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
Bring on some fresh innovative games
Time to bring on some fresh innovative games. >>
Left 4 Dead and Call of Duty
Gamers are spoilt for choice when it comes to shooters. >>
Dead Space and Motorstorm: Pacific Rift
EA is reinvented with the best game of the year. >>
Ratchet & Clank
Good looking fun booty for gamers >>
Fable II
It's your life as you wish it... except for the bugs. >>
Crysis Warhead: Best looking game yet on PC
But you may need a $30m lotto win. >>
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
Even this won't help the golden empire strike back. >>
Warhammer online is here
Warhammer Online is here. Does it live up to expectations? >>
Viva Pinata and FaceBreaker
Sometimes with video games, simple is good. >>
Video game god arrives
Nothing can prepare you for how addictive and absorbing Spore is. >>
Halo 4 and lots of other goodies
Rumours have started about work on Halo 4. >>
Too Human, Too Ambitious?
Xbox 360 exclusive, Too Human, sounds too good to be true. >>
Games in 12 downloaded episodes
One day, we'll buy all games by online download. >>
Rock this way, games fans
Guitar Hero's one of the most popular and prolific games. >>
Time to make your brain hurt
Like Rubik's cube and Sudoku? Check out Sony's Echochrome. >>
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 ... >>
PS3 feels the Buzz
Jason Donovan, MC Hammer, Spice Girls - how much can you take in a game?! >>
A guitar in your pocket
Now's the chance for anyone to be a rock star. >>
Metal Gear steps ahead
Take a look at the game of the future - half-movie half-game. >>
Bad company you'll want to keep
An intense, explosive single-player shooter game with a next-gen look. >>
Spore: an epic gaming experience
Electronic Arts' forthcoming release is set to revolutionise gaming. >>
It's bloody good fun
Microsoft's Ninja Gaiden II is a great sequel on 360. >>
The Playstation PS2 races on
There's plenty of life in Sony's robust workhorse, the PS2. >>
Far from the end for the DS
With much attention on Nintendo's Wii, the DS gets overlooked. >>
Apple to get serious about gaming?
Rumours about the Mac people moving into gaming are increasing. >>
Get real critics! This is the best, funniest game ever!
2 CommentsAhh, welcome back the humour of GTA. Somewhat satisfying, no? >>
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. >>
Wireless and shocking
I'm ready to rumble once again - and it's most welcome news for PlayStation 3 owners. >>
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. >>
Violent games taken too seriously
Drop the politics - mercenaries shooting terrorists is okay! >>
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. >>
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. >>
Best ever PSP game unleashed
Whatever floats your boat, PSP has a game for you this month. >>
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. >>
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. >>
Final Fantasy fans rejoice!
Out this week: A compelling epic that’s beyond Final Fantasy >>
Sneaky game playing online
Now, some games you can play online so the boss doesn't notice! >>
Dive into Wii's new games this summer
1 CommentsIt’s summer and hard to get back into the swing of work, so chill out with some great titles on the Wii. >>
Warning: Big new games ahead
The new year brings some good news for Mac gamers. >>
PS3 games start to flow in
At last some new PS3 titles are starting to appear. >>
MadGamer's games of the year
It's been an awesome year for gamers. >>
PS2 fans still a happy lot
Thousands of happy campers are still clinging to their PS2 and horde of games. >>
A blast of a game on Wii
Nintendo poster boy Mario gets shot into space. >>
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. >>
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. >>
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.. >>
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. >>
The Sims get shipwrecked
Beware evil coconuts as Sims get washed up on Wii! >>
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 ... >>
Woo's kung fu game debut is a cracker
You're the action guy in this over-the-top shoot-fest. >>
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! >>
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 ... >>
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. >>
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. >>
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. >>
Ratchet and Clank for PS3
1 CommentsThe 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 ... >>
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. >>
Fury takes on Warcraft
Can Fury, a third person rpg that will be rolled out in October take on World of Warcraft? >>
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. >>
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. >>
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 ... >>
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 ... >>
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 ... >>
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? >>
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. >>
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 ... >>
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 ... >>
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. >>
First look at the new rugby game!
1 CommentsNow 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! ... >>
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 ... >>
Where is online gaming going?
1 CommentsGaming 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 ... >>
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. >>
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 ... >>
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 ... >>
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. >>
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 ... >>
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 ... >>
PSP camera and new games
1 CommentsOn 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 ... >>
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 ... >>
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! >>
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 ... >>
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. >>
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 ... >>
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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