PAX Online and digital conventions: are they any good for indie developers?
Game developers tell Byteside how digital-only events changed their story in 2020, and the lessons to make physical events better in future.
iPhones just became even more accessible for blind users
Apple cleverly uses the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max's LiDAR tech to further enhance its accessibility services.
Disc Room: sawblades to the face make failure fun
Who would've thought playing with sawblades would be so much fun? Disc Room proves a fast, tight and deadly challenge.
007, take the bloody streaming deal or risk losing it all
No Time To Die may have no time at all if it doesn't take a chance and go the streaming route before everyone has given up on it.
Spot the robodog visits Chernobyl, sure to gain new radioactive powers now
OK, sending robot dogs into dangerous areas is the entire point of robots. And here's some footage showing how it's done. For science.
Facebook continues Oculus woes, account deletion wipes purchases
When your delightful virtual reality headset conflicts with your desire to stop being trapped in the big bad social network.
UNO taking a sustainable step forward with all paper edition
A new entirely paper edition of Uno is not only more sustainable, it's prettier too! So what was it made from before? We have the answer.
SSC Tuatara blitzes Bugatti, sets new speed record over 500km/h
It wasn't that long ago 400km/h was the barrier, and now the SSC Tuatara has smashed through 500. Amazing.
Billie Eilish upcoming livestream gig plays with an XR experience
An interesting experiment in digital concert livestreaming also feels like a fun, accessible way to catch some live music.
Uncovered: how does Valve decide what to show you on Steam's front page?
Valve has offered up a video primer on how on Earth those games get recommended to you on the Steam front door.
New Photoshop AI features make it easier than ever to pretend you know what you're doing
Neural filters, sky replacement technology and ridiculous edge detection takes how good / creepy Photoshop can be to yet another level.
NBA 2K21 squeezes unavoidable ads into loading screens
Gotta love it when a full priced videogame slides paid advertisements into its loading screens. Sorry, wait, no you don't.
The Flaming Lips take the quarantine bubble literally with unique live show
Live music has been one of 2020's greatest casualties, but The Flaming Lips may have solved the problem of how to safely perform to crowds.
Phasmophobia spooks local players by shutting down Australian server
After recent outage problems, local fans of the latest ghost hunting sensation have been disappointed by a move to remove local servers.
Facebook-owned Oculus Quest 2 bans users for logging into Facebook
The requirement to create a Facebook login to use Oculus hardware meets its latest layer of stupid, with new accounts banned for... reasons?
I am willing to die for Spider-Cat in Spider-Man: Miles Morales
We only just met, but from what Game Informer Spider-Cat reveal has turned the Miles Morales game into an instant must have.
Potato-powered DOOM, anyone?
How many spuds does it take to power a game of DOOM? One YouTuber decided to go to extreme lengths to find out.
This browser tool stops you buying Steam games you can play for free
Stop second guessing whether you should buy something that might be on Xbox Game Pass with this simple but smart little browser extension.
Move over Bluetooth, UWB is the next big phone technology
Meet UWB. It's like Bluetooth, but faster and smarter. And has uses across everything from location tracking to augmented reality.
Halfbrick Studios is juicing more life out of Fruit Ninja with a remaster
One of Australia's original world dominating mobile games is planning a fully remastered fruit chopping experience.
