Sony PlayStation games are going mobile
Brett Molina Sony has launched a new company that will make games based on characters from its PlayStation properties.
Games
Video games are inspiring Indigenous kids to take up maths and science
Rae Johnston Group brings together 18 Indigenous Year 9 kids from all over the country to develop a video game that will inspire young minds to pursue STEM pathways.
How Screencheat defied the odds to become an Australian console game
Tim Biggs In our under-supported local industry, a killer concept and heaps of determination helps.
Games
Nintendo social app Miitomo is a hit
Pavel Alpeyev and Takashi Amano Nintendo is seeking to bring back players who migrated away from games on company's dedicated hardware.
Games
Sony non-committal on cross-network play between Xbox and PlayStation
Alex Walker Sony's Shuhei Yoshida explains that one console playing with PC is much simpler than two consoles playing together.
VR
PlayStation VR Australian launch details announced
Tim Biggs Sony has announced that its virtual reality headset PlayStation VR will launch in October, and in Australia it will cost $549.95.
Games
Xbox vs PlayStation gameplay a step closer
Tim Biggs Xbox Live games already connect across PC and Xbox One, but Microsoft has announced they will now be able to connect across other online gaming networks.
Games
Target store displays video games in cigarette-style plain packaging
Mark Serrels South Australian Target believes it is acting in accordance with state rules on R18+ video games, and the weirdest part is it might be right.
Games
Aussie video game sales near $3b a year
Tim Biggs Video gaming sees another strong year of growth, with digital sales now overtaking physical to make up more than half the industry's worth.
Far Cry Primal review: familiar fun in a fantastical land
Tim Biggs An incredible pre-history world can't quite break away from the less desirable features of video games in 2016.
Games
Kanye West is really proud of his new video game
Patricia Hernandez 'The idea of the game is, my mum travelling through the gates of heaven.'
Games
Pokemon becomes Sherlock Holmes in weird Japanese game Detective Pikachu
Richard Eisenbeis Currently only available in Japan, Detective Pikachu casts the iconic Pokemon as a coffee-loving deep-voiced investigator.
Apps
Taylor Swift follows Kim Kardashian in getting own mobile game
Grammy-award winning pop star Taylor Swift is making her first foray into the world of mobile gaming by partnering with Glu Mobile to develop a new game, the company has said.
Apps
Nintendo details first ever mobile offering, launching in March
Nintendo's first app made exclusively for mobile devices will launch on Android and iOS in March, and is the first of five apps the company will launch between now and the end of March 2017.
Games
How Far Cry Primal gives a voice to the hunter gatherers of 10,000BC
Tim Biggs Developers reverse engineered Proto-Indo-European to create their own language for Far Cry Primal, a new open-world action game set in the Mesolithic period.
Glitch: Australia's first commercial gaming space in West Perth
Ray Sparvell West Perth, long considered the staid hub for junior explorers and miners is set to be shaken by something it won't have seen before, if ever - an invasion of pale, wide-eyed teenagers.
Culture
Meet Rooster Teeth, the online video powerhouse coming to Australia
Tim Biggs If you're older than 21 you've probably never heard of them, but Rooster Teeth is one of the biggest names on the internet.
Indigenous student demands answers from Google and Apple over kill Aboriginal Australians game
Daisy Dumas The Gadigal woman who began a successful petition for the removal of a game that requires players to bludgeon Aboriginal Australians to death is pushing for an explanation as to why Google and Apple hosted the app in their stores.Â
Game encouraging players to bludgeon Aboriginal Australians to death causes outrage
Daisy Dumas A game that requires players to bludgeon Aborigines to death has prompted outrage and been removed from app stores, raising questions as to how a game that warns players to "beware of Aborigines" was ever allowed online.
Games
A video game that will make you cry
Patrick Klepek Video games were the perfect medium for the Green family to describe the experience of living with their terminally ill child.