Around the Network #15
Welcome to the MyMedia Around the Network feature! Some of you may remember this as the MyMedia Community Update, and it is essentially the same thing with an emphasis on type of content rather than each site.
This will be published each Monday afternoon/evening to keep you up to date with everything that has happened across MyMedia in the past 7 days. We'll also update you on what is planned for the week ahead.
Reviews
Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games Review
A taste
The winter Olympics are over 3 months away and in Australia, with summer slowly approaching, the snow covered mountains of Vancouver are probably not a big talking point amongst Aussies at the moment. Well thats about to change as Mario, Sonic and their respective crews return to the Olympics. This time it's on the legendary slopes of Whistler. Yep, you guessed it; it’s Mario & Sonic At The Olympic Winter Games on the Nintendo Wii.
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Read More at MyWii
NBA 2K10 Review
A taste
The rivalry between the NBA 2K and NBA Live series’ hit its peak in 2006 when Live hit an all-time low and 2K was the ball game to beat. Since then, it’s as if 2K Sports’ basketball sim was the Lakers and Live was the Bobcats – you always knew who was going to come out on top. While Live improved slowly over the years, the 2K series always brought the same level of quality to the table. However, unlike any good NBA team, 2K doesn’t seem to be planning for the future, staying put in its current form as it has been for the past four years. It still hasn’t addressed key issues that have plagued it for years and considering the major jump in quality in NBA Live 10, NBA 2K10 may be the last game that comes out on top if it doesn’t start mixing things up.
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Read More at MyPS3
My360
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Review
A taste
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is, simply put, a perfect blend of action, adventure, exploration, combat, humour, emotion, platforming and puzzle solving. It’s an accessible fusion of highly addictive gameplay mechanics that propel it high above any other action-adventure title we’ve seen this generation. Developer Naughty Dog’s sequel to the critical and commercially successful Drake’s Fortune is substantially better across pretty much every main aspect of the experience, making it one of the best video-game sequels of all time.
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Read More at MyPS3
Spectrobes: Origins Review
A taste
It won’t take you long to realize that Spectrobes: Origins is essentially Pokemon in a different wrapper. What’s great about that is that it’s on the Wii and not a handheld, meaning that Disney have achieved more with this game than what Nintendo have with Pokemon on consoles in the past. Origins is definitely one of the biggest surprise packets of the year, one that should appeal to a younger gaming audience, but also to more mature gamers who want a very solid action/adventure title.
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Read More at MyWii
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars Review
A taste
Chinatown Wars on the PSP is exactly the sort of game the handheld needs. It’s a genuine on-the-go gaming experience. While it’s not as fresh as it was on the DS, it’s still so much fun and great all round. It still has the same core experience from the DS. While it doesn’t have the great touch-screen gameplay aspects, the missions are still all there and the main gameplay mechanics work well on the PSP. It has a great story with plenty of charm and humour. There’s plenty of depth here to keep it in your PSP for a long time, plus PSP-exclusive missions and content through the Rockstar Social Club.
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Read More at MyPSP
Blogs
Medals
DIY: Mario Collection Medals
Info
Peach: Post 3 Nintendo pictures and 2 Nintendo videos
Luigi: Post 1 review
Mario: Post 2 news articles
Location
Find out more at MyDS
Events
eGames 2009
Just a reminder that eGames is on in Melbourne this weekend, Friday to Sunday! MyMedia staff will be there on the Friday, and some of our admin will also be attending to help out.
MyFrag Games Night
MyFrag are serious about their games nights. Every weekend they sit down for some hardcore gaming action, and want you to join in! Currently we're playing Team Fortress 2, CSS and Left 4 Dead. Head on over to the link below to discuss the MyFrag Games Nights!
Location
MyFrag
Upcoming Next Week
Reviews
Note: Some will come next week
Brutal Legend review on MyPS3 & My360
Metroid Prime Trilogy review on MyWii
Borderlands review on MyPS3, My360 & MyFrag
WWE Smackdown review on MyPS3 & My360
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony review on My360
Forza Motorsport 3 review on My360
Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story on MyDS
Dead Space Extraction review on MyWii
Medals
New Super Mario Bros Wii Lists on MyWii
Articles
New weapons of Liberty City article on My360
10 new things you can do in Liberty City on My360
Top 10 fighting games of all time on MyPS3, MyWii, My360 and MyFrag
Pointless but interesting fact of the week
As always there's no guarantee they are 100% accurate (after all we want interesting and pointless, not stuff we already know). Enjoy!
In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman, or superman reference, somewhere.
Ninety million people survive on less than USD $75 a year.
The average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
Past Around the Network Articles
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