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Crank-based 'Playdate' console gets release window + a new game from Australian dev Bennett Foddy
More details about Playdate, an experimental handheld videogame console have been unveiled including games, price, and release date.

IGEA calls on NSW government to stop neglecting videogame sector, again, ahead of budget
Australia peak videogame industry body has warned NSW could be ‘left behind’ if the Berejiklian Government fails to invest in…

Here’s every Australian and NZ Game in the Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid
The Indie Bundle for Palestinian Aid has reached its $500k goal in just three days. Let’s look at the local…

PAX Aus Indie Showcase opens for submissions
PAX Aus is now taking submissions for its 2021 Indie Showcase. It is accepting tabletop submissions for the first time.

The Power of Visibility: beating the mid-career blahs
Even introverts can shine in their own ways. Challenge your fears and put yourself out there with these ideas from…

2021 Australian Game Developer Awards nominations open
The Australian videogame industry's night of nights will soon be upon us, and submissions are being invited.

Game Review: On Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...and second chances
Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139… sees an overlooked cult game taking advantage of a rare second lease on life.

Brisbane developers Prideful Sloth announce next game ‘Grow: Song of the Evertree'
The Australian studio behind the well-received Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles has announced their next game in partnership with international…

News in Brief: Advice from Sue Maslin, Kurzel at Cannes, and the ALP goes to bat for the arts
This week in the news, the sector reels from the one-two punch of a botched media reform policy process, and…

ALP goes ballistic about the arts in Parliament, signals trouble for the government
The new regulations which strip advantages from the tax rebate system will have to go to Parliament, and the ALP…