10 August 2021 Culture

Australia's largest gaming culture convention has announced it will pivot to a digital-only format in the wake of ongoing lockdowns.

06 August 2021 Culture

Lujayn Hourani considers the effectiveness of the game-like temporal memorial, Re: Visit Palestine, in tandem with their own personal memories.

06 August 2021 Culture

Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) 2021 will now be a digital-only conference in light of Australia's continuing Covid situation.

05 August 2021 Culture

The Australia Council's 2021-4 digital culture strategy makes funding videogames a priority, including non-commercial art games.

24 July 2021 Culture

The world of Overwatch is more than a game, it's a freely accessible Pixar-style animated universe. We chat to two of its lead creatives.

24 July 2021 Culture

Amidst an ongoing pandemic and the enlightening talks of the 2021 Freeplay Independent Games Festival, Stephen Pham reflects on what games can mean to people.

22 July 2021 Culture

The Australian/Maori antifascist photography game took IGF 2021 Seumas McNally Grand Prize among brilliant competition.

22 July 2021 Culture

Independent games made a big impact at the GDC Awards 2021. Here are all the winners and nominees.

15 July 2021 Culture

Netflix has hired a new VP of game development, signalling a new major push for the streaming service.

06 July 2021 Culture

These games showcase the incredible diversity of culturally-informed, Indigenous-made games from around the world.

02 July 2021 Culture

The top games of Australia and New Zealand were completely different last week, with Kiwis preferring the gritty anime sci-fi of Scarlet Nexus over cartoon golf.

30 June 2021 Culture

The 2021 Freeplay Independent Games Festival concluded over the weekend, but the Freeplay Awards are still to come. Here are the nominations.