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Following the Australian budget, opportunities will be thin, but perhaps we can make something of this mess

May 14, 2014

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News by Matt S. What we discovered last night: the Australian government has decided that it has no interest in funding game development any longer. It has emerged that the government did this without bothering to engage with the games industry first. Because, to be sarcastic, what could a game…

Review: Stick It To The Man! (Nintendo Wii U)

May 14, 2014

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Review by Brad L. Ron Gilbert, Tim Schafer and Al Lowe; three people who pretty much gave me my sense of humour through the point and click adventure games they were involved with in the late-eighties to mid-nineties. As of late, there has been a resurgence of the genre through…

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May 14, 2014

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News by Clark A. 1987’s Bubblegum Crisis wasn’t much of a hit in Japan, but it developed quite the cult following across the pond in North America. Evidently there was a sufficient audience for it since a Bubblegum Crisis Kickstarter project was crowdfunded back in November of last year with…

Interview: The Kickstarter stretch run on MechRunner

May 13, 2014

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Interview by Nick H. MechRunner is nearing the end of its Kickstarter campaign, and while the early returns look promising so far, they still have a small ways to go. This is a science fiction title that tries to blend genre types, with plenty of endless running, power-ups and yes,…

The Australian Government wants to ruin the local games industry; here are some examples of opportunities that are now lost to us

May 13, 2014

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Opinion by Matt S. Two weeks ago, I was talking with Sebastian Perri, the Incubator Coordinator at the Canberra Campus for the Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE). I was chatting with him as research for an article that I was in the process of building, and as part of it,…

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May 13, 2014

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Opinion by Matt S. It’s no secret; in recent years the Australian games industry has been struggling. A high dollar and increases in the cost of living has lead to studio closures and as a result the number of game developers working here is a fraction of what it once…

FUNimation licenses Hyperdimension Neptunia anime, physical release to follow

May 13, 2014

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News by Clark A. FUNimation announced today that it has licensed 2013’s twelve episode Hyperdimenion Neptunia anime adaptation. The publisher went on to state that a physical release would follow at some point around the winter holiday season. It’s unknown whether the show will be releasing in Blu-Ray or DVD…

Review: Stellé Audio Couture Pillar Bluetooth Wireless portable home audio speaker

May 13, 2014

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Review by Rob P. The perimeter is secure. The gate is locked and bolted. All residents are on high alert. At some point, I’m expecting a courier to collect my borrowed Stellé Audio Pillar and return it to the manufacturer. I’m not going to make it easy for them. They…

Review: Bound By Flame (PlayStation 4)

May 12, 2014

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Review by Matt S. There’s a constant among games developed by indie outfit, Spiders; its games have heart. Works like Of Orcs and Men and Mars: War Logs are undeniably constrained by limited budgets, but the independence of the developer has meant that it has been free to build games…

First impressions: Ping Pong: The Animation (Anime)

May 12, 2014

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Anime review by Harvard L. Masaaki Yuasa is one of those directors whose name I know and whose vision I respect, but whose work I have never actually checked out properly. This is the man behind Kaiba and The Tatami Galaxy – anime which veers far towards the “art” side…

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