download now (pdf file, 9mb) - Pixel Hunt

More documents

Recommendations

Info

looking forward to Marvel vs Capcom 3 Capcom have done a great job building hype for this one with their gradual character reveals. I’m still holding out hope for Dead Rising’s Frank West, but either way this is going to consume the lives of fighting game fans come February. Developer Capcom Publisher Capcom Platform PS3 / 360 / PC Genre Fighter Release February 17 OFFICIAL WEBSITE Letter from the editor Don’t Hold Your Breath My New Year’s Resolution To stop caring about getting an R18 for games in Australia. The SCAG meeting on 10 December 2010 felt like a now-or-never moment. Brendan O’Connor had stated that the Labor party were officially in support of the rating, Galaxy polls showed a vast majority of people in support of the rating. Even mainstream media outlets were being generally supportive. Everyone waited, everyone held their breath. But we were let down. No agreement was reached, except to consider guidelines of what the effect of an R18 rating might be on the MA and RC categories. In other words, more consultation and more delay. The next SCAG meeting will be in March. I expect that meeting to yield only further consultation, further delay, further inaction. I expect the same to occur again at the next meeting too. I hope I’m wrong, but won’t be in the least surprised if I’m right. As contributor Ken Lee predicted in PixelCast 29, don’t expect an R18 rating in 2011. And so I’ve decided to simply stop caring. My position will always be in absolute support of the rating, but the emotional investment and passion I once had in following the debate has dissipated. Others have responded with more optimism than I, saying that the December 10 meeting was a small but positive step. That we’ll get the rating eventually, it’s just taking a while. I have no doubt they’re right. But I feel sorry for those who have worked and campaigned so hard to promote and raise awareness of the issue, only to have it continually held up. I’ve come to accept that as much as we need this rating, gamers aren’t overly affected. It’s rare for a game to be refused classification, and even rarer for it to be a game anyone cares about. And when it does occur, importing is an easy option, as is making friends with a Kiwi. In the face of so much delay and inaction it’s hard to stay enthusiastic on the subject. The amount of articles I’ve read on the subject goes beyond saturation, and I’m sorry to contribute to that further with this editorial, but I promise it will be my last word on the matter. Until we actually get the rating that is. I’m thinking 2013 looks pretty good. If we’re lucky. Michael Pincott | E-zine Editor 2 www.pixelhunt.com.au JANUARY 2011
contents ISSUE 13 JANUARY 2011 Publishing Editor Dylan Burns E-Zine Editor Michael Pincott Website Manager Matthew Williams E-Zine Production Aaron Sammut Advertising Contact the Editor if you would like to advertise with Pixel Hunt dylanb@pixelhunt.com.au Contributors Dylan Burns, Anthony Capone, Tim Henderson, Annika Howells, Brendan Keogh, Jahanzeb Khan, Patrick Lang, Ken Lee, James O’Connor, Michael Pincott, James Pinnell, Alex Walker COVER: Daniel Purvis Subscribe: at www.pixelhunt.com.au Follow: www.twitter.com/PixelHunt DONATE: If you’d like to show your appreciation for each issue, please donate via PayPal at www.pixelhunt.com. au. All proceeds will go back into making Pixel Hunt the most up-to-date, honest and (we hope) fun gaming zine available. NAVIGATING THIS -zine WHAT IS A PIXEL HUNT Pixel Hunt is actually a term that refers to video games that use a point and click interface like in so many adventure games. As such, Pixel Hunt the magazine is also interactive. Try clicking on items, such as the icons to the bottom of the page to turn to the next or previous page, the arrow to the top of each page will take you back to the contents page where each individual story is linked. Give it a go. FEATURE STEAM 12 KILL DEATH RATIO ASSASSIN’S CREED BROTHERHOOD 22 IN CASE YOU MISSED IT NIER 6 COVER FEATURE GAMING COMPANIONS 8 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS WITH PROFESSOR PIXEL 25 WHAT WE’RE PLAYING WITH THE PIXEL HUNT STAFF 26 creative AN ALAN WAKE STORY 28 THE GAME DOCTOR 16 feature Wii Don’t Need No PS4 18 OPINION multiplayer levelling 30 OPINION WE GOT (TO MUCH) GAME 32 Australia’s best gaming -zine www.PIXELHUNT.com.AU 3
Page 1: PS3 360 Wii PC MOBILE OPINIONS FEAT
Page 5 and 6: Garbage Tips Around the World Appea
Page 7 and 8: NIER Developer Cavia Publisher Squa
Page 9 and 10: YORDA If the player is to care abou
Page 11 and 12: like Cortana in Halo, the dependabl
Page 13 and 14: TRANSFORMERS: WAR FOR CYBERTRON STE
Page 15 and 16: STEAM Report Card Paradox Interacti
Page 17 and 18: Always call ‘shotgun’ in MAFIA
Page 19 and 20: Only Nintendo got it right, offerin
Page 21 and 22: For our money, this console generat
Page 23 and 24: ASSASSIN’S CREED BROTHERHOOD Deve
Page 25 and 26: QUESTIONS & ANSWERS PROFESSOR PIXEL
Page 27 and 28: ON THE HUNT PATRICK LANG Deadly Pre
Page 29 and 30: it was enough to make me fling a hi
Page 31 and 32: ASSASSIN’S CREED BROTHERHOOD MEDA
Page 33 and 34: When I say that games are getting l

download now (pdf file, 9mb) - Pixel Hunt

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?