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I was talking to someone today and wondered if it was back to back with Vivid if that would have made a difference? Another part of the year even

Small but important AWW update that adds two authors: Holly Gramazio and Olivia de Zilva.

Thanks everyone for sharing!

How a video game about donkeys tests social cohesion Theatre makers Patrick Blenkarn and Milton Lim have built a game to be played socially in an auditorium, with a single player leading a group of donkeys on a journey of discovery.

Across seven hours in the Sydney Opera House this Sydney Festival, a herd of audience members will take turns leading a virtual group of donkeys in an experience that merges theatre and video games. New story from me www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

A photograph of a sunny beach and a blue sky. A sand dune - peppered with grass and rocks and strange rusted metal debris - rolls into view from the right hand side, flattening into yellow sand long before it meets the waves of the distant shoreline.

Tell your new year’s resolutions to the crashing waves and they may see fit to help you 😉🌊

A cartoon illustration of Australian native animals designed in an anthropomorphised way, a Koala, a platypus holding a trophy and a quokka stand in front of a media wall with SIFTER and Pixel Sift logos at an awards ceremony. The platypus has just won an award for their game. Text overlayed says "The Definitive List of every Australian made video game released in 2025. Feature on sifter.com.au. "

2025 The definitive list of Australian made video games. 🎮 We've recorded games all year for our seventh annual collection of local titles, across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and more!
FEATURE by @gdig.bsky.social + @juiceboxcat.bsky.social

www.sifter.com.au/post/2025-th... #videogames

Also Gem I guess I have to finish off Clair Obscur hey, only six months after you told me.

Hollow Knight to Donkey Kong: Our favourite video games of 2025 There are games to suit everyone, and overwhelmingly Australians are a game-playing nation. Here are some of the most important titles released this year.

It was an honour to collate the first games wrap story for ABC this year, check out what @rhunwords.com @geeofdee.bsky.social @nomibelle.bsky.social and more great people loved playing this year.

If you need a bit of escapism today have a look at this www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Very cool Lisy! One of the highlights for sure definitely keen to learn more about it

Incredible work, that’s such a time consuming process! Until we’re back under same roof again my friend

Good Game: Seasons 1 - 12 - YouTube Good Game! Every single season, (almost) every single episode, in one place. Regrettably missing from this archive and possibly lost to time: Season 3, Episo...

Tomorrow is my last day on Gamer, and before I leave, I wanted to give everyone a little gift.

Below, you’ll find Good Game: The Complete* Collection. All 12 seasons of Good Game, 418 episodes, in one massive playlist.

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Me today

Incredibly cute, saw the trailer last night!!

Grand and tender: the music of Silksong by Christopher Larkin - ABC listen The music of one of the most anticipated games of 2025, and an extended conversation with its Australian composer, Christopher Larkin.

An hour with the music of Silksong (@teamcherry.bsky.social), plus another hour (almost) chatting to its bard, @christopherlarkin.bsky.social 🪡🎵🎮

🎙️ Big thanks to @gdig.bsky.social for joining me on this interview 🎙️

🎧 The Game Show on ABC Classic 🎧

😎 Have a cool game?
👀 Want people to know about it?
Submissions open for ALT:GAMES 2026 at Powerhouse right now

do it now, don’t put it off, I know you reckon you’ll get round to it but be honest with yourself and just do it the second you see this because let’s be real

Radio National live player - ABC listen Radio National goes beyond the news headlines to examine a diverse range of topics, including arts and culture, business and current affairs, health, science and technology, Indigenous culture and iss...

Hey what are you doing at 8:00PM AEDT tonight? How about listen to Download This Show with the excellent @raejohnston.bsky.social , Alice Clarke and myself! We talk AI bubbles, age-verification and more! Here is the link or find it on your podcast players after that www.abc.net.au/listen/live/...

I want one!!

Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global awards With only eight fluent Nyiyaparli speakers remaining, an Aboriginal group is racing against time to save their 41,000-year-old language.

Another cool games story up today Mietta Adams and Charlie McLean in the Pilbara office.

Game designed to save dying Aboriginal language wins global awards www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

And what do they charge more for them or just separate them? Doesn’t every pack come with a holo?

Why do they weigh them?

Viva La ‘Revolution’ !

The most interesting thing was how much the name finally stuck when the Wii U came out and everyone thought that was just an accessory.

Do you remember how nuts people were about the name before it came out?

Nintendo gave away millions of games for free. The risk paid off Innovative motion controls and accessible design made the Nintendo Wii one of the most popular consoles of all time.

Think of the Wii Shop Channel music. Iconic.

The Nintendo Wii was a massive success and got heaps of new players into join in. Even my mum played a lot of Wii Sports with us and she mostly thinks games are a waste of time. I look back at the legacy on its anniversary

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

It’s a hard job to do and no one gets enough support to do it. You should be be proud of what you built Brad.

However, I’m not giving up on Gamer just yet because I believe in the importance of strong, independent games coverage at Aunty (and @gdig.bsky.social can’t be left to his own devices, let’s be honest). I’ll be knocking on every door in the building to prove its value before I go.

Hey folks, bit of news. Commissioning changes have meant that ABC Gamer will be rested at the end of the year. My contract ends in December and I will be back on the job hunt. It’s been a dream to work here, and the Children & Family team have been extraordinary to work with. Nothing but love.

Zelda's extraordinary playlist - ABC listen A musical exploration across The Legend of Zelda series, from 1986 through to the modern day.

Tell you what, if you pester your friend @musophrenic.bsky.social to make a Zelda episode of Game Show it works. Keep that in mind if you need anything from Meena!

Thank you mate for doing this for me specifically (it wasn’t it was already planned but I’ll claim it)

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Mary Street Bakery is great

Good review! Very proud to have both you and Cat do two separate takes

But also….what, seriously?! They didn’t communicate that very well at all!

Well worth reading through @juiceboxcat.bsky.social ‘s story on Delphinium a game that really caught my attention at #MIGW this year. Good read!

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