In addition, the site has come under fire for a comic strip making light of the death of famed World Rally Champion Colin McRae.
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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.
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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.
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The Mana Bar is a collaboration between Guy "Yug" Blomberg, co-creator of Australian Gamer; Pras Moorthy, senior designer at The Creative Assembly; video game critic Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw; and Shay Leighton, creative director of local cocktail bar The Bowery.