Screenplay on Games
PlayStation First to give Aussie game students practical skills
James Dominguez This week Sony has announced the Australian launch of its PlayStation First academic partnership programme, which will teach students vital real-world skills.
Indie review: FTL: Faster Than Light
James Dominguez FTL is a throwback to the brutal early days of gaming, where one random event could destroy all of your progress.
Tuesday Newsday: Nintendo's YouTube PR disaster, and the right way to combat sexism
James Dominguez Nintendo scores an own goal throwing its lawyers at fans on YouTube, one female game developer has combated sexism awesomely, and EA stops using online passes for all of its games.
The Walking Dead: Remarkable
Jason Hill Missed downloading episodes of The Walking Dead last year? Now there's no excuse...
Screenshot jigsaw puzzle #36
James Dominguez DexX is off to Seattle for the big Xbox unveiling next week. In the meantime, why not solve a puzzle?
Your Turn: Guilty games
Screen play reader Corey Lee In today's Your Turn, reader Corey Lee talks about how good it is for a game to invoke emotion in the player, even if it's a negative emotion like guilt.
Friday question: What are your gateway games?
James Dominguez Have you ever hooked a non-gamer onto games? What were the games you used as a gateway drug?
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Drama in the deep freeze: Lost Planet 3 interview
James Dominguez After the pure action of the first two games, Lost Planet 3 shows a surprising dedication to atmosphere and storytelling. DexX interviewed the game's producer to find out more.
Metro: Last Light - Beauty in the darkness
James Dominguez Metro: Last Light achieves a delicate balance between action, story, art, atmosphere, and philosophy.
Indie review: Blendoku
James Dominguez Blendoku must be a contender for being the simplest game ever made, but that doesn't mean it's easy.
Tuesday Newsday: Business woes continue, new modding tools, and extra GTA V details
James Dominguez File under "boring but important", several huge companies are having problems. Otherwise we have Witcher 2 mod tools, more GTA V map details, and the return of that XCOM shooter.
Screenshot jigsaw puzzle #35
James Dominguez The bits are back! After a long absence, out regular Friday jigsaw puzzle makes its triumphant return!
The father of modern fantasy - a personal memorial for Ray Harryhausen
James Dominguez He was a film special effects technician by trade, but Ray Harryhausen was an artist and visionary, and the influence of his iconic work can still be felt today.
Friday question: What is your gaming comfort food?
James Dominguez Even though we all have a pile of new unfinished games, most of us have some old favourites that we like to go back and replay. What are yours?
Dragging games away from their violent roots
James Dominguez Most of the games we play centre around killing scores of enemies. Is there a change coming? One independent developer thinks there is.
Your Turn: Give mobile gaming a chance
Screen Play reader Shaun Inguanzo In his Your Turn debut, Screen play reader Shaun Inguanzo argues that gaming on phones and tablets should be taken more seriously.
Playing those mind-games: a preview of Remember Me
James Dominguez Remember Me is a gorgeous, stylish science fiction adventure with enough fresh ideas to spice up its mostly been-there-done-that gameplay mechanics.
Indie review: Fish Out of Water
James Dominguez Following the great success of Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride, will Halfbrick's new game, Fish Out of Water, to be another big hit? Here is DexX's opinion.
Tuesday Newsday: Legal issues
James Dominguez Looks like everyone is suing everyone else this week, though there is some good news about games being good for your brain.
Melbourne, get ready to battle!
James Dominguez Battle Arena Melbourne, Melbourne's biggest annual fighting game event, is on again soon, and looks to be the biggest ever.
