Video games
‘I can connect with my kids’: The mums who take time out to game
Millions of Australian women play video games in some form or another, with mums using them as a way to unwind and connect with their children.
- by Shona Hendley
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Why that great Last of Us episode is getting slammed with one-star reviews
Critics have called it “the single best episode of TV this year”. But almost 30,000 negative (and often outright homophobic) user reviews say otherwise.
- by Meg Watson
Nights of nostalgia: Going out in Sydney turns playful with retro gaming
From arcade bars to board games clubs and immersive games rooms, players are washing down defeat with a schooner as nights out get competitive.
- by Andrew Taylor
The most anticipated video games of 2023
From big budget productions to cult favourites in the making, here are 15 games to look forward to this year.
- by Tim Biggs
Opinion
Nintendo
The 15 best video games of 2022
From quick daily mobile games to 100-hour RPGs, 2022 was filled with great experiences to play.
- by Tim Biggs
Fortnite maker to pay $776 million after privacy, trickery charges
Epic Games will pay $US245 million in refunds and a $US275 million fine after US regulators found it used ‘dark patterns’ to nudge users into purchases.
- by The Associated Press
From loot boxes to gambling addiction: experts warn video games open door to betting
Video games in which players spend money on in-built games of chance can be a gateway to gambling, a coalition of experts in screen addiction has warned.
- by Jordan Baker and James Lemon
Microsoft’s historic $102 billion video game deal is in doubt
The US Federal Trade Commission is seeking to block Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, saying the tie-up between the Xbox maker and popular gaming publisher would harm competition.
- by Leah Nylen, Dina Bass and Cecilia D'Anastasio
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Art & design
Allan created Pong as a demo for his boss. It sparked a $296 billion supernova
Fifty years ago, a computer engineering grad at small tech start-up Atari was handed a simple assignment that unwittingly spawned the gaming industry.
- by Tom Compagnoni
Video
Inventors
The story of Pong
50 years ago, Allan Alcorn created Pong as a demo for his boss. It spawned a $296 billion supernova.
A work accident left him in a wheelchair at 17. Today, he’s a video game star
For the first time in the 13-year history of video game Just Dance, Florent Devlesaver will see himself dancing on screen.
- by Lauren Ironmonger