While the updates have been slow the last few weeks the site is not dead, I’ve recently moved house and had a few other things going on in the real world.

So expect plenty more updates and news soon from myself and the people that make ScaleGamer what it is.

The most violent video games around could soon be sold in Australia after the Federal Government said it was considering updating the classification system for games to include an R18+ rating.

Unlike films, magazines and other publications, there is no adult classification for games in Australia, so any titles that do not meet the MA15+ standard - such as those with excessive violence or sexual content - are simply banned from sale by the Classification Board.

Any changes to the censorship regime must be agreed to by the Commonwealth and all state and territory attorneys-general. The previous government was reluctant to put the issue on the agenda.

But a spokeswoman for the Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus, confirmed the issue of “whether or not to allow an R18+ classification” for games would be discussed by censorship ministers at the next Standing Committee of attorneys-general (SCAG) meeting on March 28. It will be the first time the issue is discussed since November 2005.

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Last time we covered the much anticipated Everex Cloudbook it was on track and ready for a February 15th release. This date has now changed.

Find your $399 CloudBook at Walmart.com and ZaReason.com beginning 2/21/08.

So the release date has changed, the Cloudbook will soon see a wide public release. The guys over at Laptop Magazine unboxed their Cloudbook yesterday and decided to expressed some feelings with a overview of the upcoming (released) umpc.

It’s Saturday and I finally got the chance to implement Google ad sense into the web site, yeah I know “ads” we all rather dislike them but I’ve gone about them in a way that I very much like.

Q: How in the world could I ever like ads?
A: If you have registered, enjoy a 100% ad free scalegamer experience on top of many other great features you already have access to.

Q: Any else change today?
A: You can now and Donate to Scalegamer and help support the website. Just some housecleaning and fixing a few small bugs. The search and login issues are now resolved and i’m very happy about that.

If you do have any problems fee free to contact us anytime.

That wraps it up for the changes, simple and easy.

While the content has been a little slow the last few days I have been very busy working on a new design for the website, the new design features many benifits to both the administration and user experiance.

I hope you enjoy these changes and many new updates to come in the future.

And if you are wondering what ScaleGamer looked like before……

The Internet prides it’s self on the ability to share and contribute information, here at ScaleGamer you can sign up for a free account and jump in on the action.

So I’ve got an account, what can I do?

• Comment and contribute to articles
• Write,edit,create new and diverse content

Think of it like an open blog, similar in many ways to a wiki but the format is a little different.

A few of you have asked, what is ScaleGamer?
Good question, a primary focus here is Ultra portable systems of any kind. an example of this is the Asus EeePC. But we are definatly not going to limit our self, retro and modern platforms are also on the table as things progress further.

Gaming is a big part of many peoples lives these days, while it is one of the primary focuses here it isn’t the only one. So mix it up with your content and bring an enjoyable experience to not only your self but the sites many members and readers.