With the layout of the expos now sussed out, Day Two of PAX Aus gave me a chance to experience a lot more games than yesterday, with a… Continue reading
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To celebrate Nolan North’s birthday, we wanted to take a look back at some of the characters that he’s lent his voice to. If you haven’t heard of… Continue reading
The past couple of years have been good to horror video game aficionados. All the way from P.T. and Until Dawn, to Outlast, Five Nights at Freddy’s and numerous other… Continue reading
The Zelda series is full of secrets, surprises, and emotion. You never know what you’ll discover. But sometimes, you see things you wish you hadn’t. When enemies like… Continue reading
Video game exhibitions rarely make their way down under so, when they do, it’s a very special event for Australian gamers of all ages. PAX Aus is all… Continue reading
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Bright Future Ahead for PlayStation Following Fantastic Paris Games Week Conference
In a world full of non sequiturs and stifling games of ring toss, Sony were able to deliver a conference this week full of exciting new projects, upcoming… Continue reading
With MasterChief by your side, how can you go wrong? Almost 15 years on and still Halo manages to be one of the most immersive and captivating gaming… Continue reading
Mr. Game & Watch has been a fairly divisive character ever since he re-took center stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee for the Nintendo GameCube. Based on the… Continue reading
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EGX 2015: Ones to Watch at This Year’s Largest UK Gaming Event
On the eve of the UK’s largest gaming event, we at Power Up Gaming are busy making our final preparations for our third consecutive EGX, and will be bringing you extensive… Continue reading
What a time to be alive. In my grandfather’s day, they had to walk for miles in the snow for anything. In my day, I had to walk a… Continue reading
In a world of stifling economics and threats to national security, a lone figure stands. He walked a road not many had walked and then took up his… Continue reading
The concept of a developer annualizing a popular video game franchise might initially sound rather enticing. After all, it’s no secret that games take a long time to… Continue reading
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Virtuix Omni and PlayStation VR: Hands-On Preview by a Virtual Reality Virgin
I was lucky enough to recently dive into the world of virtual reality, by trying out both the Sony Morpheus (since renamed PlayStation VR) and the Virtuix Omni. As it… Continue reading
Fallout 4 is now less than two months away, and while Bethesda have teased a few new features, they remain tight-lipped on whether the series’ drugs system is… Continue reading
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Reminds Me How Much I Miss Advanced Warfare
Sledgehammer Games disrupted the Call of Duty franchise with Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare back in 2014. As a series that has largely seen incremental improvements and, at… Continue reading
Sony always likes to update its platforms to add on things they either promised or said would be coming soon (still no backwards compatibility though). The small updates add little touches,… Continue reading
Warhammer has been a big name in the basement-dwelling turbo-nerd scene for almost thirty years; a scene of which I am proud to be a member. Its creator… Continue reading
Metal Gear Solid is a series that is defined by its cinematic nature. While often absurd or overly complex, there can be no arguing the richness of the… Continue reading
I tend to reject fanboyism; I couldn’t care less about the console wars, have no favourite game company, and I have about as much loyalty as a hungry cat…. Continue reading
To celebrate the impending release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, we at Power Up Gaming have decided to take a look back at this lauded,… Continue reading