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Fledgling Gold Coast publisher/distributor All Interactive Entertainment (AIE), publishing arm of parent company All Interactive Distribution (AID) has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to Bethesda’s Rage and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim throughout Australia and New Zealand. Robert Kingston, director of AIE, told MCV Pacific: The whole AIE and AID …

The Australian video game market fell by 16 per cent in 2010, but the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association (iGEA) has insisted that the downturn is a blip – and that it will soon be heading for a new high. For the calendar year 2010, Australian sales reached AUD$1.7 billion, …

Months after the game originally hit the headlines, Ubisoft’s We Dare has once again ignited the spark of controversy. The game went unnoticed for months earlier this year until Ubisoft went live with what some – although certainly not MCV – felt to be controversial trailer for the Wii title. …

The Australian government should keep PSN out of bounds until it has been given a full brief about the new security measures implemented by Sony, one security expert has claimed. The calls echo news that the Japanese government has blocked public PSN access until it is satisfied that adequate steps …

The 3DS has achieved the best launch sales for a handheld console in Australia, with 31,000 units sold within its first week on sale. Nintendo’s new console almost beat week-one sales of the Wii, which sold 32,000 units in Australia during its first week. These figures are from Nintendo and …

The Australian minister for home affair Brendan O’Connor believes that the adoption of an R18+ rating would create new jobs for the country’s games industry. He was speaking to students at the University of Ballarat, where he claimed that future generations would benefit from the new opportunities that would appear …

Sony Australia has cut the price for the PSP in the region. As of today, the UMD-based handheld will retail for $189.95, according to VG247. The news follows similar price cuts to the PSP in the US and Europe. However, Sony told MCV last week that there are no plans …

It is regarded by many as a phenomenon unique to the UK video games market, but savage price wars are now spreading further afield. The majority of video games sales in both Australia and New Zealand are through specialist retailers, including EB Games, and JB HiFi, but a price war …

Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment Australia has appealed against the decision to ban Mortal Kombat from sale in the country. Last week the Australian Classification Review Board labelled the upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 fighter too violent to receive an MA 15+ age rating. Australia currently doesn’t have an 18 certificate …

Upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 game Mortal Kombat will not be released in Australia when it hits UK stores in April. The Australian Classifications Board has placed the game’s content outside its highest age rating certificate, MA 15+, preventing it from being sold at retail or as a digital download. …