Australian Gaming Bar, Mana Bar, Opening in Feb

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The Escapist's Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw has teamed up with a couple of gents to create Australia's first gaming bar.

The Mana Bar will open in Brisbane next month and is aimed at "a wider casual market, while still catering to the hardcore gamer crowd." It'll be free to enter the licensed premise as well as to play all of the latest games. Apparently there are also plans to run tournaments and events when it's up and running.

The picture above, from the Mana Bar website is a glimpse of what Mana is all about. It'll offer a "unique selection of drinks and custom cocktails". We presume there'll also be a large range of beers and spirits, as well as all of the other alcoholic beverages you find in modern bars these days. For that reason it looks like all future tournaments will be 18+ only shindigs.

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Australian Gaming Bar, Mana Bar, Opening in Feb Comments

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Matteh

Frick that is so uber awesome! And omg it is in Brisbane! I might just go to that and pwn some nubs.

11/01/2010

Brisbane...Wii.PS3.DSi.iPhone.MacBook Pro.

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Jubilee

This is my floor baby!

11/01/2010

QLD | Firing Yamato Cannons

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LeishaChu

oooh, coolios =P

11/01/2010

Melbourne, Victoria ^_^ 0904-3539-3167 <--- for brawlz

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nobbyguss

Build one in Melbourne please

11/01/2010

Red Dead Redemption, PSN: nobbyemma

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XxmadmanxX

wow, seems interesting

11/01/2010

Lawl Guyver Ajajajaja

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malaka

nobbyguss said: Build one in Melbourne please

Yes plox!

11/01/2010

In that case, so as to prevent any more miracles, I will crush you into atoms...!

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Guyver

nobbyguss said: Build one in Melbourne please

This one would have to not fail in order for that to happen. Anyone remember Bar Code at Crown...

11/01/2010

Melbourne: Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?

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XxmadmanxX

i wanna go to crown casino

...i wonder if non gaming people would go to a place like this

11/01/2010

Lawl Guyver Ajajajaja

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Ben

XxmadmanxX said: i wanna go to crown casino

It would be a serious sausage fest, but you're a fool for going there to pick up

11/01/2010

This is a story back when the member formerly known as ICC was currently known as ICC.

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Pilkingbod

Brisbane! Curse them!

11/01/2010

Vegetables

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XxmadmanxX

ICC_06 said:
XxmadmanxX said: i wanna go to crown casino

It would be a serious sausage fest, but you're a fool for going there to pick up

lol's yeah, i wouldn't intend on going there to pick up :S

11/01/2010

Lawl Guyver Ajajajaja

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SawTooth

i like beer and xbox

11/01/2010

COD5: 1934-4370-3294 Add Me Melbourne, Victoria

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Toki

Matteh said: Frick that is so uber awesome! And omg it is in Brisbane! I might just go to that and pwn some nubs.
=D

Its on Matteh!

11/01/2010

QLD, Gold Coast, Tokitopia

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Dénor

hahaha that's great!

11/01/2010

Fact: Bears eat Beets. Bears. Beets. Battlestar Gallactica.

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XxmadmanxX

Bar fights will be over games now instead of the hot blonde at the bar

11/01/2010

Lawl Guyver Ajajajaja

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mattc

XxmadmanxX said: Bar fights will be over games now instead of the hot blonde at the bar

Lol yeah.

Matteh and Toki you gotta let us know how it is, if it's good I'll go next time i'm in brissie

11/01/2010

NSW

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Silence

But Toki's 12. And Matteh won't go somewhere where he'll be physically abused for wearing a Twilight tshirt.

11/01/2010

Kingsbury, Victoria

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sjt333

Silence said: But Toki's 12. And Matteh won't go somewhere where he'll be physically abused for wearing a Twilight tshirt.

matteh never leaves the house?

11/01/2010

Not only that, I broke his thumbs. Tikis for the Tiki god.

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Matteh

Toki: Bring it on Toki.

Silence: I don't wear Twilight shirts....because they don't fit me.

sjt333: I leave the house..sometimes...bish.

mattc: I dunno if I'd actually go. I'd be interested in getting more info about the place first.

=D

11/01/2010

Brisbane...Wii.PS3.DSi.iPhone.MacBook Pro.

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Silence

You need to grow some headlights. Then they'll fit you.

11/01/2010

Kingsbury, Victoria

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Toki

Im 11

Matteh can be my err... daddeh and ill cover myself in his twilight collection to get into the bar somehow.

What kind of games would they have anyway? like PC, Xbox, pron, PS3, Wii, Dreamcast (whoo!) etc

11/01/2010

QLD, Gold Coast, Tokitopia

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Pilkingbod

I'm willing to beat anyone who's up for a game of FIFA.

11/01/2010

Vegetables

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Ben

11/01/2010

This is a story back when the member formerly known as ICC was currently known as ICC.

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KK1387

ICC_06 - the 360 control looked better next to the drink.

11/01/2010

Probably on a tree, rock, hill, or other bitch spot. =D

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mattc

You're 11 Toki??! I would have guessed mid teens at the least. You're pretty mature and smart for your age.

Matteh, how do you enter people's usernames like that?

Oh and Toki, here's your answer:

Australia’s first dedicated next gen console gaming bar

Also, this is interesting:

You’ll even be able to play games before they’re released!

12/01/2010

NSW

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mattc

Excuse the double post, but editin the last post would have been messy.

Look, MyWii got a mention in this article! lol

armchairdiplomat.com/

Oh, and Jean I didn't notice your post earlier, so seeing as the other guys bailed on letting me know if it's good, are you able to?

12/01/2010

NSW

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SyRiAn2Nv

dermy said: I'm willing to beat anyone who's up for a game of FIFA.

On a 360? You're on.

12/01/2010

I like stuff.

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luigi676

First in Austrailia? Does this mean there's one in the US?

12/01/2010

Do people actually read these?

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MX_Marge

mattc said:seeing as the other guys bailed on letting me know if it's good, are you able to?

Someone telling you how it is will be different to how it actually is. Pretend your goin to Qld for'the beaches' ( >_> <_< )then make a wrong turn and go there yourself =)

12/01/2010

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XxmadmanxX

MX_Marge said:
mattc said:seeing as the other guys bailed on letting me know if it's good, are you able to?

Someone telling you how it is will be different to how it actually is. Pretend your goin to Qld for'the beaches' ( >_> <_< )then make a wrong turn and go there yourself =)

im not even going to bother saying what i think

12/01/2010

Lawl Guyver Ajajajaja

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Dimitri_L

What a great way to share and interact with eachother.

I think everyone will have a good time at these places and it's a great way to share ideas and opnions too.

14/01/2010

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luigi676

Toki said: Im 11
Matteh can be my err... daddeh and ill cover myself in his twilight collection to get into the bar somehow.
What kind of games would they have anyway? like PC, Xbox, pron, PS3, Wii, Dreamcast (whoo!) etc

If you're 11 then in this odd world we live in, I must be 11.

15/01/2010

Do people actually read these?

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Carteroz

mattc

You just have to put @ before the name.

Like @.mattc without the . and the @ right nect to your name

I wish I could go, but I'm 13 and live in Perth -.-

15/01/2010

WA, Australia