Bits: The Byteside Blog
Bird-sim Feather shows games don't need 'challenge' to be worthwhile
The liberating, serene simplicity of Samurai Punk's Feather is a joy to explore, with pleasant surprises waiting within.
Arhythmia
Routines, rhythms and the systems we use to keep things moving at the right pace.
Legacy Esports' dream run comes to an end
Facing China's LGD Gaming in their knockout series to make the World Championships group stage, the OPL champs lose but with heads held high.
Great digital paths to learn new skills for free
It's fine to not feel highly motivated to learn new things. But if you are feeling it, here's some free ways to skill up for fun or profit.
Xbox Game Streaming coming to iOS soon
It's out there as a preview right now on Android and it's looking great, but Microsoft has confirmed it will be heading to iOS soon as well.
Studio Ghibli releases a gorgeous free image archive
Take the edge off anytime you need to with some gorgeous images from a new free access archive of Studio Ghibli stills.
Pokemon Sword & Shield's final expansion has been revealed
Overnight, The Pokémon Company premiered a video releasing all sorts of juicy details about Pokémon Sword and Shield's expansion pass, including a confirmed
Cyberpunk 2077 developers push team into mandatory crunch
Developers are being told they must work six days a week and long hours in order to meet deadlines for one of the biggest games of the year.
Asking people to read the bloody article is working, says Twitter
Twitter has been testing out encouraging users to read articles before they retweet them, and it's working so well it's going to go global.
Legacy Esports go where no OCE team has gone before at Worlds 2020
The Aussie champs secured passage out of the first phase of qualifiers, delivering the best ever performance from an Aussie team at Worlds.
Los Angeles Comic Con will go ahead in December and dear God do you really want to do this?
LA Comic Con thinks it's got the right plan in place to protect attendees so they can still enjoy a real life event in 2020. Really???
YouTube crowdsourced captions feature to go despite 500K signature petition
YouTube is shutting down its Community Contributions captioning system, just two days after the end of the International Week of the Deaf.
Ode to a Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra
Hope bought a new Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra, offering us insights from her journey with the latest and greatest to see how deep the love goes.
Nvidia 3080 / 3090 dramas: scalping, price gouging and raffle rigging galore
Since Nvidia unveiled its new GeForce RTX 30 Series GPUs, Australia's seen more than its fair share of PC component drama.
The end of FarmVille
As Facebook gets set to shut down its support for Flash Player, the original addictive Zynga game has announced it's time to say goodbye.
Art of Rally is a beautiful racer like no other
Art of Rally feels both authentic and ethereal due to its brilliant audiovisual design. Racing veteran or a newbie — this is all style, all substance.
BlizzCon will be BlizzConline in February 2021
BlizzCon won't be happening in 2020, but we've now got official word that a special BlizzConline will take place early in the new year.
HeroQuest is getting a faithful, modern, crowdfunded re-release
The countdown is over and the secret is revealed, offering fans a faithful re-release of classic HeroQuest with some modern upgrades.
Xbox Series X size comparison: Ikea, other consoles – and a cauliflower
Microsoft sent Alice Clarke a fancy light box that is dimensionally correct to the Xbox Series X. So we tested its size to see how it fits.
Performing arts high school trash TV is the perfect medicine
If you're on the hunt for your next comfortable TV blanket, Alice has some performing arts high school material to cure what ails you.
