When you first download Limbo, its noir art style and dot-eyed child protagonist is likely to push you one of two ways. You’ll either be drawn in by its Tim Burton sensibilities, or be turned away by its apparent pretentiousness. So is Limbo a game for high society pompous gamers, or genuinely something special?

Last month we visited the Mana Bar in Brisbane, Australia and reported that it was really, REALLY frakking cool. But things may have just got more awesome. ‘After only four months of being open, I can confirm that we will be expanding and opening up Mana Bars in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as internationally’ Guy ‘Yug’ Bomberg said to Delimiter.com.au today. This confirmation comes just hours after Yug posted   Read More ...

If you’re a gamer who would consider themselves seasoned or a little ‘old school’, then there’s no question that you’re familiar with Lucas Arts’ Monkey Island series. Arguably the most loved and critically admired of the 1990’s graphic adventure game boom, Monkey Island 2 has received a make-over for the 21st century.

We’ve all done it at some point. Crowded around a TV, Xbox and Guitar Hero; half a bottle of whiskey flowing through the blood stream and some bizarre cocktail of God-knows-what in our hands, attempting to beat Hysteria’s complicated bass line on expert. Not all of us try and do this for a living, however. But for a few guys in Brisbane, Australia; the dream of playing Guitar Hero whilst   Read More ...

Quite frankly, if you’re looking for consumer advice on Red Dead Redemption, there’s very little point reading this review. The game has a little yellow box with an ‘R’ in it in the bottom corner of the packaging. That’s pretty much all you need to know. This is a Rockstar game, and this should leave anyone with no doubt as to the level of quality Red Dead Redemption revels in.

Half a decade ago, as the world sat on the edges of their gaming sofas waiting for the Xbox 360 to arrive, Finnish developers Remedy teased us all with shots and talk of Alan Wake, a psychological action thriller game that would blow all our minds. For years this was the killer title that many used in their arguments as to why the 360 would destroy the PlayStation 3. And   Read More ...