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When AI reviews videogames, what is even the point?
The swift rebuke of an AI generated review of Resident Evil Requiem is heartening. But the whole fiasco dredges up broader implications for journalism…
Mar 4
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If you give The Drifter just 20 minutes, you'll be hooked for another 10 hours
REVIEW: A unique Australian game that has much broader appeal than just those into point-and-click adventures. If only I played another 10 minutes…
Feb 25
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EXPLAINER: Australia is posturing to regulate Roblox. How? Why? And where to from here?
Within the past week, both the eSafety Commissioner and Australia's Communication Minister put the platform in their crosshairs.
Feb 18
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Polygon's sudden sale is another dire warning for games journalism's future
May 2, 2025
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A word of warning from the Steam Machine's 'ideal' customer
Nov 14, 2025
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I played Octopath Traveller 0 for over 100 hours, and was enthralled by almost all of it
Feb 4
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Six months in, I'm struggling to justify spending $1200 on the PS5 Pro
May 21, 2025
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Why isn't Australia celebrating Hollow Knight, its greatest gaming success
Sep 3, 2025
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Explainer: Gaming’s great price correction. Why it’s suddenly getting so expensive to game
Apr 9, 2025
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How Freeplay, one of Australia’s leading indie videogame orgs, missed out on government funding
How the group behind Parallels fell between the cracks in a grants process that primarily funds galleries and art festivals.
Feb 11
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Harrison Polites
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I played Octopath Traveller 0 for over 100 hours, and was enthralled by almost all of it
REVIEW: In an era where we are all time-poor and games are getting shorter, Octopath Traveller 0 makes a strong case for titles with grander designs.
Feb 4
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The burning questions that will shape the gaming industry in 2026
And, I promise, it's not all about Grand Theft Auto 6.
Jan 28
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Infinite Lives top three games of 2025
Along with other games of the year worth your time.
Dec 29, 2025
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An AI recalibration? Indie supremacy and discoverability worsens: The Australian games industry's predictions for 2026
What game developers, journalists and industry insiders see coming in the new year.
Dec 22, 2025
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Harrison Polites
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Sadly, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond isn't a metroidvania
REVIEW: Possibly 2025's biggest letdown. A game almost two decades in the making shows great technical prowess and world building, only to forget what…
Dec 18, 2025
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The Outer Worlds 2 feels like another victim of ‘game-passification’
REVIEW: The sequel refines the combat but frustratingly loses sight of what made the original special: meaningful choice
Dec 15, 2025
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