The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service has added Mortal Kombat, which has received a refused classification rating, to the blacklist. Copies detected are to be confiscated, and fines up to AU$110,000 will be issued.
Nintendo’s Aussie arm has announced details for its new handheld at an exclusive Sydney event. The 3DS is to launch in Australia on 31 March 2011 for AU$349.95.
Nintendo has announced the Australian release of its 3DS console will be in March 2011, but has yet to supply any further information on pricing or an exact date.
Nintendo is celebrating the launch of Donkey Kong Country Returns in Australia with a series of pranks around the east coast.
EB Games Australia has announced that its stores will be accepting toy cars as credit towards the game, with cars traded in going to charity.
Sony Computer Entertainment Australia has dropped the price of its PlayStation 3 personal video recording (PVR) add-on, PlayTV. Dropping by AU$20, the recommended retail price for PlayTV is now AU$149.95.
Aussies will now get a Wii Remote Plus, a Nunchuk, Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort for AU$299.95 when they buy the motion-controlled console.
After success in Brisbane, the bar that blends video games and cocktails is expanding to Fitzroy.
Hail to the king this Saturday at this Brisbane, Australia, game-themed bar.
Foxtel has announced it will enable Xbox 360 users to stream over 30 of its pay TV channels through their consoles when the service is launched later this year.
The final piece in the Australian Kinect puzzle has been put into place today, with Microsoft announcing a release date at its open-house event in Sydney’s Luna Park.
Legendary music label adds its music-video back catalogue to the PS3.
Australia’s only gaming-themed cocktail bar is expanding to Sydney and Melbourne and has set its sights on cities around the country and overseas.
Remake of the N64 classic to offer Wii Classic Controller Pro bundle for AU$119.95.
Microsoft has finally confirmed local pricing for its motion control system for the Xbox 360, revealing that Kinect will sell for AU$199.
Game Developers’ Association of Australia (GDAA) crowns Firemint’s Flight Control as best Aussie-made game of 2009; Heroes Over Europe and Puzzle Quest: Galactrix also honoured.
Game Developers’ Association of Australia (GDAA) crowns Firemint’s Flight Control as best Aussie-made game of 2009; Heroes Over Europe and Puzzle Quest: Galactrix also honoured.
Sometime later this month, retailer GAME will begin selling cards with prepaid PlayStation Network credit.
New patch released by Sony for the UK version of the PS3-based PVR adds in Australian TV support.
It looks like the dead won’t be rising down under anytime soon with Left 4 Dead 2 being the latest game refused classification in Australia.
