The Australian Classification Board is renown worldwide as the most ham-fisted, civil liberty crushing classification group on the planet. Daily, video games and movies that are in mass production for other countries are outright banned in Australia because of extreme violence or sexual themes. This is done under the intention to protect children from seeing or experiencing themes beyond their ... more.

This is a bit of a blog post, which is not really something we do often on Aussie-Gamer, but we have recently discovered something awesome and figured it would be great to share with the Australian gaming community. We all love playing video games for hours on end, and we're all guilty of mindlessly snacking on all kinds of delicious filth while busting some noobs or saving the most topical pri... more.

Those of you who have been watching the site for a while will, by now, be aware of my general dislike of the mainstream media. Not because of any philosophical or conspiracy reasons, but because I am constantly annoyed at the sensationalist crap that is spewed from the world's largest media organisations. Shocking, then, that I would come across an article from an Australian journalist that is ... more.

Video games are a great way to kill time (or zombies) while having a lot of fun. But if you're a regular reader of newspapers and watcher of news programs, you would probably be thinking that video games come from the bowel of Satan himself and are hell bent on killing babies and making Kitty Litter out of ground up kittens, just for the digesting irony. This is, of course, utter nonsense. And ... more.

Welcome to the very first Aussie-Gamer LIVE broadcast! Join Ty, Riz and Daran in an hour full of unscripted, unplanned and uncensored discussion about all things video gaming! This week, we're hopping onto Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii) for some multiplayer action! Join in on the fun; you can watch the game live as it happens, or even join the match! We're also answering questions and reading ou... more.

New store, restaurant and bar openings are always hectic. But how the owner/manager handles the influx of customers browsing through their new wares usually makes or breaks the business for the foreseeable future. Which is why we have grave fears for the brand new Mana Bar which opened in Melbourne tonight. The bar, which serves video game themed drinks and offers consoles on show for patrons t... more.

Zelda week is coming to sad but inevitable end, and no - we haven't forgotten about the Rumor Mill (despite popular opinion)! This week we're going to take you through some of the best rumors around the Legend of Zelda series of all time! Any massive video game series will attract all kinds of rumors, none moreso than Zelda. The epic nature of the games keep players wondering if indeed every th... more.

Another week, another helping of juicy rumors from the video game world! When will they end? No one really knows. This week we cover lots of ground, both handheld and home console - even Apple sneaks in for once. Get your grains of salt handy as we dive into the video game rumor mill for another week. Apple to release a television The Rumor: Apple will release a television with built in A... more.

Last week, we ran a feature about why we thought the PlayStation Vita - the upcoming successor to Sony's PSP handheld console - might suck. Sifting through the various death threats, angry letters and opinions to the contrary, it suddenly dawned on us that some were given the impression that we outright hate the PSV. But since we've devoted the rest of our foreseeable lives to video gaming in a... more.

By now we’ve probably all heard about it. The accusations of the latest Team Ninja title, Dead or Alive Dimensions, containing child pornography and, after coming to the attention of the Australia Government, being pulled from Australian shelves. The Dead or Alive series, originally started in 1996 as an arcade title by developer Tomonobu Itagaki, who is famed for his rockstar persona, makes ... more.