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‘Neon Cyborg Cat Club’ generates unique soundtracks for the apocalypse
Created with the support of the City of Melbourne’s COVID-19 Arts Grants, ‘Neon Cyborg Cat Club’ is not a game so much as it is an algorithmic music performance.
Necrobarista, money, and the miserable business of artistic games
The lead artist on the award-winning Melbourne game alleges missing and inconsistent payments, and poor workplace culture. These issues are symptoms of a much bigger problem.
Mighty Kingdom Turns Ten: An interview with CEO Philip Mayes
The games studio founder shares a decade of insight into scaling up, staying sustainable, and why you should ask if your game would make a good rollercoaster.
Indie games that let you experience Melbourne despite lockdown
These beautiful, relatable games create experiences that feel like home, in a time when we can't experience the city that we love in real life.
How has COVID affected the Australian games industry?
Let's unpack IGEA's stats on the local impact of COVID-19, and what the future looks like for the Australian games ecosystem
How ‘Dap’ developers went from zero to PAX in two years
In two and a half years, Iris and Paul Anstey went from never having made a game, to having their dreamlike first title in PAX’s competitive indie showcase. How did they do it?
Hades’ Greg Kasavin breaks down Supergiant’s unique approach to narrative
‘It's nice having someone just notice and care that there was a small change about you, like a haircut or a new pair of shoes. it makes you feel good. Our games try to have the equivalent of that moment.’
From Twitch streamer to studio lead, Loriipops is changing games culture
Lorien Gugich will bring six years of partnered Twitch streaming, experience in production and community management, and a passion for inclusivity to the studio she's founding.
Cultural integrity and Indigenous collaboration on the Innchanted soundtrack
At Games Connect Asia Pacific Conference, composer Meena Shamaly detailed his collaborative process of composing a score alongside First Nations musicians.
Cult of the Lamb: a look behind the scenes with Melbourne’s Massive Monster
Melbourne studio Massive Monster shares the ethos behind Cult of the Lamb, a folk-horror base-building dungeon-crawler.