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  Guitar Hero World Tour dated down under

  Four-piece Guitar Hero game to ship on 12 November in Australia; four new tracks announced, including one from Aussies The Living End.

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  Wright appraises 'Sporn'

  Even before the game's release, cheeky gamers have been misusing Spore's Creature Creator to design lewd monsters and upload them to the official Sporepedia website, forcing distributor EA to censor creatures it deems inappropriate.

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  Paid to Play? The state of pro-gaming in Australia

  Just how active is the pro-gaming scene in Australia? Are we a nation that can stand toe-to-toe against the best gamers in the world? And if we're not competitive, then who's to blame? Check out the answers to all these and more as we put Australia's pro-gaming culture under the spotlight in this in-depth GameSpot AU feature.

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  Inside Australia's game ratings body — The Classification Board

  Ever wanted to know how the games you play get classified? Ever wondered just who exactly is behind important decisions like the banning of games, and their re-classification for the Australian market?

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  Quantum of Solace filled with celebs

  Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, and Olga Kurylenko from upcoming James Bond film lend voices, likenesses to Activision Blizzard's movie tie-in shooter.

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  Fallout 3 unbanned in Australia

  Postapocalyptic shooter reclassified in Australia to MA 15+ as a resubmitted version significantly removes the "incentive and reward" for drug use.

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  SingStar Amped track list announced

  Anyone who is familiar with data trackers GfK Australia's weekly software charts will be more than familiar with the SingStar franchise, as its games constantly appear in both the PlayStation 2 and overall top 10 charts. Due to its widespread success, it's no surprise that Sony has announced SingStar Amped, another addition to the franchise.

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  Bungie confirms 'three distinct projects' in the pipe

  House of Halo says it is at work on a trio of ventures, but will not be sharing details on postponed E3 announcement at next month's Penny Arcade Expo.

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  Whaddyareckon?: Ultimate Street Fighters

  Capcom's upcoming Street Fighter IV features new characters that are more wuss than warrior, such as the roly-poly, popcorn-crunching Rufus. This week we ask what your ultimate fighting champion would look like.

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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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  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 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.

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  Nintendo Wii

  The Nintendo Wii (nee Revolution) boasts the ability to play any title from Nintendo's back catalogue. Will that be enough to make it competitive against the powerful PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360?

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  Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness

  Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness is the second critter catching game for the GameCube and bazillionth for Nintendo as a whole.

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  Mario Party 6: GameCube review

  Like the Rolling Stones or Paris Hilton, Mario just keeps on partying. The rotund Italian plumber has been on the fun circuit for more than half a decade now, with Mario Party 6 the latest in the series for Nintendo.

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  Starfox Assault: GameCube review

  After being landlocked in his previous adventure, Fox McCloud takes the good fight back into the skies in Starfox Assault.

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  Pikmin 2

  With Pikmin 2, Nintendo has addressed the bulk of the shortcomings of its predecessor by crafting a game that tops the original in nearly every way.

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  Nintendo Wii

  The Nintendo Wii (nee Revolution) boasts the ability to play any title from Nintendo's back catalogue. Will that be enough to make it competitive against the powerful PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360?

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  Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness

  Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness is the second critter catching game for the GameCube and bazillionth for Nintendo as a whole.

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  Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour

  Nintendo heads to the golf course with this not entirely serious golf game.

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  Legend Of Zelda Collector's Edition

  While it's a little tricky to get hold of, it's worth chasing down Nintendo's Zelda retrospective.

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  1080 Avalanche

  Nintendo's snowboarding game is fast. It's very fast, in fact, and very quickly all over.

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  Pikmin 2

  With Pikmin 2, Nintendo has addressed the bulk of the shortcomings of its predecessor by crafting a game that tops the original in nearly every way.

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  Gaming preview: Spore

  2008/09/05 13:00:20

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  Volkswagen Golf GT Sport TDI (Golf V, 2007)

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  Buzz! Quiz TV

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  Photos: Driving on Singapore's F1 night track

  Revheads stopping by Singapore in the next few months can have a go on the city-state's F1 night track ... virtually, that is. Last week, SingTel, the race's main sponsor, unveiled an interactive simulator and we were there.

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  Photos: Dissecting a dinosaur, the Commodore 64

  Marvel at the machine that pioneered the person computer revolution; the Commodore 64. In this photo gallery we reveal the guts that gave the Commodore 64 its glory, why not nose in for some nostalgia?

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