Street Fighter IV Collector’s Edition - Get in Quick!

The ultimate fighting game is on it’s way back! Street Fighter IV is landing on PS3, Xbox 360 and PC next month with amazing stylised 3D graphics, but retaining the classic 2D fighting mechanics that you love. To celebrate this latest entry, capcom have put together an extremely attractive collector’s edition (360 and PS3 only - sorry, PC!) with some great bonuses. Inside the collectible packaging you’ll find two figurines - SF icon, Ryu and the brand-new character, Crimson Viper. Also included, is a bonus disc loaded up with extras, including a new Street Fighter animated movie and an illustrated guide with moves for the new characters! You can bet these will be super limited and highly sought after, so get your orders in quick! Click here to choose your version.

December 29th, 2008

Sims 2 Super Savings

...aaand we’re back! Hope everyone had a great Christmas break and is getting geared up for an epic New Years! While this is typically a bit of a slower time of year for news, we do have an exciting bit of info for the Sims fans out there - the Gamesmen have dropped all our Sims 2 expansion prices by as much as 50%! All full expansion packs are now down to $24.95 each, "Stuff" packs have dropped to $14.95 each and the Double Deluxe starter bundle is down to $49.95. You can check them all out (and of course, place orders) right here!

December 15th, 2008

Australia Says "Yes, Please!" To Gorey Games

Finally, some good news for Aussie gamers involving the Office of Film and Literature Classification! Late last week, it was announced that both Resident Evil 5 and FEAR 2: Project Origin will be making it to our fair shores totally uncut and unaltered! While FEAR 2 had initially been refused classification, Warner Brothers Interactive successfully appealed the decision without changing the game in any way, shape or form. Perhaps there’s hope for the future after all!

December 15th, 2008

Nintendo Wii and Wii Fit Running Low!

It wouldn’t be Christmas without Wii shortages and this year is now different! While Nintendo have cranked production up to all-time highs, we can report that customers have responded by cranking demand up to match! The Gamesmen are pulling out all stops to keep stock available, but both consoles and the Wii Fit board are going quick. With our smashing deal including the bonus Carnival Games with your Wii console purchase a scorching price of only $128.95 on Wii Fit, don’t leave it to the last minute to make your christmas purchase!

December 15th, 2008

EA Gets Brutal in ’09!

Tim Schaeffer, creator of classic off-beat adventures Grim Fandango and Psychonauts announced earlier this year, every metal fan’s dream in the form of his next game, Brutal Legend. Starring Jack Black in the lead roll of a roady tasked with saving a fantasy realm that’s a mash-up of every awesome heavy metal album cover you can worth remembering, the game also features the voices of metal musos Lemmy, Rob Halford and Ronnie James Dio. Unfortunately, the game lost it’s publisher in the shuffling from the Activision/ Vivendi merger, causing many a manly man to shed a single black tear. Those who like it loud need not despair though, as Electronic Arts have now picked up publishing on the project with an estimated release around quarter 3 of 2009! This one’s definitely on The Gamesmen’s radar, so keep an eye on the site for more details as they emerge!

December 8th, 2008

Nathan Drake Returns!

The sequel to the PlayStation 3 super hit Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune is now official! Sony and Naughty Dog have announced by way of teaser trailer that rough and ready adventurer/ professional wise guy Nathan Drake will be back on the console in Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. While details are somewhat sketchy, the new game will feature stealth elements and free-climbing while setting Drake on the trail of the lost treasures of Marco Polo. Expect it sometime in 2009!

November 28th, 2008

Christmas Catalogue On Now!

The Gamesmen’s Christmas catalogue is out now! Browse it from the comfort of your own home here or stop by any of our stores to grab one to have and hold for your very own!

November 20th, 2008

Xbox 360 Now Providing a Dashing New Experience

The New Xbox Experience (or NXE, as the cool kids are calling it) went live last night, providing online-enabled 360 owners a slick new method of browsing their system contents! Replacing the Dashboard "Blade" system with an easier to navigate "channel" setup, the NXE also adds some funky features such as Avatars, re-jigged Xbox Live Marketplace and the ability to partially install games to the hard drive, making for quicker and quieter load times. Nice!

November 13th, 2008

The Gamesmen’s FIFA Night

A little over a week ago, The Gamesmen held the first of what we plan to make a proud annual tradition with a FIFA 09 competition at our home base in Penshurst. Our expert cameraman was on hand to capture a few of the nights many high points and we now present a select gallery for your viewing pleasure! Take a gander here and we promise we’ll give more notice before holding the next one!

November 11th, 2008

XBox 360 Price Drop

Holy mackerell, the XBox 360 just got that much better! A price drop effective immediately brings the systems down to RRPs of $299 for the Core model, $349 for the 20 GB hard drive model, $399 for the 60 GB model and $549 for the Elite model (and of course check our console offers page for even further savings). And with releases like Gears of War 2, Call of Duty - World at War and (almost) Guitar Hero World Tour upon us, the timing couldn’t be better!

November 4th, 2008

Gamesmen - Now with 100% More Manga!

Eagle-eyed visitors to our site will have noticed an addition to our product ranges in the sidebar in the form of Manga Comics. Complimenting our Anime range perfectly, you’ll already find printed companion pieces for Naruto, Death Note, Bleach, Hellsing and others, as well as series that expand the world of popular videogames such as Kingdom Hearts, WarCraft & StarCraft. Expect more info and an expansion of the available range both on the site and in our stores very shortly!

November 3rd, 2008

The Beatles Game on the Way!

The Fab Four are getting set to enter the digital realm! Announced on Friday, MTV Games have brokered an agreement that will see Harmonix, creators of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band series set to work on a game that will cover the the band’s full career. The game goes ahead with full blessing and creative input by surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as Yoko Ono Lennon and Olivia Harrison. While not a Rock Band branded game, it is understood that it will be compatible with those instruments. No release window has been mentioned yet.

October 30th, 2008

NFS Now With New Nissan!

This year’s hotly anticipated entry in the fan-favourite racing series, Need For Speed Undercover will feature the general public’s first chance to jump behind the wheel (albeit the virtual wheel) of the 2009 Nissan 370Z! The deal struck up between the manufacturer and Electronic Arts means the car will debut in the game well before making it’s way to showroom floors anywhere in the world! Undercover is set to hit the starting line November 11!

October 29th, 2008

Lara Gets Limited

Breaking news! A limited edition of Tomb Raider - Underworld has been officially announced! While we are waiting on confirmation of exact formats (check back shortly for updates), the collector’s edition will contain a bonus disc, art book, collectible packaging and possibly a couple other to-be-finalised bonuses. More info as it comes to hand!
[Update 30/10]: The TRU Collector’s Edition will be coming to PC, PS3 and XBox 360. Click here to pre-order on your format of choice! Unfortunately this news has arrived with that of a delay on the game to December 5th

October 22nd, 2008

New Star Wars MMO Confirmed!

The rumours have been swirling for some time now, but have finally been confirmed: BioWare are re-teaming with LucasArts for Star Wars - Old Republic, a massively-multiplayer online game set during the same time period as the Knights of the Old Republic games. Details are slim, as yet - nothing on playable species (fingers crossed for Ewoks!), planets or, most importantly, release window, but Star Wars fans will surely be stoked that the game is finally official.

October 20th, 2008

LittleBigPlanet Little Bit Delayed

The soon-to-be-mega-hit PS3 game LittleBigPlanet has received a slight delay and will now hit November 7th.

October 16th, 2008

Saint’s Preserve Us, The Holiday Releases Have Begun!

Well, it’s mid-October, and that spells the beginning of the torrent of awesome games being released for the Christmas period! Today marks the release of the mad-cap criminal caper antics that only Saints Row 2 can provide (consoles today, PC in a couple weeks)! the city’s bigger, you can go nuts customizing your character and there’s a sewage truck with a poo cannon. Let that sink in a minute, while perusing it’s product listings here.

Of course if your a PS3 owner and looking for something of a slightly darker tone, you’ll be stoked to know Bioshock has arrived. While it has been previously available on PC and XBox 360, the game rates as a modern classic, so if you didn’t get a swing at it before, now’s definately the time.

As mentioned, the release schedule is absolutely packed for the near future, so we highly recommend signing up to the Gamesmen e-mail newsletter, where you’ll receive the fortnight’s release lists, alongside other crucial info and exclusive special offers! You’ll find the signup box at the bottom of the sidebar on this very page!

October 14th, 2008

Guitar Hero World Tour: Big on Riffage, Short on Supply

After early sell outs last Christmas of Guitar Hero III, it should come as no great surprise we’ve been informed by Activision that the new Guitar Hero World Tour will be seeing similar shortages come November. With that in mind, The Gamesmen strongly urges those interested to get in pre-orders immediately. Click here to see the different instrument bundles available and get your order in either online or in store ASAP!

October 11th, 2008

TGS08 Rolls On: Home! LittleBigPlanet! Castlevania!

In news that’s sure to spark interest among old-school and newer gamers alike, a new Castlevania game has been announced for PS3 and XBox 360! Details are scarce so far, but it seems to be a 3D action adventure, rather than the 2D side-scrolling style the series is best known for. The DS entries of recent years have been widely praised, so here’s to the Konami crew maintaining the high standards in this new entry!

On the LittleBigPlanet front, it has been announced that Metal Gear Solid and Final Fantasy VII them packs will be made available shortly after launch, featuring incredibly cool-looking Old Snake and Sephiroth Sack Boy skins, respectively.

Finally, it was again reiterated that Home for PS3 will be launched this year, with content and integration from a whole host of publishers’ games including Konami, Capcom, Ubisoft, and pretty much any other major gaming house you care to mention!

Keep chacking back, as TGS is far from over!

October 9th, 2008

TGS Begins! New Halo! Tekken 6 Dated (sorta)! Travis Touchdown Returns!

Oh, how we all love the torrent of news that spews forth from videogame industry shows! The Tokyo Game Show has just gotten underway, with Microsoft the first cab off the ranks, in terms of press conferences. The biggest news to drop was the announcement of Halo 3: Recon, a squad-based expansion created by Bungie, due towards the end of 2009.

The other interesting tidbit from MS’s conference was that the assumed PS3 exclusive Tekken 6 will now also be hitting XBox at the same time early next year. Both console versions will include the Bloodline Rebellion update that has recently hit the arcade version.

Wii fans will also be extatic with the news that No More Heroes will be returning to the little white wonder with a sequel subtitled "Desperate Struggle"! Awesome.

More info as the show progresses!

October 8th, 2008

The Gamesmen Newsletter Returns!

The Gamesmen have launched an all-new, slick and streamlined e-mail newsletter! Once a fortnight, we’ll be firing off these missives packed with snippets of news, the fortnight’s major release listings, pre-order specials, and offers exclusive to newsletter recipients! Not signed up yet? You can get a taste of what’s to come right here, where we’ve reproduced newsletter #1 in full, including the 15% off software voucher from the original e-mail! So, what are you waiting for? Sign up right now using the box at the bottom of the side bar on this very page!

October 7th, 2008

ABBA-cadabra! Singstar Release Updates

Heads up, Singstars, there’s been a slight reshuffling of the release schedule for the next entries in the series. On PS2, Singstar - Sing Along with Disney is now down for November 6 and PS3 Singstar vol. 3 has moved to the 20th of November. Also on November 20 is the one we’ve all been waiting for (don’t try to deny it!), Singstar ABBA will be hitting the shelves with versions for both PS2 and PS3. Phewf! Start warming up your vocal cords now, people, November is going to be one musical month!

October 2nd, 2008

FIFA Fiesta!

It’s that time of year, once again! This week marks the launch of FIFA 2009, and the complete disappearance of soccer fanatics from any and all family and social situations that do not involve a gaming console. All versions are now in stock and anxiously awaiting a loving home with one of you. Click here for more info or to order on your platform of choice!

September 23rd, 2008

Rock Band Cometh!

After much delay, the music lover’s music game, Rock Band finally has an Aussie release date of November 7th! From Harmonix, creators of the Guitar Hero franchise, Rock Band is the original full band gaming experience. The Aussie launch date is set to cover versions for PS3, XBox 360, Wii, with a number of different bundles. In addition to those on the disc, PS3 and 360 owners can expect to find 200 or so songs available for download on or shortly after launch (fingers crossed for Pixies’ Doolittle album!), with track packs expected for the Wii and PS2 versions. The Gamesmen hope to lock down full pricing details shortly, so watch this link!

Rugby League Redux

Litch King Dated!

World of Warcraft Wrath of the Litch King will be released to Aussie shores on the 14th of November this year! There will be an extremely limited Special Edition featuring an art book, exclusive in-game pet, behind the scenes DVD, Soundtrack CD, mousepad and WoW card game cards! Pre-order here!

Aussie Fallout 3, Now Uncut (Sorta)!

Australia is a nation of leaders! And when Australia talks the nations of the world must listen, by jove! So, when Australia decided that we’d not truck with drug use being depicted in a favourable light in our video games, the boffins at Bethesda took note! Originally, the game was to use morphine as a health recovery item, although, in order to clear Australia’s ratings board requirements, the recovery item required a name change to properly distance itself from real world drug use. This name change has now been carried over into all worldwide versions of the game.

So now you know! And knowing is half the battle! The other half? Pre-ordering the game now, so you get your spiffy Vault Boy keychain, among other bonuses!

Anime! Yay!

Oh! Hello! The November Madman retailer kit has just shown up in our office! Included in the envelope is an early copy of their October Anime Update mini-magazine with info on their latest license acquisitions. Fans will be excited to learn that Madman are confirming Lucky Star, Noein, Claymore and the entirely too cool for school Darker Than Black for Aussie release! In recent related news, Sony Pictures also dropped the info that they will be bringing Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii’s latest flick Sky Crawlers to our fair shores. No dates on any of these, mind you, but keep an eye on our DVD Coming Soon section for info as it comes to hand!

September 9th, 2008

Guitar Hero World Tour dated

Big Day Out? Pfff. Splendour in the Grass? Whatevs. Those in the know, know that the hottest festival of the summer is set to be Guitar Hero World Tour! Eagle-eyed visitors may have spotted a date attached to our listings as of last week and we can now confirm to you all that the game has been locked in for release on the 12th of November! And just breaking last night, we’ve had confirmation from suppliers of pricing on the various bundles with the different instruments. Keep checking our product listings for full details shortly!

September 2nd, 2008

Of Pimpin’ Rides and Big Daddies

Gamesmen be representin’ on the pre-order deals, yo! Ahem, enough of that. But, the point stands, that we have two spiffy new pre-order deals on a couple of hot upcoming titles. That’s right, slap your name (and a $20 deposit) down now on either Midnight Club LA (on XBox 360 or PS3) or the super-swanky fancied-up PS3 version of Bioshock and you’ll get $20 off the RRP! That brings Midnight club down to $79.95 and Bioshock down to $89.95! Word.

August 25th, 2008

Mo’ Metal

Late last week, animation studio Bones confirmed to the world that Fullmetal Alchemist 2 has been greenlit! Earlier leaked documentation hinted at a new season of the anime blockbuster, it’s now 100% going ahead. While still way too early to put any sort of estimated release window on the sure-fire hit, Fullmetal Fiends can officially start flipping out in anticipation of the return of the brothers Elric!