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It’s perhaps the best idea ever conceived. The Australian arm of Swedish furniture giant Ikea has launched Mnland – an adult crche for men. The idea is that women are able to drop of their fellas at the beginning of their shopping spree and collect them at the end. As …
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 »AU/NZ missing Old Republic at launch
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 …
Read More »Irrational founder creates new Australian studio
Jonathan Chey, co-founder of Irrational games, has created a new Canberra-based developer that will focus on online gaming
Read More »AFA Interactive reveals strong sales of Sniper: Ghost Warrior
Sniper: Ghost Warrior has been a quiet achiever in Australia / New Zealand, selling almost 70’000 units in the territory so far becoming AFA Interactive’s biggest title for 2011 so far. Robert Allford, managing director of AFA, says: Sniper: Ghost Warrior has been an outstanding success for us. We feel …
Read More »World Cyber Games re-brands and re-launches in Australia
Triumph Leisure Solutions (TLS) has acquired the World Cyber Games (WCG) brand and plans to open e-sports up to a broader community, while raising the level of the competitions themselves. For the last few years, various Australian owners of the brand haven’t been able to bring the event to the …
Read More »QV Software scores Dead Island as exclusive
QV Software (QVS) has acquired the distribution rights to Dead Island for Australia and New Zealand. The controversial Techland-developed game will be one of QVS’ biggest ever releases. CEO Paul Elliot said: As a company, we take pride in aligning ourselves with market leading publishers and exciting brands and products. …
Read More »Videogame TV show Good Game: Spawn Point expands
Australian broadcaster ABC3 has extended the running time of its video game TV show Good Game: Spawn Point (GG:SP) from 15 to 30 minutes after a hugely successful first season. GG:SP recently held a preview screening for its newly expanded show at the ABC offices in Sydney, boasting some impressive …
Read More »Firemint Studios pushes into core gaming
Flight Control has been the #1 paid iPhone app in at least 20 countries and is one of the largest success stories on the platform due to its casual appeal. The game sold 4.8 million units across iPhone, iPad and Mac OSX. As a result, Firemint has grown to be …
Read More »Intent Media launches MCV Pacific
MCV is expanding into the Pacific territories with the immediate introduction of a dedicated news feed at mcvuk.com, followed by the launch of a standalone website in October. MCV Pacific will be based in Sydney, Australia, with industry journalist Leigh Harris, who has a background in Rockstar Games PR, being …
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