AvP demo will be released later this evening, across Xbox Live, Playstation Network and STEAM.

As a local Australian initiative; the first 4,000 people to download the PS3 version of the demo from the Australian PlayStation Store will receive a free downloadable Character Skin Pack consisting of three skins - one for Alien, one for Predator and one for Marine - to customise their multiplayer character in online matches when using the full PS3 version of the game. This offer is exclusive to Australian PlayStation Network subscribers and is limited to the first 4,000 people who download the demo.

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As always us Australian gamers seem to be left in the dark when it comes to features found on the USA Market place. Finally Microsoft has decided that we to should enjoy some of the features that are US, UK and Japans gamers have being enjoying for quit awhile now.

In the past hour unexpectedly the Australian Xbox 360 Dash received a welcomed update. When scrolling through your typical choices on the Xbox 360 dash I noticed a new feature "Insider Xbox".

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Let's face it Halo 3 was a good game, but many of us felt that in the graphics department Halo 3 was more like Halo 2.5 a little better with a little more polish. Then we saw Halo 3: ODST and again it took the Halo series up a bit more in terms of graphics but sitll nothing to get really excitied about.

Now this is where Halo Reach steps in. Thanks to Microsoft we have six new screenshots that are set to make any Halo fan drooling at the mouth.

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Thanks to our friends at THQ, ThumbPad is giving away four awesome Dark Void figurines. For your chance to be in the running to win, all you need to do is answer the following question:

"Which of Nikola Tesla's many inventions do you wish was in widespread use today?"

Send your entries along with your name and postal address to:

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* Please note that the competition is open to Australian residence only. Competition closes on Thursday 11th of Feb 2010.

* Winners will be announced on the website and on episode 2 of this season's podcast show.

Good Luck !

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January 28^th, 2010 -- THQ Inc. today announced that Metro 2033, the hotly anticipated first person shooter for Xbox 360^® and PC, is scheduled to reach North American stores on March 16^th, and European stores on March 19^th 2010.

A Limited Edition will be available for both formats, including an exclusive in-game weapon - the formidable automatic shotgun - and four art cards by the Russian painter Anton Grechko, who was commissioned to create a range of artwork inspired by the universe of Metro 2033.

Standard and Limited Edition versions of Metro 2033 are available to pre-order now, with selected retailers offering free Metro 2033 themed Xbox LIVE^® Avatar items with every pre-order.

When Sony first launched the PS3 in 2006, the PlayStation Network was pretty dismal, with many features which were standard on Microsoft's Xbox 360, launched a year earlier, missing on the PS3. Over three years later now and the PSN has become a feature-heavy online service with one main advantage over Xbox Live - free online play. However, with the constant firmware updates and introduction of new features, the PSN is still criticized for missing some very important features which gamers are screaming for on blogs and forums, and instead adding features which aren't requested or wanted by the consumers. This article is a basic rundown of how I would improve the PlayStation Network, and perhaps a bit of an early guess at a few of the features of the future premium PlayStation Network.

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Sydney, 20 January 2010 - Sony Computer Entertainment Australia (SCE Aust.) today released details of its own 2009 sales performance, on the back of strong industry results announced by the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (iGEA). Official 2009 calendar year GfK Retail and Technology Australia data shows that PlayStation®3 (PS3^TM) experienced the highest percentage of growth in console hardware units in the industry. PS3 enjoyed a 27% hardware unit sales growth for the calendar year, outstripping the industry hardware growth and that of competitors PS3, combining all hardware, software and peripherals, represented a 19% total value share of the industry by platform, accounting for AUD$394 million of industry revenue. During 2009, SCE Aust. installed an additional 318,000 PS3 devices into Australian homes, taking the lifetime installed base to 770,000 units. Almost 30% of all PS3 units were installed since the successful launch of the new, slimmer PS3 model on 3^rd September 2009.

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So ends another year of eGames. The event which ran from Friday 30^th October to November 1^st .This year's expo was a great chance for gamers of all types and people in the industry to come together at the one venue and interact.

Some of the highlights included Ubisoft's Avatar based on the upcoming movie by director of Terminator 2 and Titanic, James Cameron, in which the audience had the chance to view and play on a JVC 3D TV. Having experienced it first hand, I was really impressed not only did it look amazing it gave us a glimpse of what we have to look forward to in the future. Other titles on offer from Ubisoft were Splinter Cell: Conviction and Assassins Creed 2.

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