2021 Apple Design Award nominations feature Australia's SMG Studio with ‘Sp!ng’
Apple has announced the finalists for the 2021 Apple Design Awards ahead of this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, and Australian…
With Far Cry 6, Ubisoft admits to politics in its videogames. Why is that notable?
Ubisoft has had a history of saying that its politically-informed game worlds are not political. What's changed?
Indie game developers rally behind Palestine with a fundraising bundle
Submissions are open for the Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid on itch.io. This fundraising effort is the indie games community’s…
Freeplay 2021: Full program and speakers announced for the independent games festival
Freeplay, the world’s longest-running independent games festival, has revealed the full conference program and speakers who will appear at the…
Virtual post-production and game dev tool Unreal Engine 5 available in Early Access
Epic Games has released its latest set of game development and 3D rendering tools in an early testing build available…
Apply for one of ten free bizdev mentorships with Jason Della Rocca
IGEA has partnered with screen and creative agencies to offer 10 mentorships with IGDA’s Jason Della Rocca to studios across…
'Grand Theft Auto Online' and 'NBA 2K' lead Take-Two Interactive to record revenue
Take-Two Interactive, responsible for 2K Games and Rockstar Games, has joined its industry peers in recording record revenue in 2020-21.
Dramatic new details about 2K Australia’s poor treatment have emerged
The Australian studio behind Bioshock 2 and The Bureau: XCOM Declassified has had its tumultuous history uncovered in a new…
Australian anti-fascist photography game ‘Umurangi Generation’ coming to Nintendo Switch
The award-winning Maori sci-fi game will make its way to Nintendo's popular Switch console in June, with a new creative…
Disco Elysium videogame ban overturned following Classification Board review
The game was refused classification in March 2021, but the decision was successfully challenged by Estonian developer ZA/UM.