Video games
Opinion
Olympics
For and against: To E or not to E at the Olympic Games
Fitzy senior wants the kids off his lawn, but Fitzy junior is cutting his grass when it comes to the issue of whether Esports should be included at the Olympics.
- by Peter FitzSimons and Jake FitzSimons
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Analysis
Why EA’s football game is dropping the FIFA license after 30 years
After this year’s FIFA 23 game, the globally popular series will change its name to EA Sports FC, but will retain its huge roster of players and clubs.
- by Tim Biggs
Game over: FIFA, EA Sports end lucrative long-term partnership
To millions, the letters FIFA represent not actual football but shorthand for a video game series that became the backdrop of lives from EPL pros to casual fans.
- by Tariq Panja
Monkey Island is back, but don’t call it a 90s throwback game
Nostalgia for the 90s is huge in video games, but some of the developers behind those iconic pixelated adventures would rather press on into the future.
- by Tim Biggs
White-collar workers have long resisted unions. A new video game union is changing that
The nascent union provides a template for Australia’s labour movement, which has been shrinking for decades, to engage white-collar workers who have traditionally stayed away.
- by Nick Bonyhady
When gaming becomes an election issue: the push to regulate ‘loot boxes’
The jury’s still out on whether games with loot boxes cause problematic gambling habits in children, but the government has made a pre-election promise to change the classification system.
- by Millie Muroi
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Education
‘We learn through play’: How video games are getting serious
Australian game developers are increasingly creating “serious games” with a social purpose, from learning about the World Food Programme to hearing tests for children.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Why you should buy a desktop PC in 2022
Laptops, smartphones and tablets may seem more convenient, but for home use a desktop PC is hard to beat.
- by Tim Biggs
VR edges closer to mainstream success, thanks in part to Meta
Virtual reality has been gaining popularity. But the success of Meta’s headset may put the future of VR in the company’s hands.
- by Tim Biggs
Bigger than Netflix: Video game content is the new king
A land grab for content is on between the global technology giants as they set their sights on locking in the next cohort of consumers into a web of subscription-based streaming services.
- by Tim Biggs
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Sony
Sony gears up for content war with $5b deal for Halo creator Bungie
Following Microsoft’s $96 billion deal to acquire Activision Blizzard, Sony says it will buy Destiny 2 makers Bungie but will not pull the game from Xbox consoles.
- by Tim Biggs