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Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion   Editors’ Choice

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion is simply one of the best role-playing games ever made.

06/04/2006 12:08 PM

Ubisoft to distribute Final Fantasy XI for Xbox 360

Ubisoft has announced it will distribute Final Fantasy XI for the Xbox 360 in Australia. Ubisoft will also distribute the Windows expansion pack Final Fantasy XI: Treasures of Aht Urhgan. Both games will hit stores in April 2006.

06/04/2006 11:16 AM

30,000 Xbox 360s sold in four days

The Xbox 360 has broken Australian sales records for game consoles, with more than 30,000 sold in the first four days of launch, Microsoft says.

30/03/2006 12:50 PM

Photos: Xbox 360's midnight launch in Sydney  Image Gallery

Rain couldn't dampen the spirits of the near 1000-strong crowd who showed up at Sydney's Pitt St Mall for the midnight launch of Microsoft's Xbox 360.

23/03/2006 01:38 PM

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan

Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 3: Night of the Quinkan

You may never have heard of it, but Melbourne's Krome Studios have done very nicely with their Ty the Tasmanian Tiger series.

22/03/2006 04:16 PM

Microsoft ramps up 360 distribution

Microsoft plans to increase its weekly distribution of the Xbox 360 game console by at least twofold, the company announced yesterday at the Game Developers Conference.

22/03/2006 03:11 PM

AU$40 million worth of Xbox 360 gear sold at launch: Microsoft

Australian gamers spent close to AU$40 million on hardware and software during last night's Xbox 360 launch, Microsoft Australia said.

22/03/2006 03:06 PM

Project Gotham Racing 3

Project Gotham Racing 3   Editors’ Choice

If you want some sweet next-generation eye-candy to help allay those feelings of guilt for spending hundreds of dollars on a new games machine, then look no further than Project Gotham Racing 3.

22/03/2006 12:54 PM

Condemned

Condemned

This first-person action game hits you like a sledgehammer with its astounding, stunningly creepy presentation, but it sacrifices opportunities for more shocks and surprises by settling for repetition.

22/03/2006 12:39 PM

Full Auto

Full Auto

Full Auto is a neat idea, but unfortunately it's just one neat idea, stretched across the entire game. And that wears thin pretty quickly.

22/03/2006 12:39 PM

Perfect Dark Zero

Perfect Dark Zero   Editors’ Choice

This awesome, high-tech first-person shooter champions the Xbox 360 with its excellent assortment of single- and multiplayer game types, as well as its incredible good looks and dynamic, intense action.

22/03/2006 12:39 PM

Kameo: Elements of Power

Kameo: Elements of Power

Plenty of original, funny, visually stunning, and fun-filled moments await in Kameo: Elements of Power, which is the first Xbox 360 action adventure game, as well as a standard-setter.

22/03/2006 12:39 PM

Call of Duty 2

Call of Duty 2

On the Xbox 360, this first-rate WWII first-person shooter is every bit as intense and hard-hitting as the PC version of the game.

22/03/2006 12:39 PM

The Outfit

The Outfit

The Outfit's aim for a bold blend of action and strategy gets sabotaged by a repetitious single-player campaign, but it is redeemed somewhat by a more-inspired multiplayer.

22/03/2006 12:38 PM

Amped 3

Amped 3

The wholly original cut-and-paste visual style of Amped 3 -- combined with the manic, increasingly crazy energy of the story mode -- make it easier to forgive the oft-repetitive and occasionally plain gameplay.

22/03/2006 12:38 PM

NBA Live 06

NBA Live 06

First impressions count for a lot, and NBA Live 06 certainly delivers in that regard. However, while the game looks next-gen at times, it doesn't play like it.

22/03/2006 12:38 PM

Need For Speed Most Wanted

Need For Speed Most Wanted

Most Wanted is great fun on the Xbox 360, from its hysterical cutscenes to its extremely tense police chases.

22/03/2006 12:38 PM

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06

Tiger Woods PGA Tour 06

What it lacks in features and courses, Tiger almost makes up for in pure challenge.

22/03/2006 12:38 PM

NHL 2K6

NHL 2K6

It's got new goalie controls and marginally improved graphics, but taken as a whole, NHL 2K6 just isn't as appealing on the 360 as it was on other platforms.

22/03/2006 12:38 PM

Madden NFL 06

Madden NFL 06

The next-generation of football gaming kicks off with mixed results in Madden NFL 06, a game that's pretty to look at, but has less to it than you'd probably expect.

22/03/2006 12:37 PM

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