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Industry bit rot
More Australian media job losses in tech and gaming show a fading of local nuance as global dominance grows.
Kids board games turned into horror films is a big nope from me
Kids games no more. The mouse trap is ferocious. The chutes and ladders are evil. And the hippos? They're very, very hungry.
JB Hi-Fi changes course on gift cards for console pre-orders (but it's still messy)
JB Hi-Fi has seen sense and created a new system for pre-order customers to pay for a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X with gift cards.
Virtuix Omni One prototype reveals the most viable VR treadmill yet
They made one of the first omnidirectional VR treadmills, and now Virtuix is back with a slimmer, more household friendly model. Bring it on!
The kick ass CRISPR ladies won the Nobel prize for Chemistry
Jennifer Doudna and Emmanuelle Charpentier are the first all women team to win a Nobel science prize, and they hope the win inspires others.
2020 Australian Game Developer Awards see League of Geeks, SMG Studio the big winners
We round up all the winners from this year's AGDA ceremony, held online in a fun format hosted by Jordan Raskopoulos.
Riot Games is shutting down the OPL in another blow to ANZ esports
Riot has pulled up stumps on the Oceanic Pro League and its Sydney office. It's a gut punch to local fans, and the entire ANZ esports scene.
How to prep your setup while you wait for your Xbox Series X
There's a lot you can do before arrival day to prepare for your Xbox Series X to make it a faster transition from the old to the shiny new.
NVIDIA Maxine promises AI-powered leap forward for video conferencing
Reduced data, real-time translation, and even adjusting where your face is looking are all possible with NVIDIA's new conferencing technology.
JB Hi-Fi at "real risk" of breach over gift card refusal on console pre-orders
We got consumer advocacy group CHOICE to weigh in on the JB Hi-Fi pre-order situation, and it's got advice for buyers – and for JB.
Razer credit card with LED lights is so very Razer and I don't know what to think
Pre-paid credit cards are great when you use them well. And this has LED lights that make it extra cool. But also has gamification. Hmmm...
Sex toy security flaw leaves wangs worldwide webbed
The Cellmate Chastity Cage could result in being caged up for a lot longer than planned thanks to the latest internet of things disaster.
All your next favourite movies are being delayed so stop worrying
Dune. The Batman. 007. All the upcoming blockbusters are being delayed and reshuffled so just get used to disappointment.
Twitter denounces hoping a powerful white man dies
Hoping for someone to die isn't scary in the way that the social platforms have failed to do anything about real death threats.
Sony swaps X / O inputs for PlayStation 5 in Japan
X is confirm. O is cancel. Right? Not if you're in Japan. But after 26 years they're having to relearn how their PlayStation 5 inputs work.
Clean, limitless power from graphene? Researchers find a way
Graphene once again shows how ridiculously clever it can be as scientists discover a way to generate current from Brownian motion.
League of Legends own K/DA releasing debut album this November
After a two year break, the virtual K-pop group will drop its first album at the end of the World Championships.
WoW Shadowlands delay gives us more time to embrace the squish
Any delay is disappointing, but this one is an opportunity to properly explore the big changes we're getting in the pre-patch.
Minecraft Steve joins Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Tick Steve, Alex, Enderman and Zombie off your Super Smash Bros Ultimate dance card, friends, because they're all coming on 14 October.
Blur's Song 2 but Mario does all the 'woohoo' work? Yes!
Ours is not to ask why this exists. Ours is to ask why it took so long for this to happen at all? Glorious stuff.
