australian games

Review: Wrestledunk Sports sparks party-like joy, even amidst a pandemic
The South Australian-made Wrestledunk Sports pits players against each other in games that can leave everyone roaring with laughter.

Phantom Abyss is online multiplayer without the scheduling nightmare
Team WIBY's Ben Marrinan explains how they developed Phantom Abyss for a generation who treats games as a digital living…

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

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…

Here’s every Australian and NZ Game in the Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid
The Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid has reached its $500k goal in just three days. Let’s look at the local…

Film Victoria invests over half a million in local videogames
Film Victoria have announced $550k in funding across ten Victorian games through their Assigned Production Investment - Games program.

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

Where do all Australia's senior game developers go?
Despite Australia's vibrant creative games culture, studios are struggling to hire expert talent.

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…

GCAP conference chooses a new theme and a new path forward
The annual games conference held during Melbourne International Games Week has changed its theme to reflect this year of pandemic.