Several years have passed since Guitar Hero first made expensive music peripherals ridiculously popular. Every iteration of the game brought better controllers, more realistic note tracking, and progressively impressive setlists (with the exception of Rocks the 80s). But the music genre’s gotten crowded in recent years, and to keep up with the growing popularity and [...]

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INDUSTRY figures have slammed the censorship of video games in Australia and say the medium should be considered an art form like film or literature.
The latest title in the popular Silent Hill game series that spawned a feature film in 2006 was refused classification last month after failing to meet the requirements for an MA15+ [...]

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THE highly-anticipated video game Little Big Planet has been delayed due to fears one song in the game may cause religious offence.
Little Big Planet is a critically-acclaimed, G-rated game that lets players guide a character named Sackboy through a series of levels which can also be created and shared amongst users.
Developed by Media Molecule and [...]

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As should be clear by now, any talk of a successor to a still relatively new game console should be taken with a hefty grain of salt but, if word from Japan’s Impress is to be believed, it looks like we could possibly be getting a clearer indication of what might be under the PlayStation [...]

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Here’s an interesting one. That red / black Xbox 360 controller that was showcased back in July is now available to any ole consumer in the US, Canada, Latin America New Zealand and Asia, and it comes bundled with a Play & Charge Kit and red rechargeable battery for $64.99. For whatever reason, Microsoft’s totally [...]

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Look, we’re talking three years from now, anything could happen by then. Singularity, jetpacks, you name it. So a teensy bit of HD graphics from Nintendo doesn’t seem like too much to ask, does it? The filthy-rich company is purportedly showing off just such a Wii-followup to developers and publishers in the industry, who are [...]

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Yeah, the solution seemed pretty obvious to us, and now it looks like Nintendo’s willing to admit it. Nintendo will be solving its little Wii Shop game storage overflow problem by opening up the SD card slot for storing and playing games from (with DRM galore, we’re sure). The update will hit in the Spring [...]

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DEBATE over the lack of an R18+ rating for video games is set to be reignited after another game title was denied classification in Australia.
The video game Fallout 3 was this week denied a rating by the Office of Film and Literature Classification, banning its sale and promotion in Australia.
Video games in Australia must qualify [...]

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SONY has announced a range of new features for its Playstation 3 console at this year’s E3 video game industry trade show, including a new cut-price 80GB model.
At a news conference at E3, Sony unveiled its plans for an online movie and TV show distribution service through its Playstation Network.
Playstation 3 users will be able [...]

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A THAI video game distributor halted sales of Grand Theft Auto today after a teenager confessed to robbing and murdering a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the controversial game.
“We are sending out requests today to outlets and shops to pull the games off their shelves and we will replace them with [...]

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