Games
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?
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.
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.
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.
Friday question: Do you like games to scare you?
James Dominguez We are entering a small renaissance for survival horror, with several high profile titles out in the coming year. Today we ask readers if they like games that scare them.
What if people really mimicked video games?
James Dominguez One of the primary complaints from those who would censor video games is that players will mimic what they see in the game. What if this were actually true?
Friday question: Which games have made you ragequit?
James Dominguez It's Friday again, and in lieu of a jigsaw we once again have a conversation starter. This week, which games have made you switch off your console in a rage?
Games
Robots, murders and mazes enliven touch-screen games
Kit Eaton Early adventure games can't rival the fun, intrigue and drama of playing a point-and-click adventure on a touch screen.
Kids' mag criticised for adult games content
A British magazine aimed at primary school children has been featuring images of adult-rated video games.
Zynga shuts door on 11 games, opens one to gambling
Social game maker is chasing more profitable ventures.
R18+ video games rating comes into effect
An adults-only rating category for computer games has come into effect across the nation.
Video games in crosshairs after Newtown shootings
Politicians and other public figures rush to apportion blame to video games - but do games really train killers?
Kids using coding skills to hack online games
Camille Bautista Kids as young as 11 are using coding skills to hack accounts on social media and gaming sites, according to one report.
Video games slump as apps, downloads bite
Asher Moses Traditional retail video game sales in Australia slumped 23 per cent in 2012 as consumers increasingly shifted towards game apps and digital downloads.
Terror, horror, and the gross-out: games that made you squirm
James Dominguez It seems to be official: Dead Space isn't scary any more. DexX takes the opportunity to look back on games that have scared us, horrified us, and revolted us.
Companies must stop making bad games
James Dominguez Aliens: Colonial Marines is terrible, but it is only the most recent of a huge number of recent bad games. DexX argues that companies need to stop producing turkeys.
All funds and games as arts gets $20m shot in arm
Karl Quinn Arts Minister Simon Crean announces a three-year $20 million fund to assist struggling sector.
Shooter video games seek to 'humanise' refugees
Asher Moses Could a video game placing players in the shoes of asylum seekers trying to reach Australia help change opinions about "boat people"?
Genre fatigue - Where now for driving games?
James Dominguez After spending many hours playing Need for Speed: Most Wanted, DexX wonders just how much potential remains in the driving genre.
Melbourne to host giant games festival
Mark Morrison One of the world's biggest games festivals will have its first offshoot outside the United States in Melbourne next year.
