Australian censors ban Manhunt, id releases patch for Doom 3, and packaging for Nintendo’s portable DS player unveiled in this week’s Play: Games. Australian censors ban Manhunt The Classification Review Board has voted 3-1 to ban the violent computer game Manhunt following an application by the federal Attorney General on the request of the Western …

Doom 3 hype reaches epic proportions, Skaife prepares to race online, and the patch that never was. Doom 3 goes into hype hyperdrive The marketing buzz surrounding Doom 3 has gone into overdrive, which is pretty much to be expected if you’re releasing a game that many gamers have been waiting for the better part of four years or more …

Another year, another CES has been and gone. As a barometer of things to come it is possibly the best — other trade shows are either too specific (Macworld) or confined to a certain region (EISA, the European Imaging and Sound Association). CES isn’t the best show for specific product announcements but in attending the show we got a good …