News & Commentary, Screen, Video Games Australian-made games need an Australian identity Matthew Sainsbury The annual PAX exhibition in Melbourne has become one of the greatest boons for the local game development community. At …
News & Commentary, Screen, Video Games What Will Virtual Reality Do For the Performing Arts? Matthew Sainsbury In a few days Sony will release its PlayStation VR virtual reality headset. PSVR is, in the eyes of many, the best chance …
News & Commentary, Screen, Video Games Is this what will open the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games? Matthew Sainsbury One of the highlights of the Rio Olympics was the closing ceremony’s sneak-peek of Tokyo 2020’s opening event. In a few short …
Reviews, Screen, Video Games Sickies, burglaries and (alleged) collisions aside – Pokemon Go is Gaming Gold Matthew Sainsbury In just one week since launching, Pokemon Go has become an absolute phenomenon. Soft launched in just a few countries …
News & Commentary, Screen, Video Games Australian Censors Overreach when classfiying video games Matthew Sainsbury Late last month a fairly obscure game from Japan was “Refused Classification” in Australia by the Australian Government Classification Board. …
News & Commentary, Screen, Video Games Virtual Reality? That’s Old News; Augmented Reality’s Where The Future Is At Matthew Sainsbury Virtual Reality (VR), is one of the hot new technologies in the consumer entertainment space, and it’s easy to see …
News & Commentary, Screen, Video Games Popular entertainment is violent, so why aren’t we allowed to talk about it? Matthew Sainsbury One day after an horrific act of terror occurred in a LGBTI nightclub in Florida, the video game industry kicked …
Music, News & Commentary, Screen, Stage, Visual Arts Must the arts always be financially profitable? Matthew Sainsbury This week, the Greens announced an arts policy that would help provide artists with living wages – a minimal guaranteed income …
Music, News & Commentary, Screen, Stage, Video Games Why I joined the Arts Party Matthew Sainsbury Whether it be through ideology or simply a reflection of the Dunning Krueger effect, the arts in Australia has been …
Screen, Video Games Games need to be political, and we need to be cool with that Matthew Sainsbury A little game called Liyla and the Shadows of War became unexpectedly controversial thanks to Apple deciding to block …
