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12:42PM Nick Broughall | David over at Kotaku has a great interview with Xbox Australia’s marketing manager Jeremy Hinton about Microsoft’s upcoming 1080p Video Marketplace. Considering we’ve been waiting for years to get a video on demand service for our Xbox, it sounds like it’s going to be an awesome service, provided we can get those data restrictions from ISPs sorted out… More »
Microsoft’s Video on Demand Sounds Like The Goods
12:42PM Nick Broughall | David over at Kotaku has a great interview with Xbox Australia’s marketing manager Jeremy Hinton about Microsoft’s upcoming 1080p Video Marketplace. Considering we’ve been waiting for years to get a video on demand service for our Xbox, it sounds like it’s going to be an awesome service, provided we can get those data restrictions from ISPs sorted out… More » 
Games
1:30PM Nick Broughall | David over at Kotaku has an interesting post about a study conducted recently by the IEAA, which found that in these tough economic times, 64% of Australians are much more tempted to turn to piracy to get their gaming fix, rather than pay full price. Arrr, what a surprise that be. More »
The Economy Is Turning Us Into A Nation Of Pirates, Apparently
1:30PM Nick Broughall | David over at Kotaku has an interesting post about a study conducted recently by the IEAA, which found that in these tough economic times, 64% of Australians are much more tempted to turn to piracy to get their gaming fix, rather than pay full price. Arrr, what a surprise that be. More »
Games
3:52PM David Wildgoose | Australia’s video game classification system doesn’t work, according to Michael Atkinson, the South Australian Attorney-General and chief opponent of the introduction of an R18+ category. In a letter to Kotaku today, the minister claimed he “doesn’t trust” the Classification Board to do their job properly and claims that the current MA15+ category is being stretched to the limit to accommodate the games industry’s publishers.
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Michael Atkinson Argues His Case, Says He Doesn’t Trust Classification Board
3:52PM David Wildgoose | Australia’s video game classification system doesn’t work, according to Michael Atkinson, the South Australian Attorney-General and chief opponent of the introduction of an R18+ category. In a letter to Kotaku today, the minister claimed he “doesn’t trust” the Classification Board to do their job properly and claims that the current MA15+ category is being stretched to the limit to accommodate the games industry’s publishers.
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Games
1:28PM Nick Broughall | We’re all familiar with the stubborn refusal of SA Attorney General Michael Atkinson to rationally debate the merits of an R18+ rating for video games, but it appears he’s quickly descending into Ewe Boll territory to argue with his critics. In response to a letter from Kotaku AU reader Terry, a 57 year old grandfather gamer, Atkinson responded to Kotaku and challenged their readers to go up against him at the next election. More »
Michael Atkinson Challenges Gamers To Take Him On At The Next Election
1:28PM Nick Broughall | We’re all familiar with the stubborn refusal of SA Attorney General Michael Atkinson to rationally debate the merits of an R18+ rating for video games, but it appears he’s quickly descending into Ewe Boll territory to argue with his critics. In response to a letter from Kotaku AU reader Terry, a 57 year old grandfather gamer, Atkinson responded to Kotaku and challenged their readers to go up against him at the next election. More »
Games
2:30PM Nick Broughall | The good news: Aussie KISS fans can get their Guitar Hero and Rock Band groove on with Gene Simmons’ battleaxe guitar, as David over at Kotaku is reporting that Atari are bringing it to Australia. More »
Atari Bringing Gene Simmons Axe To Australia
2:30PM Nick Broughall | The good news: Aussie KISS fans can get their Guitar Hero and Rock Band groove on with Gene Simmons’ battleaxe guitar, as David over at Kotaku is reporting that Atari are bringing it to Australia. More »
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Confronting Your Digital Doppelganger Deranges and Disturbs
6:20AM Mark Wilson | I’ve always figured that if you spent enough time on the internet, you could discover anything. And when I came across my apparent long lost twin earlier today, my theory proved eerily true. More »
Games
10:22AM Nick Broughall | Financiapocalyse, financiasschmocalypse. This country’s doing alright. Just look at the amount of cash we all dropped on video games last year, according to a report from the IEAA: $1.96 billion. If that figure alone doesn’t fill you with a sense of mortal wonder, then consider this: that figure is an increase of 47% on 2007. So while the rest of the world was grinding its way towards an inevitable economic catastrophe, us Aussies just invested our money into gaming. More »
Aussies Love Them Some Games: Almost $2 Billion Spent On Games In 2008
10:22AM Nick Broughall | Financiapocalyse, financiasschmocalypse. This country’s doing alright. Just look at the amount of cash we all dropped on video games last year, according to a report from the IEAA: $1.96 billion. If that figure alone doesn’t fill you with a sense of mortal wonder, then consider this: that figure is an increase of 47% on 2007. So while the rest of the world was grinding its way towards an inevitable economic catastrophe, us Aussies just invested our money into gaming. More »
Games
5:12PM Nick Broughall | One of the big announcements during Microsoft’s keynote at CES last night was a LittleBigPlanet-esque game creation program for the 360 called Kodu. But if you were hoping to see it on your Xbox 360 here in Australia, you could be in for a long wait. David over at Kotaku AU put the not-so-hard question to Microsoft Australia: Will we be getting Kodu as part of the community games channel. Their response was non-committal: More »
Want To Play With Kodu On Xbox 360? Don’t Get Your Hopes Up Just Yet
5:12PM Nick Broughall | One of the big announcements during Microsoft’s keynote at CES last night was a LittleBigPlanet-esque game creation program for the 360 called Kodu. But if you were hoping to see it on your Xbox 360 here in Australia, you could be in for a long wait. David over at Kotaku AU put the not-so-hard question to Microsoft Australia: Will we be getting Kodu as part of the community games channel. Their response was non-committal: More »
Games
If You Just Got a Video Game Console, Get These Games
8:30AM Jason Chen | Kotaku’s put their game of the year awards up, and it’s a pretty good start to building your gaming collection if you’ve just gotten an Xbox 360, PS3 or Wii over the holidays. More »
Games
2:52PM Nick Broughall | New Kotaku AU editor David has posed a very interesting question over on our sister site today: Is Kevin Rudd a gamer? Normally, the mere idea of any politician in power as a gamer strikes me as absurd, but the fact is that K-Rudd (or his staff) spends a lot of time on social networking tools like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, so why not gaming? With the latest batch of consoles (and most current PC titles too), games are becoming more and more about engaging with your fellow man, right before you blow a hole in his virtual head (sometimes you have one blown in yours instead).
Do you reckon the PM partakes in the odd bit of gaming? Would he own any consoles? Head on over to Kotaku to discuss with our gaming-obsessed brethren…
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Here’s a Good Question: Is Kevin Rudd A Gamer?
2:52PM Nick Broughall | New Kotaku AU editor David has posed a very interesting question over on our sister site today: Is Kevin Rudd a gamer? Normally, the mere idea of any politician in power as a gamer strikes me as absurd, but the fact is that K-Rudd (or his staff) spends a lot of time on social networking tools like Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, so why not gaming? With the latest batch of consoles (and most current PC titles too), games are becoming more and more about engaging with your fellow man, right before you blow a hole in his virtual head (sometimes you have one blown in yours instead).
Do you reckon the PM partakes in the odd bit of gaming? Would he own any consoles? Head on over to Kotaku to discuss with our gaming-obsessed brethren…
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