Intel Muscles Into Gaming Graphics
Intel is turning the great graphics card war into a three-cornered fight, unveiling its own Intel Arc brand of high-performance GPUs. The... Read More
Gaming Hardware Booms As COVID Keeps People Home
Sales of gaming hardware soared during the pandemic, dwarfing the sales growth of non-gaming PCs and accessories. Point-of-sale data from a new... Read More
COVID Claims Another Expo, PAX Aus Cancelled
COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of massive gaming convention PAX Aus for the second year running. Originally slated for October 8-10 in... Read More
Steam Deck Can Run Windows 11, Says Valve
Valve’s new Steam Deck handheld gaming console will be compatible with Windows 11 at launch, the manufacturer says. Slated for release later... Read More
Xbox And PS5 Drive Console Sales Growth Despite Drought
The new Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 have fuelled a slight uptick in game console sales despite shortages leaving potential customers... Read More
“Spiritual Opium”: Chinese Game Stocks Crash As State Media Lets Rip
Massive Chinese gaming companies Tencent and NetEase saw their stocks crash more than 10 per cent as state media likened online gaming... Read More
Harassment Lawsuit Rocks World Of Warcraft Publisher
Activision Blizzard, one of the world’s largest gaming companies and the publisher behind titles such as World of Warcraft and Overwatch, is... Read More
Valve Takes Punt On Handheld To Rival Nintendo Switch
Gaming giant Valve, owner of the Steam distribution platform, has unveiled its long-rumoured Steam Deck handheld console as a rival to the... Read More
Razer Rolls Out Wireless Multi-Platform Gaming Headset
Gaming giant Razer has launched a new four-in-one wireless headset that can connect to PC, Android, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation devices. The... Read More
Oz Game Industry Stable Despite COVID Headaches
The Australian video game sector kept a steady course during the pandemic, says industry body IGEA, which has celebrated the introduction of... Read More
Microsoft Unveils First Gaming Monitors Designed For Xbox
Microsoft has revealed the first ever gaming monitors specifically designed to work with Xbox consoles. The monitors from Philips (above), Acer (below),... Read More
Cyberpunk Back On PS Store As Oz Retailers Slash Price
Cyberpunk 2077 is back on the PlayStation Store, despite the PS4 version – which is still on the shelves at stores including... Read More
Gaming Tech Company Pentanet Raises $20m For Cloud Boost
Perth-based telco Pentanet has garnered funding commitments to raise $20 million in a bid to launch a gaming service that taps into... Read More
Xbox One Consoles To Get Next-Gen Cloud Games
Xbox One users will be able to play some Xbox Series X and S games through the cloud, which may alleviate pressure... Read More
Cyberpunk 2077 On Its Way Back To PS Store
Troubled game studio CD Projekt has been thrown a lifeline, with Sony moving to reinstate Cyberpunk 2077 on the PlayStation Store next... Read More
Razer Rolls Out Its First AMD-Powered Gaming Notebook
Razer has launched its first-ever AMD-powered gaming laptop, the new 14-inch Razer Blade 14, after a three-year hiatus. The latest Razer Blade... Read More
Stolen CD Projekt Data Has Leaked Online, Studio Admits
Beleaguered Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt has revealed data stolen by hackers in February is now circulating illegally online. The studio behind... Read More
EA Hacked As Publisher Announces Big New Title
Game publishing giant EA has been hit with a cyberattack, the hackers making off with valuable data which they have listed for... Read More
MSI Aims At Creatives, Gamers With New 11th-Gen Intel Laptops
Taiwanese computer manufacturer MSI has unveiled its newest range of 11th-generation Intel-powered laptops for both gamers and creatives. At its “Tech Meets... Read More
Intel, Nvidia Launch Mobile Gaming Chips
Intel and Nvidia have launched respective broadsides against mutual rival AMD with the release of new gaming-focused mobile processors and graphics cards.... Read More
Cellnet Expects Big Lift In Gaming Revenue
Distributor Cellnet is celebrating the success of its gaming division with the release of Capcom’s newest AAA game, as well as accessories... Read More
Aussie Game Industry Finally Gets Taxpayer Support
The Australian Government has listened to industry pressure and announced a 30 per cent tax offset for local video game development. Announced... Read More
Xbox Series X Lands At Telstra
Telstra has launched its Xbox All Access service giving customers 24 months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and an Xbox Series X... Read More
Microsoft Chops Games Revenue Share, Undercuts Steam
In good news for developers, Microsoft has just announced plans to cut its revenue share for games on the Windows Store, starting... Read More
Razer Rolls Out Portable Wireless Gaming Mouse
Gaming peripherals giant Razer has unveiled a new lightweight wireless gaming mouse. The new Orochi V2 is powered by a AA or... Read More
Microsoft Fix Windows 10 Gaming Bug
Microsoft has finally acknowledged what many gamers discovered themselves: that the latest updates to Windows 10 caused a lot of headaches for... Read More
Playstation Plus To Add Streaming Movies To Its Service
It appears that Sony have plans to integrate a video streaming service into its Playstation Plus offering, with the company briefly putting... Read More
Xbox Cloud Gaming On The Way
Xbox Cloud Gaming will soon be available on Windows 10 PCs, as well as Apple phones and tablets, with a limited beta... Read More
Sony Invests Heavily Into Epic Games, Creator Of Fortnite
As they take on Apple in a court case regarding the tech giant’s monopolistic tendencies, Fortnite developer Epic Games have completed yet... Read More
Super Mario Game Leaps To New Auction Record
A sealed copy of Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo Entertainment System has sold for $660,000 USD ($862,000 AUD) at auction, shattering... Read More
Epic Games Seeks $1.7bn USD Fundraising Haul
Fortnite developer Epic Games is aiming to raise $1.7 billion USD, doubling its fundraising efforts over the past year. As reported in... Read More
Bang & Olufsen’s First Wireless Gaming Headset Has Just Dropped
This is a first for Bang & Olufsen. Known for its exquisite audio products, the brand is now making a foray into... Read More
Microsoft Wants To Acquire Discord For Over US$10 Billion
Discord, a community chat platform for video gamers, is considering offering itself for sale for more than a reported US$10 billion (about... Read More
Asus Unveils New Mobile Gaming Lineup
Asus has unveiled the newest entry in its ROG Phone line for gamers, the ROG Phone 5, as well as a new... Read More
Atari To Build Crypto Casino
Atari, maker of the iconic computer game Pac-Man, plans to start an online casino next month. Atari CEO Frederic Chesnais says it... Read More
Epic Adds Smash Hit Online Game To Portfolio
Fortnite developer Epic Games has snapped up Tonic Games Group, the studio behind Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout, for an undisclosed sum. Fall... Read More
E3 Live Event Cancelled, Virtual Showcase On The Cards
The gaming industry’s biggest expo, E3, looks set to go another year without an in-person event after last year’s show was cancelled... Read More
New Amazon Gaming Platform Opened Up
Coming soon to Australia, Amazon is now rolling out its Luna gaming platform that works via its recently released Fire Stick. Currently... Read More
Millions Of Pokémon Go Players Banned
Niantic, the creator of popular online game Pokémon Go, says it has issued bans against more than five million players for cheating... Read More
Profits Emerge For E-Sports Firm
Emerge Gaming has reported its first half-year profit largely due to the launch late last year of its social gaming platform Miggster.... Read More
Oz Gaming Industry To Exceed $1bn In Decade
Australia’s gaming industry is expected to become a billion-dollar market within the next decade, analysts say. Aussie-made video games raked in around... Read More
EA Scraps ‘Gaia’ Game After Six Years Development
Video game publisher Electronics Arts Inc (EA) has cancelled a game which had been in development at its Montreal office for nearly... Read More
Cyberattack Punctures Cyberpunk Patch Plans
The ransomware attack on Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt has pushed back a major planned update to the beleaguered game. CD Projekt... Read More
Gaming Console Market To Grow By 18% Over 5 Years
The gaming console market has been forecasted to grow by 18.4 per cent during the period of 2021 to 2026, according to... Read More
Aust Video Games Should Be A Billion Dollar Industry
MELBOURNE: Poor government support for the Australian video game development industry, and flagging overseas investment has left Australia missing out on a... Read More
NVIDIA GeForce NOW Cloud Gaming Coming To Oz
NVIDIA is bringing its GeForce NOW cloud gaming service to Australia, thanks to a partnership with Perth ISP Pentanet. The giant US... Read More
Cyberpunk 2077 Developer Working To Relist Game On PlayStation Store
Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt is attempting to have the beleaguered game re-listed on Sony’s PlayStation Store after it was unceremoniously pulled... Read More
JB Hi-Fi Adds New Gaming Chairs
A new range of ergonomic gaming chairs is coming to JB Hi-Fi from big global brand Anda Seat. Anda Seat, which boasts... Read More
Cyberpunk 2077 Studio Admits It Ignored Bugs To Launch On Time
Management at CD Projekt Red has admitted the studio was “too focused” on releasing Cyberpunk 2077, and ignored issues that led to... Read More
Furious Gamers Demand Refunds For “Unplayable” Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk 2077 studio CD Projekt Red has advised unhappy gamers to refund their purchases, as reports of poor performance and game-breaking bugs... Read More