If you’re an Australian, and a fan of cricket, then you will surely know of Test Match Cricket. An admirable attempt to turn the sport into a board game, Test Match Cricket was nonetheless a rather simple and often frustrating interpretation of the game, because in trying to emulate the…
Read MoreHand of Fate, by Defiant Development, shows how fundamentally illogical the Australian government was to pull the Interactive Games Fund. The game is a truly wonderful experience that would not have been possible without that funding, and it saddens me deeply that we might be missing out on future titles…
Read MoreLast year The Banner Saga was nothing short of a revelation. An indie game from a talented team, The Banner Saga was an epic tactics RPG with a breathtaking art style and a narrative filled with hard moral lessons. Clearly inspired by the success of that game, Aussie studio, Whale…
Read MoreFor long-suffering fans of the sport of cricket, Don Bradman Cricket 14 from Big Ant Studios was nothing short of a revelation. Finally, after many years of games that were, to put it nicely, budget releases, was a cricket game with ambition and execution and while the end result wasn’t…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. AnimeLab is Australia’s Madman Entertainment’s attempt to take on the likes of Crunchyroll by offering a wide range of high quality anime for streaming. It’s still in active development, still free (for now), and now it’s on iPhone and iPad via an app download. Related reading:…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. When people talk about innovative game industries, they’re almost certainly going to think of Japan and America (the US and Canada, specifically). Between the likes of Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft, Square Enix, Atari and others a lot of the history of game development owes itself to those…
Read MoreReport by Matt S. The Australian games industry can look forward to a positive 2015, with the increased adoption of the new generation of consoles, the cheaper lower value of the Australian dollar and the growing power of digital distribution all compensating for the complete absence of any interest from…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. Fight The Dragon is a clever little title that does not wow with technical achievement, but provides plenty of fun, balanced gameplay and ample opportunity to flex your creative muscle to boot. The end result is an action RPG that is stronger than its individual parts…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. From its title screen alone, Metrocide nails the cyberpunk “city noir” aesthetic. The newest title from Aussie developer Flat Earth Games puts you in the shoes of a private investigator fallen on hard times who must carry out contract killings while avoiding the police and the…
Read MoreOpinion by Matt S. Frankly, of all the insane things that have happened in the games industry this year, the response to the following non-event takes the cake: two Australian department stores, Target and Kmart, have decided to stop selling GTA V following complaints from customers. Boom. Over the last…
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