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Xbox Australia today announced that it will be lowering the RRP on the Xbox 360 and Kinect bundles by AUD$50 from tomorrow, 15th September. The new RRP of the 4Gb bundle will be AUD$399 and the 250Gb bundle will go for AUD$499. Xbox is also releasing a new entry level …

As Bethesda and iD prepare to launch RAGE, creative director Tim Willits is set to speak at Qantm College and the Sydney Opera House today. Willits, who has been with iD since 1995, is speaking at Qantm College Sydney (a videogame design and production college) about his time in the …

The PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Media New Zealand Media and Entertainment Outlook 2011-2015 was outlined in an Interactive Games and Entertainment Association briefing recently. The briefing summarised the report with a presentation from PwC, talking about the current and forecasted trends within the New Zealand market thru to 2015. The New Zealand …

Rockstar Games will release the Game of the Year Edition of Red Dead Redemption on October 14th. The new SKU will be available for both Xbox 360 and PS3, and will feature both the 2010 smash hit and plenty of extra content. Chief among the extras will be the popular …

Left-wing dev Molleindustria accuses Apple for removing game 'without explanation'

Phone Story draws attention to apparent slavery, suicide and eWaste in manufacturing

A new single ‘The Moshi Dance’ is to be released on iTunes on 18th September following the success of online hit Moshi Monsters. The music video for the single on YouTube, starring ‘Lady Goo Goo’ has had over three million hits since it was uploaded in June. If successful, the …

Madfinger says game to 'usher in a new visual standard for handheld gaming'

New tech backed by BAFTA, EA, NESTA and Abertay University

Investors have reacted negatively to Nintendo’s Tokyo 3DS showcase, with the company’s share price falling five per cent overnight. Nintendo yesterday unveiled a host of new 3DS goodies, including a new Pink console SKU for Japan and a Red model for Europe. Key titles such as Super Mario 3D Land …