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 I have never liked cantaloupe. Monday, 25th February 2008 
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Clearly, this week is game investigation week.

It all started, sadly, with yet another American school shooting. This begat Jack Thompson and his crazy ideas.

His lunacy prompted an opinion piece, which resulted in an interview with Dr Guy Porter about his research as a clinical psychologist into the links between video games and real world violence.

And coming up next month is the Attorneys-General meeting, where the introduction of an R18+ classification for video games will be discussed. And so our massive feature outlining everything you need to know about the subject is now online.

And amongst all this we still have your weekly dose of tech.

Have a great week everyone,

-DAVE.




  • Foxconn P35 Mars
  • ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe
  • Patriot DDR3-1866 C8
  • Mass Effect
  • Games, Sex, Politics, Drugs, Censorship and Rock and Roll
  • 360 Linux Lovin'
  • Interview: Dr Guy Porter on violence and addiction in games
  • Jack Thompson trains on acting simulators
  • EU sceptical on Microsoft interoperability pledge
  • Japan launches experimental Internet satellite
  • Open XML to be reviewed next week
  • Telstra in hot water with ACCC, again
  • Microsoft opens key software details to rivals
  • Sony wins format war, but real battle lies ahead
  • Microsoft, Nintendo unveil indy games services
  • DVD Jon to 'liberate your media'
  • AMD opens up its cores
  • Land rush begins on .asia domains
  • Portal 2 announced!
  • 2 x (Gears + Fable + Ninja Gaiden) announced
  • NVIDIA 9600GT launched
  • Achtung, students



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    Portal 2 announced!
    The lead designer knows something nobody else seems to know! Portal is still alive! More...


    2 x (Gears + Fable + Ninja Gaiden) announced
    "Hurry shoppers, only 252 shopping days left to preorder Gears of War 2!" More...


    NVIDIA 9600GT launched
    New Ferrari engine bolted into Datsun 120Y More...


    Achtung, students
    Get your software, ladies and gentlemen; we've got free software to give you! More...





    Games, Sex, Politics, Drugs, Censorship and Rock and Roll
    Learn everything about Australia's flawed game classification system before it's discussed by the Government More...


    360 Linux Lovin'
    How to get Linux running with your 360. Microsoft and Linux... somebody cue "The Odd Couple theme... More...


    Interview: Dr Guy Porter on violence and addiction in games
    We talk about good science, bad science and the basis of Jack Thompson's claims. More...


    Jack Thompson trains on acting simulators
    David Field does a little bit of his own research into video game violence. More...





    Foxconn P35 Mars
    A cheap overclocker is a good overclocker More...


    ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe
    Four graphics cards in Crossfire powering down a two card highway... More...


    Patriot DDR3-1866 C8
    Set Patriots for RAMming speed. More...


    Mass Effect
    Power armour? Check. Assault rifle? Oh yeah. Morally challenging storyline and epic plot? Absolutely. More...




    EU sceptical on Microsoft interoperability pledge
    The European Commission has expressed scepticism over yesterday's announcement by Microsoft that it will make its software easier to operate with rival products.. More...

    Japan launches experimental Internet satellite
    Japan launched an experimental communications satellite on Saturday as part of an ambitious space programme that could help ensure super high-speed Internet access in remote parts of Japan and elsewhere in Asia. More...

    Open XML to be reviewed next week
    Representatives from 37 countries will meet in Geneva next week to review modifications to Microsoft’s Office Open XML (OOXML) document format standard and consider whether to approve it as an ISO standard, or withdraw it from the fast-track approval process. More...

    Telstra in hot water with ACCC, again
    Despite its glowing financial status, Telstra has become embroiled in three separate Line Sharing Service (LSS) disputes. More...

    Microsoft opens key software details to rivals
    Microsoft said on Thursday it would publish key software blueprints to let rival programs work better with its products and address some European antitrust concerns. More...

    Sony wins format war, but real battle lies ahead
    Sony won the home movie DVD format war, but the consumer-electronics giant faces an even tougher battle persuading shoppers to buy Blu-ray discs in an industry which is looking to the download era. More...

    Microsoft, Nintendo unveil indy games services
    Microsoft and Nintendo unveiled on Wednesday new online services for their video game consoles to showcase games by independent developers, part of a push by the companies to tap enthusiasm for so-called casual games. More...

    DVD Jon to 'liberate your media'
    DoubleTwist Corporation, the company formed by infamous hacker DVD Jon, unveiled its first product today, described as a platform "devoted to helping consumers liberate their media".. More...

    AMD opens up its cores
    AMD's announcement that it is making its performance library available as open-source code should stimulate the development of multi-threaded software.. More...

    Land rush begins on .asia domains
    The DotAsia Organisation has announced that .asia domain names are now open to all-comers having been restricted to applications from governments and organisations for several months.. More...


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