Australia Under Massive Cyber Attack From Another State
The Australian Prime Minister reported that his country was attacked by hackers. The perpetrators were most likely acting in the service of another, unspecified country. The cyber attack affected many entities in a variety of sectors - from government, through basic services and services, industry, to important infrastructure.
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Bart Swiatek
June 19, 2020
Cyberpunk 2077 Without Censorship in Australia
CD Projekt RED will not have to censor Cyberpunk 2077 to get an age rating in Australia. The game has been rated for adults only, but changes to its content will not be necessary.
video games
Adrian Werner
May 4, 2020
Australia Sues Facebook; Up to 529 Billion Australian Dollars at Stake
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OIAC), the Australian authority responsible for privacy, has sued Facebook for negligence related to the Cambridge Analytica affair. The lawsuit concerns the disclosure of private information of over 300,000 users, which may result in a fine of nearly 530 billion Australian dollars.
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Bart Swiatek
March 10, 2020
EVE Online - $30,000 for a Virtual Starship
Gold Magnate from EVE Online may be the most expensive virtual spaceship in the history of video games. It was sold for over $30,000. Moreover, the whole amount will be used to help Australia.
video games
Krzysztof Kaluzinski
January 28, 2020
Australia: ZeniMax Will Refund Players for Fallout 76
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ordered ZeniMax (the owner of Bethesda Softworks) to refund the players dissatisfied with the quality of Fallout 76.
video games
Konrad Serafinski
November 1, 2019
Gamers Arrested for Fixing Games in CS:GO
Australian police have arrested six players suspected of fixing Counter-Strike: Global Offensive games. This is the first case of its kind in the history of this country.
video games
Bart Swiatek
August 26, 2019
Australia Bans Kingdom Come Deliverance For Sexual Violence [Updated]
More titles were added to the list of games banned in Australia. This time Kingdom Come: Deliverance got hit for its presentation of sexual violence. In addition, the sale of We Happy Few has been banned again.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 22, 2019
Australian DayZ Censorship Will Affect Players All Over the World [Updated]
Due to the presence of drugs, DayZ was banned in Australia. The team at Bohemia Interactive has decided to make changes that will affect players from all over the world.
video games
Christian Pieniazek
August 21, 2019
Rockstar Games Works on Bonaire; Game is Already Banned in Australia
The Australian age rating organisation has refused to classify the latest work of Rockstar Games - Bonaire. What is the new, mysterious project of the developers of GTA and Red Dead Redemption?
video games
August 20, 2019
Australian MP on DayZ Ban: „We're Making Ourselves a Laughing Stock.”
Tim Quilty, a member of the Australian Liberal Democratic Party, spoke on the announced ban on the sale of DayZ. In his view, the decision of ACB rating organisation makes Australia the laughing stock of the world.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 18, 2019