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7:54AM Thursday 08 January, 2009
'Blogs Central
Blog Central: The Mad Gamer Each week, the Mad Gamer will provide the latest news, previews and reviews for casual and hardcore gamers alike. Whether you're an XBox or a PlayStation junkie, we'll have you covered.

Recent entries

Friday, December 19, 2008

Bring on some fresh innovative games

Time to bring on some fresh innovative games. >>

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Left 4 Dead and Call of Duty

Gamers are spoilt for choice when it comes to shooters. >>

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Dead Space and Motorstorm: Pacific Rift

EA is reinvented with the best game of the year. >>

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Ratchet & Clank

Good looking fun booty for gamers >>

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Fable II

It's your life as you wish it... except for the bugs. >>

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Crysis Warhead: Best looking game yet on PC

But you may need a $30m lotto win. >>

Friday, October 10, 2008

Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

Even this won't help the golden empire strike back. >>

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Warhammer online is here

Warhammer Online is here. Does it live up to expectations? >>

Friday, September 19, 2008

Viva Pinata and FaceBreaker

Sometimes with video games, simple is good. >>

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Video game god arrives

Nothing can prepare you for how addictive and absorbing Spore is. >>

Friday, September 5, 2008

Halo 4 and lots of other goodies

Rumours have started about work on Halo 4. >>

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Too Human, Too Ambitious?

Xbox 360 exclusive, Too Human, sounds too good to be true. >>

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Games in 12 downloaded episodes

One day, we'll buy all games by online download. >>

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Rock this way, games fans

Guitar Hero's one of the most popular and prolific games. >>

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Time to make your brain hurt

Like Rubik's cube and Sudoku? Check out Sony's Echochrome. >>

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Final Fantasy or Too Human?

The days of exclusive titles for separate consoles are coming closer to and end with the news out from E3 that the next and much-awaited Final Fantasy will be on ... >>

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

PS3 feels the Buzz

Jason Donovan, MC Hammer, Spice Girls - how much can you take in a game?! >>

Monday, July 14, 2008

A guitar in your pocket

Now's the chance for anyone to be a rock star. >>

Monday, July 7, 2008

Metal Gear steps ahead

Take a look at the game of the future - half-movie half-game. >>

Monday, June 30, 2008

Bad company you'll want to keep

An intense, explosive single-player shooter game with a next-gen look. >>

Tuesday, June 24, 2008

Spore: an epic gaming experience

Electronic Arts' forthcoming release is set to revolutionise gaming. >>

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

It's bloody good fun

Microsoft's Ninja Gaiden II is a great sequel on 360. >>

Wednesday, June 4, 2008

The Playstation PS2 races on

There's plenty of life in Sony's robust workhorse, the PS2. >>

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Far from the end for the DS

With much attention on Nintendo's Wii, the DS gets overlooked. >>

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Apple to get serious about gaming?

Rumours about the Mac people moving into gaming are increasing. >>

Monday, May 5, 2008

Get real critics! This is the best, funniest game ever!

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Ahh, welcome back the humour of GTA. Somewhat satisfying, no? >>

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Action for Wii fans as well this week

While many of us will be busy checking out Grand Theft Auto's latest this week on either 360 or PS3, Wii continues on a roll. >>

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Wireless and shocking

I'm ready to rumble once again - and it's most welcome news for PlayStation 3 owners. >>

Friday, April 18, 2008

All hell to break loose in GTA IV

Only a couple of weeks to go for what could be the biggest game release of the year. >>

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Violent games taken too seriously

Drop the politics - mercenaries shooting terrorists is okay! >>

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Don't judge a game by the name

In the latest batch of Wii games, the one that sounded the least interesting turns out to be the most entertaining. >>

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

The best burnout yet

Burnout, NBA 08 and Lost Planet: Extreme Condition are three of the new games you can check out on the PS3. >>

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Best ever PSP game unleashed

Whatever floats your boat, PSP has a game for you this month. >>

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Plenty Devil tears in Devil May Cry

It's no wonder Devil May Cry 4 has sold over two million copies worldwide in the short time it has been out. >>

Thursday, February 21, 2008

PSP: New toys and old favourites

PSP is on a bit of a roll with the addition of Skype and some updates of three old favourite games. >>

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Final Fantasy fans rejoice!

Out this week: A compelling epic that’s beyond Final Fantasy >>

Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Sneaky game playing online

Now, some games you can play online so the boss doesn't notice! >>

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Dive into Wii's new games this summer

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It’s summer and hard to get back into the swing of work, so chill out with some great titles on the Wii. >>

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Warning: Big new games ahead

The new year brings some good news for Mac gamers. >>

Friday, December 28, 2007

PS3 games start to flow in

At last some new PS3 titles are starting to appear. >>

Thursday, December 27, 2007

MadGamer's games of the year

It's been an awesome year for gamers. >>

Monday, December 17, 2007

PS2 fans still a happy lot

Thousands of happy campers are still clinging to their PS2 and horde of games. >>

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

A blast of a game on Wii

Nintendo poster boy Mario gets shot into space. >>

Monday, December 3, 2007

Wii! It's Christmas time for gamers

The new approach to gaming that Wii brings is once again shown by the latest pile of new releases, just in time for Christmas. >>

Monday, November 26, 2007

Game of the year contest gets intense

Here's why Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is up there with the best games of this year, and one of the best war shooters that I've ever played. >>

Monday, November 19, 2007

Mass Effect preview Q&A

Exclusive: Interview with developer Casey Hudson. An exclusive preview of what we can expect of Mass Effect, being released as an Xbox 360 exclusive at the end of this week.. >>

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Screenshots: Sam and Max return!

They're mad as a rabbit and thank goodness they're back! Sam and Max return to the PC for a trip of nostalgia to the early days of gaming fun. >>

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

The Sims get shipwrecked

Beware evil coconuts as Sims get washed up on Wii! >>

Monday, October 29, 2007

Quake is back - and it's a battlefront

Word of a new Quake game has traditionally caused an abundance of excitement and fervour within any first-person shooter fan - and Enemy Territory Quake Wars just out from Splash ... >>

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Woo's kung fu game debut is a cracker

You're the action guy in this over-the-top shoot-fest. >>

Thursday, October 11, 2007

40 Gigabyte Cut-down PS3 gets the go!

Behold! A newly revised 40GB PlayStation 3 console will now be on sale, but don't trade in your PS2 just yet! >>

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

We're in Bioshock

Bioshock is one of the most amazing games I have ever seen. It is a game you won't forget in a hurry due to its fascinating plot with depth of ... >>

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Microsoft wears a halo

Halo set an opening-day U.S. sales record of US$170 million, outdoing any video game debut, so it's no surprise that Microsoft's highest hopes were achieved. >>

Thursday, September 27, 2007

H-A-L-O, and Halo is on sale-o

A big week for gamers as the biggest video game title of the year, the long-awaited conclusion to Xbox 360's sci-fi first-person shooter trilogy, Halo, has gone on sale. >>

Monday, September 17, 2007

McRae: Gamers rally around to pay tribute

The death of 39-year-old British rally star Colin McRae in a helicopter crash near his Lanarkshire home is a sad day for gamers. >>

Monday, September 10, 2007

Ratchet and Clank for PS3

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The popular and funny Ratchet and Clank franchise is heading for a PS3 release – called Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. It will be released here on November ... >>

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

PS3: A big Heavenly Sword Q&A with Ninja Theory

Heavenly Sword –which Sony says will "showcase the power of PS3" – will be out in a few weeks on September 23. >>

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Fury takes on Warcraft

Can Fury, a third person rpg that will be rolled out in October take on World of Warcraft? >>

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

A must for car racers!

Flatout: Ultimate carnage (12+) Xbox 360 proves that although EA's Burnout series rules when it comes to car carnage, it doesn't have the genre entirely to itself. >>

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Re-invent WWII history

WWII games have been so thrashed to death on PC there seems only one way to come up with something new: Change history. >>

Friday, August 3, 2007

Now four can play Halo 3

...and Aussies will be among first in the queue! Halo maker Bungie has given the game's millions of global players what they had hoped for in providing online co-op play ... >>

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

PS3 deals and PSP games

How would you like this bundle? A PS3 Starter Pack, comprising the 60GB console, two wireless SIXAXIST controllers, and a copy of the hot games Resistance: Fall Of Man and ... >>

Friday, July 27, 2007

The secret of eternal life revealed!

I was shocked to find how much grey matter I had and this may be a ploy to keep you playing for weeks. The number is called the "DS Brain ... >>

Monday, July 23, 2007

Best PC/console games: Shock number one!

The leading UK computer and games magazine Edge received thousands of votes in a bid to sort out the list to end all lists. And what was number one? >>

Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Wii tackles obesity

Health experts who are forever moaning about gamers spending too much time indoors without getting sun or exercise will find that argument a lot harder to push soon. >>

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

First play of 07's hot PS3's titles

I've just paid a visit to Sony to see a sneak preview of some of the exclusive PS3 titles coming up before the end of year and played some advanced ... >>

Monday, July 9, 2007

Hot predictions for E3

The gaming industry's major annual event - the massive Los Angeles Electronic Entertainment Expo. known as E3 kicks off late this week - but it's not E3 as we knew ... >>

Saturday, July 7, 2007

Xbox 360 announces lineup 2007

Microsoft has tried to wipe away a bad news week with the promise of an avalanche of new titles before Christmas. >>

Friday, July 6, 2007

First look at the new rugby game!

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Now that Australia has shocked the All Blacks by beating them, it's time for you to carry on the battle leading up to rugby's moment of glory, the world cup! ... >>

Monday, July 2, 2007

Just released: new Grand Theft Auto trailer

The latest in Rockstar's massive-selling series will be released on both Xbox 360 and PS3 on October 19. A new trailer has just been released for the eagerly-awaited Grand Theft ... >>

Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Where is online gaming going?

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Gaming itself is fast moving online -again the new consoles are all about multiplayer over the net. PC gamers have been doing it for years. Second Life and WoW are ... >>

Monday, June 25, 2007

Game addiction crazy talk in US

Classified as a mental illness, video game compulsive disorder would then qualify for some government assistance or at least health insurance companies could be squeezed like lemons for treatment. >>

Thursday, June 21, 2007

Manhunt 2 ban - do we really care?

Some of us had thought all he wanted to do with his life was kill bad guys in real life. Now that he's been excluded from going to Iraq as ... >>

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Lara Croft is back

Hard to believe it, but it's a decade since Lara Croft first arrived to thrill young male gamers and spark an inevitable debate about whether she was just hot and ... >>

Thursday, June 14, 2007

Gamers can get a Mac and PC combo deal

At last, we can all go out and buy a Mac PC! The reason so many of us hesitate at this idea is because we can't play our favourite games. >>

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

God of War II impresses

Surprise! Faultless PS2 game is playable on PS3! A decent plot and awesome graphics greet you in this pretty-much faultless sequel to Sony's best ever game that is loosely based ... >>

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

Halo 3 beta

Game developer Bungie gets thousands of people to test free a part of the hugely popular sci-fi game at the same time as creating a viral marketing storm about a ... >>

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

PSP camera and new games

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On June 22, Sony is releasing Go!Cam, a camera that plugs directly in to the USB port on the PSP. The specs say it has two and a half hours ... >>

Saturday, June 2, 2007

Futuristic conflict with global implications

LucasArts - games developer of Star Wars and Indiana Jones fame (to name but a few) - is working on a major next-gen futuristic sci-fi war game called Fracture for ... >>

Monday, May 28, 2007

Phenomenal fx for PS3 F1 Championship edition

Expansive updates for the PS3 include upscaling of video content to HD, print functionality, remote control and more! >>

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

PlayStation 3 brings back memories

It feels light years in the past but the PlayStation original wasn't released until 1994. Things could have been very different as originally (in 1988), Sony and Nintendo were working ... >>

Friday, May 18, 2007

Here's a game we don't want

Some Sydney guy who calls himself "Master Pigpen" has played right into the hands of the politicians who say video games are dangerous and violent and should be banned. >>

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Halo launch due in September

Christmas will be coming early for Xbox 360 fans. First person shooter Halo 3 will be launched on September 25 - the final chapter in the hugely popular sci-fi trilogy ... >>

Friday, April 13, 2007

Xbox 360 updates

Every so often Microsoft releases an update that changes how the Xbox 360’s dashboard looks and functions. The dashboard, which is basically the Xbox 360’s operating system, will be receiving ... >>

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