Australian Gamer
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Type of site
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Gaming & Entertainment |
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| Owner | Guy "Yug" Blomberg & Matt Burgess |
| Created by | Guy "Yug" Blomberg & Matt Burgess |
| Website | http://www.australiangamer.com/ |
| Launched | 2005 |
| Current status | Inactive |
Australian Gamer was a video gaming website that focused on the gaming scene in Australia. It was created in 2005 by gaming friends Matt Burgess and Guy "Yug" Blomberg in order to give Australia a voice within the gaming world after the release of Dance Dance Revolution was cancelled in Australia; Australia is notoriously neglected when it comes to video game releases. The site previously featured a semi-regular Penny Arcade-style comic update illustrated by Guy Blomberg and is accompanied by a "rant" by Matt Burgess on the same topic. A weekly podcast frequently follows the post as well as a community-based debate in the site's forum which discuss a variety of topics including the apparently obvious topic of the state of gaming in Australia, as well as gaming in general. The forums however are renowned amongst fans of the site for both their total lack of professionalism and dignity as well as deep, thoughtful discussions.
In May 2012, Gameplanet acquired AustralianGamer and redirected the domain to the Australian Gameplanet domain.
Australian Gamer started out when Yug and Matt wanted to play Dance Dance Revolution for the Xbox and noticed that the release date for Australia kept getting pushed back until it was wiped off of the release schedule. Yug and Matt decided to create an Australian-based website to voice their opinions via podcasts.
Outside of Australian Gamer, Yug is one of the founding creators of The Mana Bar; an Australian cocktail bar and video gaming lounge in Brisbane, Australia.
In May 2012, Gameplanet acquired AustralianGamer and redirected the domain to the Australian Gameplanet domain.
Australian Gamer produces a weekly (though not so much these days) podcast covering the latest news and goings on in the game world and gaming in Australia. It is now one of the longest running gaming podcasts in Australia. The podcast is wholly produced and hosted by Guy Blomberg and Matt Burgess, also known as Yug and Matt, and frequently features guests from the local gaming industry. The pair have interviewed developers and producers from companies such as Irrational Games (now 2K Australia), Krome Studios, Auran, THQ Studio Australia, The Creative Assembly and Lava Injection (now Game Audio Australia). The pair also had the opportunity to interview Uwe Boll on his game-based movie Postal [1].
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