Opinion by Matt S. “There’s a huge amount of academic research internationally that tells us what we see in entertainment content does influence our attitudes and values, and from there, our behaviours.” This is a quote from New Zealand’s Chief Censor, Andrew Jack, in response to the latest controversy around…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. This week something quite special happened on Steam. Christine Love’s sexually explicit Ladykiller in a Bind was allowed onto Valve’s platform without requiring edits. In other words, on a platform that had previously denied erotic games, an erotic game was finally available to players. Ladykiller in…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. An article recently published over on PC Gamer argues that the standard price for a blockbuster game should be lowered. In the US, that’s $60. In Australia, it’s $100. The writer of the article argues that games should drop to $50, or an equivalent amount for…
Read MoreGame theory by Matt S. There’s a bit of controversy around NieR: Automata. Specifically, the short skirt of protagonist 2B, which likes to fly around the place like it’s made of the lightest material known, revealing 2B’s white underwear (yes the game’s producer has said that it’s the bottom of…
Read MoreGame theory by Matt S. Just before Christmas, Square Enix published a demo for the upcoming NieR: Automata. In a year that includes Persona 5, the sequel to my favourite turn-based JRPG ever made, and Blue Reflections, a game from my favourite game developer (Gust) featuring some of the most…
Read MoreOpinion by Nicktatorship. This article is taken from Nick’s website, Clever Game Pun. Have a read of it when you get a chance; plenty of interesting and fun articles on there! I’ve finally jumped into the immensely expansive universe of No Man’s Sky. While I’d originally hoped to join it…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. The treatment of the Australian games industry throughout 2016 by the government is the great unspoken proof of how weak, false, and ineffective the leadership of Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been. In lacking the insight to realise just how valuable this industry could be to…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. You may have noticed that Final Fantasy XV was released this week. Looking beyond the fact that the game has been so long in coming, it is Final Fantasy – more than any other franchise from Japan – that the mainstream gaming community pays attention to.…
Read MoreArticle by Matt C. Last month, Vancouver-based developer United Front Games closed its doors, and we lost one of this industry’s most interesting developers. It wasn’t particularly prolific, and critical and commercial reception of its work was uneven to say the least, but it was a studio that was always…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Ubisoft is currently in the middle of a major marketing blitz for Watch Dogs 2. It dominated the PAX Australia Ubisoft booth, it has been heavily promoted through the company’s PR efforts all year. It’s obviously a major game for the company, especially given there’s no…
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