In today’s edition of Friday afternoon nuttiness, an Australian politician, belonging to the Liberal Party of Australia, has written an opinion piece about the importance of the government supporting game development in Australia. You can read that piece here. There are noble words in that piece, to be sure. The…
Read MoreLast week, we had the big news that Sony, in collaboration with the AIE and developer/ publisher, Nnooo, would be bringing a program called PlayStation First to Australia. The PlayStation First program allows tertiary students to develop and then publish a game on the PlayStation platform, gaining valuable experience in…
Read MoreIn a bit of news that is more interesting than the game itself, an Australian microbrewery has won permission to create a dark beer that is to tie in to the upcoming Call of Duty: Black Ops III. From the press release: Gold Coast trio, Michael McGovern, Eddie Oldfield and…
Read MoreSony has today announced that a major initiative that is has been running overseas, PlayStation First, is being brought to Australia in collaboration with indie publisher, Nnooo, and the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE). Related reading: Nine Aussie developers discuss why 2015 was the best year for indie games down…
Read MoreIt might be a contentious statement to make, but 2015 has proven to be the best year on record for independent video games from Australia. With a major government push for funding a couple of years ago bearing fruit, we’ve seen the product of the last couple of years start…
Read MoreAustralia’s home-grown alternative to CrunchyRoll, AnimeLab, is a very good service. A very, very good service indeed, and one many do prefer to the undeniable global giant. One of the issues that AnimeLab has had, however, is that it is available on relatively few devices. CrunchyRoll is even available on…
Read More“Everyone has an interesting story! You have an interesting story! Some random person on the street – they have an interesting story! So to be hearing the same stories over and over again [in games]… it gets dull!” I enjoyed listening to the developer commentary on Ninja Pizza Girl much…
Read MoreIf there are any naysayers out there (I’m looking at you, Australian government), who still can’t see that Australian developers produce an amazing standard of video games, they only need to look at Assault Android Cactus, the latest in a very long line of quality, made in Australia, titles that…
Read MoreRugby league is an odd sport. In Australia, its popularity is really only at its peak on the eastern coastline, with much of the rest of the country preferring AFL, which itself is a sport unique to Australia. And while Australia is a stronghold for the sport, it pales in…
Read MoreWhat started as a game jam project by Chris Johnson in 2010 has slowly blossomed into a stunning, minimalist puzzle game. After 5 years of intermittent development, Johnson and his composer/collaborator Chris Larkin have finally announced that Expand will be made available September 30th on Steam, the Humble Store, and…
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