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Sega: The Master System of Constant Reinvention?
Sega cancelled an $882 million future in the same year it turned nine birthdays into a business unit. That is not a coincidence. That is the plan.
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Role-playing games and RPG design.
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Bypassing the lottery
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-July 28, 2026
What its like to attend Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest. Two days, thousands of balloted fans, one new tank job and a great deal of queuing.
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Damn it. Everyone is right. Mina the Hollower is outstanding
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-July 23, 2026
REVIEW: A clever difficulty modifier and intuitive map design make this adventure game both engrossing and accessible for all.
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From Hungry Knight to Hollow Knight: Lessons from the Game Jams behind Australia's greatest hits
Infinite Lives-July 16, 2026
As layoffs and AI rock the industry, Jams have become a vital, low-stakes proving ground for great local games.
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The grassroots games festival putting Queensland on the global stage
Infinite Lives by The Video Game Storyteller-July 2, 2026
Growing to now host over 2000 attendees, the Queensland Games Festival is now a staple for the state's growing gaming industry.
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Why I’m dropping my paywall
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-June 14, 2026
TL;DR: You can still pay, I just can’t offer you much more than goodwill for it right now.
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Game release dates make a return, as GTA 6’s November debut haunts the industry
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-June 11, 2026
Twice as many games got release dates at this year's showcases, none of them in November.
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Frosty Games Fest got everything it wanted. The challenge now is keeping it.
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-June 4, 2026
With the element of surprise gone, the ANZ showcase is betting on curation to keep its slot; the difficult job of cutting the 220 games that applied down to the best 50.
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How Australia decides its Game of The Year
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-May 28, 2026
Inside the judging process for the Australian Game Developer Awards (AGDAs), its push for transparency, and why that matters.
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TV deals, card games and conspiracy theories? How Australian devs are rethinking game marketing
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-May 14, 2026
With over 21,000 games launching on Steam last year, thinking outside of the box has become a necessity.
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Explainer: Decoding the gaming industry’s pricing experiments
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-May 7, 2026
Price hikes, price drops and now dynamic pricing. Here's how the various mechanisms affect spending habits.
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Explainer: Australian game dev’s complicated relationship with government support
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-April 16, 2026
The country's grants and tax offsets are the envy of the world. But, has it come at a cost? A culture that occasionally prizes art in games over any form of commercial return.
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Gaming's greatest moments
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-April 8, 2026
Substack's games writing community weigh in on the parts of videogames that are burned into their brains.
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Inside the Australian videogame magazine Kickstarter that raised over $70,000 in a week
Infinite Lives by Harrison Polites-March 18, 2026
CONTINUE’s funding success defied all expectations. But to get the moonshot magazine into print, industry veterans Mark Serrels and Jackson Ryan know they will need every cent.
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Review: Final Fantasy VI(SNES) - A forgotten masterpiece
Everybody know Final Fantasy VII but what about Final Fantasy VI? It is any good? Or better skip? Let's find out!