All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
Disney's gaming boss outlined ambitious plans for original games and Fortnite-integrated experiences at SXSW, even as the company's biggest digital partner announces massive layoffs.
Andrew Marsh 
Dark Outlaw Games is shutting down after just one year, part of broader cuts affecting 50 PlayStation employees. The studio, led by Call of Duty designer Jason Blundell, had never released a game.
Meg Hadley 
A solo developer who lost his job at an Xbox studio created a shop sim that authentically captures the emotional weight of industry layoffs, resonating with thousands of affected developers.
Jake Nguyen 
The Acer Swift 16 AI is a technically impressive laptop, but its 2026 refresh highlights a broader problem: Windows manufacturers are pouring resources into AI features customers haven't asked for, driving up prices amid supply chain chaos.
Aisha Khoury 
Google Pixel owners are struggling to use Android Auto after the March 2026 update introduced a new security feature that breaks the app's basic functionality in vehicles.
Oliver Pemberton 
Australia's road freight sector faces collapse amid record diesel prices, with households warned of higher costs and empty shelves if the industry buckles under the burden of soaring fuel expenses.
Priya Narayanan 
From March 2026, NSW will enforce uniform gaming shutdown hours across all pubs and clubs, ending exemptions that allowed 670+ venues to operate pokies outside mandated times.
Rachel Thornbury 
Marvel Rivals is officially heading to Nintendo Switch 2. NetEase has confirmed development is underway, though a release date remains unclear.
Jake Nguyen 
Adi Shankar's acclaimed Devil May Cry animation returns with a larger scale, darker tone, and the introduction of Dante's estranged twin brother Vergil, setting the stage for a fractured family reunion in the demon realm.
Ella Sullivan 
Behaviour Interactive, the Canadian studio behind Dead by Daylight, has acquired The Fun Pimps in a bid to build a major horror gaming portfolio. The move pairs one of gaming's biggest indie successes with the resources of an established powerhouse.
James Callahan 
Sintopia blends god-game chaos with tycoon management in a darkly comic take on Hell administration. The game's asymmetrical gameplay loop offers something genuinely different in a genre starved for innovation.
Tom Whitfield 
Square Enix has announced a major orchestral concert tour of the United States, bringing the acclaimed music from NieR Automata and its predecessor to nine cities with original creators in attendance.
Jimmy O'Brien 
A new report on global hiring trends shows workers are moving closer to major cities, even when working remotely. The shift reverses pandemic-era assumptions about the death of the office.
Meg Hadley 
Australia signed a landmark free trade agreement with the EU, but meat exporters immediately criticised the deal, saying the quotas fall far short of what international competitors achieved.
Tom Whitfield 
Forget everything you've heard about lamington-making. A blue-ribbon baker reveals the two techniques that finally work, and why calling a friend matters more than most realise.
Sarah Cheng 
Office lunchrooms are disappearing from Australian workplaces. Workers are increasingly expected to eat at their desks. A closer look at what's being lost.
Priya Narayanan 
Apple's latest iOS update brings an AI playlist generator and 163 new emojis, but notably skips the major Siri overhaul users have been awaiting.
Kate Morrison 
Hello Kitty Island Adventure's upcoming City Town DLC arrives April 16 with over 30 hours of new adventures, continuing a surprisingly successful formula that has restored faith in licensed game adaptations.
Mitchell Tan 
OpenAI is rolling out a new Library feature that automatically saves uploaded files in ChatGPT, whilst simultaneously walking back earlier e-commerce plans that failed to gain traction with users.
James Callahan 
New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has quietly scrubbed Microsoft's controversial 'This Is an Xbox' campaign from the web, signalling a dramatic shift in strategy away from cloud-first thinking.
Jake Nguyen 
Google has announced partnerships with major retailers like Gap for direct checkout in Gemini, while OpenAI abandons its failed direct checkout strategy for a product discovery focus.
Helen Cartwright 
The Linux community is grappling with the implications of age verification code embedded in systemd, and evidence points to a coordinated campaign driven by corporate interests.
Daniel Kovac 
South Korean memory maker SK Hynix has committed nearly $8 billion to purchase cutting-edge lithography equipment from ASML, the world's sole maker of EUV machines critical to advanced chip production.
James Callahan 
NASA has abandoned plans for a lunar orbiting station, pivoting instead to a $20 billion surface base. The move signals how seriously Washington views space as a domain of strategic competition with China.
Aisha Khoury 
Arm has announced its first in-house chip designed to power data centres running AI workloads. The move marks a fundamental departure from the company's three-decade-old licensing model.
Nadia Souris 
Testing of bargain-priced charging accessories from Temu reveals dangerous shortcuts in electrical safety, raising fresh questions about accountability on platforms shipping millions of products to Australian consumers.
Oliver Pemberton 
Epic Games is removing Rocket Racing, Ballistic, and Festival Battle Stage from Fortnite as the company battles a sharp downturn in player engagement and spending.
James Callahan 
Frank Castle is coming to Disney+ on May 12 in a standalone special, marking a pivotal moment as the character makes his big-screen debut in Spider-Man: Brand New Day this July.
Jake Nguyen 
Jensen Huang had a chance to lead Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company in 2013. He turned it down in 10 minutes. The story reveals why staying put has been his most valuable decision.
Tom Whitfield 
Sony revealed its upgraded PS5 Pro upscaler shares the same core algorithm as AMD's latest PC upscaling tech, but hardware limitations mean older graphics cards are unlikely to benefit.
Jake Nguyen