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Microsoft has updated its position on PC gaming and increased the revenue share for developers on its PC storefront.

Xbox Series X/S consoles saw hardware revenue grow by a massive 232%, and Minecraft users hit 140 million.

Microsoft has opened up its online multiplayer service for Xbox, no longer requiring a fee to play free-to-play games online.

With this new contract, Microsoft is set to fortify its position as one of the highest value US defence contractors alongside Amazon, write Ben Egliston and Marcus Carter.

The lauded role-playing game, often praised for its genre-defying ideas, has had its upcoming re-release blocked by the Australian Classification Board.

Videogame consoles aren't covered under energy efficiency regulations in Australia and NZ, but that doesn't mean there isn't a price.

In a year defined by isolation, protest, pandemic, and uncertainty, these games galvanised us, fostered solidarity, and provided comfort.

The interactive medium can engage players in profound questions about grief, mortality, and what it means to move on.

Through protagonist Mae, videogame Night in the Woods asks: what will the future hold, if we can’t possibly go back to the way things were before?

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

Here are some fun and silly Australian multiplayer games to tide you over until Untitled Goose Game's multiplayer update on 23 September.

A new game from Australian developers SMG Studio embodies the sentiment that the show must go on – even in a pandemic.