game development

HYPER//ECHO delves into the transience of our digital world
ACMI's most recent digital exhibition explores digital decay in a locally developed video game.

Australian video game composers celebrated at Sound Byte
Sinister Creative's Sound Byte event highlights the industry's talented local video game composers.

How digital distribution and game prices are costing developers
Digital distribution for games has changed rapidly in the last decade. So have our expectations of game prices. So have…

Game studios pledge to improve industry conditions
The games industry has come under scrutiny for poor working conditions. Here are some of the studios pledging to change…

Can World of Warcraft: Dragonflight revive the declining MMO?
Will the newly announced Dragonflight expansion be exactly what Blizzard needs to shore up World of Warcraft?

Valheim, Chicory, and TikTok: Reflecting on 2021 with Meredith Hall
Games producer and consultant Meredith Hall reflects on the game that defined her 2021, the impact of TikTok on game…

2021 was the year of Indigenous excellence in games and tech
2021 was an incredible year for Indigenous excellence in the games space. Here are some highlights.

Heavenly Bodies Review - Comedy and Tragedy
The physics-based puzzles of Heavenly Bodies are equal parts entertaining and frustrating, and both a comedy and a tragedy, depending…

Beauty, Grace and Outer Space: The Making of Heavenly Bodies
The creators of Heavenly Bodies discuss unintentional comedy and their primary influences: The Soviet space program and Bennett Foddy's Getting…

Making a career change from games journalist to narrative designer
Finding yourself in game development can be a strange journey. Here's one tale about making the jump from journalist to…