R18+ Bill to go before the Australian Parliament


R18+ Bill to go before the Australian Parliament

Jan 24, 2012

Today both Gamespot and Kotaku have reported that the new Federal Minister for Home Affairs Jason Clare, has confirmed that the R18+ for games bill will be introduced in the first session of parliament this year, commencing February 7. However the process will still take quite a while as Gamespot discusses, the Bill has to be passed through both the Upper and...

New Parental Control devices help set gaming time limits


New Parental Control devices help set gaming time limits

Dec 23, 2011

Stephen Fenech over at TechGuide has written an article about 2 new products launching in March 2012 which are designed to enforce responsible and safe gaming for the PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS, particulaarly for parents who are concerned about the amount of time their children are spending gaming. To read more, click...

Stephanie Brantz and Kate Palmer offer some great gaming tips to parents


Stephanie Brantz and Kate Palmer offer some great gaming tips to parents

Dec 18, 2011

Watch this video for some great gaming tips for parents as we approach Christmas and the school...

Using technology to transform the lives of young people


Using technology to transform the lives of young people

Dec 9, 2011

Senator Kim Carr, the Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research today launched a new federally funded Co-Operative Research Centre (CRC) to research new ways to use the internet, socil media and other applications to help young Australians grow up safe, healthy and resilient. This centre will explore the role of technology in young people’s...

Game as Anything


Game as Anything

Dec 4, 2011

A recent article on Otago Daily Times provided a great summary on Games in NZ.  The article reference our DNZ12 report, plus the recent survey released by the NZ Game Developers Association showing the growth of this sector in NZ.  See here for...

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