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As you may or may not have realized by now, I'm on vacation this month in Australia. But I couldn't let the trip pass by without trying to chat with folks I rarely get to see. More »
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Australia's long national nightmare of maybe not being able to play Left 4 Dead 2 may soon be over, as the government's media ratings board has apparently issued the zombie shooter a rating of MA-15+. More »
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The New South Wales Police are asking people to contact them if they see retailers selling World of Warcraft or other massively multiplayer online games. More »
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An Australian student stabbed a friend in the head and nearly severed one his fingers during a fight about the volume of a World of Warcraft gaming session. Zhenghao Shen, 21, was charged with intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm and refused bail in an Australian Capital Territory court earlier today. More »
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Why is Australia getting a very special edition of Grand Theft Auto IV, one slightly less offensive to the sensibilities due to edited content? It's not just luck! Rockstar Games chalks it up to the lack of an R18+ rating available from the nation's Office of Film and Literature Classification. In a statement, Rockstar says that "there are some minor differences between the Australian and US/EU versions" but calms the fears of fans of mature content, adding that the changes "are not significant and we do not believe they take away from the level of scope and detail that make GTA IV such an incredible experience." More »
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Good news, Australian gaming citizens. You're getting a very special edition of Grand Theft Auto IV, one bereft of content that the Office of Film and Literature Classification considers beyond what would be acceptable as an MA15+rated game. What's changed? Rockstar isn't saying, according to the Sydney Morning Herald. It's still packed with "strong violence, strong coarse language, drug and sexual references", but it's clear something has been cut. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=375965&view=rss&microfeed=true Viva Media and BrainGames' Pet Vet 3D: Animal Hospital Down Under would be pulled from shelves immediately, if we were running things. Not only does it paint a potentially dangerous portrayal of human-kangaroo interaction—they'd just as soon rip out your entrails as they would dance with you—it fails to touch on the danger of Australia's biggest threat, the menacing drop bear. Sure, the hair color and vet scrubs choices are impressive and the wombats look positively precious, but what kind of message is this sending to our kids? A shameful one, is the only answer! More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=350374&view=rss&microfeed=true Love? No wait I meant hate. The sort of hate that includes eating shit, shooting developers in the head and smothering Mario to death with a pillow. That's hate right? More »
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Australian Kotakuite Andrew sends us a shot of how he spent his Wednesday while at the beach. That's right, they built a Koopa out of sand and seaweed. I'm actually heading out to Australia for a bit of a vacation next month. I'm going to be hitting up Surfers Paradise for a week too, so I'll have to try my own hand at a gaming sand castle. Any suggestions? More »
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Sure Luke is still the master of Australia, and always will be, but today's the first (official) day of Kotaku Australia. Think of it as regular Kotaku with a wee bit more Australian flavor to it, run by its own team of writers and the like... but Luke-free. If you happen to be lucky enough to live in Australia and still want to surf the undiluted pages of Kotaku Original then just type in us.kotaku.com otherwise you're going to be automatically redirected to the Australian site. Of course there's this big link at the top to get here as well, but what fun is that. More »
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Our Aussie gaming brothers may think it's Chrissie in August, as the local Xbox man has lowered the price of the console across the board. As of the 15th, Xbox 360 Pro consoles will carry an MSRP of $579.95 AUD (approximately $490 USD), with the Core model dipping down to $399.95 AUD. That makes the Xbox 360 Core the same price in Australia as the Nintendo Wii. That'll push a lot of copies of Scene It?, I'm guessing. More »
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What is it with Australia and Playstation-craving bandits? More »
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Sydney police say a hidden GPS helped them track down a stolen tractor-trailer loaded with 4,704 Playstation 2s within hours of its theft from a freight depot outside of the city. More »
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Sony's finally come out with some good news for the UK: First party Playstation 3 titles will sell for EUR 59.99 / GBP 39.99 at launch, or GBP 10 less than Xbox 360 games, Games Industry reports. More »
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