It 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 MoreThere is just something about claymation that triggers memories of childhood; whether it was Bump in the Night or Gumby and Pokey, nearly everyone had at least one experience with the animation style. In 1996, Pencil Test Studios released a point-and-click adventure game titled The Neverhood, but it wasn’t a…
Read MoreThere are few women more prominent in the games industry than Media Molecule’s Siobhan Reddy. There are even fewer people in the industry who advocate for a more pure sense of creativity. Based in the UK, she was Australian raised, and her prominence has been recognised by both nations –…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, Her Story hit 100,000 downloads on Apple’s App Store (a huge milestone!). It is a game free of guided plot that instead allows players to explore based on their instinct to learn the story behind the woman being interview in relation to a murder. Related reading:…
Read MoreYou’ve got to hand it to the Aussies. Despite the exceedingly difficult couple of years the local industry has had, the local development community knows how to work the mobile platforms. From Fruit Ninja to Flight Control, Epoch to Gamebook Adventures, Aussie developers have a heritage in crafting hit mobile…
Read MoreWith my book, Game Art, being about a month away from release now, I’ve been out and about talking to the media about it. The kind people at Vice did an interview with me about the book, and asked some pretty awesome questions, which I had a chance to rant…
Read MoreImage & Form are one of our favourite indie developers at Digitally Downloaded. Its breakout title, SteamWorld Dig, wasn’t its first game, but it was one to find success across multiple platforms and remains a very good example of how a simple idea, when executed well and with a balanced…
Read MoreBeyond Eyes is the latest example of that kind of arthouse game. You know, the kind that is more focused on telling a deeply personal story than living up to some kind of arbitrary standard of what a “game” should be. We’ve been privileged enough to see a very wide…
Read MoreDragon Quest Heroes is surely one of our most anticipated games at Digitally Downloaded. Half Dragon Quest, half Warriors game, it promises to be much like Hyrule Warriors on the Nintendo Wii U: a truly entertaining bit of fan service for existing fans of the venerable series. Luckily for us…
Read MoreHi everyone! This is just a quick note to let you all know that over on Gamasutra’s blog section, there’s one of the many interviews from my upcoming book, Game Art, for your reading enjoyment. The interview is with Alex Norton, an Australian game developer who created the procedural masterpiece…
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