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1:00PM David Wildgoose | While the rest of the world struggles through economic gloom, the videogames industry in Australia in 2009 is on track to outperform last year’s record results. More »
Australia Defies Global Industry Downturn, Grows 8% in 2009
1:00PM David Wildgoose | While the rest of the world struggles through economic gloom, the videogames industry in Australia in 2009 is on track to outperform last year’s record results. More » 
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Moore: EA Sports Working To Appeal To Japanese Gamers
1:30PM Owen Good | Electronic Arts’ push into Japan doesn’t exclude EA Sports, and on his official blog, that division’s boss, Peter Moore what his operation can do to invite more Japanese gamers to sports titles, specifically its FIFA franchise. More »
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Takeuchi: Japanese Gamers Need Western Gamers’ Curiosity
11:00AM Stephen Totilo | Usually, when a country’s gaming scene struggles, game creators take the heat. But an Edge interview with Lost Planet 2 producer Jun Takeuchi suggests gamers could also be to blame. More »
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SAG Sacks Voice Acting Contract
1:20PM Owen Good | A contract proposal hammered out between the Screen Actors Guild and video game publishers was shot down after a union vote. A key sticking point seemed to be “atmospheric” work, in which one actor voices multiple minor characters. More »
Rumours
PS3 PAIN Developers Hit With Lay-Offs?
6:20AM Brian Crecente | The Colorado-based developers of PlayStation 3 downloadable game Pain were hit with lay-offs today, sources at the company tell Kotaku. More »
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Talking Points Brought To You (Mostly) By Peter Moore
6:30PM AJ Glasser | Half the fun of any panel with Peter Moore on it is just listening to him talk. Sometimes he says funny stuff, sometimes he says important stuff. But he never fails to entertain. More »
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Guitar Hero, Madden, Eliminate Play The Monetisation Game
5:30PM AJ Glasser | Kai Huang, Peter Moore and Neil Young forecast a grim future for physical media at the University of California at Berkeley’s PLAY Conference this past weekend. More »
Media
2:00PM David Wildgoose | As part of the Digital Distribution Summit held in Melbourne a couple of weeks back, some smart industry people shared their thoughts on the future of the medium. Now they’re sharing those thoughts with you. More »
Smart People Talk About Digital Distribution
2:00PM David Wildgoose | As part of the Digital Distribution Summit held in Melbourne a couple of weeks back, some smart industry people shared their thoughts on the future of the medium. Now they’re sharing those thoughts with you. More »
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Tretton: What’s Good For Sony Is What’s Good For Gaming
1:40PM Owen Good | File this also under “What they say when we’re not listening.” Speaking to Forbes, the SCEA chief Jack Tretton answers a few softballs about the PS3 Slim, then says, “the environment where PlayStation wins is best for this industry.” More »
News
2:00PM David Wildgoose | Australian developers are weathering the global economic slowdown better than those in the US or Europe, says Tom Crago, president of the Game Developers Association of Australia. More »
Aussie Games Industry Growing Despite Global Economy
2:00PM David Wildgoose | Australian developers are weathering the global economic slowdown better than those in the US or Europe, says Tom Crago, president of the Game Developers Association of Australia. More » 
