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Australian gamers have been waiting a long few years to be able to play the 'adult' version of zombie classic Left 4 Dead 2, with the game initially edited when it was released here nearly five years ago.

Tech giant Microsoft has opened up its chequebook, announcing a massive US$2.5 billion takeover of Minecraft developer Mojang.

Grand Theft Auto V is currently the sixth highest selling video game of all time and it is set to sell a whole heap of additional copies come November, when it's expected to get a next-generation release for PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4.

Kickstarter may be a super popular way of funding projects and building support but the platform today took a hit, with The Stomping Land, a game that hit $114,000, removed from sale on Steam.

China has a huge population of over one billion - that's a lot of potential gamers. And the country is set to get its first major home console release since the Playstation 2, with Microsoft's Xbox One set to go on sale in September.

Internode’s Powered by Brains event, which makes music from the electrical energy generated by the process of thinking, will be on show for the first time at is set to make music at AVCon, Australia’s largest anime and video games convention, AVCon, to be staged in Adelaide this weekend.

If you woke up this fine Monday morning not feeling old enough already, get a load of this - the latest video in the 'kids react to' series has targeted the Game Boy, released 25 years ago.

The Minecraft Pocket Edition update is almost here, and it's a big one - the update brings with it infinite worlds, Enderman, wolves and "loads of new flowers", among other features.

Your wallet has probably already taken a beating but get it out for one last ride - today is the final day of the Steam Summer Sale 2014.

It's the day that everyone in the 'PC master race' has been waiting for - all signs are pointing to today, 19 June, being the start date for Steam's much-fabled Summer Sale.

Rockstar’s Grand Theft Auto V, the sixth best selling video game of all time, has been finally confirmed for PC, PS4 and Xbox One this year.

Game developer powerhouse Naughty Dog has used Sony's E3 press conference to confirm the next, and probable final, chapter of its Uncharted series - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End.

The Last of Us may well be the best game ever released on PlayStation 3 - and fans of the game will be pleased to hear a remastered version of Naughty Dog's post-apocalyptic survival game will launch for PlayStation 4 with the game's previously released downloadable content.

Users of EA's game distribution system Origin will have to get their orders in quickly if they want a physical copy - the company has announced it will cease offering physical copies of games from 4 April.

Australia’s video and computer games industry is now valued at more than $2 billion in annual sales, according to new figures for both traditional bricks and mortar retail and digital sales released by the Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA).

Videogame developers Codemasters has taken charge of this week's Humble Bundle, offering up a selection of titles for 'pay what you want', including DiRT 3.

Polish development team CD Projekt has announced Namco Bandai will be distributing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt in Australia and New Zealand later this year.

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.

It's not 'game over' for your Christmas shopping just yet - the Humble Store has launched its Winter Sale with a number of big discounts, including popular titles Gone Home, Shadow Warrior and Euro Truck Simulator 2.

Any hopes that the new R18+ rating for games in Australia would mean no more censorship have been dashed - upcoming game South Park: The Stick of Truth has been censored for release down under.