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News In Brief - Netflix goes after games + a film festival for extraordinary times
Netflix steps up to support local post-production talent and video game development, and MIFF flexes a strong hybrid program.

Steam Deck, a handheld gaming PC, revealed by Valve; Australian details forthcoming
The portable device, which takes major cues from the Nintendo Switch, will reportedly run the countless games available on the…

Wayward Strand, a Melbourne-made indie game, announces PlayStation collaboration
The narrative adventure game Wayward Strand has announced a PlayStation collaboration, made possible in part by Film Victoria.

Netflix to develop games, will be offered on the service within the year
Netflix has hired a new VP of game development, signalling a new major push for the streaming service.

Welcome to your new ScreenHub
The latest iteration of ScreenHub is here; a new website and a new brand

Bringing Indigenous cultural expertise to videogame development
Drop Bear Bytes recently hired Indiginerd's Cienan Muir as a narrative consultant. The team spoke to us about the role…

News in Brief: Wayne Blair joins Academy, Ubisoft recruits, & SPA calls for Ones to Watch
Key industry moves and shakes, first look at NITRAM, Sydney's in lockdown and box office suffers.

A new ScreenHub is coming soon
After more than a year of development, we will shortly be launching a new website and brand for Screenhub.

Keywords Studios acquires Tantalus, will create 130 more gamedev jobs
Tantalus founder Tom Crago will oversee the new studio, which will become Keywords Australia.

New Nintendo Switch OLED model announced, to launch in October for $540
A bigger OLED screen is the flagship feature of the new Nintendo Switch, but its full hardware specifications are unknown.