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Today, In Brazil, Sony Officially Launched The PlayStation…2

9:30PM Luke Plunkett | Funny story from our sun-drenched friends at Gizmodo Brazil; today, November 18, 2009, Sony have decided to begin officially selling the PlayStation 2 in Brazil. More »
Hands On

Are You Buying A PSPgo Today?

9:00AM David Wildgoose | The PSPgo launches today in Australia, ushering in a bold download-only strategy for Sony’s handheld. I’m curious to hear if and why you’re picking it up. More »
Features

What Happened At The Aussie Halo 3: ODST Midnight Launch?

9:00AM Ben Abraham | Halo 3: ODST launched at 12:01am Tuesday, September 22. Microsoft organised the official midnight launch at EB Games in Penrith Plaza in Sydney’s west. Maybe you were there. We were there too. More »
News

The Earth Has Officially Fallen

6:20AM Mike Fahey | Fallen Earth’s self-titled post-apocalyptic MMO goes live today, with a retail version hitting store shelves by the end of the month for folks averse to downloading large amounts of data. More »
News

When “Head Start” Means “Wait Seven Hours”

9:30AM Owen Good | We’re hearing the Aion servers are struggling to manage the hordes who preordered the MMO—400,000 according to NCsoft—leaving some in the headstart program crestfallen and dreading what happens when the general public comes online tomorrow. More »
News

Hooray! Aion Drops GameGuard For Launch

12:20AM Mike Fahey | NCsoft thrills the Aion community with the news that it’s dropping INCA Internet’s intrusive, problem causing GameGuard anti-cheating software from the game in order to ensure a smooth launch. More »
News

NCsoft: Aion Is The “Biggest MMO Launch Of The Year”

2:20AM Mike Fahey | The latest figures for Aion have NCsoft declaring it the “biggest MMO launch of the year”, with nearly 400,000 pre-order customers waiting to become winged warriors upon next week’s launch. More »
Culture

Why Did The Roosters Wait On The Side Of The Road?

10:30AM Owen Good | As seen at this weekend’s Scribblenauts launch at the Nintendo World Store in New York. (Photo by Diane Bondareff, Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment)
News

The Beatles: Rock Band Supply Problems? [UPDATED]

1:00PM David Wildgoose | We’re hearing plenty of reports from readers unable to purchase The Beatles: Rock Band as it goes on sale around Australia today. More »
News

Tokyo Game Shop Manager On Problems With PS3 Slim Launch

7:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Kazuyuki Inakoshi, manager of Akihabara’s Messe Sanoh, doesn’t pull any punches in his Famitsu.com column about the recent PS3 Slim launch. In short: The launch could have been smoother. More »