Downloadable titles and pricing structure
Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »Pricing of video games is a fairly contentious issue, particularly for us down under. In a country where $100 is the RRP for many video games, Xbox Live Arcade, Playstation Network, and WiiWare/Virtual Console titles seem like a pretty good ...
Rumoured Rock Band pricing? Not funny!
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »OK. Let me start by saying the more I hear about Rock Band in Australia, the less I want it. And I want you good people to join me. We shouldn't be treated this way, and we shouldn't stand for ...
Aussies pay heaps more for games
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Games, News | No Comments »A few weeks back, I linked to an article about how we Aussies pay more for digitally-distributed software and music and the like, and commented on how we needed someone to look into hard copies as well. Well, it happened. Not ...
Xbox 360 price drop
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008 Posted in Games, News | No Comments »You may or may not be aware, but the Xbox 360 is now the cheapest console available in Australia. Well, the core system at least. At $349, it is not a terrible price, and may pick the sales of the ...
Regional price discrepancies…
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 Posted in News | 1 Comment »We all know we pay shitloads more than the rest of the world for certain products -- video games, CDs, DVDs, the list goes on. Well, it might not, but at least these three are things we pay more for. ...
Excited about iPhone in Australia?
Tuesday, June 10th, 2008 Posted in Gadgets | No Comments »I used to be anti-iPod. I was one of those "why be a sheep?"-arguing people, if that makes sense. Then, when the time came to actually purchasing an mp3 player, I found that iPod was the only machine that suited ...
Guitar Hero: World Tour- set your wallet on fire…
Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in Games | No Comments »Damn. Competition sucks. Especially in the video game world. You see, the problem is, a lot of gamers are 20-something males on an independent salary. They can afford to buy whatever crap is released, and at whatever crazy price (no, ...
