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Games Developers Association of Australia CEO Anthony Reed will help establish new branch
Read More »Epic Games to open new Australia and New Zealand office
Valve’s appeal against $3m fine has been denied by High Court of Australia
Valve fall foul of Aussie Rules
Read More »Australian Quake player qualifies for NA tournament with ping of 200ms
A Quake competitor from Australia has managed to qualify in a US regional qualifier for a tournament with a $1m prize pot. The kicker? The competitor, Daniel ‘dandaking’ De Sousa, managed to do this while still in his native Australia, competing in the online tournament with a ping of over …
Read More »Australian censors OK Outlast 2 for release
Released version will be full fat Outlast 2, no cuts, no Australia-specific version required
Read More »Outlast 2 greenlit for Australian release
The Australian Classification Board has seemingly reversed its decision to ban Outland 2. It was revealed last week that the game had been barred from release, with authorities citing what was perceived to be the inclusion of sexual violence in the game as the cause. As such, its content could …
Read More »Australian senator calls for video game classification reform
Video games are demonised by a government filled by people who don’t understand them, according to one Australian senator. David Leyonhjelm, a senator for the Liberal Democratic Party in New South Wales, has appealed to the Senate this week to allow Australian adults to decide for themselves what video game …
Read More »Psyonix distances itself from gambling site Unikrn
eSports betting site Unikrn has announced the Rocket League will join its roster of titles in Australia. However, the game’s developer Psyonix has moved quickly to disassociate itself from the move, with VP of publishing Jeremy Dunham telling GameSpot that: "Psyonix is not affiliated with Unikrn, nor do we support …
Read More »Australian senator tells censors: “leave games alone”
" not many senators or senior public servants would know the difference between a ghoul and an alghoul, and so would find it hard to advance in the video game known as The Witcher."
Read More »Outlast 2 denied Australian classification
Australia’s classification board has reportedly blocked the release of upcoming horror title Outlast 2 in the region. Kotaku Australia reports that the inclusion of what was perceived to be sexual violence in the game was blamed. As such, its content could not be accommodated by the existing R18+ rating, and …
Read More »Australian Greens pledge 4 million Australian dollars for video games industry
"The average Australian gamer is now indistinguishable from the average Australian."
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