Video games
Matildas captain Kerr goes global on latest FIFA video game cover
The Australia and Chelsea striker is pictured alongside Kylian Mbappe on the cover of FIFA 23 Ultimate Edition, the first time a woman has been featured globally.
- by Glenn Moore
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Schools
Problem gaming leading to aggression, school refusal and self-harm
Researchers studied junior high school students at an Australian school and found 24 of them had internet gaming disorder
- by Jordan Baker
Is this road in Siberia or Japan? Expert Google Maps players can tell you in 0.1 seconds
Whether it’s the colour of the road markings, the signage or the colour of dirt, the world’s best only need a tenth of a second to tell you if they are looking at Texas or Tasmania.
- by Kellen Browning
Museums acquire viral Goose game so future generations can have a gander
Untitled Goose Game, the smash hit Australian video game about a rampaging goose, is to be preserved for posterity by three national institutions.
- by Nick Miller
‘So long nerds’: YouTube star Technoblade dies aged 23
In a moving message from the popular gamer’s father, Technoblade’s real first name and face were revealed for the first time.
- by Amanda Holpuch
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Game subscriptions heat up as PlayStation joins the race
Sony is joining Microsoft in the subscription video game race, as everyone from Samsung to Netflix looks to capitalise on games’ increasing popularity.
- by Tim Biggs
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Olympics
For and against: To E or not to E at the Olympic Games
Fitzy senior wants the kids off his lawn, but Fitzy junior is cutting his grass when it comes to the issue of whether Esports should be included at the Olympics.
- by Peter FitzSimons and Jake FitzSimons
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Why EA’s football game is dropping the FIFA license after 30 years
After this year’s FIFA 23 game, the globally popular series will change its name to EA Sports FC, but will retain its huge roster of players and clubs.
- by Tim Biggs
Game over: FIFA, EA Sports end lucrative long-term partnership
To millions, the letters FIFA represent not actual football but shorthand for a video game series that became the backdrop of lives from EPL pros to casual fans.
- by Tariq Panja
Monkey Island is back, but don’t call it a 90s throwback game
Nostalgia for the 90s is huge in video games, but some of the developers behind those iconic pixelated adventures would rather press on into the future.
- by Tim Biggs
White-collar workers have long resisted unions. A new video game union is changing that
The nascent union provides a template for Australia’s labour movement, which has been shrinking for decades, to engage white-collar workers who have traditionally stayed away.
- by Nick Bonyhady