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    Image of The Cap'n The Cap'n
    12/10/09

    In reply to Kotaku Sydney Meet-Up Tonight
    How can you miss Brian Crecente? You could spot gaming's most handsome man 1.61 km away!

    I'm impressed that even on your vacation, Brian, you're still a Kotaku presence. That's either dedication or a crummy time-off policy from Gawker.
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    Image of Mozz-eyes Mozz-eyes
    12/10/09

    In reply to Kotaku Sydney Meet-Up Tonight
    Is the Kotaku team ever in the UK? A meet-up in London would be nice...
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    Image of plasticmouse plasticmouse
    12/10/09

    @Mozz-eyes: I was just thinking the same thing! All others in favour say aye!
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    12/10/09

    @plasticmouse: EYE!!
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    Image of James Henderson James Henderson
    12/10/09

    @Mozz-eyes: I have relatives in London, I suppose I could make an event of a long weekend with the Kotakuites.
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    Image of deanbmmv deanbmmv
    12/10/09

    @James Henderson: It's a while away but I'd be up for seeing if we could get the UK Kotakuites to some kind of event next summer.
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    12/10/09

    @plasticmouse: Aye-aye
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    12/10/09

    @Scotland: I was debating posting one of those :P
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    Image of Friedhamster Friedhamster
    12/10/09

    In reply to Kotaku Sydney Meet-Up Tonight
    Do these meet-ups ever happen in Seattle? I should hope so what with Child's Play being based there and all.
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    Image of TheRealOneEye TheRealOneEye
    12/10/09

    In reply to Kotaku Sydney Meet-Up Tonight
    Or we could just look for the guy with the crazy hair! I kid, I kid :)

    It's like Where in the World is Carmen San Diego, except we know it's at a bar in Australia, and instead of a sexy brunette spie we get Brian Crecente, so... Count me in!
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    spannu promoted this comment TheRealOneEye was starred TheRealOneEye was unstarred
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    12/10/09

    @TheRealOneEye: Sorry, how is that different from a sexy brunette spy?
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    Image of TheRealOneEye TheRealOneEye
    12/10/09

    @spannu: Hahahaha! Oh the error of my ways. How right you are.
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    Image of James Henderson James Henderson
    12/10/09

    @TheRealOneEye: You just gave me a fantastic idea for a Photoshop. Only problem is I'm no good with replacing and modifying text.

    Who'd like to see the work-in-progress?
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    Image of TheRealOneEye TheRealOneEye
    12/10/09

    @James Henderson: Yes please!
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    12/10/09

    @TheRealOneEye:
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    12/10/09

    @James Henderson: Not even a popped-collar trenchcoat and long brimmed fedora can hide that dazzling smile.
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    12/10/09

    @James Henderson: HAHAHA! That is so perfect! I'm happy i could be a part of this, hahahahah.
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    Image of TheHeeyyy TheHeeyyy
    12/10/09

    In reply to Kotaku Sydney Meet-Up Tonight
    Canada never gets a Kotaku meet-up :(
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    The Cap'n promoted this comment TheHeeyyy was starred TheHeeyyy was unstarred
    Image of The Cap'n The Cap'n
    12/10/09

    @TheHeeyyy: Well, why not start one yourself? You might not be able to pull in a Brian, but you could probably get a good turnout. I know there's a lot of Kanadian Kotakuers, esp in the major cities.

    I'm waiting until the next Chicago one happens... I might try planning one in the spring if anyone expresses interest and hasn't tried one by then...
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    Image of Masonvrocks Masonvrocks
    12/10/09

    In reply to Kotaku Sydney Meet-Up Tonight
    I'll only be attending if Saxton Hale will be there.

    Also, Wildgoose is a cool last name
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    Image of G_A G_A
    12/10/09

    In reply to Kotaku Sydney Meet-Up Tonight
    Any chance of you popping by the UK for some tea? :(
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    Image of Odin Odin
    10/08/09

    In reply to Looks Like Left 4 Dead 2 Is Coming To Australia
    Surely any savvy Aussie can just load up Steam and download an uncensored foreign copy?
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    Image of KefkaXI KefkaXI
    10/07/09

    In reply to Looks Like Left 4 Dead 2 Is Coming To Australia
    Gabe probably walked into the ratings board office with a super soaker full of diabetic urine and some jarate grenades and just stared them down.
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    Image of Trygle12... NOW IN HD! Trygle12... NOW IN HD!
    10/07/09

    In reply to Looks Like Left 4 Dead 2 Is Coming To Australia
    You know what?

    Valve should replace everything with rainbows and unicorns when a zombie dies or kills someone.

    If it still doesn't pass (which I'm sure it won't) then people can proclaim "RAINBOWS AND UNICORN GAME DENIED RELEASE " and not technically lie.

    Make it optional though :P
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    NeVeRMoRe666 promoted this comment Trygle12... NOW IN HD! was starred Trygle12... NOW IN HD! was unstarred
    Image of NeVeRMoRe666 NeVeRMoRe666
    10/07/09

    @Trygle12 is back! Still has trouble reading his posts. ;_;: Hell if a version of L4D came out where when I blow off a zombie's head with mah rainbow shotgun, a unicorn burst outta his neck and runs off, I would probably pick it up....
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    Image of Ursus-Veritas Ursus-Veritas
    10/07/09

    In reply to Looks Like Left 4 Dead 2 Is Coming To Australia
    Well, that's good. The aussies get fucked over in the gaming world too many times, at least they can legally buy L4D2 now.

    Hang on, I'm british, i'm meant to hate these guys. *Shakes fist* Beat us at cricket will you? grrr... *angry mumbling*
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    Image of TrjnRabbit TrjnRabbit
    10/07/09

    @Ursus-Veritas: You guys have the Ashes at the moment . . .
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    Image of Komrade Kayce Komrade Kayce
    10/07/09

    In reply to Looks Like Left 4 Dead 2 Is Coming To Australia
    So, after having it banned outright at first, it ends up having a lower age requirement than most of the world has for the same game.

    Just lol @ OFLC
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    Image of ShaSt One ShaSt One
    10/07/09

    @Komrade Kayce: Just like their ancestors, Australians don't like to play by the rules!
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    10/07/09

    @Komrade Kayce: The Australian government refuses to create an 18+ rating.
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    Image of Baguette Baguette
    10/07/09

    In reply to Looks Like Left 4 Dead 2 Is Coming To Australia
    I'm sure Valve convinced them that the AI Director was a real person and if they banned the game, he'll get angry and send hordes of zombies at them.
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    Image of EnigmaNemesis EnigmaNemesis
    02/03/09

    In reply to Australian Police Minister Urges People to Report WoW Sales
    What is democracy?
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    Image of Draconis Draconis
    02/03/09

    In reply to Australian Police Minister Urges People to Report WoW Sales
    "And games like World of Warcraft, Age of Conan, Warhammer Online and Pirates of the Burning Sea are all sold without classification. Something that the Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia doesn't believe is true. They claim that games without single player components don't need to be classified."


    I was a little confused by the phrasing. So the IEAA refuses to classify MMOs and then the government refuses to sell unclassified games? The quote "doesn't believe its true" makes me think that the IEAA wants to classify MMO games but then the government wouldn't have a problem of sell unclassified games.

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    Image of KamikazeSailor KamikazeSailor
    02/03/09

    @Draconis: There's a difference between unclassified and unclassifiable. Manhunt 2 is Unclassified because it's so bad and so gory they can't even grant it a rating. This bans it from Australian stores.


    A game like World of Warcraft is unclassifiable, which means because it's entirely online and online can't be judged in a rating system (thus, that little Experience May Change During Online Play warning you get on most games) then World of Warcraft does not belong in the system at all and can't be prosecuted according to it.


    The police, apparently, don't agree with that.

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