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British Government Agency To Run Xbox Live Recruitment Ads
2:00AM AJ Glasser | This morning, British publication The Guardian reports that Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is going to run ads in Xbox Live “including Call of Duty and Assassin’s Creed, to attract quick-thinking 18- to 34-year-olds to its ranks.” More »
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Danish Group Asks You To “Hit The Bitch”
9:00PM Luke Plunkett | Denmark’s Children Exposed to Violence at Home is a group dedicated towards the prevention of domestic violence. It’s a noble cause! Pity their latest “ad” — a flash game involving woman-slapping — lacks the same nobility. More »
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America’s Army: Super-Effective
7:00PM Luke Plunkett | Of all the US Army’s various recruitment methods – and they have many – it appears none are anywhere near as successful as a humble, free video game. More »
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11:00AM David Wildgoose | Yesterday we published a letter the South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is currently sending to those who have written to him in support of an R18+ classification for video games. In response, Australia’s first gamer rights political party, Gamers 4 Croydon, has written its own “thoughtful rebuttal” of Atkinson’s views. More »
Gamers 4 Croydon Respond To Atkinson Letter
11:00AM David Wildgoose | Yesterday we published a letter the South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson is currently sending to those who have written to him in support of an R18+ classification for video games. In response, Australia’s first gamer rights political party, Gamers 4 Croydon, has written its own “thoughtful rebuttal” of Atkinson’s views. More »
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2:00PM David Wildgoose | Kotaku reader Robert wrote to South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson earlier this year on the topic of video game classification in Australia. Robert has just received a reply. Would you like to read it? More »
A Letter From Michael Atkinson
2:00PM David Wildgoose | Kotaku reader Robert wrote to South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson earlier this year on the topic of video game classification in Australia. Robert has just received a reply. Would you like to read it? More »
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2:00PM David Wildgoose | South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson says he welcomes the challenge from the Gamers 4 Croydon party at next year’s state election. Meanwhile, party founder David Doe says he is looking to expand his campaign beyond Croydon to enable all South Australians to show their support for an R18+ classification for games. More »
Atkinson “Welcomes” Gamers 4 Croydon Election Challenge
2:00PM David Wildgoose | South Australian Attorney-General Michael Atkinson says he welcomes the challenge from the Gamers 4 Croydon party at next year’s state election. Meanwhile, party founder David Doe says he is looking to expand his campaign beyond Croydon to enable all South Australians to show their support for an R18+ classification for games. More »
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What It’s Like To Live Where Games Are Criminalised
3:00PM Brian Ashcraft | Twenty-six-year-old gamer Guido Núñez-Mujica lives in Venezula, where the government has passed a new law that in effect criminalises video games. More »
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11:00AM David Wildgoose | Established in the wake of the controversial banning – and subsequent censorship – of Left 4 Dead 2, the Gamers 4 Croydon party plans to run against South Australian Attorney-General and R18+ videogame opponent Michael Atkinson in next year’s state election. I caught up with party founder David Doe to discuss those plans. More »
Exclusive Interview With Australia’s First Gamer Rights Political Party
11:00AM David Wildgoose | Established in the wake of the controversial banning – and subsequent censorship – of Left 4 Dead 2, the Gamers 4 Croydon party plans to run against South Australian Attorney-General and R18+ videogame opponent Michael Atkinson in next year’s state election. I caught up with party founder David Doe to discuss those plans. More »
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9:00AM David Wildgoose | At the next election, South Australian Attorney-General and R18+ videogame opponent Michael Atkinson may be challenged by a political party championing the rights of adult gamers and an overhaul to Australia’s classification system. And they need your help. More »
Gamer Party To Run Against Atkinson At Next Election
9:00AM David Wildgoose | At the next election, South Australian Attorney-General and R18+ videogame opponent Michael Atkinson may be challenged by a political party championing the rights of adult gamers and an overhaul to Australia’s classification system. And they need your help. More »
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