Australian Games
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…
Award-winning game dev reveals ambitious new title, Mars First Logistics
One of Australia's most awarded solo game developers, Ian MacLarty has announced a new major commercial project.
Australian Games Industry Grows Significantly In Jobs and Revenue, Thanks To COVID-19
Industry body IGEA released the results of a survey that takes a second look at the impact of COVID-19 on…
9 Australian Games you can play for free during Steam Next Fest
Hundreds of videogame demos are currently available to try during the week-long Steam Next Fest, including plenty of titles from…
Brisbane developers Prideful Sloth announce next game, Grow: Song of the Evertree
The Australian studio behind the well-received Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles has announced their next game in partnership with international…
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…
Australia's video game tax offset is not a silver bullet
Foreign companies provide massive job boosts and up-skilling, but they have no interest in telling local stories, and they almost…
Best video games from Australia and Aotearoa in 2020
In a year defined by isolation, protest, pandemic, and uncertainty, these games galvanised us, fostered solidarity, and provided comfort.
Where do all Australia's senior game developers go?
Despite Australia's vibrant creative games culture, studios are struggling to hire expert talent.
The quest to make a truly Australian game
Let's move past Australian gothic and true blue and take a look at how these game devs are approaching stories…