13th October 2021 Culture

In response to rising levels of player abuse in League of Legends, developer Riot Games is getting rid of in-game chat.

13th October 2021 Culture

Fortnite has extended a gesture of goodwill to Among Us studio Innersloth in regards to their heavily inspired Imposters game mode.

8th October 2021 Culture

People play Minecraft for all sorts of reasons. Hannah Jenkins uses it to recreate large scale, real-world artworks.

7th October 2021 Culture

The live streaming platform Twitch has been hacked, with a number of details about the company's business operations becoming public knowledge.

6th October 2021 Culture

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

5th October 2021 Culture

As the Australian games industry gathers for MIGW 2021, a communal sense of pride, achievement, and good vibes can be felt.

1st October 2021 Culture

Glitches are typically seen as mistakes in game development. But in the hands of queer game developers, the glitch becomes a way to destabilise identity categories.

28th September 2021 Culture

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

21st September 2021 Culture

The six inaugural participants for Wordplay, a games writing mentorship from GamesHub and Creative Victoria.

17th September 2021 Culture

Composer Dan Golding speaks to the amazing work being achieved in video game music composition in Victoria.

16th September 2021 Culture

Perth's XR:WA breaks down the barriers between linear, interactive and games storytelling over one weekend of play.

16th September 2021 Culture

References to soft drugs caused the narrative-focussed game 'Lake' to initially be banned from sale on Australian console storefronts.