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IF you mastered the Jordan Challenge in NBA 2K11, you’re going to be up for even more of a challenge in 2K23. You can play out Michael Jordan’s most historic moments once again when NBA 2K23 launches on September 9. But the team aren’t just remastering his old iconic moments. As we’ve previously reported, the Jordan Challenge is making a return to the NBA 2K franchise. A whopping 15 iconic moments will feature in the Challenge, 5 more than in NBA 2K11. All of which have been completely rebuilt from the ground-up. Today, a new trailer and Courtside Report have…

AS of today, Fall Guys players will feel like they’re going faster as the game gets “Sonicfied”. (Yep, I just made that word up.) In celebration of Sonic The Hedgehog’s 30+ years of “going fast”, Fall Guys are adding a Sonic-themed area, Sonic-themed outfits/emote and other rewards. From now until Thursday Monday August 15, 2022, players will get the chance to experience Sonic like they’ve never before in the brand new “Bean Hill Zone”. The Sonic-themed area is chock full of rings for players to collect, which in turn will score them cool rewards the more they collect. These rewards…

FIRAXIS Games and 2K announced today that Marvel’s Midnight Suns has been delayed for a second time. The announcement came early this morning via Marvel’s Midnight Suns official socials citing the dev teams decision. Understandably, the dev team would prefer to “deliver the best possible experience for fans.” They’ve also said it’s meant to be the biggest game they’ve ever made. The tactical RPG, from the creators of XCOM, was initially set to release earlier this year, but was pushed back to October 7. While the announcement doesn’t provide us with a specific release date, the teams says that we…

The largest collection of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles games in one bundle is set to launch next month. The launch date for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection was announced today by Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. The collection, featuring a whopping 13 titles from the late 80’s to early 90’s, will launch on most platforms on August 30. And will set you back an RRP of $69.95 AUD. Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. also announced that the retro bundle will not only include OG couch co-op, but also online play for select titles. As well as other quality-of-life features, such…

The year is 2002. Blizzard have launched the next instalment of their popular Real-Time Strategy IP, Warcraft 3: Reign of Chaos. This is two years before launching World of Warcraft. And at the time, Warcraft was up there with other well known RTS’ during the 90’s/2000’s. Such as Age of Empires, Command & Conquer and Starcraft, another popular RTS from Blizzard. But as the years progressed, we were slowly entering a new generation where RTS’ would be replaced by another genre, the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena. Or MOBA for short.  MOBA’s were fast paced versions of RTS’, focusing more on…

2K have just made the first of many announcements for NBA 2K23. And in particular, the latest cover athlete. A choice which is very fitting for this years entry into the franchise. Seven years after his last appearance on a cover of NBA 2K, Number 23 himself Michael Jordan will appear on two different covers. This years theme for NBA 2K is also “Answer The Call”. Which perfectly describes Jordan, who’d always rise to the occasion during his career. Michael Jordan will appear on the NBA 2K23 Championship Edition, a brand new premium edition for the NBA 2K franchise, as…

OK readers, I have a secret to tell. And I might lose some of your respect after I tell you. Here it is… …I haven’t played Until Dawn or any of The Dark Pictures games. There, I said it. But in saying this, these titles have intrigued me. Particularly Until Dawn. I’m a fan of both horror movies and Choose-Your-Own Adventure books from the 90’s. And it’s pretty cool that we’re in an age where video games have said, “Why can’t we have both?” The Quarry is the latest combination of this genius pair of mediums by Supermassive Games. It’s…

The wildly chaotic, battle royale-like party game, Fall Guys, has finally launched on all platforms. Up until today, Fall Guys was available for purchase on all platforms except the Xbox family of consoles and Nintendo Switch. However that’s no longer the case, thanks to the launch of Free For All. And yes, it’s free-to-play. Fall Guys: Free For All is now available across all platforms and is even cross-platform compatible. But there’s a catch for new players wanting to play on PC. While Fall Guys has always been available on Steam, Free For All won’t be. Instead, new players will have…

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands may have launched on most platforms back in March, however Epic Games had exclusivity of the title on PC. Similar to the Borderlands 3 launch, Epic Games had exclusive rights to Wonderlands for the first three months. But as of June 24, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will be available to all PC players. The Borderlands spin-off inspired by the popular Borderlands 2 DLC, Tiny Tina’s Assault on Dragonkeep, will finally be available on Steam later this week. And as a special bonus, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands is also be on sale for Steam members. Available in both a Standard…

After its initial March 2022 launch was delayed until later this year, Marvel’s Midnight Suns finally has a release date. Marvel Entertainment and 2K made the big announcement during Summer Games Fest 2022, along with new game footage, newly announced characters and pre-order/product info. Marvel’s Midnight Suns is set to launch on October 7, 2022 for Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Nintendo Switch will also be getting the game as promised, but unfortunately won’t be until a later date, which is yet to be announced. Featuring some of Marvel’s most beloved characters, Marvel’s Midnight…

Mark your calendars and set your alarms, as Sunday morning is when Fortnite wraps up Chapter 3 Season 2. And in typical Fortnite fashion, they’re finishing it with with an epic finale. The event, titled Collision, starts from 6AM AEST on Sunday June 5th. Players will be able to start hopping into the Collision playlist half an hour prior to get themselves, and their squads, ready for action. Specifics of what this event will entail haven’t been mention in the Fortnite Blog apart from a vague video featuring a familiar character. The teaser features audio wave visuals and audio of…

The first question most World of Warcraft players will ask you is what faction you picked. Which is usually followed with either praise or judgement depending on who you pick. But gone are the days of opposing factions not being allowed to play with one another thanks to the release of Patch 9.2.5 for World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. As of today, both Alliance and Horde factions will be able to play together in most raid/dungeon instances. This can be done via directly inviting a friends with a Battle Tag/Real ID to a party, or choosing to include to both factions…

Earlier this month, Game On Australia reviewed the latest Hearthstone expansion – Voyage to the Sunken City. And to celebrate the launch of Hearthstone’s underwater-themed expansion, we have a whopping THREE mega bundles to giveaway thanks to Blizzard ANZ. Each bundle comes with a stack of in-game goodies to help you build new and more powerful decks. The Voyage to the Sunken City Mega Bundle includes: 80 packs, 5 Golden packs, and 2 random Golden Legendary cards from Voyage to the Sunken City The Queen Azshara Mage hero skin and Azshara card back 5 Mercenaries Packs Unlock Battlegrounds Perks until…

Sniper Elite 5 is launching tomorrow on most major platforms, and it’s Australian Distributor have organised a unique giveaway. Five Star Games have teamed up with EB Games to launch the Dial-A-Sniper Hotline. This 1800-number gives fans the chance to score one of 100 physical copies of Sniper Elite 5 that have been scattered across Australia. How it works is you call the Dial-A-Sniper Hotline at 1800 ELITE5 (1800 354 835) between 8AM-8PM AEST on Thursday May 26 and Friday May 27. From there you’ll receive instructions on how you can find copies of Sniper Elite 5 for either Playstation…

If you’re a user of Instagram, chances are you’ve used one of the many filters made available via Stories. Most of which are created by third-party digital creators. And even if you aren’t a user of the fourth most popular social media platform in the world, you’ve probably heard about them in the news recently. In case you’ve missed it, the use of Instagram filters has been banned in the state of Texas until further notice. Meta, who own Instagram, have been accused of using non-consensual biometric identification for commercial purposes. Which goes against Texas privacy laws. But according to…

Before we begin, I’d like to point out that I’m in no way, shape or form a veteran player of Hearthstone. Even though I’ve been playing on/off for the last 7 years. Normally, I’d play for a couple of days at a time before putting it back down. Mainly because I was terrible at it and never allowed myself to fully learn. And the only reason I’ve played in recent years was because of Hearthstone’s auto-battler mode, Battlegrounds. Something I’ve spent a lot of hours on, progressively mastering my strategy and technique. Which in turn has sparked my interest once again…

It’s hard to keep track of games I’ve played throughout the years. Here at Game On AUS, we do both a mid-year and end of year GOTY article. And whenever I’m asked “What game has been your favourite?” I’m usually left stumped. There are dozens of games I play annually for both pleasure and review. But there are always a few that stand out for one reason or another. My memories of 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, for example, have stuck with me ever since my review back in October, 2020. I believe I described it as “the best story-driven game…

2K and Gearbox announced today that the first of four scheduled DLC’s for Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands will be released this Friday. The news of the first DLC, titled “Coiled Captors”, comes less than a month after Wonderlands’ initial launch. Available with the Chaotic Great Edition, Season Pass or as a standalone purchase, Coiled Captors will introduce a plethora of new content for players. Including new areas, enemies, loot and Legendaries. Coiled Captors takes players to a frozen new area called Dreamveil Overlook. From there you’ll be tasked with the mission of hunting down an Old God. The Coiled naga trapped…

FOR years, many Australian Final Fantasy XIV Online players have adopted Japanese servers as the unofficial “local servers”. But that all changes as of tonight. The much anticipated local Oceanic servers have just gone live on Final Fantasy XIV Online thanks to the launch of Patch 6.08. The Oceanic Data Centre has been the centre of much excitement within the ANZ Community since its announcement during FanFest in May of last year. Final Fantasy XIV Online Director/Producer Naoki Yoshida revealed the servers were initially meant to be ready prior to the launch of the Endwalker expansion. However this was delayed…

Next year marks the five year anniversary since the Nintendo Switch went on the market and are still selling like hotcakes. A new OLED version also launched this year called the Nintendo Switch OLED, which offered both better visual quality but also a larger screen. Both models are surely going to be on many Christmas gift wish lists this year. Travel restrictions have also eased a lot more since last Christmas, with international travel once again becoming a reality. And if you’re like me, you’ll probably be passing time in transit playing games. Whether on planes, trains and/or automobiles, I’ll…