I have $350 riding on the announcement of Nintendo’s next gaming console. Before you ask, I’m not much of a gambler. That’s in fact a quote I got for repairing an OLED Switch screen — the parts alone are the bulk of it. There’s a glaring scratch right through the centre of mine. I’m not… Read more »
Redundancy was the opportunity Tom King was waiting for. For the first time since he turned 18, he was fully unemployed. No side hustles, no part-time jobs, and a tidy cash buffer from the redundancy payout. So, he decided to explore a new venture, something that many gamers think about but rarely actually do; he… Read more »
There’s some sobering data in NewZoo’s second annual report into the gaming industry. It may not come as a surprise to some, but the sandbox-shooter-turned-metaverse-of-gaming, Fortnite, was the most played game on all platforms in 2023. In addition, over 60% of all playtime in 2023 — a year broadly recognised as one of the best… Read more »
Video games have a long history of polarising the community. Back in 1999, when it was revealed that the shooters of the Columbine massacre were players of Doom — a retro first-person shooter with satanic themes — it created a moral panic about the impact of violent video games. Further to this, an R-rating for video… Read more »
He didn’t know it at the time, but Jackson Ryan was foreshadowing the fate of video game journalism in Australia. Ryan, who until a month earlier was the ABC’s Technology and Science Journalist, offered a bleak acceptance speech for his joint award for gaming coverage at the 2024 IT Journalism Awards in March. He called for… Read more »
First it was music, then TV shows and movies. Now, the subscription trend is well on its way to becoming a force in gaming. It reached a new milestone in Australia this year, accounting for 12% of all gaming-related spend (excluding mobile gaming) in 2023, nearly doubling from 7% in 2021. The growth of gaming… Read more »
Massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) like Destiny, World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy XIV get a bad rap. Let’s clear up some burning questions. When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg attempted to explain the metaverse during the 2021 rebrand of Facebook to Meta, there was one group of gamers that fully understood what he was… Read more »
Despite a global push for download-only gaming, the latest data confirms we’re a holdout country for physical copies. Australia has always been quick to adopt technology trends. Nine out of ten of us own a smartphone and unlike many other developed economies the vast majority of payments in this country are made digitally. We’re even… Read more »
I was close to throwing my Nintendo Switch at the wall. With over two decades under my belt playing video games, I had met my match. No, I’m not playing Elden Ring or another tough FromSoftware game. On the recommendation of a friend, I was finishing off Tactics Ogre: Reborn, a remake of a 1995 grid-based combat role-playing… Read more »
The mercury may be dropping across Australia, but don’t expect to cosy up to your console or gaming PC this winter. By virtue of the seasons, Australia’s colder months are usually a great time to game. Last year, it was difficult to decide what to play first over the June-July period. That’s because over… Read more »
Adelaide is known for great wine, food, and a lot of churches. Many outside of Australia would struggle to place it on a map. But it’s also quietly home to one of the most-hyped game developers on the planet. While most eyes are fixed on the Los Angeles Summer Game Fest and its festivities—set to be in… Read more »
The odds should have been on my side when I went speed dating a few weeks back. I’m not coy about mentioning the fact that I’m a fan of video games. Armed with the latest data — and despite what I’ve been told by friends in the past — that shouldn’t be that risky topic.… Read more »
Welcome to our new regular column from gamer Harrison Polites on what’s happening in gaming. Each week he’ll look at issues in the sector and dive into games he’s been playing. He kicks off with a fascinating look at the Australian Speedrunning community, which has more than $100,000 in the past three years for cancer… Read more »
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