hell yeah, this looks incredible dark mode vooks is perfection

👹 REVIEW ⛩️ NIOH 3 is an extravagant love letter to its super fans, showing that the last ten years of crafting souls-like action games have led Team Ninja to create their masterpiece in the genre #VideoGameReview #Nioh3 #TeamNinja www.sifter.com.au/post/nioh-3-...

Mario Tennis Fever reminds me of what I liked about Kirby Air Riders; tangible differences in character and equipment selection adds a lot of fun strategy. But Adventure mode frustrated me with its pseudo-RPG structure that completely lacked any player agency.

🎾 MARIO TENNIS FEVER aces everything except its Adventure mode, but Fever Rackets and a great cast overcome a thin single-player campaign. REVIEW by @bibbybhoy.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/mario-t...

Key Fairy is officially released! Buy it, lest ye be slain! store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/...

I interviewed Edmund McMillen!! As well as getting some epic Mewgenics info, we chat about how BOI is selling the best it ever has, board game inspirations and if The Camdrome Project will ever return 👀👀

Grateful to @harrisonpolites.bsky.social for letting me talk about the state of @free-play.bsky.social and funding. open.substack.com/pub/infinite...

We’re launching a zine about games and play called GUTSPILL! A place to shamelessly gush about play experiences that embed themselves in our hearts and brains and GUTS! No industry talk, no metrics ~ just SPILL! #1 features words by me and the Jameseses: @jickle.net + @omgmorejames.bsky.social

Ferbruary #oldknees

ahead of the launch of winnie's hole i chatted to @sboxle.bsky.social about the game and how it all came together 🐻

2025 was the year of the song when it came to video game soundtracks - @musophrenic.bsky.social joins Lightmap again for a bumper episode of the best tunes of 2025. Listen or watch now www.sifter.com.au/post/the-bes... #videogamemusic

ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS has once again given me a reason to waste several hours landscaping a fake island rather than cleaning my actual house #VideoGameReview #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons #AnimalCrossing #Nintendo @juiceboxcat.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/there-a...

If there are any European/Australian gaming outlets that still have a budget and want coverage of the year's biggest gaming events in the US but *don't* want to expose their people to well... the US, my email is in my bio!

my thoughts on @free-play.bsky.social and why it remains so, so important (especially in the bad times!!!!)

Fabulous story from @alicedkc.bsky.social about the fancy new Lego sets announced at CES: www.gadgetguy.com.au/lego-smart-p...

My partner and I played The Seance of Blake Manor late last year, and it instantly jumped into my faves list of 2025. Super clever, super Irish, and super satisfying.

Every time I’d check Google for trending games stories, Blunt was among the top ranked articles. Emily also produced great, timely social content that did big numbers. If any media company knew what was good for it, they’d snap her up in a heartbeat.

Earth Must Die🌍💀launches January 27 on Steam! - Brand new game from THE @danthat.bsky.social - 8+ hour adventure, designed to feel like a playable cartoon - Fully voiced, with cast including Alex Horne, Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Starr, Sally Beaumont store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

Hi AU-based marketing and biz dev friends! I'm still looking for $5k AUD to help make @frostygamesfest.com events happen again this year. We have some sponsorship locked, but need to make up a shortfall 🍦💰 If you'd like to chat pls email or DM me! amy at hellomisspotter dot com

Super excited to share this interview I did with Bennett Foddy! In the full length episode we talk about misconceptions, the aussie games industry and the time someone threw a controller at a Getting Over It museum exhibit 🫣🎮

hello, please tell me which australian and new zealand-made games you are excited to see this year. i'm in listicle mode & would love to feature as many as possible. 🫶

Weird weekend, huh? Took a crack at breaking down the whole Clair Obscur genAI situation, and its bizarre fallout, as best as possible. My main takeaway right now is that people really need to figure out exactly what they're criticizing or it's going to get messy. www.polygon.com/clair-obscur...

I don’t understand: why did the devs claim they didn’t use AI when submitting for the awards (after its use had already been reported earlier in the year), only to admit using the tech later? Seems a bit of an own goal to me.

Our Discorders answered the question, 'what if the games of 2025 were Simpsons stills?' Judge the results for yourself.

Made the mistake of logging into Facebook and immediately seeing an anti-Islamic post describing Australian culture as “being based on Judeo-Christian values”. Curious that there was no mention of the thousands of years of First Nations culture!

We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier. Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder. thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...

2025 The definitive list of Australian made video games. 🎮 We've recorded games all year for our seventh annual collection of local titles, across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and more! FEATURE by @gdig.bsky.social + @juiceboxcat.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/2025-th... #videogames

Every time I read @alicedkc.bsky.social’s best toys roundup each year, I think damn, I wish I was a kid again! www.gadgetguy.com.au/best-kids-to...

Team Cherry Holiday Sign-off! Hollow Knight: Silksong - Sea of Sorrow revealed, the original Hollow Knight refreshed, and more! Read the blog post here: www.teamcherry.com.au/blog/holiday...

It was an honour to collate the first games wrap story for ABC this year, check out what @rhunwords.com @geeofdee.bsky.social @nomibelle.bsky.social and more great people loved playing this year. If you need a bit of escapism today have a look at this www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Donkey Kong DLC in Hades 2 pls

Tomorrow is my last day on Gamer, and before I leave, I wanted to give everyone a little gift. Below, you’ll find Good Game: The Complete* Collection. All 12 seasons of Good Game, 418 episodes, in one massive playlist. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Of the many shortcomings of Australia’s social media ban, I’m especially concerned that it will lead to a less informed generation that doesn’t engage with news. www.gadgetguy.com.au/opinion-aust...

Hit another milestone today! Infinite Lives' first contributor article is up! @nomibelle.bsky.social looks at accessibility and The Game Awards. The show once championed the issue, now, years on, all GOTY nominees aren't exactly pushing it forward. Here's why it matters.

Oh neat, Conscript has a Director’s Cut update with a whole bunch of quality-of-life tweaks. Might be time to finally go back and finish playing it! store.steampowered.com/news/app/128...

26 games, 30 minutes. Frosty Mini is TOMORROW! ☀️🍦 Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates! 🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg 🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...

An hour with the music of Silksong (@teamcherry.bsky.social), plus another hour (almost) chatting to its bard, @christopherlarkin.bsky.social 🪡🎵🎮 🎙️ Big thanks to @gdig.bsky.social for joining me on this interview 🎙️ 🎧 The Game Show on ABC Classic 🎧

My music listening is almost identical to last year — a side-effect of choosing specific songs that help you focus during the day 😅

yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!

We’re so freaking back. Videogames. Board games. Role playing games. I wanna show case you at ALT: GAMES 2026! Submit in the cheeky link. Successful applications will be paid an honorarium. If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there. Link: powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...

Good morning! I have an article up on The Guardian this morning about game development in New Zealand: www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...

I won the AFLW* *my brother won a medal for his umpiring

This looks like what Stick Cricket would be as a deckbuilder. Count me intrigued!

PSA for those who travel with power banks in Australia: the major airlines are banning in-flight use. You can still take them, as long as you don’t use them. www.gadgetguy.com.au/qantas-jetst...

Another cool games story up today Mietta Adams and Charlie McLean in the Pilbara office. Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global awards www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Could games be doing more in terms of movement? I interviewed the CEO and creative director of @17-bit.bsky.social @jkooza.bsky.social a couple months ago at TGS to get his perspective and find out more about their new game Awaysis www.sifter.com.au/post/develop...

Think of the Wii Shop Channel music. Iconic. The Nintendo Wii was a massive success and got heaps of new players into join in. Even my mum played a lot of Wii Sports with us and she mostly thinks games are a waste of time. I look back at the legacy on its anniversary www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

You’d never in a million years guess that I found this on the JB Hi-Fi website: www.jbhifi.com.au/blogs/games/...

Kirby’s what now??? 😳

An interesting (but logical) move by Apple: it reportedly plans to split its iPhone release cycle in half. So, September will likely be reserved for its Pro phones and a new foldable, while the lower-priced devices will come 6 months later. www.gadgetguy.com.au/iphone-folda...