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    EA merges Australian studios Firemint and IronMonkey

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      ParagonT Yay?
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      Craza Woohoo? (The name is kinda cool though. I like how they kept both of the companies' titles alive.)
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    THQ Australia announces special pre-order offer for Friday the 13th

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      ObliqueZombie A FREE Metro 2033? I'm sold. Plus, I can get the game I've been waiting for for quite some time.
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    GAME Australia to officially cease trading July 8th

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      CUFCfan616
      I've bought about 2 games in stores over 4 years of being in Australia. They're ridiculously overpriced compared to Europe, [...]
      I've bought about 2 games in stores over 4 years of being in Australia. They're ridiculously overpriced compared to Europe, The US or Asia. Paying an extra $40-50 for a new game for no reason at all (even on digital games) is sick and as said above, Game were a victim of their own business model. A lot of Australian retailers are and will go the same way because they're too rigid in their business model and unwilling to bend to the demands of the new generation of consumers and internet shopping (Australia is still about 10 years behind Europe and the US when it comes to internet shopping. Many major stores have a pdf of their sales catalogue on their website and that's it). As it is, I'll continue to import my games from the UK as it's stupidly cheaper to import it from the other side of the world than it is to buy here. As was also said above, second hand games were also stupidly overpriced. Sometimes I'd see a game a few months old dropped in price and then the second hand games would actually be priced higher than a new copy. EB games will be next
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      pin316
      But why even bother looking for used games anymore? As long as you aren't chasing copies of games within the [...]
      But why even bother looking for used games anymore? As long as you aren't chasing copies of games within the first 3-6 months of release, you can buy new copies from online stores for cheaper than used ones from ebay. I fork out full price if it's something I want to play day one (usually if very interested in multiplayer aspect and want to get in at the beginning), anything else I buy later down the track. Recently I picked up new copies of Mass Effect 2, Assasins Creed Brotherhood and Revelations, Final Fantasy XIII-2, Dark Souls and Vanquish, all for between 10 and 20 GBP (15-30 AUS/USD). and because I buy new copies a cut still goes to the pubs/devs...it's the stupidly high margins that the actual retailers impose that are cut away. That's why am not really too sympathetic to Game - they are a victim of their own greed. Buying out the competition to fix prices of physical retail stores, taking advantage of the casual market who don't know any better, basically nothing but a rip-off job. Good riddance to a company that was doing nothing apart from sucking life out of the industry
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      lazer59882
      who gives a fuck? i mean honestly, australia doesn't get good games anyway cause their government is fucked up, so [...]
      who gives a fuck? i mean honestly, australia doesn't get good games anyway cause their government is fucked up, so who cares? australians never got good games, and they will continue to not get them, for the sole reason that they live in the asscrack of the world fucking australia
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    SEGA's restructure creates new opportunities for Australia

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    Fruit Ninja: over 300 million customers served

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    GAME Australia sheds 281 jobs across 60 stores

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      Tranquilbez34
      It's sad to see two of my local GAME stores (Charlestown and Kotara) go but they we're in shopping centre's [...]
      It's sad to see two of my local GAME stores (Charlestown and Kotara) go but they we're in shopping centre's where they had to compete with and sadly lost to JB HI-FI and EB Games. I bought my first guitar hero game from Kotara, Every time I go into either stores, they are such the nicest staff members. Good luck to all the jobs affected and here's hoping that the other GAME stores i my area don't close :(
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    GAME Australia still seeking buyers, still on the brink

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    Fruit Ninja developers embark on Australian tour

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      granderson I love fruit ninja! Its my favorite ipad app along with http://www.FlySmacker.com and flipboard.
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      bobob101 Since when has there been a GamesRadar AU?
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