Marco Boncordo, from Melbourne, used to work in the city eight years ago. Back then, on Orr Street, there was an incredible piece of grafitti art featuring all of SEGA’s popular mascots. Now, as Alex Kidd is all alone on a bleached white wall, almost as if everyone else from his time has left him, moving on to bigger and better things, as he remains, frozen in time, on a wall in Carlton. Sob. More »
The Mana Bar is expanding, opening a bar in the suburb of Fitzroy in Melbourne. It’s been a long time coming – the bar was originally supposed to open in December 2010, but now co-owner Guy ‘Yug’ Blomberg and the team have announced a final opening date for the bar – Saturday July 16. More »
Last June, 19-year-old David Rowntree grabbed a sawed-off shotgun and went on a two-day criminal rampage, stealing two cars and committing multiple burglaries. Now Rowntree tells a Melbourne court that he felt like a computer game hero. More »
Then perhaps you’re thinking of enrolling at the Academy of Interactive Entertainment. What luck, then, that the AIE is hosting an open day at its Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra campuses this weekend. More »
It may have only opened in Brisbane this March, but the Mana Bar – Australia’s first bar dedicated to video games – is about to spread its message of games and booze to the rest of the world. More »
That was what inspired Melbourne designer Chris Peters to build the iPhone Game Pad, a sleek casing with proper buttons that turns Apple’s device into the perfect portable gaming system. More »
This is the iPhone Game Pad from Melbourne industrial designers CP Designs. It slips over your iPhone, turning it into a proper gaming device, without all that touchscreen nonsense. More »
