Natalie Turner

Did you forget that tomorrow is Mother’s Day? Don’t worry – Game on Aus has got you! Check out our 2023 Mother’s Day gift guide, filled with gaming and tech pressies that your mum will love. Mini Motorways Mini Motorways is strategy gamer heaven. The goal in the game is to help cars reach their destination by building the most efficient roadway network. The strategy lies in managing increasing demand on the network while being provided limited resources. Dinosaur Polo Club, the developers for Mini Motorways, continue to add content to the game. Recently to celebrate their 10 year…

Natty and Str8JaktJim bring you their top 7 highlights from DreamHack Melbourne 2023!

The PlayStation State of Play returned for its first show of 2023 in spectacular fashion. The event featured upcoming releases, five PlayStation VR2 titles that will be released this year, and all-new gameplay of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League. The Foglands The PlayStation State of Play February 2023 event opened with a series of VR2 titles. The Foglands is a western style shooter game where you  fight undead and other supernatural creatures. https://youtu.be/GS2pD5N3g9Y You play as a Runner, a community of Heroes who live underground and are tasked with fighting their way through the Fog. The Foglands website…

Epic Games brings the goods again! Every week Epic Games shares a free game. The free Epic Game from Februrary 17th, 2023, is Warpips. Warpips is described as an easy to learn tug of war style strategy game, with a mix of cartoon and pixel style graphics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQRwUsxi2Pg&ab_channel=DaedalicEntertainment Developed by Skirmish Mode Games, and published by Daedalic Entertainment, they describe the game as “…what would happen if Command and Conquer and Nexus Wars had a baby made out of tanks and napalm! Set loose the engine of war and watch the chaos of physics-based combat explode onto the battlefield! Assemble…

Every week Epic Games blesses us with a free game. From February 10th, 2023, on the Epic Games Store gamers can pick up Recipe for Disaster for free. https://youtu.be/tokpkrCYvus Recipe for Disaster is a restaurant management simulator. You manage everything from restaurant and menu design, staffing, service, reviews, and (living up to the name) disasters. Dapper Penguin Studios have been updating the game since it’s initial early access release in April 2021. In August 2022 the developers released the full version of the game. If you are looking for a challenge the campaign mode focusses on rescuing run down and…

When I first saw the trailer for Season: A letter to the future I was inspired by the imagery – travelling across the countryside by bike, taking in the surroundings, and scrapbooking gameplay. The game delivers a layered story and a mindful experience. https://youtu.be/k2oyjgvx1To In Season: A letter to the future you play as Estelle, a young women on journey to document the end of season. She takes photos, sketches, and audio recordings to build her journal, with the goal to reach safety at the museum vault – for her memories to live on for future generations. I was expecting…

EPIC Games have announced their free games for the 3rd of February 2023. City of Gangsters and Dishonored: Death of the Outsider are available to download until the 10th of February. City of Gangsters is a management tycoon game where you’ll grow your criminal operation during the prohibition era in the USA. Meet the needs of the booze deprived citizens, work your networks to protect your interests, manage your teams and territory, and stay ahead of law enforcement as you become the most successful crime syndicate in the city. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qj1dIUilF0&ab_channel=KasedoGames If you appreciate adventure stealth games, jump in to…

[This media release has been provided by Double Jump and is presented by the GOA team for your information] Australian rapper, singer, and songwriter The Kid LAROI has become a global force to be reckoned with—and now he’s bringing fan-favorite and brand-new tracks to Fortnite. Drop into The Kid LAROI’s Wild Dreams island starting Satuday, 28 January, 2023, at 10 AM AEDT for an immersive, interactive musical experience portraying LAROI’s journey from humble beginnings to headlining sold-out performances as a worldwide superstar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdgtaT2J4Q&ab_channel=TheKidLAROI. This island will feature new music from LAROI, including his upcoming song “Love Again” being released Friday,…

GAME of the year discussions can get heated. As the Game on Aus team met to discuss our picks from 2022 one thing was clear – while we’re on the same page about what the “technically” best titles from this year are, our favourite games were a diverse mix of titles. The Game of the Year 2022: GOA staff picks celebrate our favourite titles that fostered our love of gaming for another year. Metal: Hellsinger Str8JaktJim: Usually when a game highlights an incredible feature like Metal: Hellsinger does with music, it’s by far the best feature on offer. This…

Mini Motorways is the successful sequel to Mini Metro released by New Zealand development studio Dinosaur Polo Club. Mini Motorways was initially released 2019 for iOS (Apple Arcade), and is now also available on PC and Nintendo Switch. Dinosaur Polo Club has continued to expand the features available in Mini Motorways since release. The latest update includes new Expert and Endless modes. This article is a review of the PC version of the game including the new update. Despite a simple gameplay concept, Mini Motorways is strategy gamer heaven. Your goal is to create roadways to direct cars to their…

SOUTH of the Circle is a compelling narrative gaming experience taking place in Cold War-era Antarctica. https://youtu.be/Qk5VoKBZ5xw?t=4 Originally released on Apple Arcade, for IOS and MAC, the game is now available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4/5, and Xbox. This review is focused on the experience of this game on the Nintendo Switch. Set in the 1960’s during the Cold War, South of the Circle explores themes that are relevant to current times; war and propaganda, love and loss, and determination in the face of uncertainty. You follow Peter, a Cambridge academic, who has a disastrous beginning to his research…

Here are all the key announcements from PlayStation State of Play from June 2022! Resident Evil State of Play opened with the date – 24th of March, 2023. Resident Evil 4 will be coming next year to PlayStation 5 (PS5), with the narrator for State of Play announcing that the game will include PlayStation VR 2 content. PlayStation VR2 It was also announced that Resident Evil Village is being developed for PlayStation VR2. Lady Dimitrescu returns on PlayStation VR 2 Three other titles were also announced to be coming to PlayStation VR2: The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners Retribution (Chapter…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b07ikpA8gk&t=245s&ab_channel=%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9 KINGDOM Hearts IV was announced today during the 20th anniversary celebrations for the Kingdom Hearts franchise. Disney and SquareEnix shared a video trailer for the game during the anniversary event, as well as a press release with all the details. Kingdom Hearts IV is currently in early development along side a new mobile game for the series, Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link. Sora returns! Screen capture shared from Square Enix. Sora will be returning in Kingdom Hearts IV along side his usual squad – Donald Duck, and Goofy. The announcement also revealed a new character, Streelitzia, and a sprawling new city,…

Shared in an announcement today – Tencent has become the majority investor of game development studio Tequila Works. You may not know the game developer Tequila Works by name, but you have probably played on of their recent indie hits. Tequila Works is most famously known for titles like RiME, and The Sexy Brutale. Some of their other bigger releases include Deadlight, GYLT, and the Invisible Hours. In the announcement from Tequila Works today, CEO Raul Rubio shared that while he is proud of the work the company has produced, “But there’s a limit to how much you can grow…

Fortress Melbourne will be the official host partner for the Counter Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) Blast Premier league in 2022. The partnership brings one of the largest CS:GO competitions, and biggest prize pools, to Oceania (OCE). The Fortress OCE Masters – A BLAST Regional Qualifier initial competition will take place online. The top four teams from the event will travel to Fortress Melbourne for a LAN grand final in the Alienware Arena. A live crowd will cheer on at the event, with the winners advancing to the BLAST Premier Fall Showdown. https://youtu.be/X-4dReD9Rzk Blast Premier, established in 2020, currently run seven…

https://youtu.be/szm_LoRMNhQ Hell Architect brings dark humour and netherworld themes to traditional colony / base builder simulation gameplay. Developed by Woodlands Games and published by Leonardo Interactive, Hell Architect lets you take on the roll of hell manager where you can design your own little slice of hell. Inspired by games like Dungeon Keeper and Oxygen Not Included, your first job is to gather resources such as dirt, coal and metal, and build items to care for your sinners (ie labour force). Beds, food production, water processing, and toilets are all required to keep your sinners busy working for you and…

https://youtu.be/31rnGkbKxPY Point and click adventure Pants Quest has a new trailer and release date. Pants Quest will be available from the 1st of March on Steam. Pants Quest is about a man called Dave who is trying to track down his lost pants. Dave’s cat follows him around the house while he works through puzzles and inconveniences. Retro pixel art and gloomy weather set the scene for this early morning adventure. The devs share on the steam page for Pants Quest that “the tone is funny but also kind of introspective, following the kind of crappy morning that makes you…

Wordle has taken the world by storm. For those unfamiliar with the web browser game, Wordle is a word guessing game. Board game aficionados may recognise this gameplay, as it is similar to Mastermind – but using letters instead of colours. Players have six guesses to uncover the five letter word answer. Letters from guesses will highlight green or yellow if they are in the answer word to help guide players to the solution. In December 2021, the Wordle site had over 250k unique visitors per day (data by Semrush) and if Twitter is any indication, that number is still…

In a huge announcement today, ESL and FACEIT shared that they would be merging to create the new ESL FACEIT Group. Included in the announcement was the information that Savvy Group will be purchasing the new ESL FACEIT Group. This is an emerging news story. The $1.5 billion purchase price for the ESL FACEIT Group was initially reported by Handelsblatt, translated by Sports Business Journal. The merger and purchase has now been confirmed by ESL and FACEIT through press releases. The purchase price currently can not be confirmed by another verified source and this detail will be updated when available.…

The Witcher fans can finally wear their fandom on their sleeve – literally. Black Milk Clothing has a new collection of The Witcher inspired designs available from December 14th. The collection is inspired by the characters and themes of CD Projeckt Red’s The Witcher video game series. Gamers can choose from a range of designs featuring spells, logos, and character images. People like to invent monsters and monstrosities – and thankfully they also like to invent gaming inspired merch! The collection of over 50 items includes dresses, shirts, overalls, robes, leggings, capes, shirts, shorts, belts, pants, bodysuits, playshirts, harnesses, and…