News by Matt S.The Australian Censorship… sorry, Classification, Board, is not my favourite group of ideologically-driven government body. But sometimes the organisation has its uses. For example: today the Board confirmed that Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live is coming to Australia. Related reading: Matt’s review of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Ninja Pizza Girl is a sharp reminder that you should never be in pizza delivery. The nakedness that is potentially about to greet you with every door that you knock on is, all in itself, reason to list this right up there with the most hellish…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. German publishing company Deep Silver is picking up where NISA left off a few months ago when they suddenly decided not to distribute games by Atlus or Sega in Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. The deal includes both physical and digital releases for a number of…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Not long ago there was the unfortunate news that a Compile Heart game had been Refused Classification in Australia, effectively banning it. Not many people seemed to complain about this. Not that many outlets even really reported on it, beyond a very flat statement-of-fact. And on…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. I feel horrible for disrupting Lindsay’s excellent day of celebration for all things Canada, but I feel it’s important to write this, given that we do indeed have an election in Australia tomorrow, and it’s an election that’s utterly critical for the arts. Here’s the reality;…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. When Ingress was announced back in 2012, I am certain that a lot of people dismissed it a gimmick or fad. As much fun as it might sound to have a game that tasks you with wandering over the real world to specific locations to achieve…
Read MoreInterview by Matt S. There aren’t that many examples of game developers that look to take a serious, mature look at sex and romance in games. The topics show up often enough in a tokenistic or, at times, humorous manner, but few make these themes critical to the entire gameplay…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. So, Australia’s delightful censorship bureau, the Classification Board, has struck again, and once again it has struck a tiny Japanese game that was not going to offend anyone. This time around it is Idea Factory’s MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death; that has been refused classification (the dreaded…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. As all Australians know, there’s a federal election coming up in a little under two weeks now. Under normal circumstances this wouldn’t hold much interest to a gaming website, but as we’re an Australian publication, and as one political party has just announced something of intense…
Read MoreNews by Lindsay M. The rumours have been confirmed, turning them into glorious fruit-shaped facts ready to be chomped up by an awesome little circle dude: Pac-Man 256 is ready for consoles!Related reading: Matt’s review of Pac-Man 256 for iPhone. The game will feature console-exclusive features, including playing with up…
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