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Game Review: On Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...and second chances
Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139… sees an overlooked cult game taking advantage of a rare second lease on life.
Brisbane developers Prideful Sloth announce next game ‘Grow: Song of the Evertree'
The Australian studio behind the well-received Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles has announced their next game in partnership with international…
News in Brief: Advice from Sue Maslin, Kurzel at Cannes, and the ALP goes to bat for the arts
This week in the news, the sector reels from the one-two punch of a botched media reform policy process, and…
ALP goes ballistic about the arts in Parliament, signals trouble for the government
The new regulations which strip advantages from the tax rebate system will have to go to Parliament, and the ALP…
Game Review: Biomutant Lacks An Identity To Call Its Own
Biomutant's clashing design philosophies continually reduce the player experience to one of overwhelming apathy.
Game Review: Strangeland’s dark, cosmic world is let down by its narrative structure
Wormwood Studio’s ‘Strangeland’ is a mind-bending ride through a visually unique and well-crafted world that is dulled by repetitive puzzles…
Game Review: Essays on Empathy reminded me of the importance of creative community
This stunning collection of scrappy narrative microgames showcase Deconstructeam’s forensic interest in human intimacy. More importantly, they show the way…
Itch.io’s games aren’t ‘unspeakable’; they’re groundbreaking
Chantelle McColl reflects on the role that itch.io plays in supporting experimental game development, and why that benefits the whole…
2021 Apple Design Award nominations feature Australia's SMG Studio with ‘Sp!ng’
Apple has announced the finalists for the 2021 Apple Design Awards ahead of this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, and Australian…
Australian Ads are still made by white people, for white people
The industry needs to get comfortable with having uncomfortable conversations around race, says young Chinese-Australian producer Annie Thiele, offering suggestions…