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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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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Sony’s firmware development for its game consoles is bearing fruit on two fronts today. First, the PSP firmware 4.00 network update is up and dancing for your XMB Googling pleasure. Next, and more importantly, Sony has confirmed in-game XMB and trophies in PS3 firmware 2.40 — details promised shortly. Tap tap tap… ok, not that [...]

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Considering how little attention the PS3’s motion-sensing functionality currently receives, we’re not inclined to think that Sony’s making an even deeper push into the Wii’s territory, but a site called Playstation Lifestyle says that Sony conducted focus-group testing on a controller similar to the Wiimote earlier this year. Apparently the device was mounted on a [...]

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It’s not confirmed by Sony just yet, but Videogaming247 says it has it on “good authority” that the upcoming version 2.40 firmware update for the PS3 will at long last bring with it in-game XMB, as well as the slightly less-anticipated trophy support. If those sources are to be believed, the update will be dropping [...]

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