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Every winner of the 2020 Australian Game Developer Awards!

A new study from Massey University in New Zealand that collects and combines the work of previous studies shows there is no reason to believe violent video games cause violent behaviour.

PAX Australia and PAX West won't be happening in person this year instead are combining and running as PAX Online.

The first ever Gamescom Asia event has been delayed due to health concerns.

Recognizing Australia's great games!

Digital purchases are the same as physical purchases according to consumer regulator.

Chris Lee is a League of Legends coach and he’ll be guiding Australia’s winner of the Red Bull Solo Q tournament as they take on the world.

The ACCC has found consumers may be entitled to a refund for faulty experiences with Fallout 76.

Glenn Island is gone now, but it will be remembered. An interview with Max Myers, developer of [soon, only the ocean].

Mick Gordon built DOOM Eternal's soundtrack upon the legacy of DOOM but without just repeating the past.

The two major industry organisations for the Australian Game Development Industry will merge after a vote from members.

A new study revealed that using games technology led to increased mobility in patients undergoing physical rehabilitation.

Sydney Based Researcher Dr Ben Abraham is conducting a survey as part of a larger project to investigate the carbon footprint of the games development industry.

Beeps bloops and beats, Square Sounds is a celebration of chiptune and returns to Melbourne in 2020.

Melbourne's House House wins three awards at the 23rd Annual DICE Awards in Las Vegas.

It was a cracker year for Aussie games and if it was made in the great southern land you'll find it here.

Editor and Curator Drew Taylor wants us to appreciate the game levels we race through while we play in a new magazine crowdfunding now.

Australian and international game developers donate their games for bundle supporting Australian bushfire relief charities.

Explore art video games telling personal stories of grief, creativity, love and nostalgia at Sydney's Serenade Exhibition.

Step in the shoes of Syd as you get to know Maisy, Jayda and Steph in this visual novel made in Canberra.

“Jimmy” has been making free mods and music for 1993’s DOOM for more than thirteen years and has been recognised for his efforts.

Garth Midgley and the team at GOATi Entertainment have build their futuristic racing game 22 Racing Series from the ground up.

Queensland's Sidebar Games are back with the sequel to the charming Golf Story, Sports Story releasing in 2020.

Sydney has it's first game development co-working space with the official launch of Game Plus Sydney.

PC Master Ra...Chief... James switched his Xbox for a PC a long time ago but the nostalgia of the Halo series has him drawn back in once again.

The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association have submitted a bid to the Australian Government to grant game developers tax offsets.

Holographic gaming tables, space adventures, cool platformers and more for the first round of SA Film Corporations Games Industry Fund

The Sydney based development studio has been recognised for their contributions to their state's exports at the 2019 NSW Premier's Export Awards.

The ACCC has found that Target may have breached Australian Consumer Law after some customers were told that faults that occurred 30 days after purchase were Sony's responsibility.

Game Workers Unite Australia have survey developers across the country and have found that wages and job insecurity are top concerns.

Here are your champions for 2019 at the Australian Game Developer Awards.

Art, Gameplay, Narrative, Sound Design, Music/Audio, AR/VR and Serious Games - an excellent lineup for 2019.

Small and satisifying games for a tiny screen, Kepler Attack and Star Warp are designed to be played on your wristwatch.

Six games have been chosen for this year's indie showcase at PAX Australia, here are the five revealed so far.

Have games gotten easier or are we just better at playing them?

Two Aussie indie games have been selected for a new funding program from the makers of SUPERHOT.

Find out which Western Australian developers picked up the first state government funding for video games in over a decade.

Download a free collection of bird themed games created for Perth's Potluck Collective by talented indie developers.

What do developers think of Screenwest's new Interactive Pilot Fund?

Western Australian game developers will have access to the first government fundi in more than a decade with the announcement of The Interactive Pilot Fund.

It's official, we're the winners of the gaming category in the 2019 Australian Podcast Awards.

All the winners from the 2019 Freeplay Festival Awards!

Too bad if you wanted to use it for something else, if you played Pokémon in the 90s part of your visual cortex has specialised in recognising them all.

Freeplay Festival celebrates fifteen years of championing independent video games and challenging the status quo this year at a time when everyone could be considered indie.

Fly, hang out with your bird-mates, and listen to cool ambient tunes in Samurai Punk's Feather.

We've been selected by the judges at the Australian Podcast awards as finalists for 2019!

A curated and accessible list of games released last year that everyone can enjoy.

Keep those credit cards hot, because the Australian Government isn't about to stop you buying loot boxes any time soon

Maize Wallin is a musician and game designer, whose exploration of how we play musical instruments has lead to them designing Noise Drawers an virtual reality musical instrument game.

Meet some Sandgroper streamers, we went down to WesternAus Community meetup up to say hello.

The Working Lunch is back for 2019 with applications open for women and non-binary participants.

Home is what you make it, and for developers at Perth's Global Game Jam, Northbridge became a supportive home of creativity.

Hundreds of Australian made games are on sale now!

Big or small, some gifts really make all the difference. We asked you what was your best video game gift ever and share some of our favourites!

Don't you forget about us says IGEA as Australia heads towards the next federal election.

A lot of spinoff media is just there to help advertise the original games, but Mitch reckons it's just as valid to enjoy spinoff and not care about about the source.

We're finalists for "Gaming Publication of the Year" at this year's Australian Gaming Awards, and we'd love your support and your vote to make it to the shortlist!

The highly awarded Florence by Melbourne based studio Mountains, has secured three nominations at this year's Game Awards.

How Nintendo’s unlikeliest collaboration caught my attention again, two years after its explosive entrance into the mobile gaming scene.

After many years of working without state government support, Western Australian developers have now have their first direct funding program.

Billed as a Sims-killer, Habs by Sydney's Revie Studios fails to attract backers to their now cancelled crowdfunding campaign.

We'll be all over Melbourne International Games Week and PAX AUS, it's going to be chock-a-block

Making games is difficult and getting paid for it properly is even harder according to new statistics from Game Workers Unite Australia.

We announce our Pixel Parties Prize Winner & an update on our where we'll be at PAXAUS 2018!

The internet comes at you fast take a journey with Mitch and learn why he thinks memes and folklore have more in common than you think.

Mitch doesn't know anything about Spider-Man, but he sure talked about it on Episode #145 of Party Loaded!

They've called it Australia's Biggest Esports event, and Pixel Sift were there for the very first Melbourne Esports Open.

If you ever wanted to have a custom game for a loved one, HEART2GAME might be just what the "love doctor" ordered.

100 episodes down and we want to party with you at The Sewing Room in Perth on Friday July 13th 2018!

How will Mitch go with his predictions for this year's upcoming E3? Only time will tell but I bet that Khajit dating sim is a sure bet.

A whole lot of good dogs that need pats in Woof3d, a Wolfenstein 3d mod by Louis Roots.

Do yourself a favour and play this gorgeous love letter to Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service.

Your request for even more discussion about the Australian Government response to the Video Game Development inquiry has been noted.

Strap yourself in, you've got 48 hours to make a game from start to finish at the Global Game Jam which celebrates it's 10th anniversary this year.

So it goes without saying that this reveal had a lot to prove, not just to those who have fallen in love with Bungie’s space magic universe, but those who felt let down by a final product that didn’t live up to expectations.

Mitch finds himself a new podcast, he argues a better podcast. I argue he can stay there.

Don't let your fans' videos drown in an ocean of content, follow these simple tips to ensure your game gets the attention it deserves on Twitch, Youtube and Mixer.