I didn’t end up posting a preview of round 2 (due to a shocking cold) but did manage 2/4 in the online tipping comp I do. So, er, yay. Anyway, on with round 3…
Newcastle Jets @ Melbourne Victory

I feel this could be an interesting match, and almost certainly closer than the odds indicate. Melbourne still [...]

With the (North American) release of Tales of Vesperia imminent, I checked out the demo that’s been on Live since July (on the ball, me). In terms of interface, style and battle system, it stays true to its predecessor - the Gamecube’s Tales of Symphonia - while updating the graphical frippery to the standards expected [...]

The fourth season of the A-League gets underway this weekend (August 15th through 17th) and to mark the occasion, here is the first of a (hopefully) regular series of previews.

Friday, August 15th

Newcastle Jets vs Central Coast Mariners

A repeat of last season’s Grand Final matchup. Despite Newcastle turning over a large number of players and the [...]

My eagerly anticipated copy of Soul Calibur IV arrived in the post today and I couldn’t resist popping it in for a look as soon as I arrived home from work. First impressions are very positive indeed: it looks stunning; seems nicely balanced; has a nice variety of play modes (the story mode in particular [...]

I never thought I’d see the day, but it’s official - Brett Favre has been traded to the New York Jets. After earlier retiring, his decision to play on caused some consternation within Packer management, who were working towards a successful season with Aaron Rodgers at QB. As part of the deal, the Packers will [...]

Nice bit of gaming goodness arriving in the mail today - Final Fantasy IV (DS) along with Soul Calibur IV and Blue Dragon (both 360). FFIV and SCIV were both absolute givens — Blue Dragon I’d held off for a long time but the fact that it was priced at $20 finally convinced me to [...]

It’s certainly been a good month for game releases as far as I’m concerned. So far I’ve bought the expansion to Puzzle Quest on XBLA and have Soul Calibur IV (X360) and Final Fantasy IV (NDS) winging their way to me. I’ve also had my eye on Mana Khemia but I’m not entirely swayed by [...]