Jini Maxwell

Jini Maxwell is a curator at ACMI, and an award-winning videogame journalist. They curated ‘Honk: Untitled Goose Exhibition,’ co-curate Gay24, a monthly film night showcasing rare, radical and archival queer films. Jini is currently co-curating a major videogame exhibition at ACMI.

Jini Maxwell's Latest Articles

Gave developers celebrate POC in Play

POC game developers celebrate diversity with #IamPOCinPlay

The hashtag #IamPOCinPlay was created by POC in Play, a UK-based organisation that develops initiatives to promote and include People of Colour.

PlayStation stores for PS3 and Vita saved by public outcry

'It’s clear that we made the wrong decision here,' Sony admitted on a PlayStation blog.

Dap, part of the Pax Online indie showcase

PAX ONLINE: Meet the Aussies of the indie showcase

This year PAX's indie showcase of playable demos is all online, and just as exciting as ever.

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PAX Aus returns to Melbourne after a year online

PAX Aus have announced the festival will be held in person this year and gamers are rejoicing.

PAX Online will not look like this

PAX Aus and PAX West come together for a 9-day PAX Online in 2020

Gaming culture fest PAX will run online from 12-20 September. The 9 day expo will host familiar events in a whole new way.

A tax offset for video games was recommended

Parliamentary Inquiry recommends federal tax offset for games development

The Inquiry Report pinpointed videogame development as a ‘new and emerging industry,' recommending federal support to increase co-investment opportunities, tax incentives, and other forms of investment.

Mighty Kingdom hits the ASX with a market cap of $26 million

The Adelaide-based game development studio has gone public, and announced a multi-year partnership on a promising new game.

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LudoNarracon 2021 announces narrative design talks from Hades, Control, Pathologic 2, and more

Melbourne games publisher Fellow Traveller have announced the full lineup for LudoNarracon, their annual celebration of narrative games.

Keywords Studios acquires Tantalus, will create 130 more gamedev jobs

Tantalus founder Tom Crago will oversee the new studio, which will become Keywords Australia.

Indies celebrate as Kickstarter votes to unionise

The union, which is made up of 85 employees, is a watershed moment for tech companies – and an exciting step forward for screen producers who rely on crowdfunding.

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