Game Development
Unionisation for freelancers: why is it worth it?
Here’s what GWU Australia is doing to make freelance and precarious labourers a priority, and how people in other fields…
'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…
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…
Differing fortunes for major Japanese game publishers Square Enix and Sega
Two of Japan’s most prominent videogame companies had drastically different fiscal years, with Square Enix breaking records and Sega Sammy…
Assassin's Creed publisher Ubisoft sees record sales during pandemic year
Ubisoft, the videogame publisher known for Assassin’s Creed and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six, has recorded its highest-ever sales in the…
‘Apex Legends’ performs strongly for Electronic Arts despite weaker financials
EA's numbers are slightly down from last year, but its lauded free-to-play shooter Apex Legends has broken records.
How does the Digital Games Tax Offset fit into Australia's screen incentives?
Is a $500k minimum spend punishingly high? Is a 30% offset enough? What's different for film and TV? Game developers,…