News by Matt S. This is absolutely what I wanted to be doing at 12:43am and at the end of a six pack of beer. News just breaking from multiple reliable sources (reliable enough that I’m reporting on it without the formal press release) is that Microsoft is purchasing Activision…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Devastated. Tokyo Game Show has been my thing for the last half decade (or is it more, now?). It’s the one event I go out of my way to attend, and it means a lot to this site too, because we get all kinds of interviews…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Nothing. Despite the proven effectiveness of the paltry $10 million fund that the industry had slashed from this government two years ago. Despite the recommendation that that fund be restored by a recent Senate enquiry into the games industry. Despite the treasurer going on and on…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. It’s no secret; in recent years the Australian games industry has been struggling. A high dollar and increases in the cost of living has lead to studio closures and as a result the number of game developers working here is a fraction of what it once…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. An unspecified number of employees at Sony Santa Monica, the developer of the successful God of War franchise, have been laid off, with Sony claiming a “resource re-alignment” via a press release. This is the second announcement in as many weeks of a major developer of…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Majesco has reported its fiscal year results, and they’re dire. The company reported a sales decline of 64 per cent, to $47.3 million, on a year-on-year basis. Majesco’s profit was instead a loss for the year, totaling $12.6 million, which is especially unfortunate since the year…
Read More– Article by Andrew M. Nintendo and Sony love indies, we’re told. Developers such as Jonathan Blow the folks at Image & Form enjoy wild success on consoles, and we love to report on these heroes who are living our their creative dreams somewhat free of the constraints of commercial…
Read MoreThe Australian Bureau of Statistics has released some raw statistics regarding the games industry that shows that the industry is in a horrific state of decline. For the 2011-2012 financial year there were just 581 people employed in games development in Australia. Of that number, just 51 of them are…
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