For a long time the problem with World Cup-themed games was that were pretty much FIFA with a different coat of paint and with no club sides. I’ve often thought that what these games should be are outlets for EA’s creativity and a chance to experiment with the structure of FIFA. With FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa, they seem to be on the right track. ...

This week the regular Ganatomy trio are joined by former GamingSA writer Dan Purvis in a cavalcade of gaming news, thoughts and event news. We discuss "I Wanna Be The Fan Game" - a local indie game, Dragon Age: Awakening, Ubisoft and gaming manuals, La Boheme's SNES special night, Pokemon Black and White, Final Fight: Double Impact, Halo ODST, Final Fantasy XII/XIII and Splinter Cell: Conviction.
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Last week, I was given the opportunity to attend an event which could quite possible be dubbed the heart of social gaming in Adelaide – Ultracade. Gamers, geeks and students gather every couple of weeks to chill out and get some game time down at Grote St’s La Bohéme Bar. Usually themed to suite a genre or era, this week we saw a Super Nintendo throwback. Jump behind the cut to get the lowdown.
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The Adelaide University Game Development Club’s Christopher Johnson joins us for our fortnightly podcast. This episode we discuss PAX East and the Breach heist, the Apple iPad, Touch Screen mechanics, Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver, Dragon Age: Awakening, Heavy Rain, God of War III and iPhone games. Let us know what you think! Twitter: @ganatomy. For those of us who don't use iTunes or RSS, click read more for a stream.
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We’ve come to expect that the Mega Man series can be brutally unforgiving, especially to newcomers. Mega Man 10 sets out to change that, by welcoming new fans to the series with an easy mode and a slew of new features including a new selectable character and a challenge mode. Let's take a look at what the Blue Bomber has brought to the table.
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