Game Development
Australian Game Developers are Perfecting Simplicity
The pure elegance of a game’s design can be its most compelling feature.
Bringing Indigenous cultural expertise to game development with Broken Roads
Drop Bear Bytes recently hired Indiginerd's Cienan Muir as a narrative consultant. The team spoke to us about the role…
Australia's games industry body joins environmental impact collective. Will it help?
IGEA has announced it has joined the Playing for the Planet Alliance and committed to several environmental initiatives, but what…
Representation in video games starts offscreen
The theme for GCAP Conference 2021 was 'Raising the Bar,' but what does that look like in terms of representation,…
Your games career as a… technical audio designer
What does technical audio designer actually do? We shine a weekly spotlight on the highlights, skills and specificities of different…
Halo co-creator opens new studio with Electronic Arts
Marcus Lehto, known for being one of the co-creators of the Halo series, will lead a new Seattle-based studio for…
Behind the high-risk development of The Forgotten City
The Forgotten City creator Nick Pearce put it all on the line to make the critically acclaimed game.
The making of Mini Motorways and the futility of urban development
When Dinosaur Polo Club set out to make Mini Motorways, a follow-up to Mini Metro, they wanted to convey a…
Simon Boxer's personal Ring of Pain: The long road to games success
Ring of Pain is one of Australia's big video game successes. But for its creative director Simon Boxer, the road…
Details emerge surrounding 'abusive' culture at Paradox Interactive
Additional allegations add to an already tumultuous period for Paradox Interactive, known for games like Stellaris and the Crusader Kings…