Although we are all about games here games.on.net we are also the gaming portal for an ISP (Australia’s best, naturally) and so we’re pretty interested in the state of broadband…
Although we are all about games here games.on.net we are also the gaming portal for an ISP (Australia’s best, naturally) and so we’re pretty interested in the state of broadband…
Lovers of classic multiplayer games, rejoice! Games.on.net have just announced that we are deploying a number of servers for some older classic games. These servers are here to stay and…
Lovers of classic multiplayer games, rejoice! Games.on.net have just announced that we are deploying a number of servers for some older classic games. These servers are here to stay and…
Alright. Who called it? Yes. It was me, thankyou for asking.I’ve written extensively about my jacked-in love for ‘80s sci-fi baby cyberpunk in the past, both for games.on.net and elsewhere….
Alright. Who called it? Yes. It was me, thankyou for asking.I’ve written extensively about my jacked-in love for ‘80s sci-fi baby cyberpunk in the past, both for games.on.net and elsewhere….
As it is Christmas Eve, we’re Officially Pulling the Plug on games.on.net’s front-end news coverage for 2012. Our forums and game servers will of course continue to be operational, but…
As it is Christmas Eve, we’re Officially Pulling the Plug on games.on.net’s front-end news coverage for 2012. Our forums and game servers will of course continue to be operational, but…
We have been working hard to make games.on.net the number one destination for gamers in Australia, and we agree that there is still a significant amount left on our plate to address….
We have been working hard to make games.on.net the number one destination for gamers in Australia, and we agree that there is still a significant amount left on our plate to address….
While were huge fans of Australian game development here at games.on.net, we still have to critically examine every title that crosses our desks even if theyre being produced right here…
While were huge fans of Australian game development here at games.on.net, we still have to critically examine every title that crosses our desks even if theyre being produced right here…
If you’ve still not played Battlefield 3, then… well, what are you doing on games.on.net, for starters. But let’s look past that: this amazing fan-made machinima for the game was…
If you’ve still not played Battlefield 3, then… well, what are you doing on games.on.net, for starters. But let’s look past that: this amazing fan-made machinima for the game was…
I’m not allowed to transcribe what he actually said, but suffice to say, when our editor here at games.on.net saw this new trailer for Of Orcs and Men, he got…
I’m not allowed to transcribe what he actually said, but suffice to say, when our editor here at games.on.net saw this new trailer for Of Orcs and Men, he got…
Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s multiplayer will be a “cohesive experience,” with single-player and multiplayer sharing features, plus, will be a more expansive than last time out, according to creative director…
Medal of Honor: Warfighter’s multiplayer will be a “cohesive experience,” with single-player and multiplayer sharing features, plus, will be a more expansive than last time out, according to creative director…
Lets be honest here Need for Speed Most Wanted might as well be called Need for Speed Takedown Paradise. Developer Criterion tuned its racing credentials on the open roads of…
Lets be honest here Need for Speed Most Wanted might as well be called Need for Speed Takedown Paradise. Developer Criterion tuned its racing credentials on the open roads of…
Much like it’s popular to blame EA for things you don’t like about BioWare, it’s long been popular to shift the blame to Activision when Blizzard make an unpopular move. Blizzard have had enough of that though, and spoke out overnight on a Reddit AMA thread about World of Warcraft. Director Tom Chilton was asked: [...]
Much like it’s popular to blame EA for things you don’t like about BioWare, it’s long been popular to shift the blame to Activision when Blizzard make an unpopular move. Blizzard have had enough of that though, and spoke out overnight on a Reddit AMA thread about World of Warcraft. Director Tom Chilton was asked: [...]
Yesterday’s shock announcement that two Bohemia Interactive developers had been arrested on suspicion of espionage on the Greek island of Lemnos caught many by surprise. Now, Bohemia’s CEO Marek Spanel has issued an official statement on the matter, flatly denying that the pair were there to break any laws or photograph military installations. “We can [...]
Yesterday’s shock announcement that two Bohemia Interactive developers had been arrested on suspicion of espionage on the Greek island of Lemnos caught many by surprise. Now, Bohemia’s CEO Marek Spanel has issued an official statement on the matter, flatly denying that the pair were there to break any laws or photograph military installations. “We can [...]
Toby is gearing up for Borderlands 2, diving into the skill tree to see what he can pull out. Let’s join him on his journey to level 50 and a gory death.
Toby is gearing up for Borderlands 2, diving into the skill tree to see what he can pull out. Let’s join him on his journey to level 50 and a gory death.
Every MMO has a honeymoon. The world is new, lauded by critics and fans alike. Then… cracks appear. The hype wears off. The game goes free to play, and EA announces that it tanked.
Guild Wars 2 launched two weeks ago, and yet in many ways is well past its honeymoon. With the length of its beta test rivalling Longcat himself, many have already been playing the game for months. And honestly, in all this time, the game’s barely changed.
So when I loaded Guild Wars 2 on release, my first impressions were laced with cynicism. Fortunately, I’m now enjoying the game, even if it’s not the promised, overhyped revolution. Let’s look at what Guild Wars 2 brings to the MMO table.
Every MMO has a honeymoon. The world is new, lauded by critics and fans alike. Then… cracks appear. The hype wears off. The game goes free to play, and EA announces that it tanked.
Guild Wars 2 launched two weeks ago, and yet in many ways is well past its honeymoon. With the length of its beta test rivalling Longcat himself, many have already been playing the game for months. And honestly, in all this time, the game’s barely changed.
So when I loaded Guild Wars 2 on release, my first impressions were laced with cynicism. Fortunately, I’m now enjoying the game, even if it’s not the promised, overhyped revolution. Let’s look at what Guild Wars 2 brings to the MMO table.
The lead designer on The Secret World, Martin Bruusgaard, took to Twitter with his news to claim that both he and the majority of the lead development studio in Oslo had been laid off by Funcom. “The Oslo office got hit much much harder,” he wrote, before adding that: “I get it tho, it’s a [...]
The lead designer on The Secret World, Martin Bruusgaard, took to Twitter with his news to claim that both he and the majority of the lead development studio in Oslo had been laid off by Funcom. “The Oslo office got hit much much harder,” he wrote, before adding that: “I get it tho, it’s a [...]
Can getting too excited about an upcoming game end up ruining the experience for you? David Rayfield explains how excessive hype has ruined his enjoyment of several games.
Can getting too excited about an upcoming game end up ruining the experience for you? David Rayfield explains how excessive hype has ruined his enjoyment of several games.
If you’ve been waiting for the digital gates to re-open after ArenaNet suspended digital sales of their game to prevent overflow, then your time is now! Sales of the game through the official site have now resumed, and new servers added to cope with the load. To celebrate, ArenaNet have released the live action ‘Our [...]
If you’ve been waiting for the digital gates to re-open after ArenaNet suspended digital sales of their game to prevent overflow, then your time is now! Sales of the game through the official site have now resumed, and new servers added to cope with the load. To celebrate, ArenaNet have released the live action ‘Our [...]
Hammerpoint are taking realism to a slightly higher level in their upcoming zombie-themed MMO, The War Z, by revealing that everything in your character’s backpack will be lost permanently if you die. Even if you’re playing on Normal mode, and even if you paid real-world money for it in a microtransaction. “You’ll lose what you [...]
Hammerpoint are taking realism to a slightly higher level in their upcoming zombie-themed MMO, The War Z, by revealing that everything in your character’s backpack will be lost permanently if you die. Even if you’re playing on Normal mode, and even if you paid real-world money for it in a microtransaction. “You’ll lose what you [...]
The artist game formerly known as Command & Conquer: Generals 2 and now just as ‘Command & Conquer’ instead has confirmed — in a sort of backwards manner — that it won’t be ditching single player just because it’s free-to-play. “Our intention with Command & Conquer is to create a triple-A experience. And by that [...]
The artist game formerly known as Command & Conquer: Generals 2 and now just as ‘Command & Conquer’ instead has confirmed — in a sort of backwards manner — that it won’t be ditching single player just because it’s free-to-play. “Our intention with Command & Conquer is to create a triple-A experience. And by that [...]
A lot of really excellent games have come out since World of Warcraft‘s last expansion, Cataclysm. One of those games was even from Blizzard themselves. So even if you, like I, have not really involved yourself in World of Warcraft since seeing what Deathwing did to Azeroth, there’s still time to catch up before checking out World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.
Time away from an MMO can make it difficult to get back in. Stat gaps form, players change, and sometimes entire systems undergo revamps. World of Warcraft also features an actively evolving world and storyline, which can make it even tougher to know where you stand. Here’s the absolute basics to ensure you’re not totally lost come September 25.
A lot of really excellent games have come out since World of Warcraft‘s last expansion, Cataclysm. One of those games was even from Blizzard themselves. So even if you, like I, have not really involved yourself in World of Warcraft since seeing what Deathwing did to Azeroth, there’s still time to catch up before checking out World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria.
Time away from an MMO can make it difficult to get back in. Stat gaps form, players change, and sometimes entire systems undergo revamps. World of Warcraft also features an actively evolving world and storyline, which can make it even tougher to know where you stand. Here’s the absolute basics to ensure you’re not totally lost come September 25.
Steam is about to get a lot bigger and better, assuming you have a big-screen TV or are a Linux user. A detailed report on Valve posted in The New York Times claims that “on Monday, the company will begin a public test of a new television-friendly interface, Big Picture, for buying Steam games and [...]
Steam is about to get a lot bigger and better, assuming you have a big-screen TV or are a Linux user. A detailed report on Valve posted in The New York Times claims that “on Monday, the company will begin a public test of a new television-friendly interface, Big Picture, for buying Steam games and [...]
Nobody’s certain that Skyrim’s DLC wil make it the PlayStation 3, but Sony’s doing what it can to help, third-party publishing executive Adam Boyes told Kotaku at the New York Gaming Conference. “We work with all of our partners to try and solve their problems. We have a big, broad dev support team that works [...]
Nobody’s certain that Skyrim’s DLC wil make it the PlayStation 3, but Sony’s doing what it can to help, third-party publishing executive Adam Boyes told Kotaku at the New York Gaming Conference. “We work with all of our partners to try and solve their problems. We have a big, broad dev support team that works [...]
In an interview published last week, director Hidetaka Miyazaki astonished and outraged fans with a suggestion that he might add an “easy mode” to Dark Souls, a game designed solely not to be easy. Namco Bandai got in touch with Metro, which posted the original interview, to explain that Miyzaki had been mistranslated, and to [...]
In an interview published last week, director Hidetaka Miyazaki astonished and outraged fans with a suggestion that he might add an “easy mode” to Dark Souls, a game designed solely not to be easy. Namco Bandai got in touch with Metro, which posted the original interview, to explain that Miyzaki had been mistranslated, and to [...]
Last week’s news that City of Heroes would be shutting down in November was a sad blow to us all, but like all good comic books, there may be a twist yet. Fans have been rallying to save the game, including organising a huge petition and forming a community dedicated to saving as much of [...]
Last week’s news that City of Heroes would be shutting down in November was a sad blow to us all, but like all good comic books, there may be a twist yet. Fans have been rallying to save the game, including organising a huge petition and forming a community dedicated to saving as much of [...]
Despite the fact that Blizzard only announced the 100 bonus Paragon Levels a fortnight ago, an amibitious Barbarian by the name of Alkaizer has already maxed it out and, thus, hit level cap again. The key to his success is apparently getting an experience gem in your helm to provide +27% bonus experience, a movement-speed [...]
Despite the fact that Blizzard only announced the 100 bonus Paragon Levels a fortnight ago, an amibitious Barbarian by the name of Alkaizer has already maxed it out and, thus, hit level cap again. The key to his success is apparently getting an experience gem in your helm to provide +27% bonus experience, a movement-speed [...]
EA boss Frank Gibeau has been copping a bit of flack from various corners of the internet for his recent comments that he “has not green-lit one game to be developed as a single-player experience”. Speaking to Kotaku in a follow-up interview, Gibeau explained that he’s not suggesting the company will never make a single-player [...]
EA boss Frank Gibeau has been copping a bit of flack from various corners of the internet for his recent comments that he “has not green-lit one game to be developed as a single-player experience”. Speaking to Kotaku in a follow-up interview, Gibeau explained that he’s not suggesting the company will never make a single-player [...]
EA’s Frank Gibeau has been kicking up quite a fuss lately, first with his statement that it’s a bad time to launch new IP, and now with another recent interview in which he unequivocally states that EA will not ever greenlight a purely single-player experience. “We are very proud of the way EA evolved with [...]
EA’s Frank Gibeau has been kicking up quite a fuss lately, first with his statement that it’s a bad time to launch new IP, and now with another recent interview in which he unequivocally states that EA will not ever greenlight a purely single-player experience. “We are very proud of the way EA evolved with [...]
If you’ve got Zerg on the brain like me, you’ll be keen to know that the next installment of StarCraft II, Heart of the Swarm, begins beta testing as of today. Announced overnight on the StarCraft II blog, testers are invited to opt-in under the Account Management > Beta Profile Settings section of their battle.net [...]
If you’ve got Zerg on the brain like me, you’ll be keen to know that the next installment of StarCraft II, Heart of the Swarm, begins beta testing as of today. Announced overnight on the StarCraft II blog, testers are invited to opt-in under the Account Management > Beta Profile Settings section of their battle.net [...]
Last night, vehicular Battlefield 3 expansion Armored Kill went live, baby — for PS3 owners, at least. Great news for rivetheads, but for those of us who don’t give a care, there is actually a reason to part with said singular care. With Armored Kill’s release comes an udderly massive swag of tweaks ‘n changes to the game proper. The list is long and those PC-centric UI fixes are very welcome, but here’s what immediately struck me in the cataracts with a totem pole…
Last night, vehicular Battlefield 3 expansion Armored Kill went live, baby — for PS3 owners, at least. Great news for rivetheads, but for those of us who don’t give a care, there is actually a reason to part with said singular care. With Armored Kill’s release comes an udderly massive swag of tweaks ‘n changes to the game proper. The list is long and those PC-centric UI fixes are very welcome, but here’s what immediately struck me in the cataracts with a totem pole…
The first step in the series of baby-steps that is the launch of Battlefield 3: Armored Kill was taken today, with its release to Premium members playing on the PS3. To celebrate, a launch trailer has been released, like some sort of salt-based wound accessory. It shows gameplay from all four of the new maps [...]
The first step in the series of baby-steps that is the launch of Battlefield 3: Armored Kill was taken today, with its release to Premium members playing on the PS3. To celebrate, a launch trailer has been released, like some sort of salt-based wound accessory. It shows gameplay from all four of the new maps [...]