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GAME to close all stores in Australia

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Following the fantastic news that Australia will be getting an R18+ games classification after years of lobbying, comes the very sad news that all GAME stores in Australia will be closing in the coming weeks. This news comes off the back of massive sales and clearances that GAME began running last week, and although the news is not surprising, it is still very disheartening to hear it confirmed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the company’s administrators.

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Dragon Age Legends now available as a free single player game

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Who likes free games? Everyone likes free games! And what’s better than a free game? A free game that features magic powers and weapons and castle building goodness! Rejoice, medieval RPG fantasy fans, as Bioware have announced that their browser based, free-to-play RPG Dragon Age Legends is now available to download as a free, single-player game.

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R18+ Legislation Finally Passes in Australia

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And there was much rejoicing.  After years and years (and years) of delays, the path has finally been cleared for the sale of adult rated video games in Australia.  The legislation successfully passed through the Senate yesterday after previously clearing the House of Representatives back in March.  Read on to read an official statement from the Australian government, and to find out when this new classification will take effect.   

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No Xbox showing at Tokyo Game Show or Gamescom

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If you were looking forward to a strong showing by Microsoft regarding their Xbox plans at either the Tokyo Game Show or Gamescom – be prepared to be disappointed. Microsoft has announced that it will be foregoing appearances at the abovementioned powerhouse gaming conventions. Instead they will be favouring ‘smaller, more localised promotions’, catering to ‘press, partners, retailers and customers’. Just as long as those press, partners, retailers and customers aren’t at TGS or Gamescom, right?

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ThatGameCompany announces independence after raising $5.5m

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In a mighty, Herculean effort, thatgamecompany, best known for their quirky titles Journey, Flower and Flow, has managed to raise $5.5 million with the help of a large investment from Benchmark Capital. This kind of moolah will enable the developers to become totally independent. And what does this mean? Potentially no more PSN exclusive games. Good news for Xbox fans, perhaps not so good news for Playstation fanboys wanting to keep the unique experiences the developers are known for creating only for PS3 owners.

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Fruit Ninja merchandise on the way

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Fruit Ninja merchandise is on its way, and it will be here chop chop! Ok…so that was a bad opening joke, but who doesn’t love game related merchandise?! Half Brick has announced that a veritable feast of themed merchandise will be available for the iPhone, iPad and Android mega hit. The one piece of merchandise that has us most intrigued? The ‘augmented reality apparel’. Of course, this could simply be a spiffy way of saying tshirt, but hey – doesn’t it sound that much cooler? It’s not a tshirt, mum, it’s ‘augmented reality apparel’.

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Snoop Dogg ‘Knocc ‘Em Down’ Tekken Tag Tournament 2

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I’ll admit it – I’m a Snoop Dogg fan. I don’t know what it is about him that makes me like him, but I think it’s the fact that I’m still trying to figure out if he’s actually taking himself seriously, or just on the biggest stoner bender ever. Regardless, he has some pretty sweet tunes – the latest of which is the official music video for Tekken Tag Tournament 2. Yes, you read that correctly. Snoop Dogg and a fighting game. Really, is there any better match?

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Hey, Check Out the Lollipop Chainsaw Launch Trailer!

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Is it just me, or have zombie games gotten a little stale lately?  The brooding heroes, the unrelenting misery, and the rain… there always has to be rain.  But Lollipop Chainsaw is trying to save the zombie genre from, well, eating itself.  The game removes the doom and despair of most survival horror games, and replaces them with hearts, rainbows, and a skantily clad cheerleader.  To celebrate the game’s release, developer Grasshopper Manufacture has released a brand new launch trailer.  Read on to watch the glorious excess.  

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Capcom announces Resident Evil 6 Anthology

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This bit of info sorta got lost in the four day long tsumani of videogame news that was E3 last week, but it’s too cool not to mention here.  When Capcom releases Resident Evil 6 this October, they will be offering special versions for both Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 which will include multiple titles from the franchise’s past.  Read on for all the details. 

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E3 2012 Trailerpalooza! Volume 3

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Yeah, so it’s day 3 here at Trailerpalooza.  Security is gone, the porta-potties are overflowing, and the vendors have run out of everything except Diet Sprite.  Things are pretty much falling apart.  I’d try to leave, but I overheard this one dude saying that the traffic in the parking lot is so bad, it took his buddy six hours just to make it back to the highway.  So I’m just gonna try to find some water, find some shade, and watch some more trailers.  Read on to watch ’em with me.  

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