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November 1, 2021 | 14:00

Inscryption Review

Welcome challenger. Why not sit down, and play a little game?

October 27, 2021 | 12:05

SilentiumPC Regnum RG6V TG Case Review

Budget in price, mainstream in aspiration.

October 21, 2021 | 09:43

Hand of Fate dev Defiant Development shuts up shop

Will continue in 'caretaker mode.'

July 24, 2019 | 10:17

Valve hit with Australian fine over historical refund policy

More specifically, the 'no refunds' policy.

April 20, 2018 | 11:26

Hotline Miami 2 refused classification in Australia

Hotline Miami 2 has been refused classification in Australia meaning that as it stands, the game will not see a release in that market.

January 15, 2015 | 12:32

GTA 5 pulled from shelves in Australian Kmarts

Kmart is pulling Grand Theft Auto 5 from its shelves in Australia following customer backlash.

December 4, 2014 | 12:14

Valve hit by Australian consumer lawsuit

Valve has been taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over its refund policy.

August 29, 2014 | 10:50

Alien probes deny Saints Row 4 classification in Australia

Classification board denies Saints Row a rating due to alien probe and narcotics.

June 26, 2013 | 13:15

AVP wins Australian rating appeal

Sega has announced that it has won an appeal for release of AVP in Australia.

December 18, 2009 | 12:09

Left 4 Dead 2 trailer leaked

Valve has had a trailer for Left 4 Dead 2 leaked, as well as being refused a ratings appeal in Australia.

October 23, 2009 | 11:04

Australian attorney blocks new rating system

An Australian attorney is blocking potential changes to the rating systems over fears about the impact of violent games.

October 1, 2009 | 11:36

Left 4 Dead 2 banned in Australia

Left 4 Dead 2 has been banned in Australia on account of excessive gore and melee weapons.

September 17, 2009 | 11:09

EA rumoured to have closed Pandemic studio

EA is rumoured to have shut down the Brisbane office of Pandemic Studios, which the company bought alongside BioWare in 2007.

January 14, 2009 | 12:16

NZ spammer fined £35K

Lance Atkinson has been ordered to pay £35,500 in fines by a New Zealand Court - but has already been fined $2.2 million by the FTC without seeming to slow his efforts down.

December 24, 2008 | 12:18

Lawyer serves notice via Facebook

A lawyer has successfully applied to the courts in Australia to have legal notice on a couple considered served when posted via a Facebook page.

December 18, 2008 | 15:12

Fallout 3 banned in Australia because of drugs

Fallout 3 was recently certified for a general released, with the notable excpetion being that the game was banned in Australia.

August 13, 2008 | 11:49

Australia to ban laser pointers

New South Wales has become the latest part of Australia to ban high-powered laser pointers, with punishments of up to fourteen years in prison for transgressors.

April 22, 2008 | 08:53

Australia trialling mandatory pr0n filter

The Australian government has announced trials of a new ISP-level filtering system designed to prevent access to pornography online - and it's going to be mandatory.

February 28, 2008 | 08:50

A jacket to keep you warm and powered

The Australian national science agency have displayed preliminary plans for a jacket capable of generating and storing power to run mobile devices from the body’s movement.

November 7, 2007 | 14:24

New Soldier of Fortune banned in Australia

The new Soldier of Fortune game, subtitled Payback, has been refused classification in Australia due to gross and overly violent content.

October 18, 2007 | 14:52

BioShock activation will be removed in the future

Ken Levine, BioShock's Lead Designer, has said that the game's online activation will be removed in the future.

August 26, 2007 | 18:14

30 Percent Failure Rate for the 360

Anonymous sources suggest a massive 30 percent failure rate on Xbox 360s.

June 26, 2007 | 10:51

Want a job in the secret service? Get on Google.

Australia's national security agency is recruiting a new wave of intelligence officers - by advertising through Google.

April 19, 2006 | 12:15

Google to change the way it searches

The search giant has bought in a new bit of code from a student in Oz. It could be the start of a new world domination plan for the advertising firm.

April 11, 2006 | 16:21

Games - the ethics issue

As graphics become increasingly realistic, the line between the game world and the real world becomes blurred. We examine the ethics of sex and violence in games and their impact on today's society.

March 6, 2006 | 12:08

MSI MPG Velox 100R Chassis Review

October 14 2021 | 15:04