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Former Microsoft executive Robbie Bach has said that mistakes made by the Sony management in the transition between PS2 and PS3 played a big part in the tremendous success of Xbox 360. Some of the success of Xbox was due to the fact that Sony did some really not so …

As the world this morning wakes up to Diablo III, gamers in Australia have been saved from disappointment by Blizzard. Having entered administration over the weekend, GAME Australia yesterday announced that it would not only be unable to honour Diablo III pre-orders, but would also not be able to refund …

Bill Shorten MP has expressed his concern over the potential loss of 500 jobs from GAME Australia, but says he is ‘hopeful’ a buyer can be found. Shorten is the Minister forthe Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, Financial Services and Superannuation. He issued a statement today via the department’s …

GAME’s administration has cast a blemish on what should’ve been one of the most exciting days of the year for Aussie PC gamers. It was revealed early today (after rumours emerged yesterday), that customers who pre-ordered the highly anticipated dungeon crawler were receiving emails saying they wouldn’t be able to …

Sega has revealed release dates and pricing for its upcoming downloadable title Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown. The stand-alone 3D fighter will hit PSN on June 5th, with an XBLA launch taking place a day later on June 6th. Both versions will be priced at 14.99. Character customization DLC packs …

EA may be planning a Call of Duty Elite-style subscription service for Battlefield 3. Battlefieldoreports that an anonymous source has passed on details regarding ‘Battlefield Premium.’ The program is supposedly scheduled to launch June 4th. Players who sign-up will reportedly receive extra assignments, a premium knife, black dog tag, soldier …

Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has surpassed 1m units sold globally since its launch, Microsoft has announced. The title has exploded out of the gates, hitting the figure in under a week and leaving all previous XBLA records in its wake. Microsoft’s Major Nelson also mentioned that 5.2m total hours have …

Zynga throws a wildcard in unconfirmed talent aquisition

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