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Millions Of Pokémon Go Players Banned

Computer Daily News March 2, 2021 No Comments

Niantic, the creator of popular online game Pokémon Go, says it has issued bans against more than five million players for cheating since 2020. The bans also included players of…

Profits Emerge For E-Sports Firm

Computer Daily News March 2, 2021 No Comments

Emerge Gaming has reported its first half-year profit largely due to the launch late last year of its social gaming platform Miggster. The platform is a subscription network where users…

Oz Gaming Industry To Exceed $1bn In Decade

April Glover March 1, 2021 No Comments

Australia’s gaming industry is expected to become a billion-dollar market within the next decade, analysts say. Aussie-made video games raked in around $185 million in 2020 – a 29 per…

EA Scraps ‘Gaia’ Game After Six Years Development

April Glover February 26, 2021 No Comments

Video game publisher Electronics Arts Inc (EA) has cancelled a game which had been in development at its Montreal office for nearly six years. According to Bloomberg, the game –…

Cyberattack Punctures Cyberpunk Patch Plans

Jake Nelson February 25, 2021 No Comments

The ransomware attack on Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt has pushed back a major planned update to the beleaguered game. CD Projekt was hit by a cybersecurity breach earlier this…

Gaming Console Market To Grow By 18% Over 5 Years

April Glover February 3, 2021 No Comments

The gaming console market has been forecasted to grow by 18.4 per cent during the period of 2021 to 2026, according to a market research report. Main gaming vendors Sony…

Aust Video Games Should Be A Billion Dollar Industry

Computer Daily News February 3, 2021 No Comments

MELBOURNE: Poor government support for the Australian video game development industry, and flagging overseas investment has left Australia missing out on a global market worth $250 billion. New research shows…

NVIDIA GeForce NOW Cloud Gaming Coming To Oz

Jake Nelson January 22, 2021 No Comments

NVIDIA is bringing its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service to Australia, thanks to a partnership with Perth ISP Pentanet. The giant US chipmaker announced this morning that it has partnered…

Cyberpunk 2077 Developer Working To Relist Game On PlayStation Store

Jake Nelson January 14, 2021 No Comments

Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt is attempting to have the beleaguered game re-listed on Sony’s PlayStation Store after it was unceremoniously pulled last month. Following a disastrous launch in which…

JB Hi-Fi Adds New Gaming Chairs

Jake Nelson December 17, 2020 No Comments

A new range of ergonomic gaming chairs is coming to JB Hi-Fi from big global brand Anda Seat. Anda Seat, which boasts of having designed seats for BMW and Mercedes-Benz…