Jokes aside, financial pressure at Square Enix means its golden goose has to refocus on keeping players rather than winning new ones.

What its like to attend Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest. Two days, thousands of balloted fans, one new tank job and a great deal of queuing.

Inside the judging process for the Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs), its push for transparency, and why that matters.

REVIEW: A delight for veterans and a stark and possibly unfair challenge for beginners. With small tweaks, Pokemon Champions has the potential to make its competitive format a mainstream craze.

Substack's games writing community weigh in on the parts of videogames that are burned into their brains.

What game developers, journalists and industry insiders see coming in the new year.

REVIEW: The sequel refines the combat but frustratingly loses sight of what made the original special: meaningful choice

Most of this year's Game of the Year nominees are missing basic accessibility features, exposing how industry layoffs and budget cuts are pushing inclusion to the sidelines.

REVIEW: While I love playing Nintendo exclusives on it, I’m reluctant to use the console for anything else. And with the evolving device ecosystem, that’s an issue.

REVIEW: It may have been snubbed for Game of the Year, but this masterclass in restraint, humanity and storytelling justifies its premium price tag.

Games journalism once made or broke a game. Today, it’s kept around mostly for scores and pull quotes.

REVIEW: The developer nails yet another very fun, addictive game. But its lack of graphical and audio production values for a premium priced game diminishes the overall experience.

Our analysis shows how games have changed in the past 40 years

The makers of The Drifter have achieved something many others in the games industry are chasing: A sustainable business.

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Some standouts in what is an increasingly crowded expo.

The absence of larger games is giving local titles their time to shine.

Listen to Hi-Fi Rush Soundtrack on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.

A bumper edition on all that was discussed, and what wasn't, at the Melbourne Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) conference.

One of the city's largest and most misunderstood events lands next week. Here's why it matters.

One month in and This Week In Videogames, launched by an Australian content creator, is off to a roaring start.

Operating for 20 years, Australia Plays has become a globally influential gaming survey authority. But it now faces new challenges as its data matures.

While Hollow Knight: Silksong fever runs rampant globally, somehow, the success of the franchise is still flying under the radar as a local mega success story.

Frustration thrives as the promise of AI-empowered games gives way to redundancies, diminished job satisfaction and player boycotts.

Substack writers reveal their pick on the characters that just deserve more.

The Australian government incidentally commissioned one of the country’s largest studies into the matter… and it wasn’t even focused on gaming.

A short and solid survival game that will get you thinking about your life choices, and then leave you at a crossroads about AI-use in games.

Nintendo can remotely disable Switch 2 consoles for modding or piracy, potentially challenging Australian consumer protection laws.

This latest release blends the chaos of 24-player races with an open world full of tricky skill-based shortcuts to reinvent the wheel.

The rise of creator reviews has shifted power to publishers, giving them unprecedented control over games journalists.

On being stuck in Australian PlayStation matchmaking hell with a brand new AAA game.