Recently at the EBGames expo I spent quite a bit of time perusing the home grown pavilion chatting with various games designers about their projects, their experiences at the expo and how as a fellow Australian I could show some support or participate in the success of their games. I…
Read MoreThanks to our friends at Nintendo Nation, there was a bit of bad news on the wire this morning – THQ is shutting its Australian office. The Darksiders 2 publisher had already shut down multiple Australian development studios, and was functioning purely as a marketing and logistics function in Australia,…
Read MoreI was worried going in to Toybox, since the game seems to take pride in its inspiration – the ‘game’ of patting your head while rubbing your stomach. My concern was simple – that’s a really, really irritating game to play, unless you’re good at it, in which case it’s…
Read MoreMembraine Studios is an Australian indie outfit with a lot of ambition. It’s in the process of developing Exodus Wars: Fractured Empire – a tabletop wargame in the vein of Warhammer 40,000 for PC, and though the Indiegogo campaign to fund the game missed the mark, the team learned a…
Read MoreBrian Quigley has been around the games business for many years in Australia, having held roles with both THQ and Nintendo. Now he has his own business, and it’s off to a great start. Turn Left Distribution has been set up as a third party support business for those (many)…
Read MoreOur Australian readers might be aware that there’s a funky thing happening down in Melbourne at the moment. Game Masters is an exhibition that is a real love letter to the history and culture of gaming. Its attracted some high-profile support, too, with the likes of Tim Schafer and Warren…
Read MoreIt looks like Australia is finally going to grow up and join the rest of the world, with the Australian Government introducing a bill to parliament to introduce a R18+ age category for video games. Previously the maximum age rating for a video game was MA15+, meaning that any game…
Read MoreIt looks like Australia is finally going to grow up and join the rest of the world, with the Australian Government introducing a bill to parliament to introduce a R18+ age category for video games. Previously the maximum age rating for a video game was MA15+, meaning that any game…
Read MoreIf you’re an avid user of the PlayStation Store, you may have noticed that Ghostlight’s support for Aussies has been somewhat lacking. It might not be that way for long, though. According to a recent blog post on Ghostlight’s website, the company plans to bring all of its published games…
Read MoreIf you’re an avid user of the PlayStation Store, you may have noticed that Ghostlight’s support for Aussies has been somewhat lacking. It might not be that way for long, though. According to a recent blog post on Ghostlight’s website, the company plans to bring all of its published games…
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