I haven’t bought a bundle from Humble in roughly forever. Once a thing I bought religiously to pad my backlog with stuff I never got around to playing, I stopped buying from them because I realised I was accruing stacks of games I’d never get around to playing.
How much do modern day gaming developers contribute to the damage of the environment and global warming though, what with their crunch cycles and years-long development of your favourite games? That’s a question the University of Technology in Sydney is looking to answer this week with a survey aimed assessing the environmental impact of the industry.
Welcome to Critical Hit’s 31 days of horror! It’s the month of spookiness, of frights and jump scares and we’re ready to celebrate! Over the decades, pop culture has managed to create eerie atmospheres, scenes of terror that can’t be contained within a single genre and we’re looking back at the films and the movie maniac moments that had us squirming in our seats. Today, we’re having a look at one of Australia’s finest exports since memes about the correct size of knives, in The Babadook.
We Happy Few has taken a happy pill to the ratings board in Australia, and finally convinced them that the game deserves to be released in the land down under.
Fortnite Battle Royale free, easy to learn and best of all it’s suitable for most age groups. There’s never a spot of blood spilt in any match, and provided that your young ones are playing outside of a group chat, the chances of them being sworn at are pretty much zero. That hasn’t stopped one Australian media outlet from grabbing an alarmist brush and going to town on the game.
Following a brief mix up, developers Red Barrels explain why Outlast 2 was originally banned in Australia. And, more importantly, how the game hasn't changed since.
The ban hammer has landed on Outlast 2 in Australia, as the country's rating board refuses to allow depictions of sexual violence in the videogame.
Still unsure about Forza Horizon 3? Looks like Microsoft is giving everyone an early go, with a demo releasing next week
Humans want connection and the internet is so far the best connection machine. A …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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