David Smith
David Smith is the managing editor of Kotaku Australia. A games journalist and industry observer for nine years, he has previously written for The AU Review and PC World Australia. He has appeared on ABC Radio, covered live events around the world, and is a regular guest on industry panels and podcasts.
David specialises in predicting industry trends, emerging technologies how they affect the games we play, the intersection of video games and business. He is deeply passionate about the Australian games industry and its ever-growing potential. He is a lifelong audiophile and is known for being a tough headphone critic.
In his spare time, David confuses the Spotify algorithm with the breadth of his musical tastes and gets very worked up about Formula One.
You can find him on Twitter at @RhunWords.
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5 Open World RPG Tropes That Badly Need To Change
I will now complain about five design elements of modern open world RPGs that have come to annoy the hell out of me.
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Steam Changes Refund Rules To Close ‘Early Access’ Preorder Loophole
The Stream refund rules just got a major change that could impact special edition preorders that offer “early access” windows.
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JB Hi-Fi Is Clearing Out Games For As Little As $2
JB Hi-Fi is having a clearance sale on games, with quite a few titles discounted to as low as just $2. Get in here before they’re gone.
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Fallout Season 2 Confirmed Just Nine Days After Season 1 Premiere
Fallout Season 2 has been confirmed by Amazon’s Prime Video platform, just nine days after the show’s wildly popular premiere.





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