Kyle Pauletto

Perth

Producer at Lightmap - Conversations with video game creators

Reporter and Emergency Broadcast Coordinator at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)

Producer at Sifter

Reporter @abcnews, co-host of Walkthrough pod @SifterHQ, writer for @ColdFusion_TV

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The Sound of Indie Symphony II with Austin Wintory

1 week ago | sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou

Orchestra Victoria and the renowned composer collaborate once again for another night of great gaming musicAward-winning composer Austin Wintory returns to the podcast to discuss his work on Indie Symphony II, a concert series performed by Orchestra Victoria on July 3 and 4 2025. Austin shares insights into the creative process behind scoring indie games like ABZÛ and Hades II, and how these soundtracks come to life in a live orchestral setting.
TEMPOPO is the musical puzzle game from the makers of UNPACKING

1 month ago | sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou

Part step sequencer part programable puzzle game, this cute game will get you to try and try again before it all comes together. The UNPACKING team return with their next game, the musical puzzle game TEMPOPO and composer and sound designer Jeff Van Dyck joins Lightmap for another episode. Pick the right sequence, keep trying until you get it right and find the flowers to rebuild your garden, this puzzle game for all ages is colourful and joyful.
LUSHFOIL PHOTOGRAPHY SIM ask you to open the lens and take in the beautiful isolation

2 months ago | sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou

Go for a hike, pick up your favourite camera and visit south west Australia, Japan, Italy and more in search of some perfect pics. LUSHFOIL PHOTOGRAPHY SIM is all about the vibes and heavily inspired by developer Matt Newell's own treks around the world with camera in hand.
Why in CITIZEN SLEEPER 2: STARWARD VECTOR you make your own luck, no loaded dice rolls here

Mar 24, 2025 | sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou

Building on the previous game Gareth Damian Martin has added more pressure, but plenty of ways to win in the sequel to the hit scifi video game. CITIZEN SLEEPER 2: STARWARD VECTOR is a special kind of game, one that builds so gently and thoroughly on its predecessor, with a bigger universe to explore for lovers of heartfelt science fiction.
Returning WA residents home after Cyclone Zelia evacuations a 'top priority'

Feb 15, 2025 | abc.net.au | Mya Kordic |Michelle Stanley |Kyle Pauletto |Gareth McKnight |Andrew Chounding

Displaced residents in Western Australia's north face a wait to be returned to their communities after the impact of Cyclone Zelia, with emergency services prioritising the effort to get evacuated people back to their homes. The Tropical Cyclone crossed the Pilbara coast near De Grey on Friday afternoon at category-four intensity, causing damage to towns and pastoral stations.
The best videogame soundtracks of 2024 - Meena Shamaly's top 21 tracks from 13 games

Jan 23, 2025 | sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou

That's right, Gianni has no control over his own show as ABC Classic Game Show host cuts his top ten to more than double that, again. One of my favourite things each year is when Meena Shamaly host of Game Show on ABC Classic sends me the big list of tracks that have made a massive impact. These games might not be winning massive awards, a lot of them do of course, but you know every piece of music you’re going to hear has made an impact on Meena’s heart.
Getting steamy with A DATE WITH DEATH a visual novel that had us blushing

Nov 24, 2024 | sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou

They should be charging for this, but lucky for you this chat based visual novel is completely free, pick it up for the DLC launches next month. November 25, 2024 6:30 AMAs romance novels grow in popularity, so too do dating sims and visual novels. SIFTER's Courtney Smith and Steph Panecasio (GamesHub) discuss A DATE WITH DEATH, a free dating sim from Aussie devs, Two and a Half Studios.
Valve's Steam Deck designers on the making of the groundbreaking handheld computer

Nov 18, 2024 | sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou

Today is the day, Valve's gaming handheld finally goes on sale in Australia and we spoke to the designers at MIGW 2024. November 19, 2024 5:30 AMIt took a couple of years but the Steam Deck is officially available today for players in Australia. The reason? Well why don't we let designers Lawrence Yang, Jay Shaw and Yazan Aldehayyat explain.
CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 6 has a wild all over the place story, backed up by genre leading multiplayer

Nov 12, 2024 | sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou

You kinda know what you're going to get when you boot up the game and Activision gives you exactly that. November 12, 2024 10:30 AMThere are only a couple of constants in this world, death, taxes and new CALL OF DUTY games. This semi-annual series keeps cranking out the shooter scenarios, with some great multiplayer and all over the place single player. Chris Button is joined by SIFTER's own Kyle Pauletto and freelance journalist David Smith (Rhunwords) as they make heads and tails of it all.
Making history anew with CIVILIZATION VII, the next game in the milestone series

Nov 4, 2024 | sifter.com.au | Kyle Pauletto |Fiona Bartholomaeus |Courtney Smith |Adam Christou

We sit down with developers to learn what's new, what's refined and what stays the same. With a game series as long running as CIVILIZATION, how do you keep reinventing and refining when you hit the seventh title? With long campaigns and countless hours for each play through, these games take on a life of their own for each player.

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Articles

The Sound of Indie Symphony II with Austin Wintory

TEMPOPO is the musical puzzle game from the makers of UNPACKING

LUSHFOIL PHOTOGRAPHY SIM ask you to open the lens and take in the beautiful isolation

Why in CITIZEN SLEEPER 2: STARWARD VECTOR you make your own luck, no loaded dice rolls here

Returning WA residents home after Cyclone Zelia evacuations a 'top priority'

The best videogame soundtracks of 2024 - Meena Shamaly's top 21 tracks from 13 games

Getting steamy with A DATE WITH DEATH a visual novel that had us blushing

Valve's Steam Deck designers on the making of the groundbreaking handheld computer

CALL OF DUTY BLACK OPS 6 has a wild all over the place story, backed up by genre leading multiplayer

Making history anew with CIVILIZATION VII, the next game in the milestone series

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