Video Games

Researchers are calling for a change after a new report found video games are using gambling-like tactics to manipulate gamers. 

11-year-old Jojo and his mum Laura Bos discuss gaming and how they manage it.

Popular video games are utilising harmful tactics to trap kids into spending more cash and more time gaming, a new consumer report finds.

As younger generations flock to short-form video content, traditional film and television producers are trying to get creative.

Minecraft or Dog Man? Looney Tunes or Snow White? This is what to catch — and what to miss — these April school holidays.

A team from the University of Melbourne has been using gaming to help younger students with neurodivergent labels, such as autism, develop their social skills.

How do you stage a classic play inside a violent, virtual world? During lockdown, two out-of-work actors decided to try.

Over the past 25 years, more than 500 million people have played the life-simulation video game series The Sims. So why did a niche spin-off game garner such a cult following?

Australia will hold a major competition this year in Melbourne, as other large-scale events are cancelled. But the grassroots-level competition still has a healthy community and level of interest. 

The annual awards ceremony celebrates the year and looks forward to what is coming next in video games — as it happened.

Naoki Yoshida, or Yoshi-P as he is fondly known, is the producer and director of acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy 14.

With sweeping legislation banning children from social media, these massive multiplayer communities have taken another path to provide a wholesome online space.

Hobart-based creative Grant Pearson lives with cerebral palsy. He's also an emerging game designer and 3D artist. Grant taught himself to use specialist software and adaptive technology to express his creative vision and smash stereotypes about people living with a disability.

Legislation to ban social media for under 16s passed federal parliament last week but gaming and messaging apps were not included in the new laws.

Roblox is one of the most popular platforms in the world, but there are increasing concerns over the ability for users to message each other directly through games, with young children being lured off-platform and exposed to disturbing content. 

Joshua Wong was born with the rare Maffucci syndrome which meant most physical activity was out of the question, but video games allowed him to run and jump without limits.

Australians spent $4.4 billion on video gaming last year, but finding information on how best to spend their money is challenging.

A video game is using real-life scams to teach school students how to detect deepfakes. Try the quiz here, to see if you can spot fraudsters online.

For most of her childhood, Molly preferred to keep to herself. Then she discovered the world of cosplay.

The 90s saw a spate of games targeted at girls but they leaned heavily on stereotypes. Now, women are making games that try to represent the breadth of their experiences. And they're on display at Melbourne International Games Week.