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by Mike Bantick
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Microsoft has upped the ante in this new phase of video game console war, whilst Nintendo stand on the sidelines, both Sony with the new PS3 Slim and Microsoft with its revamped and cheaper Xbox 360 line up are slugging it out at retail again.
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by Mike Bantick
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The release date for Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles has now been confirmed. The next chapter in not-zombie blasting fun will be unleashed in November along with a bundled Zapper.
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by Mike Bantick
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A bit of a no-brainer really, but it is official, Wii Sports Resort has proven popular. The sequel to the largest selling game of all time tops out a sales list dominated by Nintendo.
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by Mike Bantick
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Microsoft has released three new classics to the Xbox 360 Games on Demand service. Availability is per region (Details inside), but the new games are Burnout Revenge, FIFA 09 and Need For Speed ProStreet, but are the Microsoft pricing expectations just too high?
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by Mike Bantick
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The best move Sony made recently was not so much slimming down the size of the PlayStation 3, but slimming down the price. As a possible return shot it looks like Microsoft is readying a package that, at a nice price, includes the Xbox 360 Elite, the Wireless Network Adaptor and one of the most popular games of all time.
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by David Swan
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The recent financial crisis hasn’t been kind to many, and mobile phone
manufacturer Sony Ericsson has been hit particularly hard. Record losses and a series of bland handsets have done little to help the
company. But, cue the theme from Rocky, because Sony Ericsson is
fighting back, and in a big way.
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by David Swan
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$450. That's 200 Mars Bars, 2 DS Lites, or 1 current PSP with $150 in change. Local pricing has just been announced for Sony's PSP Go, but the big question is, can anyone even afford it?
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by Jake Widman
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The ReStart Internet Addiction Recovery Program promises to help Net and videogame addicts overcome their dependence.
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by Stephen Withers
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The SUNA Traffic Channel has reached Canberra. The service delivers live traffic information to GPS navigation systems.
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by Mike Bantick
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Sony has used Gamescom in Cologne Germany to unveil the rumoured PlayStation 3 slim model. Full specifications, pictures and new pricing information are only a click away.
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by Mike Bantick
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Could it knock World of Warcraft off its perch? We will soon find out as the countdown to the launch of AIon begins.
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by David Swan
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The way you listen to music is about to change… for a monthly fee. A new service from Bandit.fm provides unlimited music from the four major labels, but will the oddly titled company swindle your money, or provide hours of listening goodness for a measly 10 bucks?
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by Mike Bantick
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The US games industry continued to decline hitting the fifth month in a row of sales tightening. The Wii remains on top, with the Xbox 360 not far behind. What can a slimmer, cheaper version of the PlayStation 3 do to the market?
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by David Swan
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Facebook, Twitter, MySpace... They're the "it" destinations of the internet; the sites that pepper conversations and are the places
to congregate and socialise online. Google's sick of it, and has
upgraded iGoogle to give it a social edge. How does it stack up?
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by Mike Bantick
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Another one bites the dust, this time the role playing game (RPG) Risen has fallen on the bad side of the Australian Classification Board due to chatting up prostitutes and smoking imaginary drugs
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by David Swan
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The Nintendo Wii is officially the fastest selling games console of all time, with the term "gamer" now including everyone from young girls to grandmas. But, at what cost to the industry? Just where is gaming headed?
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by Mike Bantick
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To further extend the background characterisation in the highly anticipated Half-Life 2: Episode 3 it looks as if Valve is injecting a little sign language?
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by Mike Bantick
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Map Pack 3 for Call of Duty: World at War has hit the virtual battlefields.
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