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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?

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…

Beating the Computer's Selection Process when applying for jobs
Automated CV scanners use very blunt tools to cull applicants. Here are some tips to get yours seen by human…

'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.

You should play... Hollow Knight
Games & digital content lead Jini Maxwell waxes lyrical about the Studio Ghibli-inspired blockbuster Hollow Knight, made by tiny Adelaide-based…

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…

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…

The movement to build a better games industry in Australia
Unionisation continues to be a pointed topic in the videogame industry. In this op-ed, Tim Colwill from Game Workers Unite…

Making Magic: Behind the VFX that empowers the players of Hearthstone
VFX artists aren't just vital to the film and TV industry, but the video games too. Learn how artists at…