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One of Australia's most promising studios faces closure

Nordic Games has inked a deal with Ministry of Sound, that will see the brand contribute five tracks for We Dance. The tracks include Enur’s Calabria, Sidney Samson’s Riverside (Let’s Go), Byron Stingily’s Get Up Everybody. Studio B’s I See Girls (Crazy) and Benny Benassi’s Satisifaction. Downloadable content has been …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 – …

Check out some of the entries as the final deadline for the competition draws near

Portal publisher can beat piracy and make more money through quality of service, claims Gabe Newell

Criticisms of UK education system 'reiterate proposals made on games education study'

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 …