Bajo and Hex return for the year with two huge reviews, going into deep space with Mass Effect 2, and into the depths of the ocean in BioShock 2. Plus, we continue to investigate the progress of getting an R18+ classification category for video games!
It’s the episode with more brown pants and Jason’s than you can mash X at as we review David Cage’s thriller, Heavy Rain, plus we venture into the depths of hell in Dante’s Inferno. Plus, we look into the story of how we ended up with the WASD keyboard, and visit a game jam to watch some devs cram a game together in 48 hours!
Bajo and Hex review the interspecies action of Aliens vs Predator, and the massive action of M.A.G. aka Massive Action Game. Plus. We take a deep two-part backward compatible dive into the history of the Final Fantasy series, and visit game collector Matt Goodwin!
This episode we blow stuff up in our review of one of our all-time favourite FPS’s, Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Plus, we go on an epic adventure in Final Fantasy XIII, and a time-bending misadventure in The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom. And we go Backward Compatible on the career of the biggest Llama fan in gaming, Jeff Minter.
We venture into the dark post-apocalyptic subways of Metro 2033, and take down a god or two in God Of War III. Plus, we go Backward Compatible on the history of the Elder Scrolls series, and Hex rounds up five of the best weapons in gaming.
This week it’s all strategy, all the time with reviews of Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, Napoleon: Total War & Supreme Commander 2. Plus, we get an experts opinion on the StarCraft 2 beta, and round up five of the best strategies to use in RTS games.
It’s another explosive episode as we grapple our way through the destruction of Just Cause 2, and take on some sword swinging shenanigans in Red Steel 2. Plus, we meet our new field reported Ajax.
This episode we review the XBLA re-release of the N64 classic, Perfect Dark, and get stuck into the first big expansion for Dragon Age: Origins, Awakening, look at the follow up to everyone’s favourite poop management simulator Pipe Buster: Number Twos, and round up a bunch of mobile games, Space Miner, Ragdoll Blaster 2, and Crash Nitro Kart 3D. And Ajax investigates a man who’s built a fully functional flight simulator in his own home!
Hex and Bajo review the popular fighter BlazBlue: Calamatiy Trigger and try to sport in Rugby League 3. Plus, Ajax investigates the effect our late night gaming sessions are having on our health, and Bajo rounds up five of the funniest moments in games.
We review the stylish sneaky action of Splinter Cell: Conviction, and settle in for some strategy in The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom. Plus, we visit the FIFA Interactive World Cup Qualifiers and look into the ever growing business of game remakes.
This episode we review the monster slaying action of Monster Hunter Tri, and the top down loot em ups of Torchlight. Plus, Bajo lists the top five moustaches in gaming, and we visit a man who keeps old consoles ticking.
This episode sees our field reporter, Ajax, investigate the long running discussion on what, if any, effect violent video games have on their players. Plus, we review Dead To Rights: Retribution, and The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces, while Hex lists the top five worst bits of voice acting in games.
It’s a review packed episode with reviews of the creative kart racing in ModNation Racers, the ball kicking of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, the TV making of M.U.D. TV, and the lead slinging of Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West. Plus, we meet the national Guitar Hero Champion, Joel Brooks.
This episode we look at the ambitious psychological thriller from the minds behind Max Payne, Alan Wake, and we chuck some hadoukens and rubber chickens at Super Street Fighter IV. Plus, Ajax investigates how to protect your precious gaming gear from would be thieves!
This episode has more games crammed in it than you can shake a rainbow unicorn at! There are reviews of the pixel block adventures of 3D Dot Game Heroes, the time bending climbing of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, the hit unicorn leaping of Robot Unicorn Attack, the 4X action of Neptune’s Pride, and the fly boy antics of After Burner Climax! Plus, Ajax gives his tips for how to dominate in the gaming Lounge Room!
We saddle up to review one of the biggest and best games ever made, Red Dead Redemption. Plus, we blow up some aliens in the cold in Lost Planet 2. And we take a look at the history of Sensible Software.
We get kick-flip and ollie our way through our review of the excellent Skate 3, make some tough choices in the spy driven espionage world of Alpha Protocol, and step into the octagon for UFC Undisputed 2010. Plus, Bajo ponders over all those games that never get finished and are left in our piles of shame.
We review the fruit slicing and dicing mobile action of Fruit Ninja, the Mario Kart meets Fast and Furios racing of Blur, and the pirate point and click Jolly Roger. Plus, Hex dives into the history of vampires in games.
We review the thoroughly bizarre No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, and the much more wholesome Toy Story 3: The Video Game. Plus, we look at the history of one of the most influential studios in gaming history, Rare.
Bajo brings us his special report direct from the biggest event in the gaming calendar, E3 2010!
This week we’ve got reviews of the out of this world platforming utopia of Super Mario Galaxy 2, and the explosive racing of Split/Second Velocity. Plus, Ajax investigates how addictive gaming can be for some.
We review the portable stealth masterpiece Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the absolutely not a masterpiece Naughty Bear, and the surprisingly good Transformers: War for Cybertron, and it’s Wii version Cybertron Adventures. Plus, we meet the minds behind the viral sensation of Beached Az!
This week on the show, we review Crackdown 2 and Singularity, plus we visit Treayrch's Studio!
We review the game that started the whole Souls genre, Demon’s Souls, plus the gloomy platforming masterpiece of Limbo, the stunt bike riding of Joe Danger, and the lighthearted evil adventure of DeathSpank. Also, Bajo names the top five most influential gaming controllers!
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Preview
Blizzard
iPad Round Up
Muscle March
Disciples III
StarCraft II
Alien Swarm
Pile of Shame: Ed Boon
5-Up: Top Gaming Dictators
Bungie - part 1 & 2
5-Up: Top Gaming Blades
Pile of Shame: Aaron Greenberg
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Space 101: Shoot and Scoot
Space 101: Leading An Army
Star Wars Fan: David "LORDVADER xRKx" Geeves
Space Influence: Warren Spector
Space Influence: J. Allen Brack
Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind: Dead Space
Mass Effect
Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind: Metroid Prime
Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind: Space Chase
Dark Forces 1 and 2
Freeplay Independent Games Festival
Mafia 2
Wii Ware Round Up
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game
Pile of Shame: Jonathan Pelling
Shank
5-Up: Best Opening Levels
Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days
A day in the life of a games tester
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Pile of Shame: Nina Kristensen
Monday Night Combat
Rei: Gamescom 2010
Move and Kinect: First Impressions
Ask Good Game
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep
H.A.W.X. 2
Minecraft
Halo: Reach Developer Interview - Joseph Tung and Chris Opdahl
Ask Good Game
Valkyria Chronicles II
Metroid: Other M
Rei: GDC 2010
Civilization V
Ask Good Game
Halo: Reach
Dead Rising 2
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
How the Dust Settled: StarCraft II
Blade Kitten
Rei: Motion Control
F1 2010
Ask Good Game
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
FIFA 11 vs Pro Evolution Soccer 2011
Medal of Honor
Ask Good Game
If I Wasn't a Game Dev? - Tomonobu Itagaki
Shaun White Skateboarding
Pile of Shame: Heather Rabatich
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
Ask Good Game
Fallout: New Vegas
Fable 3
NBA Jam & NBA 2K11
If I Wasn't a Game Dev? - Richard Garriott
Costume Quest
Zombie Competition Has Closed
Ask Good Game
Vanquish
Zombie Competition Entries
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
More Zombie Competition Entries
God of War: Ghost of Sparta
Zombie Competition Winner
Pile of Shame: Matt Webster
GoldenEye 007
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Rock Band 3
Ajax: Australia's Mobile Gaming Developers
Ask Good Game
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Disney Epic Mickey
Downloadable Games Round Up
A Very Darren Christmas
Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth & Doctor Who: Return to Earth
PlayStation Move Round Up
Donkey Kong Country Returns
James Bond 007: Blood Stone
Kinect Round Up