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At the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) meeting today, one abstaining vote on the introduction of an R18+ rating has stalled the issue yet again. The New South Wales Attorney-General Greg Smith had earlier this week confirmed his intention not to vote for the introduction of the rating as he …

The BBC’s series of downloadable Doctor Who games will return in October, starting with The Gunpowder Plot. As with the original four episodes, released last year, the new wave of Adventure Games will be free to download via the BBC website and will star Matt Smith as the Doctor and …

Nintendo has registered trademarks for a range of Wii U video games and peripherals, continuing some of the original Wii’s biggest brands. While none of the trademarks may come as a surprise, it does suggest that Nintendo will offer a similar line-up to that of its current console. It is …

The Develop Awards and a charity poker tournament raised 6,380 for GamesAid at Develop in Brighton this week. Last night’s Develop Awards raised 2,080 and you can still donate now by clicking here. A special envelope was placed on each table at the sell-out event, and guests were encouraged to …

Two factors are dovetailing to create growth in the pre-teen gaming market.Firstly, there is the traditional migration down the demographic that comes about as a generation of hardware enters its second, third and fourth years. Secondly, the popularity of the Wii plus the Move and Kinect peripherals mean that games …

This must be regarded as the low point for Nokia as the company deals with plummeting legacy device sales before the new WinPho era begins. Today’s Q2 financial report reveals the depth of the Finnish firm’s current plight. Year on year revenue fell 11 per cent from €1bn to €927m, …

Publisher EA has once again stated that long-awaited MMO title Star Wars: The Old Republic will be out before the end of the year. Back in January MCV reported that EA was targeting a September release for the game. BioWare’s loyal fanbase were up in arms about the claims, insistent, …

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Bioware has issued a statement stating that it ‘cannot commit to any timeframe’ for Star Wars: The Old Republic outside Europe / North America. After some speculation as to why Australian and New Zealand customers were unable to pre-order the game, Bioware finally released the statement explaining the situation on …