Arc Raiders' Scrapped Spider-Man Mechanics Show What Extraction Success Cost
Arc Raiders ditched jump pads and unrestricted grappling for a slower extraction shooter. Developers explain why the heroic movement tech had to go.
Yuki Tamura Article Archive
All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
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Yuki Tamura 
Dead by Daylight's Audacious Wager: A Game Built on Luck Claims Another 10 Years
Dead by Daylight's developers claim the horror game has at least another decade ahead. Their candid admission about how the game succeeded reveals something troubling about the industry.
Daniel Kovac 
Melbourne auctions reveal the curious ritual of hope over logic
New data shows 39% of Melbourne vendors increase asking prices after auction pass-ins. It's a counterintuitive move that signals deeper problems in how Victorians buy and sell homes.
Andrew Marsh 
The blueprint for champions: How Mollie O'Callaghan transformed doubt into gold
Mollie O'Callaghan has become Australia's golden girl by weaponising her anxiety rather than hiding it. Her journey from a nervous teenager to Olympic champion reveals uncomfortable truths about elite sport.
Megan Torres 
The Words That Wound: Common Phrases to Avoid When Someone Is Grieving
Phrases meant to comfort the grieving often backfire. Grief specialists explain why silence and presence matter more than finding the right words.
Oliver Pemberton 
The Quiet Market: Off-market property sales reshape Sydney's real estate
Off-market property sales have become mainstream in Sydney, with new research showing one in five homes sold privately. While the trend offers benefits, experts warn buyers need caution.
Darren Ong 
The AI creativity trap: How over-reliance dulls the mind, says Garry's Mod creator
Garry Newman says the game development industry benefits from AI but cautions against letting it erode human problem-solving ability, as his studio prepares its game-creation platform for launch.
Tom Whitfield 
From Resentment to Reckoning: Why Overwatch Fans Now Defend Their Bullied Main Characters
After years of targeting Kiriko and Mercy players for supporting expensive cosmetics, Overwatch fans now understand the corporate ultimatum that forced those design choices.
Kate Morrison 
Free VPNs: The Privacy Trap Nobody Talks About
A new credential-stealing campaign shows why free VPN services are fundamentally incompatible with real privacy protection. Here's what you need to know.
Andrew Marsh 
Criminals steal enterprise credentials via spoofed VPN downloads
A cybercriminal group called Storm-2561 is using fake VPN clients from major vendors to steal corporate credentials, exploiting search engine results to direct victims to malicious installers.
Zara Mitchell 
PC Gaming's Loading Screen Problem Just Got a Microsoft-Sized Fix
Microsoft is partnering with Nvidia, AMD, Intel, and Qualcomm to solve one of PC gaming's most persistent annoyances: the endless wait while your graphics card compiles shaders at launch.
Nina Papadopoulos 
A 23-year licensing gap: Why Steam just became a test case for digital music rights
The Performing Right Society claims Steam's distribution of games with music from its members requires a separate licence. The dispute highlights how digital rights frameworks are struggling to keep pace with technology.
Tom Whitfield 
Xbox Ally X gets AI upscaling boost in April; what to expect
Microsoft is bringing AI-powered upscaling to the ROG Xbox Ally X in April. Here's what the feature does and whether it's worth enabling.
Jake Nguyen 
Amazon Prime Moves 4K Streaming Behind New $5 Paywall
Amazon Prime Video is removing 4K streaming access from its standard service and locking it behind a new $5-per-month Ultra tier, marking the latest price increase for the increasingly fragmented service.
Kate Morrison 
MacBook Neo Can Run Windows via Parallels—But There's a Catch
Parallels Desktop works on the $599 MacBook Neo, but only for occasional Windows use. Heavy workloads will struggle with 8GB RAM and fanless cooling.
Darren Ong 
Arc Raiders Devs Caught Off Guard by Enthusiastic PvE-Only Community
Arc Raiders has become an unexpected phenomenon among players who want to avoid player-versus-player conflict entirely. The game's developers say they are surprised and encouraged by this community, while adapting the game accordingly.
Zara Mitchell 
Strait of Hormuz blockade threatens AI and chip supply chains
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz is cascading through global supply chains, threatening critical materials used in chip manufacturing and AI data centre infrastructure. With no timeline for reopening, the cost of doing business in the tech sector is rising sharply.
Zara Mitchell 
Photorealism Is Dead: Why Millions of Gamers Don't Care About AAA Graphics
Data from NewZoo shows players of Roblox and Minecraft shun photorealistic AAA titles, preferring social multiplayer experiences. For an industry betting billions on graphics, this is a problem.
Tom Whitfield 
Arc Raiders Studio Re-Records Lines as AI Voice Row Deepens
After releasing Arc Raiders with AI-generated voices, studio head Patrick Söderlund confirms the team has re-recorded some lines with human actors post-launch, seeking to quell mounting industry and player criticism.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Move Fast: OpenTTD's Free Window on Steam Is Closing
Transport Tycoon Deluxe is back on Steam and GOG after decades as abandonware, but new players will now need to buy it to access OpenTTD, the superior free alternative.
Jake Nguyen 
Street Fighter Pro Released After Community Fight Against Detention
After nearly a month in ICE detention, competitive gamer Ludovic Mbock has been granted release on a low bond following a hearing where supporters packed the courtroom.
Aisha Khoury 
Big 12 Ditches LED Glass Court, Goes Back to Hardwood
The Big 12 abandoned its debut LED glass basketball court after just days of play, swapping back to traditional hardwood for the tournament's final games at Kansas City's T-Mobile Center.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Labrinth's Fury Over Euphoria Highlights Deeper Industry Tensions
Composer Labrinth has declared he's "done" with the entertainment industry, slamming Euphoria just weeks before its Season 3 premiere. The meltdown raises uncomfortable questions about how prestige drama gets made.
Jake Nguyen 
Final Fantasy XIV's Long-Awaited Beastmaster Job Finally Arrives This Year
After two years of anticipation, Final Fantasy XIV's monster-taming Beastmaster job is confirmed for release in 2026, along with a new roguelike-style duty called Crucible of the Unbroken.
Priya Narayanan 
How Arc Raiders ditched diabolical machine designs for a better game
Embark Studios shares lessons from playtesting Arc Raiders, revealing how early machine designs that seemed overpowered actually missed the mark with players.
James Callahan 
Microsoft tackles two of PC gaming's biggest technical headaches at GDC
At GDC 2026, Microsoft revealed plans to eliminate two persistent PC gaming problems: shader compilation stuttering and slow asset streaming. Here's what actually changes for players.
Tom Whitfield 
Your Summer Flight Just Got Expensive: Iran Crisis Sends Airfares Soaring
Qantas and other major carriers are raising fares and fuel surcharges as the Iran crisis disrupts global oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, threatening to make summer travel far more expensive for Australian families.
Jake Nguyen 
Spinning neutron stars may solve mystery of cosmic explosions
Astrophysicists have uncovered a mechanism involving frame-dragging that explains why superluminous supernovae flicker in ways standard models cannot account for.
Priya Narayanan 
Peacock Is Betting on Games to Keep You Scrolling Longer
Peacock is launching Law & Order: Clue Hunter and other mobile games directly on its platform this spring, joining the streaming wars by letting players stay in-app rather than downloading separate apps.
Jake Nguyen 
Hawked becomes latest live-service casualty as gaming market narrows
My.Games has announced Hawked will shut down in June for PC and September for console, joining a growing list of failed live-service shooters competing in an increasingly hostile market.
Tom Whitfield