All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
Pearl Abyss announced Crimson Desert sold over 2 million copies in less than 24 hours, but blurry visuals, confusing controls, and missing features are frustrating players across platforms.
Jake Nguyen 
BuzzFeed has announced three new AI-powered games through its spinoff Branch Office. The timing is telling: the move comes days after the company warned it may not survive 2026.
Tom Whitfield 
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed and Brent crude surging past $100 per barrel, global energy markets face their worst scenario since 1973. Australia's vulnerability exposes long-standing gaps in energy security policy.
Aisha Khoury 
NASA is reportedly exploring using SpaceX's Starship to ferry the Orion capsule to the Moon starting after Artemis V, a move that would dramatically reduce the role of Boeing's Space Launch System and reshape the agency's return to the lunar surface.
Tom Whitfield 
Death Stranding 2 has launched on PC to impressive numbers, reaching over 55,000 concurrent players on Steam. The timing raises questions about Sony's reported decision to pull back from PC ports.
Jake Nguyen 
Blue Origin has filed for approval to launch 51,600 satellites for orbital data centres, but experts warn the economics, technology, and regulatory framework remain unproven.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Two indie developers who accidentally released games with the same name chose cooperation over legal disputes, creating a shared bundle that boosted visibility for both titles.
Sophia Vargas 
Major gaming mouse manufacturers burden users with bloated software featuring unwanted features, while smaller brands demonstrate that lean, functional alternatives outperform in-your-face ecosystems.
Mitchell Tan 
Double Fine's pottery-themed multiplayer brawler Kiln launches on 23 April across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC, with an open beta coming first.
Tom Whitfield 
Chinese scientists have developed a rare-earth alloy that enables ultra-cold cooling without helium-3, potentially giving Beijing a significant advantage in the quantum computing race with serious implications for Australian national security.
Zara Mitchell 
After eight years of silence, Bethesda has finally shifted its resources toward The Elder Scrolls 6. But don't expect the game anytime soon.
Tom Whitfield 
A new EU regulation taking effect in February 2027 requires all portable devices to have easily replaceable batteries. Nintendo is reportedly planning a Switch 2 variant to comply.
Jake Nguyen 
Slay the Spire 2's first major patch introduces a Phobia Mode to help players with insect-related fears, but aggressive card nerfs have sent player reviews tumbling from 97% to 83% in 24 hours.
Jake Nguyen 
Belkin's refreshed Switch 2 charging case costs more but brings meaningful quality-of-life improvements. Here's whether it justifies the extra spend.
Jake Nguyen 
Amazon is reportedly developing a new smartphone code-named Transformer that would centre on its Alexa AI assistant, more than 10 years after abandoning the failed Fire Phone.
Darren Ong 
Palantir Technologies, a US surveillance firm with military roots, is consolidating power across defence, health, and security agencies globally. The expansion raises questions about vendor dependency and democratic oversight.
James Callahan 
The Port to Pub swim celebrates its 10th anniversary this month with favourable conditions forecast for the 19.7km crossing from Leighton Beach to Rottnest Island.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Perth's rental market has undergone a dramatic transformation in five years, with median rents now exceeding Sydney's. But emerging signs of construction recovery could finally ease the affordability crisis.
Sophia Vargas 
As blockbusters grow darker and more cynical, a new wave of 'hopecore' films argues that belief in human connection is still worth celebrating.
Riley Fitzgerald 
CD Projekt Red has moved its mysterious third franchise, codenamed Hadar, from the drawing board to active prototyping, signalling real momentum on the studio's most secretive project.
Oliver Pemberton 
More than a decade after the Fire Phone flopped, Amazon is developing a new smartphone centred on Alexa. This time, the bet is on artificial intelligence rather than novelty features.
Zara Mitchell 
Google is replacing news headlines in its Discover feed with AI-generated versions, often misrepresenting stories while still bearing publishers' names. The shift marks a break from how search has long worked.
Yuki Tamura 
Essex Police has suspended its live facial recognition programme after research found the technology was statistically more likely to identify Black people. The force commissioned independent studies to address the bias concern.
Victoria Crawford 
Windows 11 users face phantom connectivity errors after Microsoft's latest patch Tuesday update. The company says a fix is coming within days.
Zara Mitchell 
Apple's new M5 Pro and Max MacBook Pro deliver substantial speed improvements but incremental gains over earlier models. For M1 owners, the upgrade may not justify the cost.
James Callahan 
Within 24 hours of Mega Crit announcing a major balance patch, Slay the Spire 2's Steam rating plummeted from 97 per cent to 83 per cent as players used review bombing to voice disapproval.
Tom Whitfield 
With the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed and oil prices surging, the International Energy Agency is pushing governments and businesses to cut consumption rather than chase supply.
Oliver Pemberton 
Microsoft's Gaming Copilot AI launches on Xbox consoles later this year. Early footage suggests it works, but raises uncomfortable questions about where the AI gets its information and who actually benefits.
Riley Fitzgerald 
Law enforcement took down four massive botnets that launched 30 terabit-per-second attacks. But millions of vulnerable devices are still online, waiting for the next criminal network to weaponise them.
Riley Fitzgerald 
Chainguard is racing to secure AI-era software development by hardening CI/CD workflows, commercial software, and AI agent tools as attackers deploy automated bots to exploit vulnerable pipelines.
Mitchell Tan