We're excited to announce our Frosty Games Fest Bundle featuring 11 ANZ-made games in support of @msf.org; a humanitarian organisation delivering emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, healthcare exclusion, & disasters ❤️‍🩹 Grab the bundle: www.humblebundle.com/games/frosty...

Growing up, I used to play a LOT of Lylat Wars with the other kids in the neighbourhood. That was some damn good multiplayer. Playing Star Fox on Switch 2 took me right back, and I’m so keen to get back into the Battle Mode. www.gadgetguy.com.au/nintendo-swi...

Growing up, I used to play a LOT of Lylat Wars with the other kids in the neighbourhood. That was some damn good multiplayer. Playing Star Fox on Switch 2 took me right back, and I’m so keen to get back into the Battle Mode. www.gadgetguy.com.au/nintendo-swi...

Real dudes rock moment on the plane: fella near me has his wife saved in his phone as ‘My Lovely Wife’

for years now amazon mgm has struggled to know what to do with the bond franchise, and now here comes io interactive to eat its lunch i would break the scales for this game if i could. absolute ripper. 👍

I played Mixtape over the weekend and really enjoyed it! It also made me realise that The Smashing Pumpkins and Smash Mouth are not the same band 🤦🏻‍♂️

Ubisoft flew me to its Singapore studio to play 3 hours of Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced 🏴‍☠️ It’s *extremely* pretty and Edward Kenway’s anti-capitalist ambitions are as relevant as ever. It also showed that open-world games haven’t evolved much since 2013: www.gadgetguy.com.au/assassins-cr...

We have BIG NEWS... Schrodinger's Cat Burglar is OUT NOW! ⚛️ Brain-twisting quantum puzzles 👥 Play in both solo or coop 🔬Plenty of secrets and hidden areas 🎨Full cat customisation! store.steampowered.com/app/2111550/...

tfw you read something existentially threatening to your career over breakfast

Highly recommend my unintended double feature of games about uncompromising protagonists who face consequences for their single-minded obsessions. Cairn and Saros: both tough, and both very good.

Plushies of the new look Star Fox cast are on the way www.vooks.net/plushi...

New Fox is giving polite cat energy

The cat's outta the box! 📦🙀 Schrodinger's Cat Burglar has a launch date! COMING TO STEAM 🗓️ MAY 21 Wishlist now ⤵️ store.steampowered.com/app/2111550/...

Over 200 active video game publications. Text. Audio. Video. Reporting. Criticism. Analysis. Blogs. Sites. Networks and wikis. Even in its incomplete form, the document is a treasure trove! I hope it helps you find your next favorite blogger, essayist, reporter, video maker, podcaster, and more!

City of None is an upcoming adventure game published by Extremely OK Games! Check it out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3189450/...

Can someone who has platinum’d Saros confirm this? @trepegroupie1.bsky.social?

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I’ve interviewed @gregorylouden.bsky.social a few times over the years and it was always interesting to hear how he thinks about interactive narratives. SAROS is out this week and it was cool to learn about why a lot of his games have characters retracing their steps www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

ALT GAMES has a Steam page to Wishlist and play all the beautiful games on display. Do it or I’ll perish 🫵 store.steampowered.com/curator/4601...

Video games deserve better film & TV adaptations: the reason behind Alanah Pearce’s new project that aims to bridge the gap between the games industry and Hollywood. Here’s the lovely chat I had with @alanahpearce.bsky.social via @sifterhq.bsky.social ahead of ALT: GAMES. youtu.be/YiKKZUwXKRo?...

Ahead of her appearance at #ALTGAMES in Sydney, @alanahpearce.bsky.social told SIFTER that Hollywood can learn from video games, the importance of community and all things indie development. @bibbybhoy.bsky.social INTERVIEW www.sifter.com.au/post/alanah-... #Dispatch #interview #CharredPictures

Great stuff here from Chris and Alanah, really insightful and a little shout to CONTINUE also nice 🥹

Video games deserve better film & TV adaptations: the reason behind Alanah Pearce’s new project that aims to bridge the gap between the games industry and Hollywood. Here’s the lovely chat I had with @alanahpearce.bsky.social via @sifterhq.bsky.social ahead of ALT: GAMES. youtu.be/YiKKZUwXKRo?...

Welcome to the first first-person mutator, Godzone 6. Brought to you by the creators of Void Bastards and Wild Bastards (and Card Hunter). Coming in something less than 10,000 years "Be all you probably shouldn't be" Please spread the word of Godzone 6. 💀

Roblox is adding two new account types in an effort to improve child protection, as the platform faces regulatory pressure and perceptions of enabling predatory behaviour. But experts are worried that Roblox's measures just heap more pressure on parents. www.gadgetguy.com.au/roblox-adds-...

@jacksonwryan.com a Crom win and a $100,000 Kickstarter in the bag, hell yeah brother 💪

THIS. IS. IT. The FINAL 24 hours of our Kickstarter. It's been the absolute ride of our professional lives and we can't thank you enough! There is also still A GIANT MOON about to COLLIDE WITH THE MAGAZINE. If we hit $100k, we CAN STOP THE MOON. www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...

A feature about games on SBS News? It’s more likely than you think. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

Balatro. Clover Pit. Raccoin. Gambling-themed roguelikes have been helping indie devs hit the jackpot in recent years. But what does the blurring line between gaming and gambling say about modern game design? We asked a bunch of experts, including the developer who arguably started the whole trend.

Games are beautiful and so are you. You should come to ALT GAMES and combine to power of your beauty and games and be radiant. A games festival for Sydney by the Powerhouse on April 18-19 at Parramatta. Free games, accessible talks, 100% diva ✨💖

Nom rules. Facing down targeted harassment and coming back without losing any of the joy and spark that makes her reviews so special is one helluva feat. Nom’s CloverPit review is one of my faves, and I encourage you to check it out: www.sifter.com.au/post/clover-...

After 10 years of writing about video games and technology, I won my first industry award: Best Technology Reviewer. Feels pretty good!

Using AI as a placeholder, or using "placeholder" as an excuse? I'd love to chat to devs about what they use as their placeholders for in-development game assets to be replaced. Do you use AI (lol)? Do you use alternative textures, blank spots, neon green? Please tell me – working on an article.

DLSS 5 has sent shockwaves through the games industry, so I asked several artists and developers what concerns them most about the technology. Unsurprisingly, their ire is about far more than ‘AI slop’. www.gadgetguy.com.au/nvidia-dlss-...

Very funny to see my work focusing on the local industry’s reaction appear internationally 😅 (well, mainly @chloeappleby.bsky.social and @brkeogh.bsky.social’s work, but still!)

AMAZING article by Chris the end quote is 🔥

I was really happy to contribute my voice to this piece, it’s a good summation of some of the broader issues we face in this industry with respects to gen ai. Only organising can ultimately protect us. Great write up @bibbybhoy.bsky.social ❤️❤️🌹🌹🛠️

Thank you Chris for letting me spiral about game preservation! A great read on the whole DLSS 5 debacle

DLSS 5 has sent shockwaves through the games industry, so I asked several artists and developers what concerns them most about the technology. Unsurprisingly, their ire is about far more than ‘AI slop’. www.gadgetguy.com.au/nvidia-dlss-...

The Game Boy came out in 1989, The Game Boy Color in 1998 and in 2026 meet the Australian developers Tom Lockwood and Orlando Mee making new games for the decades old console, wrapping nostalgia and their culture into the work. New story from me www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Still chuffed about the name GUTSPILL but can’t believe we didn’t think of bing bong 😠 CONTINUE is really exciting me about games writing here. And hey! If you would like to consume some Australian-made video game magazine while you wait… can I 🙃 make a suggestion: picolitre.press/shop/p/pre-o...

Serrels got bricked up for Choice

Any ANZ game devs (especially artists) want to comment on DLSS 5 for a story? Please DM me or send an email to [email protected]!

I'm still in what I'm calling a "soft launch" phase but since my bsky network is entirely just other industry folks I'll let you all in on something I've been working on: covergeek.com very basic right now but I know which way(s) I want to grow it! pls tell me what you think of how it looks!!

I think I’ve set a new personal record: I’m up for four (count ‘em, four) individual awards at this year’s Australian IT Journalism Awards! I’m a finalist for: - Best Telecommunications Journalist - Best Technology Reviewer - Best Game Reviewer - Best Technical Journalist

We have pitches open with space for a story (or two) in our first issue. We're keen to highlight voices who have only a few bylines, but we also want your absolute best ideas. Read some great pitches already, thanks for sending them in! Our pitches form is here: forms.gle/JBRL6qQawMQM...

During the late 1970s a Newcastle based company built a set uniquely Australian Pinball machines, Dennis Lillee 🏏 FJ Holden 🚘 and Shark 🦈 and the world’s first Star Wars pinball machine ever. These machines have been collected by the NFSA, new story by me www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Getting published in print is still one of the coolest things I’ve done. Been chasing that high ever since! The cool thing is, you can make that a reality for someone else by throwing some coins at Continue. It’s a great project that will give Australian games journalism a big boost.