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Phantom Abyss is online multiplayer without the scheduling nightmare
Team WIBY's Ben Marrinan explains how they developed Phantom Abyss for a generation who treats games as a digital living…
What does it take to be the Art Director on a huge MMORPG?
From artist to director on The Elder Scrolls Online, CJ Grebb tells us about his 20+ years in the world…
Behind the pioneering animation of the Overwatch cinematic universe
The world of Overwatch is more than a game, it's a freely accessible Pixar-style animated universe. We chat to two…
What are games for, if not community, collaboration and creativity?
Amidst an ongoing pandemic and the enlightening talks of the 2021 Freeplay Independent Games Festival, Stephen Pham reflects on what…
You should play... SNKRX
There has never been a more perfect answer to the question, ‘do you have games on your phone?’
Indigenous games express culture through play
These games showcase the incredible diversity of culturally-informed, Indigenous-made games from around the world.
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…
Wholesome Direct's journey to E3
From Discord to the front page of Twitch, Wholesome Games is changing the face of games. Wholesome Games founder Matthew…
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.…
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…