Just Cause Creator Calls Out Gaming's 'Desperate, Cowardly' Moment
The creator of Just Cause has a bleak read on gaming's post-pandemic hangover, as his studio ships a lean $25 crime game with half its team gone.
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Resident Evil Requiem Smashes Franchise Records on Steam
Resident Evil Requiem hit a Steam peak of 344,214 concurrent players on its first weekend, more than doubling the record set by RE4 Remake in 2023.
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Nintendo's Indie World Showcase Arrives Tomorrow, Switch 2 Owners in Focus
Nintendo's next Indie World Showcase drops Tuesday, promising 15 minutes of indie game news for both Switch and the Switch 2.
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Starfield Is Finally Heading to PS5, and It's Getting a Price Cut Too
Two and a half years after its Xbox and PC debut, Starfield is reportedly landing on PS5 on April 7, with pre-orders expected to open by mid-March.
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Apple's Biggest March in Years: iPhone 17e, New iPads and a Cheap MacBook
Apple confirmed the iPhone 17e and iPad Air M4 on Monday, with more hardware including a budget MacBook and MacBook Pro upgrades still to come this week.
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Seth Rogen Pays Tribute as Catherine O'Hara Wins Posthumous Actor Award
Catherine O'Hara won a posthumous Actor Award for The Studio, with co-star Seth Rogen delivering a moving tribute to the late comedy legend at the 32nd ceremony.
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BNK Banking Books a Profitable Half by Ditching Low-Margin Mortgages
BNK Banking Corporation swings to an underlying profit of $1.8m in 1H26, driven by margin expansion and a deliberate retreat from low-return home loans.
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NASA Hits Reset on Artemis: Moon Landing Pushed to 2028 in Bold Shake-Up
NASA has overhauled its Artemis lunar programme, cancelling a major rocket upgrade and converting Artemis III into an Earth-orbit test flight, with the first Moon landing now targeting 2028.
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Flights Cancelled, Petrol Prices at Risk as Middle East Conflict Hits Australians
Dozens of flights to and from Australia are cancelled as Middle East airspace shuts down. Petrol prices could surge up to 40% if Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz.
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Zelda's Voice Says She's 'Floored' — But Who Will Link Speak To?
Zelda voice actress Patricia Summersett opens up on the upcoming live-action film, Link and Zelda's deliberately ambiguous relationship, and her surprising skill.
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The Best PC Controllers in 2026: From Budget to Pro, Here's What to Buy
IGN has rounded up the top PC controllers for 2026. We break down the best picks, unpack the Hall Effect vs TMR debate, and explain what Australian gamers actually need to know.
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Amazon's $50 Billion OpenAI Bet Is the AI Arms Race at Its Most Extreme
Amazon has committed $50 billion to OpenAI in the largest private tech funding round ever, handing AWS exclusive cloud rights for the Frontier enterprise platform and cementing a new era in AI competition.
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Dedicated Cameras Are Back, and You Don't Have to Spend a Fortune
As smartphone cameras plateau, a new wave of budget cameras under $1,000 is winning back Australian creators and photographers who want more control.
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Just Cause Creator's $25 Noir Brawler Has an April Launch Date
Christofer Sundberg's new studio Liquid Swords has locked in April 8 for Samson: A Tyndalston Story, a $25 noir action game built around debt, decisions, and no second chances.
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ASUS and Dell Join Microsoft's Cloud PC Push — But Is Subscription Computing Ready for Business?
ASUS and Dell are building dedicated Windows 365 cloud PC devices, joining Microsoft in a bet that the subscription desktop could reshape enterprise computing.
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When Reality TV Became a Battleground for the Gender Wars
Netflix's Love Is Blind Season 8 has sparked fierce debate about gender, politics, and the manosphere. Is reality TV reflecting modern dating, or shaping it?
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The Chatbot Dom: How AI Is Reshaping Sexual Fantasy, and Who's Not Happy About It
More adults are using AI chatbots to explore kink and BDSM, but the community is divided — and Australian regulators are watching closely.
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One Dead, Driver Missing After Midnight Head-On Crash on Monaro Highway
A head-on crash on the Monaro Highway at Colinton, NSW, has killed one driver and left another missing. The highway remains closed in both directions.
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Silva Coffee Roasters is the kind of specialty coffee destination you'd expect to find in Fitzroy, not beyond the city fringe.
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Fortnite Is Turning Game Purchases Into a Skin Factory
Epic Games is aggressively expanding its Fortnite skin tie-in programme, targeting 100 game-purchase collabs in 2026. Here's every deal available right now.
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