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Mario Golf takes over Australia, while Kiwis completely ignore it - ANZ Game Sales Analysis
The top games of Australia and New Zealand were completely different last week, with Kiwis preferring the gritty anime sci-fi…

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.

Flashback: The rise and fall of Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Flash Player was once installed on 99% of internet-connected desktop PCs, but as of January 2021, it's totally defunct.…

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…

E3 2021: All The Big Game Announcements From Nintendo, Xbox, Square Enix, and more
June is the most significant month for the videogame industry. With announcements from publishers large and small, here are the…

Elden Ring, the upcoming game by George R. R. Martin and Dark Souls studio, announces release date
The long-awaited project from George R.R. Martin and Hidetaka Miyazaki's FromSoftware announces release date and details.

Operation: Tango Review: The perfect spy fiction experience
Operation: Tango's unique approach to cooperative multiplayer creates an exciting spy fiction experience that's never been achieved before.

Backbone Review: A vicious, unpredictable new breed of neo-noir
Backbone is a noir obsessed with change, transformation, and looking inward and out in equal measure.

Why do the elves in Dota have Australian accents?
All the elves in Dota: Dragons Blood are (spoiler) all Australian and we don't know why – so we asked…