Entries in 'australia' (124)
All Interactive Entertainment signs Bethesda for ANZ
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 ...
Australian games market suffers dip
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 ...
Aussie Minister wants We Dare review
Months after the game originally hit the headlines, Ubisoft's We Dare has once again ignited the spark of controversy.
Calls for Aussie PSN ban
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.
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AUSTRALIA: 3DS takes handheld crown
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.
AUSTRALIA: R18+ rating will create jobs
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.
Discounting hits Aussie retailers
It is regarded by many as a phenomenon unique to the UK video games market, but savage price wars are now spreading further afield.
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AUSTRALIA: Warner disputes MK ban
Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment Australia has appealed against the decision to ban Mortal Kombat from sale in the country.
AUSTRALIA: Mortal Kombat banned
Upcoming Xbox 360 and PS3 game Mortal Kombat will not be released in Australia when it hits UK stores in April.
AUSTRALIA: R18+ meeting delayed
Australia will continue to go without an R18+ age rating for video games after a meeting concerning the certificate was delayed.
Australian games sales drop by 16%
Video games sales in Australia have fallen year-on-year by 16 per cent.
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Smith-Wright heads down under
Electronic Arts' hugely popular UK PR director Simon Smith-Wright is moving to the publisher's Sydney office where he will be regional marketing director for EA Asia Pacific.
We Sing expands into Australia and Germany
Nordic Games will release two territory-specific We Sing games this spring.
Aussie devs halted by floods
The thriving game development cluster in Queensland has been severely disrupted by widespread flooding across the Australian state.
New faces at GAME Australia
The current head of buying at GAME in the UK, Kathryn Jarvis, is to join the retailer’s Sydney office after taking up the position of commercial manager at its Australian ...
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Wii hits 2m sales Down Under
The Nintendo Wii has become the fastest selling console in Australia, claiming a two million installed base in 47 months.
Krome Studios closes doors
Developer Krome Studios has closed its doors resulting in all staff losing their jobs, according to reports on IGN.
Sony blocks PS3 Jailbreak sales
The Australian arm of Sony Computer Entertainment has won a temporary injunction that has banned the importing or sale of a new PS3 hacking tool until August 31st.
AUS: Hope grows for R18+
There has been further positive noises regarding the possibility of the introduction of a new R18+ rating for video games in Australia.
17 new countries getting iPhone 4
Apple has confirmed that the iPhone 4 will be launched in 17 new countries this Friday, July 30th.
AUS: Redundancies at GAME
Following a troubled few months at its UK operations, a number of redundancies have been made at the Australian arm of video games retailer GAME.
AUS: PS3 hits 850k sales
Sony is beating its chest after hitting a brand new sales milestone in Australia.
Funtastic abandons Aussie games market
Distributor Funtastic has backed out of the Australian games market.
AUS: Xbox 360 hits milestone
The Xbox 360 has now sold over 1m units in Australia and New Zealand, Microsoft has confirmed.
