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Good Game is a program dedicated to video gaming. Each week it is jam-packed with the latest gaming news and events, top gaming tips, reviews and interviews with game developers and the people behind the scenes.
2006
Junglist and Kapowski play Saints Row and get a Masterclass in World of Warcraft! Plus they take on Team Immunity for The Roffle Cup.
Junglist and Kapowski check out the Nintendo Wii and get a Masterclass in Quake 4!
Junglist and Kapowski play LEGO Star Wars & Supreme Commander, and take a cooking class!
Kapowski and Junglist play Dystopia and get a Need For Speed: Most Wanted Masterclass!
Junglist and Kapowski play Dawn of War: Dark Crusade. Plus a Battlefield 2 Masterclass.
Junglist and Kapowski look at Guitar Hero II and Splinter Cell: Double Agent! Plus they get a Masterclass in FIFA '06!
Junglist and Kapowski look at Neverwinter Nights 2 and Destroy All Humans 2! Plus they compete against AEF in Battlefield 2 for The Roffle Cup!
Junglist and Kapowski look at Tekken, Dark Messiah: Might and Magic & Empire At War: Forces of Corruption ! Plus they get a Masterclass in Age of Empires III!
Junglist and Kapowski look at Sim 2 Pets and Singstar Legends! Plus they get a Masterclass in Flight Sim and chat to Gamestah Radio!
Junglist and Kapowski look at Spyro and Guitar Hero 2! Plus they get a preview of the PS3, compete in Age of Empires III for The Roffle Cup, and get a Masterclass in CS: Source!
Junglist and Kapowski look at Gears of War and Call of Juarez! Plus they get a Masterclass in Call of Duty 2 and learn about making 3D Game Models.
Junglist and Kapowski look at Viva Pinata, Need for Speed: Carbon and The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess! Plus we take a look at setting case modding and LAN setup!
Junglist and Kapowski look at Japanese gaming and a gaming review of 2006!
2007
Junglist looks at some of the best moments from Season 1!
It's Bajo's first episode! Bajo and Junglist play Resistance: Fall of Man, interview Chris Taylor, and look at The Rise and Rise of MMO's!
Bajo and Junglist play God of War II and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2!
Bajo and Junglist play Motorstorm!
Bajo and Junglist play STALKER and Genji!
Bajo and Junglist play Virtua Tennis 3 and ARMA: Armed Assault. Plus a Masterclass from Chaos and Sharpie on Halo 2!
Bajo and Junglist play Command and Conquer 3 and Dragon Ball Z. Plus they spend time with Eminence - a symphony orchestra that plays video game music!
Bajo and Junglist play Meet the Robinsons and Mount and Blade!
Bajo and Junglist play Demon Chaos!
Bajo and Junglist play Spiderman 3 and Elite Beat Agents!
Bajo and Junglist play Final Fantasy III and Socom!
Bajo and Junglist play Defjam Icon and Lord of the Rings Online! Plus they take on Nerds FC for The Roffle Cup!
Bajo and Junglist check out the multiplayer in the Halo 3 beta, and take a look at Guitar Hero Rocks the 80's! Plus they compete against the Bribie Island Retirement Village for The Roffle Cup!
Bajo and Junglist play Colin McRae: DiRT, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversary Collector Edition and Mario Strikers!
Bajo and Junglist go head to head to determine who gets to go to E3 next month!
2007
Bajo and Junglist are back for season 3 of Good Game! They look at Halo 3 and Heavenly Sword. Plus, they explore whether or not gaming has evolved into an art form.
Bajo and Junglist flip their way through Skate and Super Paper Mario! Plus, Lux looks at what your online avatar says about you, and we take a look at the World Cyber Games.
World in Conflict & Enemy Territory: Quake Wars | Ep 3
Review: FIFA '08 Play of the Week: Couvade [Age of Empires III] Life Online: Online Behaviour Qtr Circle A - Episode 4 Roffle Cup: vs Wallabies Review: Sega Rally
Bajo and Junglist play The Orange Box and take a look at the evolution of the RTS!
Bajo and Junglist check out Conan and The Witcher! Plus they talk to guitar legend of rock, Slash, and meet some older gamers.
It's party time with Bajo and Junglist! They play Call of Duty 4, plus they look at political games, the evolution of beat 'em ups and party games!
Bajo and Junglist check out Pursuit Force: Extreme Justice!
Bajo and Junglist play Metroid Prime: Corruption! Plus they do an interview for Assassin's Creed and take a look at the evolution of sports games!
Bajo and Junglist review Super Mario Galaxy, Assassin's Creed and Crysis! Plus they explore the death of the arcade.
It's a Christmas special! Bajo and Junglist present their game awards for 2007, and report on girls in games!
2009
Bajo and Junglist return from their holidays to get back into a big year of gaming. Kicking things off with reviews of Skate 2, Lord of the Rings Conquest and Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos!
This episode saw some massive releases up for review with FPS titans Killzone 2 and F.E.A.R 2: Project Origin, and the follow up to an excellent RTS classic with Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II. Plus, Junglist gives us a backward compatible run down through the history of Warhammer games.
Bajo and Junglist review Halo Wars, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, and Street Fighter IV. Plus, we meet our new field reporter Rei who checks out some art inspired by games. And we go Backward Compatible to look at the history of one of the greatest consoles of all time, the SNES!
In this episode Junglist and Bajo review GTA IV: The Lost and Damned, Flower, and Puzzle Quest: Galactrix. Plus, Bajo investigates how to conserve our delicate gaming equipment, and we go Backward Compatible with the history of companions in games.
Junglist and Bajo review the high flying action of H.A.W.X and the historical strategy of Empire: Total War. Plus, Bajo talks about Sonic for a bit, and Rei checks out a local Overclocking competition!
In this flesh-eating feast Bajo and Junglist get their teeth into reviews of Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop, House of the Dead: Overkill, Resident Evil 5 and Silent Hill: Homecoming. Plus, we go Backward Compatible to take a look at the history of Zombie games!
This week Bajo and Junglist slap some scores on Patapon 2, Watchmen: The End Is Night & Codename: Panzers – Cold War. Plus, we go behind the scenes at Creative Assembly to check out their console RTS Stormrise.
It’s a game packed week with reviews of Grand Theft Auto: China Town Wars, Football Manager Live, Stormrise & Resistance Retribution. Plus, Rei investigates how to keep gaming when the going gets tough.
Junglist and Bajo bring you reviews of The Godfather 2, Wallace & Gromit: Fright of the Bumblebees, Wanted: Weapons of Fate & MadWorld. Plus, we check out the local chiptunes scene with artists Dot.AY and 10k!
This week the dynamic duo reviews the puzzles of And Yet It Moves and the Vin Diesel driven Wheelman. Plus, Bajo talks about Easter eggs in games as an excuse to eat some chocolate, and Junglist discusses what it means to be a casual or hardcore gamer.
Samurai! And Soccer! A classic combo as shown by this week’s reviews of Afro Samurai, Dishwasher: Dead Samurai and FIFA 09: Ultimate Team. Plus, we check out how to get a career in game design and dive into the history of the Gameboy!
Junglist and Bajo review The Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena and Flock. Plus, Rei investigates how an internet filter would work, and we go Backwards Compatible on the history of heroines in games.
Bajo and Junglist get their claws into their review of X-Men Origins Wolverine, and also check out Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust. Plus, Bajo discusses the rise of DLC and we go Backwards Compatible on the history of controversial games.
This episode there’s reviews of Quake Live, Little King’s Story, The Chronicles of Spellborn & The Runes of Magic. Plus, Bajo looks at how games can be used to educate, and Junglist goes Backward Compatible on the history of Edutainment.
Bajo and Junglist review Demigod, Virtua Tennis 2009 and OutRun Online Arcade. Plus, Rei investigates the state of women working in the games industry and Junglist and Bajo revisit some older games to see how time has treated them.
Junglist and Bajo review two very different type of zombie games with Plants vs Zombies and Killing Floor, plus reviews of UFC 2009: Undisputed and Guitar Hero Metallica. We also go Backward Compatible with the history of 3D Realms, and Lawrence Leung takes us on a Game and Watch Adventure.
This episode we review the super powered open world of InFamous, and also check out Terminator Salvation & Damnation. Plus, Rei checks out the 2009 Pinball Expo and Junglist goes Backward Compatible into the history of The Virtual Boy.
It’s a 90’s nostalgia fest! With reviews of the seminal FPS Quake, and the beloved classic The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Plus, Rei investigates the influence the 90’s had on our culture and we go Backward Compatible on the entire gaming history of the 90’s.
We put up some walls and tear them right back down in reviews of The Sims 3 and Red Faction: Guerrilla. Plus, Junglist brings us his report from the 2009 E3 show floor!
Bajo and Junglist try not to cross the streams in their review of Ghostbusters: The Video Game, and the 3D imagining of Bionic Commando. Plus, Rei investigates the history of Flash and Browser games, and we go Backwards Compatible on the history of unreleased video games that got leaked!
This episode saw the super anti-hero antics of Prototype get slapped with a score, along with FUEL and Lego Battles. Plus, Junglist takes a look into the art of storytelling…
Bajo and Junglist review the Warhammer meets football fantasy that is Blood Bowl and the card on card action of Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers. Plus, Rei investigates the world of Cosplay and we go Backwards Compatible with the history of Michael Jackson in video games.
It’s boxing, cowboys and monkeys this episode with reviews of Fight Night Round 4, Call of Juarez: Bound in Bloow, and Tales of Monkey Island: Launch of the Screaming Narwhal. Plus Rei takes a look at the rise of the Blogosphere and Bajo goes backward compatible into the history of pointless cheats.
This episode there’s reviews of the wand waving movie tie in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and the tough as nails combat simulation of ARMA II. Plus, Junglist gets to go inside Valve studio and spend some time chatting with Gabe Newell!
This episode Bajo and Junglist take to the battlefields in reviews of Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield Heroes, plus reviews of Trine, Faerie Solitaire & The Conduit. And we go Backward Compatible as we look at the history of classic LucasArts Adventure games.
We got a lot of ‘Splodin to do in our review of ‘Splosion Man, plus reviews of Ninja Blade and Madballs in Babo: Invasion. And Rei takes a look at the world of Art games.
This episode we review Ashes Cricket 2009, Fat Princess and the Counter Strike Management game CSManager. Plus, Rei takes a look at studying game design and we go Backwards Compatible with the history of the most tasteless games ever made.
It’s an action-packed episode with reviews of Batman: Arkham Asylum, Wolfenstein & Shadow Complex! Plus, Junglist shares his tips on how to justify your gaming to anyone who gives you any sass about it and we answer more questions in Ask Good Game.
This episode Bajo and Junglist review Dissidia: Final Fantasy, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey, & Spider: The Secret Of Bryce Manor. Plus, Rei investigates how respectable gaming has become as a hobby and Bajo goes Backward Compatible into the history of food in games.
We get our super hero pants on in a review of the MMO Champions Online, plus reviews of Soul Calibur: Broken Destiny and Supercar Challenge. Bajo and Junglist also work up a sweat to find out if games can get us fit.
Bajo and Junglist drop down to Earth to review the Halo spin-off Halo 3: ODST, plus the plastic smacking juggernauts Guitar Hero 5 and The Beatles: Rock Band get smacked with some rubber chickens, as does some Mini Ninjas. Plus, we chat to Charles Martinet, the voice of all things Mario!
We burn some rubber in our reviews of Need For Speed: Shift and Dirt 2, plus reviews of Scribblenauts & Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2. Plus we visit Jono Pearson, Australia’s fastest Tetris player!
Bajo and Junglist review the ambitious MMO Aion and Professor Leyton and Pandora’s Box. And speaking of Pandora, they check out an early version of Borderlands. Plus, Rei checks out the Eminence Orchestra and the importance of music in games and we dive into the history of boss battles.
This episode we check out one of the best action games of all time, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, plus FIFA 10 and Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising. Plus, Gabe Newell came to town and we followed him and a persistent modder who demanded Gabe check out his mod!
Things get a bit metal this episode in our review of Brutal Legend, and we check out Gran Turismo for PSP, Lucidity and Beaterator. Plus, we go Backward Compatible on the history of stealth games, and visit another of Australia’s best gamers, Rodney Day, the man who holds the record for holding a record the longest!
In this episode we welcome Hex to the show and throw her in the deep end with reviews of Forza Motorsport 3 and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days. Plus, Rei investigates the 400 Project from game designer Noah Falstein, laying down the 400 rules of game design.
Bajo and Hex head to the Bordlerlands to review… Borderlands, plus reviews of GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony, Cities XL & G-Force. We also have a cheeky round of golf with Matthew Reilly in a Roffle Cup, and dive into the history of Simulator games.
Hex and Bajo fight it out in their review of Tekken 6, and spin some records in DJ Hero. Plus, they interview Dr. Greg Zeschuck from BioWare about Dragon Age: Origins, and Rei investigates Virtual Simulator Sickness, the unfortunate case of people getting motion sick playing games.
What a huge week for games with blockbusters Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Dragon Age: Origins up for review, along with family friendly classics New Super Mario Bros. Wii and Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time. Plus, Rei takes a look at the rise of digital distribution and how it’s changing our gaming habits.
We review the follow to one of Hex’s favourite games, Assassin’s Creed 2, and look at Sackboy’s portable outing in LittleBigPlanet for PSP, plus round up a whole bunch of singing games like Singstar Motown, Singstar Take That, and U-Sing. Plus, we go Backwards Compatible with games that let us be bad and meet another of Australia’s best gamers, Phil Day, the world Galaga champ!
It’s the end of the year which means it’s time for a Christmas special! Along with handing out our yearly best of awards we find time to review a heap of games, including Left 4 Dead 2, Lego Rock Band, Band Hero, James Cameron’s Avatar: The Game, The Saboteur, Rush Rush Rally Racing, Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues & The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. Phew, that’s a lot of games! Plus, Rei investigates how gaming can be the greatest gift to those in need, and we take a look back through the past decade of gaming!
2008
Bajo and Junglist review Devil May Cry 4 and Turok, plus we investigate the state of the Aussie games industry.
Junglist and Bajo bring you reviews of the epic RPG Lost Oddysey, the smash happy open world racing of Burnout Paradise, and the Wii pirate puzzling of Zack & Wiki! Plus, Bajo looks back into the work of Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi, and Lux investigates the world of online romance!
Bajo and Junglist round up a whole heap of downloadable games for review, there’s the reinvented arcade action of Pac-Man CE, the use your own music rhythm of Audiosurf, the pew pew shoot em ups Everyday Shooter and Omega 5, and the strategy game that marches to its own beat in Patapon. Plus, Jung looks back at the history of online gaming!
Junglist and Bajo review the pirate MMO Pirates Of The Burning Sea, & the expansion to the Warhammer RTS Dawn Of War: Soulstorm. Plus, Bajo heads off to San Francisco to check out the Game Developers Conference, and still has time to tell the history of the beloved but doomed Sega Dreamcast.
Bajo and Junglist bring you reviews of the handheld strategy gem Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, and the co-op cover shooting action of Army of Two. Plus, some big name devs share their tips on how to start designing a good game! Plus, Bajo sits down and has a long chat with a legend of the industry, the creator of Sim City, Will Wright!
Junglist and Bajo review the online focused FPS Frontline: Fuel Of War, and the awful video game tie in Lost: Via Domus. Plus, they investigate whether games can help get you fit, Jung visits the Game On exhibition at ACMI, and looks into the history of health bars in games.
Bajo and Junglist review the the handheld PSP outing for Kratos, God Of War: Chains Of Olympus, and Ubisoft’s high rolling tactical shooter Rainbow Six: Vegas 2. Plus, Bajo visits Bohemia Interactive Australia to look at the game the Army uses to train, Jung dives into the history of QTE’s, and Lux looks at the skill shortage in the Australian games industry.
Junglist and Bajo review the oddball stylish action of No More Heroes, journey to brown town in Pipe Buster, and the alternate reality WW2 FPS Turning Point: Fall Of Liberty. Plus, Junglist investigates why games cost so much in Australia, and Bajo delivers a guide on gaming lingo.
Bajo and Junglist review the handheld puzzling of Professor Layton And The Curious Village, the tantalizing taste of racing in Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, and the four X space strategy of Sins Of A Solar Empire. Plus, Jung dives into the history of puzzle games!
Junglist and Bajo review the RTS expansion Command & Conquer 3: Kane’s Wrath, dive into a batch of good free games like Trackmania, Warsaw and Runescape. Plus, we sit down for an in depth chat with Peter Molyneux, and Lux looks into the controversial discussion of how and if violent games affect violence in players.
Bajo and Junglist review the kart racing classic Mario Kart Wii, the castle crawling action on the go of Castlevania for PSP, and the colour-shifting bullet hell punishment of Ikaruga! Plus Junglist dives into the history of Ninjas in video games, and some GG fans get the behind the scenes treatment in the Good Game Open Day!
Junglist and Bajo review the arcade to console port of Time Crisis 4, the Wii port of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, and the party rhythm action of Rockband. Plus, Junglist dives into the history of Rockstar North!
Bajo and Junglist review the epic action of Grand Theft Auto IV, and the ball kicking of UEFA Euro 2008. Plus, Investigator Bajo investigates how gaming affects younger gamers, and looks into the history of the Atari Lynx!
Junglist and Bajo review the mediocre movie tie in of Iron Man, and the game that wants to get you fit, Wii Fit. Plus, Junglist investigates the role games are playing in professional sports training, and looks into the history of power-ups!
Bajo and Junglist review the unique and trendy RPG of The World Ends With You, and the Steven Spielberg produced block destroying of Boom Blox. Plus, Junglist investigates the state of Aussie Esports, and Bajo dives into the history of the Power Glove!
Junglist and Bajo review the much hyped but not so good Haze, and the intense racing of Racedriver: GRID. Plus, Bajo investigates the effect of games piracy on the industry, and Jung and Lux take a look at how games help kids in hospital.
Bajo and Junglist review the stylish weapon slinging slugfest of Soul Calibur IV, and the rhythm spin off of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith. Plus, Bajo brings you his report from E3 2008!
Junglist and Bajo review the brain bending beauty of Braid, and the boring button mashing of Beijing 2008. Plus, Junglist dives into the less than gold-medal worthy history of games based on the Olympics, checks out the World Cyber Games qualifies, and we chat to industry veteran Peter Moore!
Bajo and Junglist review the isometric blasting of Space Siege, and the sci-fi meets Norse mythology action of Too Human. Plus, we follow our Good Game Game winners on their first day at work, interview a bunch of big developers on their Zombie games, and take a look at the history of the games that languished the longest in development hell.
Junglist and Bajo review the medical drama of Trauma Centre: Second Opinion, and the open world destruction fest of Mercenaries 2. Plus, Lux looks into why it is us humans love to play games, and Bajo dives into the work of industry icon Will Wright.
Bajo and Junglist review the ambitious sim of everything, Spore, and the cute gardening slash piñata collecting on Viva Pinata: Trouble In Paradise. Plus, Junglist dives into the history of Star Wars video games.
Junglist and Bajo review the epic JRPG Infinite Undiscovery, and the lightsaber swinging and force pushing of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Plus, Bajo attempts to make some Machinima in GTA IV and sits down to chat to some pros like Red vs Blue’s Bernie Burns to get some tips, and dives into the history of Nintendo’s Game and Watch series.
Bajo and Junglist review the tabletop come MMO of Warhammer: Age Of Reckoning, and the platforming puzzles of Wario Land : The Shake Dimension. Plus, Bajo sits down with one of the creator of de Blob, Junglist looks into how game artists got their start in the industry, and Bajo and Jung dive into the history of games made in Australia and by Australians.
Junglist and Bajo review the much hyped but not so good Haze, and the intense racing of Racedriver: GRID. Plus, Bajo investigates the effect of games piracy on the industry, and Jung and Lux take a look at how games help kids in hospital.
In this special throwback episode Bajo and Junglist hit up the 80’s! They review the best and the worst of the decade with ET: The Extra Terrestrial and Super Mario Bros reviews. Plus, they dive into the history of the decade, and have a Roffle cup with Andrew “Bindi” Hansen!
Junglist and Bajo review the contender to the sandbox game throne, Saints Row 2, and the deforming destruction of Fracture. Plus, Bajo and Junglist dive into the history of sandbox games, and we get an update on the Good Game Game.
Bajo and Junglist review the creative and colourful platformer LittleBigPlanet, and the choose your morality fantasy role playing of Fable 2. Plus, Jung looks into how to get started as a game programmer, and joins Bajo to list out some of the hardest games they’ve ever played, while Bajo heads out to visit a man with a very serious game collection.
Junglist and Bajo review the sci-fi horror of Dead Space, the ambitious open world first person shooting of Far Cry 2, and a mini Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 review. Plus, Bajo dives into the history of Epic Games, and visits the offices of Infinite interactive to see how the Good Game Game is shaping up!
Bajo and Junglist review some huge games, with Rockstars take on racers in Midnight Club: LA, the post-apocalyptic RPG epic Fallout 3, and make probably the most unique review of Gears Of War 2 in the world. Plus, Junglist investigates how games can help test our moral compass, and plays a round of FIFA with Craig Foster in a Roffle Cup.
Junglist and Bajo review the voice controlled RTS of Tom Clancy’s End War, the bright parkour fueled dystopia of Mirror’s Edge, and they take Guitar Hero World Tour and Rock Band head to head to see which rhythm game comes out on top. Plus, Lux investigates the psychology of why people like to cheat in games.
Bajo and Junglist review a heap of games, including the James Bond movie game Quantum Of Solace, the WW2 meets alien invasion FPS Resistance 2, the alternate history RTS of Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3, the gritty WW2 FPS Call of Duty: World at War, and the zany party game Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party. Plus, the Good Game Game gets launched!
Junglist and Bajo try to cram as many reviews in as they can in the final episode of the season. With reviews of Need For Speed Undercover, Singstar Singalong With Disney, Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Banjo Kazooie Nuts n’ Bolts, Wii Music, LIPS, and Left 4 Dead. Plus, Bajo sits down and chats with Michael Atkinson about his stance against the introduction of an R18+ rating in Australia.
2011
Good Game makes its triumphant return!! LittleBigPlanet 2, Dead Space 2 Pile of Shame: Eric Barker We ask Eric Barker of Red Faction Armageddon, what games he has sitting in his pile of shame. Developer Interview: Siobhan Reddy Studio Director of Media Molecule, Siobhan Reddy tells us about the creative process behind the development of Little Big Planet 2. What We Played Over the Break Bajo and Hex share what they got up to over the break. Stories of distant lands, real and virtual.
2012
Bajo and Hex return from their summer of gaming to bring you two big reviews: Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Star Wars: The Old Republic... Feature Story: Breaking Street Dates Just about every big release last year broke street date, but this isn't a worldwide phenomenon. Our field reporter Goose explores this Aussie case... My First Love: Sean Bean We asked Sean Bean, producer of Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, about his first gaming love...
2013
Bajo and Hex are back for another year of good gaming with reviews of Devil May Cry, Aliens: Colonial Marines, and Dead Space 3...
Bajo and Hex welcome you to a gaming wonderland! Marvel vs Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Rock Band 3 Update, Back to the Future, Raskulls. Pile of Shame: Siobhan Reddy We ask game developers which games they have sitting in their pile of shame... The Game Dev Story: Halfbrick Our gift to you; A history lesson on some of the most interesting game development studios in the world.
Bajo and Hex welcome you to a gaming wonderland! Test Drive Unlimited 2, Kirby's Epic Yarn, de Blob 2. The Game Dev Story: Blue Tongue Entertainment Our gift to you; A history lesson on some of the most interesting game development studios in the world. Fanboys vs. Haters We pick some of the biggest game franchises around and take a quick look at both sides of the coin, what is it the faithful fanboys hold dear and what drives the haters despair?
Welcome to another episode of Good Game! Stacking, Killzone 3. Ask Good Game: Scruffy This week we give a very detailed answer to the question of Scruffy from Victoria...and that's it! Developer Interview: Richard Garriott Bajo has a chat with renowned game developer Richard "Lord British" Garriott, the father of MMOs.
Welcome to another episode of Good Game! Fight Night Champion, Bulletstorm, Beyond Good and Evil HD. Ask Good Game: Sam, Billy, Max, Zombies aren't People. This week Bajo and Hex answer the questions of Sam, Billy, Max and Zombies aren't People... Deep Space Discs: Noah Kircher-Allen We asked Noah Kircher-Allen from the Skylanders development team which three game he would take with him on a deep space adventure. Pile of Shame: Anthony O'Dempsey We asked Anthony O'Dempsey of FreshTone games about what is on his pile of shame.
Welcome to another episode of Good Game! Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together, Magicka, Rift. Gamer News Bajo brings us the latest news including an update on the Mortal Kombat Classification quarrel, and the potential development of a new Microsoft console... Ask Good Game: Tim and Rebecca This week Bajo and Hex answer the questions of Tim and Rebecca... Pile of Shame: Simon "Si" Barlow We ask Simon Barlow of the Motorstorm Apocalypse development team which games he has sitting atop his pile of shame.
Welcome to another episode of Good Game! Yakuza 4, Dragon Age 2. Fanboys vs. Haters: Halo Wrap We tally the results and find out what you guys think of the Halo series... Backwards Compatible: BioWare We take a look at the history and accomplishments of one of the most recognisable game studios of all time, BioWare...
Welcome back to Good Game, the show for gamers by gamers. Homefront, Shogun 2: Total War, Motorstorm Apocalypse. Permadeath We have a look at the gaming phenomenon that is Permadeath; the idea that once you're dead, you stay dead... permanently. Pile of Shame: Jeremy Greiner Jeremy Greiner of the Homefront team tells us which games are sitting atop his pile of shame.
Welcome back to Good Game, the show for gamers by gamers. The Sims Medieval, Crysis 2. Backwards Compatible: 3D Gaming With the 3DS now on the market, we thought it would be a good idea to look back at the history of 3D in video games. 3DS Review We check out the latest handheld gadget from Nintendo; the 3DS. Fanboys vs. Haters: Final Fantasy It's time to stir the pot of passions that is Fanboys vs Haters and this week, we're talking about Final Fantasy...
Welcome back to Good Game, the show for gamers by gamers. Shift 2: Unleashed. Tom Clancy's 3DS Round-Up We have a look at the Tom Clancy's two 3DS release titles; Spinter Cell 3D and Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars... Interview: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost When we heard that Simon Pegg and Nick Frost would be in the country to promote their latest film we thought, "could Good Game, a show all about gaming, justify an interview with them?" Well, with nerd credentials like their's... not really, but we went anyway... Feature Story: Gamification Imagine a world where everything we love about video games ends up in everyday, boring activities like brushing your teeth or washing the dishes. It's called Gamification and it's bringing gaming to real life experiences.
Welcome back to Good Game, the show for gamers by gamers. WWE All Stars, Gray Matter. Fanboys vs. Haters: Final Fantasy Wrap We let the Fans and the Haters have their say in this Final Fantasy Fued... Pile of Shame: James McDermott We ask James McDermott of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine what he has sitting atop his Pile of Shame... Downloadable Games Round-Up We look at some of the latest downloadable game releases across the major platforms, including Battle: Los Angeles, Ghost Busters: Sanctum of Slime, Swarm and Dino D-Day...
Welcome back to Good Game, the show for gamers by gamers. S.O.C.O.M. 4: Special Forces, The 3rd Birthday, Portal 2. Deep Space Discs: Nathan Davis We spoke to Nathan Davis of Obsidian Entertainment about which games he would take with him on a deep space adventure...
Bajo and Hex have the week off and are replaced by two of the world's most beloved crime fighters, Bajman and Storm... DC Universe Online. Backwards Compatible: Superhero Games It's time to backwards compatible-ise the entire genre of super-powered superhero videogames... Who's Your Hero? - Ed Boon We asked creator of Mortal Kombat, Ed Boon, who his favourite superhero is... Feature Story: Captain Australia We tracked down real-life superhero, Captain Australia, to find out what it's like to sacrifice gaming time for fighting crime... Who's Your Hero? - Walt Williams We asked writer of Special Ops: The Line, Walt Williams, who his favourite superhero is...
Welcome back to Good Game, the show for gamers by gamers... Thor: God of Thunder, Darkspore. My First Love: Martin Edmondson We spoke with Martin Edmondson of the 'Driver' series about his first gaming love... iOS Round-Up There are new iOS games released every day of the week, so we thought we'd do a round-up of a few recent and noteworthy games that have caught the attention of our eager fingers. First up, it's Tiny Wings. Feature Story: Tamagotchi Collector We spoke to Tamagotchi fanatic, Meg-Anne Harrop about her collection of portable pets...
Welcome back to Good Game, the show for gamers by gamers... Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters. Fanboys vs. Haters: Legend of Zelda Wrap It's been a whole month since we prompted you to debate the merits of the Legend of Zelda series and so the time has come to distil all those pointed opinions into a fine potion of perspicacious prose. Feature Story: Fan Art We caught up with a Melbourne Curator who's taking videogame-inspired fan art to a more serious and commercial level. My First Love: Steve Gibson We spoke with Martin Edmondson of Gearbox Software about his first gaming love... iPad Round-Up It's time we did an iPad round-up. We check out Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery EP, Real Racing 2 HD and Order and Chaos Online...
Welcome back to Good Game, the show for gamers by gamers... Brink, L.A.Noire. Feature Story: iRacing - Mitchell McLeod We all have a bit of a competitive streak when it comes to gaming, and here's someone who's making a career out of it... My First Love: Dax Ginn We spoke with Dax Ginn of Rocksteady Studios about his first gaming love...
Welcome back to Good Game, the show for gamers by gamers... Dirt 3, The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings, Fallout New Vegas: Honest Hearts DLC. My First Love: Ruth Tomandl We asked Ruth Tomandl of Snowblind Studios about her first gaming love... Feature Story: Video Game Music In the 1980s and even early 90s, most videogame music was composed with simple 8-bit bloops and blops... yet the melodies were unforgettable.
Welcome back to Good Game, the show for gamers by gamers... Conduit 2, Terraria. Ask Good Game: High Voltage, American Dad 000 and Peabody This week Bajo and Hex answer the questions of High Voltage, American Dad 000 and Peabody... Backwards Compatible: Duke Nukem With the release of Duke Nukem Forever just around the corner we thought it would be a good idea to take a look back to see how it all begun...
Welcome back to Good Game, the show for gamers by gamers... Duke Nukem Forever, We Dare. Backwards Compatible: Idle Animations You ever notice what happens in those occasional moments when we put our controllers aside? Sometimes, those little dudes on the screen grasp the opportunity of our absence to remind us that maybe they have a mind of their own... My First Love: Randy Pitchford Randy Pitchford of Gearbox Software tells us about his first gaming love...
Gear of War 3 (Preview) Mass Effect 3 (Preview) Uncharted 3 (Preview) Batman Arkham City (Preview) PlayStation Vita (Preview) Battlefield 3 (Preview) The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (Preview) E3 Press Conference Highlights Assassin's Creed Revelations (Preview) Wii U (Preview) The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Preview) Bioshock Infinite (Preview) Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (Preview) Rayman Origins (Preview)
Bajo and Hex are back together to review Infamous 2 and Alice: Madness Returns. Rage Gamer: Minecraft, a tale of torment and tantrums. Fanboys vs. Haters: Call of Duty Wrap Iit's time to dive into the responses to sort out the Call of Duty Fanboys from the Haters... My First Love: American McGee We asked American McGee of Spicy Horse and formerly id Software about his first gaming love...
Bajo and Hex are back in action with reviews of Dungeon Siege 3 and Child of Eden. They also give a warm welcome to Good Game's new field reporter, "Goose"... My First Love: Pong Affair Kudo Tsunoda, Chris Taylor, Jason Leigh all share with us their first gaming love, Pong... Feature Story: Scores Scores... We use them every day as a means to rate everything from the latest blockbuster films to our favourite restaurants, phone apps, websites and even our friends!
Bajo and Hex check out F.3.A.R., Hunted: The Demon's Forge and Ocarina of Time 3D... Feature Story: Shadowloo Showdown 2011 We sent Goose down to Melbourne to go for a few rounds with some of the world's best fighting game players... Developer Interview: Suda51 We spoke to legendary video game director Goichi "Suda51" Suda about his latest title, "Shadows of the Damned"...
Bajo and Hex are backed with reviews of Trenched, Frozen Synapse and Shadows of the Damned... My First Love: Chris Rhinehart We asked Chris Rhinehart of Human Head Studios about his first gaming love... Digital Essay: Cutscenes For as long as games have been around, they've been trying to tell us stories. It's gone from dots to text to cutscenes and beyond. More and more, story is blending with gameplay.. So what will the future hold for the humble cut scene?
Bajo and Hex are backed with reviews of Earth Defence Force: Insect Armageddon and Captain America: Super Solider... Fanboys vs. Haters: Gran Turismo Wrap We wrap up the feud between Gran Turismo Fanboys and Haters... iPad Round-Up With so many new games coming out on iOS we thought we should check some of them out. This round-up includes reviews of Backstab HD, The Incident and Storm in a Teacup... My First Love: Karl Stewart We asked Karl Stewart of the upcoming Tomb Raider about his first gaming love... Feature Story: Sound Designer - Mick Gordon We spoke to Australian Sound Designer Mick Gordon who makes music and sound effects for video games...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Bastion, Call of Juarez: The Cartel and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2... My First Love: Nathan Martz We asked Nathan Martz of Double Fine about his first gaming love... Feature Story: Hardware Hacks With almost every console releasing its own form of motion controller, some of the most advanced sensor and feedback technology created is now a common find in your local gamer's living room. It's not surprising then that techies all around the world have begun to dissect this hardware and are finding new and interesting uses for it....so we caught up with some Aussies who are doing just that!
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Warhammer 40k: Kill Team and From Dust as well as checking out the latest Fallout: New Vegas DLC, Old World Blues. They also get Goose to test out his reviewing skills with A-10C Warthog. My First Love: Glen Schofield We asked the GM of Activision, Glen Schofield, about his first gaming love... Backwards Compatible: Creative Forces Most games have meticulously crafted worlds; intricately planned levels full of minute details, hand built by teams of designers. But sometimes they throw caution to the wind and let us mess around like kids in a sandbox using just a few tools, a few rules, and our imaginations... Animation: Deep Fried Angry Birds In this animation by Braydon Gifford we see what happens when the pigs call in a friend to help them take on those angry birds...
Bajo and Hex are back to check out the new Dragon Age II DLC - Legacy as well as rounding up some of the latest zombie game releases... My First Love: Richard Lemarchand We asked Richard Lemarchand of Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception about his first gaming love... Zombie Round-Up We round up some of the latest Zombie game releases including Dead Horde, Trapped Dead, Dead Block and Zombie Gunship... Feature Story: Trials HD Riddle Have you ever played a game and noticed something strange, something hidden, something mysterious that made you go "hmm"?
Bajo and Hex return with review of Dungeons of Dredmor and the long awaited Deus Ex: Human Revolution... Fanboys vs. Haters: WoW Wrap Alright, time to pop your bubble shields and prepare for some fire damage because we're about to dissect the results of your Fanboy and Hater rants on World of Warcraft... My First Love: Matt Armstrong We asked Matt Armstrong of Prototype 2 about his first gaming love... Feature Story: House Rules Every gamer has, at one stage or another, thrown caution to the wind and decided to play by his or her own rules. Not only is it heaps of fun but it can also add a whole new experience alongside some of your favourite games! We call these 'House rules'...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Driver: San Francisco, E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy and Toy Soldiers: Cold War... Backwards Compatible: Hacking LulzSec made headlines this year for allegedly hacking Sony's PlayStation Network. Whilst this was the first major cyber attack against gaming targets, it's far from the first time gamers have had to contend with hacking... My First Love: Alex Amancio We asked Alex Amancio of Assassin's Creed: Revelations about his first gaming love...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Dead Island and Resistance 3... My First Love: Jeff Poffenbarger We asked Jeff Poffenbarger of Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure about his first gaming love... Feature Story: Gaming Difficulty There's nothing more exciting than the first time you get your hands on a brand new game... But then, before you even get a chance to play the game you are asked one very important question, 'What difficulty do you select?'...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Bodycount, Madden NFL 2012 and El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron... Feature Story: Gaming Therapy Gaming is sometimes associated with a variety of negative physical ailments - everything from bad posture to Deep Vein Thrombosis...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Warhammer 40K: Space Marine and Xenoblade Chronicles... Feature Story: Counter Strike It's been almost 12 years since the release of the classic Half-Life mod, Counter Strike, but that's not to say that the game is dead and buried... My First Love: Timothy Gerritsen We spoke to Timothy Gerritsen of Bioshock Infinite about his first gaming love...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Crimson Alliance, The Gunstringer, Rise of Nightmares and Gears of War 3... Fanboys vs. Haters: GTA Wrap Let's tackle the mound of viewer feedback that's spilled into the office since we asked for opinions on the GTA franchise... My First Love: John Paquette We asked John Paquette of Resistance 3 about his first gaming love...
Bajo and Hex are back to preview the Diablo 3 Beta as well as review Rock of Ages and Dark Souls... My First Love: Huw Beynon We ask studio rep of Metro: Last Light, Huw Beynon about his first gaming love... Feature Story: Team Bondi Not long after the launch of Rockstar's hit LA Noire, the Sydney-based studio that developed the game - Team Bondi - found itself in the spotlight...but for all the wrong reasons. Field reporter Goose does some detective work.
Bajo and Hex are back to chat about the Battlefield 3 Beta, Rage, Ace Combat: Assault Horizon... My First Love: Jason Vandenberg We asked Jason Vandenberg of Far Cry 3 about his first gaming love... Feature Story: Games in other Media As gamers, we know that video games have forever changed the way that humans choose to entertain themselves, but how do other mediums like film and TV perceive us? Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 vs. FIFA 12 Back in the day, Pro Evolution Soccer was considered the football game of choice, it was THE simulation. But ever since FIFA lifted its game to take top spot, the Pro Evo franchise has struggled to deliver a meaningful alternative. Has the team at Konami turned things around this year?
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Forza 4 and Batman: Arkham City and the team check out the Gold Coast games expo... My First Love: David Jaffe We asked David Jaffe of God of War about his first gaming love... Animation: Tiny Power The tantalising tale of Rick Reyes... Gold Coast Games Expo Every year, Aussie gamers have had to rely on the internet to catch up with the excitement of those big gaming expos like GamesCOM, Tokyo Game Show and E3. However last weekend up on the Gold Coast, a new Aussie games expo was open to the public for its debut - so we thought we should go check it out!
Bajo and Hex are back and take some time to check out the HD releases of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus aw well as reviewing Might and Magic Heroes VI and NBA 2K12... Animation: Tiny Power Two fine, young police detectives investigate something... Feature Story: id Software id Software have been developing games for over twenty years now. Field Reporter Goose gives us a closer look at these FPS wizards... Kevin Conroy Interview and Competition Announcement We were lucky enough to catch up with the voice of Batman from both the games and the classic 90s cartoon series, Kevin Conroy. Also, we announce the Batman competition details.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Uncharted 3 and Battlefield 3... Backwards Compatible: Bill Willliams Bill Williams was easily one of the greatest game designers who has ever lived - because he was acutely aware that he was going to die. My First Love: Peter Moore We asked Peter Moore, the COO of Electronic Arts, about his first gaming love...
Bajo and Hex are get ready to review Spider-Man: Edge of Time and Saints Row: The Third... Feature Story: Unlimited Detail An Aussie company has developed new tech that might bridge that gap and completely change how video game graphics will be developed in the future. Goose takes a look.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Assassin's Creed: Revelations and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim... My First Love: Sefton Hill We asked Sefton Hill of Rocksteady Studios about his first gaming love... Super Mario 3D Land Nintendo's mustached mascot is back as he leaps even further into glasses free 3D with 'Super Mario 3D Land' and things have never felt O so right!
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Need for Speed: The Run and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3... My First Love: Rob Jones We asked Gameplay Director of NBA 2K12, Rob Jones about his first gaming love... Tiny Power It's art, darling...
In this hour long Christmas Special, Bajo and Hex review five games, hand out the awards for 2011 and announce the winner of the Batman competition. Rayman Origins, Epoch, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, GoldenEye Reloaded... GG Awards 2011: Best Game 2011 has been a remarkable year for games, but there can be only one Game of the Year... Tiny Power Now I have a machine gun. Ho. Ho. Ho. Backwards Compatible: 2011, The Year in Review Bajo and Hex are a little preoccupied, so Goose takes a look at the year of gaming that was 2011. Bajo's Year in Review Bajo looks back on the year that was and shares his most memorable moments... In Memoriam 2011 This year, many a brave hero and courageous heroine has fallen on the bloodied road to end-game glory. It's time to honour all of those who've slipped from our gamepad-cramped grasp in 2011. Hex's Year in Review Hex takes the time to reflect on the games that stood out for her this year. Goose's Guide to Good Game Gifting If you're having trouble getting the present you want these holidays... GOOSE, has some handy tips.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Catherine, The Darkness II and Uncharted: Golden Abyss... My First Hero We asked Seth Killian, Community Manager on Street Fighter X Tekken, about his first gaming hero... Backwards Compatible: Handheld Gaming Hand-held gaming has come a long way...but how exactly DID it get this good?
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Resident Evil: Revelations, Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Dear Esther. My Gaming Hero: Jonathan Lim We asked Jonathan Lim, Producer of Prototype 2, about his first gaming hero... Feature Story: Game Hacks There’s nothing like dominating a server and seeing your name high on a scoreboard, It’s a large part of what keeps us in the game! But some gamers don’t always play by the rules...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Alan Wake's American Nightmare and I Am Alive... Guest reviewer, Dave Callan checks out SoulCalibur V... and Goose gets his groove on at BlipFest... Feature Story: Blip Fest Blip Festival has been showcasing the talent of chipmusic artists around the world since 2006... But has recently been held in Australia for the first time....and Goose was there too...
Bajo and Hex return with reviews of Twisted Metal and Mass Effect 3... My Gaming Hero: Gabe Amantangelo We asked Gabe Amantangelo, Lead PvP Designer for Star Wars: The Old Republic, about his gaming hero... Backwards Compatible: Game Save Files It’s easy to forget that not so very long ago, game save files didn’t exist...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Journey and Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Backwards Compatible: Resident Evil Resident Evil is the granddaddy of survival horror games. And it’s been scaring our pants off for 16 years... Gratis Gaming: Draw Something Being a gamer isn't cheap, in fact it can be quite expensive. So with that in mind we'd thought we'd show you some of the latest games that are super rad but won't cost you a cent!
Bajo and Hex return with reviews of Silent Hill: Downpour, The Last Story and the free to play Tribes Ascend... Feature Story: Cyber Bullying As gamers we're used to communicating with each other online... Sometimes though, tools that should be used to bring us closer together, do exactly the opposite...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Asura's Wrath and Ninja Gaiden 3. Also, to celebrate the 15th birthday of the Nintendo 64, Goosemangus goes backwards compatible... Gratis Gaming: Guild Wars 2 Beta Guild Wars 2 is one of the bigger MMO's coming out this year and the beta has been and gone, but we've had a play and it's doing some very interesting things... Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City Follow Up A few weeks ago we reviewed Resident Evil Raccoon City but didn't want to score it without testing online. We've now done that...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Armoured Core 5 and Sine Mora. The team are also joined by guest reviewer, Dave Callan, who checks out Just Dance: Best Of... Gratis Gaming: Beneath a Steel Sky Beneath a Steel Sky is considered one of the greatest point and clicks ever made. It was officially made Freeware in 2003 by Revolution software... My First Gaming Gig: Seth Olshfski We spoke to Seth Olshfski of The Darkness II about his first gig in the video gaming industry...
Welcome to a very special episode of Good Game, where we get a little bit retro with our tribute to the Video Game Arcade... Big Buck Hunter, Dead Heat, Air Hockey, Time Crisis 4, Basketball, Tekken Tag Tournament 2, Guitar... Backwards Compatible: Arcades Arcade games have helped to define genres we still play to this day. Let’s go with Goose on a journey back to where it all began... Feature Story: Arcade Collector We met up with arcade collector and restorer, Joel Hopkins, who was kind enough to show us his astounding home arcade...
Bajo Hex and Goose are back with reviews of Birds of Steel, Kinect Star Wars and Microsoft Flight... Preview: WoW: Mists of Pandaria and TERA... Gratis Gaming: Microsoft Flight Our Gratis pick for this week is Microsoft Flight for PC, prepare for nonstop action!
Reviews of: Fez - Any 80s or 90s gamer will feel intense joy the moment they step into the retro world of mystery and puzzles that is Fez! Pandora's Tower - is the stuff of fantasy legend from days of yore; a hero’s quest, a terrible curse, a maiden in peril and monsters to slay. Risen 2: Dark Waters - You play a hero with no name who is faced with the unenviable task of defeating a bunch of otherworldly monsters called Titans... Gratis Gaming: Realm of the Mad God - calls itself "the first co-op, fantasy, MMO, shooter".
- Gamer News Hex brings us the latest from the gaming news desk... - The Walking Dead From the modern masters of point and click gaming, Telltale games, comes The Walking Dead; an episodic adventure set in the same universe as the comic book series... - Loading... Tomb Raider A mini BC on the Tomb Raider series... - Kid Icarus: Uprising Do you like the idea of flying though space shooting eyeballs? If the answer is yes then this is the game you have been waiting for. - Prototype 2 In Prototype 2 you take the role of James Heller; a former soldier looking to exact his revenge for the death of his family... - Retro Game Reveal and Goodbye Bajo and Hex say "farewell" for another week...
- Gamer News Bajo brings us the latest from the gaming news desk... - Legend of Grimrock In Legend of Grimrock the thrill lies in delving deeper and deeper through the levels of a dungeon, dodging traps, solving riddles, and defeating monsters. - Tiny Power We follow the story of a man on a quest to create the greatest game that ever was, is, or will be... - Deep Black In Deep Black you play a kind of deep-sea diving spy character who is dressed remarkably similar to Isaac Clarke from Dead Space. - Backwards Compatible: Water We go backwards compatible on water in video games... - Sniper Elite V2 The sniper is the true ninja of the modern battlefield. He or she must be patient, methodical and most of all invisible! - Retro Game Reveal and Goodbye Bajo and Hex say "farewell" for another week...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Dragon's Dogma and Diablo III.... Dragon's Dogma When a Dragon attacks your small fishing village you bravely take on the beast all by yourself, but he swats you like a fly, plucks your heart from your chest and eats it. My Gaming Hero: Randy Pitchford We ask the delightful Randy Pitchford of Gearbox Software about his gaming hero... Diablo III When it comes to crawling dungeons, no one crawls better than Blizzard. It’s been a VERY long time between clicks, but Diablo 3 is here...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Max Payne and Starhawk and Goose goes Backwards Compatible on prestigious developers, Rockstar. Starhawk Starhawk, the spiritual successor to Warhawk has arrived, featuring new characters, vehicles, sky battles, cool Firefly-esque space western locations and Tower Defense? Backwards Compatible: Rockstar If somebody mentions Rockstar Games, the first thing you’re probably going to think of is the Grand Theft Auto. But looking at the big picture, it’s clear they’ve REALLY made a name; creating gritty, mature games that let us explore our world like never before! Max Payne 3 Max Payne 3 sets a high bar for the genre, in everything it does, and it's one of the most impressive shooters we have ever played.
Preview - Counter Strike: Global Offensive Bajo gives a short preview of Counter Strike: Global Offensive from his experiences with the Beta... Feature Story: E3 Lead-Up Goose talks to some of the industry's big names to find out what E3 means to them... DiRT: Showdown The great host of cars and soundtracks we've come to expect from the Dirt series are still here in fine arcade form... DayZ DayZ is the closest you'll get to a zombie survival MMO, and it's as much a survival horror game as it is a social experiment.
This week Hex is joined by special guest host, Andrew "Bindi" Hansen to review Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and the Half-Life one mod, Cry of Fear...
In this special episode of Good Game, Bajo goes across the globe to bring us all the glitz and glam of one of the gaming industry's biggest events, the Electronic Entertainment Expo...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Game of Thrones and Lollipop Chainsaw and Goose checks out the latest updates in R18+ saga...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Quantum Conundrum and Gravity Rush. They also bring us all the info about the Australian Centre for the Moving Image's 'Game Masters' exhibition. Preview: The Secret World We jumped onto 'The Secret World' beta last weekend to find a zombie monster MMO in a modern setting...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of The Amazing Spider-Man and Spec Ops: The Line... The Amazing Spider-Man With The Amazing Spiderman getting a reboot in the cinemas he obviously has to have video game to go with it. But is this actually amazing, or not so spectacular? Spec Ops: The Line Spec Ops is now in the hands of German developer Yager, and it's time for us to walk the line. Feature Story: Tax Incentives Our home-grown gaming studios have been struggling in recent years, with many forced to close their doors. Goose investigates a new government funding scheme that could provide a lifeline for the industry we love.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Spelunky and the Skyrim and Arkham City DLC... Skyrim: Dawnguard and Harley Quinn's Revenge Skyrim and Batman Arkham City, two of our favourite games from last year have had their first bits of DLC so we thought we'd take a look... Heroes of Ruin People have been calling this a portable Diablo, which may build up your expectations a little. This is to Diablo what Aubrey Wodonga is to New York. Nowhere near as amazing but certainly a lot more convenient... Postcards from: The Death Star The Death Star...it’s huge, round, deadly, and can always be fired when ready. Spelunky Spelunky has arrived on XBLA and it distils decades of 2D platforming into one seriously punishing package. It could be this year's Super Meat Boy.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Inversion and The Secret World...they also serve their time for last week's noobish mistake... The latest game to put a spin on our perception of which way is up, is the 3rd person cover shooter, Inversion. Developer Interview: Dean Hall We asked Bohemia Interactive's Dean Hall about his amazingly successful ARMA II Mod, DayZ... The Secret World It's a tough time out there for MMOS, with little innovation. But Developer Funcom have made something very different from the norm...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Endless Space, Anna and Slender. Also, Goose takes us on a journey to City 17 and talks about the often frustrating scenario of having another person in the room when you're gaming...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Deadlight, Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers, Hero Academy and Blacklight: Retribution... Feature Story: Delayed Gratification Goose explores the game mechanic of delayed gratification...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Orcs Must Die! 2, Great Big War Game and Sleeping Dogs... Backwards Compatible: THQ Like many of the videogame heavyweights, THQ first dabbled in the toy business. But by the mid-90s what began as Toy Head Quarters, had evolved into videogame publisher we're familiar with...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Darksiders II, New Super Mario Bros. 2 and Thomas Was Alone... Feature Story: IT Pricing in Australia Goose takes a look at IT and video game pricing in Australia and how it compares to other nations...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, Dust: An Elysian Tail and Zineth...
The Expendables 2 The Expendables sounds like the perfect recipe for a coop video game shooter! And to tie in with the movie sequel, we now have just that... Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Counter Strike is one of the most important shooters out there but it has been long overdue for an update, which brings us to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Guild Wars 2, Papo and Yo and Nihilumbra... In Nihilumbra you play a little inky blob who's escaped from the void into a new world... Papo and Yo is an adventure platformer brought to us by new indie devs Minority... For the first time after 8 years of World of Warcraft dominating the MMOS fantasy genre, it finally has a serious competitor with Guild Wars 2...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Thirty Flights of Loving, Gravity Bone, Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and Borderlands 2... It's time to crack our knuckles again throw down some fisticuffs in Tekken Tag Tournament 2... We're back for more looting and shooting in Borderlands 2, and with it comes more diverse environments, even better guns and there's a even a half decent story to tie it all together... Feature Story: Storytelling in Games Once upon a time… There were videogames that didn’t even have stories, but over the decades we’ve seen the gaming medium really mature, and so too have the stories it’s able to tell... Thirty Flights of Loving is the latest indie title offering to catch our eye recently...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Dead or Alive 5, Diaspora: Shattered Armistice and Rocksmith... Dead or Alive 5 Ahh Dead or Alive, there are so many memorable characters. There's that ninja guy, and the wrestling guy... and don't forget girls with the big boobs, because they account for more than half the roster. Postcards from... The Ishimura Dead Space chooses mining station the USG Ishimura as its horror playground... Diaspora: Shattered Armistice is a community-built mod made by BSG fans, and it's the first Battlestar games we've come across that has felt truly, frakking authentic... Rocksmith There was a day when five-button plastic guitars were an impressive foray into the rhythm game genre. But now, Rocksmith has upped the ante by letting you play on a REAL guitar.
Bajo and Hex are review Resident Evil 6, the Half-Life one remake, Black Mesa and pit FIFA against PES for their 2013 releases... Black Mesa Eight long years in the making, Black Mesa is finally here, well most of it. Hit & Miss: Need for Speed We take a look at the hits and misses of the Need for Speed franchise... Resident Evil 6 tries to freshen up the series with a more modern setting, some big ideas, and sadly that is also its downfall... FIFA 13 vs. PES 2013 When it comes down to the annual showdown of the virtual football giants, we're right there. Yes, it's FIFA versus Pro Evolution Soccer!
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of NBA 2K13, Torchlight II and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Dishonored, Tokyo Jungle and Carrier Command: Gaea Mission while Goose looks at Bad Piggies, the latest game from the creators of Angry Birds...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Fable: The Journey, Forza Horizon and War of the Roses while Goose checks out XCOM: Enemy Unknown...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Rugby League Live 2, Doom 3 BFG Edition and The Unfinished Swan while special guest Dave Callan delivers a dance review medley...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Halo 4, Assassin's Creed III and Medal of Honor: Warfighter...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of 007 Legends, Chivalry: Medieval Warfare and Need for Speed: Most Wanted. Meanwhile, Goose checks out Hotline Miami...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 and Hitman Absolution but also get a bit curious about Curiosity... Hitman: Absolution The Hitman games have always been quite good, but Hitman Absolution is excellent... Gratis Gaming: Punch Quest Endless running games are quickly becoming the go-to genre for smart phones. In spite of this bloated genre, Punch Quest has so much style I couldn't put it down... Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Call of duty Black Ops 2 is on a mission to stop that series fatigue from setting in, and shake things up a bit...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Family Guy: Back to the Multiverse, Natural Selection 2, and Far Cry 3.
Bajo and Hex are back for the final episode of Good Game for 2012. In this hour long extravaganza they check out the Wii U, Nintendo Land, Super Mario Bros. U, PlanetSide 2, and LEGO The Lord of the Rings as well as reminiscing about the year gone by.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Metal Gear Rising:Revengeance and indie games Antichamber and No Time to Explain while Goose explores the ins and outs of 'Crowd Funding'...
Bajo and Hex get a bit artsy with Proteus, traverse the dimensions with Persona 4 Golden and deliver a maximum review of Crysis 3 while Goose defines 'Reboots'...
Bajo and Hex raid some tombs with Lara Croft and check out a mash-up of mobile games including Temple Run 2, Real Racing 3 and Hackycat...
Bajo and Hex chat about 'DayZ' and 'Path of Exile' and review the latest instalment into the Sly Cooper series while Goose checks indie titles 'The Bridge' and 'Kentucky Route Zero'...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of the latest SimCity and God of War: Ascension while Goose checks out Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - Mirror of Fate for the 3DS...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, Gears of War: Judgement and BioShock Infinite.
Bajo, Hex and Goose go head-to-head...to-head as they argue over the best decade in video game history...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct, Year Walk and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate while Goose explores what the National Broadband Network is and how it will influence the Australian gaming community.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel and Bientot L'ete, and mobile games Penumbear and Ridiculous Fishing. Meanwhile, Goose goes wicka wicka wild in our Western Backwards Compatible.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Injustice: Gods Among Us and Defiance, Goose checks out The Showdown Effect and our bearded companion, Mr. Dave Callan, invites us into his drawing room in a delightful new segment.
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review Dead Island: Riptide, ShootMania Storm and Star Trek
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Slender: The Arrival and Mortal Kombat
This week Bajo and Hex review Metro: Last Light, Monaco: What's Yours is Mine and Robot Unicorn Attack 2. Also, Dave Callan pops by to lay down the lore on Resident Evil's T-Virus.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Zeno Clash II and Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut while Goose gets retrospective with a BC on LucasArts.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Don't Starve, EVE: Dust 514 and GRID 2...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Sanctum 2, Remember Me and Call of Juarez: Gunslinger..
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of the cooperative title, FUSE and Naughty Dog's highly anticipated new IP, The Last of Us...
With Hex in Los Angeles for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, Bajo invites Dave Callan around to help him review Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for iOS and Fire Emblem: Awakening...
Hex spent some time amongst the glitz and glam of L.A. and one of the biggest events in gaming, the Electronic Entertainment Expo...
On tonight's HEROIC episode of Good Game, Bajo and Hex are back in the chairs to look at Marvel Heroes, Company of Heroes 2, The Swapper and Deadpool...
This week we check out the OUYA and review release titles, Shadowgun and the exclusive title TowerFall as well as reviewing Dungeons and Dragons: Neverwinter...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Magrunner: Dark Pulse, UnEpic, Gunpoint and Wargame: AirLand Battle...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of The Walking Dead: 400 Days and DOTA 2 while Goose sends us his regards from the local nightclub...
This week Bajo and Hex review Plants vs Zombies 2: It's About Time and then take to the skies to check out War Thunder...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Halo: Spartan Assault, Shadowrun Returns and State of Decay...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Rogue Legacy, Pikmin 3 and Payday 2...
On tonight's episode of Good Game, Bajo and Hex look at Disney Infinity and review inFlux, Rise of the Triad and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons...
On tonight's episode of Good Game Bajo and Hex review The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Saints Row IV.
This week on Good Game, Bajo and Hex check out the console release of Diablo III, review Lost Planet 3 and Gone Home.
This week Bajo and Hex review Killzone: Mercenary, Killer is Dead and Total War: Rome II.
This week Bajo and Hex check out the Neo Geo X, a retro revival of the 90s console. Also, they review Papers, Please and Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn
Bajo and Hex cower before the independent survival horror that is Outlast, and get lost in the land of Los Santos in Grand Theft Auto V.
Bajo and Hex back with reviews of Infinity Blade 3 and ARMA III and the annual FIFA vs. Pro Evolution Soccer review.
Bajo and Hex travelled abroad to soak in the gaming culture and history of a country that has been influential in the evolution of video games; Japan. Their first stop was the Tokyo Game Show...
Bajo and Hex are back in the den of gaming to review NBA 2K13, downloadable title Rain, and the latest effort from Quantic Dream, Beyond: Two Souls...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Dragon's Crown, Grand Theft Auto V: Online and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of The Wolf Among Us, Shelter and Batman: Arkham Origins.
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Warface and Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and Dave Callan shimmies through a Just Dance 2014 review.
Bajo and Hex get their hands on the new consoles and check out Ryse: Son of Rome and Dead Rising 3 for the Xbox One, and Killzone: Shadow Fall for the PlayStation 4.
It's our hour long Christmas Special! We review Tearaway, Need for Speed Rivals and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and the team reflect upon the year and console generation gone by...
2015
Good Game is back for 2015, starting tonight with a one hour special! We look at Battlefield Hardline, Resident Evil HD, Life is Strange, Elite: Dangerous and Dying Light! Plus, Goose takes a look at Comedy in Games!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review The Talos Principle, Total War: Attila and Evolve! Plus, Goose brings us another Memory Cache!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Sunless Sea, Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and The Order: 1886! Plus, we answer another question at the Ask Good Game desk...
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review The Escapists and Homeworld Remastered Collection! They also give their first impressions of Stranded Deep and Road Redemption with a First Play...
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review White Night and Resident Evil: Revelations 2! Plus, Goose takes a look at Hand of Fate!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Zombie Army Trilogy, Sid Meier's Starships and Shelter 2! Plus Goose takes a trip down memory lane with a Memory Cache!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Battlefield: Hardline and Bloodborne! Plus, Dave Callan is back with a new segment!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Cities: Skylines and give us their first impressions with a First Play of Final Fantasy XV! Plus, a feature story on Women in the Gaming Industry.
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Axiom Verge, Dyscourse and Pillars of Eternity! Plus, Bajo takes us down memory lane with a Memory Cache!
Tonight on Good Game it's our ANZAC Special. Bajo and Hex give us their impressions of the game Sunset, and we also take a look at war in gaming.
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Titan Souls, Subnautica and Mortal Kombat X! Plus, Goose sends us another Postcard from The Capital Wasteland!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China, and they also jump back into Grand Theft Auto V for some heist action!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Project Cars and Convoy! Plus Goose takes a look at Westerado!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Wolfenstein: The Old Blood and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Invisible, Inc. And they give their impressions of Killing Floor 2 with a First Play! Plus Goose takes a look at Not a Hero!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Ziggurat, and they give their impressions of Reign of Kings with a First Play! We also speak to Dax Ginn about Batman: Arkham Knight!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Magicka 2 and The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III! They also give their impressions of DiRT Rally with a First Play!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Heroes of the Storm, Neon Struct and Massive Chalice!
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2014
Good Game are back with a fresh coat of paint and a whole bunch of new games! Bajo and Hex review Broken Age Act One, Nidhogg, Peggle 2 and Risk of Rain and have a look at the Elder Scrolls Online Beta.
2016
Tonight on Good Game it's the first episode for 2016! Bajo and Hex review Unravel, The Witness, That Dragon, Cancer and XCOM 2 in a one hour special!
2010
Bajo and Hex return for the year with two huge reviews, going into deep space with Mass Effect 2, and into the depths of the ocean in BioShock 2. Plus, we continue to investigate the progress of getting an R18+ classification category for video games!
Bajo and Hex are back with a review of the Thief reboot, Goose reviews Jazzpunk and the guys have a First Play of DayZ Standalone...
Bajo and Hex dive into a double DLC review of The Last of Us: Left Behind and Assassin's Creed IV: Freedom Cry. They also check out Castlevania: Lords of Shadow II while Goose takes us on a journey into EVE Online...
Bajo and Hex check out Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare & South Park: The Stick of Truth, then Bajo braves Drangleic alone with Dark Souls II...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Strider and Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII & our old friend Dave Callan returns to check out Bravely Default...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Rambo: The Video Game and Titanfall...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of Infested Planet, Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft and Infamous Second Son...
Bajo and Hex tour Europe with reviews of Luftrausers and the decidedly French, NaissanceE, and then they head to Sanctuary to check out Diablo III: Reaper of Souls...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of The Elder Scrolls Online and Bioshock Infinite's 'Burial at Sea' DLC. Meanwhile, Goose heads to the CoD Championships to watch Australia's best battle it out...
Bajo and Hex are back with reviews of The Elder Scrolls Online and Bioshock Infinite's 'Burial at Sea' DLC. Meanwhile, Goose heads to the CoD Championships to watch Australia's best battle it out...
The apocalypse has finally happened - and just in time too, as this week we'll be celebrating the genre where your one objective is just to survive.
Tonight Bajo and Hex check out Child of Light and War of the Vikings whilst Goose delves into the mind-bending world of Fract OSC...
Tonight Bajo and Hex check out Daylight and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 while Goose delivers a Postcard from a forbidden place...
Tonight Bajo and Hex check out Monument Valley, Hitman Go, Bound By Flame and Ether One. Goose also brings us a story on the 2014 Budget and the implications for the gaming industry in Australia...
Tonight Bajo and Hex check out Sir, You Are Being Hunted and Wolfenstein: The New Order. Meanwhile Goose brings us a review of Super TIME Force...
Tonight Bajo and Hex check out Transistor and Watch Dogs! Meanwhile Goose brings us an Equip This about ladders...
Tonight Bajo and Hex check out Tropico 5 and Murdered: Soul Suspect! Meanwhile Goose sends us a Postcard from the Tarvern...
Tonight Dave Callan and Hex check out The Forest, Always Sometimes Monsters and The Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure! Meanwhile Goose presents a story on Full Motion Video in games...
Tonight on Good Game, it's our E3 special! Join Bajo as he looks at all the latest and greatest in the gaming industry.
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review GRID Autosport and Among the Sleep, and also give us their thoughts on Destiny with a First Play. Dave Callan also stops by to lay down some lore...
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review UFC, Valiant Hearts: The Great War and Wildstar. Goose also takes us on a trip down memory lane with a Memory Cache...
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark, Shovel Knight and Sniper Elite III. Dave Callan drops in to lay down some Pokemon lore and we answer another question at the Ask Good Game Desk...
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review World of Tanks Blitz, The Wolf Among Us and Divinity: Original Sin. Meanwhile Goose brings us an Equip This about horses...
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review 4PM and Abyss Odessy. They also give us their first impressions of Elite: Dangerous and Star Citizen with a First Play...
It's the Hex Special! Hex talks about her favourite moments from Good Game, including her favourite reviews and games. It also features a behind the scenes sequence showing what an average week looks like making the show...
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Lifeless Planet, Gods Will Be Watching and Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty!
It's the Bajo Special! Bajo talks about his favourite games and his favourite aspects about games, including graphics, characters, landmarks and WoW...
The moment has finally arrived. After thousands of votes, we are ready to reveal the Good game Top 100. In an hour long special we will be counting down to Australia's number one favourite game as voted by you!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Sacred 3, and also give us their thoughts on The Long Dark with a First Play. Bajo also looks at the latest Dark Souls II DLC and Goose introduces and new segment!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Xenonauts and Mind: Path to Thalamus, they also give their thoughts on Unturned with a First Play. Goose also reviews OTTTD!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review CounterSpy, Detective Grimoire and Risen 3: Titan Lords. Meanwhile Goose sends us a Postcard from The Office!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review inFAMOUS First Light and The Walking Dead: Season 2, they also give us their thoughts on Rodina with a First Play. Meanwhile Goose brings us a Game Changer!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Five Night's at Freddy's, Lichdom: Battlemage and The Sims 4. We also answer another question at the Ask Good game desk!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review The Journey Down and Destiny! Goose also has a look at Velocity 2X.
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Murasaki Baby and Forza Horzion 2, and they also give us their thoughts on Gang Beasts with a First Play! Plus Goose sends a Postcard from a town covered in mystery...
Tonight on Good Game we're going to be taking a look at how the medium of videogames has tackled mental illness as part of ABC's 'Mental As' Week', including reviews of Neverending Nightmares and Actual Sunlight...
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Wasteland 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! Plus Goose reviews Alien: Isolation.
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review The Evil Within and Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor! Meanwhile Goose brings us a Game Changer.
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth and Sunset Overdrive! Also Dave Callan is back to bust a move...
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review The Legend of Grimmrock 2, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter and Lords of the Fallen!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Halo: The Master Chief Collection and Bayonetta 2, they also give us their impressions about Evolve! Plus, Goose brings us another Equips This...
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Assassin's Creed: Rogue, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare and Dragon Age: Inquisition!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Far Cry 4 and Assassin's Creed Unity! Plus, Goose sends us a Postcard from Vice City!
Tonight on Good Game Bajo and Hex review Framed, Crossy Road, World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor and This War of Mine! Plus Goose takes a look at the YouTube gaming industry.
Tonight on Good Game it's our 1 hour Christmas Special! We review Tales From the Borderlands, Little Big Planet 3, Never Alone and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U! Bajo, Hex and Goose also take a look back at the year that was...
On tonight's Good Game, Bajo and Hex review Firewatch, NichBoy becomes a truckie in American Truck Simulator, Goose's IMO returns and Bajo goes head to head with a Street Fighter pro!
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex go back in time to the Stone Age and review Far Cry Primal! Also reviewed is Dying Light: The Following; NichBoy tries to outlast a minute in Devil Daggers and Goose's IMO on the price of VR!
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review the action indie game Superhot and the spooky walk'em up Layers of Fear. Goose presents his first play of Dark Souls III and an IMO on crowdfnding. Plus, the Good Game is back- featuring Agatha Christie's ABC Murders, Clash Royale and Black Desert Online.
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex battle zombie hordes in The Walking Dead: Michonne and get trapped in the devious Pony Island. Also, NichBoy gives us a first play of Disney's TRON RUN/r and Goose showcases GX Australia, the first queer gaming convention in Sydney.
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex follow the episodic adventure of Hitman and band together in Tom Clancy's The Division to fight a plague troubling Manhattan. Goose returns with his IMO discussing whether pre-orders are worth consumer time and money, plus NichBoy gives us a first play in Clustertruck.
On tonight's Good Game, Bajo and Hex review UFC2 and Grim Dawn. Plus, Goose joins Bajo and Hex to test PlayStation VR and NichBoy gives us a first play of Bravely Second.
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review the time-manipulative shooter Quantum Break and notoriously difficult, gothic world of Dark Souls 3. NichBoy also meets up with Naughty Dog's Arne Meyer to beta test Uncharted 4.
On tonight's show, double the drift with Bajo and Hex reviewing Hyper Light Drifter and Adr1ft. NichBoy joins the panel and chats about the VR experience whilst at GDC. Also Goose returns with his opinion on Let's Plays.
Tonight at 8:15pm on Good Game, it's the Game Developer's Conference special! NichBoy spends a week at GDC in San Francisco meeting with Australian and international game developers to discuss the progress behind the games and new innovations in the video game industry.
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review Stories: Path of Destinies and The Banner Saga 2. Plus, Goose chats with the Aussie game jazz band The Consouls and NichBoy gives us a first play of Sheltered.
On tonight's Good Game, Bajo and Hex review Severed on the PS4 and Star Fox Zero on the WiiU. Goose returns with an IMO on early access and also follows the progress of AIME at the Google Impact Challenge!
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review Alienation and the long-awaited action adventure, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. We also hear from Goose, NichBoy and Hingers at a roundtable chat.
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review online multiplayer action Battleborn and puzzle game Stephen's Sausage Roll. Goose returns with an IMO on review scores and Hingers visits local League of Legends gaming house.
Tonight on the show we scratch our itchy trigger fingers with reviews of DOOM and Homefront: The Revolution plus Goose tries a different type of shooting with the creator of Birdsketball - Waynetron!
Tonight on the show, Bajo and Hex review the epic Fire Emblem Fates and Total War: Warhammer. Plus, Goose gives us another IMO on video game movies and NichBoy returns with first play of TurnOn!
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game and the highly anticipated Overwatch. We also look at diversity in gaming, revisiting GX Australia and catching up with key icons in the Australian gaming industry.
Tonight Bajo and Hex review The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine DLC and first person runner Mirror's Edge Catalyst. NichBoy returns with a first play of Shoppe Keep and Goose meets up with young indie dev, Kew McPharlane.
Tonight on Good Game, Hex is joined NichBoy- while Bajo is off at E3 in Los Angeles- to review Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter and The Solus Project. Also, NichBoy interviews Ron Gilbert of Monkey Island fame!
On tonight's hour special of Good Game, Bajo and Goose head to E3 for exclusive hands on with the best and biggest upcoming video games and announcements. Look out for first plays of God of War, the new Zelda, and many more!
Tonight, Bajo and Hex return to the Good Game studio to review the Trials of the Blood Dragon, Chronos and Edge of Nowhere. Also Bajo, Goose and NichBoy to discuss a bunch of games we couldn't fit into the E3 special!
Tonight, Bajo and Hex review the Friday the 13th inspired Dead by Daylight, and from the developers of Limbo, Inside. Goose returns with an IMO on Padding in Games and NichBoy shows us a First Play of Lost Sea!
Tonight, Bajo and Hex review Zero Time Dilemma and Song of the Deep. NichBoy also joins the duo discuss the phenomena of Pokemon Go, plus Goose gives us a local dev profile, Sleepyhead Studios.
Tonight, Bajo and Hex review Monster Hunter Generations and Necropolis. Plus, Goose heads to the regional town of Gympie and checks out the school's new coding program.
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review the side-scrolling action Headlander and the MMORPG Riders of Icarus. Also, Goose presents an IMO on Pokemon GO and NichBoy gives us a first play of Elder Scrolls Legends!
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review Quadrilateral Cowboy, Batman: A Telltale Series and ABZU! Plus, NichBoy presents a tour of Double Fine Productions, the team behind Headlander and Psychonauts!
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review tactical space shooter House of the Dying Sun! Plus, check out three games on HTC Vive: Trials on Tattooine, Brookhaven Experiment and Everest. Also Goose is back with an IMO!
It's a Good Game Sci-Fi special! NichBoy joins Hex to review Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and the long awaited No Man's Sky. Goose also presents a Backwards Compatible for the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek!
Tonight on Good Game, Hex and NichBoy take a look at Bound and Paragon. Plus, Well Played host Rad discovers a little card magic at Magic the Gathering!
Tonight on Good Game, Hex and NichBoy check out the Titanfall 2 beta and from the team behind Myst, Obduction. Also, Coach NichBoy shows us a first play of Madden NFL 17; plus Goose gives us a mobile roundup with Reigns.
Tonight on Good Game, Hex and NichBoy check out the Battlefield 1 beta and review Fallout 4's final DLC, Nuka World! We also have an indie dev profile on Flat Earth Games and another round table chat on Remasters.
Happy 10th Birthday Good Game! Tonight, in front of a live studio audience, Good Game celebrates 10 years of the show and video gaming, with special guests Tripod, Dave Callan, Jordan Raskopoulos and Andrew Hansen!
Tonight on Good Game, Rad joins NichBoy in the hosting chair to review Forza Horizon 3 and ReCore. NichBoy also has a first play on The Tomorrow Children, plus a first gaming gig from the creative director of Dishonored 2.
Tonight on Good Game, Hex and NichBoy review FIFA 17 and Destiny: Rise of Iron! Goose is back with an IMO on Unlucky Palmer Luckey and NichBoy has a first play exclusive of Dishonored 2.
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex get their hands on PlayStation VR, checking out Until Dawn: Rush of Blood and PlayStation VR Worlds. Plus, the next instalment to Gears of War is finally here with Gears of War 4.
Tonight on Good Game, a review you can't refuse! Bajo and Hex return to the city of New Bordeux with Mafia III; plus a review of walk 'em up Virginia and Goose sits downs with For Honor's creative director, Jason VandenBerghe!
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review Shadow Warrior 2 and the very exciting Batman Arkham VR. Goose meets with Skye Saxon, Elias Nohra of Studio A and presents their unique game Snowflake Moon: A Paperville Mystery.
Tonight on the show, Bajo and Hex present their huge Battlefield 1 review and check out Thumper and Rez Infinite. Plus, Joe Nickolls of Dead Rising 4 talks about his first gaming love.
Tonight on Good Game, Bajo and Hex review Sid Meier's Civilization VI and Titanfall 2! Also, Goose returns with an IMO on Bethesda's new review policy.
Tonight on Good Game, it's COD in Space! Bajo and Hex review Call of Duty's next title, Infinite Warfare. Plus, we check out the platformer Owlboy and Goose meet with the students behind the music of Snowflake Moon.
Tonight on Good Game, it's all about the sequels with Bajo and Hex reviewing the new editions Watch Dogs 2 and Dishonored 2!
Tonight on the show, Bajo and Hex review the new rollercoaster sim Planet Coaster and Obsidian Entertainment's new RPG, Tyranny, where you are the bad guy. Also on the show, Goose looks back on 25 years of Blizzard.
It's the Good Game 2016 Christmas Special! Tonight, we have a first play on Final Fantasy XV, Bajo and Hex's Year in Review, Goose has tips for those who need more time for gaming, and the annual Good Game Awards!
It’s the episode with more brown pants and Jason’s than you can mash X at as we review David Cage’s thriller, Heavy Rain, plus we venture into the depths of hell in Dante’s Inferno. Plus, we look into the story of how we ended up with the WASD keyboard, and visit a game jam to watch some devs cram a game together in 48 hours!
Bajo and Hex review the interspecies action of Aliens vs Predator, and the massive action of M.A.G. aka Massive Action Game. Plus. We take a deep two-part backward compatible dive into the history of the Final Fantasy series, and visit game collector Matt Goodwin!
This episode we blow stuff up in our review of one of our all-time favourite FPS’s, Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Plus, we go on an epic adventure in Final Fantasy XIII, and a time-bending misadventure in The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom. And we go Backward Compatible on the career of the biggest Llama fan in gaming, Jeff Minter.
We venture into the dark post-apocalyptic subways of Metro 2033, and take down a god or two in God Of War III. Plus, we go Backward Compatible on the history of the Elder Scrolls series, and Hex rounds up five of the best weapons in gaming.
This week it’s all strategy, all the time with reviews of Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, Napoleon: Total War & Supreme Commander 2. Plus, we get an experts opinion on the StarCraft 2 beta, and round up five of the best strategies to use in RTS games.
It’s another explosive episode as we grapple our way through the destruction of Just Cause 2, and take on some sword swinging shenanigans in Red Steel 2. Plus, we meet our new field reported Ajax.
This episode we review the XBLA re-release of the N64 classic, Perfect Dark, and get stuck into the first big expansion for Dragon Age: Origins, Awakening, look at the follow up to everyone’s favourite poop management simulator Pipe Buster: Number Twos, and round up a bunch of mobile games, Space Miner, Ragdoll Blaster 2, and Crash Nitro Kart 3D. And Ajax investigates a man who’s built a fully functional flight simulator in his own home!
Hex and Bajo review the popular fighter BlazBlue: Calamatiy Trigger and try to sport in Rugby League 3. Plus, Ajax investigates the effect our late night gaming sessions are having on our health, and Bajo rounds up five of the funniest moments in games.
We review the stylish sneaky action of Splinter Cell: Conviction, and settle in for some strategy in The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom. Plus, we visit the FIFA Interactive World Cup Qualifiers and look into the ever growing business of game remakes.
This episode we review the monster slaying action of Monster Hunter Tri, and the top down loot em ups of Torchlight. Plus, Bajo lists the top five moustaches in gaming, and we visit a man who keeps old consoles ticking.
This episode sees our field reporter, Ajax, investigate the long running discussion on what, if any, effect violent video games have on their players. Plus, we review Dead To Rights: Retribution, and The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces, while Hex lists the top five worst bits of voice acting in games.
It’s a review packed episode with reviews of the creative kart racing in ModNation Racers, the ball kicking of 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa, the TV making of M.U.D. TV, and the lead slinging of Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West. Plus, we meet the national Guitar Hero Champion, Joel Brooks.
This episode we look at the ambitious psychological thriller from the minds behind Max Payne, Alan Wake, and we chuck some hadoukens and rubber chickens at Super Street Fighter IV. Plus, Ajax investigates how to protect your precious gaming gear from would be thieves!
This episode has more games crammed in it than you can shake a rainbow unicorn at! There are reviews of the pixel block adventures of 3D Dot Game Heroes, the time bending climbing of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands, the hit unicorn leaping of Robot Unicorn Attack, the 4X action of Neptune’s Pride, and the fly boy antics of After Burner Climax! Plus, Ajax gives his tips for how to dominate in the gaming Lounge Room!
We saddle up to review one of the biggest and best games ever made, Red Dead Redemption. Plus, we blow up some aliens in the cold in Lost Planet 2. And we take a look at the history of Sensible Software.
We get kick-flip and ollie our way through our review of the excellent Skate 3, make some tough choices in the spy driven espionage world of Alpha Protocol, and step into the octagon for UFC Undisputed 2010. Plus, Bajo ponders over all those games that never get finished and are left in our piles of shame.
We review the fruit slicing and dicing mobile action of Fruit Ninja, the Mario Kart meets Fast and Furios racing of Blur, and the pirate point and click Jolly Roger. Plus, Hex dives into the history of vampires in games.
We review the thoroughly bizarre No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle, and the much more wholesome Toy Story 3: The Video Game. Plus, we look at the history of one of the most influential studios in gaming history, Rare.
Bajo brings us his special report direct from the biggest event in the gaming calendar, E3 2010!
This week we’ve got reviews of the out of this world platforming utopia of Super Mario Galaxy 2, and the explosive racing of Split/Second Velocity. Plus, Ajax investigates how addictive gaming can be for some.
We review the portable stealth masterpiece Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the absolutely not a masterpiece Naughty Bear, and the surprisingly good Transformers: War for Cybertron, and it’s Wii version Cybertron Adventures. Plus, we meet the minds behind the viral sensation of Beached Az!
This week on the show, we review Crackdown 2 and Singularity, plus we visit Treayrch's Studio!
We review the game that started the whole Souls genre, Demon’s Souls, plus the gloomy platforming masterpiece of Limbo, the stunt bike riding of Joe Danger, and the lighthearted evil adventure of DeathSpank. Also, Bajo names the top five most influential gaming controllers!
World of Warcraft: Cataclysm Preview Blizzard iPad Round Up Muscle March
Disciples III StarCraft II Alien Swarm Pile of Shame: Ed Boon 5-Up: Top Gaming Dictators
Bungie - part 1 & 2 5-Up: Top Gaming Blades Pile of Shame: Aaron Greenberg Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Space 101: Shoot and Scoot Space 101: Leading An Army Star Wars Fan: David "LORDVADER xRKx" Geeves Space Influence: Warren Spector Space Influence: J. Allen Brack Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind: Dead Space Mass Effect Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind: Metroid Prime Close Encounters of the Nerd Kind: Space Chase Dark Forces 1 and 2
Freeplay Independent Games Festival Mafia 2 Wii Ware Round Up Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Pile of Shame: Jonathan Pelling
Shank 5-Up: Best Opening Levels Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days A day in the life of a games tester Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light Pile of Shame: Nina Kristensen Monday Night Combat
Rei: Gamescom 2010 Move and Kinect: First Impressions Ask Good Game Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep H.A.W.X. 2
Minecraft Halo: Reach Developer Interview - Joseph Tung and Chris Opdahl Ask Good Game Valkyria Chronicles II Metroid: Other M
Rei: GDC 2010 Civilization V Ask Good Game Halo: Reach Dead Rising 2
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Amnesia: The Dark Descent Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock How the Dust Settled: StarCraft II
Blade Kitten Rei: Motion Control F1 2010 Ask Good Game Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West FIFA 11 vs Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 Medal of Honor Ask Good Game If I Wasn't a Game Dev? - Tomonobu Itagaki
Shaun White Skateboarding Pile of Shame: Heather Rabatich Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 Ask Good Game Fallout: New Vegas
Fable 3 NBA Jam & NBA 2K11 If I Wasn't a Game Dev? - Richard Garriott Costume Quest Zombie Competition Has Closed Ask Good Game
Vanquish Zombie Competition Entries Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II More Zombie Competition Entries God of War: Ghost of Sparta Zombie Competition Winner
Pile of Shame: Matt Webster GoldenEye 007 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Call of Duty: Black Ops
Rock Band 3 Ajax: Australia's Mobile Gaming Developers Ask Good Game Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Disney Epic Mickey Downloadable Games Round Up A Very Darren Christmas Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth & Doctor Who: Return to Earth PlayStation Move Round Up Donkey Kong Country Returns James Bond 007: Blood Stone Kinect Round Up
