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With the 2010 Federal Election just around the corner, GameSpot AU has launched an I Game and I Vote feature, exploring which major political party has the best policies for gamers in regards to issues such as R18+, broadband, the net filter and support for the local industry in an effort to help readers decide who to vote for on August 21.
CBS Interactive Australia has been hard at work developing GameSpot AU Trax, an exclusive and ground-breaking games intelligence tool for measuring consumer interest in specific games. Set to track the behaviour of more than 1.3 million AU gamers from the GameSpot AU network, the tool has in-depth information on more than 14,000 games across all formats and has the ability to provide leading sales indicators for upcoming campaigns, from the impact of a press release to an online ad campaign.
March 2010 saw Game publisher, Sony choose GameSpot AU to host a preview showcase event in conjunction with the highly anticipated release of Heavy Rain. Fifty GameSpot AU community members attended the sneak-peek screening at Sydney's State Theatre, where they were treated to exclusive Heavy Rain. content (created especially for the GameSpot AU audience) before enjoying some hands-on time with the game.
The GameSpot AU team has been providing readers with extensive coverage around the possible introduction of an R18+ classification for video games in Australia throughout March. Coverage has included a broad FAQ piece and over 20 news features, articles and video interviews, resulting in thousands of reader comments on the site and on social media spaces.
February saw thousands of gamers flock to GameSpot AU to vote in the Best of 2009 awards. The awards sought to identify the most outstanding game releases of 2009, according to our editorial team and loyal readership.
GameSpot AU saw a dramatic increase in traffic around E3 2009 where the global team combined to deliver daily news and videos. The results was a 92 percent rise in page views from AU users week on week and 140,000 video streams surrounding the event.
The 2009 All Time Greatest Game Hero user poll sparked the passion of gaming fans producing 4 million user votes globally and over 840,000 page impressions by Australian gamers across the voting period.
After weeks of research, GameSpot AU's final feature for the year--Air Play--appears on site in November 2008 and explores the effect music games have taken on the music industry.
October 16 saw arguably the team's biggest Crosshairs episode ever go to air. Not only did GameSpot AU corner Cliff Blezinski while he's in Sydney, but also chatted to Ubisoft Montreal's Lous-Pierre Pharand about Far Cry 2, and Violition's Sean Kennedy who works on Red Faction 3.
In October 2008, GameSpot AU Editor Randolph Ramsay heads to Japan to join the GameSpot global team in covering the Tokyo Game Show 2008. Some of the show's big announcements include Tekken 6 coming to Xbox 360, a No More Heroes sequel, and new Halo 3: ODST news
Associate Editor Dan Chiappini headed to LA and joined the global GameSpot team for coverage around BlizzCon 2008 in October 2008 - One of the world's largest gamer meetups and competition events.
In August 2008, GameSpot AU sponsors the World Cyber Games finals at Luna Park in Sydney. Players turn out in force to show their gaming mettle.
In July 2008, GameSpot AU launched Crosshairs - The team's weekly video news roundup, showcasing the latest news, game previews and interviews from the Australian and global gaming communities.
GameSpot AU partnered with Dendy Films in February 2008 to promote "The King of Kong" across Australia and offer promotions and benefits to GameSpot AU readers.
In April 2008, GameSpot AU was awarded Best New Title and Best Reviewer for Associate Editor Dan Chiappini at the 2008 Sun Microsystems IT Journalism Awards
The Australian audience for GameSpot AU has increased by nearly 40% since its local launch in September 2006.
In August 2007, GameSpot AU launched SpotOn!, an official GameSpot AU blog focussing on Aussie gaming.
In June 2007, the GameSpot AU team introduced “OzSpot”, a weekly podcast for Aussie gamers which has evoked a huge response.
GameSpot AU arranged its own five test tournament against GameSpot UK, which it broadcast as video during the Ashes. GameSpot AU won 3-2!
GameSpot AU partnered with the Sydney Opera House for the Australian launch of PLAY! in June 2007 as well as other organisations including the IEAA, GDAA, Supanova Pop Culture Expo and eGames and Entertainment expo.

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