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  Best first-person shooter games

  For the elite gamer nothing beats a first-person shooter. Whether battling alien hordes or human armies, there's something for everyone who wants to pick up a gun and fight (digitally, of course).

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  Best sport games

  Do you have what it takes to be a sporting legend, if only in the virtual arena? For those of you who prefer your athletic pursuits to be of the digital kind, here's our current list of must-play sport games.

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  Best family and party games

  We've all been there. Your friends are around and you want something you can all play, but which game is best? Here's our list of games perfect for your next shindig.

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  Best action games

  If you're the kind of gamer that lives for an adrenaline rush, these action games should be on your "Must Play" list.

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  Best online games

  Video games are fun and regardless of whether you're into first-person-shooters, puzzle games or action adventure, adding online play so you can enjoy it with friends and strangers alike only sweetens the deal. Here's our take of the best titles to play online.

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  Guitar Hero World Tour unboxed!

  Guitar Hero World Tour hits store shelves in Australia today, which will mean Aussies will have two four-person rhythm games to choose from this holiday season. We compare the kits.

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  Aussie R18+ public consultation goes ahead

  Australian Censorship Ministers agree to release public discussion paper on introduction of R18+ for games before the end of the year.

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  Xbox 360 gets pre-Christmas price cut

  Arcade unit gets AU$50 price cut in Australia; Pro and Elite units get AU$100 slashed.

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  Aussie R18+ public consultation delayed

  Draft discussion paper on possible introduction of R18+ for games down under suffers setback.

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  Goodbye Revolution, hello Wii

  Say goodbye to the Revolution - Nintendo has unveiled the official name of its next generation console, Wii.

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  Nintendo market value surpasses ¥10 trillion

  Mario Factory shares surge ahead yet again, cementing its position as Japan's third most valuable company.

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  Nintendo Revolution out in mid-2006?

  Less than a week after an MTV listing revealed that the Xbox 360 will ship in November, another outside party has apparently pegged that the upcoming Nintendo Revolution will be out in mid-2006.

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  Zelda unmasked: New trailer debuts at GDC

  Link struts his stuff in a new trailer for the next Legend of Zelda game.

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  Prince of Persia 3 confirmed

  Ubisoft has confirmed there's more Prince of Persia coming, with the third game in the new series expected to be out before Christmas this year for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube and PC.

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  Nintendo shows off Revolution

  It's still tight lipped on specifics, but Nintendo has finally released the first pictures of its next generation console, the Revolution. The Nintendo Revolution will be two to three times as powerful as the GameCube, have online capabilities and will be backwards compatible.

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  Sonic races onto the DS, GameCube

  Sega has announced that its mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog will rush onto the Nintendo DS, GameCube and mobile phones soon.

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  Iwata: Revolution downloads not free

  Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed his company will charge for next-gen console access to its back catalogue.

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  Two new titles announced for Nintendo Revolution

  When the Revolution was announced, Nintendo naysayers preemptively dismissed it as yet another platform oriented toward younger gamers. In the span of two weeks, however, that assumption has been proven wrong twofold.