnership with Marvel Entertainment to develop an episodic series based on Marvel properties. No details about this project were revealed, other that the game will be see release in 2017. Marvel Entertainme...

April 20, 2015

Tin Man Games Mobile Humble Bundle 20 April-4 May, 2015 From the Humble Bundle page: Humble Tin Man Games Mobile Bundle For the next time you travel down a yellow brick road. Unless you want to opt to skip and sing, the trek across miles and miles o...

April 20, 2015

Australian STEM Video Game Challenge 20 April-21 August, 2015 Want to design, build and test video games to win great prizes?? The Australian STEM Video Game Challenge is a national competition open to all Australian students in Years 5-12. The Chall...

April 18, 2015

WiDGET Zine April onwards, 2015 WiDGET is an organisation set up to help support women devs in games and technology. According to its Facebook page, “WiDGET hopes to increase the number of women making awesome stuff in our culture and community...

April 16, 2015

The Canberra based studio 2K Australia has confirmed it is shutting down, citing operating costs. It was Australia’s last AAA developer, having most recently led development on Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel and assisted on Bioshock Infinite. The ...

April 15, 2015

With Rock Band 4 looming over the horizon, Activison announced the revival of its own rhythm game series: Guitar Hero. The latest iteration, Guitar Hero Live, will be developed by Freestyle Games (developers of the DJ Hero games), and will be hitting...

April 10, 2015

In a world of Skylanders and amiibo, the latest brand to enter the interactive physical figurine front is LEGO as Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment, TT Games and The LEGO Group announced LEGO Dimensions. LEGO Dimensions is arguably the most a...

April 8, 2015

(In brief) Warner Bros. has obtained the rights to make a movie based on the horror series Five Nights At Freddy’s, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film is set to be produced by Roy Lee, who was producer on the American adaptations of ...

April 7, 2015

Kiwi-Cast Gaming Live Stream | Rebuild Christchurch 11-12 April, 2015 Natural disasters can cause a stir of emotions, and when it happens overseas a lot of support is often given. In 2011, however, the same thing happened in our backyard–Christ...

April 6, 2015

It’s been another long week. Thankfully it wasn’t three actual weeks like last time, but a busy Easter has made it feel like it. I realise that this opening paragraph has been used mainly to complain about actually writing the blog, which is not ...

April 6, 2015

Gold Coin Time Trial Challenge | Game 4 Life 11-12 April, 2015   Kartanym Productions and PN2: PlayNicePlayNow are proud to announce our charity fundraiser coming to Oz Comic Con Perth on April 11-12. We’re running our Gold Coin Time Trial Cha...

April 5, 2015

Medic April/May Children’s Health Campaign | SIDS and Kids April/May, 2015   The following is an overview, taken from Medic’s campaign page. For a message from Medic founder, Eve, research and donation links and more details, be sure...

April 3, 2015

SMG Studio is an independent games studio in Sydney. On April 1, in partnership with Microsoft Australia, SMG will be hosting an ‘Indie Game Film Fest’ in Sydney–a double bill of GameLoading: Rise of the Indies and US & the Gam...

April 2, 2015

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D isn’t the only major Nintendo thing that happened today. Yesterday, the company announced that they’ll be holding a Nintendo Direct the following day, and it was another entertaining and informative special. While...

April 1, 2015

Indie Game Film Fest | GameLoading: Rise of the Indies Sydney premiere and US & the Game Industry screening. 1 April, 2015   We have two indie game documentary films–GameLoading: Rise of the Indies (Sydney premiere) and US & the ...

March 30, 2015

So, it’s been a long couple of weeks. I’ve had some big life milestones that have kept me busy. Despite that, Don (our very own editor and newsman) asked if I would be taking a break with the blog while I started a new job and went to New Zealand...

March 30, 2015

(In Brief) Microsoft has today announced that Halo 5: Guardians, will be releasing on October 27th, 2015. The announcement comes as Microsoft put out two TV ads for the game: one focusing on new character Locke, the other on Master Chief. The above d...

March 26, 2015

The following was a series of tweets via the @heartsandcoins Twitter account on March 26, 2015. The tweets are collated here, in order. I completed #LifeIsStrange (http://www.lifeisstrange.com) ep 2 the other night, and the idea of ‘altruism *i...

March 24, 2015

(In Brief) Twitch is requiring its users to changer their account passwords after breach of its systems. In blog posts and emails to its community, Twitch has confirmed that unauthorised people may have had access to user information, including: User...

March 17, 2015

Nintendo has announced a partnership with Japanese mobile company DeNA to develop new games for mobile devices. The arrangement between Nintendo and DeNA is designed to allow the best of both companies to shine; Nintendo with its IP and game developm...

March 17, 2015

EVENTS: 14-15 MAR Pretty Average Gamers Charity Stream: PAG will be doing a marathon games stream on Twitch to raise money for Child’s Play. [Link]...

March 16, 2015

As a console gamer, one of the simplest ways you can help others is through the donation of your ‘done with’ games to a community or welfare project. There are a number of services that are keen to accept video games, including hospitals (eg. Roy...

March 15, 2015

Pretty Average Gaming Stream for Charity | Child’s Play 14-15 March, 2015   Join us for 24 hours of non-stop gaming! Beginning 2pm Saturday 14th March and ending 2pm Sunday 15th March, Pretty Average Gamers will be on a quest to raise mone...

March 13, 2015

(In brief) Respawn Entertainment is working on a sequel to 2013 first person shooter Titanfall. The studio’s founder and CEO Vince Zampella confirmed development in an interview with IGN, also mentioning that, “It’ll be multiplatfor...

March 13, 2015

In a surprise move, Sydney based telecommunications giant TPG has announced that it will purchase Western Australian based internet service provider (ISP) iiNet for $1.4 billion dollars. Prior to this announcement, TPG owned 6.25% of iiNet. The move ...

March 12, 2015

As part of Sega’s initiative to become more of a digital publisher, they have today announced a brand new downloadable title, Tembo The Badass Elephant. What’s surprising about the title is that it’ll be developed by Pokemon develop...

March 5, 2015

EA has shut down its Maxis Emeryville studio, which was responsible for creating SimCity and The Sims. The news, originally reported by BeyondSims.Com, came out when lead gameplay designer Guillaume Pierre tweeted: “Well it was a fun 12 years, ...

March 3, 2015

After years of service in other parts of the world, global streaming giant Netflix will finally be making its Australian & New Zealand debut on March 24th. While no pricing information was released, there was plenty of important information for prosp...

March 2, 2015

With the 2015 Game Developers Conference upon us, mobile phone giant HTC has announced their foray into the burgeoning virtual reality market, partnering up with Valve to produce a VR headset. The product, known as HTC Vive, will be released to devel...

March 1, 2015

EVENTS: 14-28 FEB McGrath Foundation Digital Cup: Raise money for the McGrath Foundation by playing an online cricket game and competing in the McGrath Foundation Digital Cup [Link]   BLOG POSTS: What to expect: I want to provide a place where ...

February 26, 2015

I feel like I’m hitting my stride. It’s been a while since I’ve had a lowly four-movie week and I’m generally enjoying most of the films I’m watching. I still find that I’m watching less and less foreign movies since abandoning my compute...

February 24, 2015

With today’s soft launch of Hearts & Coins, it’s probably a good time to outline what you can expect from the site over the coming year. While the primary focus will be on building out a calendar of games-related charity events, the ambit...

February 24, 2015

The McGrath Foundation has launched Australia’s first online cricket tournament, the McGrath Foundation Digital Cup, a ground-breaking, online cricket game that can be played on smartphones, desktops and tablets. Aussies across the country will hav...

February 23, 2015

When I started Hearts & Coins in early 2014, I was searching for a way to combine my love of games with a heart to help those in need. My idea back then was to create short-term altruistic projects that would meet a specific need and could be replica...

February 20, 2015

Last week I dived into the world of professional Magic: The Gathering; this week I’ve discovered a new podcast, The Worst Idea of All Time. In it, two friends watch and review a movie each week. That movie is Grown Ups 2. Every. Single Week. I’m ...

February 18, 2015

Bandai Namco certainly is busy. Just a few weeks ago I was sitting down and getting some quality time with CD Projekt’s The Witcher 3 (released May 19th), and now here I am checking out more of the publisher’s games. This time, I had opportun...

February 13, 2015

This is a big week, and not just because this is the first of the theme weeks. No, the reason is Magic: The Gathering’s Pro Tour Fate Reforged! It put the world’s best Magic players against each other in the Modern format, which pulls from almost...

February 10, 2015

Just six months after it was announced, EA and Bioware Austin disclosed that their next project, Shadow Realms, will no longer move forward with development. Bioware Austin’s General Manager Jeff Hickman took to the official Shadow Realms websi...

February 6, 2015

I’ve come to notice my viewing habits recently, and one of them was in full force this week. After work, or when I’m tired, I’m far more likely to just watch whatever is on TV or nearby, with a preference for films I’ve already seen. I guess ...

February 3, 2015

We at New Game Plus are saddened to learn of the passing of Rooster Teeth animator Monty Oum, creator of the animated series RWBY. He was 33 years old. Oum had been recently hospitalised after an allergic reaction. Despite a ten day struggle, he was ...

February 1, 2015

In a surprising discovery, streaming juggernaut Twitch has launched Australian servers to aid local streaming and viewing experiences. The discovery was noted by several users on Twitter (notably Australian Starcraft II observer Phil “inFeza...

January 30, 2015

This has been a pretty quiet film week for me. I did get to do some fun non-movie things. I saw Neil Gaiman at the Athenaeum Theatre, where he read some stories, including a longer piece, The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains, which had live mus...

January 30, 2015

EVENTS: 4-10 JAN Awesome Games Done Quick 2015: A charity video game marathon featuring high-level speedrunners (including a group of Australians) raising money for Prevent Cancer Foundation. [Link]...

January 28, 2015

As a gamer who feels more at home with consoles than a PC, and who tends to favour the Playstation brand, you can understand why it was easy for me to miss the first two entries in the Witcher series. Despite owning multiple copies of The Witcher 2 (...

January 23, 2015

In last week’s post, I talked about my first 25 years and what I wanted to achieve in life. This week I just watched some movies. X-Men: First Class (2011) Director: Matthew Vaughn 2:02:00 (Completed) Now this is what an X-Men movie should be. Va...

January 22, 2015

After a somewhat quiet period for The Elder Scrolls Online, as well as the console versions being missing in action, Bethesda has announced a refreshed version of their MMORPG, The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited. It’ll be hitting PC/Ma...

January 22, 2015

Microsoft unveiled more details of the upcoming Windows 10 OS in a media briefing on Thursday morning local time. The new operating system will mark a renewed push to integrating gaming with Windows. The highlight from this will be the ability to str...

January 20, 2015

In a surprising announcement, Nintendo announced that it will be shutting down its Club Nintendo loyalty service worldwide by September 30th 2015. The service, which launched in Australia and New Zealand in 2008 with the launch of Mario Kart Wii, en...

January 16, 2015

This week I turned 25 years old. This meant a number of things for me, including, for the purposes of this blog, a Blu-ray player. Just what I needed: Another excuse not to use the SBS On Demand service, the one this blog was originally intended for....

January 15, 2015

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number has been Refused Classification in Australia, effectively banning it from local sale. The Australian Classification Board reached this decision last Wednesday. The Board currently cites the National Classification Code, ...

January 15, 2015

Nintendo has kicked off the year with a stunning Direct presentation. From release dates for Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and Majora’s Mask to a bunch of new game announcements, the Direct ran for three quarters of an hour and revealed tons of inf...

January 14, 2015

Rockstar Games has delayed the release of the PC version of Grand Theft Auto V to 24 March. GTAV PC was previously scheduled for release on January 27; before this, it was intended to launch with the Playstation 4 and Xbox One editions. “Our ap...

January 13, 2015

With the new year already underway, Microsoft have taken it upon themselves to announce one of their big tentpole titles for 2015; Forza Motorsport 6. It’ll be arriving exclusively on the Xbox One in 2015, presumably in the final quarter of the...

January 8, 2015

So I only watched four films this week. Rather pitiful to be honest. This week has been exhausting with work. It turns out that people like seeing movies while on holidays. Who would of imagined that!? It was also the week that I started on one of my...

January 8, 2015

We have revealed our Games of the Year, but the celebrations continue! This week, we bring you some of our non-gaming favourites of 2014. To close things off, our social coordinator and handler of the hashtags Jamie Galea brings you his favourite thi...

January 7, 2015

The Internet Archive has added 2,334 MS-DOS titles to its Software Collection. Some of the games made available include Bust A Move, Liero, Jazz Jackrabbit and Oregon Trail, as well as commercially available games including Indiana Jones and the Last...

January 7, 2015

We have revealed our Games of the Year, but the celebrations continue! This week, we bring you some of our non-gaming favourites of 2014. Today, our expert in Japanimation Shane Cousins get in the freaking robot and reveals his top anime of 2014. Loo...

January 6, 2015

We have revealed our Games of the Year, but the celebrations continue! This week, we bring you some of our non-gaming favourites of 2014. Today, our news editor and Senior Spelling Sergeant Donald Duong talks about his miscellaneous selections of the...

January 5, 2015

We have revealed our Games of the Year, but the celebrations continue! This week, we bring you some of our non-gaming favourites of 2014. Today, our editor and cinematic sadist Liam Merrick presents his favourite films of the year. As part of the Gam...

January 4, 2015

Awesome Games Done Quick 2015 is a charity video game marathon that features high-level play by speedrunners raising money for Prevent Cancer Foundation. AGDQ 2015 takes place in Herndon, Virginia at the Hilton Washington Dulles Airport hotel and sta...

January 2, 2015

This week, the New Game Plus cast and crew reveal their favourite games of the year. To close the week off, New Game Plus’ big boss Jason O’Callaghan gives his verdict on the best games of 2014. While many seem to think 2014 was a disappo...

January 1, 2015

This week, the New Game Plus cast and crew reveal their favourite games of the year. Today, news/indie/Skylander correspondent Donald Duong stops copyediting our GOTY articles and writes one for a change. 2014 was a great year for the throat lozenge...

December 31, 2014

This week, the New Game Plus cast and crew reveal their favourite games of the year. Today, we venture to the alley behind the studio to uncover Trey Green, one of The Other Guys, and find out his top games. For a lot of gamers, this has been a weak ...

December 30, 2014

This week, the New Game Plus cast and crew reveal their favourite games of the year. Today, Matt Batten takes time out from his streams and animal videos to present his games of 2014. Gaming copped a bad reputation for many reasons this year. There w...

December 29, 2014

It’s Christmas time! Well, the last week or so has been. It’s been a busy period, and I apologise for the delay in Week Ten of 400 and Counting. I’ve solved my issue with Flash player. It turns out that my computer (which is 6+ years old and wa...

December 29, 2014

New Game Plus has revealed its Game of the Year. But what of our individual cast and crew? This week, we bring you our individual Games of the Year. First up, your Facebook friend and ours Jamie Galea presents his top three games. 2014 has been an od...

December 18, 2014

It’s been a long week. It should surprise no one that I didn’t immediately go out and watch a heap of SBS On Demand movies after the Japanese Film Festival. One of the bigger factors is how uncinematic working movies on my computer is. It feels l...

December 14, 2014

  As the dust settled on Capcom Cup 2014, Capcom divulged further information on their next highly anticipated fighting game Street Fighter V. The trailer can be seen after the jump.     Street Fighter V producer Yoshinori Ono took ...

December 13, 2014

The Bravely Second demo dropped on the Japanese eShop this week. Being a huge fan of Bravely Default, and in possession of a Japanese 3DS, I decided to give the demo a try and see how it compares to the first game. Bravely Second takes place on the ...

December 10, 2014

My goal for the Japanese Film Festival, like this blog, is to see as many strange and interesting films as possible. To that end, I decided to go in blind. This means no descriptions, no trailers, no reviews and no IMDB-ing. Basically, I’m jump...

December 10, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we channel our fireballs in World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, discover our creative spark with Fantasia: Music Evolved and shoot fire out of our hands (via our guns) in Grand Theft Auto V. We also take a look at the ...

December 9, 2014

The OGP team get all clucky in both 3D and 2D over the Sega Saturn

December 9, 2014

We talk to Todd Harris, Co-founder & COO of Hi-Rez Studios, about SMITE

December 9, 2014

Jason makes GTAV his next review target

December 9, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we celebrate liberté, egalité and fraternité with Assassin's Creed: Unity and master earth, fire, wind and water in The Legend of Korra. We also speak in-depth with Greens Senator Scott Ludlum about the future of A...

December 7, 2014

With numerous announcements and confirmations, Sony’s keynote at the Playstation Experience convention in Las Vegas was an exciting look as to what will be hitting the various Playstation platforms in 2015 & beyond. Kicking things off with Son...

December 3, 2014

The department store chain Target has announced it will be removing copies of Grand Theft Auto V from its stores after receiving feedback from customers about the game’s depiction of violence against women. Grand Theft Auto V was originally rel...

December 3, 2014

Valve have today announced a brand new feature hitting Steam, Steam Broadcasting. It’s curently in open beta, and despite what you may think, it’s a system that doesn’t output to external streaming services (i.e. Twitch/Hitbox etc.)...

November 28, 2014

This is the week that I completely ignored the SBS On Demand service and got my movie fix elsewhere. I guess it’s good this blog has nothing to do with watching the 400 movies added to it. Right. Distraction. I’ve been playing a lot of Pokémon r...

November 28, 2014

Matt and Jamie play a crazy amount of games at PAXAUS 2014

November 28, 2014

Shane and Jason visit the Sengoku era with Samurai Warriors 4

November 28, 2014

Don and Jason go to war over Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare

November 27, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we shoot around the world in Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, battle across Japan in Samurai Warriors 4 and charge through the Melbourne Exhibition Centre as our coverage of PAX Australia continues. We also take a look at C...

November 27, 2014

After what has been a complicated year, Ubisoft have issued an apology for the lackluster launch of this year’s current generation installment of the Assassin’s Creed series, Assassin’s Creed Unity and have offered upcoming free DL...

November 21, 2014

This was the week that I almost starting playing World of Warcraft again. It was a near miss. If the Blizzard call centre was open I would’ve reactivated my account and that would’ve been it. Instead I just spent a night watching WoW streams ...

November 17, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we enter the witching hour with Bayonetta 2 and dive into the past in D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die. We also go back in time to bring you the Game of the Year of 1999. All this, plus more, on Episode 124 of New Game Plus!...

November 14, 2014

After last’s week final paragraph about getting back into watching weird and wonderful films, I promptly spent the next two days not watching films. Good job, Liam. Halloween (1978) Director: John Carpenter 1:27:24 (Completed) John Carpenter is co...

November 12, 2014

Square Enix has revealed Just Cause 3 for Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC.Avalanche Studios is returning to develop this open-world action-adventure title. It will see Just Cause 2 protagonist Rico deployed in a Mediterranean archipelago. The game wil...

November 9, 2014

This week was all about PAX Australia: The preparation, attendance and the recovery from the dreaded but not unexpected conflu. This year’s PAX was a different experience to last year’s. Back then, I took care of the show’s coverage, so lots of...

November 7, 2014

In a somewhat surprising development, Ubisoft have today pulled their three major holiday releases from PC digitial distribution platform Steam, and have raised further questions about their continued support on the platform. The news initially came ...

November 6, 2014

The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D. Yup, Majora’s Mask. 3D. Amidst a Nintendo Direct focussing on 2015, featuring a whole mess of 2015 details, a cavalcade of indie titles and the first appearance of Nintendo Global President Satoru I...

November 4, 2014

Once more I ride the wave of SBS On Demand movies. Last week I managed a measly five films, far beyond my required seven-point-something films I’m supposed to watch each week. I haven’t hit seven films this week, but I’m doing better than last ...

November 4, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we witness the rise of Handsome Jack in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, the peak of mid-00s zombies with The Evil Within, and the fall of a clearly-untouched soccer player in FIFA 15. We also take a look back at the last 20 y...

October 31, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we reluctantly say no to energy drinks with Sunset Overdrive, politely decline the blood of our nemeses in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and just say “NOPE!” to Alien: Isolation. We also speak with Goku himsel...

October 27, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we bring toys to life with Skylanders: Trap Team & Disney Infinity 2.0! In the midst of all that, we check out Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy Curtain Call, reminisce about Colin McRae Rally and check out some of Sony’s T...

October 24, 2014

With Super Smash Bros For 3DS well out and the wait for Super Smash Bros For Wii U feeling longer by the day, Nintendo’s latest Direct special was a 35 presentation focusing on 50 things deemed must-see, and there sure as hell were some surpris...

October 24, 2014

Blizzard announced during an event held in Sydney on Thursday night that it will be deploying Australian-based servers for its MMO World of Warcraft. From October 28, players currently on Oceanic realms will automatically be transferred from American...

October 23, 2014

It’s the end of week two and I’ve already fallen behind. I went a whole two days without seeing a single movie. This is not good. Sure, I have excuses: Armageddon Expo was this weekend, and New Game Plus won’t film itself. The issue is that one...

October 19, 2014

In front of a packed soccer stadium in Seoul South Korea and millions tuning in on Twitch, Azubu, YouTube and ESPN, Samsung White defeated Star Horn Royal Club 3-1 in the League of Legends World Championship Finals, earning themselves $1 million. Sam...

October 19, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we take a road trip to Southern Europe in Forza Horizon 2, ride on horseback through the hills of Hyrule Warriors and visit Japan to sample the local cuisine. We also bring you the Game of the Year! Of 1994! All this, plus...

October 17, 2014

It’s Day Four as I write this and I’m already feeling it. I came home from work and watched TV. SVU was on and it was a cliffhanger, so I had to watch the next episode. It’s currently 11:17pm and I start work at 7:30am tomorrow. I don’t want ...

October 16, 2014

We take the Coriolis Effect seriously in Sniper Elite 3

October 16, 2014

We take a look at the hype train that was The DOTA 2 International 4

October 16, 2014

We head down to OzComicCon for some comics, some TV guests…SMASH!!!!!!!

October 16, 2014

We are on the cruise with One Piece Unlimited World RED. WE ARE!

October 16, 2014

We discover the secret of Char Aznable with Dynasty Warriors Gundam Reborn

October 16, 2014

The team show their true grace with Bounden

October 16, 2014

The team become poets who don't even know it with Child of Light

October 16, 2014

The team discovers the human side of the “Great War” with Valiant Hearts

October 15, 2014

The Game Developers’ Association of Australia has announced the nominees of the Australian Game Developer Awards. Powerhoof Studios’ dungeon-crawler Crawl has lead the way with five nominations, including Game of the Year. Kumobius and Lo...

October 9, 2014

400 movies sounds like a lot. That’s because it is. An average movie is an hour and half. So 400 movies is about 36,000 minutes or 6,000 hours. That’s almost as many hours as New Game Plus has spent on Dota 2 (Editor’s note: New Game Plus�...

October 8, 2014

On Wednesday, Nintendo of Japan held a Direct for the upcoming 3DS game, Monster Hunter 4G. The game is due to release in Japan in just three days, and will be hitting the West under the name ‘Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate’ early next year. T...

October 8, 2014

Soon, gamers from Australia and all around the world descend onto the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre for the second PAX Australia expo! And of course, New Game Plus will be there in force. We’ll be walking around the show floor, pla...

October 7, 2014

After teasing the game at its E3 press conference, Sony has announced that it will be re-releasing the 1999 rhythm title Vib-Ribbon for the Playstation 3, PS Vita and Playstation 4. Vib-Ribbon allowed players to use their audio CDs to play through pr...

October 4, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we battle with our brawn in Super Smash Bros For 3DS and fight with our light in Destiny. We also bring you some of the action from the Tokyo Game Show. All this, plus more, on Episode 119 of New Game Plus!

September 25, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we don our shiniest plumbobs in The Sims 4, take on a neon hue with Infamous: First Light and ignore all the red lights with a look back at Crazy Taxi. All this, plus more, on Episode 118 of New Game Plus!

September 24, 2014

Blizzard confirmed in an interview with Polygon today it had cancelled its MMO project Titan, which had been in development for seven years. Blizzard said the decision to cancel the game was not one they took lightly, with senior vice president of st...

September 21, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, Samurai and Dynasties join forces in Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate, the internet teams up to solve the mysteries in Cloud Chamber, and the NG+ crew come together to break out of the Escape Room. We also celebrate the 15th ann...

September 16, 2014

In a somewhat surprising move, Microsoft today announced they were purchasing Swedish developer Mojang (Minecraft, Scrolls) for $2.5 Billion USD. In a post on the Xbox Wire blog, the decision to acquire the company began when Microsoft first approach...

September 14, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, on the eve of the biggest gaming season of the year we look back on the first six months of 2014 with our Games of the Half Year. Does your favourite make our top five? How fundamentally wrong are we with our choices? The ...

September 6, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we go Drinking With Devs! We speak to Disney Infinity producer John Day, as we talk all things games, Disney and much more! We also pop in Awesome Mix #3 as we take a look at Guardians of the Galaxy! All this, plus more, o...

September 1, 2014

With the 2014 Tokyo Game Show set to start later this month, Sony once again held a press conference to show off some significant software and hardware updates for the Asia region. For those who didn’t catch the stream, here are the highlights ...

August 29, 2014

Nintendo aired their latest Nintendo Direct presentation tonight. It focused on the 3DS, and was for game news specific to Japan. It ran for 32 minutes and revealed a number of fresh game details and even a whole new console! Yes, you read that corre...

August 29, 2014

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, responsible for regulating consumer law for businesses are set to institute proceedings in the Australian Federal Court over several misleading representations of consumer guarantees under the Austr...

August 26, 2014

After what seemed like a lock that Google would acquire streaming service Twitch, it was announced today that online shopping juggernaut Amazon would acquire Twitch. The deal sees Amazon purchasing all shares of Twitch Interactive for $970 Million, w...

August 25, 2014

This week on a very special episode of New Game Plus, we sit down with James McKay, owner of Games Laboratory and former Level 4 Judge of Magic: The Gathering. We talk to him about what it takes to judge world-class Magic and what it's like to r...

August 19, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we get cut to pieces by a scarfed ninja in Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, beaten by a leather-clad woman with a review of the Japanese film R100, and fall victim to hooded conspirers with a new Planeswalker Plus. We also look back...

August 15, 2014

This week on New Game Plus we play with far-flung alien guns in Wildstar, look to the weapons of tomorrow with the Destiny beta and shoot with modern technology in Breach & Clear. We also visit HeroesCon and interview Matt Fraction and Jeff Smit...

August 13, 2014

After weeks of teases, Bioware’s latest project has finally been unveiled: An online action RPG known as Shadow Realms. The game, announced during EA’s Gamescom press conference, is a 4 vs 1 online action RPG that’s heavily story dr...

August 13, 2014

Gamescom is Europe’s largest gaming convention, and sits alongside E3 and Tokyo Game Show as a vehicle for major announcements. This year’s Gamescom is no exception, with several stories coming out of Microsoft’s and Sony’s p...

August 7, 2014

The streaming service Twitch has announced a number of changes to its service, most notably implementing audio-recognition controls onto Past Broadcasts and Highlights videos stored on its site. Twitch will now scan archived videos using the third-pa...

August 5, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we set off for the desert in Sniper Elite III, cross the Grand Line in One Piece: Unlimited World Red and enter a world of darkness in Oscura: Second Shadow. We also check out Oz Comic-Con and take a look at Super Smash Br...

August 5, 2014

Thanks to ROCCAT and Kong Computers, we have been giving you the chance to win some ROCCAT gaming gear, from mice to headsets to keyboards, every week since Episode 100. We are excited to announce the first wave of winners! So without further ado, co...

July 31, 2014

Publisher Deep Silver has acquired the Homefront brand from Crytek, less than two months after Homefront: The Revolution was announced. The game’s development team, originally working out of Crytek UK’s offices, will be transferred to Dee...

July 30, 2014

EA has announced EA Access, its new subscription service launching on Xbox One. For $5.99 per month (or $39.99 per year), EA Access subscribers will receive a number of benefits, including access to a library of games, a 10% discount on digitally pur...

July 29, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, it's a 5v5 battle with our coverage of The International Dota 2 Championships, a 1v1 duel with Planeswalker Plus, and a 1v7777 skirmish in Dynasty Warriors: Gundam Reborn. We also take a look at The Talos Principle. A...

July 23, 2014

Battlefield: Hardline has been delayed and will be released in 2015, while Dragon Age: Inquisition has been pushed back from October 9 to November 21. DICE Vice President an General Manager Karl Magnus Troedsson explained the reasons for Battlefield:...

July 23, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we hope for a silent night in Valiant Hearts: The Great War, tell a bedtime story in Child of Light, and dance underneath the stars with Bounden. We also transform and roll out into Old Game Plus and look at a new Gigabyte...

July 18, 2014

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella announced in a company email that Microsoft will be letting go of 18,000 employees. 12,500 of these losses will come from the company’s recently acquired Nokia Devices and Services division, however other areas will ...

July 16, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, it's all E3, all the time! We've bring you The Witcher 3, Forza Horizon 2, Battlefield Hardline and Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes! All this, plus more, on Episode 108 of New Game Plus!

July 9, 2014

With Valve’s DOTA 2 International in full-swing, 2K Games & Gearbox Software have announced their take on the MOBA genre, in the form of Battleborn – a PS4/PC/Xbox One title set to hit sometime in 2015/16. The game, formally announced via...

July 9, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we drift with Grid Autosport, dive into Fish Out Of Water, and dine on Kirby Triple Deluxe. We also have all the Evolve and Batman: Arkham Knight action from the E3 floor. All this, plus more, on Episode 107 of New Game Pl...

July 7, 2014

We talk to Neverealm Studios about the next Mortal Kombat game

July 7, 2014

We chat to Ubisoft about the upcoming AC title

July 7, 2014

We look at the offerings from EA, Ubi and Warner at e3 2014

July 7, 2014

Hands on with Sunset Overdrive at E3 2014

July 7, 2014

We discuss complicated family relationships with Nisenmonogatari

July 7, 2014

We talk comics with Phil Jimenez

July 7, 2014

We chat to Wizards of the Coast about the upcoming Magic 2015 video game

July 7, 2014

We assess the remakes and sequels of classic games from e3 2014

July 7, 2014

We look at two of the film industry's most iconic monsters in Godzilla and Get The Gringo

July 7, 2014

We judge the hugging-est sports game of all.

July 7, 2014

We try to avoid arbitrary Nier comparisons in our review of Drakengard 3

July 7, 2014

We play an iOS strategy game that doesn't require a credit card

July 7, 2014

We focus our attention on the latest Street Fighter 4 iteration

July 7, 2014

We look at Squeenix's cat possession simulator, Murdered: Soul Suspect

July 7, 2014

We track Halfbrick's descent into full Candy Crush with a review of Bears Vs Art

July 7, 2014

We ruin our hands on the latest Mario Party

July 7, 2014

We hit the links with Mario Golf

July 7, 2014

We head on down the (Rainbow) Road in Mario Kart 8

July 7, 2014

We don't see a single dog in Watch Dogs

July 7, 2014

We are excited to announce the winners of our recent Attack On Titan contest. Thanks to Madman Entertainment, we had ten copies of Attack On Titan (Collection 1) to give away; all you needed to do was recommend to us an anime to review. So without fu...

July 2, 2014

If the wait for the recently announced Dead Island 2 is killing you, and you want more zombie killing in paradise, Deep Silver have you covered with ESCAPE Dead Island, releasing later this year on PS3, 360 & PC. ESCAPE Dead Island is a third person ...

July 2, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we hug it out in EA Sports UFC. talk about our issues like adults with Drakengard 3 and settle our differences with a handshake in Battleheart. We also continue our E3 coverage with Assassin's Creed: Unity and Mortal ...

June 26, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, it's Cops vs. Ghosts in Murdered: Soul Suspect, Ryu vs. Rolento in Ultra Street Fighter IV and Bears vs. Art in, well, Bears vs. Art. We also bring you some of the highlights from the E3 show floor, including a look a...

June 17, 2014

We are in week five of our ROCCAT giveaway bonanza. This week, thanks again to ROCCAT and Kong Computers, we are giving you the chance to win a ROCCAT Savu Gaming Mouse, which features a 4000 dpi optical sensor and a customisable light system. To ent...

June 16, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, Mario is back in a big way. He's golfing, karting and partying, and the crew let you know whether you should RSVP. Shaney covers inter-familial relationships with an anime review of Nisemonogatari, Oz suffers deja vu ...

June 15, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we dish out street justice in Watch Dogs, serve up some animated carnage in Mercenary Kings and order up a serve of cel-shaded action in Cloudbuilt. We also talk about some new movies and some old games. All this, plus mor...

June 11, 2014

As the final major press conference of the show, Nintendo certainly had some hard acts to follow. Then again, given the increasingly bizarre (yet watchable) videos Nintendo has put out recently, you would think it has got a few things up their sleeve...

June 10, 2014

Two years ago, Sony’s press conference was full of Woooo Boys, the kind of people that whooped and hollered at the drop of a microphone, hat or otherwise. It was also a different environment compared to today. Back then, Microsoft had the mild adva...

June 10, 2014

From the opening minutes of Ubisoft’s press conference, we were greeted with a blood drenched, expletive-heavy ceremony from long-time publisher Ubisoft. Kicking off with an insight of Far Cry 4‘s manic antagonist in the form of a real-ti...

June 10, 2014

With not a lot to show but plenty of announcements, EA certainly had one of the more different feeling E3 press conferences in quite a while. While it wasn’t the two hour announcement extravaganza that was Microsoft’s presser, what was sh...

June 10, 2014

About two-thirds into Microsoft’s press conference, the head of Microsoft’s Xbox division, Phil Spencer, walked on to the stage wearing a Limbo shirt, unintentionally reflecting the current state of the Xbox One. This time last year, it was p...

June 6, 2014

With E3 only a matter of days away, the fine folks at CD Projekt took to the internet to announce a few key details regarding the upcoming title The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt, as well as make some new announcements regarding their GOG service. The fir...

June 3, 2014

With E3 kicking off in a weeks time, Microsoft have announced another game prior to the event – Forza Horizon 2.The game (announced via IGN), will be hitting both the Xbox 360 and Xbox One later in 2014, and headed up by two studios. Playground...

June 3, 2014

Crytek has announced that is is working on Homefront: The Revolution, a sequel to THQ’s 2011 shooter Homefront. The game will follow on from its predecessor, pitching players in a near future Philadelphia occupied by North Korean troops. It is ...

June 2, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we warm up the gramophone for Wolfenstein: The New Order, fire off the jukebox in Transistor, and shoot over to the Cantina with Star Wars: Force Assault. We also bring you the latest in comics with Graphic Content. All th...

June 1, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we /wave to the PS4 version of Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, greet giant bugs with open-firing arms in Earth Defence Force 2025 and welcome some aliens aboard in Star Command. We also bring you the latest edition of P...

May 28, 2014

With E3 on the horizon, EA have joined the pre-E3 announcement club by announcing one of the games they planned to formally show off at their E3 conference – Battlefield Hardline. It’ll be the first Battlefield game to be developed outsid...

May 19, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we celebrate 100 years of gaming excellence. Join us as we answer your viewer questions, reminisce on the past century and ring in the next 100 years with a pair of brand new segments and competitions. All this, plus more,...

May 19, 2014

According to recent reports by Variety among various other sources, Google’s very own YouTube has set a deal to purchase Twitch, a video game streaming organisation for over $1 billion.   Twitch, co-founded by Justin.tv and launched in 20...

May 16, 2014

Concluding a week filled with several pre-E3 announcements, Microsoft has announced the fifth title in the Halo series, Halo 5: Guardians, due for release in 2015. The game, announced via an Xbox Wire post by 343 Industries head Bonnie Hammer, will b...

May 16, 2014

World renowned publisher Ubisoft have taken to their official UbiBlog to announce Far Cry 4, the next instalment of their long-running series notorious for warfare in the wilderness. Set in the Himalayan-inspired region of Kyrat, players will be task...

May 14, 2014

As of now it is well and truly clear that Microsoft have huge plans for the Xbox One this year. Just a month before one of the biggest video gaming conventions in the world begins, Microsoft have hit the ground running making several announcements co...

May 14, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, it's our one hund…A NEW WARRIOR HAS ENTERED THE RING! Just before we hit our 100th episode, we side step into a Battle Arena Melbourne-centric episode! We've got the conclusion to our Cosplay journey, and i...

May 13, 2014

The Australian Government has announced that as part of the 2014/15 Federal Budget, it will cease funding to the Australian Interactive Games Fund, commencing 1 July, 2014. The decision will result in a budget saving of $10 million. The money will be...

May 9, 2014

It’s been a long time since we’ve had an arena shooter, let alone a new Unreal Tournament game. Epic seem to rectify that with the announcement of Unreal Tournament, for PC, Mac & Linux. In quite the surprising move, Epic have announced ...

May 8, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, dragons and templars clash swords in The Elder Scrolls online, while detectives and lawyers clash minds in Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. We also speak with stuntwoman Zoë Bell and bring a double-dose ...

May 5, 2014

CouchWarriors and New Game Plus are happy to announce Battle Arena Melbourne’s official cosplay competition! Come down in your best fighting game costume for a chance to win some awesome prizes, thanks to Madman Entertainment, Plantronics Gaming, C...

May 1, 2014

With 2014 set to be a big year for Disney and Marvel, Disney have today announced the sequel to 2013′s Disney Infinity, known as Disney Infinity 2.0: Marvel Super Heroes. As the title implies, the game will be adding Marvel characters to the ga...

May 1, 2014

Actor Bob Hoskins, best known to the gaming world from the Super Mario Bros film, has passed away at the age of 71. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2011 and died of pneumonia. Hoskins first appeared on the big screen in the 1980-fi...

May 1, 2014

Ever since its inception, Here Be Monsters has proven time and time again as the little browser game that could. Starting its run on many PCs around the world and published by Gamesys, Here Be Monsters places thousands of concurrent players in a pers...

April 30, 2014

Nintendo might be taking a bit of a left turn. Its last Nintendo Direct, for the upcoming 3DS title Tomodachi Life, was effectively an endorsement of Deviantart’s Iwata/Miyamoto fan-fiction, and earlier today, the company teamed up with Mega64 ...

April 30, 2014

Nintendo has announced its plans for E3 2014, which will pick up where the company left off last year and eschew the traditional press conference in favour of livestreams and periphery events. Central to this is the Nintendo Digital Event, which, lik...

April 28, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we return to Sanctuary to battle the Reaper of Souls, we return to Spira in Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster and return to Earth to fire up the Colossatron! When we're not returning from things, we're interviewing...

April 20, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we go down the path of good/evil in Infamous: Second Son, find each other innocent/guilty with Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and head to the Generic Jeans Store/Fried Chicken Eatery in Crazy Taxi for iOS. We also check ...

April 16, 2014

You’re lying cold on the streetlight-drenched pavement during a freezing winter evening. A hooded man approaches you menacingly. You panic in your attempts to move, yet your body doesn’t respond. Finally, you realise the futility of your ...

April 13, 2014

With PAX East 2014 concluding, there was one major “AAA” game announcement from 2K Games, and that was the latest effort by Civilization & XCOM developers Firaxis Games. The new game? A Civilization spin off titled “Sid Meier’...

April 10, 2014

For those seeking more shoot ‘n loot antics, you’re in luck! 2K and Gearbox Software have just announced a new standalone Borderlands game! In co-development with Gearbox Software and 2K Australia, Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel is a brand n...

April 9, 2014

With the year creeping along ever slowly, one game that’s still quite unknown at this point is Super Smash Bros for 3DS & Wii U. All we know is characters, and not much else. That said, Nintendo held themselves a Nintendo Direct to explain quit...

April 8, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we do the robot in Titanfall, shuffle up a storm with Yoshi's New Island, and silently dance on our own for Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. We also continue our cosplay odyssey and take a look at some new-release m...

April 2, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we choose death with Dark Souls II, declare our allegiances in Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare and make important moral decisions in Fable Anniversary. We also speak to Alzheimers Australia about its new game for patient...

April 1, 2014

With the game tournament season starting to heat up, Valve have today announced the dates and location for their fourth major Dota 2 tournament, The International. The event will take place on July 18th-21st 2014, situated at KeyArena at Seattle Cent...

April 1, 2014

Catalytic Games lead Morgan Lee has expressed regret over the studio’s announcement of its upcoming game on April 1. “We scheduled the announcement to go up at midnight,” Lee told New Game Plus, “Not fifteen minutes after it went out, our Twi...

March 29, 2014

Alice heads down to Grand Prix Melbourne to check out the largest Magic: The Gathering tournment every played in Australia with over 900 players! She talks to commentator Marshall Sutcliffe and artist Noah Bradley about the game, competitive play and...

March 29, 2014

In this month's Graphic Content, the boys have a serious hard on for Garth Ennis as they review Crossed and PunisherMAX. Jason chats to Colourist and Writer Brian Buccellato (The Flash) and Colin Wilson is our Aussie Spotlight. Darren (Gifts for...

March 26, 2014

Virtual reality company Oculus VR has reported to have been acquired by the social media giant known as Facebook for $2 billion USD. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to social media as he made the big reveal and discussed the potential to create ...

March 25, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we head on down to South Park for a review of The Stick of Truth, shoot down the undead in Jane Wild and schwing into a Strider review. We've even got a very special anime segment and a look at some more Japan Film Fe...

March 24, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we steal a verdict on Thief, witness the return of Dracula in Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, take a look at The Lego Movie & The Raid, and compete in a Magic GP with Planeswalkers Plus. All this, plus an exciting com...

March 21, 2014

Jason has an extended chat with Burnie, Gus and Jack from Rooster Teeth. Filmed at PAXAU 2013.

March 21, 2014

Jason and Kirsty talk about two films they saw at the Japanese Film Festival – The Devil's Path and A Boy Called H.

March 21, 2014

Jason interviews Nicolas Cantin, the Art Director of Thief (Eidos Montreal).

March 21, 2014

Don checks out a couple of rather interesting Indie titles in this month's wrap.

March 21, 2014

Brad looks back at some classic '90s anime.

March 21, 2014

Jason and Kirsty check out two downloaded titles for the Nintendo 3DS: Attack of the Friday Monsters and Hana Samurai – Art of the Sword.

March 21, 2014

Jason interviews Nathan Hawkins, the creator of Conjure, an upcoming Trading Card Game.

March 21, 2014

Alice Clarke explores the Born of the Gods PreRelease event at Games Lab.

March 21, 2014

Kirsty and Matt check out the annual Japanese Summer Festival held out Fed Square in Melbourne.

March 21, 2014

Don visits Global Game Jam Melbourne 2014 to check out the indie titles being made at the 48 hour game making challenge.

March 21, 2014

Jason and Peter celebrate the 40th anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons and discuss the impact it's had on gaming.

March 20, 2014

Tim and Jordan give us their impressions of the Elder Scrolls Online Beta.

March 20, 2014

Matt and Shane review Outlast.

March 20, 2014

Jason and Shane review Final Fantasy XIII – Lightning Returns.

March 20, 2014

Tim and Don review the Blizzard CCG Hearthstone.

March 20, 2014

Kirsty reviews Dumb Ways to Die for iOS.

March 20, 2014

Tim and Peter review DLC for 2013 GotY Last of Us with 'Left Behind'.

March 20, 2014

Jason and Don review the indie title Octodad – Dadliest Catch.

March 20, 2014

Matt reviews Banshee's Last Cry for iOS.

March 20, 2014

Jason and Matt review Tomb Raider Definitive Edition.

March 20, 2014

Epic Games has made available its Unreal Engine 4 tools to everyone for $US19 per month, plus 5% of revenue from any game made using UE4. In exchange, users will be able to develop UE4 titles for PC, Mac, iOS and Android. A subscription grants access...

March 20, 2014

Kirsty reviews Flappy Bird for iOS.

March 20, 2014

Matt and Shane review Bravely Default for the Nintendo 3DS.

March 20, 2014

Shane and Brad review Disgaea D2.

March 20, 2014

Kirsty reviews The Impossible Line.

March 20, 2014

Kirsty reviews Game of Watchcraft: Spawn of Squishy for iOS.

March 20, 2014

With Virtual Reality set to be a major tech point throughout this generation, Sony have announced they are throwing their hat into the VR game, with the announcement of “Project Morpheus”, a VR headset that works with the Playstation 4. S...

March 19, 2014

With Pillars of Eternity coming closer to fruition, Obsidian Entertainment have today announced they are entering into a partnership with Swedish-based publisher Paradox Interactive to distribute physical and digital versions of the game. The news, w...

March 18, 2014

We here at New Game Plus are very proud to announce that we’ll be entering into a media and events partnership with Melbourne-based competitive fighting game group Couch Warriors. This partnership will include future gaming events, including th...

March 13, 2014

In breaking news, Vince Zampella of Respawn Entertainment has took to Twitter to set the record straight; Australia will be getting local servers for Titanfall. Beginning this Friday morning, EA, Microsoft and Respawn Entertainment are all working in...

March 12, 2014

Famed Australian developer Halfbrick responsible for Jetpack Joyride and Raskulls fame have announced their latest video game endeavour this month, titled Bears vs. Art. Hit the jump for the official Bears vs Art debut trailer.   Revealed to be...

March 5, 2014

Surprise. This was the raw emotion that grabbed me by the collar and slapped me in the face after my hands-on time with the upcoming Wolfenstein: The New Order. After being unveiled at E3 (with nifty Jimi Hendrix soundtrack in tow), it was evident th...

March 5, 2014

Warner Bros have today announced a brand new Batman game, the third to be helmed by Rocksteady Studios, titled Batman: Arkham Knight – to be released in later this year for PS4, Xbox One and PC. The news comes via Game Informer, who are featuri...

March 4, 2014

(Editor’s note: This piece was originally written by our editor Liam in early January to coincide with our GOTY Week. It is clearly not early January, but the Oscars are still fresh in our minds. With unreserved apologies to the author, here are Li...

March 4, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we survive the horrors of Outlast, live through the bleakness with The Last of Us: Left Behind and experience the fever dream that is Jazzpunk. We also look at the Japanese sound novel Banshee's Last Cry, as well as m...

February 27, 2014

Nintendo have today announced that the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, which powers the online play functionality of the Nintendo DS, DSi and Wii, will be discontinued on May 20th, 2014. The news comes via Nintendo themselves, who had announced du...

February 27, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we put on our combat garbs in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, put on our titans with a look at the recent Titanfall beta and put on our thinking faces for The Impossible Line. We also have an in depth chat with Roos...

February 20, 2014

Normally when a series hails from the noitaminA block on Fuji TV it inspires hope. Hope that the series, while it may be a little on the obscure side is generally a rather good watch from start to finish. They’ll often have backgrounds or art s...

February 19, 2014

Roughly a year after the initial release of BioShock: Infinite along with subsequent downloadable expansions, developer Irrational Games is set to disperse after seventeen years within the industry. Ken Levine explained the decision to wind down the...

February 18, 2014

Rock Band developer Harmonix has announced Chroma, a musically-driven first person shooter. Chroma will intrinsically tie music with arena-based shooting; The game’s soundtrack will directly influence combat and traversal, musical “change...

February 18, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we take a look at The Elder Scrolls Online beta, reminisce over Flappy Bird and act normal with Octodad: Dadliest Catch. We also speak to Producer John Block and Senior Producer Michael Boccieri about Turtle Rock's up...

February 15, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we discover some new friends hidden in the Nintendo 3DS eShop and revisit some old ones with Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness and Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. We also look back at 40 years of Dungeons and Dragons and ch...

February 14, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we look at the latest fantasy in Bravely Default, become a hero in Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, steal a few answers from Thief's Art Director Nicolas Cantin, check out the Global Game Jam, and interview creator of...

February 14, 2014

For the first Nintendo Direct of 2014, Nintendo didn’t reiterate any of the announcements made recently, they focused squarely on game announcements, reconfirmations of existing games and interesting tidbits for upcoming games. Firstly, Nintend...

February 13, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we clean out some Dead Pixels, turnabout a verdict on Ace Attorney: Dual Destines, give thanks to the gods in Saint Seiya: Brave Soldiers and sing an ode to joy in Peggle 2. We also look at some more films from the Japan F...

February 12, 2014

On this episode of Graphic Content, the boys express a diverse range of emotions at out two reviews – The Quitter and Old Man Logan respectively. We also have a chat with Dan Slott, of The Amazing Spider-man fame, as well as Steve Spark from FE...

February 12, 2014

Kirsty checks out the iPega Wireless Bluetooth Controller.

February 12, 2014

Alice Clarke interviews Aaron Forsythe, the Senior Director of R&D for Magic: The Gathering. The interview was filmed at PAXAU 2013.

February 12, 2014

Brad checks out some anime.

February 7, 2014

Following Activision’s investor earnings call, the publishing behemoth revealed today that their flagship shooter franchise Call of Duty will undergo a three-year development cycle spanning multiple development teams. Since the release of Call...

February 6, 2014

In their first big push to establish themselves as a games publisher, online retailer Amazon have announced they’ve acquired California-based developer Double Helix Games. The news (via TechCrunch) comes as word of a joint recruiting event held...

February 4, 2014

Queen’s Blade -Exiled Warrior- is a half-season (thirteen episode) series released in 2009 by ARMS (responsible for some fantastic series like Elfen Lied as well as some… not so fantastic ones like Night Shift Nurses) and recently releas...

January 30, 2014

Despite having some interesting and noteworthy titles coming out in 2014, there have been numerous reports that Nintendo are reporting significant losses, as well as experiencing issues in selling the WiiU to consumers. This was a recurring theme in ...

January 29, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, who said we're in a gaming drought? We review Super Mario 3D World, Professor Layton and The Azran Legacy, One Piece: Romance Dawn and Colormania. We also have an interview with Senior Director of R&D for Magic: ...

January 29, 2014

Jason and Don review Super Mario 3D World for the Nintendo Wii U.

January 29, 2014

Jason and Matt review Professor Leyton and the Azran Legacy.

January 29, 2014

Jason and Shane review One Piece: Romance Dawn for the 3DS.

January 29, 2014

Kirsty and Matt review The Legend of Zelda: Link Between Worlds for the Nintendo 3DS.

January 29, 2014

Jason and Tim review Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus.

January 29, 2014

Tim and Don review Tearaway for the PSVita.

January 29, 2014

Kirsty checks out the iOS game Colormania.

January 29, 2014

Jason and Matt review Regular Show: Mordecai & Rigby in 8-Bit Land.

January 29, 2014

Kirsty checks out Puffington for the iDevices.

January 29, 2014

Kirsty reviews the latest Kumobius game for iphone, Duet.

January 29, 2014

Jason and Matt review Dead Rising 3 for the XBox One.

January 29, 2014

Tim and Shane review the PC title, Path of Exile.

January 28, 2014

It may come to a surprise for most people to learn that Microsoft never owned the Gears of War IP, they were just the publisher. That honour belonged with Epic, whom if they chose, could publisher further entries on competing platforms. That isn̵...

January 27, 2014

One of the biggest releases of 2013 that didn’t see a localized release was Capcom’s Monster Hunter 4 – an absolute juggernaut of a game that took Japanese 3DS owners by storm. With the series growing in popularity outside of Japan,...

January 20, 2014

This week on an all new season of New Game Plus, we shout “HYAH!!” in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, yell into our Vitas with Tearaway and bellow “Tally-ho” with Puffington. We also present highlights from Graphic...

January 19, 2014

This week on New Game Plus, we present our PAX Australia trivia panel, 'The Ultimate Industry Quiz Showdown!' Which of our industry luminaries will prove their gaming mettle? What exciting facts will we discover along the way? Join in the f...

January 14, 2014

One of the major sticking points that many people (us included) had with EA’s 2013 SimCity was the requirement that the game needed to be online for it to function. It was such a sticking point that Maxis head Lucy Bradshaw addressed it several...

January 10, 2014

This week, the New Game Plus cast and crew have revealed their favourite games of the year. To wrap this week up, our host Jason talks about some of his favourite things of the year. I pondered for a long while how to start this piece that didn’t s...

January 9, 2014

This week, the New Game Plus cast and crew will be revealing their games of the year. Today, our resident stream monster Matt talks about his top three games of the year. Man, there’s no better time to be excited for video games than now. If you’...

January 8, 2014

Following the disappointment Sega released in the form of Aliens: Colonial Marines, it would take something pretty special for people to take a Sega published Alien game seriously again. And sure enough, Sega may have that special something in the fo...

January 8, 2014

Andy House, CEO and President of Sony Computer Entertainment unwrapped the mysteries of the PlayStation ecosystem’s cloud services at CES 2014 by unveiling PlayStation Now, which involves the streaming of games to several PlayStation devices us...

January 8, 2014

This week, the New Game Plus cast and crew will be revealing their games of the year. Today, our newsman and indie correspondent Donald talks about his favourite five games of the year. I completely understand why many consider 2013 an off year for g...

January 7, 2014

“This week on New Game Plus, we go back to this year's EB Expo to present 'Foot In The Door' with Geek Bomb. Do you want to work in games media, or in public relations, or even game development? We've got fantastic insights,...

January 7, 2014

This week, the New Game Plus cast and crew will be revealing their favourite games of the year. Today, our music producer and retro streamer Ozzy talks about his top five games of the year. My top 5 games of 2013 reflect my taste in games and prefere...

January 6, 2014

Nvidia unveiled its new 192 coda core Tegra K1 mobile GPU at its CES event earlier today. It promises to deliver graphical processing power comparable to that of current-generation consoles, and in excess of previous-generation graphics, with support...

January 6, 2014

To complement our Game of the Year episode, the New Game Plus cast and crew have prepared some of their own GOTY lists, which we will be publishing throughout this week. Firstly, the face of our Facebook, Jamie, presents his top three games of 2013. ...

December 24, 2013

This week on New Game Plus, we turn off our Playstation 4s and Xbox Ones and look back at the generation that was. We declare our favourite games of the past generation and some of the trends that shaped it. All this, plus more, on a very special Epi...

December 23, 2013

This time on New Game Plus’s Graphic Content, we have a look at the comics Criminal and Marvels. We also take a look at the games The Darkness and The Darkness 2 in our continuation of games based of comic books. We also hear from the writer an...

December 22, 2013

This week on New Game Plus, we celebrate the year that was 2013 with our Game of the Year show! What are our favourite games of 2013? What are some of the best games you may have missed this year? We've got all those answers, plus more, on Episo...

December 22, 2013

This week on New Game Plus, we go into the Nexus with Ratchet & Clank, perform a Duet and talk about a Regular Show. We also check out the Playstation 4 and some of the highlights of the 17th Japan Film Festival, and conclude Planeswalkers Plus....

December 19, 2013

Our brave players face their final challenge – take on the local Magic scene at Friday Night Magic. How will their decks hold up to the experienced players at Games Lab. Find out here!

December 19, 2013

Don checks out two new indie titles this month, Contrast for the PS4 and Card Hunter.

December 19, 2013

Jason and Kirsty talk about the annual Japanese Film Festival.

December 19, 2013

Brad and Matt give us their first impressions of the new Playstation 4 console.

December 19, 2013

Jason interviews Chris Wright from Surprise Attack about their new service, Better Boat.

December 19, 2013

Jason interviews Kevin Shortt, the Lead Story Designer of Watch_Dogs at the recent EBExpo 2013.

December 19, 2013

Jason interviews Jordan Cwiez anout his imvolvement with Rooster Teeth and his show, the Rooster Teeth Animated Adventures.

December 19, 2013

Jason interviews Rooster Teeth's Monty Oum.

December 19, 2013

Brad reviews the latest Anime.

December 19, 2013

Jason and Matt check out the XBox One Hardware.

December 19, 2013

Jason and Matt look at the DLC games availble on the XBox One.

December 19, 2013

Jason and Matt check out the Dics games available on the XBox One.

December 19, 2013

With the year pretty much over, what better way for Nintendo to close out 2013 than one final Nintendo Direct. And compared to the last few we’ve seen, there were some very interesting announcements, and several that came right out of nowhere. ...

December 18, 2013

The team behind Silicon Sports have announced their first major event, Game On 2014. The event which is slated for the 8th of March will feature grand finals for League of Legends, Dota 2 and Starcraft 2 as well as showing off local indie games. The ...

December 10, 2013

American and UK spy agencies reportedly infiltrated online gaming platforms such as Xbox Live and World of Warcraft, according to leaks from whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Documents obtained by The Guardian, in partnership with The New York Times and...

December 8, 2013

In a move that surprised quite a few people, Telltale announced not one, but two brand new games at today’s Spike TV’s VGX event. They join indie developer Hello Games (of Joe Danger fame) in announcing brand new projects at the event, wh...

December 6, 2013

We have some local eSports happening this Saturday (7/12) with the Team Immunity Dota 2 Masters with some of the best teams in Australia heading down to Monash University Caulfield to fight it out for thousands of dollars in cash and prizes! The even...

December 3, 2013

The Burnout games were always among the fastest, most exciting edge-of-your-seat racers available on the market. For a time, they co-existed side-by-side with the Need for Speed franchise, with the former focusing on ballsy, death defying adrenaline ...

December 3, 2013

This week on New Game Plus, we run amok in Dead Rising 3, traverse the Path Of Exile, and step into the shadows with Contrast. We also speak to Jordan Cwierz from Rooster Teeth, and to Chris Wright about Surprise Attack's Bigger Boat. All this p...

November 29, 2013

Jason and Don review Call of Duty: Ghosts.

November 29, 2013

Jason and Kirsty review Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag.

November 29, 2013

Matt and Shane review Typing of the Dead: Overkill

November 29, 2013

Jason and Matt review Sonic: Lost Worlds.

November 29, 2013

Brad and Shane review Guided Fate Paradox.

November 29, 2013

Kirsty reviews the iOS game, Prince of Persia: Shadow & Flame.

November 28, 2013

Publisher 505 Games has apologised to all players of the recently released Ashes Cricket 2013 for the game’s quality. In a statement to Rock Paper Shotgun, the publisher placed blame on the developer, Melbourne studio Trickstar Games, and its c...

November 28, 2013

This week on New Game Plus, we take a good look at the Xbox One and its launch titles, don our masks in Call of Duty: Ghosts, avoid the Z-word in The Typing Of The Dead: Overkill and rewind time with Prince of Persia: The Shadow And The Flame. All th...