Mana Bar (An Aussie First)

The term ‘Gaming Bar’ in Australia is soon to change with the highly anticipated launch of Mana Bar in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.   We’re not talking Pokies .   Think PS3, Wii, Xbox – yep that’s right – we’re talking next-gen gaming consoles!

From early February 2010 – The Mana Bar will be the first licensed venue for Australia allowing people to drink their favourite alcoholic beverage while getting stuck into their favourite video games.

Brought to you by four Brisbane locals – Guy ‘Yug’ Blomberg, Ben ‘Yahtzee’ Croshaw, Pras Moorthy, and Shay Leighton – the 50 seater venue will reportedly be free to enter and even better – offer a ‘no charge’ policy to play the games.

The club will initially offer a wide selection of games across a total of five terminals.  The team will also reportedly be working on trying to secure high-profile titles available to play before they are released to the general public.

That being said, before you even think about making the corner of the place your new home with 55 levels of your favourite RPG to complete – the focus will be on games leaning towards a ‘pick up and play’ style  – ensuring everyone can enjoy themselves without having to master an instruction manual or having to wait an eternity to have a play.

“We don’t want people grabbing a controller with 16 buttons and reading an instruction manual,” Blomberg said. “We just want people to come in, pick up a controller and have a play.”

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