Day: 6 August 2015

Gamescom 2015: Xbox One version of Just Cause 3 includes Just Cause 2

If you plan to pick up Just Cause 3 on the Xbox One then good news! Your game will come with a copy of Just Cause 2. Microsoft made the announcement today at their Gamescom 2015 press brief. Just Cause 2 came out back in 2010 on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC. The copy included here will…

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Stumbled Upon #068 – Plastic Birds (Sydney)

In our 68th instalment of “Stumbled Upon”, we meet Plastic Birds from Sydney, and chat about being in a band with your brother, rapping, Phil Collins and get a sneak peak at their latest track ‘In Time’. Band Name: Plastic Birds Website / Social Media: Facebook / Soundcloud Genre: Psychedelic froth ‘n’ roll Members &…

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the AU interview at Lollapalooza: Spookyland (Sydney) talk recording in Nebraska and their Inertia signing

Photo by Jenni White Larry caught up with Sydney’s own Spookyland backstage at Lollopalooza in Chicago. Their first everendeavour in North America has lead to a surreal experience of playing live shows at iconic venues and festival, staying in what can only be described as a ghost town and planning their next step: the release…

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M. Night Shyamalan heading to Australia for new film The Visit

Exciting news for fans of terror and suspense, Universal Pictures has announced Oscar nominated director M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, The Village, Signs, Unbreakable) is coming to Australia to introduce his new thriller The Visit. Starring Australian rising stars, Olivia DeJonge (ABC TVs Hiding) and Ed Oxenbould (Paper Planes, Puberty Blues) lead as brother…

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Ice Cube and Son, O’Shea Jackson Jr. Heading to Australia for Release of Straight Outta Compton

Universal Pictures just announced that Ice Cube and O’Shea Jackson Jr. will be heading to Sydney in September in support of one of the hottest films of 2015 – Straight Outta Compton. Joining them is visionary director of the film F. Gary Gray  (Friday, The Italian Job). All three will be attending the Australian Premiere in Sydney on Tuesday 1st September. Straight Outta Compton  follows the true…

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Melbourne International Film Festival Review: 7 Chinese Brothers (USA, 2015)

Larry (Jason Schwartzman) is on the road to nowhere in notoriously chillaxed Austin. He’s just lost his job for a string of misdemeanours, and his only friends appear to be his very beloved French Bulldog Arrow (Schwatrzman’s pet in real life), a prescription medication dealer and aged carer, Norwood, and his grandmother (Olimpia Dukakis), a…

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Gamescom 2015: Here’s five beautiful minutes of Mirror’s Edge Catalyst gameplay

DICE have dropped a full five minutes of gamplay footage from 2016’s Mirror’s Edge Catalyst during EA’s Gamescom media event last night and if you’re in any way excited for Faith’s return, you’re going to be very pleased indeed. The trailer shows Faith infiltrating a corporate headquarters using her parkour abilities before being made and having to…

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Australian Film Alex & Eve Premiering at 22nd Greek Film Festival

This October, the 22nd Greek Film Festival returns to Melbourne with feel-good Australian story, Alex & Eve. Based on the hit Australian stage play by Alex Lykos of the same name, this big screen sensation will be this year’s Opening Night film at the World Premiere event at the iconic Astor Theatre. Directed by Peter Andrikidis,…

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Gamescom 2015: Star Wars Battlefront adds Fighter Squadron mode, all dogfights all the time

DICE had a new Star Wars Battlefront trailer to show off during EA’s Gamescom press conference last night and it featured a new mode called Fighter Squadron. The mode focuses on aerial combat over various planetary surfaces and through complicated, dangerous environments.

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Gamescom 2015: First Mafia 3 trailer heads to New Orleans in 1968

Mafia 3 is on its way to current-generation consoles and Windows PC next year. 2K Games unveiled the first cinematic trailer for the game at Gamescom overnight following its reveal online last week.

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Gamescom 2015: Meet Assassin’s Creed Syndicate‘s Jacob and Evie

The latest trailer for Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is here and focuses on the game’s twin playable protagonists, Evie and Jacob.

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Gamescom 2015: The Sims 4: Get Together gets the party started this November

The Sims 4 is set to receive its next expansion pack, Get Together, this November. EA announced the expansion during its Gamescom press event last night.

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Gamescom 2015: Elite: Dangerous gets new expansion called Horizons

Frontier Developments have announced at new slate of DLC for their space sim Elite: Dangerous called Horizons. The new “season” of content will finally add what fans have been begging for since the game’s inception: you’ll be able to land on any of the game’s billions of planets.

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Gamescom 2015: Heroes of the Storm gets new Diablo heroes, battleground

Blizzard have revealed the next three heroes to join their popular MOBA Heroes of the Storm, one from each of their big franchises, and unveiled a brand new battleground.

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Melbourne International Film Festival Review: A Poem Is A Naked Person (USA, 1974)

A Poem is a Naked Person was completed back in 1974 and has only found wide release in this year. That has to do with legal issues, or creative differences, or some other things, all of which means little to you and what you intend to watch. Suffice it to say that you can very…

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Most Memorable Movie Bromances

Today, Sony announced 16 films set to be released in the near future, including the sequels Bad Boys 3 and 4. It’s been 20 years since Will Smith and Martin Lawrence graced the big screen as a budding bromance duo fighting crime. With the release of Straight Outta Compton in September we’ve decided to compile some of the…

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