To say that expectations were high for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond may be the biggest understatement of gaming in 2025. The title went through arguably one of the most tortuous, protracted development processes ever seen with a videogame. Originally allocated to developer Bandai Namco, Nintendo scrapped their full build of the game in 2019, and… Read more »
When I began reading Elaine Castillo’s Moderation, a new American novel about the psychological damage of online moderation, I had to pause. I’d read novels that confronted difficult material before, but this one blurred the line between bearing witness and re-enacting pain. The book follows Girlie, a content moderator for a social media giant whose… Read more »
After years of testing and regulatory hurdles, Australian startup Vow has released its cultured (or ‘lab-grown’) Japanese quail in Australian restaurants. And I’ve finally had the chance to taste it. As a technology journalist, home cook, and self-proclaimed foodie, I’ve kept a close eye on the alternative meat space for many years. My past adventures… Read more »
No spoilers here, but a tough time initially learning to play as DK gives way to one of the best closing segments of a game that I’ve played. The bananas are stacked against Donkey Kong Bananza. This is a fantastic platformer, up there with the highs and delights seen in Super Mario Odyssey—possibly even surpassing… Read more »
A short and solid survival game that will get you thinking about your life choices, and then leave you at a crossroads about AI-use in games. We’ve all had moments where we wonder about the path not taken. What if I stayed? What if we didn’t break up? What if I took that job? Hypotheticals… Read more »
The brightly garbed Ronin isn’t happy. A few inches to the left with my stray kunai throw and he would have been dead. But I missed, and now he’s on the warpath. Along with his crew, he’s chasing me through a wheat field. I’m using the reeds for cover as I pick them off one… Read more »
The federal government has launched a review into Australia’s research and development performance but may not live to see the result. The year-long review strategic review will be led by Robyn Denholm, chair of Telsa and the Tech Council of Australia, founder of Wollemi Capital, and operating partner at VC fund Blackbird. The review was announced… Read more »
While we’re starting to turn a corner, research on the impacts of gaming continues to get a bad rap. For every story highlighting the hobby’s benefits, there are two or more stirring up panic about its impact on social development or addictive tendencies. The coverage isn’t exactly representative of what’s actually happening in global academia.… Read more »
The Federal Government has announced it will be conducting a review into local space industry capabilities to develop a long-term plan for the sector.
Using a crowdsourcing model, Aglo’s app allows shoppers to earn cash for completing gamified “missions” while they’re browsing a store.
Australia is good at creating knowledge but not good enough at transferring or applying it, according to a performance review on Australia’s innovation presented to the government by federal advisory board Innovation and Science Australia (ISA). In what will surely not come as a surprise to anyone, the Performance Review of the Australian Innovation, Science… Read more »
The Commonwealth Bank has announced the sale of its remaining stake in Visa for $439 million following a review of its capitalised software assets.
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