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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…

6 questions with ACMI prize-winning game developer Dan Ferguson
We talk to Melbourne game developer Daniel Ferguson about his cartoonish, kinetic games, winning the ACMI + RMIT prize, and…

What does it take to be the Art Director on a huge MMORPG?
From artist to director, CJ Grebb tells us about his 20+ years in the world of game art.

Streaming Highlights for August on Netflix, ABC iview, Stan and Foxtel Now
Wentworth, The Newsreader, and Clickbait lead August's viewing highlights.

Politics from the female perspective: an interview with Annabel Crabb
The journalist and series creator talks about the making of Ms Represented, a powerful ABC documentary about women in politics.

Behind the pioneering animation of gaming's most beloved 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…

Frog Detective's Grace Bruxner is moving on
Frog Detective's Creative Director Grace Bruxner talks about how it feels to say goodbye to the trilogy that defined the…

You should play... SNKRX
There has never been a more perfect answer to the question, ‘do you have games on your phone?’

A film festival for extraordinary times: MIFF 2021
The Melbourne International Film Festival unveils a 'hybrid' program to serve many audiences. Fingers and toes are crossed.