PAX Aus 2021 pivots to digital-only convention
Australia's largest gaming culture convention has announced it will pivot to a digital-only format in the wake of ongoing lockdowns.
Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) pivots 2021 conference to digital-only
Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) 2021 will now be a digital-only conference in light of Australia's continuing Covid situation.
The Australia Council for the Arts wants to fund videogames
The Australia Council's 2021-4 digital culture strategy makes funding videogames a priority, including non-commercial art games.
The Indie Houses brings international collaboration to games publishing
The new publishing collective The Indie Houses brings together seven international games publishers with an 'indies for indies' approach. They…
Australian game devs accepted into prestigious IGDA Foundation program
The latest cohort in the International Game Developers’ Association (IGDA) Foundation's Diverse Game Developers' Virtual Exchange has been announced.
Umurangi Generation wins highest honour at the IGF Awards
The Australian/Maori antifascist photography game took IGF 2021 Seumas McNally Grand Prize among brilliant competition.
Indie games overshadow blockbusters at the 2021 GDC Awards
Independent games made a big impact at the GDC Awards 2021. Here are all the winners and nominees.
Ubisoft Sydney recruitment points to a new major game development studio in Australia (Updated)
A world-class AAA blockbuster game studio appears to be forming in Sydney.
Steam Deck, a handheld gaming PC, revealed by Valve; Australian details forthcoming
The portable device, which takes major cues from the Nintendo Switch, will reportedly run the countless games available on the…
Wayward Strand, a Melbourne-made indie game, announces PlayStation collaboration
The narrative adventure game Wayward Strand has announced a PlayStation collaboration, made possible in part by Film Victoria.