Nov 30, 2009

The ARC Centre for Excellence for Creative Industries and Invovation’s Creative Workforce Program has launched the Games Industry Skills Project website. The site provides an opportunity for interested researchers and other stakeholders to participate in a dialogue about the current and future state of Australia’s Digital Games Industry. The site...

Nov 26, 2009

This report presents the findings of some research into the involvement of organzied crime and terrorist groups in counterfeiting a wide range of products.  It presents detailed cases studies into one area of particular interest – film piracy to show how the broader problem of criminal and perhaps even terrorist groups are finding new way s of funding...

Nov 25, 2009

Blackwell, a regular Contributor to Screen Play passes on some of his experience in lobbying for an R18+. To learn how click here. Share this:

Nov 25, 2009

As reported by Laura Parker at Gamespot : South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson says game allows players to be “virtual terrorists;” Classification Board says no appeal has been received to date. Australian gamers have long considered South Australian attorney-general Michael Atkinson as the biggest obstacle in the path toward an R18+...

Nov 17, 2009

With no date announced for the release of the discussion paper for the introducton of an R18+ classification for video games, gamers are taking matters into their own hands.  Gamers are now joining together to place political pressure on the South Australian Attorney General, Michael Atkinson, as he is the only known Attorney-General publically announcing his ...