Category : Gaming

Guidelines released for R18+ video games classification

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The guidelines for the new video game classification system has been released. While it definitely a step in the right direction for the industry, the Interactive Games and Entertainment Association, CEO, Ron Curry, expressed some concerns. “We, along with many other stakeholders, have worked for many years to have the classification scheme acknowledge that adults play and enjoy video games Continue Reading


Nintendo Wii U coming to Australia in November

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Nintendo has finally unveiled the local release details for its new Wii U gaming console. Australian consumers will be able to purchase the Wii U on 30th November in two different variations. The Wii U Basic Pack will retail for $349.95 and the Premium Pack is $429.95. The difference between the two packs is the Basic model comes in white Continue Reading


Sony offering 25% off PlayStation Plus membership

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Sony’s premium online gaming service, PlayStation Plus, which entitles customers to free games, discounts and a host of exclusive content has just been made a little more tempting for those yet to pick up a subscription. Until 19th September, PlayStation 3 owners can get 25 per cent off a yearly subscription, meaning it now costs $52.45. This is a pretty Continue Reading


Valve’s Gabe Newell describes Windows 8 as a ‘catastrophe’

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Windows 8 is a massive shift from previous versions of Windows, with its Metro user interface polarising customers. On the negative end of the scale, sitting atop a mountain of PC games and a an army of devoted gaming warriors, sits Valve’s Gabe Newell, who overnight described the new OS as a “catastrophe”. At a gaming event in Seattle, the Continue Reading


Apple patents a game controller

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With iOS the dominant force when it somes to handheld gaming these days, it’s just a short hop, skip and a jump to see the company offer a gaming solution for the TV, potentially through the Apple TV device. And now, thanks to the lovely world of patents, we know that Apple has been thinking about the idea itself. Apple Continue Reading


Microsoft launching limited edition Halo 4 Xbox 360 console

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The Halo franchise has defined this generation of Xbox gaming console, and so it’s fitting that Microsoft is planning to launch a limited edition Halo 4 console pack alongside the game in November. Announced at Comic-Con over the weekend, the console includes a custom-designed console with a Halo-blue ring of light around the power button, two wireless controllers with Halo Continue Reading


Angry Birds coming to Samsung Smart TVs

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Those pesky, egg-stealing pigs! They’ve taken their thievery too far this time, moving from the confines of the mobile to Samsung’s latest collection of Smart TVs. Rovio, developer of the insanely successful Angry Birds franchise, has announced that the games are coming to Samsung Smart TVs this month. The game will use the television’s gesture and voice controls to play, Continue Reading


Ouya Android games console smashes Kickstarter records

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Console gaming is an extremely closed eco-system, with Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft all gripping control of their respective platforms as tight as their behemoth corporate hands will let them. That makes developing for each platform nigh on impossible for an independent developer, which is a large part of the drive behind the Ouya console Kickstarter project. The team behind Ouya Continue Reading


Electronic Arts going 100% digital, not forsaking retail just yet

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Video game giant Electronic Arts is on the cutting edge of digital distribution, thanks to its Origin service and multi-platform approach to game releases. But according to an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, the publisher will be pushing digital even further in the next few years. EA Labels boss Frank Gibeau told the games title that digital was the real future for Continue Reading


Sony hints at the future of Playstation with Gaikai acquisition

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Sony may be tight lipped about the next generation of its Playstation home consoles, although we now have some idea about where the company is headed. Sony has just announced it has acquired cloud gaming company Gaikai Inc. In a statement, President and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment Andrew House announced the move: “By combining Gaikai’s resources including its technological Continue Reading


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