Tag: Games
Apple has pulled the curtain back on a sweeping refresh of its hardware lineup, headlined by the company’s first foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, alongside updated iPhone 18 Pro …
Asmodee Australia will bring a broad tabletop gaming line-up to PAX Aus 2026, with dozens of titles available to demo, purchase and play across the three-day event. The show …
Nvidia has used Gamescom 2026 to roll out a raft of gaming technology updates, headlined by the release of DLSS 4.5 Ray Reconstruction across 30 titles and the debut …
PAX Aus has published the full schedule for its 2026 event, laying out three days of panels, live shows, guest appearances and gaming sessions running from 9 to 11 …
PAX Aus has revealed the 12 winners of its 2026 Indie Showcase, selecting six digital games and six tabletop titles that will be playable at this year’s festival in …
The game audio conference, High Score, has named its first three speakers for the event’s 10th edition, with the composers behind Hollow Knight and Helldivers 2 headlining the initial …
Independent game publisher, Yotsuba Interactive, has signed Escape The Baby Alarm, a point-and-click puzzle game from Aarhus-based Danish developer, Julie Normann Bjørnskov, that turns the experience of new parenthood …
PAX Aus has detailed the lineup for its tabletop hall at this year’s event, with eBay Australia returning as the presenting partner and a broad roster of card game …
Cybersecurity firm, Bitdefender, has uncovered an active malware campaign that spreads through gaming forums and Discord communities, targeting players searching for Roblox game modifications and cheats. The malware is …
South Africa’s long-running gaming expo rAge is undergoing a significant transformation, with organisers partnering with gaming media and entertainment company Mettlestate to expand the event into a broader festival …
National Science Week returns from Saturday 15 to Sunday 23 August with a program spanning burlesque geology, Dungeons & Dragons neuroscience, Sci-Fi film festivals and a travelling astrophysics lecture …
PAX Aus has confirmed the first round of special guests for its 2026 event, with a lineup that spans wrestling, video games, tabletop gaming, voice acting, comedy and fantasy …
CS2’s Season 5 update brought two new CS2 weapon collections into the Armory: the Arabesque Collection and the Spy Tech Collection. Both collections include 17 community-designed weapon finishes, but …
The modded Minecraft hosting conversation is always active in community forums. Some players have no problems at all. Others run into lag after their world gets bigger. Many just …
The Fun Starts Before You Build Anything I’ve started more survival worlds than I can count. Funny enough, I almost never remember the perfect builds. What I remember are …
With the winter school holidays approaching and colder weather keeping children indoors, screen time is set to rise across Australian households. New research from the Interactive Games and Entertainment …
Logitech G has been named the Official PC Peripheral Partner for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, covering mice, keyboards, headsets and other gear aimed at players across casual …
World of Warcraft runs on gold. You require it for mounts, gear, consumables, and nearly everything. Unfortunately, new players reach a wall quickly. For them, quests become scarce, equipment …
You show up for a Voidspire carry thinking it’ll be another tidy run, but by the final boss your palms are sweating and the group chat is spamming memes. …
Roblox has begun rolling out two new age-based account types in Australia, introducing content restrictions and parental controls designed specifically for players under 16. Australia is one of the …
PAX Aus has confirmed Holly Longdale, Executive Producer of World of Warcraft at Blizzard Entertainment, as the Storytime speaker for this year’s event, which takes place at the Melbourne …
Los Angeles-based Chance Studios has raised $3.2 million in funding to build out its trading card game (TCG) collector platform, which combines marketplace functionality with social features aimed at …
Korean publisher H2 Interactive has brought live-action dating simulation game Love Too Easily 2: Summer Pocha to PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, with the title now available worldwide through …
PAX Aus will host the Cosplay Central Crown Championship for a fifth consecutive year, with the gaming festival also introducing a new dedicated cosplay precinct called Cosplay Land at …
ShantyTown, a diorama-style city-builder from solo developer Erik Rempen of Silk Softworks, has launched on Steam. Published by Kinephantom, the game tasks players with constructing dense, improvised neighbourhoods within …
Early bird badges for PAX Aus 2026 went on sale today, with the gaming festival set to return to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 9 to 11 …
Indie city-building game ShantyTown will feature in the PAX Rising Showcase at PAX East 2026, running from 26 to 29 March at the Thomas M. Menino Convention and Exhibition …
Research commissioned by eBay Australia finds more than one in four millennial collectors regret parting with their childhood Pokémon cards as search volumes and sale prices surge on the …
Kyoto-based studio room6 has unveiled, Avemary Rocket, an action adventure title built in collaboration with Cave Story creator Pixel, alongside developers Masashi Kimura and Shuhei Miyazawa. The provider outlined …
Next year is shaping up to be a big one for Japanese horror fans. Resident Evil is returning with its latest installment Resident Evil Requiem. While the release of …
Laser has launched a new retro gaming projector designed to bring arcade-style play into living rooms, combining a portable projector with pre-loaded games, emulators and streaming features. The Sydney-based …
The Interactive Games & Entertainment Association (IGEA) has launched Game On Australia, a digital initiative aimed at promoting Australia’s game development sector to global investors, publishers and studios. The …
Logitech G and McLaren Racing have announced the 2025 Summer Season of the Logitech McLaren G Challenge, opening up a global sim racing competition to Forza Motorsport fans and …
A new report has revealed widespread use of manipulative design practices in digital games, with nearly half of Australian gamers suffering financial harm as a result. The report coincides …
Nvidia has launched DLSS 4, introducing Multi Frame Generation for GeForce RTX 50 Series graphics cards and laptops. The update comes alongside the release of the GeForce RTX 5090 …
The Australian video game development sector maintained steady revenues in FY2024, generating $339.1 million for the economy. This is a slight decline from the $345.5 million recorded in 2023, …
In a significant development in the gaming industry, Valve recently unveiled Counter-Strike 2, marking a pivotal moment in the Counter-Strike series history. The game represents a substantial technological advance, …
In October, the three-day game expo, PAX Aus, will return for its 10th year in Australia. “PAX Aus has always been the ultimate celebration for the gaming community, and …
HyperX, the gaming peripherals team at HP Inc. and a leading brand in gaming and esports, has announced the debut of its first virtual YouTuber, “Himura Kuraudo” or Kura. …
Why is SMBtech presenting a guide to Xmas Gifts? Us tech journos know what, “Hard to buy for” means. We’re often drowning in gadgets and the notion gifting another …
