There 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 MoreBowral is a town that’s a two hour drive from the CBD of Sydney, Australia, and about forty minutes away from the city’s furthest suburbs. Between the edge of the city and this little country town of around 15,000 people you’ll drive past farms, even smaller villages, and then some…
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 MoreFeature by Matt S. There are many people that scoff at anyone suggesting that the Warriors games are historically accurate. After all, whether it’s Samurai Warriors, Dynasty Warriors, or one of the smaller Koei Tecmo franchises (Warriors: Legends of Troy or pseudo-Warriors title, Bladestorm, for instance), we’re talking about games…
Read MoreFeature by Matt S. Last week the local Australian games industry was hit by the unfortunate news that the government would be pulling all federal funding out of the industry. The total value of the lost support was $10 million, which isn’t much for the Government, but it was a…
Read MoreFeature by Matt S. Indonesia has a population of 249.7 million (July 1, 2013), making it the fourth most populous nation in the world after China, India, and the United States. It’s a member of the group of G20 nations with the 16th largest economy in the world, and while…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. For someone so often referred to as ‘outspoken,’ French-born game designer and the mind behind Heavy Rain and the upcoming Beyond: Two Souls, David Cage, is remarkably softly spoken. Sitting in a small conference room with nothing but the air conditioning humming in the background his…
Read MoreStress is defined as mental, emotional, or physical strain or tension. Stress affects every human being and is a part of our everyday lives, both positive and negative. But how does stress correlate to video games? Video games are under constant scrutiny for the supposed negative impact they can have…
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