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  Silent Hill: Homecoming banned in Australia

  Latest Silent Hill horror game refused classification down under; local distributor will wait until early 2009 for a possible resubmission.

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  Rugby League 2: World Cup Edition announced

  With the next World Cup just around the corner, get set for Rugby League 2: World Cup Edition, which willl be available for the PlayStation 2 in November.

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  Report: Nintendo to make $1.6 million profit per employee

  It's no secret that Nintendo has experienced incredible success since the launch of the Nintendo DS and the Wii. However, a report from the Financial Times this week is attempting to put that success in proper perspective. According to the article, Nintendo is on track to earn US$1.6 million (AU$1.98 million) in profit this year — for each of its workers.

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  Sony launches Life with PlayStation

  This generation of gaming consoles has seen a wealth of innovations become standard features for systems, from downloadable demos to wireless controllers. One such addition that was perhaps not as fervently called for by gamers is that of live global news and weather updates, but Nintendo updated the Wii shortly after launch with the News Channel and Weather Channel, and now Sony is adding similar features to the PlayStation 3.

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  EA execs on Aussie Rock Band delays

  The Aussie Rock Band saga is pretty well known by now to gamers down under, with our country still waiting on the official release of MTV/Harmonix's four-piece rhythm game almost a year after its US sale date. The situation was made even more farcical last weekend, with the game's sequel — Rock Band 2 — released in the US.

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  Hands-on with the Guitar Hero World Tour instruments

  Activision popped by this morning to show us Guitar Hero: World Tour, and without going into too much detail, we can say it's looking pretty damn good.

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  Asphalt 3: Street Rules

  Fans of classic racing games will want to check out Asphalt 3 on N-Gage. The racing is fast paced and can be thrilling, but the repetitive level design robs it of replay value.

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  Super Monkey Ball

  Unless you have a great deal of patience and very steady hands or a love of monkeys, bananas and falling off high surfaces, this game is not for you.

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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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  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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  N-Gage to game again

  Nokia to launch new free-to-try games service on a range of its mobile phones in November, no "sidetalkin" required.

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  PS3 DVR, PSP messenger services announced

  After years in development, Sony's console-based answers to TiVo and iTunes will finally arrive in Europe in 2008; IM and VoIP services also planned.

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  Sony PSP Slim Hands-On Report

  CNET.com.au checks out the latest model of the PSP, the PSP2000.

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  Nintendo patents new portable

  The Mario Factory files a patent in the US for a portable gaming system that is controlled by tilt and movement.

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  E3 07: New PSP model coming

  Sony confirms slimmer, lighter PSP model in the works; includes extended battery life and hi-definition video output to TVs.

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  Aussie PSP price drops

  Core price for PSPs down under falls to AU$279.95; Platinum title cost also reduced.

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  Pokémon Diamond, Pearl get Aussie release date

  Pikachu and friends' latest adventure to debut down under on June 21.

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  No PSP price drop for Oz

  Aussie PSP base price to remain fixed; Sony Australia "evaluating market conditions."