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Mitchel Loh

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92

FORTNITE developers backtrack on skin age restrictions

November 26, 2023
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224

KNUCKLE SANDWICH is a cool weird RPG inspired by GBA and Nintendo DS games

November 21, 2023
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91

BALDUR'S GATE 3 and ALAN WAKE 2 lead nominations for The Game Awards

November 19, 2023
News
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90

Hey listen! THE LEGEND OF ZELDA is getting a live-action movie

November 12, 2023
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89

BlizzCon returns with massive announcements for WOW, OVERWATCH and DIABLO IV

November 5, 2023
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223

A voice says SLAY THE PRINCESS. What you do next is up to you

October 31, 2023
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88

FALLOUT 76 launch failed due to Bethesda’s hubris, says former designer

October 29, 2023
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85

Mass layoffs across Telltale, Naughty Dog and Team17 studios

October 8, 2023
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This cat game might just break your heart, COPYCAT a feline narrative adventure

October 7, 2023
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79

Microsoft sacrifices cloud streaming rights for Activision games to win UK buyout approval

August 27, 2023
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78

BALDUR’S GATE 3 smashes into top ten all time player records on Steam

August 20, 2023
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219

Why IMMORTALITY's Sam Barlow loves real acting performances in his games

August 11, 2023
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76

Next Nintendo console rumoured for 2024 release

August 6, 2023
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3

MASTER DETECTIVE ARCHIVES: RAIN CODE has high stakes drama and pretty convoluted mysteries

August 4, 2023
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75

Why there was never going to be a SONIC MANIA 2

July 30, 2023
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218

Motorbike stunts and metrovania combine in stylish LAIKA: AGED THROUGH BLOOD

July 26, 2023
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74

Blizzard games are coming to Steam starting with OVERWATCH 2

July 23, 2023
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73

FTC loses bid to stop Activision Blizzard purchase

July 16, 2023
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217

The history of video games, one year and one game at a time

July 11, 2023
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72

THE LAST OF US PART II cost a massive $220 million US dollars to develop

July 9, 2023
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71

PlayStation CEO says Xbox exclusivity isn’t ‘anti-competitive’

July 2, 2023
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70

There's an elephant in the room and it's SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER

June 25, 2023
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69

Mass layoffs and studio shutdowns at Embracer Group

June 18, 2023
News
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68

Catch-up on the big news from Summer Games Fest, Day of the Devs & more

June 11, 2023
News
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67

Arkane was ‘perpetually understaffed’ while making REDFALL

June 4, 2023
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66

Would you use a PlayStation Remote Play only handheld?

May 28, 2023
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216

PLANET OF LANA has its own secret language and galaxy spanning story

May 24, 2023
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LEGO 2K DRIVE takes you right back to your childhood with fun arcade racing

May 22, 2023
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65

Highly anticipated PvE Campaign mode is cut from OVERWATCH 2

May 21, 2023
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64

HOLLOW KNIGHT: SILKSONG is delayed

May 14, 2023
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215

Why Brendan Keogh thinks the video game industry does not exist

May 10, 2023
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63

Xbox boss says REDFALL launch was disappointing

May 7, 2023
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62

UK blocks Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard

April 30, 2023
News
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61

Ex-dev says STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 3 was almost done when cancelled

April 23, 2023
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214

DROS is an alchemical platformer inspired by dark 80s fantasy like The Dark Crystal

April 21, 2023
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60

PORTAL writer Erik Wolpaw says another game unlikely

April 16, 2023
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59

SEGA asks who killed Sonic the Hedgehog for April Fools

April 9, 2023
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213

Why DREDGE a cosmic horror fishing game is reeling people in

April 7, 2023
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58

You can make a meat seeking arrow in THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: TEARS OF THE KINGDOM

April 2, 2023
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57

COUNTER-STRIKE 2 is real and it’s coming this year

March 26, 2023
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56

Epic hit with US$245million fine for FORTNITE store exploitation

March 19, 2023
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212

Why real rental horror stories are part of this spooky comedic game

March 14, 2023
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55

STARFIELD delayed again, now launches September 6

March 12, 2023
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54

ELDEN RING expansion "Shadow of the Erdtree" announced

March 5, 2023
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211

Explore the heavens in JUMPLIGHT ODYSSEY and delve through hell in SOLIUM INFERNUM

February 28, 2023
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210

Combining the musical with the mythological in STRAY GODS: THE ROLEPLAYING MUSICAL

February 2, 2023
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209

Has this developer nailed the modern 8bit JRPG? 8 BIT ADVENTURES 2, a love letter to classic Final Fantasy games

January 26, 2023
Feature
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2022: The Definitive List of Australian made video games

December 12, 2022
Gameplay
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We're dressed up for FROG DETECTIVE 3: CORRUPTION AT COWBOY COUNTY and are ready to solve the case

November 21, 2022
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207

Learn morse code as you play in MORSE a tactical puzzle game set in World War 1

November 10, 2022
Walkthrough
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37

Valve accidentally shows off Nintendo Switch emulator in Steam Deck promo

October 16, 2022
Interview
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What is it like being a vtuber? Meet Miltia, one of Australia's favourite catgirls

October 11, 2022
Mainstream
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52

OVERWATCH 2 is fun to play but a lot of changes feel deeply unsatisfying

October 7, 2022
Walkthrough
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35

Google kills streaming game service Stadia, blindsiding devs

October 2, 2022
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205

WE ARE OFK is a TV show, a band, a visual novel and some of the best dialogue writing in games

September 22, 2022
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204

Chill aussie narrative game WAYWARD STRAND has 20,000 lines of spoken dialogue

September 13, 2022
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203

How the roguelite platformer CURSED TO GOLF transformed from personal project to multi platform release

August 25, 2022
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202

CULT OF THE LAMB developers Julian & Will share the secrets of building their roguelite cult simulator

August 9, 2022
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200

How Xalavier Nelson Jr realised WITCH STRANDINGS was the next "strand-type" game

July 14, 2022
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199

NEON WHITE's Ben Esposito on expanding the game, dealing with cheaters and aesthetic inspirations

June 30, 2022
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198

V RISING is a breakthrough indie hit, why this vampire survival RPG is selling like hotcakes

June 9, 2022
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197

TUNIC is a "Zelda-like" adventure that's packed with secrets

May 26, 2022
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Weaving Tales: How narrative design tools help build stories at Mighty Kingdom

May 20, 2022
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196

CITIZEN SLEEPER is pure dystopian science fiction with a hopeful heart

May 12, 2022
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46

NINTENDO SWITCH SPORTS is a stylish and fun multiplayer game, but online progression for cosmetics is a chore

May 10, 2022
Mainstream
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45

TREK TO YOMI, a side scrolling samurai epic and a visual treat

May 5, 2022
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195

CHINATOWN DETECTIVE AGENCY makes searching online for answers essential to complete the game

May 2, 2022
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194

Designing an indie real time strategy game TFC: THE FERTILE CRESCENT

April 15, 2022
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42

TINY TINA'S WONDERLANDS is genuinely funny and enjoyable spin on the BORDERLANDS series

April 7, 2022
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193

MINI MATCHES is a greatest hits of multiplayer couch games by a Lara Croft and Hitman developer

April 2, 2022
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Mitch and Fiona take on the Wrath-a-Thon in our playthrough of CONAN CHOP CHOP

March 18, 2022
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191

Set forth for multiplayer adventure in CONAN CHOP CHOP a chibi cartoony roguelite

March 7, 2022
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Just like real golf BRENDAN KEOGH'S PUTTING CHALLENGE is all about taking time and chatting with your mates

March 4, 2022
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37

POKÉMON LEGENDS ARCEUS is welcome evolution for the RPG series

February 17, 2022
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2

Taming the Rapidash of our dreams in POKÉMON LEGENDS: ARCEUS

February 16, 2022
Gameplay
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1

Zoomies across Hisui with Mitch & Fi in POKÉMON LEGENDS ARCEUS

February 10, 2022
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3

Your time has come bird! Part three of our WEBBED adventure

February 2, 2022
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189

KARDBOARD KINGS is a cool new card shop simulator from the maker of DESERT CHILD

January 31, 2022
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Swinging back into action in our WEBBED playthrough part two

January 17, 2022
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187

NEKOGRAMS is a cute cat arranging puzzle game that hides the maths behind cats

January 3, 2022
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34

Games of the Year 2021 Part 1 - MUNDAUN, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY & UNPACKING

December 31, 2021
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2021: The definitive list of Australian made games

December 17, 2021
Gameplay
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Developers Julian Ball & Daniel Ang share their vision for survival game LEN'S ISLAND

November 30, 2021
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From Gameboy Color to Nintendo Switch: Twenty years of game development at Wicked Witch Software

November 17, 2021
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A spider on a mission, Mitch plays WEBBED by Sbug Games!

November 8, 2021
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183

THE LAST STAND: AFTERMATH is a zombie survival game you actually can't survive

October 30, 2021
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Four day weeks and unlimited leave, Mighty Kingdom's Tony Lawrence on the future of making games

October 19, 2021
Interview
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Float through space as two flailing cosmonauts in physics puzzle game HEAVENLY BODIES

October 18, 2021
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Mike Reñevo didn't have a Switch to play MARIO ODYSSEY so he made JACK AXE to capture that feeling

October 14, 2021
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181

BLUEBERRY is an emotional platformer that tackles mental health and how our perspective shifts

October 8, 2021
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WRESTLEDUNK SPORTS is hilarious multiplayer mayhem from the creator of HACKNET

October 7, 2021
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180

The gritty and pretty world of award winning twin stick "shooter" DAP

September 17, 2021
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178

Become a cute Aussie spider on a mission in WEBBED by Sbug Games

August 27, 2021
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TRIGGER WITCH: A fantasy shooter where guns have replaced magic

August 24, 2021
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Less is more in minimalist skateboarding game THE RAMP

August 4, 2021
Interview
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WARHAMMER 40,000 BATTLESECTOR - How a small team in Western Australia made one of the best new 40K games

July 27, 2021
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1

Pixel Sift Plays: Hive Time - Part 1

March 20, 2021
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164

Henry Mosse and the Wormhole Conspiracy (Ezra Artman)

February 23, 2021
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2020: The definitive list of Australian made video games

December 30, 2020
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Study of 21,000 participants finds violent video games have no significant effect on behaviour

July 27, 2020

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Mitchel Loh

Mitchel is a founder of SIFTER and long time editor and producer of the shows. You can find Mitch on the SIFTER Twitch channel regularly streaming games.

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