It’s so awesome to see Australia’s video game industry coming back to life, especially over the past few years. SIFTER has put together a great list of Australian-made games, plus has a few lists from years past of Australian-made gems: 2024 The definitive list of Australian made video
Wordpress
Via TechCrunch: A California district court judge has granted a preliminary injunction to WP Engine. The order asks WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and WordPress.com owner Automattic to restore WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org, a WordPress theme and plug-in repository site owned by Mullenweg. This ban also resulted
Beats 1
In a world of AI DJs and generated music slop, Apple Music is doubling down on "live" radio - with some of it pre-recorded but still hosted by humans. Apple Music 1 host and Apple Music’s global creative director even commented on Apple Music Radio's
Gaming
itch.io is back after being "taken down" by Brand Shield, which was being used by Funko for "AI" brand protection. Brand Shield's website says the software "delivers cutting-edge online brand protection using AI-powered technology to proactively monitor digital landscapes for trademark infringements,
Gaming
Billy Basso, creator of the sublime and inspiring one-person indie game Animal Well, was on the My Perfect Console podcast this week. I won't totally spoil his 5 classic game picks for a desert-island console, but he did put obscure PlayStation 1 classic Vib-Ribbon on his list. The
Review
The OLED upgrade is more important than you might think
Gaming
Hello XDefiant Fans, I am unfortunately here today to announce that XDefiant will be shutting down. Starting today (December 3, 2024), new downloads and player registrations will no longer be available. We will still release our Season 3 content in the near future (exact date… — Mark Rubin (@PixelsofMark) December 3,
The Verge
Update: The paywall has launched. Via Semafor: Editor-in-chief Nilay Patel told Semafor that the move was intended to drive additional revenue and insulate The Verge from changes made by social media platforms[...] “I think it’s a tragedy that garbage is free and news is behind paywalls. I don’t
Australia
Australia’s world-first under-16 year old social media ban has become law, via Sydney Morning Herald: As expected, Albanese gained Coalition support for the social media package, given Dutton called for the age limit in June, but the debate was marked by warnings from the Greens and crossbenchers, as well
The ABC wants younger viewers, listeners and readers. But when the effort will begin is yet to be seen. While cultural change at any organisation takes time, it feels like we hear a similar sentiment at the ABC every year with little change. At its 2025 Upfronts, where a new
Unboxing
Let's unbox the 30th Anniversary DualSense, in Sony's trademark PlayStation 1 gray colourway.
I’ve been poolside testing the Steam Deck OLED this week for Gloss. Definitely going to be tempted by some of these games going on sale starting November 27 (November 28 in Australia). The sale will end December 4 (December 5 in Australia).
This is despite the study also assuring readers that Tesla vehicles aren’t specifically unsafe and the company isn’t shipping “design flaws”. The higher statistic could be as simple as a Tesla feature, like the controversial “Full Self Driving”, giving drivers a false sense of security. The US National
Twitter user @IdentsEveryHour is really one of the only reasons I still use Twitter. I love watching TV station identification graphics from other countries: Pakapaka - 2020 - Argentina pic.twitter.com/fbWkPHswhA — Idents Posted Randomly (@IdentEveryHour) November 10, 2024 Adult Swim - 2022 - USA pic.twitter.com/bZkwFGWR0r
Social Media Ban
According to a report from the government Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) in February, just 12% of Australians aged 18-24 accessed the news via news websites on the open web. In comparison, a pretty substantial 46% of Australian's in that age bracket accessed news via closed social
Gaming
0:00 /0:20 1× Australia really is finally part of Valve's hardware plan. The company's not only launching a normal lineup of Steam Deck models on November 19, but also a Limited Edition White model with 1TB of storage. Via Valve: Steam Deck OLED: Limited