Avid Reservoir gamer James Dominguez, 34, compiled the research after reading many articles about the high price of Australian software compared to overseas outlets.

When Mr Dominguez's research was published on The Age's Screen Play blog last month, many gamers voiced their concerns that Australian prices were much higher than some parts of the world, particularly the US and Asia.

"If an individual consumer can import the exact same product significantly cheaper than buying locally, something is broken," wrote Peter Henderson. "I ran an online video game retailer for a couple of years. I can certainly confirm that the margins aren't great for most Australian retailers. The distributors set the RRP and are to blame for the significant (price) gouging of (Australian) gamers."

- SMH