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Cast Your Vote In Mana Bar Melbourne’s ‘Rainbow Road Warrior’ Caption Contest
Captions, where creative sub-editors flex their imaginations… or vent their frustrations. It’s also the meat and potatoes of many skill-based competitions, such as this one from the Melbourne arm of gaming-centric drinking den Mana Bar. While the competition may have ended, the winner is yet to be decided, with three contenders pixel-punching it out on Facebook.
A Brisbane Brew: The Mana Bar Story
“No matter what happens, no matter where things go, that day — that process and this experience — I wouldn’t take any of that back. All the fights, the arguments, the pressure. All the stress, the bad stuff, the really terrible stuff. It was all absolutely, totally worth it for that day, for that moment. It was just something else.”
Hail To The Mana Bar, Baby
The Mana Bar – a fine establishment which lovingly combines alcohol with video games for Brisbane’s social 1337 – is to host Australia’s first peek at Duke Nukem Forever on October 16th. But that’s not all: Kotaku AU has learned Randy Pitchford, president of Gearbox Software, will be present to show off the game and answer questions.
Yahtzee’s Mogworld Released Today
Australia’s biggest gaming celebrity is now a novelist as well, as Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw’s new book, Mogworld, is released today. But you might have a hard time getting your hands on it anytime soon…
Gaming Bar To Conquer Sydney, Melbourne, The World
It may have only opened in Brisbane this March, but the Mana Bar – Australia’s first bar dedicated to video games – is about to spread its message of games and booze to the rest of the world.
Local Raskulls Poised To Impress
Brisbane-based Halfbrick Studios have released a new trailer for their upcoming XBLA title Raskulls, a polished looking puzzle-platformer with a sense of humour. Some months away from release, Raskulls was well-received at the Mana Bar launch, where it’s debug 360’s four controllers rarely knew a moment of peace. Click through for impressions.
Brisbane’s Mana Bar Launches This Saturday
It’s Australia’s first bar dedicated to video gaming, starting March 20th. And we’re pretty sure everyone keeps saying “Australia’s” just to be safe – have you heard of anything like it in the world? Yeah? What about the Southern Hemisphere? In any case, the Mana Bar is promising some never-before-seen games and competitions. Click through for details.
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