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Warner Bros Australia has confirmed that Lord of the Rings: War in the North has received an Australian classification and local pricing. The co-op action RPG has been rated MA15+, avoiding the ban hammer, and will be released with an RRP of AUD$79.95 for PS3 and 360, and $69.95 for …
Read More »Playstation sales in Australia jump over 400%
After a huge price slash of the Playstation 3 console on 22nd August, Sony has confirmed that sales in Australia have risen over 400%. The data is based on NPD Group findings and retailers information, and pertains to both the 160Gb and 320Gb models of the console. Michael Ephraim, managing …
Read More »Team Bondi goes into administration
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is reporting that Team Bondi has entered administration after a notification of discharge on 26th August. Develop reported recently that Team Bondi was allegedly going to be acquired by KMM Studios, the Australian developer working on Happy Feet 2. Although the company’s status …
Read More »Introducing MCV Pacific
Here’s everything you need to know about MCV Pacific ahead of October’s launch. What is MCV Pacific?It’s a new wesbite and digital news service launched by Intent Media – the company behind the games industry’s leading trade media brand, MCV. When does it launch?October 3rd, 2011. What’s the url?www.mcvpacific.com – …
Read More »Valve: Aggressive DRM measures are ‘backwards’
Portal publisher can beat piracy and make more money through quality of service, claims Gabe Newell
Read More »GAME.co.uk back up and running after down time
The GAME Group has apologised for the technical issues that have marred the re-launch of the GAME and Gamestation websites. Both portals are now up and running. The pair were re-launched last Friday, gathering much attention. Gamestation’s 99 Xbox 360 console promotion, in particular, saw a record number of visitors …
Read More »Take-Two facing court trial on ‘unpaid overtime’
Publisher denies tester's claim that it 'willfully' failed to pay minimum wages
Read More »F1 2011 ad gets Champions League debut
Codemasters is to use ITV’s Champions League coverage to propel its upcoming console and PC title F1 2011 into the public limelight. The game’s debut 30” TV ad will be aired on the evening of Wednesday September 14th during ITV’s Champions League match. EA recently used the heavyweight Premier League …
Read More »Star Wars Galaxies fan site hacked
The industry’s hacking woes have alleviated significantly in recent weeks, but a fresh attack today has acted as a reminder of the danger that potentially lays in wait. VentureBeat reports that Star Wars Galaxies fan site SWGalaxies.net has seen 21,000 email addresses and 23,000 passwords stolen by hackers. All of …
Read More »Future teams with Gawker to bring Gizmodo to the UK
Publishing giants Future and Gawker have announced an agreement to bring a localised version of tech blog Gizmodo to the UK market. Gizmodo UK will be published by Future when it launches in the UK this autumn. It joins Future’s current online tech brands TechRader, T3 and MacFormat. The site …
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