Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady will join Fox Sports as its lead football analyst once his playing career ends, the network has revealed. The deal is reportedly worth $540 million (AUD) over 10 years and is the largest contract in sports broadcasting history, as it more than doubles both …
Read More »Forza Horizon 6 is reportedly in development: Possible release date and more
While the production of what will most presumably become Forza Horizon 6 is still in its early stages, it appears that Playground is actively recruiting for help with its next big racing game. Although Forza Horizon 5 was only released at the end of last year, it appears that studio …
Read More »NSW father and son shoot for the stars, turning farms-and-mines town into drones and aerospace hardware hub
You wouldn’t necessarily expect a regional town known for its gold mining and agriculture to be the next “centre of drone excellence”, but this father and son did. Key points: A drone testing range is being established at West Wyalong in the NSW Riverina New drone, balloon, and space technology …
Read More »When Vernie plays video games in Melbourne, his fans around the world watch. He’s part of a rising trend
Most nights, when Vernie “BlueRukus” Valentos boots up the PlayStation in his home in Western Melbourne, he’s joined by a few dozen online spectators who have gathered to chat and watch him play. They come from all over, teenagers and the middle-aged, and have been doing so for years. For the 28-year-old, they …
Read More »Mark Wahlberg’s 20 best films – ranked!
You will not remember this awful remake, for good reason. While the original was a classic piece of British cinema famed for its ambiguous (and literal) cliffhanger ending, this was a charmless hunk of dreck that ends with – no joke – Seth Green buying a set of speakers designed …
Read More »Surveillance state: Australian sport and its next battlefront
Professional sports in Australia have been taken hostage by the promise of dollars that data can bring, leading to an “explosion in the capture” of athletes’ personal and private information collected from 24-7 monitoring with little to no regulations or safeguards. Key points: A new report says the data collected by …
Read More »The Gaming Shelf Spotlights World Champ Game Co., New Releases, and More
Welcome to the revived Gaming Shelf! We’re back with a bimonthly schedule, a new creator’s spotlight, and a whole lot of links that will be rounding up the gaming news, notable releases, and crowdfunding campaigns that have grabbed our attention recently. Creator Spotlight: World Champ Game Co. You can always …
Read More »A Walking Guide to the Art Between the Art at Biennale’s Space In Between
The 23rd Biennale of Sydney is underway and, with its conclusion not until June 13, there’s plenty of time to explore. This year, the Biennale’s eclectic contributions are spread across six hubs: the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Barangaroo(The Cutaway and Stargazer Lawn), Arts and Cultural Exchange in Parramatta, …
Read More »Why we should all play more games
Games have played a role in human society across history and cultures stretching back millennia. When archaeologists found unusual quantities of sheep ankle bones during excavations in the ancient Mediterranean, they deduced they must have been used as a game that required players to balance the bones on their hands, …
Read More »Who invented video games?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Who invented video games? TJ, age 7, Worcester, Massachusetts Some people just love to play. Give them a ball, or a pen, or a pile …
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