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Reviews and extended rants when the front page just ain't enough. Enjoy.

 

Game Reviews 

July 2008

Devil May Cry 4 (360)
Features possibly the only stylish emo you’ll ever meet.

Dark Sector (360)
I doubt diseases are this cool in real life.

Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 (PC)
Haven't we been here before?

June 2008

The Club (PC)
Slaughter your way to high scores.

Crackdown (360)
The best ideas are usually stolen.

January 2008

Mass Effect (Xbox 360)
So much more than just an alien lesbian sex scene.

Clive Barker's Jericho (PC)
Shame on you, God.

December 2007

Assassin's Creed (Xbox 360)
Game Of The Year contender, God willing.

Team Fortress 2 (PC)
Enemy sends me little girls to fight.

Crysis (PC)
Maximum Yankee Shankee.

Kane and Lynch: Dead Men (PC)
F*ck the f*cking f*ckers!

Gears of War (Xbox 360, PC)
Jack, rip that door!

Lost Planet: Extreme Condition (Xbox 360)
Pneumonia = very yes

November 2007

Need for Speed: Carbon (PC)
Cars go faster when they're loud.

Portal (PC)
I think my mind just broke.

Forza 2 (Xbox 360)
Where supercars are no longer restricted to investment bankers.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (PC)
AR-PEE-GEE!

TimeShift (PC)
Please, let me end the pain and create a destructive paradox.

August 2007

EA Sports Fight Night Round 3 (Xbox 360)
Meet the Twin Ambassadors of Pain.

October 2007

Halo 3 (Xbox 360)
Oh, it's another Halo 3 review. How original.

April 2007

Rainbow Six: Vegas (PC)
Not that "Queen of the Nile" pokie simulator you've been waiting for (this is much more fun).

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (PC)
Don't call Sam Fisher a "Weeaboo ninja" to his face.

Splinter Cell: Double Agent (PC)
When Good Ideas Turn Bad, part II.

 

Hardware Reviews

January 2008

Audio Technica AD700 Headphone Review
Alien Looks for the Audio Conscious.

July 2007

Xbox 360 Premium Console
Look past the questionable QA, and it's a damn fine machine.

June 2007

Creative Zen Vision:M 60gb Digital Audio Player
The Swiss-Army Knife contender to the Apple iPod Video.

April 2007

Logitech Z-5500D 5.1 THX Digital Speaker System
A subwoofer, with speakers.

Microsoft Natural Keyboard 4000
I love black leather. You saw it here first.

Koss KSC-75 Clip-on Earphones
Bangs hard for your hard-earned bucks. Under the right conditions, of course.

Sennheiser HD201 Headphones
"Cheap" doesn't necessarily mean "bad".

Bluegears b-Enspirer Sound Card
Audiophile components. Dolby licensing. EAX support. Identity crisis.

Ultimate Ears super.fi 3 Studio In-Ear Monitors
I can't hear a thing you're saying.

 

Non-tech Reviews

April 2007

Zoggs "Aqua-Plugz" Moulded Silicone Ear Plugs
Big-eared swimmers, rejoice!

 

Articles

October 2007

Sh*tscared
Breaking down the elements of the horror genre in gaming.

June 2007

The Dream Factory
An outsiders view on the wonderful world of Game Development in Australia.

April 2007

Anatomy of Rafel
A tour of my big, black and blue box.