Watch How Misinformed Aussie Politicians Are About Video Games


Watch How Misinformed Aussie Politicians Are About Video Games

Jul 25, 2008

YouTube clip hosted on Kotaku from a segment on the ABC’s Q&A. The program allows regular citizens to ask a panel made up of Politicians, Journalists and the like almost any question. This particular segment was about the lack of R18+ ratings for games. View the Video at...

Feder credits gaming press for setting tone of GTA IV discussion


Feder credits gaming press for setting tone of GTA IV discussion

Jul 18, 2008

Take-Two CEO Ben Feder thinks that the social view of videogames is changing – something he credits the gaming press for. “It’s interesting, and I credit some of the magazines with respect to GTA – in the United States anyway – about setting the tone early on in the GTA discussion,” he told GamesIndustry.biz. Read the Full...

Interactive Entertainment Industry Announce Record Sales of $1.5 Billion


Interactive Entertainment Industry Announce Record Sales of $1.5 Billion

Jul 16, 2008

The Interactive Entertainment Association of Australia (IEAA) has announced that Australia’s videoand computer game industry has recorded sales of 1.57 billion dollars over the last financial year. The figures indicate an increase of 52.9 per cent on sales of games software, consoles, peripherals and PC games for the previous corresponding period. The...