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Welcome to Geek Native's command centre for console gaming. This is your hub for the latest news, reviews, and discoveries from the biggest names in the business. We're plugged into the worlds of the Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PlayStation to bring you highlights from the latest blockbusters and indie gems. If you mash buttons and explore digital worlds, this is your home for gaming culture. Power up and dive in.

Independent Journalism 📜 17+ Year Archive

Console Reports

Continuing the archive of independent Console reporting (Archive Page 73).

Loco Roco Midnight Carnival

September 1, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Florence Kum over at PlayStation.Blog.Europe has posted a teaser for LocoRoco Midnight Carnival. This is the sequel to the most excellent and very cute game where you tilt your PSP around to encourage singing blobs to roll in the right direction. Did you ever feel the African chanting of the black Loco Rocos was a […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: playstation, psp, trailers

God of War Collection

August 31, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Sony announced today the release of God of War Collection. It’s not a new God of War game as such but a re-tooling / re-working of both God of War and God of War II on a single blu-ray disc. The games also make use of the trophy system which is good news for loyal […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: god of war, ps3, sony

Doritos and Unlock Xbox – turn your game idea into an actual game

August 31, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fancy having your Xbox game idea turned into a professional game? If you’re American then you’ve a second chance with this year’s Doritos Unlock Xbox competition. The prize is $50,000 and a job as a Doritos game consultant – whatever that is. Focus on the $50,000 and getting your game made. You don’t actually need […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: competitions, xbox

American TV ad for The Beatles Rock Band

August 30, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The American TV ad for the forthcoming Rock Band: The Beatles edition uses technology we’re all now familiar with to put old footage of long dead celebrities  into a clip. What do you think? Cool or creepy?

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: ads

Halo 3: ODST fire fight video preview

August 29, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The power house that IGN have published a 3 minute video preview of the fire fight mode from Halo 3: ODST. You and three friends have to simply see how long you can hold out against increasingly challenging waves of Covenant forces. You’ve only 7 lives between you to share and you’ll not be playing […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: halo, xbox

New Guitar Hero advert

August 29, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

They’ve re-vamped the now famous Heidi Klum Guitar Hero advert for Guitar Hero 5. I know. I can’t believe we’re up to five and now have Rock Band (The Beatles!) as well. Here’s the latest advert. Lots of bunnies with guitars. In the interests of science; here’s the original

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: ads, xbox

Xbox 360 Super Elite – 250GB

August 29, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

South African gaming site xboxgaming.co.za has been able to confirm a new breed of Xbox. The Super Elite will have 250GB (that’s 130GB more) and will come with two wireless controllers. The “leak” is due to the local South African Xbox distributors Comztek who happily confirmed the model to Xboxgaming. Comztek may have had no […]

Filed Under: Console, Cool Tech Tagged With: xbox

The sound of cold steel

August 28, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Bethesda Softworks released the “Sound of Cold Steel” developer diary for the third-person shooter WET in August 2009, detailing the game’s audio production. Audio Director Levon Lewis and Beck’s keyboardist Brian Lebarton collaborated to create a live-recorded soundtrack heavily inspired by 1970s Grindhouse cinema and Sergio Leone westerns. The three-minute video breaks down the recording […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: Bethesda

PlayStation Network movies come to the UK this November

August 26, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Looks like I might see Terminator Salvation or Transformers 2 after all. If they’re not available on Virgin on Demand (aka verging on the deranged) I’ll be able to get them via the PS3 and the PlayStation Network. I’ve been able to download movies for a long while over Xbox Live. After watching one Batman […]

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: playstation

Fable Three announcement teaser

August 20, 2009 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Fable 3 promises to break the typical design of RPGs. The teaser says that the character will come to be the ruler of the land – and can then decide whether they want to be a kind ruler or an evil tyrant.

Filed Under: Console Tagged With: fable, trailers

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