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

IGDA Foundation Virtual Exchange participant Nik Pantis previously worked on AGDA winning title Moving Out, at SMG Studios.

Australian game devs accepted into prestigious IGDA Foundation program

The latest cohort in the International Game Developers’ Association (IGDA) Foundation's Diverse Game Developers' Virtual Exchange has been announced.

Apply for one of ten free bizdev mentorships with Jason Della Rocca

IGEA has partnered with screen and creative agencies to offer 10 mentorships with IGDA’s Jason Della Rocca to studios across the country.

Fruit Ninja on Apple Arcade

Apple Arcade expands to 180 games with original and classic titles

The subscription gaming service is adding over 30 games to its roster of Arcade Originals, as well as new games across two brand new categories for iPhone and iPad.

The AGDA nominee list has just been announced.

AGDA 2021 winners announced, see the best Australian games of the year

The winners of the Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs) have been announced, marking an incredible year for Australian games.

The first demo of David Chen's Spiritwell will be available to play as part of ACMI's Big Games Night In

ACMI’s ‘Big Games Night In’ returns with more free, local games

On 3 October, ACMI will kick off Melbourne International Games Week with another annual showcase of free, locally made games and demos.

30% Federal tax offset for Australian videogame development announced

Australia's first-ever nationwide tax offset for game development will be included in the next Budget, supercharging the local videogame industry.

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You should play… SNKRX

There has never been a more perfect answer to the question, ‘do you have games on your phone?’

Why do the elves in Dota have Australian accents?

All the elves in Dota: Dragons Blood are (spoiler) all Australian and we don't know why – so we asked ABC language researcher, Tiger Webb.

Where do all Australia’s senior game developers go?

Despite Australia's vibrant creative games culture, studios are struggling to hire expert talent.

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When artists found Animal Crossing: New Horizons, it became a whole new world

Artists are hosting incredible digital events through Animal Crossing: New Horizons, in a time when COVID-19 made meeting in person impossible.

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