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Over @ The Movies
Extras! Arnie’s headed for The Tomb, Xerxes has been cast, Movies banned in foreign countries for weird reasons and a Robo With a Shotgun?! Plus much more!
Welcome to The Extras! A daily dose of all the smaller movie related news, clips and just plain cool stuff that you might have missed!A short while back we reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger migh
Joseph Gordon-Levitt becomes a director
We grew up watching the brilliant actor flex his skills as an intelligent, albeit awkward alien teenager in Third Rock from the Sun, before he disappeared for a while, popping up as one badass Cobra
Ridley Scott clears up Blade Runner rumours… Sort of.
First we heard that Harrison Ford was returning to the role of Deckard, and the internet erupted in choruses of glee. But then the very next day a producer came out to say that in fact Ford had nothi
Natalie Portman gets lawless
One of the hardest working and most versatile actresses in Hollywood, Natalie Portman is once again getting ready to star in a few new films this year. While talks between her and the Wachowski broth
Billy Connolly gets ready to dwarf things up in “The Hobbit”
Peter Jackson has been working on the two-parter epic, The Hobbit for over a year now, and much like its source material, its turning out to be a film that is truly massive. Scottish comedian and rat
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In Other News – 09 February 2012 Homegrown Hottie Edition
In Other News – 09 February 2012 Homegrown Hottie Edition Seeing Tim Schafer realise his goal of getting funding for his latest game today made me realise something. I totally need to start my own Kickstarter fund. But seeing as how the company insists that
Locking pre-owned games would be unfair
Locking pre-owned games would be unfair Another developer believes locking pre-played games from consoles would be bad for the industry - and has proposed an alternative.
This Polinksi music video operates on all the right spectrums
This Polinksi music video operates on all the right spectrums Imaginative and rich in audio quality, this music video from Polinksi perfectly blends a good tune with a classic gaming platform.
Jetpack Joyride downloaded over 14 million times
Jetpack Joyride downloaded over 14 million times Deliciously addictive mobile game Jetpack Joyride has been downloaded over 14 million times. Not just because it's good - but because it's free.
Kingdoms of Amalur was "significantly easier" to develop on the Xbox 360
Kingdoms of Amalur was Kingdoms of Amalur, a mammoth game with numerous design challenges throughout its history launches tomorrow. And according to the developers, at least it was easier to build the game on the Xbox platf
Check at the Mountain, Bru – SSX goes to the Himalayas
Check at the Mountain, Bru – SSX goes to the Himalayas EXTREME! SSX takes to the snow-capped mountains of the Himlayas.
Why do gamers need games on release date?
Why do gamers need games on release date? Why do gamers feel compelled to buy games on release date?
Dirt® 3 complete edition expands the award-winning off-road racer with cars and routes.
Dirt® 3 complete edition expands the award-winning off-road racer with cars and routes. Johannesburg, South Africa February 9, 2012 – Megarom Interactive (Pty) Ltd., South Africa’s leading importer and distributor of interactive video games, today announced that Codemasters®
Sony gets downgraded, no mention of the PlayStation
Sony gets downgraded, no mention of the PlayStation Sony has received another harsh blow with Standard and Poor's dropping their rating level
Hey, you got some Portal in my Skyrim!
Hey, you got some Portal in my Skyrim! It's Wheatley from portal 2! In Skyrim! Wait, what?
R18+ rating for Auz? Wait, no, not likely

 - April 5th, 2011
Man, this is getting tedious; every time an Australian politician with some intelligence promotes the addition of an 18+ rating for the land down under, some other moron voices his concern that doing so will usher in the end of Australia’s moral fibre.The last time we touched on this subject, the country’s Home Affairs Minister, ... [»]

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Australia’s Home Affairs Minister is angry

 - March 18th, 2011
The recent refusal of a classification for Mortal Kombat in Australia is a touchy subject at the moment. The game was refused classification meaning it’s barred from sale. Warner Bros. Interactive appealed the decision, but were denied classification again. Then the Australian Border Control announced that they would search for and ... [»]

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Game wants your old games, makes an ad lying about pretty much everything

 - February 11th, 2011
Game, one of Australia’s largest gaming retailers has decided it’s time to really start cashing in second hand sales and has put together a pretty unique video ad explaining it’s offering. Some parts I found pretty funny, like the sexy lady who uses her wares to disarm the ... [»]

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Crikey! Is Australia finally getting an R18+ rating? LOL No!

 - December 10th, 2010
On Monday we posted a story on how Australia’s new Home Affairs Minister, Brian O’Connor, was going to be the saviour of gamers in the land down under. He was the guy who was going to get the six Attorney Generals to endorse a change to the country’s rating system for ... [»]

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Crikey! Is Australia finally getting an R18+ rating?

 - December 6th, 2010
I’ve always maintained that when it comes to gaming scenes in a country, nobody has it as bad as Australia. Well, maybe ze Germans also have it bad, but the Australian government seems to get their panties in a bunch a lot more often than those from the land of pretzels ... [»]

Getting There
Gametag – Is this the new DS flugelbinder?

 - October 14th, 2010
You know those inventions that you see in store one day and you instantly think “Why didn’t I think of that?” well this is possibly yet another one of those moments.Janene Samuel a 42 year old housewife from Australia has invented one of the simplest gaming accessories ... [»]

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Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Blocked in Australia

 - November 4th, 2009
Well this is no surprise but I was wondering how Microsoft were going to handle this demo what with Australia’s archaic ratings board. Well the demo is now available to the rest of the Xbox Live supported regions but unfortunately if you try and add it to your queue from the ... [»]


Australia’s idiotic censorship – a real life example

 - August 24th, 2009
For those out of the loop, Australia currently doesn’t have a censorship rating for videogames over M for mature (Apologies, MA+ for mature). Which boils down to any game aimed at adults being banned down under.Some of the more famous titles that have fallen under the archaic laws of this oppressive regime are GTA IV, ... [»]

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New PS3 Slim will be $499 in Australia

 - August 20th, 2009
So have you been wondering how much of this new price cut will land up here in Australia? Well according to a new flyer sent out by Gametraders we can start pre-ordering our PS3 Slims for the new low price of $499 which compares favourably to the European price of 299 ... [»]

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Halo Warthog in Sydney – I need one

 - August 4th, 2009
So do you see yourself as a budding Master Chief? Want to see if you can trash a warthog in real life as badly as you did in the game?Well if you are in Sydney this weekend coming then this news is for you, the real ... [»]

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EB Games Australia trying to organise MW2 PC Prestige Edition

 - July 30th, 2009
As you may be aware Activision hasn't planned on releasing a Prestige or Hardened edition for the PC version of it's title which has obviously gotten quite a few people upset.Well, to it's credit, EB Games Australia has stated that they are working on a way to get the PC guys those awesome night vision goggles.Nothing has been finalised yet but I doubt ... [»]

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Modern Warfare 2 Priced in Australia

 - July 20th, 2009
There has been a lot said recently about the cost of Modern Warfare 2 and whether or not this is going to be something that we are just going to have to get used to.Well EB Games has just announced it's pricing and the awesome night vision premium bundle for Modern Warfare 2 is going to ... [»]

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PSP Go’s Digital Games same price as UMD?

 - June 23rd, 2009
Sony’s Australian and New Zealand Chief, Michael Ephraim, has been chatting it ITWire.com about E3 in general and has made an interesting comment about the price of the upcoming PSP Go’s games. While trying to defend the UMD and insisting on ... [»]

Flame On
International Game Prices – Fair or Foul

 - May 25th, 2009
Over the weekend I received an email, in the middle of all the hate mail, from Ewers asking us for our opinion on the local cost of games in relation to the recent improvement in the exchange rate.My first thought was that we (South Africa and Oz actually) were once again being over charged with the grubby fingers pointing to the variable exchange rate, small market share and the over the top cost of shipping the items to our small market.However the more I looked into it the more it felt that we were not really being taken for that much of a ride. Take a look at the below table and let me know what you feel.I have converted all prices to US Dollars using Google's curreny converter for simplicity... it may not be exactly accurate but we get the point.Title SA Cost US ... [»]

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