Francisco writes for ABC Arts covering video games and popular culture.
After years of playing on distant worlds, Australian gamers of the popular Japanese role-playing game Final Fantasy XIV discovered a new home. Now that community has welcomed the game developers Down Under.
Following an award-winning debut, Ngāi Te Rangi developer Naphtali Faulkner turns one of HP Lovecraft's best-known works into an interrogation of colonial myth-making.
From the bizarre nature of shooting for games, to the pressure to live up to Hugh Jackman, Liam Mcintyre explains how it felt to become Wolverine.
The Melbourne team behind the award-winning game about a mischievous goose and his antics have now created a co-operative game that sees players escape puzzle rooms in the Victorian wilderness.
As part of NAIDOC Week, we meet the Indigenous creatives who are re-shaping Australia's video game industry.
From cosy builders to hectic shooters and all the way through to nostalgic adventures, there are lots of gems to enjoy on your favourite game console so far this year.
Melbourne's Johnny Galvatron gave up the rockstar life to become a BAFTA-winning game developer. Now, his studio's latest release, Mixtape, re-imagines the music game as an eclectic playlist of genres and mechanics.
As Pokémon turns 30, a video game inspired by insect-collecting continues to shape how scientists think and teach about bugs today.
