australian games

How Samurai Punk’s lo-fi shooter KILLBUG buzzed into being
Born from creative restlessness, frantic first-person shooter KILLBUG continues Samurai Punk's penchant for never settling on just one idea.

New Shadowman game in development at Australian studio, Blowfish
Shadowman: Darque Legacy follows the recently-released Shadow Man Remastered from Nightdive Studios.

Screen Australia launches First Nations Game Studio Fund
Screen Australia has launched its inaugural First Nations Game Studio Fund, which exists in addition to the Games: Expansion Pack…

Screenwest announces recipients of Digital Games Production Fund
Screenwest has announced a raft of games getting support via the new Western Australia Digital Games Production Fund.

New Australian games industry report tracks major job trends
Games Jobs Live, a recruitment insights program, has revealed major trends in the Australian games industry job market.

Unpacking has been nominated for a Peabody Award
For the first time, the Peabody Awards are recognising excellence in interactive media.

How PlaySide Studios made Dumb Ways To Die a viral TikTok hit
Dumb Ways to Die rose to popularity in the early 2010s, and has since received new life on TikTok.

Screen Australia recruits Freeplay's Chad Toprak
Games industry leader Chad Toprak will join Screen Australia as its Games Investment Manager.

Big Ant opens new studio in South Australia
Australian developer Big Ant, a name synonymous with sports games, has opened up a second development studio in Adelaide, South…

IGF Awards 2023: All the winners and finalists
The winners of the 2023 IGF Awards have been announced, providing a snapshot of the best games of the past…