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Bluey’s Happy Snaps encourages a mix of screen and ‘for real life’ gameplay

Can a video game inspire kids to play outside? Brisbane's Gameloft is giving it a go with the gentle new…

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City of Greater Geelong

Geelong Design Week 2026

Across eleven days, discover exhibitions, talks, workshops, tours, installations and experiences that showcase the people, ideas and projects transforming Geelong…

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City of Port Phillip

Street Fighter Tournament

Arca Arcade: Round One creator Preston McNeil presents a Street Fighter II: Hyper Fighting tournament. 

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City of Port Phillip

Arca Arcade: Round One

Playable arcade games where nostalgic technology meets contemporary art.

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Freeplay: Australian games industry deserves its ‘fair share of attention and funding’

A new report dives into the challenges currently facing the Australian games industry.

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Games

How Australian tabletop games makers are surviving a chaotic manufacturing landscape

With manufacturing in turmoil, Australia's tabletop games creators are facing some complex challenges.

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Interviews

Night Shift: 1999 explores migration through a world of Australian vampires

In Night Shift: 1999, artist Georgina Owassapian delves into the world of visual novels to create a unique story about…

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Games

Dungeons & Damper is a new Indigenous-led D&D experience set for Vivid 2026

Dungeons & Damper: Inside the D20 aims to inspire players to reach for a brighter future.

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Games

What local game developers really think about using GenAI artworks as ‘placeholders’

As AAA studios are called out for leaving GenAI placeholder artwork in their games, local developers talk to ScreenHub about…