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Welcome to Thumb Bandits Australia - The Aussie arm of ThumbBandits.com

Welcome to Thumb Bandits Australia.

Fear not, this is just the Aussie arm of the original Thumb Bandits Gaming Site. We'd prefer you still use our main site, but if you're an Aussie and you want your Australian Gamer News, then we'll be covering that here too.

Our Thumb Bandits forums are still running - and have been for almost 5 years! - so join. They're the darn tootinist friendliest video game forums on the internets!

Interpol game on XBLA - Interpol by TikGames hidden object game

Interpol for XBL Arcade sounds to us a little like Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego, which is no bad thing as that was an awesome game series. Interpol for XBLA - by TikGames - sees players track down the evil and destructive fugitive Dr. Chaos by seeking out hidden clues in exotic locales around the world. In single-player campaign, you can use your keen investigative skills to quickly gather the evidence needed to bring him and his criminal accomplices to justice. Or, join forces in Interpol with up to three other friends in local or Xbox LIVE coop play to put them behind bars together. You can get the game this Wednesday for 800 MSP. Via ThumbBandits.com

GameStop fitness magazine offer - Sexism in gaming at GameStop now!

GameStop are offering a free 12 month magazine subscription with the purchase of various "fitness products". The magazines are all 'female oriented' and this got us to thinking about the overall message promotions like this have, not only on the gaming psyche, but just in general. Sure guys who want the free subscription when they pick up Wii Fit - or other fitness product - are welcome to it, but given all the magazines in question are for women, we think it's a little lame-ass. Do only women need to get fit? Did only women have a bust out festive season with regards to food? These sorts of tie-ins - regardless of seeming innocence - do carry with them a socio gendered message and in this case it's one that once more places the female gamer as 'other'. Why not have a cross section of magazine subscriptions to choose from. Via ThumbBandits.com

Welcome back after the holidays gamers!

Just a quick welcome back after those holidays. Hope you all had a great time and managed to fit in many gaming hours. From now on we will be replicating the main Thumb Bandits Gaming Site news here for those that prefer blog format. We will still cover any relevant Australian Gamer news.

Have a good one!