Chris Button's posts

24 March 2022 Culture

Big Ant Studios and Beam Software shared their perspective on the history of cricket games as part of the Born Digital Cultural Heritage Conference.

11 November 2021 Game Development

Lead Audio Designer Fraser Strachan talks about how his role and work fits within the Playground Games team, and how a start in filmmaking led him to game audio.

21 October 2021 Culture

IGEA has announced it has joined the Playing for the Planet Alliance and committed to several environmental initiatives, but what impact will it actually have?

20 May 2021 Game Development

The Australian studio behind Bioshock 2 and The Bureau: XCOM Declassified has had its tumultuous history uncovered in a new book.

24 January 2022 Game Development

Before We Leave is a game about sustainability that reflects the core values of its development team.

01 October 2021 PlayStation

Sony announced the titles available for PlayStation Plus subscribers during the month of October, and surprise! There's an Australian connection.

22 October 2021 PC

GeForce Now will let you play PC games with high-end graphical settings across various devices, including desktops, laptops, smart TVs, and phones.

30 September 2021 Game Development

Netflix has acquired narrative game studio Night School to help boost their game development muscle.

13 October 2021 PC

Tales of Arise is a fantastic Japanese-style RPG that is free of the genre's many trappings, and filled with emphatic storytelling and substantial combat.

14 May 2021 PlayStation

Housemarque's foray into the roguelike genre feels like the natural progression of their high score-chasing arcade roots.