All articles published by The Daily Perspective from 28 February to 29 March 2026.
Creators of Yu-Gi-Oh, Halo, and Tropic Thunder have publicly rejected the White House's use of their work in war promotion videos posted without consent.
James Callahan 
The creative directors of the viral superhero game Dispatch said no to quick-time events, then completely changed their minds. Here's how they made it work.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Musical Beings has unveiled Tembo, a magnetic drum machine designed to make beatmaking intuitive for kids and beginners. The Kickstarter campaign launches today with pricing between $350 and $450.
Tom Whitfield 
Nvidia has disclosed plans to invest $26 billion in developing open-weight AI models, marking a dramatic shift from its role as infrastructure provider to direct competitor with OpenAI and DeepSeek.
Jake Nguyen 
In new SBS documentary The Hospital: In the Deep End, Jelena Dokic steps into emergency departments and oncology wards, discovering why Australia's healthcare system is reaching a breaking point.
Megan Torres 
A 20-year-old from Bindoon faces terror charges after police seized seven firearms from his home, exposing weaknesses in Western Australia's old weapons regulations.
Tanya Birch 
Meta has acquired Moltbook, an experimental platform where artificial intelligence agents interact autonomously. The secretive deal marks the latest move in an intense competition for AI talent and technology between tech giants.
James Callahan 
Meta has launched parent-managed WhatsApp accounts for under-13s, limiting features to messaging and calls. The move comes as regulators worldwide tighten rules on child online safety.
Nadia Souris 
A celebrated indie RPG's physical edition has languished unfulfilled for over two years. Now the solo developer is taking legal action against the publisher.
Tom Whitfield 
OpenAI plans to integrate its AI video generator Sora into ChatGPT to boost its struggling app. But the move raises serious questions about deepfakes, copyright, and whether OpenAI has adequate safeguards in place.
Mitchell Tan 
When AdHoc Studio's directors were hunting for animators, they found an unconventional lead: a Bangkok-based studio that had made apple juice commercials. That studio turned out to be exactly what Dispatch needed.
Zara Mitchell 
After years of unofficial modding work, Dark Messiah receives unprecedented corporate support. Ubisoft and Valve are helping modders build a Community Edition with modern graphics and expanded features.
Jake Nguyen 
Blizzard is launching Underwatch, a two-week April Fools event where physics follow no rules, balance takes a vacation, and every match introduces something goofy.
James Callahan 
Warface: Clutch, once Crytek's flagship bid to compete with Call of Duty, will shut down in May 2026. The closure exposes deeper questions about sustainable game design and resource management in live-service publishing.
Daniel Kovac 
Motion capture performers at 2K Games have ratified their first union contract after voting to unionise in November. The deal marks a historic moment for creative workers in video games seeking AI protections.
Jake Nguyen 
Multiple entertainment studios and actors have condemned the White House for using footage and voices without permission in social media videos promoting military action against Iran.
Mitchell Tan 
The National Institutes of Health has announced a new 'Scientific Freedom' lecture series, with its first speaker a science journalist known for climate scepticism and the lab-leak hypothesis.
Ella Sullivan 
Solasta 2 enters early access on March 12, offering a fundamentally different take on D&D video gaming than Baldur's Gate 3—one built by a 40-person studio prioritising tactical combat over cinematic storytelling.
Tom Whitfield 
Qatar's drone strike shutdown has halted helium production crucial to semiconductor manufacturing, threatening to push already-surging memory chip prices even higher.
Daniel Kovac 
Australian games journalists are reviving print journalism with Continue, a defiant new magazine funded within hours on Kickstarter. The project signals hope for a scene ravaged by industry-wide closures.
Sophia Vargas 
The Bluetooth SIG is developing standardised protocols for lossless and spatial audio transmission, potentially ending the era of proprietary codecs and making high-fidelity wireless audio the norm rather than exception.
Aisha Khoury 
A reliable Lego set leaker claims Sony's original PlayStation is getting the brick treatment this year, joining Nintendo's growing collection of retro console sets.
Jake Nguyen 
Microsoft has sided with AI startup Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon, arguing the military's supply-chain designation threatens the entire technology industry.
Jake Nguyen 
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have publicly listed Nvidia, Microsoft, Google and other US tech firms as military targets, signalling potential escalation beyond data centre attacks already underway.
Zara Mitchell 
A NASA watchdog report warns of significant gaps in testing protocols for SpaceX and Blue Origin's lunar landers, including unresolved safety risks and abbreviated demonstration missions.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Canva's Magic Layers feature, now in public beta across Australia, breaks AI-generated images into editable layers. The tool addresses a real friction point for designers but comes with significant constraints.
Sophia Vargas 
Nearly four decades after its heyday, DR-DOS is coming back through a complete rewrite aimed at avoiding the legal tangles that have plagued every successor since Digital Research closed.
Sophia Vargas 
IBM and Lam Research have announced a five-year collaboration to develop advanced materials and processes needed to scale logic chips beyond 1nm using High NA EUV lithography, building on their decade-long partnership.
Zara Mitchell 
Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb, the public face of Xbox for nearly two decades, has joined the newly revived Commodore brand as Community Development Advisor, helping the company reconnect with its passionate fan base.
Tom Whitfield 
Content creators with millions of followers are organising coordinated fundraising campaigns for political causes through private messaging platforms and social networks, signalling a shift in how elections are financed in the digital age.
Aisha Khoury