The Melbourne Freeplay 2011 games festival did what it does every year: encouraged gamers, developers and writers to think deeper about the medium they love and the issues that surround it. So when a panel titled “The Words We Use”–originally intended to be a forum to discuss games criticism and writing–was derailed to the subject of gender in games writing, it drew attention to an important and contentious issue.
Here, two female game journalists weigh in on some of the ideas raised in an email correspondence about the role of female writers and critics in the games industry. More »
At next month’s Freeplay event in Melbourne the cream of Australia’s indie game design crop will be up for a whole bunch of awards. Here’s who is in the running. More »
More encouragement for indie games designers today as Freeplay, the annual independent games festival held in Melbourne, will this year be honouring the best in local indie game development with the Freeplay Awards. More »
Freeplay, Australia’s only independent games festival, has been dated for August 14 and 15. It will be held at the State Library of Victoria and promises to demonstrate that “Play is Everywhere”. More »
Freeplay is an indie games festival that focuses on the creative and artistic side of making games. It’s happening in Melbourne this Friday and Saturday. More »
