Enjoy doom and gloom with Valkyrie Profile: Covenant of the Plume

Downbeat and adult, Valkyrie Profile on the DS is a long shot from the typical high-fantasy flights of fancy typical of mainstream Japanese RPGs.

By Matthew Sainsbury | 08 May, 2009 14:38

Tags: nintendo ds, square enix, rpg

Break the brain, not the bank - Art Style: Code review

The art style games are, almost without exception, incredibly addictive experiences. Art Style: Code continues this tradition in fine form.

Dip your toe into DSiWare with Art Style: Aquite

An elegant take on the classic “match three blocks of the same colour to make them disappear,” puzzler, Aquite is one of those DSiWare games that would almost work as a full fledged purchase.

Melting pot of fun: Mixed Messages

The beauty of download services, such as DSiWare, is that developers can create content that would never work in a fully-fledged “box and shelf” style game, but as a download is a decent investment. Mixed Messages is a perfect example of this.

Playin' in the sandbox: GTA: Chinatown Wars

The first GTA game on the Nintendo DS is mind-blowingly awesome. What follows is a gushing review from a newly reborn GTA fan. It is not an advertisement, though it's sure as hell going to read like it.

Slash your DS to bits with Don King Boxing

Boxing is a tough sport to capture realistically in a game. The vast majority of attempts end up being simple fighting games, without any of the excitement or flair of a Street Fighter or Soul Calibur. Don King boxing on the Nintendo DS offers up an interesting premise – use the touch screen to accurately direct your punches and parries, and ultimately pulls it off well enough that it might just be worth a look.

Fujitsu enhances SAP skills through aquisition of Supply Chain Consulting

Fujitsu has acquired Supply Chain Consulting in a move to boost its SAP capabilities.

By Matthew Sainsbury | 27 April, 2009 12:07

Tags: Fujitsu, Kaz, Supply Chain Consulting, vawdrey

Opposition, Xenophon unswayed by Optus support for filter trials

Optus’ decision to join the Federal Government's controversial Internet filtering trial has been shrugged off by the Opposition and independent, Nick Xenophon.

By Matthew Sainsbury | 23 April, 2009 12:28

Tags: internet filtering trial, optus

Optus joins Federal Government's contentious Internet filter trial

Optus has announced it will participate in the Federal Government’s contentious Internet filtering trial.

By Matthew Sainsbury | 22 April, 2009 16:04

Tags: content filtering, optus, Senator Stephen Conroy

Analysts: NBN questions need answering

ICT analysts have welcomed the Federal Government’s flip flop on the NBN but raised concerns it lacks detail.

By Matthew Sainsbury | 07 April, 2009 16:08

Tags: david cannon, david kennedy, IDC, kevin rudd, NBN, ovum, Senator Stephen Conroy

Sun confirms local headcount cull

Embattled vendor, Sun Microsystems, has confirmed it has started reducing its headcount in Australia.

By Matthew Sainsbury | 07 April, 2009 16:19

Tags: Sun Microsystems

ACMA's website blacklist leaking seen as a disappointing move

The reputed leaking of a secretive Internet filter blacklist held by the communications watchdog ACMA to Wikileaks has been seen as both disappointing and inevitable by industry.

By Matthew Sainsbury | 19 March, 2009 17:10

Tags: internet filter blacklist

Server shipments down for the first time in six years

The combination of a weakening economy and the uptake of virtualisation has caused regional server shipments to experience a decline for the first time in more than six years.

By Matthew Sainsbury | 10 March, 2009 14:58

Tags: Gartner, virtualisation

Dragon Quest V bests IV in DS duel

The Dragon Quest series is one of the most important console RPG franchises, perhaps even eclipsing Final Fantasy in terms of popularity. It is that popular that laws have been passed in Japan preventing the release of a game during the working week, for fear of lost productivity in sick days.

By Matthew Sainsbury | 25 February, 2009 09:34

Tags: nintendo ds

100 Classic Book Collection – Literature on the Go

The Amazon Kindle might not have found its way to our shores yet, but those after some digital reading now have a decent solution in 100 Classic Book Collection.

By Matthew Sainsbury | 18 February, 2009 11:20

Tags: nintendo ds, touch! generation