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The Australian video and computer games industry generated a whopping $2.958 billion in revenue in 2016, a 4% increase on 2015 sales, according to newly released industry data.

It's been a long nine years since the release of one of the greatest games of all time - Half-Life 2 - and now Valve has admitted it has "no idea" what's happening witha much anticipated sequel.

The humble team behind the Humble Bundle have today launched a permament, Steam-esque game sales destination - The Humble Store.

Rockstar has announced the details of in-game purchases for the online portion of its hugely popular GTA V.

EA's Humble Origin Bundle has become the "biggest bundle ever," raising over US$7 million for charity.

Saints Row IV is finally set for release downunder after being banned (and unbanned), and to celebrate publisher Deep Silver has released a free, stand-alone character creator.

Saints Row 4 has been denied a rating by the Australian Classification Board, effectively banning the upcoming game.

The good people over at Humble Indie Bundle have come up with a new plan to take your money, and the good news is it’s still for charity.

StarCraft 2: Heart of the Swarm, the new blockbuster expansion to Blizzard's best-selling RTS, was released midnight last night alongside an announcement of more additions and tweaks to the game's highly competitive multiplayer.

A recent report released by the Entertainment Software Association has revealed some interesting facts about our gaming habits.  My interpretation? Computer games are what middle aged people play instead of having sex.

The video games industry's peak lobby has welcomed Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor's release of proposed classification guidelines for computer games that includes the introduction of an R18+ 'adult' classification.

EA announced today that its hit steampunk console downloadable game is now available for PC gamers.

There must be something in the eggnog around the Valve headquarters, as the company's Steam Christmas sale has outdone virtually every other gaming sale in history.  

Fears have been raised that Australia will remain a net importer of digital content unless local companies can hire more people with current skills. A release issued today by the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation at QUT estimates the trade deficit already stands at $2 billion.

Former Queensland Premier Peter Beattie has joined the chorus of calls for the creation of an R18+ classification for computer games, saying it is naïve to believe that having no adult rating protects kids from adult gaming content.

With just two days remaining until polls open in the South Australian state election, the R18+ advocacy group Gamers4Croydon's plan to challenge Attorney-General Michael Atkinson for his safe Labor seat of Croydon is in full swing.

South Australian Attorney General Michael Atkinson has thrown down the gauntlet to adult games advocates, challenging the R18+ lobby to run a candidate and try to unseat him at the State election next March.