Blightbound designer Jasper Koning from Ronimo Games
Jasper Koning, Founder of Ronimo Games talks Blightbound, a dungeon crawler that looks like Golden Axe but might have more in common with Destiny or Diablo.
The agony and ecstasy of Dolby Atmos
From old school cassette tapes to the latest in home theatre, we get a little audio crazy this week. Plus more insights into the new jobs at Byteside.
External motivations
This week school has gone back here in NSW and while the world is still in a very difficult place with the pandemic, our kids had a pretty ‘normal’ holidays. The first since October 2019. The summer was black. Kids couldn’t play outside because of the fires. They couldn’
Transparency is a vulnerability
Today I pulled the trigger on expanding the Byteside team, creating an opportunity to bring two paid writers on board to work with me across the site, the newsletter, the social presence, and the podcasts. I love working in a team. I’ve got a good track record of helping
Byteside is evolving: come work with us!
Byteside, the miniature media empire covering tech, games and digital culture, is adding new (and paid) opportunities to join the editorial team.
COVIDSafe: Did tech or marketing fail?
Seamus and Nic discuss the mystery of what's gone wrong with the COVIDSafe, plus WWDITS, SBS OnDemand, and the BOM app is now excellent!
Fall Guys: the kind of fun we need right now?
This week Seamus speaks to the team behind Fall Guys, the hotly anticipated 'Battle Royale' that is more Japanese game show than Fortnite.
Hearthstone goes back to school with Scholomance Academy expansion
The key details on the latest Hearthstone expansion: Scholomance Academy! Spellbursts, Dual Class, and a living Kel'Thuzad?
Picking Your Battles
Facebook can be a place for good. It has those pockets all over its swampy landscape. Demanding it be better is more important when it’s urgent it gets on with the job of fixing runaway racism, conspiracies, and anti-scientific bloviation.
Scam Poetry
Seamus quickly admits that he can't quit Facebook and Nic can't get money back from Wish. But at least there's flying cars coming to outback NSW!
It's over before it begins
No time for a column today, but I do want to say I’m admitting defeat in my quest to truly delete myself from Facebook. I’ve had multiple occasions over the past week where I have had professional reasons to use the service. To not be able to report
Thaine Lyman, GM of World of Tanks Blitz
Thaine Lyman had 17 years at Activision under his belt working on major PC and console games like Call of Duty before he headed to Wargaming to work on World
Stress fractures
If we want to truly process things, we need to slow down a little to absorb information.
State of the industry 2020: Ron Curry, CEO, iGEA
Run Curry, CEO of Australia's Interactive Games and Entertainment Association, stops by to discuss the highs and lows of 2020 so far, from the pandemic to politics and plenty more.
Can Seamus really quit Facebook?
Nic hits Seamus with a surprise grilling about his intentions to make a permanent exit from Facebook. Can he genuinely follow through on his threats? What are
Clean slates
Hitting "mark all read" sometimes can be a liberating feeling.
Should I Stay Or Should I Go?
How many straws can be the 'last' when it comes to staying on Facebook?
Elder Scrolls Online Creative Director Rich Lambert is here!
This week I'm talking to Rich Lambert, Creative Director of Elder Scrolls Online. Rich has been working on the title since its inception, which makes it a 13
Careful what you Wish for
Nic shares a baffling experience from a recent online shopping expedition, and Seamus explains the Mixer mess and what it means for having a viable live
WWDC 2020 news analysis
Seamus looks at the big news from the WWDC 2020 keynote, analysing his top new feature picks and exploring the potential of some new ideas.
