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Epic Games Store welcomes indie platform Itch.io, other apps too
The distribution platform of choice for small, independent game developers coming to a major storefront in an interesting move.

Mighty Kingdom hits the ASX with a market cap of $26 million
The Adelaide-based game development studio has gone public, and announced a multi-year partnership on a promising new game.

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

Call of Duty franchise breaks 400 million sales milestone
The popular shooter has sold over 400 million copies since 2003, and has been rapidly expanding its Melbourne development studio.

PlayStation stores for PS3 and Vita saved by public outcry
'It’s clear that we made the wrong decision here,' Sony admitted on a PlayStation blog.

Nintendo and 'Animal Crossing' Lead Surge Of Australian Videogame Market In 2020
Games industries around the world enjoyed significant growth during a year of COVID lockdowns.

LudoNarracon 2021 announces narrative design talks from Hades, Control, Pathologic 2, and more
Melbourne games publisher Fellow Traveller have announced the full lineup for LudoNarracon, their annual celebration of narrative games.

Apple Arcade expands to 180 games with original and classic titles
The subscription gaming service is adding over 30 games to its roster of Arcade Originals, as well as new games…

Microsoft to make $22 billion worth of augmented reality headsets for US Army
With this new contract, Microsoft is set to fortify its position as one of the highest value US defence contractors…

E3 2021 videogame convention announced following 2020 cancellation and controversy
The storied international videogame trade event returns in an online-only format after its 2020 outing was cancelled.