On March 16th Byteside presents a night of great discussion with industry leaders. You are invited to join us on Tuesday March the 16th to share in a relaxed and stimulating chat on tech and gaming’s hot topics.

Game show theme: The Indie Revival
Independent game developers are increasingly the source of fresh new ideas and creative thinking. The gaming industry and gamers themselves now depend on indy developers to add variety and deliver surprise hits. We look at these key roles, and how the major developers and distribution networks live in a symbiotic relationship with gamers the big winners.

Tech show Theme: 3D
From 3D gaming, movies and TV – the entertainment experience is entering a new age. Technology now enables realistic and compelling 3D. How does the technology behind the magic work? What are the best applications and what does the future hold for both hardware and creative development?

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Right here for the Tech Show, where you’ll hear all about the present and future of Notebooks and mobile computing.

And here for the Games Show in all its First Person Shooter action-packed excitement.

Your feedback is always most welcome in the comments section, or jump into the Byteside Forums and have a say there.

Enjoy!

It’s fair to say everyone at last night’s show had a top time. We welcomed fresh panelists at their first Byteside Show and they had a great time sharing their wisdom and a laugh with us all.

The Samsung guys brought along their new range of new notebooks and the whole night had everyone realise there’s a lot more to notebooks that meets the eye.

A special surprise treat for everyone in the second half of the show was VERY well received!

We’ll have the vids up on Thursday, stay tuned for that…

We’ve now opened RSVPs for the next show – Retro Gaming and Audio Love, on March 2nd.

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You’re invited to come along on Tuesday Feb 16th for a night of relaxed tech and games chat with Byteside’s panel of experts.

For this show we’re covering key topics that are top of the mind for every gamer and tech user.

The Tech Show – the Laptop Revolution
No other computing sector has seen such rapid and varied development recently. From the emergence of the Netbook, to powerhouse desktop replacements, both PC and Apple. With the spread of fast and reliable wireless broadband, it’s now essential to make an informed decision before your next upgrade.

The Game Show – First Person Shooters
It’s the cutting edge for gaming hardware evolution, and a big fat door of open creativity for game design. Nothing pushes gaming forward like the FPS, or delivers such intense excitement and immersive action. Where is this key genre heading, what technology is around the corner to enable incredible graphics and what new themes can the genre explore?

Our panel guests will include: Dan Warne, ACP; David Hollingworth, Atomic; Richie Young, GameArena; Jeremy ‘Junglist’ Ray, former host of Good Game; Zara Baxter, PC Authority.

Hit the RSVP page and we’ll see you on the night!

We’ve blasted into the new season with a cracker Episode 1 – and they’re now online for your enjoyment.

At a brilliant new venue and with a great new ‘talk show’ style set, the show was a first-class ride through the minds of Australia’s leading journalists, as they planted the seeds of time and revealed what the future holds.

Grab the videos now, or stream them and enjoy at your leisure.

Welcome to 2010 everyone! It’s a lovely round number, a moderately awful sci-fi movie, and the beginning of Byteside Season 2.

February 2nd.

Feburary 2nd.

Lock that into your heads, that’s when Episode 1 of the all-new Byteside season begins, and you can expect the unique entertainment and intelligent chat that’s Byteside, with very special 2010 enhancements.

Stay tuned in the coming days as we drop the full set of awesome details. Suffice to say for now, we’ve got a very cool panel to show you The Future.

We’ll be doing an epic crystal ball into what’s ahead for Games and Tech, all grounded by the panel’s expertise, so the educated vs wild guesses on the night should prevail in favour of the likely, and we’ll all learn a blaze of factoids and rev up with excitement as reality continues to outpace sci-fi.

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Feburary 2nd! Sydney!

Bytesiders sure know how to party, and the night was a wonderful collection of great people having a top time.

The show was fabulous entertainment, with our star guests sharing their ideas for the very best ways to spend your game and gear budget this Christmas.

Much fun was had by all, on our AMD gaming PCs, which included the has-to-be-seen Eyefinity 3-monitor display, running Dirt 2 in DX11 glory, thanks to the AMD 5870 card in the box.

We’ll have the show videos up tomorrow, and here’s a sleection of pics from the night.

Thanks to everyone who came along and helped us celebrate a VERY Byteside Christmas!

Make sure you’re at the Christmas special, we’ll have gifts for people and a lineup of star guest panelists to help you figure out exactly what games and gear are top gifts for Christmas, across any budget.

Our panel features:

Randoph Ramsay – editor, Gamepost Australia
Nick Broughall – editor, Gizmodo Australia
Chris Stead – editor, Game Informer
Eliot Fish – gaming journo legend
Natalie Tran – Youtube superstar
Matthew Powell – editor, MacTheMag and gadget hero

When: Tuesday, December 8th, 6pm
Where: Hotel CBD, 52 King St Sydney (cnr York and King Sts)
Cost: FREE!

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And we’ll see you at the show.

Games and gear, stuff and things – with a pro-panel sharing the best you should choose for gifts, and for yourself.

This week’s reveal is the Tech Show panel, and it’s a good one. We’ve got:

Natalie Tran – youtube sensation and SMH gear reviewer.

Nick Broughall – editor of Gizmodo and knower of the gadget.

Matthew Powell – editor of MacTheMag and former editor of Mac World (he isn’t all about Mac gear either!)

We’d love to see you there, it’ll be a fun night with a cool vibe. Don’t forget we’re at the Hotel CBD this time!

December the 8th, 6pm onwards.

All details right here.

What was the best game and technology of the past decade?

That’s the nut we’ll crack on Tuesday the 24th of November. The noughties were a decade of evolution, taking what was laid down in basic form in the 90’s and ramping up what we can do and play a thousandfold. So many incredible games and techs have now entered our every day lives, our mission: to fondly reminisce the things that made the biggest impact.

Your expert panelists include:

David Flynn – veteran tech journo and former editor of ACP and Icon
Tim Dean – former editor of PC Authority and Cosmos
Bajo – Good Game host
Jez Ford – Geare editor
Ben Mansill – Byteside bloke and founding editor PC PowerPlay and Atomic
Daniel Wilks – editor of Hyper
Simon Sharwood – veteran tech journo, writes for everyone!

As always, all expertly orchestrated by our host Seamus Byrne.

This is the last Byteside season 1 show of the year, and we’d love to have you join us for this special episode.

When: Tuesday 24th November. 6pm onwards.
Where: Shelbourne Hotel, Altitude Bar, 200 Sussex St (cnr Sussex & Market)
Price: FREE!

RSVP now to reserve your spot.

There’s the regular Byteside show you love — and there’s the very special Byteside Christmas Show! It’s coming soon and we want you to join us for a magical night.

It will be a be a super special event and here’s why:

* Top class venue

The Hotel CBD’s Jam Bar. Right in the middle of the city in one of Sydney’s most prestigious venues.

* An epic Byteside Show

It’s the top tech and great games show – just in time for Christmas. We’ll review the best gear for yourself, and for sharing with loved ones on Christmas.

* A mighty good time

We’re laying on games and fun stuff to make the night one to remember. There will be plenty to see and do, and goodies to take home with you.
Best of all, you’re invited! As always, it’s free to get in and enjoy the show. Numbers are strictly limited, so if you’re serious about coming, get in and RSVP!

What: The Byteside Christmas Special
When: December 8th, 6pm onwards
Where: Hotel CBD, 52 King St Sydney, Jam Bar Level 4

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Note as the venue is licensed you will need to be 18 or over to attend.

We’ve wrapped what was, may we humbly say, a brilliant show. Our pro-gaming panel locked on to, and shredded, the elite gaming culture, while our extreme PC crew overclocked the bejeezes out of the night.

Our superstar overclocker Dinos managed a personal best ever overclock for the crowd, in a fest of liquid nitrogen, and everyone went home with trick ASUS goodies. A very lucky couple of Bytesiders scored high-end ASUS motherboards. We look after you at Byteside.

It’s rich entertainment and full to the brim with traditional Byteside wit, intelligence and insight.

Now, because this was a Wednesday show, where normally we do the Tuesday thing, the video won’t be up until Friday. If you’re on our b-list, we’ll shoot you an email as soon as it’s live, if you’re not on the b-list – get some, and always get the latest Byteside news the moment it happens.

We’ll post details about the end of season Episode 6 very soon, but here’s the free heads-up – we’re doing the decade-spanning ‘Best of the Noughties’, so you know where to look for the best in games and gear, as judged by the elite industry pro’s.

Ep 6 will be on Tuesday November 24th, it’ll be a good one, so RSVP now and you know you’ve got a spot.

That’s not all for Byteside in 2009, we’re laying on a very special Christmas Show on December the 8th. It’s at an ultra-cool new venue and will be the fun place to be for a killer Christmas party. Stay tuned, you’re invited and we’ll post RSVP details for that one soon. Numbers will be limited, so it’s first in, totally there for that one.

Byteside, out.